Welcome to London Heathside running and athletics club
Winning UK Athletics women's marathon team, 2007.
Junior, senior or veteran, experienced, aspiring or just curious, you will find yourself welcome in London Heathside.
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if you are interested or check which of our north London venues is best for you and come along and introduce yourself.
You can usually take part straight away. Members will tell you what you need to know about the training groups available and what to do.
Summer Party: London Heathside is pleased to invite members and friends to our annual Summer Party, to be held at The Pavilion, Park Road, N8 on Friday 4th July, with live music and a carvery buffet. Click here for more details.
Announcements
The third round of the LICC is this Saturday at Barnet Copthall:
http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=london-he
The timetable is below and includes a mile race for those of you who felt good about Tuesday race at Finsbury Park!
13.00 Hammer
13.00 Pole Vault
13.00 Long Jump
13.00 3000m Walk including Young Athletes 1000m Walk
13.30 400m Hurdles
13.40 800m - All age groups including Young Athletes
14.10 100m - All age groups including Young Athletes
14.15 Triple Jump
14.3O Discus
14.30 High Jump
14.50 400m
15.05 100m Hurdles (W)
15.15 3000m (mixed)
15.35 110m Hurdles (M)
15.45 200m - All age groups including Young Athletes
15.45 Javelin
15.45 Shot
16.15 1 mile - All age groups including Young Athletes
16.30 2000m Steeplechase (M) <- and (W), I assume
http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=london-he
The timetable is below and includes a mile race for those of you who felt good about Tuesday race at Finsbury Park!
13.00 Hammer
13.00 Pole Vault
13.00 Long Jump
13.00 3000m Walk including Young Athletes 1000m Walk
13.30 400m Hurdles
13.40 800m - All age groups including Young Athletes
14.10 100m - All age groups including Young Athletes
14.15 Triple Jump
14.3O Discus
14.30 High Jump
14.50 400m
15.05 100m Hurdles (W)
15.15 3000m (mixed)
15.35 110m Hurdles (M)
15.45 200m - All age groups including Young Athletes
15.45 Javelin
15.45 Shot
16.15 1 mile - All age groups including Young Athletes
16.30 2000m Steeplechase (M) <- and (W), I assume
If you have 2 mins please refer to this link and fire away http://www.englandathletics.org/england-strategy-09-/consultation-surveys-july-08/
As announced at our successful Summer Ball this years track challenge for our middle and long distance runners will be over the classic 1 mile distance. All are welcome. We will use the same format as in previous years but for this year the here will be only 2 races, the first next Tuesday starting at 8pm on the track at Finsbury Park and the second on September 2nd. Prizes for the fastest male and female runners and the most improved male and female runners over the 2 legs (or as this straddles the summer holiday i should say prizes for those that slow up the least!).
A great opportunity for everyone, including those that never go near a track, to judge yourself against the great Roger Bannister!
A great opportunity for everyone, including those that never go near a track, to judge yourself against the great Roger Bannister!
Reports
A fantastic turn out last night saw 36 heathsiders take on the scary prospect of running a mile on the track. The results were
Men
1 Paul McCrossin 5.14.5
2 Steve Monaghan 5.15.9
3 Ahmed Jamaa 5.23.8
4 Gavin Evans 5.24.4
5 Mark Derry 5.27.4
6 Henry Andrews 5.28.3
7 Mark George 5.31.7
8 Jim Hodges 5.37.1
9 Matt Crole-Rees 5.38.7
10 Dave newman 5.41.8
11 Stuart Carcary 5.45.4
12 Ric Hewitt 5.47.4
13 Russel Weston 5.48.5
14 Carl Heap 5.50.5
15 Dieter Perry 5.51.1
16 Dave Browne 5.52.6
17 Jeff Powell 5.57.0
18 Roy McDowell 6.02.7
19 Simon Patten 6.03.4
20 Iranda 6.08.3
21 Andy Dawson 6.12.2
22 Max Heap (u 12) 6.28.0
23 Norbert Reed 6.36.9
24 Ric Baker 6.48.2
25 Sumi Ghose 7.14.4
26 Simon Clarkson 7.16.1
27 Arthur Keitsch 7.20.6
Women
1 Jackie Watt 6.01.7
2 Fiona Holland 6.12.2
3 Emma Humphrey 6.13.0
4 Karen Levene 6.26.0
5 Michele French 6.28.3
6 Emma Bloomfield 6.52.6
7 Marie Shannon 7.25.2
8 Marilyn St Hilaire 7.28.2
9 Claire Holgate 7.28.5
Well done to all and many thanks to Ruth , John F and Jacob who helped out on the night. Round 2 is on Sept 2nd.
Men
1 Paul McCrossin 5.14.5
2 Steve Monaghan 5.15.9
3 Ahmed Jamaa 5.23.8
4 Gavin Evans 5.24.4
5 Mark Derry 5.27.4
6 Henry Andrews 5.28.3
7 Mark George 5.31.7
8 Jim Hodges 5.37.1
9 Matt Crole-Rees 5.38.7
10 Dave newman 5.41.8
11 Stuart Carcary 5.45.4
12 Ric Hewitt 5.47.4
13 Russel Weston 5.48.5
14 Carl Heap 5.50.5
15 Dieter Perry 5.51.1
16 Dave Browne 5.52.6
17 Jeff Powell 5.57.0
18 Roy McDowell 6.02.7
19 Simon Patten 6.03.4
20 Iranda 6.08.3
21 Andy Dawson 6.12.2
22 Max Heap (u 12) 6.28.0
23 Norbert Reed 6.36.9
24 Ric Baker 6.48.2
25 Sumi Ghose 7.14.4
26 Simon Clarkson 7.16.1
27 Arthur Keitsch 7.20.6
Women
1 Jackie Watt 6.01.7
2 Fiona Holland 6.12.2
3 Emma Humphrey 6.13.0
4 Karen Levene 6.26.0
5 Michele French 6.28.3
6 Emma Bloomfield 6.52.6
7 Marie Shannon 7.25.2
8 Marilyn St Hilaire 7.28.2
9 Claire Holgate 7.28.5
Well done to all and many thanks to Ruth , John F and Jacob who helped out on the night. Round 2 is on Sept 2nd.
Here follows my report from the Zurich Ironman. If it's too long just go to the race day. Thanks to everyone for their support:
August 2007 - Meet nice bloke down Sweatshop in North Finchley and get chatting. He is a keen triathlete and has recently completed the Ironman in Germany. Jackie (my wife) says that I’ll no doubt do an Ironman one day. This seems like tacit approval to attempt the race. A little seed sown in my mind as to whether I could actually complete the gruelling event consisting of a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and a 42km marathon. A little research shows that the event was actually a drunken bet between three US marines – one a swimmer, one a cyclist and one a runner. Each was boasting how their event was the hardest so they decided to run a race with all three events concurrently. Don’t know who won but on that day the Ironman was born. Spent a large part of the night awake thinking about that first Ironman and whether I had the capability to complete the same event.
