Enfield Walker with a report on the Enfield 7 Centenary and obituaries for Paul Ray and Pete Ryan.
Essex Walker with an in-depth appreciation of Pete Ryan, who was of course an Ilford AC member, and much more – including a report on the Southern RWA AGM and word of our friend Suzanne’s attempt on the Virtual Route 66 !
Both include details of Pete’s online funeral on Thursday.
Overall situation : Up to Tuesday, training and coaching remain permitted with 2 people together only. England Athletics’ current guidance is here and the government’s guidance on travel for exercise is here. I would argue that travelling to train with another person is necessary if the alternative is to exercise alone, in the dark, on country roads. From Wednesday, we return to the rules for Tier 2 areas, which permit group training and permit over 6 in the group in a Covid-secure environment, which we are. The England Athletics guidance applicable from Wednesday is here.
Up to Tuesday all tracks, gyms and leisure centres are closed. White Horse Leisure Centre have announced reopening of many facilities on Wednesday. At the beginning of November, Tilsley Park announced their intention to reopen on Thursday.
Training this week : On Monday, the usual three options.
On Wednesday, we can meet as a group again, but not at Tilsley Park. I suggest meeting at the usual time at Long Furlong Community Centre Car Park for a relatively easy social 8 or 10k walk.
At the weekend we should also do a daylight distance session. Any suggestions ?
Don’t forget high-visibility clothing and lights if you have them. All hygiene and social distancing requirements continue to apply.
Racing this week : Helen’s 2k Virtual League continues. Submit your 2k time on her posts in the Racewalking Facebook page here by 6 pm on Wednesday – if you’re not on Facebook let me know your time and I’ll submit it for you. Use Strava or GPS or similar, or a treadmill, to get reasonably accurate times and distances.
Overall situation : Training and coaching now permitted with 2 people together only. England Athletics’ current guidance is here and the government’s guidance on travel for exercise is here. I would argue that travelling to train with another person is necessary if the alternative is to exercise alone, in the dark, on country roads.
All tracks, gyms and leisure centres, and Tilsley Park car park, are closed.
Training this week : Still three options.
When training in the dark, don’t forget high-visibility clothing and lights if you have them. Long Furlong car park or other public spaces can be used as a meeting place. All hygiene and social distancing requirements continue to apply.
Racing this week : Helen’s 2k Virtual League continues. Submit your 2k time on her posts in the Racewalking Facebook page here by 6 pm on Wednesday – if you’re not on Facebook let me know your time and I’ll submit it for you. Use Strava or GPS or similar, or a treadmill, to get reasonably accurate times and distances.
I’ve added some knee rehabiliation sequences to this page in the blog, giving exercises that can be performed at home with zero or minimal equipment.
I’ve added this page to the blog giving some exercise sequences that can be performed at home with zero or minimal equipment. Hopefully useful now that gyms and exercise classes are closed again, or maybe useful in the future if you just haven’t got time to go to the gym or the class.
Sad news : Many of us will fondly remember Pete Ryan, who passed away in a Woking hospice a few days ago. Fiona Bishop is organising an album in tribute.
Overall situation : Training and coaching now permitted with 2 people together only. England Athletics’ current guidance is here and the government’s guidance on travel for exercise is here. The latter is not 100% clear but I would argue that travelling to train with another person is necessary if the alternative is to exercise alone, in the dark, on country roads.
All tracks, gyms and leisure centres, and Tilsley Park car park, are closed.
Training this week : There are three options really.
When training in the dark, don’t forget high-visibility clothing and lights if you have them. Long Furlong car park or other public spaces can be used as a meeting place. All hygiene and social distancing requirements continue to apply.
Racing this week : Helen’s 2k Virtual League continues. Submit your 2k time on her posts in the Racewalking Facebook page here by 6 pm on Wednesday – if you’re not on Facebook let me know your time and I’ll submit it for you. Use Strava or GPS or similar, or a treadmill, to get reasonably accurate times and distances.
I’ve added this page as a guide to checking whether your ankles are flexible enough, and how to improve them if they’re not.
Overall situation : As you know we are now in the second lockdown, with training and coaching now permitted with 2 people together only. There are some gaps in England Athletics’ current advice and they are continuing to try to clarify things with the government. Their current guidance is here and the government’s guidance on travel for exercise is here. The latter is not 100% clear but I would argue that travelling to train with another person is necessary if the alternative is to exercise alone, in the dark, on country roads.
All tracks, gyms and leisure centres are closed.
Training this week : There are three options really.
When training in the dark, don’t forget high-visibility clothing and lights if you have them. Long Furlong car park or other public spaces can be used as a meeting place. All hygiene and social distancing requirements continue to apply.
Racing this week : Helen’s 2k Virtual League continues. Submit your 2k time on her posts in the Racewalking Facebook page here by 6 pm on Wednesday – if you’re not on Facebook let me know your time and I’ll submit it for you. Use Strava or GPS or similar, or a treadmill, to get reasonably accurate times and distances.
Race Walking Record with a lot of race reports, including Gravesend, and more.
Enfield Walker with race reports, details on the Enfield 7 Centenary celebration, and more.
The RWA Lists have been updated by Pauline and are available here.
Oxfordshire Racewalking 