We hope you had a lovely end to your summer holidays? Despite many of our athletes being away the last three weeks have been action packed and full of brilliant performances. Most notably our annual Club Championships which allows all our athletes to compete at our track in a fun and friendly environment. We saw great performances from our youngest to our older athletes! Well done to everyone.
Brentwood Beagles Club Championships
Once again we were blessed with a beautiful day for our annual Beagles club championships which, this year, saw a number of athletes from other clubs join us too. Thank you so much to everyone who came along and supported them – what a lovely way to end the summer and to celebrate the amazing abilities of our athletes!
Thank you to everyone who helped out on the day in any way – we really couldn’t have done it without you – the Beagles spirit was alive and well!
It was great to see some of our older athletes taking part in the Beagles championships this year. A big push by coach Rob Trevor saw a very competitive men’s 1500m event taking place with Dean Savery winning not only best hair but also the senior competition with his run of 4:31.3. Robin Smith was the runner up in 4:45.2, with Rob himself 3rd in 4:48.7. Simon Knightbridge 3rd Beagle in 4:55.8. Well done too to Yvo Heidemans who was taking part in his first ever track reasons and did himself proud in 5.25.0.
Yvo also ran in the 800m with a great effort of 2:33.9 to come second Beagle. Dean Savery once again taking the win – 2:04.7.
Sprints wise we also saw good competition. In the 100m, Roshad Gibbons took Beagles gold with 12.6, Stuart Carter was second in 13.1 and Justin Waithe 3rd in 13.3. Justin took gold in the 200m event with his sprint there of 27.4.
Over 400m we saw another very competitive race. Louis Geater gave his all to take the win in 55.0 with Callum Goodey chasing strongly in second – 57.1. It was bronze for Justin Waithe – 58.6 and a good run from Roshad Gibbons – 59.2.
Well done too to Lauren Bambridge who had a great 100m sprint to finish with a gold medal in 13.4. Lauren also competed in the high jump, again taking gold, with a super best jump of 1.35m.
Congratulations too to Dean Savery on his high jump gold – best jump 1.65m.
Well done to our youngest athletes (Under 9) – many of whom were making their competition debut at the club championships – but who all showed amazing maturity and absolutely gave it their all!
The first races of the day were the 60m sprints with three heats for the boys and two for the girls. Heat 1 saw a dominant run by Krish Patel to win in 11.0, with Charlie Marchant 2nd (11.5) and Sean Connor 3rd (11.8). Also running brilliantly were Finley Smith (12.1) and Dillon Waithe (12.9).
Heat 2 saw Darren Akhigbe take the win with his incredible run of 10.0. Sebastian Bernard ran well in 2nd (11.3) narrowly beating Sheldon Waithe (11.3) with Rex Sanderson running enthusiastically too (12.8)
Heat 3 saw another fast sprint, this time by Jael Hibbert – 10.2. Leo Boisvert was second (11.2) with Arlo Johnson 3rd (11.3) and a good run by Max Morris (11.8)
Our girls also showed brilliant potential. Heat 1 saw an awesome run by Mya Ngala – 10.7 with Annabel Youlden 2nd (11.1) and Blossom Smith 3rd (11.8). Elsie Denham (12.0), Freya Brewington (12.3) and Athena Jennison (12.6) were also super!
Heat 2 was incredibly closely contested and saw a great but narrow victory for Elise Gosling (10.6) over Zoe Jones (10.7) who was a hair ahead of Michelle Ayandare (10.7). Lily Tyler (11.0), Isla Johnson (11.7) and Danel Esterhuysen (12.0) also did a brilliant job!
The Under 9 long jump competition saw some amazing jumps by our competitors! In the boys event, Darren Akhigbe took gold with a best jump of 3.04m, silver went to Sonny Hicks – 2.75m and bronze to Sheldon Waithe – 2.74m. The girls event was won by Lily Tyler with her jump of 2.83m. Annabel Youlden took second place – 2.67m and Danel Esterhuysen 3rd – 2.39m. We also saw excellent jumps from – Dillon Waithe (1.67m), Freya Brewington (2.23m), Isla Johnson (2.15m), Sebastian Bernard (2.49m), Krish Patel (2.56m), Max Norris (2.40m) and Finley Smith (2.23m).
