‘Essex Walker’, August 2011 edition

Essex Walker – August 2011. Includes reports on the LICC 3000m and SRWA 20k which some of us raced at, and a potted biography of Ron who runs the Enfield League.

Reminder : Southern RWA One Hour Track Championships, Saturday 6 August

The organiser says there have been very few entries with a week to go to the closing date, and the race may be cancelled. So if you are planning to go, please enter soon and email the orgainser Noel Carmody [noel.carmody@btopenworld.com]. Details : SRWA 1 Hour Entry.

Week commencing 25 July 2011

Training at Tilsley Park on Monday 25 July : track : drills and 200m intervals.

Training from Tilsley Park on Wednesday 27th : 800m intervals.

Racing at the weekend : a 5 mile ‘Ilford Open’ is advertised at the Redbridge Cycle Circuit, where some of us have raced before, on Sunday 31st. It is advertised in the Essex Walker as starting at 2:30 but I know no more about it than this.

‘Jim Sharlott’ meeting, including British Masters 10k, Leicester, 3 September Championships

Entry forms for this event, which we have gone to in previous years, are now available here.

Enfield League Race, 17 July

The full results are here. PBs for both Oxfordshire racers !

Week commencing 18 July 2011

Training from Tilsley Park on Monday 18 July : 10k-ish Radley Lakes loop, shorter options avaiable too

Training from Tilsley Park on Wednesday 20 July : laps of the 2.33k circuit.

Racing at the weekend : Saturday 23rd : Half marathon in the Enfield League series, at Hillingdon, at 1 pm. Shorter distances will be timed too.

Training at the weekend : with a few people now looking to do 20k races, longer distance training from 12k upwards will become a regular weekend feature. Given commitments, this will be either on Saturday or Sunday mornings, whichever suits most people. Any preferences for this weekend, if you’re not going to Hillingdon ?

Oxfordshire Women’s Team for Sunday 17 July

Kay Reynolds is interested to hear about any of the female Oxfordshire race walkers who can join the County team for the match at Hemel Hempsted on Sunday 17 July.

Southern Veterans League Race, 11 July

The full results are here. PBs all round again, for the training group, and the prize for the biggest PB goes to . . . Marie !!

Week commencing 11 July 2011

Training from Tilsley Park on Monday 11 July : two things, again you can do either, or both (or, obviously, neither).

Medals galore !

Congratulations to Steve, who after something of an international incident was confirmed as bronze medal winner in the World Transplant Games 5K in the 40-49 age group !

And also to Noel, Judy and Kevin who went to the Southern RWA 20K championships – Kevin was 3rd man, Noel 3rd woman in a new personal best, and Abingdon Amblers won the women’s team championship !