It’s been an incredibly busy May with some massive events that have seen great performances by so many members of the club. The best thing has been the team spirit at these events – it’s so lovely to see the sea of blue and red and the support the athletes have for each other and bring with them wherever they go… it’s definitely worth a few extra cm’s in a jump or throw or a second or two in a run!
Essex Championships
Day one of this year’s Essex championships saw the Beagles pick up 5 Gold medals, 2 bronze medals and a whole collection of great performances and new PBs!
First event of the day was the hurdles and in the 75m U13 boys event, Oliver Nevill stormed to a new PB to win his heat in 15.00. In the final, Oliver ran even better beating that PB and finishing 4th – 14.71.
The U15 girls 300m saw Jessica Bone run a PB of 45.5 to qualify for the final where she finished 7th in 46.92. In the U17 girls 300m, Daisy Middlemiss also collected a PB with her sprint of 45.63. The U15 boys 300m final saw Archie Peppiatt collect a PB with his sprint of 45.95.
It was PBs all round in both the U15 girls and boys 1500m! Amalie Twydell ran 5:16.59 and Amber Walker, 5:44.02 – both great improvements. In the boys event – George Bangs finished 4th with his PB of 4:38.39, Ollie Johnson continues his great run of PBs – 4:49.21 and Joshua Lever is progressing well – 5:21.85.
In the U17 events, Jude Hearn was strategic in the early laps and stormed his last one to pick up both a new PB and the bronze medal – 4:12.59. Orly Morton ran to a new PB too – 4:33.11, as did Taylor Cumber – 4:45.89. And in the women’s race it was Essex gold for Olivia Forrest – 4:35.99, with some great running by Zara Morley – 5:09.3 and Isabel Forrest – 5:10.95.
There was some brilliant Beagles throwing taking place today too – Jessica Bone (U15) threw a new shot PB of 8.52m. Jessica Arnold (U15) threw a new discus best of 21.49m and Isla Foley (U13) also threw a discus PB – 14.44m.
In the U15 100m sprints, Kairhys Hoyte achieved a new PB – 13.08, with Archie Peppiatt also running a new best – 14.3. Dolci Hoyte looked strong in her heat – 14.13.
Our U13 girls all made it through the heats into the semi finals. Natanya Itiola started with a second place of 14.39, Elsie Martin-Bouchareb ran a PB to finish 3rd of 15.05 and Amelie Irvine sprinted to 14.67. In the semi finals it was another second place for Natanya – 13.91 which qualified her for the final. Amelie improved on her time to run 14.32 and Elsie was consistent with a 15.08. In the final Natanya was super strong in a tough race finishing 5th – 14.01.
The U13 boys 100m saw dominance through both rounds by Max Cheetham who ultimately took Essex gold. In the heats he ran 12.4 and in the final in was 12.51! Well done too to Daniel Ayandare with his effort of 14.36, to Zac Niyazi with a PB of 14.76 and to Max Tomlin who achieved a PB of 15.77.
The U17 men’s 100m sprint saw a new PB for Rafferty Palmer of 13.05.
Over 3000m, Max Sanderson produced a dominant display to take Essex Gold in the U20 men’s event with a time of 8:53.13.
Matthew Delea (U17) had two good runs over 400m – running 53.8 in the heats and 54.17 in the final – finishing 5th.
In the U13 800m events, it was a good run for Austin Lever – 2:43.74. And Madison Kindler took Essex gold with her run of 2:31.65.
Finally, there was more success in the jumps – Max Cheetham (U13) added a second Essex gold with a brilliant long jump performance, and new PB of 5.13m. Oliver Nevill had a best jump, and new PB of 3.65m, Zac Niyazi jumped 3.44m and Max Tomlin did 3.35m – both also PBs. And it was Essex bronze for Kairhys Hoyte (U15) in the triple jump with his best effort, and new PB, of 9.49m.
