Week commencing 24 August 2026

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : Nothing.

Racing next week : on Monday 31 August there’s a Bank Holiday Mile race in the Southend Community Open meeting at Southend-on-Sea. More details here, enter on the day. And on Saturday 5 September, a 5k handicap race (with 1k, 2k and 3k options) in the Enfield League. More details in the latest Enfield Walker, enter here by the end of Thursday 3rd.

Closing dates : next Sunday, 30th August, is the closing date for anyone interested in entering either the 3000m or 5000m races in the British Masters T&F Championships in Derby on 12-13 September. More details here, enter here.

Week commencing 17 August 2026

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : Nothing, and there’s no racing in the South or Midlands until the Bank Holiday Mile race at Southend on 31 August.

Week commencing 10 August 2026

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : nothing, apart from the European Championships Marathon and Half-Marathon races in Birmingham on Saturday 15th August. Looks like the BBC might not be covering them : “07:30: The men’s and women’s half-marathon and marathon race walks take place around the city streets before BBC coverage starts”.

Racing next week : nothing, and there’s no racing in the South or Midlands until the Bank Holiday Mile race at Southend on 31 August.

Week commencing 3 August 2026

Sunday’s racing : Graham and Steve were each 2nd in their age group and Trevor 3rd in his – despite being bumped down to the over-35’s race – racing for the Southern Counties Veterans AC in the Inter-Area Masters match.

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : nothing.

Racing next week : nothing, apart from the European Championships Marathon and Half-Marathon races in Birmingham on Saturday 15th August. In fact there’s no racing anywhere close until the Bank Holiday Mile race at Southend on 31 August.

Week commencing 27 July 2026

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : the Commonwealth Games, with the men’s 10000m on Friday and the women’s on Saturday. Live coverage is on TNT Sport, with athletics highlights late in the evenings on Channel 5. On Sunday, there’s a 2000m race in the England Masters Inter-Area match at Yate, Bristol, but you need to be over 35 and selected for a Masters team.

Racing next week : nothing.

Week commencing 20 July 2026

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : only the England Age Group (U18 and U16) Championships at Bedford on the weekend of 25-26 July – entries now closed !

Racing next week : only the Commonwealth Games, with the men’s 10000m on Friday 31 July and the women’s on Saturday 1 August.

Week commencing 13 July 2026

Coaching this week : I am available to coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday or Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : at 8:05 pm on Thursday, there’s a One Mile race at Ashford (Kent), in their open meeting. Full details and entry link here, event no. 1399, enter by Wednesday.

Racing next week : only the England Age Group (U18 and U16) Championships at Bedford on the weekend of 25-26 July – entries now closed !

For the diaries : Oxford City Men are in the Final of the Masters League, expected to be in West London on 27 September. Sadly, Oxford City Women aren’t.

Week commencing 6 July 2026

Anett and Mel starring in the June Oxford City AC newletter !

Coaching this week : I am coaching Sebastien at Tilsley Park on Monday, can coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : at 11:30 on Sunday, in Stratford-upon-Avon, there’s the Midland Track Championships with the senior race over 5000m. We have participated as guests in the past, and are invited to again if anyone is interested. More details here, entry form here, enter by Wednesday.

Racing next week : at 8:05 pm on Thursday 16th, there’s a One Mile race at Ashford (Kent), in their open meeting. Full details and entry link here, event no. 1399, enter by Wednesday 15th.

Week commencing 29 June 2026

Coaching this week : I can coach at Horspath or Tilsley Park on Monday and Wednesday

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : on Wednesday at 7pm, the Johnson Bowl Four Mile Challenge at Norman Park, Bromley – more details here, enter on the day. On the weekend, the England Athletics Senior and U20 Championships take place in Bedford, including a 3000m walk at mid-day on Sunday. You need to have entered by now. And on Saturday, the annual 5 Mile race at Moulton, Suffolk, counting for the Enfield League – details in the latest Enfield Walker. On Sunday, there is also a local Masters League meeting, but there is no race walk.

Racing next week : at 11:30 on Sunday 12 July, in Stratford-upon-Avon, there’s the Midland Track Championships with the senior race over 5000m. We have participated as guests in the past, and probably could again if anyone is interested.

Week commencing 22 June 2026

Coaching this week : I am coaching at Tilsley Park on Monday and Horspath on Wednesday.

Training this week : Nothing scheduled, feel free to use the WhatsApp group to organise mutually convenient sessions.

Racing this week : on Sunday, it’s the South of England AA Track Championships races at Chelmsford, with 3000m races for juniors and 5000m for seniors/masters/U20. You need to have entered by now.

Want to learn to judge ? On Wednesday at 6pm, there’s an online course for Level 1 Race Walk Official. Details and registration here, sign up by the end of Tuesday.

Racing next week : on Wednesday 1 July at 7pm, the Johnson Bowl Four Mile Challenge at Norman Park, Bromley – more details here, enter on the day. Over the weekend of 4-5 July (no timetable published yet), the England Athletics Senior and U20 Championships take place in Bedford, including a 3000m walk. You need to have entered by now. And on Saturday 4 July, the annual 5 Mile race at Moulton, Suffolk, counting for the Enfield League – details in the latest Enfield Walker.

Closing dates : Tuesday is the last day for anyone interested to enter the World Masters Championships in Korea between 22 August and 3 September. Races over 5000m, 10k and 20k – more details here.