Six Heathside Golds at Middlesex Indoors

The past week has been a big one for Heathsiders on track, field and road. Highlights include an outstanding performances at the Middlesex Indoors with 11 gold, six silver and five bronze medals. Among the stars were Rebecca McDonald who took two golds, in the 800 and 1500 meters, V35 Israel Nworgu who took gold in the 60m hurdles and silver in the long jump, Imani Quamina who won the 60m hurdles in a new club record of 9.28, Patricia Jarosz set a new club record in the shot put, Suraya Frost won gold in the U15 60m hurdles and Magdeline Paitoo who won the 300m and broke her own club record in taking the silver in the 200m.

Meanwhile six of our juniors represented their regions in the National Schools Championships in Nottingham, with Amy Kirk excelling. Fourteen of our athletes turned up at Victoria Park on Sunday and ran variously in the 5k, 10k and half marathon, with eight of them returning with PBs, including three out of four of the Beale family (the juniors, Fred, Eric and Charlotte).  Three of our runners picked up fast PBs in the Friday Night Under the Lights 5k, also at Victoria Park, on Friday. The quickest of the PBs was George Gurney in 15:02 but he was beaten by Thomas Archer in 14:46. And Joe McKeown ran a PB of 35:53 at Battersea Park on Wednesday night.

Here are the reports and results in reverse chronological order:

RunThrough Chase The Moon at Battersea Park, Wednesday March 22

Five Heathsiders took part in this night-time 10k in a slightly breezy, mildly drizzly Battersea Park, with Joe McKeown picking up an official PB of 35:53. Joe had run faster in a Regent’s Park time trial but this was his 10 race PB. Next was Bart Etchevery in 36.32 and then Gavin Evans in a 23-year Personal Worst of 40:48, followed by Olivia Lukasewich in 41:38. Ed Samuel started but pulled up halfway, injured.

Results (359 finishers)

18th Joe McKeown 35:53

22nd Bart Etchevery 36:32

64th Gavin Evans 40:48 (1st V60)

73rd Olivia Lukasewich 41:38

Middlesex Indoor Championships, Lee Valley, March 18-19 2023

Simon Baker reports that the weekend saw one of our most successful County Indoor Championships with 11 golds, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals.  Israel Nworgu showed his young charges how it’s done taking gold in the SM 60mH and a silver in the Long Jump.  None of our U17 Men progressed to the 60m final with Montana Dennis fastest with 7.62s.  In the 200m Trey Corlis won his heat before finishing 2nd in the final.  He however won gold in the 60mH with Montana 2nd and Thomas Wasserman 3rd.  Sam Brown secured the 400m title with Thomas winning the Shot Putt.  In the U15 Boys Malakai McKenzie Callum finished 3rd with Mikel Alexander only 3 100ths behind in 5th.  Malakai then took silver in the 200m and went one better in the 60mHurdles to win medals of all colour.  Alex Pountney won the 800m title.

Rebecca McDonald ran two solid races to take both the SW 800m and 1500m titles.  Martha Jolly set a new club record of 8.09s finishing 5th in the U17W 60m.  Magdeline Paitoo won silver in the 200m but rose her own club record she then won the 300m title with Ella Burridge taking the silver.  Imani Quamina won the 60m Hurdles setting a new club record of 9.28s with Patricia Jarosz stating a new club best in the Shot Put.  In the U15 Girls Suraya Frost won gold in the 60mH with Milli Bridgman-Athanasatos bronze and silver in the long and triple jump.  Kyra Smith won bronze in the 300m as did Elkie Baker just piping Malia Anderso-Watson by 1 cm.