Day two of the Essex championships saw further Beagles brilliance with another 10 medals won by our athletes and yet more superb performances!
It was another great day of throwing for our throws team. Jessica Page took Essex gold in the U17 women’s javelin with a best throw of 37.32m. Eleanor Angeli (U17) picked up two PBs with her events – 7.60m in the shot (to finish 4th) and 21.73m in the discus. Robyn Colyer (U15) threw a new PB in the to go beyond 20m for the first time – 20.05m. And David Wilson (U17) was 4th in his javelin event with a best throw, and PB, of 36.69.
On the track it was business as usual for our endurance runners – a highlight of the day was the U15/17 girls 3000m which saw the team pick up 5 of the 6 podium places! Gold for U17 Olivia Forrest (9:56.13), silver for Zara Morley (11:03.48) and bronze for Isabel Forrest (11:04.68). And gold for U15 Heidi Woodley (10:02.35) and bronze for Sophie Bickerstaff (11:05.32).
Over 1500m, it was gold for Madison Kindler in the U13 event (4:50.44) with Lianne Esterhuysen just missing out on bronze to finish 4th with a PB of 5:08.47. Well done too to Emily Brewington who also ran a PB of 5:54.73. In the boys U13 1500m race Jamie Murphy ran well to finish in 5:32.07. And in the 800m – the U17 women’s race saw Missy Tiller put in a good effort to run 2:23.76. Whilst the U15 boys event saw Frankie Edwards achieve 2:33.12 and the girls event saw a new PB for Amalie Twydell of 2:34.11.
In today’s jump events we saw a brilliant silver from Daisy Willingale in the U17 triple jump with her new PB of 10.00m. It was bronze for Daniel Ayandare in the U13 high jump equalling his PB of 1.30m. The U13 girls long jump saw brilliant efforts from Amelie Irvine who jumped 3.72m, and Elsie Martin Bouchareb who jumped 3.70m. Robyn Colyer (U15) picked up another PB with her best long jump of 4.31. And Luca Patrick (U17) had a best jump of 11.07 in the triple jump.
And finally in the sprints it was a 3rd gold medal of the weekend for Max Cheetham this time over 200m. He stormed past the U13 field and collected a new PB of 25.44. Natanya Itiola was similarly strong in the U13 girls 200m achieving a PB in the heats of 29.03 and finishing 4th in the final with another PB of 28.46. Elsie Martin Bouchareb added to her PB collection for the weekend with her sprint of 31.22 over 200m. Poppy Horton was unlucky to miss out on the U17 200m final by hundredths of a second – 27.38. Robyn Colyer earned her third PB of the day in the U15 200m – 28.33 and Evie Haworth also sprinted to a new PB of 30.59. Archie Peppiatt (U15) ran to a 200m PB of 28.11 as did Luca Patrick (U17) – 25.78.
Kent County Championships
Evie Warnwas guesting at the Kent County Champs taking advantage of their steeplechase hurdles to earn herself an amazing new PB – and a dominant race win – over 1500m of 5:09.59.
Sutcliffe Park Open
Congratulations to Demi Eves who had a strong 1500m at the Sutcliffe Park Open finishing in 4:47.14 showing great return to form.
EYAL – Round 2
The second round of the EYAL competition took place in Colchester. Once again we have managed to improve on our previous points – earning more than 70 points more than our first round match. And our under 17 women even managed to finish joint first in their age group! An amazing achievement given the small number of girls involved. Thank you to everyone who came along to compete or help out – it was a brilliant day of teamwork. Remember the next round will be in Stevenage on June 15th – we will be putting on a coach – so please hold the date in your diary!
So looking at those results in more detail and starting with our superb U17 women…
Ava Carter and Poppy Horton were well matched as our sprint team both having two strong sprints. Over 100m Ava finished in 14.3 and over 200m 28.7 and for Poppy it was 13.4 over 100m and 28.7 over 200m. Poppy also jumped a brilliant 4.61m in the long jump earning herself a new PB!
