Week Commencing 24 November 2014

Training this week : suggested sessions are :

Monday 24 November : 10k-ish again, done steady or as a fartlek

Wednesday 26th : threshold session on laps of the estate.

Don’t forget to come at 6:30 for warmup and drills if you can make it. Easy sessions also available. Light or flourescent clothing, remember !

Racing at the weekend : On Saturday at Hillingdon, at 1pm, the Enfield League 10k combined witht the BMAF 20k championship race. Details in the latest Enfield Walker. Today, Monday, is the closing date for the BMAF race !

Sitting, the new smoking

An article from Runner’s World of about a year ago – why we should avoid sitting, and what we can do to reduce its ill effects. Shortening hip flexors and deactivating glutes can be particularly important for race walkers.

Quick Technique Check

Posted in the Race Walking Facebook page by Ian Whatley.

Ian’s comment : “Here’s something we did at a track racewalk to help our new racewalkers: We placed a reminder board at the 200M mark to encourage them to go through a mental check list for correct racewalking form. You may not agree with the points we chose to mention (they were selected based on the errors we knew were most likely in this group) but we got very positive feedback. All our first time racers got through with only one red card between them.”

Anything there you don’t understand ?

Week Commencing 17 November 2014

Training this week : suggested sessions are :

Monday 17 November : 10k-ish again, done steady or as a fartlek

Wednesday 19th : threshold session on laps of the estate.

Don’t forget to come at 6:30 for warmup and drills if you can make it. Easy sessions also available. Light or flourescent clothing, remember !

Racing at the weekend : For the second week running, nothing anywhere close.

Training at the weekend : autumn distance training :  16.5 kilometres? Anyone want to suggest a time and place ?

Training Camp in February

The National Race Walking Centre in Leeds are hosting a Training Camp next February – flyer here. Though timed for half term, the camp is open to athletes of all ages and a wide range have benefitted in the past. More details from Andi, as given in the link.

Week Commencing 10 November 2014

Training this week : suggested sessions are :

Monday 10 November : 10k-ish again, done steady or as a fartlek

Wednesday 12th : threshold session on laps of the estate.

Don’t forget to come at 6:30 for warmup and drills if you can make it. Easy sessions also available. Light or flourescent clothing, remember !

Racing at the weekend : Nothing anywhere close.

Training at the weekend : autumn distance training : after 3 weeks of increases, time to ease off to about 15 kilometres. Probably on Friday.

2015 International Masters Championships

Poland, Italy and France : details here.

Winter Race Walk Challenge 2014-2015

A series of indoor 3000m races, finishing with an outdoor 10k one, between December and March. Full details now finalised and available here, and the details of the first event in Cardiff are here. Plus junior races at each event.

Ever thought of coaching ?

Video, Details

Week Commencing 3 November 2014

Training this week : suggested sessions are :

Monday 3 November : 10k-ish again, done steady or as a fartlek

Wednesday 5th : threshold session on laps of the estate.

Don’t forget to come at 6:30 for warmup and drills if you can make it. Easy sessions also available. Light or flourescent clothing, remember !

Racing at the weekend : On Saturday, The Enfield Open Seven, at Lee Valley staring at 1 pm. Details here.

Training at the weekend : if not racing, autumn distance training session of about 16-17 kilometres, probably on Saturday.