Training for January
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you enjoy many successes in the next 12 months.
Saturday 2nd – Hills for everyone, Richmond Park, 9:45
Sunday 3rd – Long easy runs from home (in groups if possible)
Tuesday 5th – Track session for everyone, 18:30
Thursday 7th – Performance group meeting at track at 18:30 – CANCELLED
Saturday 9th – Session at Marble Hill, starting 09:45… Continue reading
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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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Bushy parkrun SMRAC attack
We made our usual pre-Christmas outing to Bushy Park for the 5k parkrun event. Older athletes ran at a good solid tempo pace, younger athletes used it as a longer run, and much older athletes were just happy to get round. A long warm down made it a good workout for many of those involved.
For the record the ‘race’ was won by Bradley with Ross 2nd and Jack… Continue reading | 1 Comment
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How I spent my weekend
Famous for 15 seconds?! – Follow the link… Continue reading
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Looking after number 1
What a week… some good sessions, some sore legs, some tired bodies, some feeling fresh and picking up……
Stretching after sessions – get it done post cool down jog and feel the benefits. Stretching after a session reduces the amount of DOMS and means you’re more likely to be ready for your next run or session. The more ready you are, the more likely you’ll be able… Continue reading
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Training for December
Tue 1st – Session for all at Old Deer Park, 18:00
Thurs 3rd – Session for Performance Group at track, 18:30
Sat 5th – Hill session for all, Richmond Park, 09:45
Tue 8th – Track session for all, 18:30
Thurs 10th – Performance group at Twickenham Green, 18:00
Sat 12th – Tempo runs for all at Bushy Park Parkrun, 08:40
Tue 15th -Track session… Continue reading
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