Daisy Willingale had a superb day of competition over 3 events – 28.5 over 200m, winner of the triple jump – 9.97m and a long jump of 4.53m – a new PB! Jessica Page was also racking up the points with a sprint of 44.9 over 300m, 2:31.6 in the 800m and the javelin winner with 34.79.
All four of these girls combined efforts to produce a brilliant relay performance of 54.1 seconds.
Over 800m Missy Tiller had a great run to win the race in 2:23.8. Olivia Forrest was first in the 1500m with run of 4:44.7. She also picked up a new high jump PB of 1.4m and had a good triple jump – 9.06m. Evie Warn was also running well over 1500m – 4:57.2 and picked up a new discus PB of 12.85m. Zara Morley picked up a massive new 1500m PB – 5:00.6.
Isabel Forrest filled in over 300m and picked up points with her PB of 51.5. Daisy Middlemiss had a good run over 800m – 2:38.3 and threw the javelin 18.28m. Eleanor Angeli did some great point scoring in throws – in shot 7.12m, in discus a new PB of 22.06 and in hammer – 16.67m.
Our U17 men were a much smaller team but still produced some brilliant results.
Jake Mitchell kicked off his day with a new PB over 100m – 13.8 and ran well over 800m – 2:19.7. Mattie Delea covered most of the distances – sadly disqualified in the 400m for a lane infringement, it was a new PB over 200m – 25.3 and a good run over 800m – 2:08.7.
Luca Patrick made his 400m debut with a good performance of 57.4. He also jumped 5.44m in the long jump and 10.84m in the triple jump. Over 1500m, Orly Morton ran a good 4:48 and picked up a discus PB of 14.75m. Taylor Cumber also ran well over 1500m – 4:53.4.
And David Wilson was in good form in the throws – a PB in the shot of 10.69m and a best javelin throw of 38.37m.
U17 mens relay team finished in 50.6.
The U15 teams had a good day at the EYAL with some great performances across the events.
On the girls side, Aria Sabado picked up three new PBs across her mix of events – over 100m – 14.4, over 800m – 2:34.9 and in the shot it was 5.58m! Robyn Colyer is consistently one of our strongest EYAL scorers and was also on good form yesterday – in the 200m – 29.1, in long jump 4.16m and in javelin 18.36m.
Hollie Poyton sprinted well over 200m – 30.7 as did Evie Haworth – 31.6. Over 300m, Lois Watson picked up a PB of 50.3 as well as PB’s in the long jump – 3.10m – and javelin – 11.30m. Also looking strong over 300m was Sophie Halford who matched her PB – 46.9.
Amalie Twydell had a superb day of smashing PB’s – over 300m she took 2 seconds off – 48.6 and over 800m she had a superb run, committed to the line, to win in 2:28.9 – a 6 second PB. Amber Walker also looked strong over 800m – 2:43.4. Over 1500m it was the usual dominant display by Summer Smith who won in a new PB of 4:34.1 and she threw a discus PB of 19.19m. Heidi Woodley was close behind over 1500m – 4:43.0.
Oma Nwafor produced some brilliant throws picking up PBs in shot of 7.87m and in discus – 17.61m. The girls relay team ran 57.8.
The boys team saw some good sprinting by Archie Peppiatt with a new PB over 100m – 13.9, a 200m of 28.5 and another new PB in the 300m – 44.3. Ollie Johnson picked up points across a range of events – over 200m it was a PB of 29.3, over 1500m he ran 4:49.5 and in the long jump a new PB of 4.26m.
George Bangs made his 300m debut with a sprint of 45.1 and then back on familiar ground in the 800m it was a 4 second PB – 2:18.0. Frankie Edwards also picked up an 800m PB – 2:27.3 as did Henry Willingale – 2:43.7. Adam Armour also looked good over 800m – 2:39.9 and did some great throwing – a PB of 13.44m in the discus and a PB of 25.05m in the javelin.
