Vaxjo International, Sheffield indoor championships and a win in Battersea
This week’s race report includes belated results from the NWL YA league, action from Sweden, indoor championships in Sheffield and 10Ks in Battersea and Regents park. It would have also featured the final race of the Met league in Trent Park, had it not been cancelled because of a waterlogged course resulting from the recent persistent rain.
NWL YA XC League, Hampstead Heath Extension, 31.1.26
There were great runs at the NWL YA XC League on the Heath extension just over a week ago, featuring podium finishes for Louis Charlwood (U17 men) and Rose Schofield and Lettice Grundy (U17 women).
Boys Under 11 (1,700m 68 finishers)
1st O Lewis (Highgate) 6.05
4th Nat Buchan 6.21
12th Freddie Thompson 6.46
14th Kais Bargawi 6.59
31st Lucian Tourountsis 7.28
33rd Lucas Stafford 7.31
39th Flann Meyer 7.38
40th Harry Nadler 7.39
41st Arthur Gash 7.41
42nd Michael Toomey 7.42
43rd Hector Gash 7.43
44th Akim Bah 7.43
48th Finlay Butler 7.51
52nd Iliam Bel-Young 8.01
53rd Carwyn Skehan 8.03
54th Fred Rockhill 8.04
55th Toby Lesser 8.07
58th Theo Asquith 8.11
62nd Ruben Maini 8.16
68th Brian Toomey 9.39
Team:- 1st Highgate 56 pts, 2nd London Heathside A 61 pts, 10th London Heathside B 153 pts, 12th London Heathside C 177 pts, 15th London Heathside D 214 pts
U13 Boys (3,000m 47 finishers)
1st L da Silva (TVH) 11.41
12th Dylan Lewis 12.44
15th Alex Panchal 13.05
16th Evan Mortimer 13.09
29th William Edwards 14.11
30th Bruno Fansa 14.16
32nd Ralph Wilcox 14.31
35th Felix Carrington 14.38
36th Khalid Abdullah 14.39
42nd Miles Thayne 15.43
Team:- 1st ESM 35 pts, 5th London Heathside A 86 pts, 9th London Heathside B 145 pts
U15 Boys (4,000m, 28 finishers)
1st R Greenwood (Trent Park) 14.12
10th Joe Skelsey 16.19
11th Jimmy Livingstone 16.25
18th George Griffith 17.12
19th Alexander Rankin 17.19
21st Seb Wasserberg 17.51
Team:- 1st Highgate 21 pts, 3rd London Heathside 58 pts
U17 Men (5,000m 13 finishers)
1st A Falkowski (Trent Park) 15.51
3rd Louis Charlwood 16.18
9th Seb Rodgers 18.42
Team:- 1st Barnet & District 40 pts, 2nd London Heathside 40 pts
U11 Girls (1700m, 51 finishers)
1st A Wilkes-Turpie (SBH) 6.22
13th Eva Deakin 7.07
14th Freya Constance 7.07
15th Lizzie Paitoo 7.09
26th Robin Hinson 7.38
28th Esther Schofield 8.04
34th Cosmina Vaughgan-Fowler 8.39
39th Esme Butler 8.46
Team:- 1st WSE&H 42 pts, 4th London Heathside A 68 pts
U13 Girls (3,000m, 39 finishers)
1st A Murray (Highgate) 12.45
5th Edith Deakin 13.43
6th Mathilda Hinson 13.47
19th Liv McClure 14.41
20th Livia Belkin 14.41
22nd Kitty Warburton 14.49
27th Sadie Catherall 15.45
29th Margot Paker 16.02
33rd Eadie Trowler-Mears 16.39
34th Rosa Dove Tai 16.46
35th Anya Dhanjal 16.46
39th Mirianthi Haward 20.01
Team:- 1st Highgate 31 pts, 2nd London Heathside A 50 pts, 8th London Heathside B 111 pts
U15 Girls (4,000m, 32 finishers)
1st M Szyszko Walls (ESM) 16.59
14th Loren Irwin 18.51
Team:- 1st Barnet & District 24 pts, 7th London Heathside 103 pts
U17 Women (5,000m 8 finishers)
1st Rose Schofield 18.43
2nd Lettice Grundy 19.37
4th Margot Hunt 19.56
5th Lila Blustin 20.29
6th Rosa Cormacain 20.37
Team:- 1st London Heathside 12 pts
Vaxjo International, Vaxjo (Sweden) 7.2.26
Simon sent the following report from Vaxjo:
“Elkie Baker travelled as part of a young England team to Sweden to take part in the Vaxjo International throwing meeting, which takes place on an indoor football pitch. Despite the odd surroundings and having fouled her first two throws she recovered to manage a respectable season opening 39.63m to finish 5th behind the winner who is ranked 2nd in Europe with a 48.56m throw. It was overall a very successful trip for the English team which registered 2 national records, and 5 athletes achieve European U18 Championship qualification standard.”
U18W Discus (1Kg)
5th Elkie Baker (U18W) 39.63m
EA U15/U17/U20 Indoor Championships, Sheffield 7-8.1.26
60m
H1 7th Asia Emanuel (U20W) 8.01s
200m
H3 4th Mikel Alexander (U20M) 22.69s
60mH
H1 3rd Malakai David McKenzie Callum (U20M) 8.34s Q
H4 3rd Montana Dennis 8.34s Q
SF2 3rd Malakai David McKenzie Callum (U20M) 8.23s Q PB
SF2 6th Montana Dennis 8.26s
Final 5th Malakai David McKenzie Callum (U20M) 8.27s
Battersea 10K, 8.2.26
Congratulations to Hector, who came first in the Battersea 10K last Saturday:
1st Hector de Fontaines 33:45
Mornington Chasers 10km, Regents Park, 8.2.26
1st Oliver MURGIAN HEDGER 33:29
128th Marianne GIBSON (FV50) 54:43 (2nd FV50)
Parkrun
97 Heathsiders ran in parkrun last Saturday. Congratulations for first place finishes go to: Victor Tanguy (Finsbury Park, 17:39), Melvin Lewis (Grovelands, 18:18), Tom Fancett (Highbury Fields, 17:27), Tanya Addison (Raphael, 22:32), Chloe Wilkinson (Ally Pally, 20:27), Lucy Browne (Caffarella, 20:05), Jose Sabroso (Sunny Hill, 19:09), Francesa Stocco (Alderley, 20:16), Lily Woolcock (Lordship Rec, 19:45), James Lynch (Bungendore Common, 19:54). Full results can be found here.
Section of the waterlogged cross-country course in Trent Park
Waterlogged section in Trent Park
Compiled by Emilia with thanks to Simon Baker, Hector de Fontaines and Jerry Odlin (photos).