Month: October 2022

Week commencing Halloween

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the Waitrose loop. Hi-viz clothing or lights please (or a fluorescent skeleton suit). Plus a beginners’ session on the track, if required. On Wednesday, on the track for everybody, for an exercise warmup, drills, and sprints. If we’re not out the front when you get there, we’ll be on the track so come through – normal track fee will apply. Plus 15 minutes of stretching each day.

Racing this week : none within reasonable travelling distance.

Racing next week : at 10:30 on Saturday 12 November – or maybe 11 am – the annual Enfield 7 Mile race at Donkey Lane, Enfield. With free entry, and options to complete a lower number of miles if desired. Clarification and more details on their way.

Week commencing 24 October 2022

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the Waitrose loop. Hi-viz clothing or lights please. Plus a beginners’ session on the track, if required. On Wednesday, on the track for everybody, for an exercise warmup, drills, and sprints. If we’re not out the front when you get there, we’ll be on the track so come through – normal track fee will apply. Plus 15 minutes of stretching each day.

Racing this week : on Saturday at 2:30 pm, 5k and 10k races at Steyning, Sussex. Entry on the day, details here.

Racing next week : none within reasonable travelling distance.

Week commencing 17 October 2022

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the Waitrose loop. Or less, given that there are people who raced at the weekend or are coming back from enforced layoff. Hi-viz clothing or lights please. On Wednesday, on the track again, for an exercise warmup, drills, and sprints. If we’re not out the front when you get there, we’ll be on the track so come through – normal track fee will apply. Plus 15 minutes of stretching each day.

Racing this week : none on the mainland.

Racing next week : on Saturday 29th at 2:30 pm, 5k and 10k races at Steyning, Sussex. Entry on the day, but slightly convoluted procedures are necessary as detailed by the organiser here.

Week commencing 10 October 2022

Training this week : on Monday, tempo work of up to 5k on laps of the estate. Hi-viz clothing or lights will be useful. On Wednesday, on the track, for an exercise warmup again, drills, and sprints. If we’re not out the front when you get there, we’ll be on the track so come through – normal track fee will apply. Plus 15 minutes of stretching each day.

Racing this week : on Saturday 15th at 11am, at Donkey Lane, Enfield, a one-hour ‘Badge Race’ in the Enfield League. Badges if you can do 5, 6, 7 or even 8 miles in the hour. And with a limit of 24 entries there’s just one place left. Grab it here, by Tuesday.

Racing next week : no sign of any on the mainland.

Fixtures

The RWA Lists have been updated by Peter and are available here.

For those wanting to improve their racing in a low-key environment : the Midland League (which includes open 5k races) on 9 October, the Enfield League race on 15 October, or the Steyning walks on 29 October.

Week commencing 3 October 2022

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish, or less if people want. Hi-viz clothing or lights will be useful. On Wednesday, on the track, for an exercise warmup again, drills, and sprints. If we’re not out the front when you get there, we’ll be on the track so come through – normal track fee will apply. Plus 15 minutes of stretching each day.

Racing this week : on Saturday at 1pm, in Crawley, two races of approximately 3 and 6 miles. Enter on the day, more details here. And on Sunday, the first event in the Midland Winter League series at Stourport-on-Severn, with a 5k race at 12:50 and a 10k race at 1:55. More details here, preferably enter using this form by Wednesday. You can enter on the day but you won’t get a handicap.

Racing next week : on Saturday 15th at 11am, at Donkey Lane, Enfield, a one-hour ‘Badge Race’ in the Enfield League. Badges if you can do 5, 6, 7 or even 8 miles in the hour. More details due shortly.