Sept 2007 – Met with out swim coach in café Nero (Terence). He’s doing the Ironman in Zurich in July 2008. We should do it….it’d be a laugh…….great weather……..the best organisation etc. Both Jackie and I get excited about the proposition so rush back home to enter before we change our minds. All 2,600 entries are already full so I send an optimistic email begging for a couple of slots for the race. Much to our surprise we get a response from the organiser with dedicated places for the two of us. £271 each later we have our entries confirmed. Spent the night awake worrying about what I had just done. Next day Jackie says she’s not doing it. Lucky we took out the cancellation insurance.
Oct and November 2007 – Training starts in earnest. Long Sunday bikes in the autumn sunshine, swimming in the cool lido and running with London Heathside. Things looking good!
Dec 2007 – One of the wettest Decembers on record has put paid to much of our cycling (my weakest discipline). Running is going well and the swimming is ticking over. Still the Ironman is over seven months away and we have plenty of time to catch up – still it doesn’t stop me having many sleepless nights.
Jan 2008 – New years resolution to get out on the bike more. After a couple of sub-zero bike rides I have serious concerns if I have bitten off more than I can chew. Bought a turbo trainer and set it up in the basement. This becomes my staple mid-week cycle training – but boy is it boring. Running takes a dip and the swimming is almost non-existent. Still the Ironman is over six months away – despite this more sleepless nights!
Feb 2008 – Actually managed a couple of serious Reliability Rides. Mileage picking up and feeling more optimistic about the biking. Swimming technique is getting better thanks to Terence but running like a donkey. Still the Ironman is still five.……oh dear it’s looming! More sleepless nights.
March 2008 – Month starts well with a good training weekend in the New Forest with West 4 Harriers. Even manage the first multi sport event of the year at the Deal Aquathlon on Easter Sunday. Almost die of frostbite in a blizzard during the run. At least the weather should be better in Zurich.
April 2008 – Spring weather picking up with some longer bike rides and more pleasant runs. Back in the lido despite the 9 degree temperatures. Go to Torremolinos for a triathlon training camp with Fit for Tri. Great week of training but came back knackered with lots of injury niggles. How am I going to manage another three months of training at this intensity. Sleepless nights once again.
May 2008 – Great training weekend with London Heathside helped to kick start a high intensity period. Week later completed the Hampshire Hilly 100. Completed in six hours and unable to walk back to the car – how on earth am I going to complete the marathon if I can only just finish 100 miles. No sleep that night.
June 2008 – Completed another 100 mile Cyclo Sportif in Essex. Felt strong and for the first time thought I might even be able to complete the event. Completed the Beaulieu Half Ironman. Felt even stronger but had to wait for 40 minutes at the scene of a serious accident. A cyclist hit a car head one but was still alive and coherent – car was a write off. Thought about the incident all night.
Early July 2008 – Starting to think about tapering. Look back over my schedule and realise I have completed on average 14 hours of training a week for the last six months. Still not completed a bike ride over 112 miles or a swim over 2 miles. Fret about this all night and go out the next day to the lido to complete 2.5 miles.
5th July (1 week and 1 day to go) – Hung over from the previous nights Heathside Party. Get concerned that I might have over done it. Vow to drink less in the final week. Need a drink to calm the nerves and help me sleep – not that it made any difference.
6th July (1 week to go) – Raining so complete final bike in basement on turbo. Little do I know I should have been out on the road experiencing how horrible the weather could be. Run to Café Nero but my leg is playing up. Am I imagining it? Worry in bed that night.
9th July (4 days to go) – Last day at work. I put on the attendance board that I am in Zurich till Wednesday. Someone crosses out Zurich after Sunday and inserts “hospital” for the rest of the week. Everyone wishes me luck. I get the feeling they think they may never see me again. Another sleepless night.
10th July (3 days to go) – Drive to Germany to visit Anne Werner, former member of London Heathside. Pack Jackie’s bike just in case she wants to join me on a warm up bike. Notice she has also packed full tri kit. Why is she doing that? Despite a stress free journey think I might be coming down with something. Leg hurts. Shoulder is stiff. Worry all night.
11th July (2 days to go) – Drive to Zurich for race briefing. Jackie registers with me…”I might just do the swim” she says. Boy is it hot. 30 degree in the shade. I’m going to die. Meet Terence and the rest of the triathletes from London, Chris, Michael and Rach (Rachel is support crew) in the hotel. Go to pasta party but instantly regret it as food is awful and the entertainment consists of a yo-yo performer. Back at the hotel had a couple of beers then to bed. Neither of us sleep all night. I was thinking of whether to become a yo-yo performer myself.
12th July (day before IM) – Up early to get eye drops for Jackie. She has developed an eye infection and needs anti-biotic eye drops. Obtain these at the first chemist and return for breakfast. Rest of the day is spent preparing for the triathlon including buying over shoes for the bike (it rained all day), putting the bikes together, servicing bikes, racking bikes, carbo loading, sorting kit etc. One of the most stressful days of my life. Finally complete all the tasks in time for a relaxed meal. Four triathletes round one table all apprehensive about the next day – if we have another nine it would have been even more like the last supper. Had a glass of wine to relax but did nothing to calm the nerves. Go to bed early but spend the whole night tossing and turning.
13th July (race day) - Wake up to the alarm at 4.30am to the sound of rain rattling on the window. Spent a while composing myself and thinking of excuses I could use to not start the race. Couldn’t think of any reasons not to start (except claims of sanity) so go down to breakfast. Load up on muesli, eggs, bacon, croissants, fruit etc. There is a buzz in the air. Not nervous any more but more eager anticipation. “What ever happens the day will end” one of the competitors said to Jackie. I wasn’t convinced.
Head off to the start in pouring rain, check bikes, lay out gear for the transitions and head to the swim start. Jackie heads to the female start and we say good bye. Jackie bursts into tears – pull yourself together woman!. Luckily a friendly South African competitor takes Jackie under her wing and I head to the mass start. Get called to the water. It feels cool, clean and strangely welcoming. 7am comes along and we’re off – the culmination of eight months training finally arrived. Starts like this are always congested but this is not worst than most. Just the odd kick in the face but I soon have a clear sight of the first buoy and settle into a rhythm. Complete the first lap, exit the water, run across an island and re-enter the water – the organisers idea of a joke I supposed. Next lap went well but started to cramp towards the end. Pleased to exit the water in 66 minutes. Wondered if Jackie ever started but had no time to dwell as went straight into transition.
