We often run mid week races , often on trails . A good mid week summer race on road needs the right surroundings , facilities , a good course and a pub for after . A balmy evening with a "fun" atmosphere but a serious race : a fast course…
We sometimes assume that people turn up for events in the summer unlike the winter XC when sometimes a bit of a push is needed ( less so now with the success of both mens and ladies teams ). Birchwood 10k is not a Summer Series race but a Cheshire…
I saw this yesterday : refer www.bhf.org.uk/roses. I know some people have done similar things in the past , and while accepting that we are a running club , is it something to chat about if anyone fancies it ? Nick.
Fantastic photos from Andy P now on line : Scroll down the photos to David Lewis .
A warm morning , temperatures circa 75′. A noticeable absence of Gr 1 runners , many at the "Sale 10". Mike Halman was present , looking to make it 3 wins on the bounce at the Moonraker 10k. Points up for grabs in the sun. I ran this race last…
For those running Sunday or considering , here is a link to last years results . http://www.ukresults.net/2006/moonrake.html For me second race back and just trying to refresh myself on whats its like ! See you Sunday: Dont forget those forks , particularly if its warm and you dont win a…
Some debate about mileage for reps : check out http://www.sanoodi.com/newroute/draw/ I have not saved laps , but get the long one to be 496 metres and the short at 288 metres ( not as sure on the latter due to where the turn into the upward bit starts ). Try…
Dear runners, After a very good evening at the club summer bbq (despite breaking down on the way home and having to walk back to Catriona’s house in the middle of the night!), it has occurred to Mike and I that there are less than 3 weeks to go until…
Ironically both will work from GPS I presume but a comparison would be interesting . Using the technology favoured by our intrepid Lyme Pk crew ( Downs , Pendrill , Cooper etc ) , tracked last nights warm up and warm down : See below . http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1168976 So : 6.2…
With the news that my shoes had been found , I returned to ECH for their Thursday night training .With no chance of getting to WRC for 7.00pm and having spoken with ECH about training , I joined up with their Thursday run . My current fitness levels gave me…
