1-2 at Chingford League, Watford Half, Cian medals in Scotland and Junior XC on Hampstead Heath

A bit of everything this week with Road races, cross country and track action. Sarah Swinhoe broke the V50 womens half marathon record Seyfu and Raoul had a 1-2 at the Watford Half Marathon and the club hosted a successful NWLL young athletes Cross Country at the Hampstead Heath Extension. Cian O’Donnell continued his indoor season with Bronze in the Indoor Scottish Championships.

Watford Half Marathon, Watford, February 5

Fifteen Heathsiders ran the hilly Watford Half in perfect conditions on Sunday.

First home was Tom Livermore in 1:16:41, just two minutes shy of his PB, which is impressive on such a grueling course. He was followed by Peter Gould (1:17:32) and Garath Creagh (1:17:52).

Our first woman was Sarah Swinhoe who broke the club V50 record in a time of 1:29:03 – and would have been quicker if not for an unscheduled stop along the way.  Sarah was second in her age group, as was Paul Beale among the V50 men (1:22:16) and Gavin Evans among the V60 men (1:27:49).

 The fifth Heathsider was Marcus Brown (an impressive PB of 1:22:48) followed by Chris Hartley (1:24:06), who was the third V50. The second woman was Gavriella Simson who ran a two-and-a-half minute PB in 1:42:15.

Deng Akol had a splendid run, going out fast as usual but this time maintaining the pace, to deliver a PB in a time of 1:25:47. Another who had reason to be pleased with his performance was Dominic Jackson, whose time of 1:27:58 was a big improvement on his performance in the flatter Big Half. The 11th Heathsider to get under 1:30 was Matthew Cartledge in 1:29:26.

 Results

 17. Tom Livermore – 1:16:41

19. Peter Gould – 1:17:32

21. Gareth Creagh – 1:17:52

40. Paul Beale – 1:22:16 (2nd V50)

46. Marcus Brown – 1:22:48

59. Chris Hartley – 1:24:06 (3rd V50)

69. Deng Akol – 1:25:47 (PB)

92. Gavin Evans – 1:27:49 (2nd V60)

96. Dominic Jackson – 1:27:58

115. Sarah Swinhoe – 1:29:03 (2nd V50 woman; club V50 record)

122. Matthew Cartledge – 1:29:26

281. Glen Taylor – 1:39:25

352. Gavriella Simon – 1:42:15 (PB) Chris Magierek – 1:47:21

927. Tanas Popovki – 2:7:31

Mornington Chasers 10km, Regents Park, 5.2.23

1st L Tharme (Unattch) 35:16

29th Karina Kaufmann (V40) 42:42

126 runners

Chingford League 60th Anniversary 5 Miles,

A fine 1-2 for Seyfu and Raoul on a bright, cool and fairly still morning, ideal for fast, flat racing. The sixth and final League race of the season, with the separate 4x1.8km XC relays to come on 11th March. Team-wise both men and women will stay in Division 2 as scoring numbers have been too low other than in this race and the Fraternity/Sorority Cup. Individual-wise, with best 5 performances counting, Sue should have done enough yesterday to be sure of second WV60 for the season, and I’ve done enough to retain my MV60 title, though it’s been much tougher with all these pesky young 60 and 61 yr olds!

 Results

1 Seyfu Jamaal                     24:08

2 Raoul Metcalfe                 25:57

15 Yann Selvestre                 27:18

16 Callum Coleman              27:22

73. Ryan McCarthy                 30:22

84. Stephen Tropp                  30:55

145. Steve Crowley                 33:11

188. Pete Crockford                34:47     6th MV60

269. Jessica Vinluan                37:77

281. Kim Butler                         38:04

332. Sue Eedle (WV65)          40:51     5th WV60

 447 finishers

NORTH WEST LONDON YOUNG ATHLETES CC. LGE, Hampstead Heath Extension, NW11,. 4.2.23         

 The Club hosted the 4th NWLL meeting of the season on the Hampstead Heath Extension. Only the 2nd time we have held a race here and it appeared a hit with a great mix of open running and woodland sections. Our efforts marking the course ensured all the races ran the correct course. It was great to see so many young athletes particularly U11s enjoying their running.