Finally our U9s competed over 400m with two races being run by the boys and the girls.
Charlie Marchant took victory in the first race with a decisive win – 1:16.8, Sean Connor took silver – 1:19.7 and Sheldon Waithe was third – 1:30.7. Also doing a great job in the race were Finley Smith (1:33.3), Rex Sanderson (1:45.0) and Sebastian Bernard (1:56.9).
Race 2 saw Jael Hibbert take gold with his run on 1:20.6, George Cook won silver – 1:22.2 and Darren Akhigbe the bronze – 1:27.9. Also running well were Sonny Hicks (1:30.6), Harry Collier (1:31.3) and Max Morris (1:35.5).
Our girls also did a brilliant job over the distance. Race 1 was won by Annabel Youlden in 1:28.0, with Willow Smith close behind in second – 1:28.6 and Danel Esterhuysen 3rd Beagle in 1:30.7. Amazing running too from Freya Brewington (1:38.7), Elsie Denham (1:44.6) and Athena Jennison (1:56.9).
The final 400m race saw Lily Tyler take gold in 1:23.2, Elise Gosling was 2nd in 1:25.4 and Zoe Jones 3rd in 1:27.1. We also had wonderful running from Mia Holme (1:31.2), Michelle Ayandare (1:33.8) and Isla Johnson (1:33.8).
Well done to everyone! We were incredibly impressed at your talents!
Our U13 races saw some very competitive performances.
Starting the day with the 100m, the first boys race saw Adeleke Adenuga take the win in 15.0 with Henry Pinato 2nd in 17.2 and Jacob Stanley 3rd – 18.4. Race 2 saw Patrick Barden finish as first Beagle – 13.7, with Felix Rogers 2nd in 14.0 and Sid Allen 3rd in 16.5. The girls 100m saw Natanya Itola as first Beagle – 14.2 and Emily Johnson second in 17.0.
Over 800m Amalie Twydell was dominant in the girls race with her victory of 2:35.4. A good run by Aria Sabado saw her 2nd (2:40.3) with Ava O’Neal 3rd (3:01.2) and Grace Lander running well too (3:11.5).
A very close battle in the boys 800m with Isaac Norris and George Smith battling throughout before Isaac sprinted ahead on the home straight to claim gold in 2:47.3. George took silver in 2:48.5 with George Middlemiss collecting bronze – 2:55.7. Also running well – Henry Pinato (2:57.7), Sid Allen (3:05.6) and Jacob Stanley (3:11.9).
Congratulations to our 3 Beagles hurdlers – for the girls Ava O’Neal ran over 70m in 16.4. And for the boys over 75m, Sid Allen just beat Adeleke Adengua (17.4 / 17.6).
Adam Armour had a good run over 1500m with his time of 6:01.8. Madison Kindler showed her strength over the distance with her run of 4:42.2 to take gold.
Over 200m it was revenge for Felix Rogers who beat Patrick Barden to the line (28.4 / 29.4). Isaac Norris was 3rd in 30.4 and Henry Pinato finished well – 35.1.
The girls 200 saw a second victory for Natanya Itola – 29.9, with Ava O’Neal second Beagle (33.9) and Emily Johnson 3rd (38.1).
In the high jump, Amalie Twydell took gold with her jump of 1.15m and Adam Armour took boys gold with his jump of 1.20m.
The U13 long jump results are missing! Apologies we are not entirely sure where they have disappeared too.
A short but sweet update for our U17 club championship athletes.
Neosochi Onychere was in good form in both the 100 and 200m taking Beagles gold in both events. Sprinting 14.1 in the 100m and 30.4 in the 200.
