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.
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
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
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
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.”
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)
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.
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