Heathside takes clean sweep at Middlesex 10k champs

One highlight of a busy Heathside week was our athletes taking a clean sweep of the Middlesex 10k Road Championship, winning the men’s and women’s categories, the men’s and women’s Masters and both first and second places in the men’s V50 Masters. Individual golds went to Sam Macaulay (1st in 31:44), Rebecca Piggot (1st W in 35:56), Tom Aldred (1st V40 and 2nd overall). Sam also won the Chingford League 5k on Tuesday. Another impressive performance was Josie Hinton’s 2:52:18 in the Chester Marathon, making her the second veteran and the 5th woman overall, while our U15 boys took an impressive sixth place in the national road relay championships.

MIDDLESEX 10K ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Victoria Park, Sunday October 5

An impressive total of 51 Heathsiders took part in this race on a cool, windy Sunday at Victoria Park.

Sam Macaulay (31:44), Tom Aldred (31:55) and Tsegay Berhane (32:17) took the first three places. Tom’s second place (and 1st V40) was particularly impressive considering he is a V45 veteran. Rebecca Piggott, the women’s overall winner in 35:56, was also the first V35 veteran.

Results (201 finishers)

1 Sam Macaulay 31:44 🥇
2 Tom Aldred V45 31:55 (1st V40) 🥈🥇
3 Tsegay Berhane 32:17 🥉
5 James Hurrell V40 32:41 (2nd V40)🥈
7 Andy Barnes V40 32:54 (3rd V40)🥉
10 Tom Livermore 33:10
12 Christopher Gracie 33:30
14 Isaac Edwards 33:53
15 James Haynes 33:56
20 Peter Gould 34:08
21 Sammy Keenan 34:11
23 Wayne Morley 34:21
32 David Lee 35:11
33 Edward Samuel V45 35:14
35 Laurens Price-Nowak 35:44
37 Jordan Marshall 35:52
38 Rebecca Piggott FV35 35:56 (1st SW) 🥇🥇
42 Peter Otto 36:15
47 Alex Sweet V40 36:42
50 Alexander Carr 37:13
52 Mathew Jones 37:15
57 Eliza Bond 37:45
60 Anna Rawsthorne 38:00
61 Kwasi Agyei-Owusu V40 38:08
63 Pep Pamies V45 38:14
66 Andrew McGeary V45 38:51
69 Alfonso Estepa Palacios 39:01
70 Lucy Browne 39:05
72 Philip Hogg V55 39:17
76 Stephen Topp V45 40:07
80 Jonathan Carter 40:46
84 Oliver Murray V55 40:54
89 Stephen Monaghan V55 41:07
90 Gavin Evans V65 41:07 (1st V65)
102 Marcus Tillotson V50 42:50
107 Trevor Wilson V55 43:43
109 Mark George V55 43:48
111 Annabel Judd FV55 43:54
118 Tanya Addison FV50 44:08
119 Martha Murray 44:26
122 Marcus Lloyd V60 44:39
123 Ciera Kennedy 44:47
127 Hattie Barnes 45:03
130 Sandra Buckton FV55 45:26
133 Simon Nichols V55 45:39
137 Katie Belkin FV50 46:10
139 Kim Butler FV35 46:30 (PB)
144 Billie Armstrong 47:35
168 Jermoe Boughton-Mills V60 51:00
181 Sue Eedle FV65 54:44
184 Marianne Gibson FV55 55:55

Middlesex Team Competition

Men - Overall - 1st London Heathside (1,2,3) 6 pts 🏆(2nd
Men - Masters - M40 - 1st London Heathside (1,2,3) 6 pts 🏆
Men - Masters - M50 - 1st Serpentine (1,3,4) 8pts 2nd London Heathside (7,11,12) 30 pts 🥈

Women - Overall - 1st London Heathside (1,3,6) 10 pts 🏆
Women - Masters - 1st Serpentine (2,3,6) 11 pts, 2nd London Heathside (1,8,10) 19 pts 🥈  

Chingford League Race 1#, Velopark, Tuesday October 7

Sam Macaulay was back in action two days after his triumph in the Middlesex 10k, winning the Chingford League 5k men’s race in 15:10. Christopher Gracie was third in 15:48 while the first Heathside woman was Francesca Stocco in 19:00, putting her in fifth place.