Rain still sheeting down, put on bike gear, helmet and head out onto the road. First 30km are flat and fast. Averaging 22mph but felt relaxed and in control. The first of the hills started soon after and the course undulated until the “Beast”. This is the killer hill with a 300 metre ascent to the summit (felt more like a mountain). Rewarded with an oompah band on the top and great views towards the Alps. More undulations until the precipitous descent into Zurich. Loop past the transition area and up the final hill of the lap, Heatbreak Hill. This had all the supporters lining the road and I felt like a Tour de France rider. Our numbers had our names on them so everyone was cheering you on by name – great feeling! Dropped back to the lake and past the Lindt Chocolate factory. If Jackie gets this far she’ll never make it past the factory gates. Continue back past the transition and out on the second lap. Flat section was much harder this time only averaging 18 to 19mph. Passed by large groups of drafting riders (despite this being a non drafting race). Let them go by as I was to do the race legitimately – sorely tempted to join the groups. Passed most of these riders on the hills and nailed the Beast for the second time. However on the final hill before descending into Zurich, I was chatting to a Frenchman called Fabian. Out of no where a race marshal came up on motor bike and issued a six minute penalty for “drafting”. I half heartedly protest about the drafting benefits of riding side by side at 10mph but took the penalty on the chin. Where was he on the flat where the groups were drafting?
Another ascent of Heartbreak Hill and down into transition. Six hours on the bike and I was already 20 minutes ahead of the eleven hour schedule. Quickly through transition and then off on the run. After 1km diverted into the sin bin to pay my six minute penalty. Stretched the legs, had a sneaky leak and set off on the marathon. First lap (of four) went well, too well perhaps. Second lap was OK and I was still within schedule. Took on board food and drink at every aid station so feeling good. On the third lap things started to go wrong. Legs were fine but my back started to seize up. I’d obviously spent too much time on the aero bars on the bike. Soldiered on jogging with walking at the feed stations. See Chris and assume he must be on the final lap (turns out he was only just starting the run). Final lap comes along and the walking increases. Finally catch sight of Jackie – she’s on the run and hadn’t dropped out yet. With just 16 miles to go I knew she would do it. Reluctantly we parted and I ran the final couple of miles into the finish. Crossed the line in 11 hours and 19 minutes.
Once in the finish had a quick check I was OK by the medical team. Obviously I did not look too bad as they directed me into the athletes area. Had a beer which was alcohol free – another one of the organisers jokes no doubt. Have some food and take a shower then have some more food. I had burned over 10,000 calories during the day so needed some replenishing. Suddenly remember Jackie was still out there. Pack my bags and head out to spectate. Catch up with her with just 9 miles to go. She was mainly walking by this stage but summoned the odd jog between aid stations. Rain commences again and the sun sets. Jackie’s is still going strong and is surprisingly chipper. We made a pact never to do an Ironman event again – wonder how long that will last. Finally she appears with one kilometre to go and runs full tilt into the finish with a beam on her face to light up a dull night. She crosses the line in 14 hours and 57 minutes – what an achievement!
After some food in the village we collect our things from transition and head back to the hotel. We are both euphoric and can’t believe it is finally over. Have a quick beer – thank God for mini-bars – and go to bed. Fall asleep straight away and sleep a thousand sleeps.
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August 2007 - Meet nice bloke down Sweatshop in North Finchley and get chatting. He is a keen triathlete and has recently completed the Ironman in Germany. Jackie (my wife) says that I’ll no doubt do an Ironman one day. This seems like tacit approval to attempt the race. A little seed sown in my mind as to whether I could actually complete the gruelling event consisting of a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and a 42km marathon. A little research shows that the event was actually a drunken bet between three US marines – one a swimmer, one a cyclist and one a runner. Each was boasting how their event was the hardest so they decided to run a race with all three events concurrently. Don’t know who won but on that day the Ironman was born. Spent a large part of the night awake thinking about that first Ironman and whether I had the capability to complete the same event.
Sept 2007 – Met with out swim coach in café Nero (Terence). He’s doing the Ironman in Zurich in July 2008. We should do it….it’d be a laugh…….great weather……..the best organisation etc. Both Jackie and I get excited about the proposition so rush back home to enter before we change our minds. All 2,600 entries are already full so I send an optimistic email begging for a couple of slots for the race. Much to our surprise we get a response from the organiser with dedicated places for the two of us. £271 each later we have our entries confirmed. Spent the night awake worrying about what I had just done. Next day Jackie says she’s not doing it. Lucky we took out the cancellation insurance.
Oct and November 2007 – Training starts in earnest. Long Sunday bikes in the autumn sunshine, swimming in the cool lido and running with London Heathside. Things looking good!
Dec 2007 – One of the wettest Decembers on record has put paid to much of our cycling (my weakest discipline). Running is going well and the swimming is ticking over. Still the Ironman is over seven months away and we have plenty of time to catch up – still it doesn’t stop me having many sleepless nights.
Jan 2008 – New years resolution to get out on the bike more. After a couple of sub-zero bike rides I have serious concerns if I have bitten off more than I can chew. Bought a turbo trainer and set it up in the basement. This becomes my staple mid-week cycle training – but boy is it boring. Running takes a dip and the swimming is almost non-existent. Still the Ironman is over six months away – despite this more sleepless nights!
Feb 2008 – Actually managed a couple of serious Reliability Rides. Mileage picking up and feeling more optimistic about the biking. Swimming technique is getting better thanks to Terence but running like a donkey. Still the Ironman is still five.……oh dear it’s looming! More sleepless nights.
March 2008 – Month starts well with a good training weekend in the New Forest with West 4 Harriers. Even manage the first multi sport event of the year at the Deal Aquathlon on Easter Sunday. Almost die of frostbite in a blizzard during the run. At least the weather should be better in Zurich.
April 2008 – Spring weather picking up with some longer bike rides and more pleasant runs. Back in the lido despite the 9 degree temperatures. Go to Torremolinos for a triathlon training camp with Fit for Tri. Great week of training but came back knackered with lots of injury niggles. How am I going to manage another three months of training at this intensity. Sleepless nights once again.
May 2008 – Great training weekend with London Heathside helped to kick start a high intensity period. Week later completed the Hampshire Hilly 100. Completed in six hours and unable to walk back to the car – how on earth am I going to complete the marathon if I can only just finish 100 miles. No sleep that night.
June 2008 – Completed another 100 mile Cyclo Sportif in Essex. Felt strong and for the first time thought I might even be able to complete the event. Completed the Beaulieu Half Ironman. Felt even stronger but had to wait for 40 minutes at the scene of a serious accident. A cyclist hit a car head one but was still alive and coherent – car was a write off. Thought about the incident all night.