No team or individual wins but U11 Boys, U13 Girls and U15 Girls all finished 2nd with U11 Girls 3rd. Best individual performances were Rosa Cormacain (U13G) and Hattie Munday (U17W).

Thank you to all our volunteers who set up and took down the course as well as helped marshall or officiate.                               

Girls Under 11 (1700m)                      

1         M. Keam George (TVH) 6.22

7         E. Deakin     6.52

15       I. Wraight    7.25

16       T. Roberts    7.25

21       M. Cole        7.41

26       V. Mitchell   7.59

31       J. Andre       8.13

Team:- 1st Shaftesbury Barnet 56 pts, 2nd London Heathside (7,15,16,21) 59 pts

Boys Under 11 (1700m)                      

1         D. Pascal (SBH) 6.07

12       A. Rankin     6.39

14       S. McNeely 6.44

15       J. Purcell      6.51

22       Z. Wahid      7.17

25       W. Edwards           7.32

31       E. Torres      7.59

33       L. Wooton   8.06

Team:- 1st Shaftesbury Barnet 16 pts, 3rd London Heathside (12,14,15,22) 63 pts

Girls Under 13 (3,000m)                     

1         J. March (Bar)        11.52

2         R. Cormacain         12.09

8         L. Blustin     13.11

16       W. Westgate          14.03

17       C. Pegoroa  14.21

18       J. Roberts    14.48

20       L. Negatu     15.35

21       A. Henderson        15.42

22       T. Pushpananthan 16.01

Team:- 1st Ealing, Sthl. Mdx 38pts, 2nd London Heathside (2,8,16,17) 43 pts, 8th London Heathside 'B'      (18,20,21,22) 81 pts

Boys Under 13 (3000m)                      

1         C. Hilton (SBH) 11.31

8         R. Willis        12.17

15       E. Kaloukian 12.27

23       M. Wahid    13.32

25       L. Harrison  14.11

26       P. Young      14.14

27       O. Scheck     14.14

Team:- 1st Shaftesbury Barnet 23 pts, 4th London Heathside (8,15,23,25) 71 pts

Girls Under 15 (4,000m)                     

1         P. Shaw (SBH)        16.24

6         L. Gundry    17.15

13       J. Lappin      20.22

14       N. Forrester 20.26

16       C. Wigglesworth 23.23

17       E. Morton Spencer 23.44

18       F. Moore     24.06

Team:- 1st Highgate Hrs 21 pts, 2nd London Heathside (6,13,14,16) 49 pts

Under 17 Women (4,800m)                          

1         A. Svihalkova (TVH) 17.05

2         H. Munday  17.37

Team:- 1st Barnet & District 25 pts, 4th London Heathside (2,x,x,x) 29 pts

Men Under 17 (4,800m)                     

1         M. Cattini (Harrow)         15.02

3         G. Saint                   16.03

14       A. Feeny Willings  18.56

15       A. Evans                  18.57

Team:- 1st Highgate 37 pts, 4th London Heathside (3,14,15,x) 48 pts

4JStudios scottish athletics National Indoor Senior/U17 Championships, Emirates Arena, 4.2.23

Cian returned to Scotland to compete in the Scottish Championships and negotiated two qualification rounds before winning bronze in the final. Cian has qualified for the British Championships as well so we look forward to following him on the TV.

60m SM

Final 3rd Cian O’Donnell 7.00

SF1 2nd Cian O’Donnell 6.99

H3 2nd Cian O’Donnell 7.14

Lee Valley Sprint Meeting, Lee Valley 1.2.23

60m

A5 1st Glenford Hughes 7.22

B4 2nd Gelnford Hughes 7.16

Parkruns

85 Heathsiders ran in parkruns last Saturday.  Congratulations for first place finishes go to Lily Woolcock (Finsbury Park), Olivia Desborough (Highbury Fields), Fran Owen (Faelledparken), Peter Gould (Ally Pally), Ciara Williams (Cassobury) and Louisa Pointon (Zandler).  Full results can be found here.

Compiled by Simon Baker with thanks for reports from Gavin Evans and Pete Crockford