Jemimah Knightbridge had a good run over 800m to take gold – 2:34.3.
Olivia Forrest took gold in the 1500m with a dominant run of 4:32.3. She also sprinted over 200m for fun and running 30.8.
Max Sanderson had a very fast start to his 1500m before settling into pace to run 4:11.6
One of our most competitive age groups – the U15s – saw some excellent racing across a range of events.
The 100m boys sprint was a neck and neck battle throughout with Luca Patrick marginally taking victory in 13.2 and Adam Staunton runner up in 13.4. The girls event saw an equally close Beagles battle with Evie Abbot just beating Honey Peck on the line (both 13.6).
Over 800m, Missy Tiller showed her strength over the distance with a winning run of 2:18.4. Katie Hawkins picked up a new PB to come 2nd in 2:38.6 and Daisy Middlemiss was 3rd in 2:39.9.
In the boys race, Mattie Delea finished first with a brilliant effort of 2:09.8. Frankie Edwards was 2nd in 2:30.0 with Adam Staunton just beating Ollie Johnson to 3rd (2:32.4 / 2:33.6).
The girls 300m saw a great battle with Nicole Hawkins coming out on top to take gold in 42.9. Ava Carter sprinted strongly in 2nd 43.4 with Missy Tiller completed the podium in 43.7. Poppy Horton (44.1) and Hollie Poyton (46.6) also did a great job.
In the boys 300m, Mattie Delea took another gold with his time of 40.1, Jude Hearn was 2nd in 42.8 and Ollie Johnson 3rd in 47.4.
The boys 1500m say another good race, with Jude Hearn taking top spot in 4:34.9. Jake Mitchell was 2nd Beagle (4:52.5) with George Alder in 3rd (5:19.8). Matthew Jones (5:24.5) and Oliver Pallett (5:29.8) completed the field.
The girls 1500m saw Summer Smith take gold in 4:52.2 with Heidi Woodley 2nd (4:55.2) and Isabel Forrest completing the podium (5:26.3).
Our final sprints saw Jaiden Mahil win over 200m in a fast 25.6 with Mattie Delea taking silver in 26.7.
Finally two heats of the girls U15 200m, the first of which saw Amy Maher take gold with her run of 30.9. Catie Arrowsmith was second in 32.5 and Olivia Kerr 3rd in 35.4. The second heat saw Ava Carter victorious for the Beagles in 27.2, closely followed by Nicole Hawkins (27.4) with Poppy Horton 3rd (28.1) and Honey Peck (28.5).
In high jump, Honey Peck reached a best height of 1.25m for gold with Isabel Forrest taking silver with 1.15m. Long jump results for our U15’s are also missing!
Many of our U11 athletes are getting ready to make the move to competitive age athletics and this was really in evidence from their displays at the championships.
In our 75m sprint races William West took victory in race 1 with a time of 12.3, narrowly beating Alex Smith (12.4). Colm Forrest took 3rd (12:6) with Gabriel Lander (12.7), Noah Johnson (12.8) and Liam Worth (14.1) all running well too.
Race 2 saw Daniel Ayandare sprint brilliantly to win in 11.5, with Zac Niyazi second in 11.9 and Oliver Jones taking bronze in 12.0. Joey Marchant (12.4), Zachary Watson (12.4) and Damon Ford (13.5) were also all doing us proud!
The girls events were equally exciting! Race 1 saw Christina Lees finish first – 13.1 with Thea Clark and Bailee Abrahams almost neck and neck in 2nd and 3rd (both 13.2). Maggie Denham (13.4) and Isabelle Henry (13.9) also did a group job!
Race 2 saw a dominant win by Ariel Eribo in 12.4, with Emily Brewington and Camilla Nash crossing the line together in 2nd and 3rd (both 13.0). Alice Jones (13.1) and Sofia Boisvert (13.2) were also very competitive.
