Womens vets win and PBs in the Watford Half
The highlights this week include a fantastic new club record and a UK leading time in the 800m from Mia Rosen, a new club record from Tony Killilea and a huge turnout in the Watford half marathon, with a win for Heathside’s ladies vets and numerous PBs. Several Heathsiders also competed at the Southern Indoor Championships.
BMC Meeting, Lee Valley 29.01.20
Several Heathsiders took part in the Falola Dream Mile and 3k Open, Lee Valley last week, from where Simon Baker sent in the following report:
“For the 2nd time this year Mia Rosen has broken the club record and set a UK leading time in the U13G 800m. This time it was in an Invitational Race ahead of the main meeting. For a young athlete in only her fourth track race she showed exceptional maturity sitting behind Isabel Tyson (WG&EL) before powering past on the last lap with an impressive kick to win in 2:27.88 a new PB by 2s. Mia is trained by father Alex, once a fine 800m runner himself in the red and gold of Haringey and Enfield and now sub 2:44 marathon runner.
Also running was Jem O'Flaherty in the 3,000m recording a speedy 8.51.35 with Tony Killilea setting a new V55 Club Record in the B Race.”
Results
U13 Invitational 800m
1st Mia Rosen (U13) 2:27.88 PB New Club Record AAA Grade 2
Mile (SX2)
1st Chris Vincent (V40) 5:21.36 PB
8th Fabio Espirito Santo 5:53.69 PB
3000m (A Race)
7th Jem O'Flaherty (U23) 8:51.35 PB
3000m (B Race)
13th Tony Killilea (V55) 10:47.15 New Club Record
Watford half Marathon, Watford 02.02.20
Many Heathsiders went to Watford for the half marathon last Suuday. Despite the tough, hilly course and windy conditions, there were many PBs. Nick Hodges-Gibson reports, with contributions from Sara Black:
“This was a really well organised race by Watford Harriers. The start is divided into two pens, Senior Men and Women + Vets with pacers all the way from 2:30 - 1:15, making for a slow start for many of us who found ourselves near the back of the vets start on the narrow and muddy path. Both pens go out at the same time and merge into one path at about 400m.
The first few miles have a bit of incline here and the roller-coaster really started around 5.5 miles in with some serious hills all the way to about mile 9 - Heathside XC season really paid off here. I've [SB] no doubt the hills grow bigger year on year, I certainly appreciated Richard Peachment's words of encouragement up the first hill! Despite the hill’s its a really scenic run through some lovely bits of countryside and all closed road. There are lots of marshals and some locals out and about cheering you on and they give really clear directions. There were also plenty of people at water stations. Its a nice, if slightly uphill finish, back into the now busier park where we started with water, medals and a t-shirt at the end. Its a good, tough, touchstone before Spring marathon season providing a few PBs, a few course PBs and lots of tired legs!”
Kimon Doullis led team Heathside home, just sneaking in under 1:15 (1:14:51), followed by Graham Wilkinson in a new PB (1:16:49) followed by Alex Sweet (1:17:28). The women’s did particularly well, with the vets (Sarah Swinhoe, Sara Black and Louisa Pointon) coming first and Sarah and Sara coming 2nd and 3rd V45 respectively. Congratulations are also due to the many who achieved PBs, including Nick Hodges-Gibson who achieved a 3 minute PB (1:21:33), and Sif Sumarlidadottir who. after a 3 year absence from half marathon running, set a new PB (1.34:34) by 5 minutes.