Luca Tredgett had a good Beagles debut over 1500m – 5:11.4 whilst Daniel Sheath had a similar good Beagles debut in the hurdles – 15.3. We also saw a great 1500m for Joshua Lever – 5:15.9.
And finally, our brilliantly enthusiastic U13 teams who are still learning about athletics but improving with every outing thanks to their “have a go” mentality.
For the girls we saw Natanya Itiola sprint brilliantly over 100m – 13.90 and 200m – 28.9. She also picked up a new long jump PB – 3.65m. Sophie Twomey made her club debut with a great 100m effort of 15.9 and a long jump of 2.70m. Elsie Martin-Bouchareb had a great day – over 200m a new PB of 30.9, a hurdles PB of 15.3 and a best long jump of 3.25m. Isla Foley was also looking strong – a PB of 15.9 in the 100m, a hurdles PB of 16.2 and a great discus throw of 13.3m.
Isobel Larner ran the 800m for the first time with a brilliant effort of 2:52.1. Lianne Esterhuysen had a good 1500m – 5:13.0 and threw a javelin PB of 5.81m. Emily Brewington picked up a 7 second PB over 1500m – 5:41.2. She also had a best shot of 3.06m and threw the javelin a PB of 6.89m. Grace Lander also ran the 1500m well for her debut over the distance – 5:52.2. The relay team finished in 62.0.
On the boys side it was another brilliant day for Max Cheetham who picked up maximum points by being first in all his events – over 100m – 12.6, 200m – 26.3 and in the long jump – 4.86m. Daniel Ayandare was sprinting well with a time of 15.00 over 100m and had a good high jump of 1.25m. Zac Niyazi picked up a 200m PB of 31.5 and had a good discus throw of 10.35m. Arthur Mitchell ran a new 100m PB of 18.6 and had a best shot of 3.25m.
Freddie Bangs picked up an 800m PB of 2:44.2 and a javelin PB of 14.13m. Jacob Stanley took an amazing 17 seconds off his 800m PB to run 2:54.7. He also had a best javelin throw of 10.12m. Over 1500m, Hugo Wilks ran a 13 second PB – 5:10.8! Jamie Murphy also ran a 1500m PB of 3 seconds – 5:29.0 and Austin Lever took 14 seconds off his time – 5:24.8.
In the hurdles, Oliver Nevill ran well – 16.2 and had a good long jump of 3.43m as well as a high jump PB of 1.20m. Patrick Connor also had some great hurdling – with a new PB of 18.1 and threw a new shot put PB of 3.23m. Ollie Trevor was also throwing well – a shot put PB of 4.65m and a discus PB of 8.89m. The boys relay team finished 2nd with their run of 57.3.
Well done again all and thank you for all the help and support to our parents
Hackney Half
The Hackney Half saw another opportunity for our senior men to register some impressive times at a very popular event. Scott Brooks finished 103rd overall (out of the 24000 runners!) in a time of 1:18.47. Kurt Brooks was just 5 minutes behind in 343rd – 1:23.22. Phil Price was also running well in 676th – 1:27.01 and Daniel Esterhuysen was showing great progress in his running – 1:37.07. Well done all!
English Schools – Track and Field Cup
Congratulations to all of the Beagles who have been competing for their schools in the first round of the English Schools Track and Field Cup. Four events have taken place in May, and the number of Beagles involved was huge!! Hopefully we haven’t missed in the results below..
