The start of April has seen us welcomeboth the Spring and many new Beagles to the club and the return of lighter evenings! Competition wise, performances continue to impress with our junior Beagles at their Essex cross country final, and our older Beagles seeking out more track and field open events to put a marker down at the start of the season. Well done to all!
Havering Open
It was a lovely day for the local Havering AC track and field season opener which saw some brilliant performances by our Beagles.
On track the Beagles got off to a brilliant start over 200m. Natanya Itiola (U13) picked up an outdoor PB and a first place finish with her run of 28.74. Robyn Colyer (U15) was just outside her PB with her good run – 29.59 and Hollie Poyton (U15) also started her season well – 29.79. Ava Carter (U17) looked strong with her run – 27.84 and Daisy Willingale (U17) picked up a new outdoor PB – 28.02.
It was a new PB for Emily Brewington (U13) who ran really well over 1500m – 5:48.5. Jessica Page (U17) had a great debut over 400m with her run of 61.52 to win her heat.
In the 100m it was further success for Natanya Itiola (U13) who picked up a new PB – 13.81. Kairhys Hoyte (U15) had a good start to his season with a run of 13.84. Luca Patrick (U17) had a great sprint to finish first and get a new PB – 12.73. Stuart Carter (VM) showed good consistency with his recent form – 13.00. And Justin Waithe (VM) picked up a new PB – 13.21.
In the 800m it was a brilliant new PB for Austin Lever (U13) – 2:43.51 and for Patrick
Connor (U13) – 3:26.12. Amalie Twydell (U15) led the field to finish first in 2:40.22. Joshua Lever (U15) picked up a new PB with his great run – 2:41.15. Missy Tiller (U17) ran well to finish her heat first with a dominate run of 2:23.57. Daisy Middlemiss (U17) almost matched her PB with a strong run – 2:37.29. And Jake Mitchell (U17) put in a good effort (post rugby) with his run of 2:24.15.
The field results were equally impressive. In the long jump – Luca Patrick (U17) had a best jump of 5.25m whilst Patrick Connor (U13) managed 2.02m with his best effort. Jessica Arnold (U15) had a great shot competition to get a new PB of 7.49m. She also threw well in the discus event with a best throw of 19.69m. Robyn Colyer (U15) threw a new javelin PB – 19.27m and Jess Page (U17) also threw a new javelin best – 34.42. Finally in the triple jump it was another strong effort from Luca Patrick (U17) – 10.69m. Whilst Daisy Willingale (U17) was fractionally outside her PB – 9.28m.
Essex Primary Schools Cross Country
The Essex primary schools cross country event took place in Southend and saw some brilliant performances by our Beagles who had all qualified for this race following earlier performances this season. Sadly we do not have a full set of results but we are grateful to everyone who has shared their athletes race with us. Well done to everyone!
Alexandra Johnston – Year 3 – 2nd
Annabelle Youlden – Year 3 – 21st
Leo Bosivert – Year 4 – 7th
Colm Forrest – Year 5 – 3rd
Oliver Kindler – Year 5 – 12th
Lianne Esterhuysen – Year 6 – 1st
Bristol Track Club 5k
In Bristol, at their prestigious track club event, Heidi Woodley picked a great 3rd place finish over the 3k road circuit – 10.11. Isabel Forrest also ran strongly to finish 7th – 11:38. And in the 5k event, Olivia Forrest had a good race to finish 2nd U17 in 17:04.
Watford Open
It was a cold crisp night for the first Watford open of the season. A great opportunity for our Beagles to lay down a starting point for the season over 1500m / 3000m.
First up were the 1500s and we saw some great running. Amalie Twydell put some amazing laps in at the start of her race to finish in 5:24.35. Sophie Bickerstaff accompanied her usual mature strategy with a very strong finish to PB – 5:13.10. Lianne Esterhuysen kept calm and used those around her well to stay on pace and also pick up a PB – 5:14.52. Isabel Forrest was looking stronger and running well with her time of 5:16.36. Madison Kindler was in a very competitive heat and she managed well to finish in 4:38.02. And finally Jude Hearn had a very promising open to his season with a run of 4:23.24.
In the 3000’s it was a PB for Mara Thomas who showed consistency over the multiple laps to finish in 10:52.47. Olivia Forrest ran well to begin her outdoor season – 9:54.38, and Max Sanderson was close to his PB in a very tight race 8:37.44.
Well done to all who ran – lots of learning and a great start to the year!
SEAA 3K / 5K
It was a beautiful sunny Mothering Sunday in Milton Keynes for the SEAA 3k/5k age group races.
Starting the day was U13 Adam Armour who showed real commitment and enthusiasm over 3k to finish 15th in 11:28. In the girls race it was a strong victory for Madison Kindler who covered the 3k distance in 10:24. Amalie Twydell had a great run to finish 5th in 11:23, narrowly beating team mate Aria Sabado who finished 6th in 11:28.
The U15/17 5k race saw a silver medal for Olivia Forrest who ran 17:54. Isabel Forrest was also running well to finish 13th in 22:32.