Results

Mens Race (5km 337 Runners)

1st Sam Macaulay 15:10

3rd Christopher Gracie 15:48

7th Sammy Keenan 16:11

9th Isaac Edwards (V40) 16:12 (1st V40)

16th Andy Barnes (V40) 16:18 (2nd V40)

24th Peter Gould 16:49

48th Peter Otto 17:28

264th Andrew Wooding (V40) 23:49

Women’s Race (5km 225 Runners)

1st J Dos Santos (VPH&TH) 17:59

5th Francesca Stocco 19:00

168th Sue Eedie (V60) 27:17

Chester Marathon, Chester, Sunday October 5

V40 veteran Josie Hinton was second in her age category and the fifth woman overall in Chester, with a time of 2:52:18.

Results

126th Josie Hinton 2:52:18 (2nd V35 and 5th woman)

373rd Thomas Watts 3:07:49 (PB)

568th Nick Hodges-Gibson 3:16:06

Run Kent Half Marathon, Tonbridge, Sunday October 5

Result

46th Joe McKeown 1:29:45

Standalone 10k, Letchworth, Sunday October 5

Result

97th Thomas Godec 41:20

English Road Relays, Sutton Coldfield, Saturday October 4

Simon Baker reports that the club's U15 Boys, on the back of their bronze medal at the Southern Road Relays, headed to the Midlands to take part in the national championships.  Alex Kirk finished the 1st lag in 11th place, Rory Willis consolidated the club 1n 13th before Charlie Nicolson blasted the last leg with 12:08 the 6th fastest on the day to lift the club up to 6th place overall: a fantastic performance from the boys 

Result

U15 Boys (3x3.88Km 86 Teams)

1st Bracknell AC 37:32

6th London Heathside (Alex Kirk 12:35, Rory Willis 13:42, Charlie Nicolson 12:18) 38:55

Forest of Dean Half Marathon, Forest of Dean, Sunday September 28

Sion Lewis represented Wales in the Home Country Trials international at the Forest of Dean

Result

11th Sion Lewis (V40) 1:17.39 (2nd V40)

Club Young Athletes Awards

Simon Baker reports that the Young Athlete section recently held an awards evening to celebrate another successful Track and Field Season.  Awards were given to the Young Athletes that contributed most points in the two leagues the Club Compete in.

MYAL

U11B - 1st Kai Duberry, 2nd Dominik Jeles, 3rd Evander Hope-Dubois

U11G – 1st Lizzie Paitoo, 2nd Esther Schofield, 3rd Olivia Zalli

U13B – 1st Michael Schofield, 2nd Ari Talwar, 3rd Idris Zalli

U13G – 1st Abena Boyer, 2nd Emilie Rose Boivin Emina, 3rd Anna Bah

U15B – 1st Leonard Hewings, 2nd Gabriel Edwards, 3rd Ziggy Ellis

U15G – 1st Roshwen Keeping 2nd Matilda Barand, 3rd Myla Miller

U17M – 1st Malakai David McKenzie Callum, 2nd Mikel Alexander, 3rd Dylan Mills

U17W – 1st Kyra Smith, 2nd Nicole Stewart, 3rd Ivy Paitoo

UYDL

U17M – 1st Malakai David McKenzie Callum, 2nd Mikel Alexander, 3rd Adam Chehabeddine

U17W – 1st Ivy Paitoo, 2nd Nicole Stewart, 3rd Elkie Baker

U20M – 1st Montana Dennis, 2nd Trey Corlis, 3rd Sam Brown

U20W – 1st Asia Emanuel, 2nd Magdeline Paitoo, 3rd Angel Da Silva

Spartathlon Ultramarathon, Athens, Sunday September 27

Dominic Jones reports that he ran the Spartathlon in Greece. The Spartathlon is a 153 mile ultramarathon that recreates the journey from Athens to Sparta that the Greek messenger Pheidippides is said to have undertaken before the Battle of Marathon. 

He wrote: ‘The route starts at the foot of the Acropolis and follows roads past a range of historical sites including the Corinth canal, finishing at the foot of the statue of King Leonidas in Sparta. There's over 3000m of elevation gain, including an ascent of the 1200m Mount Parthenion 100 miles into the race. 

‘The winners were Radek Brunner of Czech Republic in 21 hours 24 mins and Andrea Morocza of Hungary in 25 hours and 9 minutes. I arrived in Sparta in 26 hours 15 mins for 14th place, where I was offered the customary finisher's award of an olive wreath and a sip of water from the River Evrotas.’ 

Parkruns

There were wins for Rebecca Buntin in Hampstead Heath (19:11), Louisa Pointon in Gunpowder (20:13) and Ania Borowska in Las Llagiewnicki (23:30). In all, 93 of our runners took part in 34 Parkruns. Full results here

Report by Gavin Evans with big thanks to Simon Baker for results and pictures and also to Dominic Jones.