North London champs, Sunday league and Karina becomes GB duathlon champion
The main events this week were the North London cross-country championships in Hackney Marshes, in which the Heathside women and men finished in second place and the Sunday league cross-country race in Watford. In addition, Karina Kaufmann was crowned GB duathlon champion.
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Sunday league, race 2, Watford, 28th October 2023
North London Cross-country championships, Hackney Marshes, 28th October 2023
ATW Duathlon championship, Grafham, 29th October 2023
Sunday league, race 2, Watford, , 28th October 2023
Nineteen Heathsiders travelled to Watford to run 6 miles in the second race of the Sunday league cross-country series, consisting of steep hills, heavy rain and of course, lots of mud. Harry Owrid (42:50) led the way, followed by Mark George (45:58). Katie Belkin (50:28) finished first among Heathside women. In the words of our chairman, there then followed “an epic battle between Dave and Mike again, with Caroline leaving them both in the dust (or mud) 😊”. Caroline finished first in the V65 category and Kim deserves a special mention for having also raced in the North London cross-country championships the day before. Thanks are due to the team captains, Laura Boothman and Michael Hickey for leading the way and to Laura for her cakes. The next race is on Sunday in Trent Park.
Results
64 Harry Owrid 42:50
106 Mark George 45:58
128 Chris Greenwood 47:02
162 Marco Maserati 49:01
Happy-ish Heathsiders after getting soaked in the Sunday league cross-country
182 Katie Belkin 50:28
192 Michael Gray 51:12
194 Fabio Espirito Santo 51:20
198 Caroline White 51:25
214 Kim Butler 52:20
218 Caroline Curtis 52:33
237 David Walton 53:50
249 Michael Hickey 54:17
278 Ken Townson 55:51
284 Edyta Szot 56:08
296 Emilia Vynnycky 57:28
318 Salome (?) 59:04
360 Lyn Evans 01:04:26
376 Bob Gould 01:07:50
388 Louise Cripps 01:10:31
Michael collecting the results after the Sunday league cross-country, with Marco helping
North London Cross-country championships, Hackney Marshes, 28th October 2023
There was a strong turn-out at the North London cross-country championships in Hackney Marshes last Saturday, with both the womens and mens teams finishing in second place. Rhian Male led the women, coming 5th overall, whilst George Gurney led the Heathside men, coming 3rd.
Women
5 R. Male 32.49
8 M. Barnes 33.06
10 F. Stocco 33.47
13 C. Kennedy 34.09
25 G. Weston 36.23
28 T. Addison 37.02
36 K. Jones 39.08
44 K. Butler 40.43
Men
3 G. Gurney 27.11
4 Y. Sevestre 27.25
7 O. O'Connor 28.03
8 I. Abukr 28.38
10 A. Woldegiorgis 28.49
24 S. Keenan 29.56
31 D. Hillson 30.38
38 J. Sabroso 31.23
50 V. Valeanu 32.24
70 L. Martin 34.46
71 P. Pamies 35.17
75 F. Forti 35.49
77 M. Tillotson 36.11
89 G. Taylor 37.41
108 A. Owen 41.13
Team results:
Women:
2nd – Heathside A
7th Heathside B
Men
2nd Heathside A
8th Heathside B
Mens Masters
4th Heathside A
9th Heathside B
ATW Duathlon championship, Grafham, 29th October 2023
Congratulations are due to Karina Kaufmann, who had a break from the Sunday league cross-country to take part in the British duathlon championship in Grafham, finishing first in the V40 category and becoming British champion. Her times are all the more impressive as she comments: “…the course was part cross-country…they had to lay straw over the muddy sections halfway through the race”.
Results:
Run 1 (10K): 44:08
T1: 0:42
Cycle (38K): 1:09:04
T2: 0:53
Run 2 (5K): 24:55
Overall: 2:19:43
Parkrun
104 Heathsiders ran in parkrun last Saturday. Congratulations for first place finishes go to: Emma Watson (Preston, 21:43), Fran Owen (Fælledparken, 20:19), Peter Gould (Ally Pally, 18:26), Rosa Serafini (Downsview, 22:20). Full results can be found here.
Compiled by Emilia, with photos from Laura Boothman