Week commencing 13 May 2024

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the roads, or less for those returning to training.On Wednesday, 3x1k on laps of the estate. Plus, on each day, beginners’ sessions on the track if required.

Racing this week : none in this country.

Racing next week : on Sunday 26th May, for the over-35’s, at Horspath, the British Masters track championships over two distances – one mile races in the morning, and 10000m races in the afternoon. Full timetable and entry link here, enter by Tuesday of this week.

Fixtures

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

The next accessible, friendly, low-profile event, is the one at Gravesend on 27 May. The next Championship race is the UK Championship race (over 5000m, and at Manchester not Birmingham) at the end of June.

Latest ‘Race Walking Record’, ‘Enfield Walker’ and ‘Essex Walker’

Race Walking Record here – results, reports on international races, and fixtures.

Enfield Walker here – League standings, details of the next race at Gravesend on 27 May, and more.

Essex Walker here – results, reports, fixtures, news, human interest stories and correspondence.

Week commencing Bank Holiday Monday

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the roads, or less for those returning to training. (Tilsley Park is open till 9pm.) On Wednesday, 3x1k on laps of the estate. Plus, on each day, beginners’ sessions on the track if required.

Racing this week : on Bank Holiday Monday, there is the Hampshire Championship 3000m race at Portsmouth, which is also open to non-Hampshire-qualified athletes. On Tuesday at 6:50 pm in Battersea Park, a 5 mile race in the Veterans’ AC series. And on Saturday, the Sussex Championship and Open 3000m race takes place at Crawley. You will need to have entered all of these by now.

Racing next week : none in this country.

Week commencing 29 April 2024

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the roads, or less for those returning to training. On Wednesday, if the weather’s good, on track for exercises, drills, sprints and stretching. Track fees are now £4 for U18’s, £5 for 18’s and over. If it’s cold we’ll do sprints on Copenhagen Drive. Plus, on each day, beginners’ sessions on the track if required.

Racing this week : on Thursday, at 6:30 pm, a 1500m race at the Ashford AC Open meeting in Ashford, Kent. More details here, enter here by Wednesday.

Racing next week : on Bank Holiday Monday, 6 May, there is the Hampshire Championship 3000m race at Portsmouth, which is also open to non-Hampshire-qualified athletes. More details here, enter by this Friday. On Tuesday 7 May at 6:50 pm in Battersea Park, a 5 mile race in the Veterans’ AC series – details here, enter by Saturday. And on Saturday 11 May, the Sussex Championship 3000m race takes place at Crawley – the organisers are deciding tomorrow (Monday 29th) whether to make this an open race too.

Week commencing 22 April 2024

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the roads, or less for those returning to training. It will still be dark when we finish so lights or hi-viz please. On Wednesday, on track for exercises, drills, sprints and stretching. Track fees are now £4 for U18’s, £5 for 18’s and over. Plus, on each day, beginners’ sessions on the track if required. If required on Wednesday, then there’ll be something else for everyone else.

Racing this week : none.

Racing next week : on Thursday 2 May, at 6:30 pm, a 1500m race at the Ashford AC Open meeting in Ashford, Kent. More details here, enter here by 1 May.

Week commencing 15 April 2024

Training this week : on Monday, 10k-ish on the roads, or less for those returning to training. It will still be dark when we finish so lights or hi-viz please. On Wednesday, on track for exercises, drills, sprints and stretching. Track fees are now £4 for U18’s, £5 for 18’s and over. Might change depending on the weather.

Racing this week : on Saturday, it’s the National RWA 10k Championships and the Young Athletes national championship races, at Leicester, but you’ll need to have entered by now.

Racing next week : none.

Week commencing 8 April 2024

Training this week : on Bank Holiday Monday, 10k-ish on the roads. It will be dark when we finish so still lights or hi-viz please. On Wednesday, on track for exercises, drills, sprints and stretching. Track fees are now £4 for U18’s, £5 for 18’s and over. Might change depending on the weather.

Racing this week : none.

Racing next week : on Saturday 20 April, it’s the National RWA 10k Championships and the Young Athletes national championship races, at New College Cycle Circuit, Leicester, starting at 11 am. Full details here. Enter there by the end of Friday 12 April. There’s a 70-minute time standard for the 10k races.

Week commencing Bank Holiday Monday

Training this week : on Bank Holiday Monday, 10k-ish on the roads. Tilsley Park is open until 9pm. On Wednesday, 3 x 1k on laps of the estate. Hi-viz and/or lights please as it will get dark. Shorter / easier options for anyone returning from injury.

Racing this week : the Tonbridge Open meeting on Easter Monday, but entries are now closed. On Tuesday, the first in the Veterans AC Summer Series takes place in Battersea Park, London. It’s a 5k race, open to all, at 7 pm and there are a couple of hours left to enter, details here. On Saturday at 11am at Enfield, there is the next Enfield League race, over the usual range of distances up to 10k, including the usual virtual options. Details, including entry link, in the latest Enfield Walker – enter by Wednesday. And on Sunday, at 11:30, there are 3000m and 5000m events in the Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Spring Open track meeting at Norman Park, Bromley. Details under event no. 573 here, enter by Thursday.

Racing next week : none.

Fixtures

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

The next accessible, friendly, low-profile events, are the ones at Battersea Park on 2 April and Enfield on 6 April. The next Championship race is the National 10k at Leicester on 20 April.