Sean Mooney – 1500m – 5:02..7. Team Relay – 59.1
Sophie Bickerstaff – 1500m – 5:23.1. Team Relay – 64.5
George Bangs – 1500m – 4:36.0, Team Relay – 58.7
Joe Sandford – 1500m – 4:52.0, Triple Jump – 9.10m
Aria Sabado – 800m – 2:33.8, Team Relay – 61.0
Isobel McLennan – High Jump – 1.23m, 800m – 2:54.2
Madison Kindler – 1500m – 4:48.5, Team Relay – 61.7
Isabelle Bazeley – 1500m – 6:25.6, Javelin – 9.28m
Nicky Mulholland – 200m – 26.1
Orly Morton – 1500m – 4:37.2
Summer Smith – 1500m – 4:35.0, Discus – 19.35m
Jess Page – 800m – 2:31.2, Javelin – 33.86m
Esme Thomas – 800m – 2:50.0, Team Relay – 57.0
Ava Carter – 200m – 29.0, Triple Jump – 7.98m
Sophie Halford – 300m – 47.0, Long jump – 3.29m
Heidi Woodley – 1500m – 4:48.0, Javelin – 8.63m
Isabel Forrest – 1500m – 5:21.0, Long jump – 3.34m
Daniel Sheath – Hurdles – 14.5, High Jump – 1.32m
Hugo Wilks – 1500m – 5:17.0, Team Relay – 58.8
Ella Fagan – 1500m – 5:22.0, Team Relay – 57.1
Katie Hawkins – 1500m – 5:46.0, Discus – 17.82m
Jude Hearn – 1500m – 4:17.0, Team Relay – 50.2
Natanya Itiola – 200m – 28.1, Javelin – 11.93
Grace Lander – High Jump – 1.17m
Olivia Gildersleeves – Hurdles – 14.9, Discus – 13.98m
Max Cheetham – 100m – 11.7, Long Jump – 4.78m
Tjaart Venter – 300m – 46.2, Triple Jump – 9.77m
Kairhys Hoyte – 100m – 13.3, Triple Jump – 8.76m
Patrick Barden – 100m – 12.4, High Jump – 1.29m
Felix Rogers – 200m – 25.6, Long Jump – 4.44m
Luca Tredgett – 1500m – 5:28.0, Team Relay – 60.9
Max Massarella – 1500m – 5:55.0, High Jump – 1.23m
Kessiah Kinghorn – 100m – 13.7, Javelin – 18.60m
Allegra Sawkins – 1500m – 5:42.0, Team Relay – 61.1
Evie Haworth – 300m – 49,1, High Jump – 1.20m
Jessica Thompson – Long Jump – 2.97m, 800m – 2:59.0
Sean Prelli – 100m – 12.0, Triple Jump – 10.90m
Mattie Delea – 800m – 2:30.0, Triple Jump – 9.92m
Nick Moses – 100m – 11.5
Eliza Hobden – Hurdles – 13.8, Javelin – 22.50m
Daisy Willingale – 300m – 44.2, Triple jump – 10.26m
Sophie Penn – 800m – 2:50.0, Discus – 14.30m
Poppy Horton – 100m – 12.9, Long Jump – 4.91m
Imogen Hutton – 100m – 15.1, Shot – 7.11m
Isabel Collins – 800m – 2:47.0, Team Relay – 64.7
Scarlett Sawkins – 1500m – 7:13.0, High Jump – 1.26m
Jessica Bellamy – Hurdles – 14.9, Javelin – 9.60m
Well done to everybody!
Watford Wednesday
The latest Watford Wednesday saw an 800m and 3000m night with Beagles in both events. The 800m saw PBs all round – Lianne Esterhuysen 2:39.5, Sophia Davies 2:30.93 and Amalie Twydell 2:34.84. Whilst Max Sanderson showed consistency with his recent efforts over 3000m to finish in 8:41.
Manchester Marathon
Well done to Aiden Kerr who achieved a huge PB at the Manchester Marathon – 3:30.58!
Crown to Crown
The May Crown to Crown 5k took place and saw some of great runs from Ollie Johnson, Matthew Jones and Adam Armour. Ollie was first U18 and 4th overall in 19:12, Matthew was second in the same age group and 8th overall in 19:55 and Adam Armour was 3rd under 18 and 13th overall – 20:58.
