The heatwave and summer holidays don’t appear to have dampened Heathsiders enthusiasm for racing. At the final Middlesex Youth Athletics fixture of the season, our participants were not going to let summer holidays stand in their way and had wins in both A and B streams for the U11 boys and U15 girls 800m.
Read MoreThis report covers races over the last two weeks – and the range of events and distances is wide and varied - from track to ultras with everything in between.
Read MoreMarathon mania is drawing to a close for another season but is not quite over yet. Leigh had a great run at the Hamburg marathon at the weekend and there were some excellent times at the Fleet and Wimbledon Halfs and at the LFOTM 5K. And Rachel Normand won the Highland Fling ultra!
Read MoreDespite the Nationals dominating the weekend for many, Heathside was also well represented at a handful of marathons, half marathons and ultras, scattered around the country and further afield.
Read MoreThe English National XC Championships are over for another year ……. it was a terrific, picture perfect day for XC - freezing, but sunny, and muddy enough to make it interesting, with impressive running by all.
Read MoreThe Met league at the Scrubs on Saturday was the big event of the weekend for most Heathsiders. But it was by no means the only racing to take place. Met League and other results are here, the Sunday League results and report will follow separately later in the week.
Read MoreIt was an eventful weekend – which included the 3rd Met League in Uxbridge and Perivale 5. We had a huge variation in races this weekend from xc , indoor track, 5ks, a one miler, a 5 miler, a 10 miler, a handful of half marathons, a 15k and a 73K and the news that Sandra Buckton is fastest parkrun lady in Germany this week!
Read MoreDespite the first Met League of the season taking place on Saturday (see separate report) there was still some impressive racing elsewhere over the weekend. The Cabbage Patch 10 had the second biggest turnout of Heathsiders (some brave folk doubling up here and at the XC) and there were some fantastic results.
Read MoreThere was a definite change in the air on Saturday morning and not just the balmy weather but a palpable sense of anticipation in the North London/Essex borders. The Met League had finally arrived and it was time to do business – or something like that. It definitely wasn’t cross country weather but we’ve all grown to accept that Claybury is all about the sunshine, long grass and a dangerously steep and narrow descent to start.
Read MoreIt was a relatively quiet weekend race-wise - but Heathsiders could be seen taking part in the iconic Great North, a 30K in Amsterdam, a triathlon at Rutland Water, a trail marathon and the Middlesex Road Relays.
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