Seyfu breaks club 5,000 & half-marathon record

Last weekend was packed with activity for Heathsiders and, once again, it is our Seyfu Jamaal who takes top spot. First, he broke the club 5,000m record in a time of 13:58; then, four days later, he broke the club half marathon record at the Big Half in a time of 1:03:34. Meanwhile Noelle O’Regan won gold for Ireland in the V35 400m in the British Masters’ Athletics championships in a time of 63.93, a second ahead of the second placed athlete.

Big Half, London, Sunday September 3 2023

Seyfu Jamaal broke the club record and ran a new half marathon PB time of 1:03:34 in Sunday’s Big Half. What made it even more impressive was that it was a hot and humid day and the bridge-filled course is not as fast as several others. Seyfu came first in the open race (non-elites).

Ben Norris was the second Heathsdier in a time of 1:09:51. V40 Andy Barnes was the third of the 46 Heathsider’s who completed the race, in a time of 1:10:51, followed by Kader Seyed in 1:11:16, James Hurrell (1:11:25), V40 Sion Lewis (1:13:48) and Conor Brown and Daryn Hillson, both of whom came in at 1:15:33. Ed Boden was next – and our first V50 – in 1:16:38. Another impressive performance came from V55 Rob Shulman, who at 58, came in at 1:22:42. Rob and Ed used this as a starter pack for their forthcoming ultra in the Alps.

Our first woman was Yen Vo in a time of 1:35:59 followed by Lucy Aitchison in 1:39.16, Emily Eldred in 1:42.08 and Sonia Connor in 1:45.07.

Results

1st Seyfu Jamaal 1:03.34 PB NCR

35th. Ben Norris 1:09:51

48th Andrew Barnes (V40) 1:10.51

54th. Kader Seyed 1:11:16
53rd James Hurrell 1:11.25
97th Sion Lewis (V40) 1:13.48
139th Conor Brown 1:15.33
140th Darryn Hillson 1:15.33
189th Ed Boden (V50) 1:16.38 (4th V50)
196th Gareth Creagh (V45) 1:16.50 (10th V45)
223rd Christopher Gracie 1:17.32
314th Peter Gould 1:19.20
338th William De Cothi 1:19.42
374th Jose Sabroso (V40) 1:20.29
389th Jonny Forsyth (V50) 1:20.54 (9th V50)
509th Rob Shulman (V55) 1:22.42 (6th V55)
545th William Willis 1:23.19
567th Steve Pennington (V55) 1:23.36 (8th V55)
630th Peter Dowds 1:24.13
814th Alex Sweet (V40) 1:26.21
819th Jonathan Shalom (V55) 1:26.23
853rd Pep Pamies (V45) 1:26.47
941st Joseph Cochrane 1:27.37
944th Valentin Valeanu (V45) 1:27.39
947th Gavin Evans (V60) 1:27.40 (2nd V60)
1247th Jon Moxon (V45) 1:29.58
1302th Nic Tower 1:30.27
1750th Dominic Jackson (V55) 1:34.24
1976th Yen Vo (V45) 1:35.59
2188th Harry Owrid 1:37.27
2416th Chris Magierek 1:38.43
2520th Lucy Aitchison (SW) 1:39.16
2675th James Connell (V50) 1:40.07
2720th Glen Taylor (V45) 1:40.27
3024th Emily Eldred (SW) 1:42.08
3670th Sonia Connor (SW) 1:45.07
3728th Phil McGraw (V40) 1:45.27
4412th Steve Crowley (V55) 1:48.30
4431st Simon Dunderdale (V40) 1:48.32
4750th Cynthia Zebedee (V50) 1:49.53
5501st Trudy Kearney (SW) 1:53.07
7424th Ella Rogers (SW) 2:00.08
7696th Ian Slade (V55) 2:01.19
8220th Gavin Black 2:03.36
9858th Caroline McGraw (V50) 2:11.10
13,870th Shelly Fennell (V60) 2:42.00

Tracksmith’s London Twilight 5000m, Battersea Park, Wednesday August 30

Simon Baker reports that a ‘sensational run at the Tracksmith 5000m saw Seyfu Jamaal run under 14 minutes for the first time and smash his PB and the club record.  Tom Watts and George Gurney also both recorded big PBs.’

Results

5000m

SX4 2nd Thomas Watts 17:46.55 PB by 14s

SX9 1st Seyfu Jamaal 13:58.51 PB by 13.27s NCR

SX9 15th George Gurney 14:54.77 PB by 14.28s

Southend City Open, Southend, Monday August 28

Simon Baker reports that there were several PBs picked up by our young athletes including a New Club U15G Shot record for Malia Anderson.

