Races from 100m to 100 miles - V50 British record for 100 miles, new club record for hammer

There was a huge variation in competition this week from 100m to 100 miles and there are many standout achievements, and PBs. Special congratulations go to Michael Stocks who achieved the V50 British record for 100 miles and James Hamblin who got a new club record for the hammer.

Highgate Spring Open, Parliament Hill, 20.4.22

Simon Baker reported: “There was a good turnout of Heathsiders at a sunny but chilly Parliament Hill on Wednesday for Highgate Harriers Spring Open Meeting.  Frustratingly for the sprinters there was a stiff breeze affecting the chances of PBs.  Again there was a great cross section with masters Athletes Adrian Essex and Adrian Day the both of whom set a new 300m PB.  Etienne Munday (U20M) jumping 175m despite the difficult conditions while Gregory Berrisford Sweet (U17M) improved his 1500m PB by 6s and Elkie Baker increased her U15G Discus club record by 38cm”.

Results

100m

H2 6th Adrian Day (V60) 15.25

H3 5th Adrian Essex (V70) 14.25

300m

H1 4th Adrian Essex (V70) 48.21 PB

H2 4th Adrian Day (V60) 46.32 PB by 0.13s

H3 4th Avery Dietrich (U20M) 39.60 PB

1500m

H3 5th Gregory Berrisford Sweet (U17M) 4:48.59 PB by 6.01s

H4 5th Tom Fancett 4:22.85

5000m

H2 7th Callum Coleman 16:34.57 PB  

High Jump

1st Etienne Munday (U20M) 1.75m

Discus (1 Kg)

2nd Elkie Baker (U15G) 24.50m PB New Club Record by 38cm UK ranked 9th U15G

6th Helene Kehoe (VW55) 15.51m

Watford Open Graded, Watford, 20th April 2022

And Tony Killilea came first in age category at the Watford Open with a very respectable time.

Results

800 m

5th Tony Killilea 2.30.41 (Ist in age category)

Two Oceans Half Marathon, Cape Town, Saturday April 16 2022

 A bit of a late result and report from Gavin from last week: “I ran this mountainous half to join a close friend who had entered. It was 13 days after I did the Manchester Marathon so my legs were still tired, and I felt it up the long hills on this beautiful but net-uphill run, which weaves through the foothills of Devil’s Peak and Table Mountain, starting on the Main Road and ending a few hundred meters higher, at the University of Cape Town.

Something like 15,000 people took part in the half, which a day later was followed by the full 53-km ultra.

The half was warm and a bit windy and I found after my first mile, which I ran in 6.35, that my legs were not up for the climbs though they did better downhill.

I ended up with a time of 1:39:01, 15 minutes slower than my last half but that one was flat and took place before the marathon.”

Result

492nd Gavin Evans – 1:39:01 (5th V60)

Centurion Track 100, Bedford, 23 Apr 22

Michael Stocks ran in the Centurion Track 100 on Saturday. He ran 100 miles on the track in 13.41.19 - a new V50 BRITISH RECORD for the distance (and a Heathside club record). He also lowered his own club 100 mile record by over 35 minutes. To put this in perspective – this is over 400 laps of the track! A massive achievement.

Loughborough Outdoor Open inc. BUCS 10,000m    Loughborough, 23 Apr 2022        

Results:

100 m 

5th Frankie        Frost     M          U20                     13.04

Dorney Lake Marathon/Half Marathon, Windsor, 24th April 2022

Results:

108th   Tanas POPOVSKI           04:26:42            M60      4th in age group

Vienna Marathon, Vienna, 24th April 2022

Results

2293rd Jamie   Sullivan                            4.02.08  M        V40

Upper Youth Development League, South Division 2B, Meeting 1 Sutcliffe Park, Eltham, 24.4.22

Simon Baker reported: “A group of young Heathsiders travelled to Eltham in South London to take part in the YDL in a combined team with Highgate Harriers and VPH&TH.  This is the first time the Club have competed in this league and the aim is to offer our growing ranks of U17 and U20 athletes a chance to compete against their peers.   The format is identical to the Southern Athletic League with a wider range of events than the MYAL.   Unfortunately our league is entirely made up of teams south of the Thames and trips to Erith, Lewis and Tooting Bec await.  For many this was the first meeting of the year and they produced some great results with 3 event wins (Trey Corlis U17 100mH, 400mH and Hattie Munday U17 800m) and three 2nd places (Trey Corlis U17 100m, Imani Quamina U17 80mH and Millie Watkins U17 1500m).  Trey's 100m Hurdles time was a new U17 club record and the 2nd fastest in the UK this year he also improved his 100m PB. Hattie Munday improved her 800m by over 6s after an injury plagued 2021 in doing so Hattie broke the 9 year old Club record set by Lily Beckford in 2013.  Imani Quamina also improved her Club U17 80m Hurdles Record. 

Thanks especially to coach Israel who accompanied the athletes and managed them on the day.  We hope everyone enjoyed the experience, with the next fixture hosted by Bexley AC at the Erith Athletics Stadium on Sunday 29th May.”

Results:

U20 Men

100m

B 8th Caleb MacBruce (U20) 12.45
Non scoring Chiemeka Thomas (U20) 13.28

U17 men

100m

A 2nd Trey Corlis (U17) 11.37 PB by 0.21s AAA Level 3

B 5th Oscar Hall (U17) 12.25

200m

A 4th Oscar Hall (U17) 25.46

110m Hurdles

A 1st Trey Corlis (U17) 13.77 PB by 0.14s New Club U17M RecordAAA Level 1

400m Hurdles

A 1st Trey Corlis (U17) 60.08 AAA Level 4

U17 Women

100m

Non scoring Imani Quamina (U17) 13.11 PB by 0.1s

200m

A 4th Imani Quamina (U17) 27.31

800m

A 1st Hattie Munday (U17) 2:17.68 PB by 6.2s and new U17W Club Record by 2s AAA Level 2

1500m

A 2nd Millie Watkins (U17) 5:03.73

80m Hurdles

A 2nd Imani Quamina (U17) 12.80 PB bu 0.03s New Club U17 Record AAA Level 4

300m Hurdles

B 2nd Nina Williams (U17) 58.95

Team

1st Medway and Maidstone AC 686.5 pts 

2nd Cambridge Harriers AC 671 pts

8th Victoria Heathside Highgate 223 pts

Throws Development Invitation Meeting, Colchester 24.4.22
Simon reported: “James Hamblin improved his senior club record in the Hammer on Sunday at Colchester throwing over 60m only 27cm below his PB.”
Result:
Hammer (7.26Kg)
1st James Hamblin 60.71m New Club Record

Brooklyn Marathon

Result:

14th Roger Braybrooks 2:48

Parkruns

Congratulations go to all who took part in parkruns at the weekend, and especially to the following on achieving first places: Lily Woolcock (Finsbury Park), Melvin Lewis (Grovelands), Rebecca Bunting (Hampstead Heath), Tom Fancett (Markeaton), Rebecca Piggott (Ally Pally), Keith Burrows (Owairaka). Full results can be found here

Compiled by Caroline with thanks for contributions from Simon Baker and Gavin Evans