Early July 2008 – Starting to think about tapering. Look back over my schedule and realise I have completed on average 14 hours of training a week for the last six months. Still not completed a bike ride over 112 miles or a swim over 2 miles. Fret about this all night and go out the next day to the lido to complete 2.5 miles.
5th July (1 week and 1 day to go) – Hung over from the previous nights Heathside Party. Get concerned that I might have over done it. Vow to drink less in the final week. Need a drink to calm the nerves and help me sleep – not that it made any difference.
6th July (1 week to go) – Raining so complete final bike in basement on turbo. Little do I know I should have been out on the road experiencing how horrible the weather could be. Run to Café Nero but my leg is playing up. Am I imagining it? Worry in bed that night.
9th July (4 days to go) – Last day at work. I put on the attendance board that I am in Zurich till Wednesday. Someone crosses out Zurich after Sunday and inserts “hospital” for the rest of the week. Everyone wishes me luck. I get the feeling they think they may never see me again. Another sleepless night.
10th July (3 days to go) – Drive to Germany to visit Anne Werner, former member of London Heathside. Pack Jackie’s bike just in case she wants to join me on a warm up bike. Notice she has also packed full tri kit. Why is she doing that? Despite a stress free journey think I might be coming down with something. Leg hurts. Shoulder is stiff. Worry all night.
11th July (2 days to go) – Drive to Zurich for race briefing. Jackie registers with me…”I might just do the swim” she says. Boy is it hot. 30 degree in the shade. I’m going to die. Meet Terence and the rest of the triathletes from London, Chris, Michael and Rach (Rachel is support crew) in the hotel. Go to pasta party but instantly regret it as food is awful and the entertainment consists of a yo-yo performer. Back at the hotel had a couple of beers then to bed. Neither of us sleep all night. I was thinking of whether to become a yo-yo performer myself.
12th July (day before IM) – Up early to get eye drops for Jackie. She has developed an eye infection and needs anti-biotic eye drops. Obtain these at the first chemist and return for breakfast. Rest of the day is spent preparing for the triathlon including buying over shoes for the bike (it rained all day), putting the bikes together, servicing bikes, racking bikes, carbo loading, sorting kit etc. One of the most stressful days of my life. Finally complete all the tasks in time for a relaxed meal. Four triathletes round one table all apprehensive about the next day – if we have another nine it would have been even more like the last supper. Had a glass of wine to relax but did nothing to calm the nerves. Go to bed early but spend the whole night tossing and turning.
13th July (race day) - Wake up to the alarm at 4.30am to the sound of rain rattling on the window. Spent a while composing myself and thinking of excuses I could use to not start the race. Couldn’t think of any reasons not to start (except claims of sanity) so go down to breakfast. Load up on muesli, eggs, bacon, croissants, fruit etc. There is a buzz in the air. Not nervous any more but more eager anticipation. “What ever happens the day will end” one of the competitors said to Jackie. I wasn’t convinced.
Head off to the start in pouring rain, check bikes, lay out gear for the transitions and head to the swim start. Jackie heads to the female start and we say good bye. Jackie bursts into tears – pull yourself together woman!. Luckily a friendly South African competitor takes Jackie under her wing and I head to the mass start. Get called to the water. It feels cool, clean and strangely welcoming. 7am comes along and we’re off – the culmination of eight months training finally arrived. Starts like this are always congested but this is not worst than most. Just the odd kick in the face but I soon have a clear sight of the first buoy and settle into a rhythm. Complete the first lap, exit the water, run across an island and re-enter the water – the organisers idea of a joke I supposed. Next lap went well but started to cramp towards the end. Pleased to exit the water in 66 minutes. Wondered if Jackie ever started but had no time to dwell as went straight into transition.
Rain still sheeting down, put on bike gear, helmet and head out onto the road. First 30km are flat and fast. Averaging 22mph but felt relaxed and in control. The first of the hills started soon after and the course undulated until the “Beast”. This is the killer hill with a 300 metre ascent to the summit (felt more like a mountain). Rewarded with an oompah band on the top and great views towards the Alps. More undulations until the precipitous descent into Zurich. Loop past the transition area and up the final hill of the lap, Heatbreak Hill. This had all the supporters lining the road and I felt like a Tour de France rider. Our numbers had our names on them so everyone was cheering you on by name – great feeling! Dropped back to the lake and past the Lindt Chocolate factory. If Jackie gets this far she’ll never make it past the factory gates. Continue back past the transition and out on the second lap. Flat section was much harder this time only averaging 18 to 19mph. Passed by large groups of drafting riders (despite this being a non drafting race). Let them go by as I was to do the race legitimately – sorely tempted to join the groups. Passed most of these riders on the hills and nailed the Beast for the second time. However on the final hill before descending into Zurich, I was chatting to a Frenchman called Fabian. Out of no where a race marshal came up on motor bike and issued a six minute penalty for “drafting”. I half heartedly protest about the drafting benefits of riding side by side at 10mph but took the penalty on the chin. Where was he on the flat where the groups were drafting?
Another ascent of Heartbreak Hill and down into transition. Six hours on the bike and I was already 20 minutes ahead of the eleven hour schedule. Quickly through transition and then off on the run. After 1km diverted into the sin bin to pay my six minute penalty. Stretched the legs, had a sneaky leak and set off on the marathon. First lap (of four) went well, too well perhaps. Second lap was OK and I was still within schedule. Took on board food and drink at every aid station so feeling good. On the third lap things started to go wrong. Legs were fine but my back started to seize up. I’d obviously spent too much time on the aero bars on the bike. Soldiered on jogging with walking at the feed stations. See Chris and assume he must be on the final lap (turns out he was only just starting the run). Final lap comes along and the walking increases. Finally catch sight of Jackie – she’s on the run and hadn’t dropped out yet. With just 16 miles to go I knew she would do it. Reluctantly we parted and I ran the final couple of miles into the finish. Crossed the line in 11 hours and 19 minutes.
Once in the finish had a quick check I was OK by the medical team. Obviously I did not look too bad as they directed me into the athletes area. Had a beer which was alcohol free – another one of the organisers jokes no doubt. Have some food and take a shower then have some more food. I had burned over 10,000 calories during the day so needed some replenishing. Suddenly remember Jackie was still out there. Pack my bags and head out to spectate. Catch up with her with just 9 miles to go. She was mainly walking by this stage but summoned the odd jog between aid stations. Rain commences again and the sun sets. Jackie’s is still going strong and is surprisingly chipper. We made a pact never to do an Ironman event again – wonder how long that will last. Finally she appears with one kilometre to go and runs full tilt into the finish with a beam on her face to light up a dull night. She crosses the line in 14 hours and 57 minutes – what an achievement!
After some food in the village we collect our things from transition and head back to the hotel. We are both euphoric and can’t believe it is finally over. Have a quick beer – thank God for mini-bars – and go to bed. Fall asleep straight away and sleep a thousand sleeps.
