Shoe4Africa
Shoe4Africa
This organisation started off taking used shoes to Kenya for people with no shoes to use. They then got involved with bringing people together through running and now they are planning on building a children’s hospital in Eldoret, the town where many of the world’s best athletes are based.
Some of the videos… Continue reading
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Famous at last!!
Who else spotted Eve and Emily out for a run with Mo Farah in Athletics Weekly this week?… Continue reading
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SMRAC AGM – damp squid
15 people came…. thanks to them!
I stepped down as Chair to concentrate on coaching. You can read my report at THIS LINK
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4 things you need to do
1) Email Noel to say either “Yes” or “No” to the Mansfield trip – squads will be announced in a week or so (PS lots of room on coach for parents)
2) Bring spikes to training – long spikes for grass, 6mm or less for track – make sure you’re going to the right place too!
3) Wear brightly coloured tops to training… Continue reading | 1 Comment
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Stretching
After sessions we will be insisting that people stretch before heading home. We consider this an essential part of your warm down; important for injury prevention and performance.
Please allow time to get familiar with the stretching routine and incorporate it in to your training from home too. Core stability, easy run, stretch: perfect!
Some of the stretches we use can be seen in this document
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Get some sleep
Get some sleep – EIS
I’m always amazed how little sleep some athletes in the group must get…. up to all hours on msn or facebook, numbing your brains!
This article from the English Institute of Sport tells it straight. If you’re training hard, you need to sleep. Your body adapts to… Continue reading
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Feature Quote 2 – Deena Kastor
Another quote telling us that success comes from consistent effort; day in, day out, doing what’s on the schedule…
“The most important thing is putting in the work on every given day. If you can put that together then you shouldn’t be afraid on the starting line. I really don’t believe in fear; I believe in putting in the work. Sometimes
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Comments
Kenyan based Ian Groome made a flying visit to Teddington last week and spoke very positively about how he enjoyed reading the website to see how well everyone is running. I’m sure he’d like me to pass that on.
Being based in Kenya hasn’t stopped Ian being the only person to leave a comment on the website. Feel free to… Continue reading
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Winter Tour 09/10
The dates of all this winters race are available and ready to view by visiting the Winter Tour 09/10 page.
Once again the main club aims are the county and southern cross country championships on 10th January and 30th January respectively. We would ask that all club members make themselves available for these fixtures. It is hoped that plenty of athletes will be selected on to county… Continue reading
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England Athletics Card
Watch out for your England Athletics Registration card coming through the post around about now. You need to keep this safe as you are likely to be asked for your membership number when you enter races. You can also use your card to get a discount at Sweatshop… Continue reading
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