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.
Read MoreResults from the Junior Races held on Sunday 4th February
Read More28.01.20 The big event of the weekend was the SEAA Southern XC Championships held at Parliament Hill with thousands of runners taking part from the South of England. No podium places for Heathsiders but the enthusiasm and energy from the runners and the supporters, and the knee-deep sapping mud, and heartbreaking hills made it a hugely enjoyable and memorable day. Other events from the weekend include the London Games and the Staverton 10.
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14 Heathsiders headed north to St Albans for the Fred Hughes 10 miles on Sunday 19th. It was crisp and cold, but good for running apart from some frosty sections, especially on the first lap. Sara Black won her category (Women 45) and was the 8th woman overall in I hour 5mins 50. Natan Doran was the first Heathsider home, followed by Dominic Jones. A bit lower down the field, Sif Sumarlidadottir and Filipe Cardoso ran together and pushed each other on for much of the way, with Sif 4th in the W45 category. Caroline White was second in the W55 category. Next stop on the way to the Rob Jackson Trophy: the Watford Half on 2 February."
Read MoreA number of Heathsiders got more XC action in the Sunday League. However the performance of the weekend belonged to U13 star Mia Rosen in the Southern Indoor Championships, whose time of 2:29.93 in the 800 was a championships best, club record and a new national leading time this year.
Read MoreOur women, once again, excelled in the mud over the 8km, three-hill distance with Beth Hawling taking third place and Rebecca Bunting fifth. They are top of the table and on their way to yet another trophy.
Read MoreThe Weekend's Action took us to the squelching mud of Wormwood Scrubs where Heathside mauled the opposition in most of the races at the Middx XC. Meanwhile, in Viccy Park, Alex Sweet pressed his Turbo Boost button to deliver a quite astonishing performance in the Half Marathon.
Read MorePride of place must go to Seyfu Jamaal for breaking the club road 5K record, formerly held by Adam Kirk-Smith, and setting a new mark of 14min 42sec. Jem recorded 15min 11sec, and Heathside not surprisingly recorded a 1-2 in the race. Definitely worth a round of applause !
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