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It was a very busy weekend for Heathside, with results from all over the UK and Europe in events of massively varying lengths in 3 different sports, one of which I’ve never even heard of before! I’ll start however with the men’s track teams in their penultimate matches of the season. The A team were at Hoo, a track which is bizarrely situated in the middle of nowhere in Kent. We had our weakest team of the season out but knew that the opposition would probably be weak too so we might get away with it. Things did not start well however with only Jacob managing to clear a height in the Pole Vault and with poor Romeo Beckford pulling a hamstring on the Long Jump runway and thus both scoring no points in that event and also being unable to take part in the sprints later. This led to us being last of the 4 teams after 5 of the 19 events, not what we needed. The double first in the 100 Metres followed by near maximums in the 800 and the 5000 started to turn things around however and our only remaining nightmare came with Israel in the 110 Hurdles thinking he had crossed the line for an easy win when he hadn’t and stopping before it. I know that sounds inconceivable, but it is a bizarrely laid out track and it was totally understandable. Fortunately he eventually realized what was going on and still came 2nd. By the time of the Steeplechase (Water Jump-less for some reason) we were in front and the double first there confirmed our victory. Lanre was the obvious star with 4 wins and a PB, but well done to everyone especially those who filled in with great success and in most case PBs in events they don’t normally do like Luke (400 Metres), Bill (110 Hurdles), Colin (Discus), Israel (Shot), Emmanuel (Javelin) and Jacob (Pole Vault). Even better news was that Ealing had lost their match so we are now in 2nd place in the league with 1 match to go and 2 to go up, thus we are guaranteed promotion if we can win our last match. It is in Kingston on August 2nd so if any of you can make it that day either as competitors, helpers (we have to officiate the Long Jump & Triple Jump, and it will be a lot easier for John, Jacob and myself to organize the team and run our own races if we aren’t having to worry about officiating too) or even just supporters that would be wonderful. We don’t want to blow it now!
Meanwhile the B team came 4th, only narrowly missing 3rd, in Luton. As last time the following report of their match is by Adrian:
It was a day of slow progress and disappointing times, especially on the M1 roadworks section from junctions 6 to 10 - still we got there and performed like a small group of heavily outnumbered heroes. A small group we certainly were, outnumbered we certainly were, heroes, well . . . ? If the venue had been Agincourt rather than Luton I might have thrown in - "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;" but perhaps not the rest of the speech. Mind you, blood was spilt when I literally "fell at the first hurdle" in the steeplechase, just as the heavens opened with a somewhat too refreshing shower, and my crampons slipped while I clambered over what I find to be a very forbidding obstacle.
The team was sufficiently small for everyone to get a mention, in no particular order - Eddie concentrated on his throws and the high jump and went home cheerful; Peter filled in the team sheet, did some throwing and seemed very pleased with his new tent; Chris was good on stopwatch - just shave off a few more tenths here and there, Chris, and you get upgraded to excellent; Simon jumped well in a number of events and ran in the 1500m because he was not fit to sprint (!); Ben ran 800m and 1500m and took part in catching the javelin; Emmanuel did all the sprints and the long jump and nearly put together a 4 by 400 team of him and Ben and him and Ben again; Pete ran 1500m and 5000m; Tony did very good times (PBs I think) in both the 800m and the steeplechase; I did the sprints, the javelin and the hammer and damn near caught up with an old bloke with grey hair in the 400m. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.
So all we need to cover the other events (all the hurdles, triple jump, and the relays, as well as a bit more strength in depth in the longer distances) are, well, athletes, really.
I don’t have the full results of the B team match yet. Hopefully I will be able to pass them on next week.
2 of the reasons for the A team being weaker than normal were the absences of Moses and Ricardo. Both were for the best possible reason however as Moses was competing in the UK trials at Birmingham and Ricardo was up against Dean Macey etc in the multi-events match at Hexham. Moses came close to a PB in narrowly missing out on a place in the semi-finals, another excellent performance in what has been a terrific season for him so far. As for Ricardo, he had a stunning first day including a club record Long Jump leaving him well on the way to an overall PB. Annoyingly however the final results haven’t appeared yet so I can’t tell you if things continued to go well on day 2. Again that will have to wait until next week.
The only road race I know of this weekend with Heathside competitors was the Lea Valley 10k, where Declan was edged out of victory by 1 second and there were good runs from all our other competitors. I will therefore now move on to other Sports. I’ll put you out of your misery straight away on the one I’d never heard of, it is Rollerskiing! Apparently it is what Cross Country skiers do during the summer and Greg is a keen participant. Sadly his e-mail to me telling me all about it didn’t actually say where it took place or indeed where he finished in the race, but I thought I’d include it after all.
Less surprisingly the other Sport to be reported on is Triathlon. Close to home Gavin led home 3 Heathsiders in the Hillingdon event, but with all due respect to them the Heathside Triathlon stars of the day were clearly Martin and Jackie who both successfully completed the Zurich Ironman event and, apparently, are still alive and with the requisite number of working limbs. It is difficult to contemplate just how horrendous it must be to be competing non-stop for basically the whole day, or indeed how much pain they must both be in now. Suffice to say that if you aren’t already sponsoring them I’m sure it’s not too late and they deserve every penny. Results of most of the above as follows:
Southern League Division 3 South, match 4 (of 5), Hoo (not all that near Maidstone!), 12/7/08:
100 Metres A 1st Luke McNally 11.3s
B 1st Jean-Paul Hazeley 11.7s
n/s Colin Robertson 12.2s
200 Metres A 4th Jean-Paul Hazeley 24.4s
B 2nd Colin Robertson 24.3s
400 Metres A 3rd Bill Awere 55.6s
B 1st Luke McNally 53.8s (PB)
800 Metres A 2nd Jacob Howe 2m 07.5s
B 1st John Flahive 2m 07.9s
1500 Metres A 3rd John Flahive 4m 32.5s
B 3rd Jacob Howe 4m 41.1s
5000 Metres A 2nd Richard Browne 16m 55.5s
B 1st Paul Lemmon 17m 02.1s
110 Hurdles A 2nd Israel Nworgu 19.9s
B 2nd Bill Awere 21.5s (PB)
400 Hurdles A 1st Israel Nworgu 58.6s (PB & club record)
B 4th Paul Lemmon 81.8s
3000M Chase A 1st John Flahive 10m 31.3s
B 1st Paul Lemmon 10m 41.1s
4x100 Relay 2nd Lanre, Colin, Emmanuel, Jean-Paul 45.7s
4x400 Relay 2nd Luke, Jean-Paul, Bill, Israel 3m 37.9s
Long Jump A 3rd Emmanuel Stasaitis 5.97m
High Jump A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 1.90m
B 1st Luke McNally 1.70m
Triple Jump A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 13.96m
B 1st Emmanuel Stasaitis 12.26m
Pole Vault A 3rd Jacob Howe 2.00m (PB)
Shot Put A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 11.60m
B 2nd Israel Nworgu 8.77m
Discus Throw A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 35.41m
B 1st Colin Robertson 21.98m (PB?)
