Feature Quote 1 – William Mutwol
The first in a semi-regular news item drawing your attention to quotes from within the squad, within the sport, or somewhere else completely that seem to have relevance to what we’re trying to do at smrac distance…..
This quote comes from an article in a Kenyan Newspaper looking at the phenomenal number of successful steeplechasers from a small village in the Marakwet District of the… Continue reading
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Southern Inter Counties (U17)
Ross in action for Surrey
Three great runs from Ross (1st, 800, 1:55, club record), Bradley (3rd, 3000, 9:12, club record) and Jack (5th, 3000, 9:18, pb). Well done guys… two pbs in a week for Jack and Bradley and a good pre-AAAs tune up for Ross… Continue reading
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Watford Open Meet – 29th July
We were lucky with the weather and the athletes made the most of a muggy evening with everyone runinng pbs. First up Rebecca ran an U13 club record of 2:35, Christina was next with yet another pb of 2:26.
Jivendra continued his learning of middle distance events cruising through the bell in 70 before running a 64 second lap. His kick in the lasst 200 saw him run 2:14… Continue reading
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Fantasy Football
If you aren’t already playing the game then you can register at http://fantasy.premierleague.com
Once you have logged in and entered your team, click on the ‘Leagues’
link you can find on the right of the page. Now enter the code 415116-96910 to join the private smrac distance league… Continue reading
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Core strength
The core muscles
Core stability is an important part of a middle distance runner’s training. It gives your body the strength it needs to hold a good running action, meaning you can run faster when it matters. A runner with poor core strength is likely get ‘ragged’ towards the end of a race or training… Continue reading
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Southern Inter Counties (U13)
Well done to Kirsty and Rebecca (800), Jamie (1500) and Ella (1500 and HJ) who all competed for Middlesex at the recent Southern Inter Counties Championships. All performed well, with Jamie setting a new pb. Good job everyone… Continue reading
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