Results 

SM 60m Hurdles                                   

1st Israel Nworgu (V35) 9.27🥇

SM Long Jump                                      

2nd Israel Nworgu (V35) 5.25m 🥈

U17M 60m                       

H1 4th Montana Dennis 7.64

H1 7th Tobias Toth-Stevens 8.23

H2 4th Montana Dennis 7.62

H3 3rd Miles Cameron     7.63

U17M 200m                                          

H2 4th Montana Dennis 24.37

H2 6th Tobias Toth-Stevens 27.04

H3 1st Trey Corlis 23.54

H3 DIS Miles Cameron n/a

Final 2nd Trey Corlis 23.36 🥈PB NCR

U17M 400m                                          

H2 1st Sam Brown 56.13

Final 1st Sam Brown 51.42 🥇

U17M 60m Hurdles                                        

1st  Trey Corlis       8.41 🥇

2nd Montana Dennis 8.80 🥈

3rd Thomas Wasserman 8.80 🥉

U17M Shot                       

1st Thomas Wasserman 11.12 🥇

U15B 60m                                   

H1 2nd Mikel Alexander 7.75

H2 2nd Malakai David Mckenzie Callum 7.66

H2 7th Tyree Stephens 8.46

Final 3rd Malakai David Mckenzie Callum 7.56 🥉

Final 5th Mikel Alexander 7.59

U15B 200m                                 

H1 1st Malakai David Mckenzie Callum 25.89

H1 3rd Tyree Stephens 26.86

H2 4th Luca Rozzo 29.20

Final 2nd Malakai David Mckenzie Callum 25.40 🥈

Final DNS Tyree Stephens

U15B 300m                                 

- Mikel Alexander DIS

U15B 800m                                 

1st Alex Pountney 2:22.35 🥇

U15B 60m Hurdles                                          

1st Malakai David Mckenzie Callum 9.14 🥇

7th Max Wasserman 11.70

U15B Shot                        

2nd Max Wasserman 5.89 🥈

SW 800m                          

1st Rachel McDonald 2:27.98 🥇

SW 1500m                       

1st Rachel McDonald 5:06.52 🥇

U17W 60m                                  

H2 2nd Martha Jolly 8.09

H3 2nd Ella Burridge 8.33

H3 3rd Imani Quamina    8.34

Final 5th Martha Jolly 8.09 PB NCR

Final 7th Ella Burridge      8.31

U17W 200m                                          

H2 1st Magdeline Paitoo 26.77

Final 2nd Magdeline Paitoo 26.00 🥈NCR

U17W 300m                                          

1st Magdeline Paitoo 41.52 🥇

2nd Ella Burridge 43.17 🥈

U17W 800m                                          

7th Ruby Walls 2:31.93 NCR

U17W 60m Hurdles                                        

1st Imani Quamina 9.28 🥇PB NCR

U17W Shot                      

5th Patrycja Jarosz 6.78m PB NCR

U15G 60m             

H3 5th Munevver Akesen 8.73

U15G 200m                                 

H2 2nd Suraya Frost 27.91

H2 4th Ivy Paitoo 28.61

Final 5th Ivy Paitoo 28.48

Final 6th Suraya Frost 28.67

U15G 300m                                 

3rd Kyra Smith 46.60 🥉

U15G 800m                                 

4th Maya Westgate 2:41.84

U15G 60m Hurdles                                 

1st Suraya Frost 9.64 🥇

4th Kyra Smith 10.28

U15G Long Jump                       

3rd Milli Bridgman-Athanasatos 4.43m 🥉

U15G Triple Jump                      

2nd Milli Bridgman-Athanasatos 8.81m 🥈

U15G Shot                                   

3rd Elkie Baker       8.33m 🥉PB NCR

4th Malia Anderso-Watson 8.32m

5th Ivy Paitoo 8.18m

ESAA National Cross Country Championships, Nottingham, Saturday March 19

Simon Baker report that six young Heathsiders travelled to Nottingham to represent their regions in the National Schools Championships.  Our highest finisher was Amy Kirk who was 69th in the Junior Girls race hampered by starting 4th in the pen.  Kiara Corkin finished 10s behind in 94th place and was the 6th scorer for London who took the team bronze medal.  Hattie Munday was 80th in the Intermediate Girs race with Milly Watkins 203rd,

Running for London in the Junior Boys race Koppany Szentes was 110th and Dylan Mills 130th.

This was the final junior race of what has again been a highly successful XC season.

Junior Girls (3.5km 338 runners)

1st M Carvell (Merseyside) 12.16

69th Amy Kirk (Middlesex) 13.11

94th Kiara Corkin (London) 13.21

Team:- 1st Surrey 223 pts, 3rd London 340 pts, 18th Middlesex 737 pts

Intermediate Girls (3.9km 338 runners)

1st Z Gilbody (Shropshire) 11.50

80th Hattie Munday (Middlesex) 13.21

203rd Milly Watkins (Middlesex) 14.17

Team:- 1st Berkshire 240 pts, 34th Middlesex 1047 pts

Junior Boys (4.2km 329 runners)

1st J Scanes (Kent) 14.04

110th Koppany Szentes 15.42

130th Dylan Mills 15.50

Team:- 1st Grt Manchester 156 pts, 16th London 737 pts 

Victoria Park 5k, 10k and Half Marathon, Sunday March 19

The Beale juniors all put in excellent performances at the Victoria Park 5k, each of them running PBs – U17 Fred in 17:29, U15 Eric not far behind in 17:43 and U13 Charlotte in 27:44. Meanwhile, Sue Eeedle ran a fine V65 race in 24:48.

In the 10k event Jonathan Shipley came 12th in 37:01 and Joe Goodall ran a PB of 50:51.

And in the half marathon, the first Heathside, in seventh place, was Dan Collins in 1:15:27 and there were also PBs for Filippo Minelle (1:17:01), Kwasi Agyei-Owusu (1:21:32), Maura Bellio (1:31:54) and Ella Barnes (1:32:52).

5k Results

2 Fred Beale (U17) 17:29 (PB)

5 Eric Beale (U15) 17:43 (PB)

36 Sue Eedle 24:48

53 Charlotte Beale (U13) 27:44 (PB)

10k results

12 Jonathan Shipley 37:01

140 Jo Goodall 50:01 (PB)

 Half Marathon results

7 Dan Collins1:15:27

10 Filippo Minelle 17:01 (PB)

20 Nick Hodges-Gibson 1:18:59

23 Paule Beale 1:20:17 

28 Kwasi Agyei-Owusu 1:21:32 (PB)

64 George Graham 1:27:08

106 Maura Bellio 1:31:54 (PB)

129 Ella Barnes 1:33:52 (PB)

Eastleigh 10k, Sunday March 19

Result

Alexander Lawrence 1:27:45

Hyde Park Half Marathon Saturday March 18

 Result

 80 Steve Crowley 1:37:06

Friday Night Under the Lights 5k, Victoria Park, March 17

There were several excellent performances at this Victoria Park evening 5k, including three PBs (George Gurney, Callum Coleman and Rich Macaulay). Thomas Archer was the fastest Heathsider in 14:46

 Results

Race 1

10 James Hurrell 15:23

44 Richard Macaulay 15:58 (PB)

58 Sion Lewis 16:27

 Race 2

9 Callum Coleman 15:57 (PB)

Race 3

19 Thomas Archer 14:46

33 George Gurney 15:02 (PB) 

Parkruns

Sixty-three of our runners took part in 26 Parkruns on Saturday. There were first places for V50 Sarah Swinhoe in Finsbury Park (19:37), Olivia Desborough in Highbury (19:00) and Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin in Portobello Park in Edinburgh. Full Heathside results are here.

Report by Gavin Evans with thanks from Simon Baker and Jacob Howe.