Results
11 Kimon Doulis 01:14:51 (9th U40)
21 Graham Wilkinson 01:16:49 PB
23 Alex Sweet 01:17:28
25 Tom Livermore 01:17:56
31 Michael Cockings 01:18:49 (7th M40)
50 Nicholas Gibson 01:21:31 PB
55 Andrew Barnes 01:22:52
65 Doug Rendle 01:23:43
77 Matthew Cockerill 01:25:35
85 Dominic Jones 01:25:56 PB
100 Daniel Haile 01:27:06
105 Tom Haworth 01:27:14
106 Michael Tant 01:27:14
111 Sarah Swinhoe 01:27:42 (2nd W45, 9th F)
127 Dominic Jackson 01:28:37
132 Simon Nichols 01:28:23
133 Sara Black 01:28:22 (3rd W45, 10th F)
178 Matthew Beard 01:31:04
186 Richard Peachment 01:31:29 PB
190 Valentin Valeanu 01:31:38
197 Louisa Pointon 01:32:02 (PB, 7th W35)
201 Fabian Thehos 01:32:21
208 Joseph Clemoes 01:32:33
209 Trevor Wilson 01:32:38
244 Sif Sumarlidadottir 01:34:34 (PB, 10th W35)
278 Philip Mcdermott 01:36:24
279 Filipe Cardoso 01:37:06
398 Kevin Ryan 01:41:55
504 Daniel Wrapson 01:45:40
528 Richard Hewett 01:46:39
556 Maura Bellio 01:47:19 PB
567 Angelique Smit 01:47:44
602 Leo Pemberton 01:49:23
646 Nuno Otero 01:50:02
664 Angharad Harris 01:51:23
668 Andrew Dawson 01:51:20
737 Rachel Tranter 01:53:50
778 Patrick Mchugh 01:55:08
805 Amy Sullivan 01:56:20
954 Tara Tapper 02:03:08
Portland Coastal Marathon, Isle of Portland - 02.02.2020
Congratulations and sheer awe are due to Mike Kennedy, who, finding cross-country races in the UK too short and insufficiently muddy and flat, took on the hills, mud and inclines in the Portland coastal marathon, after doing 6 marathons in the last 6 months. He reports:
“It was another month and another marathon for Marathon Michael. This month was a trail marathon around the Isle of Portland on the south coast. The conditions where challenging with 30mph winds, 3 inches of mud, and steep inclines (basically XC on steroids). These conditions energised me to come home in a comfortable third place. I will be heading off to Germany in March to run the Bienwald Marathon. This will be my seventh month of “marathoning””.
Results
1st: Simon Arthur (Egdon Heath Harriers) - 3:37:40
2nd: Jason Robbins (Lytchett Manor Striders) - 3:42:01
3rd: Michael Kennedy (Heathside AC) - 3:53:14
SEAA Indoor Championships, Lee Valley, 1-2nd February 2020
Highlight of the Southern Indoor Championships for the club was Deji Agbede 4th place in the U20 400m Final after winning his heat and 2nd place in the semi final.
60m SM h3
4th Carlos Mingoes 7.24 PB
200m SM h4
3rd Nicolas Fort (U23) 24.46 PB
400m U20 Final
4th Deji Agbede 51.38
400m U20 s-f
2nd Deji Agbede 51.38
400m U20 h3
1st Deji Agbede 51.02
800m SM h3
5th Christopher Vincent (V40)
2:18.19 PB 60mH SW h2
4th Stephanie Kleynhans 9.73
Long Jump SW
7th Stephanie Kleynhans 4.83m
London Schools Cross Country Championships, Wormwood Scrubs, 5th February 2020
lots of Juniors represented their school at the London XC Championships with places up for grabs at the National Schools Race with Jake Evans 4th place in the Senior Boys the best performance..
Junior Girls A Race
26th Skye Kelly 15:35
30th Lucy Corkin 15:42
68th Libby Judd-Hawkes 17:38
DNF Ruby Walls
Intermediate Girls
58th Fabienne Weston 22:11
Intermediate Boys
9th Bedo Draskoczy 16:48
13th Michael Smith 17:12
23rd Sam Ingram 18:24
24th Radley O’Connor 18:25
Senior Boys
4th Jake Evans 21:57
Parkruns
Many Heathsiders took advantage of a Saturday free of cross-country races to take part in parkruns. Congratulations for first place finishes go to Ulla Cartwright-Finch (Banbury, 21:32), Rose Garret (Oak Hill, 20:03) and Seyfu Jamaal (Dulwich, 14:55). Full details can be found here.
Compiled by Emilia with thanks to Michael Kennedy, Simon Baker, Nick Hodges-Gibson, Sif Sumarlidadottir, Tony Killilea, Sara Black
Photo: Louisa Pointon
Apologies for any errors or omissions