This week Gavin has introduced a new triple star rating for those hardy souls who braved Met League at the Scrubs, Earl Haig afterwards and Sunday League on the, er, Sunday. Well done Kim and Dan. Well done also those who doubled up with Perivale.
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Among the many things that make the Met League such a compelling competition is its unpredictability. A magnificent 97 Heathsiders turned up at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday expecting mud and puddles after a stormy week, only to find the course as dry, grassy, and forgiving as it’s ever been.
Read MoreHeathside’s near domination of the North London cross country scene continued apace this week, though this time out at the Fraternity Cup it was a couple of individual results that stood out most as James Wooldridge and Adam Kirk-Smith captured a fantastic 1-2 in the men’s race. The women weren’t far behind though, led home by Rebecca Bunting making a welcome return to Heathside colours. More on the Trent Park races from Captain Chris shortly.
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Heathsiders triumphed in the Hackney Marshes mud and rain at the North London Cross-Country Championships on Saturday, taking home both team winners’ trophies. Our four A-team women (Rachel Newstead, Cas Wright, Leah Michaels and Bethany Scott) were in the top 15 as were our six A-team men (Adam Kirk Smith, Andrew Brooker, James Woodridge, Andy Barnes, Martin Potter and Chris Norris) plus Tom Livermore. Our vets also took double gold, led by Martin among the men and Ourida Sid among the women.
Read MoreRelentless rain and blustery breeze over a wintery-looking Parliament Hill matched the mood of the weekend in what was an understandably subdued occasion by normal standards.
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A relatively quiet weekend race-wise, with no XC fixtures. The main event for the club was the Stevenage Half, the penultimate event in the Club’s Rob Jackson Road Race Championships, in which Sandra Buckton increased her lead at the top of the Womens, and Robert Bowler picked up some very valuable points to bolster his 2nd position and challenge current leader Andy Barnes in the Mens.
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It was a week of extreme and (sometimes) eclectic events, with Heathsiders preparing for the next Met League race in many ways. Sarah Swinhoe continued to amaze with her return to form by winning the second hardest marathon in Britain in style, a few Heathsiders practised their cross-country pacing at the North of the Thames cross-country race, which Heathside’s under-17 boys dominated, Andy Barthorpe tackled a two day mountain marathon Scotland, whilst the McKeown brothers went their separate ways in pursuit of pork pies and chutney (and hopefully finished with a picnic).
Read MoreIt was a quietish week in the Heathside results inbox but there were a couple of performances of note, not least Adrian's endeavours in the decathlon (if you can name all the events without scrolling to the bottom of the page, give yourself a pat on the back).
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