Part 2: Sunday League cross-country, new club records at the Cabbage Patch and Ironman Portugal

In part 2 of this week’s race round-up, we cover the welcome return of the Sunday league cross-country, great performances at the Cabbage, the Ironman in Portugal, Chingford league and a few other races.

 
Sunday league cross-country in Cheshunt, 16th October 2022

Sunday saw the return of another Heathside cross-country favourite – the Sunday league in Cheshunt   Here’s Captain Laura’s report:

 “It was a superbly sunny start our 2022-3 SUNDAY League XC. So sunny that several Heathsiders were seen donning suncreen as well as the traditional vest before setting out on the 5 mile course.

Heathsiders at Sunday league in Cheshunt

 Dave Browne led home our men's team of 8, with a gallant run to come in P45 in a time of 32:39.  Karina Kaufman led the charge for the Heathside women with a cracking run to come home P139 in a time of 36:49. Well done to everyone who ran, wherever you finished. And to those who sustained injury, we hope you mend soon.

 The post race cake and chat was interrupted for a quick presentation to celebrate last seasons Red star winners. Those who completed all 5 races were Karina, Emilia, Fabio, Marco and Bob. Congratulations to you all 🌟 Get stitching those stars on!

We were missing some familiar faces, not least co-captain Mike (who will no doubt be cooking up reasons why he still deserves a red star). We look forward to seeing you and and more at our next race, on 30 October in local Trent Park. Thanks again to everyone - racers, drivers, photographers, flag bringers, bakers and all.”

Huge thanks go to Laura for her boundless enthusiasm and support!

 Results 

Some of the women’s team at Sunday league, Cheshunt

45         Dave Browne     00:32:39

94         Philip Hogg       00:34:47

111       David Hallam     00:35:35

139       Karina Kaufmann            00:36:49

219       Caroline White   00:40:28

221       Ken Townson     00:40:37

231       Katie Belkin       00:40:56

242       Edyta Szot         00:41:33

250       Emilia Vynnycky 00:41:52

Caroline with a few remaining peanut butter and orange cakes at Sunday league, Cheshunt

268       Rebecca Marshall          00:42:38

279       David Walton     00:43:30

307       Nick Dodd        00:45:14

327       Bob Gould         00:47:02

355       Lyn Evans          00:48:43

389       Louise Cripps    00:54:22

Sunday league captain, Laura, with lemon buns at Sunday league, Cheshunt

Cabbage Patch 10 mile, Twickenham, Sunday October 16

Twelve Heathsiders travelled to Twickenham on Sunday for the Cabbage Patch 10 mile race, previously part of the club’s road race championship.  Gavin Evans  reports:

Ed Boden continued his cleanup of the club’s V50 road running records at the Cabbage Patch 10 miler. On a perfect day for running Ed was the first of the 12 Heathsiders home, finishing in 57:10, making him the V50 winner as well as breaking his own club record. His PB was particularly impressive because two weeks earlier Ed ran the London Marathon (I managed a 10 mile PW two week after mine). The second Heathsider was Peter Gould in 59:24. Sarah Swinhoe, the only Heathside woman in the race, also broke the club record and was the second V45-55 in a time of 1:06:54.

Results (1,468 finishers)

20th Ed Boden 57:10 (1st V50 & club V50 record)

25th Peter Gould 59:24

89th Jonathan Shipley 1:03:59

90th Leo Burningham 1:045:17

122nd Gavin Evans 1:05:50

147th Sarah Swinhoe 1:06:54 (2nd women’s V45-55 & club WV50 record)

160th Matthew Cartledge 1:06:59

166th Marcus Tillotson 1:07:12

280th Leo Pemberton 1:12:54 (18 hours after the Met League)

298th Mark George 1:12:52

329th Trevor Wilson 1:13:30

360th Padraig Waldrom 1:14:37

Chingford League road 5k, Velopark, Weds 12th Oct

Pete Crockford  sent in the following report from Chingford:  “Breezy but quite humid evening under the lights, just about everyone pleased or even delighted with their runs, with an impressive PB for newcomer Alan Hughes (welcome!) and very close almost PB for Kim, which given the undulating cycle circuit is just as impressive.”

