This week’s report includes a round-up from the London Youth Games, trail races in the North and South Downs National Park, a win from Sarah Swinhoe and a new U13 club record from Benjy Bediako, as well as PBs from Battersea Park.
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Highlight of the last week was a fantastic win for the women at the Middlesex Masters League match 3 in Lee valley, with the men coming in second. Still all to play for in the final match in a couple of weeks, which will decide whether men and women reach the finals. There was also amongst other events elsewhere, an exciting battle for the fastest 5000m at Finsbury Park on Friday and a trip to Transylvania for the European Duathlon Champs
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Covering all competition up to week ending June 23rd. Ed Garrett reports on his boy's stunning turn in at the English U20 Champs and Barnet host their very good Stag Mile Open Meeting at our wonderful home.....
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We have just heard today (Saturday) that our Liam Garrett won the England Athletics U20 5000 meter championship (at the age of just 17) in Bedford, while Seyfu Jamaal was eighth. Jem O’Flaherty, coming back from injury, was close behind. More to follow in next week's report.
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The Glorious Heathside made their usual trip to Walthamstow track for Orion’s FastFriday, with a slightly smaller than usual contingent representing. Thankfully we always have good supporting with a decent Heathside crew huddled in lane 3 with beer and prosecco yelling at us as we lapped the dreaded rat wheel for 25 laps.
Read MoreThe week’s main event in terms of numbers was the club championships held at Finsbury Park..Simon Baker provides the commentary for this and the other two track events reported on this week
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This week’s highlights include stunning performances at the Middlesex Young Athletics meeting, the Westminster Mile and the Vitality London 10K.
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There were three big events this week for the club – Crouch End 10K (plus 250m) and Fun Runs, the SAL and the Hackney Half. The Crouch End event had the largest number of Heathsiders in attendance, with many of them winning various trophies including first male and female. The SAL despite having a smallish turnout did well and results at the Hackney Half were impressive.
Read MoreThe annual County Championship weekender saw the various competing Heathsiders win a bumper combined total of 19 medals and 7 athletes crowned as County Champions. Saturday saw the Seniors, U20 and U17s compete in testing conditions at the Lee Valley track with morning rain showers turning into sunshine but hampered by a strong wind.
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The highlight of a busy post-London Marathon week was Jem O’Flaherty’s magnificent sixth place over 10k in the European U20 Road Race Championships in Northern Italy in a time of 31:54 – leading the team to bronze medal position. There was an excellent 3000m PB (8:30) for Jem’s Heathside teammate Liam Garrett and yet another fast marathon for Jim Connell in Milton Keynes (3:02:56) – just two weeks after running the Boston Marathon.
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