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As many Heathsiders are tapering now in preparation for the London Marathon this weekend, it was quietish on the race front, but some excellent results from the Manchester and Rochester Marathons and the Reading Half. There were four sub 3 hour results at Manchester and one at Rotterdam. There was also a 10K in Little Bromley, and some late results from the Thames Towpath 10, and the Folkestone 10 where Jackie and Martin both came first in their age groups, and Martin broke the V55 club record for the distance.

This week saw a mixture of events, the highlight being a big PB and high finish for Deng Akol at the Brighton Marathon. Elsewhere there were some good performances at the Paris Marathon, and in a couple of half marathons, plus diverse events ranging from 100m track to a 54mile Ultra

With Easter approaching this weeks report covers some late results from the previous week and some more road races. The highlight however is Rebecca Piggott setting a new Club Record in the 10 km of 35:44.

This week features lots of half marathons with the build up to the Spring Marathon season also the first outdoor T&F performances of the season as well as the last Miniton at Lee Valley.

Lots of action from last weekend with the Club excelling at the County Indoor Championships, young athletes at English Schools XC Championships and a range of road races from Rome to Milton Keynes and also 50km traiI racing.

The main events for London Heathside this weekend were the Battersea Park half marathon, a sub 3 hour marathon for James Martin in the Barcelona Marathon, the UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships, the BFTTA Indoor Open and the Hyde Park 10k. And of course parkruns! Also excellent late results from the previous weekend– the last NWLL XC  race of the season, and George Sant came first overall in the Regents Park 10K

Activities were primarily focused on the longer distances, in the lead up to London, with a win for Rebecca Bunting at Paddock Wood and top performances across the Cambridge and London Half Marathons. Elsewhere there were a couple more V55 records for Damien Lane, who along with Jim Connell completed the Marathon Majors set in Tokyo, plus a 10k race at Battersea Park and the Last Friday 5K

After last weeks XC success this weekend saw the Sunday League cancelled so the focus turns to the UK Age Group and British Masters Indoor Championships as well as road racing.