First off, there were plenty of Heathsiders out at the Regents Park 10k (race one of the six-race summer series). Adam put in an outstanding three laps of the park (plus one lap of most the field) to secure first place, as ace reporter Greg Bell describes:
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Heathsiders turned out in large numbers at the capital’s most prestigious running event once again, as a whopping 58 runners took to those famous streets - a remarkable 21 of whom completed in under 3 hours - while a whole host of others lined the route to cheer on their clubmates. Aside from the numerous eye catching times and the huge sense of achievement felt after months of training, dedication and hard slog, our Facebook page and Twitter feed were flooded with comments about how much the support from the Heathside massive helped to get them through those hardest of miles and reiterated once more just what a bloody lovely club this is.
Read MoreWhile the club's main focus was of course centred on the London Marathon this week (more to come in a separate report later), there are a few more bits of Heathside running news that don't deserve to go unnoticed. From an impressive showing at the Road Relays to a fine marathon display and great turn out at the Vets League meeting, here's this week's best of the rest:
Read MoreWell done to everyone who competed on Saturday and a massive thank you to all athletes, coaches (Mark, Kabir, Chris and Nathan) and supporters for braving the cold weather! Thanks also to those who officiated (Mark, Kabir, Chris and John); these competitions would not take place without you!
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This was a big week for Heathsiders. Marathon season kicked in with four fine 42.2 performances, while Andrew Brooker picked up second place in the Thames Towpath 10 miler. But the biggest shout-out goes to our Tony Killilea who put in a magnificent showing at the Tetradecathlon World Champs in Helsinki, coming home with a bronze medal in the V50-55 class.
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The Greater Manchester Marathon is officially the UK's best marathon - largely because they're not above pestering everyone to vote for them as the UK's best marathon via social media. Despite the usual organisation problems (couldn't park your car first, couldn't get your bag afterwards) there was a host of PBs and notable runs from our gallant crew.
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It was a massively exciting racing weekend, with events in all shapes and sizes - including the first of the big Spring marathons - Paris - and some great results there, as well as in the many half marathons: Reading, Richmond, Berlin, Wilmslow, Whitehorse and Warwick half marathons, the Orion 15, Regents Park and Stockholm 10Ks, the under 13 and 15s Lee Valley Pentathlon, Lowestoft 5 and Masters Athletics, to name a few. And this weekend also saw the club championship time for 10 miles spectacularly smashed by Tom Aldred for the 10 mile distance, when he won the Sri Chinmoy 10 in Battersea.
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At the overcast (read: minging) World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff, Tom Aldred sizzled through the wind and rain to finish 8th overall in a patch over 67 minutes. We should stress that this was 8th in the "mass race", and that Tom wasn't dishing it out to the national champions of Kenya, Eritrea et al. He was, however, dishing it out to around 12,000 other competitors, among whose number we also had local(ish) talent Leigh and Elinor, and Jonathan and Jessica, who both secured PBs.
Read MoreIt was a busy week-end. Highlights include the South of England Road Relays, an update on the Road Race championship, great achievements at the indoor athletics in Lea Valley, numerous half marathons and two new club records.
Read MoreThe highlights this week include an impressive performance in Loughborough from Heathside’s rising star, Ruairi McGonigle, new national champions and club records at the British Masters championships and super-fast times in the Finchley 20 and half marathons in North London, Surrey and elsewhere.
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