Javelin Throw A 2nd Lanre Ali-Balogun 42.14m (PB)
B 3rd Emmanuel Stasaitis 29.22m (PB?)
Hammer Throw A 3rd Jacob Howe 18.00m (PB)
B 4th Paul Lemmon 6.88m
Overall Team Result:
1st London Heathside 104
2nd Medway & Maidstone 96
3rd Tunbridge Wells 84
4th Haywards Heath 68
Current League Table (top 6 of 16):
1st St Mary’s Richmond 16 442.5
2nd London Heathside 15 419.5
3rd Ealing 14 424
4th Bracknell 14 396
5th Blackheath & Bromley 13 407
6th South London 12 366.5
Southern League Division 4 North, match 4 (of 5), Luton, 12/7/08:
Overall Team Result:
1st Huntingdonshire 175
2nd Luton 135
3rd Biggleswade 110
4th London Heathside 106
5th Southend 0
Current League Table (11 teams in all):
1st Huntingsonshire 24 669.5
2nd West Suffolk & Diss 22 583
3rd Queens Park 21 593
8th London Heathside 12 323
UK National Championships incorporating Olympic Trials, Birmingham, 12/7/08:
200 Metres 3rd in ht Moses Arthur 21.77s (20th overall so 4 places off reaching the semi final)
Lea Valley 10k Road Race, Waltham Cross, 13/7/08:
2nd Declan Hamblin 33m 40s
31st Dominic Jackson 41m 08s
43rd Mike Abrahams 41m 51s
73rd Nik Skipper 44m 05s
93rd Jackie Watt 45m 20s
115th Emilia Vynnycky 46m 28s
London Region Nordic Ski Club 1 hour Rollerskiing race, 13/7/08:
?th Greg Bell 14 miles approx
Hillingdon Triathlon, Hillingdon, 13/7/08:
(Swim 600 metres, run 6k, cycle 25k):
54th Gavin Evans swim 13m 35s
run 27m 16s
cycle 52m 51s
total 1h 33m 42s
82nd Caroline White swim 18m 15s
run 34m 24s
cycle 63m 57s
total 1h 56m 36s
83rd Julie Khan swim 18m 51s
run 35m 57s
cycle 64m 10s
total 1h 58m 58s
Zurich Ironman Triathlon, Zurich, 13/7/08:
(Swim 3.8k, cycle 180k, run 42.2k):
145th man aged 40-44 Martin Potter swim 1h 06m 06s
cycle 6h 01m 58s
run 4h 01m 22s
total 11h 19m 35s
32nd woman aged 45-49 Jackie Wastell swim 1h 30m 49s
cycle 7h 19m 34s
run 5h 38m 33s
total 14h 57m 57s
Meanwhile the B team came 4th, only narrowly missing 3rd, in Luton. As last time the following report of their match is by Adrian:
It was a day of slow progress and disappointing times, especially on the M1 roadworks section from junctions 6 to 10 - still we got there and performed like a small group of heavily outnumbered heroes. A small group we certainly were, outnumbered we certainly were, heroes, well . . . ? If the venue had been Agincourt rather than Luton I might have thrown in - "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;" but perhaps not the rest of the speech. Mind you, blood was spilt when I literally "fell at the first hurdle" in the steeplechase, just as the heavens opened with a somewhat too refreshing shower, and my crampons slipped while I clambered over what I find to be a very forbidding obstacle.
The team was sufficiently small for everyone to get a mention, in no particular order - Eddie concentrated on his throws and the high jump and went home cheerful; Peter filled in the team sheet, did some throwing and seemed very pleased with his new tent; Chris was good on stopwatch - just shave off a few more tenths here and there, Chris, and you get upgraded to excellent; Simon jumped well in a number of events and ran in the 1500m because he was not fit to sprint (!); Ben ran 800m and 1500m and took part in catching the javelin; Emmanuel did all the sprints and the long jump and nearly put together a 4 by 400 team of him and Ben and him and Ben again; Pete ran 1500m and 5000m; Tony did very good times (PBs I think) in both the 800m and the steeplechase; I did the sprints, the javelin and the hammer and damn near caught up with an old bloke with grey hair in the 400m. I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.
So all we need to cover the other events (all the hurdles, triple jump, and the relays, as well as a bit more strength in depth in the longer distances) are, well, athletes, really.
I don’t have the full results of the B team match yet. Hopefully I will be able to pass them on next week.
2 of the reasons for the A team being weaker than normal were the absences of Moses and Ricardo. Both were for the best possible reason however as Moses was competing in the UK trials at Birmingham and Ricardo was up against Dean Macey etc in the multi-events match at Hexham. Moses came close to a PB in narrowly missing out on a place in the semi-finals, another excellent performance in what has been a terrific season for him so far. As for Ricardo, he had a stunning first day including a club record Long Jump leaving him well on the way to an overall PB. Annoyingly however the final results haven’t appeared yet so I can’t tell you if things continued to go well on day 2. Again that will have to wait until next week.
The only road race I know of this weekend with Heathside competitors was the Lea Valley 10k, where Declan was edged out of victory by 1 second and there were good runs from all our other competitors. I will therefore now move on to other Sports. I’ll put you out of your misery straight away on the one I’d never heard of, it is Rollerskiing! Apparently it is what Cross Country skiers do during the summer and Greg is a keen participant. Sadly his e-mail to me telling me all about it didn’t actually say where it took place or indeed where he finished in the race, but I thought I’d include it after all.