Results

100m

U15H1 2nd Malakai David Mckenzie Callum (U15B) 12.23

U15H2 1st Hayden-Jack Galbally (U15B) 12.88 PB by 0.29s

U15H2 3rd Patrick Coley (U15B) 13.33 PB by 0.33s

U13H1 2nd Zain Yusuff-Philips (U13B) 13.68

200m

U17 4th Nathaniel Swinhoe (U17M) 25.73 PB by 0.16s

U15 3rd  Malakai David Mckenzie Callum (U15B) 24.73

U15 4th Hayden-Jack Galbally (U15B) 26.27

Long Jump

1st Malakai David Mckenzie Callum (U15B) 5.76m PB by 27cm

4th Hayden-Jack Galbally (U15B) 5.21m PB by 19cm

Shot Putt (4Kg)

2nd Patrick Coley (U15B) 10.68m PB by 89cm

Shot Putt (3Kg)

4th Malia Anderson-Watson (U15G) 8.97m PB by 43cm New Club Record

Discus (1Kg)

3rd Malia Anderson-Watson (U15G) 22.98m PB by 3.45m

British Master’s Championship, Moorways Stadium, Derby
Lily Woolcock reports that Noelle O’Regan ‘ran a blistering 400’ to win gold at the British masters athletics championships at Moorways Stadium in Derby, in the W35 category, in a time of 62.93. ’Running in her Irish vest, she beat British champion to the win, finishing over a second ahead of her and the other competitors.  She had a great time in moorways than one.’

Result

V35 400m

1st Noelle O’Regan – 62.93

Newham & Essex Beagles Track Open Meetings Summer Series, Stratford, Sunday September 3
100m
A15 2nd Mohamed Kamara 11.37 PB by 0.36s
B9 5th Mohamed Kamara 11.41s

Lee Valley Sprint Nights, Lee Valley, Wednesday August 30

Results
100m
A11 1st Jeanne Vellard (SW) 13.50 PB by 0.67s
A12 3rd Helena Stone (T63) 20.59
B9 6th Jeanne Vellard (SW) 13.50
B12 3rd Helena Stone (T63) 20.62

Hampstead ‘Pondathon’, Hampstead Heath, Sunday September 3

Hannah Yip reports that fourteen Heathsiders took part in the 24th Hampstead Heath Duathlon, otherwise known as the 'Pondathon' (or 'Pondathlon'), an event which involves swims of approximately 930m (three lengths of the lido and one lap each of the Highgate Men's, Kenwood Ladies, and Mixed Ponds), plus 3.35 miles of running in between each pond. Owing to the ongoing building works, the race finished this year in the field behind the lido as opposed to the track at Parliament Hill. Conditions were ideal; the water was pleasantly cooling in between the runs.

‘Sergio, Lenny, and Tanya started in the second wave, but that didn't stop them cruising past four of us in the first wave. (Lenny and I left the Mixed Ponds together for the final run – I didn't stand a chance.) Katie, fresh from the 2023 Europe Aquathlon Championships in Belgium, was our second woman, managing to beat Filipe who was sent the wrong way by one of the marshals. Patrick got a 7-minute PB, while I got a PW, having rather neglected my swimming training of late. Sadly no buffet this year, plus a price hike in registration – a sign of the times.’

Results

14th Sergio Di Noto (V40) 38:02 (3rd V40)

26th Leonard Martin (V40) 40:23

37th Tanya Addison (V50) 41:23 (1st V50)

50th Katie Belkin (V50) 42:23 (3rd V40)

54th Filipe Cardoso (V40) 42:37

69th Patrick McHugh 43:33 (PB)

86th Chris Vincent (V40) 44:12

93rd David Hallam (V50) 44:35

101st Lorna Stevenson 45:18

115th Hannah Yip 45:51

140th Holly Fenton 47:44

163rd Suzanne Van Dam 48:57

243rd Dan Williams - 55:12 (10th V60)

303rd Katy Sinka (V50) 01:01:55

Parkruns, Saturday September 2

Five Heathsiders won their Parkruns on Saturday – four women and one man. Eighty-one of our runners took part in 39 Parkruns, with first places for: Amy Cook in Dulwich (18:25), Chiara Borg at Lordship Recreation Ground (18:43), Rebecca Piggott in Finsbury Park (19:51), Annael Litchfield in Old Showfield (21:25) and Ben Jacobs in Oak Hill (17:48). Full Heathside Parkrun results for September 2 can be found here

Report by Gavin Evans, with thanks to Simon Baker, as always, and also to Hannah Yip, Lenny Martin, Dan Williams and Lily Woolcock.