Finally race 3 saw Lottie Fowler as fastest Beagle (12.3), followed by Lianne Esterhuysen (13.1) and Libby Adams (13.4). Well done too to Annie Sammon (13.9) and Isla Smith (14.5).
A handful of our U11’s took on the high jump and impressed us with their jumping. Daniel Ayandare finished first with a best jump of 1.15m. Zachary Watson was 2nd with 0.95m, and Patrick Connor and Liam Worth both jumped 0.8m. Well done to Bailee Abrahams who won with a best jump of 0.9m and Camilla Nash our runner up with a jump of 0.8m.
Our long jump field was huge and saw another victory for Daniel Ayandare with his huge jump of 4.11m. In second place was Zac Niyazi – 3.88m and 3rd was Alex Smith -3.60m. We also saw great jumping from Colm Forrest (2.64m), Damon Ford (2.89m), Gabriel Lander (2.83m), Joey Marchant (3.50m), Noah Johnson (3.34m) and Luke Morris (2.00m).
Girls long jump was won by Lottie Fowler with her jump of 3.43m, Lianne Esterhuysen was 2nd was 3.20m and Emily Brewington 3rd – 3.12m. Also taking part and jumping very well were Christina Lees (2.81m), Isabelle Henry (3.03m), Libby Adams (2.92m), Annie Sammon (2.45m) and Camilla Nash (2.52m).
The distance event for our U11s was 600m and again saw separate races. Race 1 was won decisively by Jude Deal in 2:07.9 with Jack Collier 2nd in 2:12.5 and Luke Morris 3rd in 2:16.4. Also doing brilliantly were Liam Worth (2:22.7) and Patrick Connor (2:25.3).
Race 2 saw Colm Forrest victorious with his run of 2:06.6. Second was Henry McDowell in 2:08.4 and 3rd Alex Smith – 2:12.1. Also competing – Jude McNicholl (2:13.5), Damon Ford (2:19.2), Joey Marchant (2:21.2) and Oliver Jones (2:26.1).
In the girls events Blossom Smith was dominant in race 1 with her win of 2:06.4. Second place was Thea Clark – 2:11.4 and 3rd Isabelle Holme 2:13.9. Also doing great runs were Isabelle Henry (2:26.7), Camilla Nash (2:29.1), Nora Heidemans (2:33.8) and Maggie Denham (2:36.3).
Finally race 2 – a brilliant run by Lianne Esterhuysen saw her win in 2:00.6, with Isobel Larner 2nd 2.06.9 and Emily Brewington 3rd – 2:07.5. Lottie Fowler (2:12.1), Alice Jones (2:22.2), Bailee Abrahams (2:33.3) and Annie Sammon (2:33.7) all did great too.
We ended our championships with a 600m race walking event in which a brilliant 32 people took part. The photos really bring to life how much our athletes enjoyed the experience and how difficult they found it! A huge thank you to Stuart Bennett and his team for supporting and encouraging this event. And to Dominic and Daniel King, who have represented GB many times in the event, who came to judge and present medals.
Special Thanks to Daniel E for the additional photography..
Watford Open (21/08)
The penultimate Watford Open of the season saw a handful of Beagles run over 1500m. Amalie Twydell ran from the front in the early stages of her race finishing in 5:26.32. Isabel Forrest pushed hard in the early laps of her race to run 5:16.14. Madison Kindler started her race strongly driving the pace PB – 4:38.67. Heidi Woodley paced her race well to pick up a new PB of 4:39.69. And Mattie Delea finished the evening off with a good run of 4:28.51.
Well done to all – definitely one of the colder Watford’s this year and clear signs of the darker evenings to come!
Crown to Crown (14/08)
A warm Wednesday evening saw some great results for our Beagles. At the ever popular Pitsea Running Club Crown to Crown 5K event – 7 Beagles produced a dominant display. Scott Brooks finished second overall (18:32) and almost picked up the prize for first U18!! Actual first U18 and third overall was Olivia Forrest (18:37). First male U18, and 6th overall, was Orly Morton (19:41). Ollie Johnson was 12th (20:35), Isabel Forrest was 19th (21:45), Amalie Twydell was 24th (22:27) and Matthew Jones finished 25th (22:42). Well done all!
