Hope everyone is holding up and keeping positive. A bit of a change from Carolyn, to your core routine today. The core corner message remains the same; ‘a strong trunk (or core) gives you the strength to hold a good posture, keeping your lower limbs biomechanically efficient and less at…
Dear WRC Members, We’ve been weighing up the right thing to do for the 2020 Festival. Once again the landscape is not what we expected it to be but this time we have the opportunity to get ahead of events. It’s unlikely that there will be any mass races in…
Tell me more, tell me more, tell me more … Trevor Faulkner has kindly provided a map and notes about some of our Thursday routes we ran during summertime. You may have seen it in an email from Paul recently. It’s captured now here on the website ..Over to you…
Hi! We only had 4 of our runners send in details of their injuries last month – a figure I which believe is a little low than reality! Can I please have an update from those 4 AND from any of you other runners that have become injured, or have…
One fairly simple test you can do at home to check your level of core fitness is the Core Strength and Stability Test. Get into the plank position and hold for 60 seconds. Then lift your right arm off the ground and hold for 15 seconds. Return to the original…
Life may be a little downhill at the moment but I promised you an article on running downhill. Why do we need to think about downhill running? When running downhill, your body is fighting gravity. The natural reaction is to slam on the brakes by leaning back and striking through…
I first met George very shortly after joining Wilmslow RC in 2010. I was taking part in the Wilmslow HM and wearing the vest for the first time. Shortly after the start, after we turned onto Burleyhurst Lane, a shadow appeared next to my shoulder. I thought who’s this old…
Hi all, hope every one is enjoying this super weather! Missing everyone just a quick reminder I am still doing my workouts on zoom this week if anyone wanted to join I’ve had the Tracy, Nic, Laura Fairhurst and Nicky M joining me Monday is full body conditioning (body weight)…
Thanks to John Porteus we have another race to add to our top 100. So come on all you guys, make use of the isolation time and pen me an article to: grannanpm@gmail.com. Over to John: ///////////////////// I think that we are blessed with a number of great races in…
Have you been out and about this week? Let us know what you have been up to. Looking at the WRC Club Strava leader board. The same 3 top it this week as did last week. Rob leads it; this week PeterS leapfrogs RichardC into second place. Earlier this week…