Jack Petchey Winners
Huge congratulations to our latest Jack Petchey Foundation award winners.
Multi events – Oliver Nevill – Has really impressed his team mates and coaches with his resilience in his key events. Disappointment in his own performance at a long jump competition, has seen him seek out extra coaching and support which in turn has led to more confidence and solid jumping. He has also shown tenacity and commitment to his hurdling and really listens to the coaching advice he is given.
Endurance – Isabel Forrest – Isabel received a wide range of nominations from her peers who all cited her supportive behaviour and great teamwork. As an example – “Isabel has been helpful to me giving me advice on stretching. She has also been supportive after races with encouraging comments when she could see I was upset. She always cheers on all the Beagles and has made me feel very welcome at the club.”
Sprints – Max Cheetham – Whilst it is undeniable that Max has had massive performance success over the last few months, he has been nominated for this award for his support and encouragement to his team mates who have really appreciated his kind words and friendly advice. His coaches have also noted Max’s desire to develop and he really takes on board their advice by actively listening and responding to feedback.
Voting for our June awards is now open – you will have been emailed a form if eligible!
Bannister Miles
The Bannister miles event took place on Bank Holiday Monday and saw several Beagles take to the track at the famous Iffley Road track. The U13 girls race saw a dominant victory by Madison Kindler – 5:04.22 with Sophia Davies finishing 3rd in a PB of 5:18.71.
In the U17 women’s race, Olivia Forrest had a strong run to finish 2nd in 4:58.2 and Max Sanderson was also running well with his 4th place finish – 4:23.59.
ISA Regional Round
Congratulations to everybody who competed at the ISA regional rounds. We don’t have sight of the results unfortunately but well done to Colm Forrest (150m), Bertie Tappin (Long Jump), Heidi Woodley (1500m), Sophie Halford (Relay) who are all off to the national finals in Birmingham in June. Well done!
Whitstable 10k
In Kent, it was another brilliant run on the Bank Holiday by Scott Brooks who finished 8th at the Whitstable 10k with a superb run – and PB – of 36:00. Kurt Brooks also banked himself a new PB with his run of 37:45 to finish 25th. Stuart Crowther was in excellent form finishing first in his age category with his run of 42:13. And Andy Leonard was also running very well in what seems to be his first official / licensed 10K – 42:45.
Ashdon 3k
Well done to Amalie Twydell who took the win in the Ashdon 3k with her run of 11:18.
Southend Open
Well done to all of the Beagles at the Southend Open. Some brilliant sprinting by Max Cheetham – 100m in 12.7 seconds and 150m in 18.83 seconds. We also saw a great run by Demi Eves over 800m – 2:19.60.
Our throwers were in strong form too – Eleanor Angeli picking up a new personal best in the shot of 7.46m and a seasons best in the discus – 19.13m. Jessica Arnold also threw a personal best in the shot – of 8.01m.
Well done all – great performances!
Twilight 5k
The Ipswich Twilight 5k saw a great opportunity for a fast run on a 2.5 lap course around the port in Ipswich. It’s fair to say conditions were a little cooler than expected and a lot windier!
Sophie Bickerstaff had a great run in the Wave 3 race and finished as the first female junior with her run of 19:05. Isabel Forrest was on good form with a strong run of 19:27 – second female junior, and Amalie Twydell picked up a new PB of 19:36 with her run.
Olivia Forrest was in the wave 4 race and finished as first U17 in her time of 17:27.
Surprisingly the girls also finished as second team overall! An amazing performance given the ages of our athletes compared to other teams!
Parkrun & junior parkrun roundup (3/4 May)
The dry spring weather continued, providing ideal conditions for our parkrunners this weekend.
On Saturday at Raphael, there was an eye-catching run from Simon Knightbridge (17:34), who took first place and equalled his all-time best at the event. Luca Tredgett* (19:57 PB) also collected a course best, finishing 10th, while Emma Dyos (44:05) was in action and enjoyed her run.