Southend Open
It was lovely to see so many Beagles choosing to spend their bank holiday Monday in Southend for their Open event. Our initial count suggests an incredible 37 medals were won by Beagles athletes! An amazing result – congratulations everyone! We’re so proud of every single athlete who competed and gave it their all!
Our round up of results starts with the field events:
Jessica Arnold (U13) picked up two medals – a bronze in the shot for her best throw of 6.46 metres and a gold medal in the discus with a superb throw of 21.32 metres!
Eleanor Angeli (U15) also competed in two throws – achieving a new PB of 17.22m in the discus and 6.89m in the shot.
Katie Hawkins (U15) also threw a discus PB with her effort of 18.53m and her best shot was a throw of 6.66m.
Erin Delea (U20) picked up discus gold with a great new PB – 36.50m.
In the U11s long jump, Nathan Cottee had a best jump of 3.04m whilst Alex Smith jumped 3.48m and Emily Brewington had a best effort of 2.80m.
Despite only managing one valid jump in his long jump, Max Cheetham (U13) still managed to take the gold medal with a great effort of 4.22m. Whilst fellow U13, George Smith, had a best jump of 3.14m.
Also taking gold in the long jump was Luca Patrick (U15) who had a best jump of 5.02m.
In the high jump, Adam Armour (U13) jumped 1.15m.
We also saw so many brilliant track performances at Southend. Huge congratulations to the following athletes:
Mile Race Walk:
Katie Hawkins (U15) – Gold 11:31.7
Emma Dyos – Gold 8:44.9
Stuart Bennett – Gold 9:10.8
John Taylor – Gold 10:24.8
100m
Stuart Carter (VM) – Silver 13.5
Max Cheetham (U13) – Gold 14.4
Nicole Hawkins (U15) – Bronze 14.0
Dolci Hoyte (U13) – 14.4
Kairhys Hoyte (U13) – Silver 14.4
200m
Max Cheetham (U13) – Silver 29.1
Nicole Hawkins (U15) – Bronze 28.0
300m
Nicole Hawkins (U15) – Bronze 43.8
Ava Carter (U15) – Silver 43.7
Matthew Jones (U15) – Bronze 49.2
75m
Nathan Cottee (U11) – 13.36
Owen Cottee (U11) – 13.37
Oliver Jones (U11) – Silver 12.65
Alex Smith (U11) – Silver 12.49
150m
Emily Brewington (U11) – Bronze 26.1
Oliver Jones (U11) – Silver 24.7
Jude McNichol (U11) – 27.4
50m
Freya Brewington (U7) – Gold
Amari Hoyte (U7) – Gold 9.87
60m
Willow Smith (U9) – Silver 12.3
Mya Ngala (U9) – Silver 12.1
Elise Gosling (U9) – 13.2
Krish Patel (U9) – Bronze 11.35
120m
Elise Gosling (U9) – Silver 21.0
Mya Ngala (U9) – Gold 20.7
400m
Elise Gosling (U9) – 1:28.9
Jael Hibbert (U9) – Silver 1:21.2
Willow Smith (U9) – 1:29.6
600m
Emily Brewington (U11) – 2:10.7
Patrick Connor (U11) – 2:23.8
Jude McNichol (U11) – 2:09.8
Blossom Smith (U11) – Bronze 2:08.3
800m
Adam Armour (U13) – Bronze 2:45.7
Missy Tiller (U15) – Gold 2:22.1
Summer Smith (U15) – Silver 2:25.9
Matthew Jones (U15) – 2:37.0
Madison Kindler (U13) – Gold 2:22.3
Daisy Middlemiss (U15) – 2:43.3
Dean Savery (U20) – Silver 2:06.9
Amalie Twydell (U13) – 2:45.1
1500m
Jude Hearn (U15) – Silver 4:40.7
Mattie Delea (U15) – Gold 4:31.5
Isabel Forrest (U15) – Bronze 5:21.8
Frankie Edwards (U15) – 5:27.7
Aria Sabado (U13) – Silver 5:35.5
George Smith (U13) – 5:47.3
Well done everyone!
