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The highlight of this weekend's racing was the Vitality London 10k, incorporating the British 10k Championships. At the front end of the race, Tom Aldred broke into the top 20, finishing inside 32 minutes. Just a squeak behind Tom was Adam Kirk-Smith, who finished a mere 18 seconds back, in 29th. If a new arrival in the family wasn't already giving Tom sleepless nights, Adam probably would be.
Read MoreThe second SAL and YDL of the season dominated much of the weekend (the SAL will be written up separately). There were many spectacular results in the YDL by the under 13s and under 15s, including Gabriel, Ruairia and Bill coming first in their events. Also causing great excitement was the Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000 PBs held at Parliament Hill track, with Adam just missing first place in the final lap. There was also impressive times in Brathay Windermere Half, Richmond Park Marathon and Eton Dorney Triathlon.
Read MoreHeathside once again showed the competition how it’s done at the second Southern Athletics League match, with Heathside athletes competing in every event. With strong performances on the track and field, we narrowly missed out on first place by one-and-a-half points. And to top it off, Adam Kirk-Smith and Stephanie Kleynhans broke club records for the 3000m steeplechase and long jump, respectively.
Read More73 Heathsiders (by my reckoning) ran in the 2016 YMCA Crouch End 10km. Before we get to the results, firstly a mightily BIG THANKS to all those of you who volunteered to marshall, and provided much appreciated vocal support along the way - with a special mention to Laura Boothman who, yeah, verily, brought down the mighty Walls of Jericho with her exuberant cheering and encouragement! And also to Chris Hartley and the 9am Run Crew who ran along beside us shouting out encouragement, before heading off to knock out a 20-miler!
Read MoreWith many Heathsiders away at the Sandy Balls training week-end, only a few braved the searing temperatures to race this week-end. The highlights this week include Adam Kirk-Smith’s tantalising PB in Hackney, the Velopark duathlon and an epic race against the car in Cambridge.
Read MoreFirst off, there were plenty of Heathsiders out at the Regents Park 10k (race one of the six-race summer series). Adam put in an outstanding three laps of the park (plus one lap of most the field) to secure first place, as ace reporter Greg Bell describes:
Read MoreHeathsiders turned out in large numbers at the capital’s most prestigious running event once again, as a whopping 58 runners took to those famous streets - a remarkable 21 of whom completed in under 3 hours - while a whole host of others lined the route to cheer on their clubmates. Aside from the numerous eye catching times and the huge sense of achievement felt after months of training, dedication and hard slog, our Facebook page and Twitter feed were flooded with comments about how much the support from the Heathside massive helped to get them through those hardest of miles and reiterated once more just what a bloody lovely club this is.
Read MoreWhile the club's main focus was of course centred on the London Marathon this week (more to come in a separate report later), there are a few more bits of Heathside running news that don't deserve to go unnoticed. From an impressive showing at the Road Relays to a fine marathon display and great turn out at the Vets League meeting, here's this week's best of the rest:
Read MoreWell done to everyone who competed on Saturday and a massive thank you to all athletes, coaches (Mark, Kabir, Chris and Nathan) and supporters for braving the cold weather! Thanks also to those who officiated (Mark, Kabir, Chris and John); these competitions would not take place without you!
Read MoreThis was a big week for Heathsiders. Marathon season kicked in with four fine 42.2 performances, while Andrew Brooker picked up second place in the Thames Towpath 10 miler. But the biggest shout-out goes to our Tony Killilea who put in a magnificent showing at the Tetradecathlon World Champs in Helsinki, coming home with a bronze medal in the V50-55 class.
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