Great Performances at the Vitality 10,000m and European Running Adventures
Lots of action this week with the return of XC as well as races in Italy, Poland and the streets of Central London where Seyfu secured 3rd Senior male in the Vitality 10,000. Amy Kirk broke the Club U20W 10km record in the same race. Vet Robin Hardy also set a new Club V60 Discus record. Heathsiders also took part in Enfield Chasers inaugural XC race although the Crew Hill Course may be doomed for a New Town. Dylan Mills (U17M) won his race at the first NWLL XC Race of the season. Robin Hardy also improved his V55 Club Record in the Discus at Sandy.
Trail Racing
Delicious Dolomites Trail Race, Cortina, 27.9.25
Rebecca Marshall reports “ Last weekend, I completed the long course of the Delicious Dolomites Trail Race. It was originally meant to be 43 km but was shortened to 37 km due to snow on the highest peaks. This meant that the WW1 tunnel section wasn't possible. Despite that, the race still offered plenty of adventure.
It began in the town of Cortina, where I was approached by the race commentator, who asked if I was Lauren Irwin, the GB Olympic rowing medalist. Errm... no.
The event had a friendly atmosphere, with local restaurants showcasing their food at the checkpoints. After more than 2,000 m of climbing across stunning mountain tops, there was even more local food to enjoy in the finishers' marquee.
A fabulous experience!”
Road Racing
Bieg na Piątkę Gdańsk 2025, Gdansk, 27.9.25
Monika Newton reports” I hope you're doing well. After the disappointment at the Berlin marathon, I decided to mix things up and go for a shorter and faster race. It was a very last minute decision whilst visiting a friend in Poland. I'm thrilled to share that everything fell into place perfectly!
I managed to achieve a personal best for the 5km with a time of 18:37. To top it off, I also secured the 3rd lady spot.”
Vitality 10Km, Westminster 28.9.25
Seyfu produced a strong performance to finish 4th in the Vitality 10km around Central London. He was joined by numerous Heathsiders. Other notable performances are Barry Kelly’s 2nd place, Amy Kirk (U17W) debuting at the distance ran 40minutes breaking the Club U20W record by 3 minutes.
4th Seyfu Jamaal 00:29:54
25th Barry Kelly (IRL) 00:31:52
65th Ben Hampshire 00:33:07
104th Scott Coller 00:33:55
138th Edward Samuel (V45) 00:34:29
182nd David Kirk (V50) 00:35:01
186th Etienne Daries (FRA) 00:35:05
194th David Lee 00:35:08
306th Filippo Minelle (ITA/V35) 00:36:19
389th Benn Thomas (V45) 00:37:03
400th Raoul Metcalfe 00:37:10
456th M Lewis (V45) 00:37:33
484th Rob Shulman (V55) 00:37:45
488th Peter Otto 00:37:47
595th Joe Starkey (V35) 00:38:32
705th Jonathan Shipley (V45) 00:39:10
843rd Hongbin Gu (CHN/V35) 00:39:48
984th Robert Selway 00:40:35
81st Amy Kirk (U17W) 00:40:37 New Club U20W Record
152nd Julia Kelk (CAN/V45) 00:42:32
159th Jeanie Watson (IRL/V45) 00:42:55
204th Yen Vo (VIE/V45) 00:43:40
209th Annabel Judd (V55) 00:43:45
1897th Daniel Jonathan (V35) 00:44:22
277th Tanya Addison (VW50) 00:44:41 (12th VW)
1981st Danny Olive (V50) 00:44:44
2003rd Marcus Lloyd (V60) 00:44:49
319th Maura Bellio (ITA/V35) 00:45:05
365th Katie Belkin (VW50) 00:45:37 (16th VW)
4576th Obafemi Ogunkola 00:53:31
4752nd Ian Slade (V55) 00:54:09
Cross Country
Whitewebbs Open 2025, Crews Hill, 28.9.25
Ruth Miller reports “A few of us did this open x country organised by Enfield Chasers at Whitewebbs in Enfield- a new venue. Great x country course and very well orgsnised.”
Wayne Morley 1st 29.39
Hugo Cox 4th. 32.34
Chiara Borg 2nd Women 38.29
Ruth Miller 5th Women 42.31
North West London Young XC League, Wormwood Scrubs, 27.9.25
The Young Athletes XC season kicked off with the opening NWLL race at Wormwood Scrubs. There were team wins for the U17 Men and Women plus the U13 Girls while the U13 Boys were 3rd. Individually there was a race win for Dylan Mills (U17M) and 5th places for Edith Deakin (U13G), Ennio Kaloukian (U17M) and James McGuire (U15B). The U17 Women recorded 2md to 6th places in their race.