Throwsfest
The second of two recent throws events at Shaftesbury Barnet saw another great set of results for our throwers. Jessica Arnold (U15) had a good shot competition with a best throw of 7.23m and she picked up a new discus PB with a best throw of 22.28m. Eleanor Angeli (U17) also competed in both events with a PB in discus on 20.57 and a best shot, also a PB, of 7.06m. Eleanor finished off her throws event with a hammer throw of 19.11 and a new javelin PB of 13.20m.
Parkrun & junior parkrun roundup (29/30 Mar)
Spring was well & truly in the air over the weekend with fine running conditions for all. There was a good turnout of Beagles on Saturday running their 5k, with 3 performances to start off our report at Raphael. Lily Tyler (26:09 PB), Freya Brewington (29:18) and Emma Dyos (30:16) all enjoyed their runs with Lily picking up her course best, well done!
Meanwhile at Billericay, Scott Brooks (17:30 PB) capitalised on the faster summer course to claim his new best while running strongly into 3rd was brother Kurt Brooks (18:49 PB), also securing his fastest at the event. At Barking, Keith Thornton (20:32 PB) was similarly in good form, taking 7th overall and beating his best time by 19 seconds.
A big turnout at Brentwood, where the course reverted to the winter (!) route—alternatively known as ‘The Beast’—featuring over 100 meters of elevation gain. The first Beagle across the line was Simon Knightbridge (20:24) who took 3rd while Elliot Worth (22:35) was 10th. Nadia Price (26:21 PB) ran with Phil Price (same time) while just behind was a late starting Stuart Crowther (26:33). Also enjoying the hills were Joshua Barke (26:58 PB) and Matthew Jones (27:37).
Over at Wickford, Lianne Esterhuysen (19:12 PB) was in fine form taking 5th overall and 1st female while also running well was Daniel Esterhuysen (20:41).
On Sunday, bright and breezy conditions greeted our 2k runners with a number in action at Harrow Lodge. Lianne Esterhuysen (07:40) was in fast form again taking 2nd place, finishing 9 seconds ahead of Jude Deal (07:49 PB) who collected his course best. Emily Brewington (08:15) was 7th, Jack Collier (08:32 PB) 9th, Olly Deal (10:44) 28th, Freya Brewington (10:49) 29th and Danel Esterhuysen (11:07) 35th.
At Hutton Rec., a good tussle at the front end saw Liam Worth (09:05) just edged into 2nd while finishing 5th and 2nd female was Alexandra Johnston (09:31). Sophie Lobo* (10:11) was 7th while Nadia Price (18:50) and Camilla Nash (18:51) were on tail-walking duties.
Our male age-graded performer of the week was once again Keith Thornton (78.08%), while Lianne Esterhuysen achieved a clean sweep in the female ranks with 86.63% for her 5K and 78.58% for her 2K effort. An explanation of age grades can be found here.
Parkrun & junior parkrun roundup (5/6 Apr)
The sun continued to shine although runners had to content with a cool breeze during their 5k & 2k runs. We start our round-up at the challenging Hadleigh course where the Young family were representing the club. Isabelle Young (22:05 PB) ran well to finish 8th overall and 1st female & also picked up her best at the event. Not far behind was Cameron (24:17 PB) who also picked up an event best. Emily Young (31:36) took on the course for the first time, performing well to finish 14th female.
More hills at Brentwood as the ‘Beast’ course continues. The first Beagle to finish was Dan Jaycock (21:24), just a few seconds ahead of Callum Goodey (21:44) in 6th. Elliot Worth (22:22) was 9th, Nadia Price (27:52) 46th and Phil Price (27:53) a further place back.
At Harrow Lodge, a good performance from first-timer Matthew Jones (19:57) saw him take 5th while Paul Johnson (21:25 PB) was also in good form taking 11th and beating his best time from 3 years ago by 23 seconds.
Returning to Raphael was Simon Knightbridge (18:02) who took 2nd while at Billericay, the Brooks brothers were on top form as Scott Brooks (17:48) and Kurt Brooks (18:24 PB) made it a comprehensive 1-2. Over at Chelmsford, Oliver Weston-Stokes (20:46) did well finishing 50th while touring at Avery Hill was Keith Thornton (21:29).
On Sunday, a good turn-out of Beagles were to be found at Harrow Lodge where Blossom Smith (08:00) took 2nd, ahead of Ezra-Zion Gooch (08:23 PB) in 6th. Jack Collier (08:25 PB) was another to pick up a course best finishing 7th while also running well were Willow Smith (08:51) 9th, Harry Collier (09:10) 11th and Finley Smith* (09:52) 23rd.
At Hutton Rec., Liam Worth (09:19) took 7th, just ahead of Jessica Thomson* (09:23 PB) in 8th and Chloe Thomson* (09:24 PB) in 9th. Joshua Thomson* (11:03) also ran well. Meanwhile over at Lake Meadows, Sophie Bickerstaff (07:16) was in imperious form again as she took 1st, marginally outside her course best.
Our 5k male age-graded performer of the week was Simon Knightbridge (82.44%), while Isabelle Young achieved a 71.17% rating for her run. Our 2k performer of the week went to Sophie Bickerstaff (79.58%). An explanation of age grades can be found here.
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
This weekend sees the Essex Road Relays with several Beagles teams in contention. We also start our EYAL campaign at Thurrock – good luck to everybody at both events!
