Training for November
Watch out for alternating training venues in November…. don’t turn up at the wrong place, and get the right time too – track starts slightly later than grass. (I’ll make separate arrangements with prospective steeple chasers to do barrier drills before squad sessions start.)
Please wrap up warm – track sessions will consist of warm up jog, drills, strides, session, jog down, stretch. Also, consider the recent… Continue reading
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English XC Relays, Mansfield – 31st Oct. – U17 men 9th, Jivendra 3rd fastest
An early start and a quiet coach up to Mansfield was the start a day which produced some good runs and some very good runs. It is always nice when we can travel home knowing nobody has had a stinker!
Here is how the day unfolded.
First up were the U15 boys in which we had 5 runners, just short of two full teams. Fast-improving Tomm Daborn lead… Continue reading
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Marathon in a few years? Be prepared to run fast
The times being run in marathons recently are staggering… Marathon isn’t a place for slow runners who haven’t anywhere else to turn, it is for fast runners who are capable of running fast for a long way.
Whatever your event, you need to be fast!!
Read more about marathon times here
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Footwear – be sensible
Choose the right shoe
I’ve spoken a few times over the last few months and to a few individuals again yesterday about making sure you are wearing appropriate footwear for the activity you are doing. I’m still surprised to see people warming up in spikes or doing their steady running in… Continue reading
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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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London Met League XC, Ruislip – Rebecca 1st, Jivendra 2nd, Jamie and Ella 3rd
Firm underfoot conditions and some testing hills were the order of the day. It was warm too… far too warm for XC if you ask me, bring on the wind and the rain I say!!
Race Highlights
U13 boys – 3km – Our 800m star Jivendra Singh (4th in the country) continued his rapid improvement over the longer distances with 2nd here. Jamie Finnegan followed with another strong… Continue reading | 2 Comments
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Training for October
By the time athletes have jogged down and stretched (compulsory) evening sessions finish just after 19:30.
Tuesday 6th – Bushy Park, everyone, 18:00 (last Bushy session) – please don’t drop athletes off at the entrance to the park, use the road across from the entrance ad cross at the zebra crossing – by order The Police
Thursday 8th – Marble Hill Hose, performance group only, 18:00
Saturday 10th -… Continue reading | 2 Comments
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