Heathsiders at the Chingford league

Results

U13B

(Won in 7:25]

4th           Rory Willis           7:45

105 mixed finishers

Senior Women

1st K Alpe (Trent Park) 18:41

35th         Kim Butler           23:12

143 finishers

Senior Men

1st J Nixon (Barking) 15:32 

12th         Andy Barnes                       16:37

27th         Alan Hughes                       17:30

39th         Ryan McCarthy                 18:01

111th      Pete Crockford                  20:47     2nd V60

167th      Jerome Boughton Mills  23:44

232 finishers     

Bath half marathon, 16th October 2022

Four Heathsiders ran in the Bath half marathon last Sunday.   Tanya Potiyenko reports:  “Ran the bath half yesterday in 1:29:53. New course route and slightly hillier than I remember but new PB so can’t be more pleased!”  Sue Eedle also had a good run, coming third in her age category

Results

121         Matthew Cockerill           01:20:03               (6th V50)

372         Tatyana Potiyenko          01:29:53               (PB)

517         Evelyn Dumbleton           01:32:31               (6th U21)

1728       Sue Eedle            01:56:01               (3rd V65)

Hannah at the Great South run

Great South run, 18th October 2022

Hannah Yip tried a new distance on Sunday, and sends in her report:  “According to the BBC, the Great South Run is the world's biggest 10-mile race, but it appears that most Heathsiders stayed closer to home this weekend. It was David's longest race (and run!) and my debut over this distance. The conditions were pretty much ideal, if a little warmer than expected at the beginning.” 

Results 

86th Ben Palmer 58:47

2220th Hannah Yip 01:21:35

8567th David Ingamells 01:47:02

Ironman Portugal, 15th October

Felipe Cardoso was in Portugal last weekend, taking part in the tough Ironman Portugal. He reports:

“The IronMan Portugal was held for the 2nd time in Cascais last Saturday. Having only done one standard triathlon before, this was the first time I attempted a long distance one and I did not know what to expect.

You started off by running from the beach into the bay for a 3.8km swim, out to Estoril and back. My inexperience showed as I got kicked a few times and struggled to sight the buoys. Still, this was the shortest and easiest section, despite all my concerns.

Felipe at the Ironman Portugal

Next, you ran to the hippodrome to pick up your bike. The two 90km loop route included climbs in the Sintra Mountains, fast riding at the F1 circuit in Estoril and the scenic road between Lisbon and Cascais. The latter section was where I struggled with head wind and could not cycle as fast as I wanted to. On the positive side, I got to spend more time enjoying the views of the Atlantic and sunny weather.

Finally, you had to run a marathon on a 3 loop course along the coast. By the end of the first lap, it got dark and my pace dropped. But the amazing volunteers, small crowds and encouragement from other athletes kept me going. “

Results

890  Felipe Cardoso 13:21:17

Swim:  1:17:00

Bike: 7:08:59

Run: 4:30:12 

2022 Cardiff Cross Challenge, Cardiff, 15.10.22

Senior Men (8000m 97 Runners)

1st Edward Zakayo (Kenya) 26:20

53rd Sion Lewis (V40) 32:33

Parkrun

Many Heathsiders took part in parkruns last Saturday, with a few also running either cross-country or the Cabbage Patch. Congratulations for first place finishes go to:  Conor Brow (Bushy Park, Dublin, 18:19), and Peter Gould (Ally Pally, 17:56).  Full results can be found here.

Compiled by Emilia with thanks to Pete Crockford,  Simon Baker, Tanya Potiyenko, Gavin Evans, Hannah Yip, Filipe Cardoso, Laura Boothman.

Photos: Pete Crockford, Hannah Yip, Ken Townsend, Laura Boothman, Felipe Cardoso

Start of the Ironman Portugal