HEAD COACH – Noel Stoddart
Noel started running for Elswick Harriers in his home town of Newcastle Upon Tyne before making his way down the country and settling at Borough of Hounslow AC. There he enjoyed success as part of the club’s winning winter relay teams and set his best track times. He still likes to get out for a run between coaching sessions and makes a racing comeback in Met Leagues most Novembers!
In 2002 Noel started working for the late Kim McDonald, coach and agent to many of the finest distance runners of the 1990s and early 2000s. He went on to become an IAAF agent and to coach the successful PACE Sports Management Marathon Squad.
Noel decided to leave PACE and concentrate on coaching in the UK in 2006. He keeps learning, looking for new ways to improve, and believes his experiences of coaches from around the world benefit the senior and young athletes in the squad.
Qualifications: UKA Level 3 Performance – Endurance, MSc Sport and Exercise Sciences
COACH – Dave Daniels
Dave ran for Richmond & Twickenham AC long before it became St Mary’s Richmond AC and is still the club’s 10,000m record holder. After retiring from competition Dave became a fixture at the old Feltham track, looking after Hounslow’s youngest distance runners. Athletes who have passed through Dave’s hands on their way to greatness include Scott Overall and Mo Farah.
Qualifications: UKA Level 2 – Endurance
ASSISTANT COACH – Tim Haughian
Tim is a contemporary of Scott and Mo from Hounslow and was a school boy international having won medals at English Schools track championships. His kick is still a very powerful weapon! Joining in with the oldest boys his slightly older head
Qualifications – UKA Level 1
ASSISTANT COACH – Ian O’Brien
A parent of two members of the squad and a local Deputy Headmaster. Ian is a member of our senior and veteran men’s cross country teams and has a good eye for the improvements athletes can make when running.
Qualifications – UKA Level 1
ASSISTANT COACH - Tink Taylor
Tink has represented England at XC and has won county and area medals both on the track and the country. Tink is a Learning Support Assistant and these skills come in handy as she enthuses the youngest members of the squad, teaching them some key running skills. As a former international athlete she also has a role to play as a mentor to developing athletes.
ASSISTANT COACH - Noel Hall
‘The Other Noel’ has been training and racing for a very long time! His experience is invaluable when teaching young athletes the discipline of middle distance training and his enthusiasm is infectious.






Brilliant results!
Thanks for all your encouragement Noel!
…and well done to Noel for coaching these guys and getting the best out of them! Great work Coach!
7 out of 7… and a mention for SMRAC
6 wins now!!
Excellent documentary! Shame he didn’t get to run at London.
UPDATE – U13/U15 races cancelled.
U17 and above still on.
Yes, still on at the moment. They will make a final decision on Friday morning but have invested in lots of space blankets. With the course set to be ok, I think they are most concerned about the temperature for officials stood out there all day.
Have heard through Stragglers that Surrey is definitely going ahead on Saturday. (for now at least).
February 2009’s Surrey league race was cancelled due to snow however I have been told that the cancellation of this race was by the council and that won’t recur as it has been agreed that they don’t have authority to cancel.
Kenya – Les coureurs du Siecle
I’m not an athletics book, but I still might buy it (if I knew what it was called).
Interesting read Noel and the 15,000 miles before 18th birthday reminds me of a Simon Lawson quote with regards to his high mileage, he doesn’t see why he ’should give Africans a ten year head start’.
Good to see you guys out in force and the podiums will be a good advert for the club.
I’ll be writing my report over the weekend, look out for it!
Good Luck,all of you!
The Old Deer Park meeting point is the section of grass at the top of the slope by the A316 and the swimming pool. The Twickenham Green meeting point is the corner of the green nearest the Prince Blucher pub.
Is the flag by the clubhouse where you meet?
Sorry we are on holiday I think Adam has told you but am just confirming
Many thanks
Jackie
Yes, Well done every body – fantastic effort!
Ann Watkins
Brilliant everyone!!
Hi Ross – what a fantastic season you have had! I can’t believe I was running alongside you for a few metres back in the cold of Feb/March.
Keep at it – you can go alot quicker in the coming years.
Enjoy! And of course what a great coach you have!!
cheers
Ian