Help needed on Tuesdays
There are many positives to having a large group, but one consequence is that we need people to help out. Parents are required to volunteer to assist on Tuesdays. With no volunteers some people will be turned away from the session. You can sign up here. Continue reading | 10 Comments
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Coach development
One of the things that we try and do as coaches at smrac distance is to always look for ways to further our knowledge. Sharing ideas with other coaches is healthy and helps us help you improve. Continue reading
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Liz Kipling in fine form
Liz had another great run at the weekend, finishing 4th in the Surrey League. This followed on from her 28th place at the Southern Championships at Parliament Hill – a course she had never finished in the top 100 on.
Since joining the squad last year Liz has set track pbs at 800 and 1500 and had her most consistent XC season to date.
Her 1st… Continue reading
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Ollie wins his 8th Countdown
U15 Oliver Garner has been impressing everyone this week on Countdown. A string of 8 and 9 letter words have often bettered the efforts of dictionary corner and have seen him notch up the maximum allowed run of 8 wins. The final contest saw Ollie trailing throughout but he clinched victory on the conundrum (sp?!) which he correctlly unjumbled in 2seconds!
The rest of the squad has been enjoying… Continue reading | 2 Comments
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King and (Snow) Queen of the Mountains crowned
The annual tempo and devil-take-the-hindmost hills competition took place on Saturday with the crowns going to Rebecca Killip and Ross.
Ross edged out Bradley in a closely fought men’s competition. Grant and David had excellent sessions. Christina and Molly were 2nd and 3rd behind Rebecca.
Rebecca won last year’s plate competition and it was the turn of Mum Liz… Continue reading
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Nutrition – a must read
I spotted a great resource for athletes the other day… a 92 page free book on nutrition from UKA. I would recommend it to everyone. Read it over the holidays…. I’ll be testing you!
Download it HERE
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Sussex Squad Day – Kenyan Training notes
Noel was talking briefly to coaches about Kenyan training camps at a Sussex Squad day on Sunday. A car load of the older athletes made the trip down and had a good session followed by an informative talk on nutrition.
HERE are the Kenyan notes. Some of the photos have been taken out of a book on Kenya published by French magazine VO2 . I strongly recommend… Continue reading | 2 Comments
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How I spent my weekend
Famous for 15 seconds?! – Follow the link… Continue reading
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