Sutcliffe Open
A hot Wednesday evening in Eltham at the Sutcliffe Park Open, saw Madison Kindler having a great run knocking more time off her 1500m PB – 4:35.67, placing her 3rd on the all time U13 list. Amazing effort!
National School Games
It was a successful day at the School Games for Beagles Max Sanderson and Olivia Forrest with both athletes picking up medals.
Having qualified for the prestigious event off the back of a season of strong performances over 3000m, both athletes were invited to the 3 day event at Loughborough University which aims to provide athletes with experience of international fixtures. The leading athletes in the country race for their assigned team against each other in a fixture of straight finals.
Olivia was up first and produced another gun to tape victory over 3000m for the final time this season to become school games champion – 9:36.62. Later in the event she also helped Team Rio to 4th place in the 4x300m relay!
Max Sanderson produced his best performance of the season, running a brilliantly controlled and strategic race to push ahead at the right times and stay in the leading back. His efforts were rewarded with a brilliant bronze medal – 8:39.61.
Well done too to head coach Paul Forrest who was also on site having been selected as the endurance coach for Team Tokyo, a role that saw him have responsibility for a group of 8 endurance athletes from around the country.
Thank you to Laurence S for the photos!
Serpentine 5K
Congratulations to the five Beagles who completed in August’s Serpentine 5K event. Robin Smith finished strongly in 18th (17:25) and 3rd in his age group. Summer Smith was first woman home (17:52). Matthew Jones had another strong run to finish 84th (20:26) with Isabel Forrest close behind him in 91st (20:42). Daisy Middlemiss also had a brilliant run finishing 152nd (23:50). Well done all!
Home Nations 5K
In Cardiff at the Home Nations in an elite women’s field, Olivia Forrest ran a new 5K PB of 16:34 to go third on the all time U15 best list over that distance.
Ingatestone 5 Mile Race
Congratulations to Max Sanderson who finished first U20 and 9th overall at the Ingatestone 5 mile race with a great time of 26:55. The event also saw a great run from Stuart Crowther who finished 3rd in his age category in 33:49. Well done both!
Golden Mile
The Golden Mile event in Leeds saw another record breaking performance from, Madison Kindler who claimed a new PB and an U13 age group best ever time over the mile – 5:03.20.
Blackheath & Bromley Open
Some great running by Owen Adams at the Blackheath & Bromley Open saw him shave valuable time off of his PB over 800m to run 1:57.89. Well done.
Parkrun and Junior parkun round up (Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th)
Our 5k runners were out and about at a number of local parkrun events at the weekend but we start our round-up down on the south coast at Poole where Olivia Forrest (17:16) ran strongly to finish 10th overall, and 1st female from a field of over 800! Finishing 67th and 3rd female was sister Isabel Forrest (20:26 PB) who improved on her course best by 17 seconds.
In Kent, Adam Armour (21:42) was touring at Ashford parkrun, finishing 32nd from over 400 runners while at Great Notley, Amalie Twydell (22:22 PB) ran well to finish just outside the top 10 and secured a new course best by over 40 seconds! Taking on the undulating forest route of Hockley Woods was Matthew Cottee (24:03), making his debut at the event while at Brentwood, Elliot Worth (21:18), Missy Tiller (22:12) and Bailee Abrahams* were representing the club, Elliot finishing 4th, Missy 11th (2nd female) and Bailee 80th.
At Harrow Lodge, Summer Smith (19:52) ran strongly to finish 6th and 2nd female, while at Raphael, Stuart Bennett (31:03) was the lone Beagle taking part. At Chelmsford, Oliver Weston-Stokes (21:25) ran well taking 82nd from a field of 801 runners and finally at Wickford Memorial, Keith Thornton (21:44 PB) had a good run, finishing just outside the top 10 in 11th, but securing a new course best by 13 seconds.