U11 Boys (1600m) 36 runners
1st W Fay (WSE) 6:13
8th Billy Aldridge 6.47
10th Harry Master 6.54
24th Bjorn Rule 7.46
27th Fred Rockhill 7.52
30th Dominic Jeles 8.01
323rd Iliam Bell Young 8.05
Team:- 1st QPH 36 pts, 4th London Heathside 69 pts
U11 Girls (1600m) 41 runners
1st E Smith (WSE) 6.32
17th Eva Deakin 7.42
25th Robin Hinson 8.21
35th Esther Schofield 9.41
Team:- 1st WSE 17 pts, 8th London Heathside 119 pts
U13 Boys 2.4km 34 runners
1st L da Silva (TVH) 8.45
7th Michael Schofield 9.27
11th Dylan Lewis 9.46
16th Bruno Fansa 10.11
25th Miles Thane 10.42
27th Warren Thane 10.47
28th William Edwards 11.04
Team:- 1st WSE 25 pts, 3rd London Heathside 59 pts
U13 Girls 2.4km 36 runners
1st O Holmes (Maidenhead) 9.29
5th Edith Deakin 10.21
8th Tida Hinson 10.24
14th Kitty Warburton 10.49
19th Livia Belkin 10.55
25th Liv McClure 11.24
Team:- 1st London Heathside
U15 Boys 3km 34 runners
1st R Greenwood (Trent Park) 11.16
5th James McGuire 11.48
11th Alex Rankin 12.31
25th Harrison Eyre 14.14
Team:- 1st ESM 36 pts, 5th London Heathside 76 pts
U15 Girls 3km 41 runners
1st C Cooper (Barnet) 13.11
17th Becky hare 15.09
20th Loren Irwin 15.31
24th Sara Anderson King 15.51
32nd Louise Baird 16.36
36th Alice Rockhill 17.22
37th Aiofe Mannion Blackley 17.23
Team:- 1st Harrow 35 pts, 6th London Heathside 93 pts
U17 Men 4,500m 17 runners
1st Dylan Mills 13.52
5th Ennio Kaloukian 14.38
9th Tam Mergia 15.23
Team:- 1st London Heathside 33 pts
U17 Women 4,500m (14 runners)
1st S Allen (Highgate) 13:56
2nd Lettice Gundry 17:01
3rd Ivy Gray 17:09
4th Margot Hunt 17:21
5th Rosa Cormacain 17:23
6th Rose Schofield 17:24
Team:- 1st London Heathside 14 pts
Track ad Field
Southern Counties Veterans League - Western Division, Horspath, 21 Sep 25
100m
M35A 7th Charalambos Pittordis (V35) 12.9 PB
M35B 6th Kurt Fullerton (V45) 12.8
M50 7th Stephen Booth (V50) 13.6
M60 2nd Michael Salousti (V60) 14.1 PB
200m
M35A 7th Paul Egan (V40) 28.7 PB
M35B 7th Charalambos Pittordis (V35) 26.5
M50 7th Mark Jefford (V60) 34.3
400m
M35A 4th Marc Mullen (V40) 56.8
M35B 7th Andrew McGeary (V45) 63.2
M50 7th Adrian Essex (V70) 84.4
M60 5th Michael Salousti (V60) 71.0
800m
M35A 2nd Richard Macauley (V40) 2:04.4
M35B 3rd Andrew McGeary (V45) 2:19.9
M50 6th Mark Jefford (V60) 2:37.9
1500m
M35A 1st Richard Macauley (V40) 4:27.7
M35B 1st Wayne Morley (V35) 4:28.7 PB
M50 3rd Hugo Cox (V50) 4:52.8 PB
M60 5th Mark Jefford (V60) 5:39.8
3000m
M35A 2nd Richard Macauley (V40) 9:26.2
M35B 1st Wayne Morley (V35) 9:27.4
M50 5th Hugo Cox (V50) 10:34.9 PB
M60 4th Gavin Evans (V65) 11:50.4
2000mW
M35 3rd Ben Montilla (V45) 14:11.3 PB
M50 4th Hugo Cox (V50) 14:27.2 PB
M60 4th Gavin Evans (V65) 16:03.5
4x100m
6th London Heathside (V35) 61.6
4x400m
7th London Heathside (V35) 4:25.7
High Jump
M35 Andrew McGeary NH
M50 6th Adrian Essex (V70) 1.15m
M60 4th Mark Jefford (V60) 1,20m
Pole Vault
M35 5th Ivan Ross (V50) 2.40m
M50 3rd Stephen Booth (V50) 2.20m
Long Jump
M35 6th Andrew McGeary (V45) 4.38m PB
M50 6th Adrian Essex (V70) 3.52m
M60 5th Mark Jefford (V60) 3.37m
Triple Jump
M35 7th Paul Egan (V40) 9.20m PB
M50 5th Adrian Essex (V70) 7.15m
Shot Put
M35 4th Kurt Fullerton (V45) 9.05m
M50 5th Stephen Booth (V50) 9.24m
M60 4th Robin Hardy (V60) 8.79m PB
Discus
M35 5th Kurt Fullerton (V45) 24.80m
M50 3rd Stephen Booth (V50) 33.06m
M60 1st Robin Hardy (V60) 33.77m PB
Hammer
M35 Charalambos Pittordis (V35) 18.53m
M50 6th Adrian Essex (V70) 16.71m
M60 3rd Robin Hardy (V60) 24.15m PB
Javelin
M35 7th Ivan Ross (V50) 24.86m
M50 6th Stephen Booth (V50) 30.28m PB
M60 6th Robin Hardy (V60) 17.60m
Biggleswade Open, Sandy, 27.9.25
Discus (1kg)
4th Robin Hardy (V60) 35.84m PB and New Club V55 Record
Park Run
Parkrun
109 Heathsiders ran in parkrun last Saturday. Congratulations for first place finishes go to: Katie Brown (Woodhouse Moor, 17:35), Sarah Swinhoe (Finsbury Park, 19:41), Louisa Pointon (Gunpowder, 20.03), Emma Simpson (22.34,Cabinteely), Fred Beale (17:16, Ally Pally), Hester Hill (20:28, Lordship Rec), Annabel Litchfield (19.45 Old Showground), Keith Burrows (18.36, Whanganui Riverbank).