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Despite the biting cold and the wind this weekend, spirits were not dampened in the slightest, and Heathsiders took part in various events over the weekend - a fantastic turn out of 47 young athletes at the North West London Young Athletes' League in Finsbury Park (plus support!), a 10K at Dorney Lake, numerous Park Runs on Saturday, and the big one of the weekend for many was the Watford Half on Sunday.
Read MoreThe sun came out for the Brighton half on Sunday and shone on London Heathside’s runners. In particular Tom Aldred, who reeled in a 60 second deficit over the last three miles to take second place with 400m to go, finishing in 1:08:25.
Sue Rust led Heathside’s women to an impressive 10th place in the English Cross Country Championship in cold, muddy, snowy Sunderland on Saturday.
Read MoreAfter the flat, fast croquet lawns at the posh kids' school last week, it was back to 'proper' (ie, attritional and horrid) cross country for Heathside at the Southern Championships on Parliament Hill. There were bogs, quags and dogs all over the course, as well as any number of testing climbs.
Read MoreThe main event for London Heathside this weekend was the fifth and final fixture in the cross country met league, which was held at a new venue Merchant Taylors' school in Ruislip. A full wrap of the season has been provided by team manager Chris Hartley, together with our goals for the next season. We also have a handful of half marathon results to report from Wokingham and Deal as well as a scattering of parkruns.
Read MoreMost of us were beaten by the weather last week. Well, not exactly beaten – there were still scores of us out and about on the roads and around the parks- but the big one, the Southern Cross Country Championship, was postponed until February 16, which was a pity because conditions at Hampstead Heath didn’t look too bad by Saturday. It is said the reason had to do with churning up the turf, which, you’d think, kind of goes with the territory. Still, there is something to be said for the enforced alternative - running in the snow at a pace that actually allows you to appreciate it.
Read MoreA new 10k PB for Leigh, a lone Chingford League run for Philip, and clockings from the ever reliable parkruns are the only UK results that have cropped up so far from this weekend, with snowfall having caused many races to be cancelled, including the latest instalment in the club’s Rob Jackson championship, although a Dubai 5 miler was obviously far removed from all that.
Read MoreWith such a bumper turnout from our club at the Met League on Saturday there were understandably few Heathsiders racing elsewhere so we have just a few parkruns to report and a fifth place Goring, Woodcote and District 10k from Liam Proudlock. We also had a team braving the freezing hills at the Sunday League cross country.
Read MoreI almost used the headline 'Muddy Hell!' for today's race report, but it's not one of my own so I thought I'd best not. Anyway, Perivale was certainly bleak and wintry, and exceptionally muddy. Yet despite the less than temperate conditions we had another huge turnout from Heathside, and some really outstanding individual and team performances. Let me say this right up front: thank you to every single one of you who did battle with that unforgiving mud-bath of a course. It took commitment, team spirit, and a pinch of sheer bloody-mindedness, and that's what makes for a good competition. The results suggest that we took another huge step towards titles and promotions. Legends all.
Read MoreHeathside resumed the 2012/13 cross-country season after the festive break with a predictable mud-fest at Wormwood Scrubs. To make matters worse, the muddiest parts of the course were characterised by a rather unpleasant sulphurous odour. Sometimes one can blame the runner up ahead on such occasions. This time it seemed more likely that the course itself was responsible. Despite such irritations, we managed to shake off Christmas excess in style with a solid all-round team effort, and took home a modest medal haul to boot.
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