A warm and sunny morning greeted our 2k runners who were running across our local junior parkruns. At Harrow Lodge, a string of impressive performances with all our runners running close to their course bests. 2nd across the line was Summer Smith (06:48), capping off a good weekend of running, while not far behind her was Missy Tiller (07:13), finishing 4th. A few seconds behind her was Isabel Forrest (07:18) while another place back was Matthew Jones (07:36). In 8th was Jude Deal* (08:00), 10th place went to Blossom Smith (08:16), 22nd went to Lily Tyler (09:10), just marginally in front of Willow Smith (09:19) who was only 2 seconds outside her course best. Harry Collier (10:23) and Jack Collier (10:28) also had good runs finishing in the top half of the field.
At Lake Meadows, we had 2 runners; Isobel Larner (08:00 PB) had a great run, taking another second off her PB, her 4th in a row at the event! Brother Jack Larner* (10:37) also had a good run out. Just a couple of runners at Hutton Rec., but Liam Worth (09:10) continued his good form to finish 4th with fellow Beagle Bailee Abrahams* (10:52) finishing in 14th. Finally, a mention for Nadia Price (09:29) who ran at Huddersfield, finishing 14th overall from a field of over 80.
Parkrun and Junior parkun round up (Saturday 25th / Sunday 26th)
Some impressive tourism was found in Poland at Zalew Żyrardowski where the Trevor’s completed the rare ‘Z’ parkrun. Rob Trevor (18:37) took 1st place while Oliver Trevor (28:28:) finished 17th with Vicky Trevor (44:03) also enjoying a unique event experience! Also on their travels were the Esterhuysen’s as they visited Minehead parkrun in Somerset. Lianne Esterhuysen (21:01) finished 8th and 1st female while Daniel Esterhuysen (21:11) took 10th.
Closer to home at our regular local events there were some impressive performances. None more so than at Valentines where Max Sanderson (16:08 PB) was 1st across the line, taking nearly a minute of his previous best time around the typically fast course. Louis King (20:34) also ran well, just finishing outside the top 10 in 11th. At Raphael, Simon Knightbridge* (18:33) took 3rd, while Matthew Jones (21:11) finished 19th and Stuart Bennett (32:45) 166th.
At Billericay, Jude Hearn (19:27 PB) ran strongly to claim a course best and 3rd place overall, while Sophie Bickerstaff (21:51) was 2nd female and 16th. At Chelmsford, Adam Armour (21:46) finished 80th and at Wickford, Scott Brooks (18:15) took 2nd place.
At Harrow Lodge, we had 4 runners all performing well. Summer Smith (19:19) ran impressively to finish 5th and 1st female, while Keith Thornton (21:59) took 16th. Both Matthew Cottee (23:19 PB) and Nathan Cottee (27:33 PB) ran well to take course bests. Finally, at Brentwood we had 3 runners taking on the hills & rain. Matthew Delea (20:27) took 3rd, with Elliot Worth (21:31) next across the line in 4th and Phil Price (24:54) taking 24th.
On Sunday, a sunny morning ensured a good turn out of junior runners across local events. At Harrow Lodge, Beagles dominated the front of the field with the 1st 5 places all secured by our runners. Leading them in was Isabel Forrest (07:28), closely followed by Matthew Jones (07:34), with Ollie Johnson (07:42) not far behind in 3rd. 4th went to Aria Lily Sabado (08:00), just 1 second outside her PB and 5th to Jude Deal* (08:16). Also running well were Olly Deal* (08:57), Finley Smith* (09:16), Jack Collier* (10:24) and Harry Collier* (10:37).