Less surprisingly the other Sport to be reported on is Triathlon. Close to home Gavin led home 3 Heathsiders in the Hillingdon event, but with all due respect to them the Heathside Triathlon stars of the day were clearly Martin and Jackie who both successfully completed the Zurich Ironman event and, apparently, are still alive and with the requisite number of working limbs. It is difficult to contemplate just how horrendous it must be to be competing non-stop for basically the whole day, or indeed how much pain they must both be in now. Suffice to say that if you aren’t already sponsoring them I’m sure it’s not too late and they deserve every penny. Results of most of the above as follows:
Southern League Division 3 South, match 4 (of 5), Hoo (not all that near Maidstone!), 12/7/08:
100 Metres A 1st Luke McNally 11.3s
B 1st Jean-Paul Hazeley 11.7s
n/s Colin Robertson 12.2s
200 Metres A 4th Jean-Paul Hazeley 24.4s
B 2nd Colin Robertson 24.3s
400 Metres A 3rd Bill Awere 55.6s
B 1st Luke McNally 53.8s (PB)
800 Metres A 2nd Jacob Howe 2m 07.5s
B 1st John Flahive 2m 07.9s
1500 Metres A 3rd John Flahive 4m 32.5s
B 3rd Jacob Howe 4m 41.1s
5000 Metres A 2nd Richard Browne 16m 55.5s
B 1st Paul Lemmon 17m 02.1s
110 Hurdles A 2nd Israel Nworgu 19.9s
B 2nd Bill Awere 21.5s (PB)
400 Hurdles A 1st Israel Nworgu 58.6s (PB & club record)
B 4th Paul Lemmon 81.8s
3000M Chase A 1st John Flahive 10m 31.3s
B 1st Paul Lemmon 10m 41.1s
4x100 Relay 2nd Lanre, Colin, Emmanuel, Jean-Paul 45.7s
4x400 Relay 2nd Luke, Jean-Paul, Bill, Israel 3m 37.9s
Long Jump A 3rd Emmanuel Stasaitis 5.97m
High Jump A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 1.90m
B 1st Luke McNally 1.70m
Triple Jump A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 13.96m
B 1st Emmanuel Stasaitis 12.26m
Pole Vault A 3rd Jacob Howe 2.00m (PB)
Shot Put A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 11.60m
B 2nd Israel Nworgu 8.77m
Discus Throw A 1st Lanre Ali-Balogun 35.41m
B 1st Colin Robertson 21.98m (PB?)
Javelin Throw A 2nd Lanre Ali-Balogun 42.14m (PB)
B 3rd Emmanuel Stasaitis 29.22m (PB?)
Hammer Throw A 3rd Jacob Howe 18.00m (PB)
B 4th Paul Lemmon 6.88m
Overall Team Result:
1st London Heathside 104
2nd Medway & Maidstone 96
3rd Tunbridge Wells 84
4th Haywards Heath 68
Current League Table (top 6 of 16):
1st St Mary’s Richmond 16 442.5
2nd London Heathside 15 419.5
3rd Ealing 14 424
4th Bracknell 14 396
5th Blackheath & Bromley 13 407
6th South London 12 366.5
Southern League Division 4 North, match 4 (of 5), Luton, 12/7/08:
Overall Team Result:
1st Huntingdonshire 175
2nd Luton 135
3rd Biggleswade 110
4th London Heathside 106
5th Southend 0
Current League Table (11 teams in all):
1st Huntingsonshire 24 669.5
2nd West Suffolk & Diss 22 583
3rd Queens Park 21 593
8th London Heathside 12 323
UK National Championships incorporating Olympic Trials, Birmingham, 12/7/08:
200 Metres 3rd in ht Moses Arthur 21.77s (20th overall so 4 places off reaching the semi final)
Lea Valley 10k Road Race, Waltham Cross, 13/7/08:
2nd Declan Hamblin 33m 40s
31st Dominic Jackson 41m 08s
43rd Mike Abrahams 41m 51s
73rd Nik Skipper 44m 05s
93rd Jackie Watt 45m 20s
115th Emilia Vynnycky 46m 28s
London Region Nordic Ski Club 1 hour Rollerskiing race, 13/7/08:
?th Greg Bell 14 miles approx
Hillingdon Triathlon, Hillingdon, 13/7/08:
(Swim 600 metres, run 6k, cycle 25k):
54th Gavin Evans swim 13m 35s
run 27m 16s
cycle 52m 51s
total 1h 33m 42s
82nd Caroline White swim 18m 15s
run 34m 24s
cycle 63m 57s
total 1h 56m 36s
83rd Julie Khan swim 18m 51s
run 35m 57s
cycle 64m 10s
total 1h 58m 58s
Zurich Ironman Triathlon, Zurich, 13/7/08:
(Swim 3.8k, cycle 180k, run 42.2k):
145th man aged 40-44 Martin Potter swim 1h 06m 06s
cycle 6h 01m 58s
run 4h 01m 22s
total 11h 19m 35s
32nd woman aged 45-49 Jackie Wastell swim 1h 30m 49s
cycle 7h 19m 34s
run 5h 38m 33s
total 14h 57m 57s
Before I start on the results, please note that my company has moved into a new office this week. It doesn’t affect my e-mail address but if any of you ever call me at work please note the new phone number below.
There are plenty of results to get through this week and I’ve not got much time so I’ll keep my waffle to a minimum. The late results from last weekend show a couple of club age group records for Adrian in the B team match and another win for Ella competing for E&H in the Junior League. The latter had an even better run on Wednesday however when she improved her club age group record at Watford, but she was just beaten by Pete who also took the record for his age group. In between these events Sergio had an excellent debut for the club with 3rd in the Battersea 5k.
