Not surprisingly there is very little report during this festive weekend, but Rebecca Bunting excelled in the aptly named Buntingford 10 and Dan, Joe and Louisa all improved on their times from last year in the Tempo 10K in Warwickshire. Parkrunning was definitely the popular option, with races on both Boxing Day and Christmas Day and many Heathsiders doing the double.
Read MoreWe had an unusual Christmas cracker on the south coast with two Heathsiders going head to head at the Harbour 50k Challenge in Portsmouth.
Read MoreA round-up of the latest festive races and the Christmas party!
Read MoreThis week Gavin has introduced a new triple star rating for those hardy souls who braved Met League at the Scrubs, Earl Haig afterwards and Sunday League on the, er, Sunday. Well done Kim and Dan. Well done also those who doubled up with Perivale.
Read MoreAmong the many things that make the Met League such a compelling competition is its unpredictability. A magnificent 97 Heathsiders turned up at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday expecting mud and puddles after a stormy week, only to find the course as dry, grassy, and forgiving as it’s ever been.
Read MoreHeathside’s near domination of the North London cross country scene continued apace this week, though this time out at the Fraternity Cup it was a couple of individual results that stood out most as James Wooldridge and Adam Kirk-Smith captured a fantastic 1-2 in the men’s race. The women weren’t far behind though, led home by Rebecca Bunting making a welcome return to Heathside colours. More on the Trent Park races from Captain Chris shortly.
Read MoreHeathsiders triumphed in the Hackney Marshes mud and rain at the North London Cross-Country Championships on Saturday, taking home both team winners’ trophies. Our four A-team women (Rachel Newstead, Cas Wright, Leah Michaels and Bethany Scott) were in the top 15 as were our six A-team men (Adam Kirk Smith, Andrew Brooker, James Woodridge, Andy Barnes, Martin Potter and Chris Norris) plus Tom Livermore. Our vets also took double gold, led by Martin among the men and Ourida Sid among the women.
Read MoreRelentless rain and blustery breeze over a wintery-looking Parliament Hill matched the mood of the weekend in what was an understandably subdued occasion by normal standards.
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