At Hutton Rec., Jessica Thomson* (09:38) finished 6th, Chloe Thomson* (10:34) 14th, Joshua Thomson* (11:27) 20th while Nadia Price (12:42) took 30th place. Touring on the island of Jersey at Waterfront were Isobel Larner (08:17) and Jack Larner* (10:33), both enjoying a scenic run by the sea!
Finally, some more good performances at Lake Meadows where 3 of our runners were in action. Isaac Norris (07:59) ran strongly from the off to finish 3rd, Sophie Bickerstaff (08:35) finished 9th and 1st female while taking 12th place was Liam Worth (08:58 PB), taking 34 seconds off his previous fastest time at the event!
Parkrun and Junior parkun round up (Saturday 31st / Sunday 1st)
Brentwood Parkrun entertained a bumper crowd of nearly 180 on Saturday with the promise of a chance to be on TV and a rare pacing event drawing in some enthusiastic regulars as well as a host of 1st timers. Despite the unexpected rain, the field was awash with PBs with our own Jude Hearn (18:45 PB) performing exceptionally to finish 2nd and take 5 seconds off his previous best time. Pacing 22 minutes (almost to the second) was Elliot Worth (21:59), finishing 12th overall and helping Ellie Gray (22:05 PB) to a course best, taking 11 seconds off her previous fastest time round the course! Robert Barke (23:57) put in a good performance to finish 33rd while taking on the tough route for the first time was Ethan Wilson (27:34), finishing a very respectable 73rd.
Over 750 runners were at Chelmsford where regular attendee Adam Armour (21:10) ran well to finish 60th, while by the sea at Southend, the Cottee’s were in attendance, running the route for the first time. All had a great run with Matthew Cottee (24:18) 40th, Nathan Cottee (26:55) 74th and Owen Cottee (30:07) 112th.
Just the one runner at Billericay as Matt Norris (23:19 PB) picked up a course best by 10 seconds, eclipsing his previous PB from just a few weeks earlier. Finally, at Raphael, Simon Knightbridge* (18:19) ran strongly to take 4th place and an 81.15% age grade, while Keith Thornton (21:02) finished 19th and Matthew Jones (25:00) 76th.
With the club championships on Sunday, just a few Beagles were out taking on the 2k junior events. However, Ezra-Zion Gooch (09:50) finished 17th at Harrow Lodge while at Hutton Rec., a handful runners were out, some warming up for the afternoon event. First home was Elise Gosling (10:20) in 10th, closely followed by Max Morris (10:24) in 11th while Liam Worth (10:42) eased himself round in 13th. Joshua Barke (10:50) was 15th and Nadia Price (13:38) 37th.
Well done to all our runners this weekend. Can we please remind you that we can only pick up your results in the parkun club report if you register yourself as being part of the club in your parkrun profile. Unfortunately the club report only works on the Saturday parkruns so we are unable to spot performances at junior parkruns behind the local ones. Feel free to contact us if you need help setting up your profile or if you want to tell us about your run.
Triathlon News
Oundle Triathlon
At the Oundle triathlon we saw some brilliant results for the Beagles:
Oliver Kindler 18th male in TriStar 1 – 18:24
Madison Kindler first female in TriStar 2 – 23:00
Sophie Bickerstaff fourth female in TriStar 2 – 23:49
Oliver Trevor 49th male in TriStar 2 – 35:13
Heidi Woodley 3rd female in TriStar 3 – 30:22
Duck and Dash Aquathlon
Well done to the Beagles who took on the Duck and Dash Aquathlon on Sunday.
Sophie Bickerstaff came 4th female in the TriStar 2 category with her time of 13:41
Oliver Trevor was 30th male also in the TriStar 2 category – 17:25
Heidi Woodley finished 1st female in the TriStar 3 category – 17:05
Coming up
Good luck to Beagles Evie Warn, Jude Hearn, Max Sanderson and Olivia Forrest who are all off to represent Essex in Oxford at the Southern Intercounties this weekend. We also have Beagles in action on Wednesday night at Crown to Crown and Watford so good luck to all there too!