At Billericay, Keith Thornton (20:20 PB) made a swift recovery from his marathon to finish 4th overall, setting a new course best by 36 seconds! Also running were Isaac Norris (25:02) and Matt Norris (25:04), both finishing comfortably inside the top 100.
Over at Chelmsford, Tamar Barclay (22:25) finished as 6th lady, while at Harrow Lodge, Ollie Johnson (20:00 PB) maintained his strong form to take 4th overall, earning a new course best by an impressive 2:43!
Finally, at Wickford Memorial, two of our younger runners made their debuts at the event and performed well. Adam Armour (19:56) delivered a strong run to finish 9th and achieve a sub-20-minute effort. Liam Worth (24:51) recorded his fastest 5K of the year, finishing 76th, just ahead of Elliot Worth (24:53) in 77th.
On Sunday, there was a good turnout of junior runners taking on the 2K at Harrow Lodge. Ollie Johnson (06:58 PB) was in fine form, taking 1st overall and earning his second PB of the weekend—his first sub-7-minute 2K! Isabel Forrest (07:21) came 3rd overall and was 1st female. Other strong performances came from Jamie Murphy (08:03) in 5th, Blossom Smith (08:04) in 6th, Willow Smith (08:25) in 11th, Finley Smith* (08:59) in 17th, and Isla Johnson (10:08 PB) in 42nd, picking up a new personal best—well done!
There was also a strong turnout at Hutton Rec, where Beagle runners dominated the top 10. Thea Clark* (08:17 PB) ran powerfully from the start to claim a new PB and finish 2nd overall. Nadia Price (08:34) took 3rd, finishing just two seconds outside her course best. Dylan Hussain (09:04) placed 4th, just ahead of Liam Worth (09:06) in 5th. Chloe Thomson* (09:35) finished 9th, with Camilla Nash (09:36) in 10th and Joshua Thomson* (10:29) in 17th. Finally, touring at Roding Valley was Adam Armour (07:33), taking 2nd place.
Our male 5K performer of the week was, unsurprisingly, Simon Knightbridge (84.63%), who achieved his highest-ever age-graded rating, congratulations! Tamar Barclay (69.14%) scored the best female rating. On Sunday, Willow Smith (80.73%) was our top-rated female, while Ollie Johnson (76.18%) led the male category.
Parkrun & junior parkrun roundup (10/11 May)
The continued sunny spring weather saw plenty of Beagles out enjoying their weekend parkruns’ with plenty of shiny new PB’s on show. On Saturday at Rahpael, a bumper turn-out with 7 club members taking part. Simon Knightbridge (17:59) was in dominant form again finishing 4th. Matthew Jones (20:24) continued his return to form with a solid run to take 17th while Emily Brewington (21:50) ran well as usual, finishing 31st and 1st female! Lily Tyler (25:13 PB) was another to run well (8th female) while also enjoying their efforts were Freya Brewington (30:26), Emma Dyos (30:41) and Stuart Bennett (33:04).
A bumper crowd at Brentwood with over 200 park-runners, amongst which were 6 Beagles. Stuart Crowther (23:55) was first to cross the line taking 20th place, just 2 spots ahead of Robert Barke (24:09). Callum Goodey (24:19) took 25th, while there was a course best for Joshua Barke (26:01 PB). Nora Heidemans (28:02 PB) was another to take home a new best time, accompanied by first timer Yvo Heidemans (28:03).
We had solo Beagles at Chalkwell Beach, South Woodham Ferrers and Harrow Lodge. Harriet Ward (32:41) enjoyed the promenade run while Adam Armour (20:35) ran the multi-terrain estuary route, and Matt Earing (25:11) took on Harrow Lodge.