Moving on to the weekend, I will save myself from another telling off from Charles by mentioning that I won the V45 Steeplechase at the British Vets Champs. I didn’t run well, but there was no decent opposition so I got away with it. Then on Sunday several Heathsiders took part in the Tottenham Marshes 5, with Pete continuing an excellent week of racing with a top 3 finish and Jackie winning 1st prize in the women’s event. Finally we had our latest Open Meeting at Finsbury Park. The turnout of Heathsiders was lower than usual, perhaps put off by the poor weather in the morning (though it improved for the event itself), but there were still some decent performances from Edward, Adrian and John amongst others. Results of these and other events as follows:
Southern League Division 4 North, match 3 (of 5), St Ives (Cambs), 28/6/08:
100 Metres A 6th Eden Confino 13.2s
B 6th Adrian Essex 13.2s (club V50 record)
200 Metres A 6th Adrian Essex 28.3s
400 Metres A 4th Adrian Essex 63.7s
B 4th Tony Killilea 60.9s
800 Metres A 3rd Tony Killilea 2m 18.7s
3000 Chase A 2nd Tony Killilea 11m 53.2s
B 2nd Adrian Essex 16m 18.8s (club V50 record)
Long Jump A 6th Eddie Bayne 3.26m
High Jump A 6th Eddie Bayne 1.30m
Triple Jump A 6th Tony Killilea 9.13m
B 4th Adrian Essex 8.10m (club V50 record)
Shot Put A 6th Adrian Essex 7.02m
Discus Throw A 6th Peter Snell 13.89m
B 5th Eddie Bayne 13.77m
Javelin Throw A 5th Eddie Bayne 21.82m
B 4th Peter Snell ?m
Hammer Throw A 6th Adrian Essex 12.83m
B 5th Peter Snell 9.77m
National Junior League Southern Premier Division, Cambridge, 29/6/08:
Women:
3000 Metres A 1st Ella Waldman 10m 49.6s
Self Transcendence 5k Road Race, Battersea Park, 30/6/08:
3rd Sergio Di Noto 17m 30s
Watford Open Track & Field Meeting, Watford, 2/7/08:
3000 Metres 29th Pete Crockford 10m 17.83s (1st V50, club V50 record)
31st Ella Waldman 10m 24.28s (1st U20 woman, club U20 record)
British Veterans Track & Field Championships, Birmingham, 5-6/7/08:
M45:
3000 Chase 1st Paul Lemmon 10m 45.72s
M50:
800 Metres 5th Mike Abrahams 2m 28.79s
1500 Metres 6th Mike Abrahams 5m 07.15s
Norwich Olympic Distance Triathlon, Norwich, 6/7/08:
38th Ken Heney 2h 20m 53s
Tottenham Marshes 5 Mile multi-terrain race, Tottenham, 6/7/08:
3rd Pete Crockford 29m 21s (1st V50)
9th Gavin Evans 31m 04s (3rd V40)
10th Robin Tremaine 32m 13s (3rd V50)
11th Trevor Wilson 32m 23s
25th Jackie Watt 35m 52s (1st woman)
32nd Caroline White 37m 25s (3rd woman, 2nd V45)
35th Jim Taggart 37m 31s
London Heathside Track & Field Open Meeting, Finsbury Park, 6/7/08:
100 Metres:
10th Edward Kargbo 12.1s (1st U17)
12th Cardell Seton 12.2s
18th Melvin Reebye 13.4s (3rd U17)
19th Emmanuel Adesina 13.8s
200 Metres:
6th Colin Robertson 24.5s
10th Edward Kargbo 25.5s (1st U17)
13th Melvin Reebye 27.4s (3rd U17)
14th Adrian Essex 27.7s (1st V50)
18th T Johnson 29.6s (1st U13)
400 Metres:
2nd Adrian Essex 63.1s (1st V50)
800 Metres:
6th Ahmed Jama 2m 28.2s
9th Alex Beattie-Child 2m 46.4s (1st U15)
10th Ben Clarke-Janssen 2m 46.4s
1500 Metres:
5th John Flahive 4m 15.3s
9th Alex Economou 5m 40.8s (1st U15)
10th Ben Clarke-Janssen 5m 57.0s
There are plenty of results to get through this week and I’ve not got much time so I’ll keep my waffle to a minimum. The late results from last weekend show a couple of club age group records for Adrian in the B team match and another win for Ella competing for E&H in the Junior League. The latter had an even better run on Wednesday however when she improved her club age group record at Watford, but she was just beaten by Pete who also took the record for his age group. In between these events Sergio had an excellent debut for the club with 3rd in the Battersea 5k.
Moving on to the weekend, I will save myself from another telling off from Charles by mentioning that I won the V45 Steeplechase at the British Vets Champs. I didn’t run well, but there was no decent opposition so I got away with it. Then on Sunday several Heathsiders took part in the Tottenham Marshes 5, with Pete continuing an excellent week of racing with a top 3 finish and Jackie winning 1st prize in the women’s event. Finally we had our latest Open Meeting at Finsbury Park. The turnout of Heathsiders was lower than usual, perhaps put off by the poor weather in the morning (though it improved for the event itself), but there were still some decent performances from Edward, Adrian and John amongst others. Results of these and other events as follows:
Southern League Division 4 North, match 3 (of 5), St Ives (Cambs), 28/6/08:
100 Metres A 6th Eden Confino 13.2s
B 6th Adrian Essex 13.2s (club V50 record)
200 Metres A 6th Adrian Essex 28.3s
400 Metres A 4th Adrian Essex 63.7s
B 4th Tony Killilea 60.9s
800 Metres A 3rd Tony Killilea 2m 18.7s
3000 Chase A 2nd Tony Killilea 11m 53.2s
B 2nd Adrian Essex 16m 18.8s (club V50 record)
Long Jump A 6th Eddie Bayne 3.26m
High Jump A 6th Eddie Bayne 1.30m
Triple Jump A 6th Tony Killilea 9.13m
B 4th Adrian Essex 8.10m (club V50 record)
Shot Put A 6th Adrian Essex 7.02m
Discus Throw A 6th Peter Snell 13.89m
B 5th Eddie Bayne 13.77m
Javelin Throw A 5th Eddie Bayne 21.82m
B 4th Peter Snell ?m
Hammer Throw A 6th Adrian Essex 12.83m
B 5th Peter Snell 9.77m
National Junior League Southern Premier Division, Cambridge, 29/6/08:
Women:
3000 Metres A 1st Ella Waldman 10m 49.6s
Self Transcendence 5k Road Race, Battersea Park, 30/6/08:
3rd Sergio Di Noto 17m 30s
Watford Open Track & Field Meeting, Watford, 2/7/08:
3000 Metres 29th Pete Crockford 10m 17.83s (1st V50, club V50 record)
31st Ella Waldman 10m 24.28s (1st U20 woman, club U20 record)
British Veterans Track & Field Championships, Birmingham, 5-6/7/08:
M45:
3000 Chase 1st Paul Lemmon 10m 45.72s
M50:
800 Metres 5th Mike Abrahams 2m 28.79s
1500 Metres 6th Mike Abrahams 5m 07.15s
Norwich Olympic Distance Triathlon, Norwich, 6/7/08:
38th Ken Heney 2h 20m 53s
Tottenham Marshes 5 Mile multi-terrain race, Tottenham, 6/7/08:
3rd Pete Crockford 29m 21s (1st V50)
9th Gavin Evans 31m 04s (3rd V40)
10th Robin Tremaine 32m 13s (3rd V50)
11th Trevor Wilson 32m 23s
25th Jackie Watt 35m 52s (1st woman)
32nd Caroline White 37m 25s (3rd woman, 2nd V45)
35th Jim Taggart 37m 31s
London Heathside Track & Field Open Meeting, Finsbury Park, 6/7/08:
100 Metres:
10th Edward Kargbo 12.1s (1st U17)
12th Cardell Seton 12.2s
18th Melvin Reebye 13.4s (3rd U17)
19th Emmanuel Adesina 13.8s
200 Metres:
6th Colin Robertson 24.5s
10th Edward Kargbo 25.5s (1st U17)
13th Melvin Reebye 27.4s (3rd U17)
14th Adrian Essex 27.7s (1st V50)
18th T Johnson 29.6s (1st U13)
400 Metres:
2nd Adrian Essex 63.1s (1st V50)
800 Metres:
6th Ahmed Jama 2m 28.2s
9th Alex Beattie-Child 2m 46.4s (1st U15)
10th Ben Clarke-Janssen 2m 46.4s
1500 Metres:
5th John Flahive 4m 15.3s
9th Alex Economou 5m 40.8s (1st U15)
10th Ben Clarke-Janssen 5m 57.0s
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