Finally at Wickford Memorial we had 3 runners with in-form Kurt Brooks (18:40 PB) taking 2nd with a 1:17 course best. Elliot Worth (19:52) took 10th while a weight-laden Scott Brooks (20:15) still managed an impressive 12th despite his 20kg self-inflicted penalty!
More great conditions on Sunday where we had 7 runners in action at Harrow Lodge. Continuing his fine run of form taking 1st place was Ollie Johnson (06:58 PB) who smashed his course best by 19 seconds and clocked his first ever sub-7 minute 2k. Great running! Isabel Forrest (07:21) was just 6 seconds outside her best in taking 3rd (1st female) while Jamie Murphy (08:03) took 5th in his first attempt at the course. Blossom Smith (08:04) was just behind in 6th while Willow Smith (08:25) took 11th. Finley Smith* (08:59 PB) placed 17th while Isla Johnson (10:08 PB) secured a 10-second course best in finishing 12th female.
More impressive performances at Hutton Rec., as Nadia Price (08:19 PB) scored her first ever overall 1st place and took an impressive 13 seconds off her previous best time. Alexndra Johnston (08:55 PB) was also in fine form beating her previous fastest run by 2 seconds in taking 3rd. Liam Worth (09:00) was 4th just ahead of first timer Jack Collier (09:02). Jessica Thomson* (09:14 PB) took 8th, Chloe Thomson* (09:18) 9th while Elise Gosling (09:30 PB) was another runner to achieve her best time as she ran well to finish 12th. Finally, Joshua Thomson* (10:44) finished 20th.
Our 5k male age-graded performer of the week was Simon Knightbridge (82.67%), while Emily Brewington achieved an impressive 78.17% rating for her run. Our 2k female performer of the week was Willow Smith (80.73%) while the male accolade went to Ollie Johnson with a 76.18% score. Well done everyone for their efforts!
Parkrun & junior parkrun roundup (17/18 May)
We start the 5k round up with the event at Hadleigh Park where Mattew Jones (22:23) took on the tough course and did well placing 4th overall on his first attempt. Several Beagles took on Raphael with Simon Knightbridge (18:16) taking 5th, 3 places ahead of Zac Thomas (19:18 PB) who secured his fastest time at the event. Stuart Crowther (21:38) took 35th, while also taking part were Dylan Hussain (22:38) and Freya Brewington (27:41).
At a typically crowded Chelmsford, Elliot Worth (20:48) and Tamar Barclay (23:49) were running while touring at Hunstanton Promenade was Keith Thornton (21:23) who took 5th overall.
On Sunday, some of our juniors were out running their 2ks. At Harrow Lodge, Blossom Smith (08:05) took 3rd, finishing marginally ahead of sister Willow Smith (08:18 PB) who secured a new course best by 6 seconds, notably her 5th of the year so far! Harry Collier (09:21) was next, taking 13th. At Hutton Rec., Colm Forrest (07:52) was in good form finishing 2nd while 1st female went to Nadia Price (08:25). Not far behind in 5th was Thea Clark* (08:42) while 7th went to Liam Worth (09:14). Joshua Thomson*(10:22 PB) placed 17th and took a new course best.
Our 5k male age-graded performer of the week was Simon Knightbridge (81.39%), while Freya Brewington achieved a 70.56% rating for her run. Our 2k performer of the week was Willow Smith (81.86%) while the male accolade went to Colm Forrest with a 73.43% score. Well done everyone for their efforts!
Well done to all our representatives at parkrun. 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 automatic club report only works on the Saturday parkruns so we are unable to spot performances at junior parkruns beyond the local ones we monitor (Harrow Lodge, Hutton Rec., Chelmsford, Lake Meadows, Great Notley and Northlands). Feel free to contact us if you need help setting up your profile or if you want to tell us about your runs further afield.
Coming up
There are some busy weeks ahead with several open events and the SEAA Age Group Championships. Good luck to all! And have a lovely half term if you are going away.
