The main racing this weekend was at the Vitality 10,000 in London. This event has grown year on year and is now one of the largest 10km road races in the country. Starting and finishing on The Mall, the race takes in Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral, The Guildhall, The Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace. It was a scorching hot day (so much so that I am now nursing sun burn in the shape of my vest) and there was such a great atmosphere. It felt like a party on the way round! Jenny and Sarah were running in a large group in just their underwear as part of the #celebrateyou campaign which was set-up to promote body confidence and prove that exercise is for everyone. Great cause ladies!
Here are the results:
James - 46:54
Glenna - 1:00:58
Jenny - 1:03:01
Sarah H - 1:03:01
Isabel - 1:03:46
Definitely one for next year's calendar!
parkrun update 25th May
This week we had 18 Fit Clubbers running at 4 different parkrun venues. There were 15 at Winchester, Isabel at Greenwich, Alice at Salisbury and Trish at Mountbatten School!
It was a really warm morning but despite the heat there were more superb runs and yet again more PBs:
Stefan - (19:49) - Winchester
Jenny - (22:19) - Winchester
Anna - (22:27) - Winchester
Alice - (23:29) - Salisbury (course PB)
Lucy - (24:34) - Winchester
Philippa - (26:00) - Winchester
Isabel - (28:07) - Greenwich
Here is a link to the consolidated club report:
http://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=26888&eventdate=2019-05-25
The last of the sprints (the two minute effort) was 1 minute downhill and 1 minute uphill.
Thursday 23rd May training session - Ridgeway Sprints
Last week I was told of a new venue which would be perfect for a hill session. Unfortunately I was unable to find it, however I did find the Ridgeway so decided that we would do our session there instead.
Last week I was told of a new venue which would be perfect for a hill session. Unfortunately I was unable to find it, however I did find the Ridgeway so decided that we would do our session there instead.
We met at Sainsbury’s at Badger Farm. Rachel kindly helped out by taking the register for me, while I greeted the runners and took the money. We were joined for the first time by Rachels colleague, Ottilie. Welcome to the club! There were also 18 other keen runners.
After a brief chat and a safety talk we headed up and out of the car park and round the corner up towards the Ridgeway. It was only a short jog, but as it was almost all uphill it served as a good warm up for the gang.
The Ridgeway is a long stretch of grassland that overlooks Badger Farm and the city. It has a wide grassy path that slopes gentle downwards towards Stanmore. It was here that we did the session.
As with previous weeks we did some more varied length intervals. This time progressively longer sprints separated with jog recoveries. The session was therefore as follows:
4 x 30 sec with jog recovery
4 x 45 sec with jog recovery
2 x 1 min with jog recovery
1 x 2 min with jog recovery
The last of the sprints (the two minute effort) was 1 minute downhill and 1 minute uphill.
It was a glorious evening and we were really lucky to be joined by Alf. Alf is still nursing his marathon injury but came up to support Alfie and the rest of the runners. Alf also took a load of photos of the group during and after the session. Thanks Alf!
We then jogged back down to Sainsbury’s where we cooled down. Thank you to everyone who came and made it such an enjoyable evening!
Next week we will be at Garnier Rd at 7pm. Please remember parking is difficult at the moment so leave a bit of extra time and either park up at the Park and Ride or on Garnier Road.
Race Reports
Hook 10 by Rachel Mills
As my year to date had consisted of running and more running, I thought the most appropriate way to celebrate my birthday and the start of my 38th year would be to run a race! I settled on Hook 10 Mile, however as organised as ever I hadn’t really looked at the route, nor did I know the area. So, it was destined to be a surprise!
After a pre-run breakfast and opening cards and gifts we set off. I arrived in Hook with my support crew - Simon & Will with plenty of time to spare. We headed to Hartletts Park where the race was due to start. We had a cup of tea (and biscuits obviously!) followed by a quick recce of the start.
The 10k runners were due to start first and were called to the start line. The 10-mile race was due to start 6 minutes after. It was a very organised race and all running to time. After a few pre-run photos I moved into the start area. I had planned to attempt the first half running 9-minute miles, picking up the pace after that, with the hope of finishing in an hour and a half (my previous 10-mile PB being 1 hour 42 mins). This plan rapidly went out the window as I got caught up in the excitement of the day running my first mile in 7:49 (whoops). I realised that I needed to slow down, or I was going to flag rapidly as it was a really warm morning.
It was not long before I hit the first incline (always look at the elevation of a race!) at mile 2. Followed by another at mile 4. It was at this point I wondered why I thought running 10 miles on my birthday was a good idea! I however carried on thinking that due to the climb I had already done and knowing it looped back I was bound to encounter a downhill stretch soon. I was delighted when just after mile 6 this proved true. I do enjoy a downhill run so made the most of this. It was about half a mile after this I started chatting to a fellow runner who mentioned there was only one hill to go! He wasn’t wrong! At mile 7 I turned the corner to see a long incline. I remembered to look ahead and use my arms to help power me up there, but it was tough.
Before I knew it, I had hit mile 9 and knew that I was on for a PB and that I would get birthday cake very soon! I kept plodding and I could hear the cheer team for Hook runners so knew the finish was close. Turning the corner back onto Hartletts Park I dug deep for a sprint finish. I crossed the line in 1:27:58. I was thrilled with my time only three weeks after London and minimal running since then. I do need to be more disciplined with starting races slower and building pace, so I don’t tire so quickly, but I’ll get there one day. Definitely a good race option for Winchester Fit Club RC runners as was so easy to get to. Maybe a team effort next year?!
After a pre-run breakfast and opening cards and gifts we set off. I arrived in Hook with my support crew - Simon & Will with plenty of time to spare. We headed to Hartletts Park where the race was due to start. We had a cup of tea (and biscuits obviously!) followed by a quick recce of the start.The 10k runners were due to start first and were called to the start line. The 10-mile race was due to start 6 minutes after. It was a very organised race and all running to time. After a few pre-run photos I moved into the start area. I had planned to attempt the first half running 9-minute miles, picking up the pace after that, with the hope of finishing in an hour and a half (my previous 10-mile PB being 1 hour 42 mins). This plan rapidly went out the window as I got caught up in the excitement of the day running my first mile in 7:49 (whoops). I realised that I needed to slow down, or I was going to flag rapidly as it was a really warm morning.
Before I knew it, I had hit mile 9 and knew that I was on for a PB and that I would get birthday cake very soon! I kept plodding and I could hear the cheer team for Hook runners so knew the finish was close. Turning the corner back onto Hartletts Park I dug deep for a sprint finish. I crossed the line in 1:27:58. I was thrilled with my time only three weeks after London and minimal running since then. I do need to be more disciplined with starting races slower and building pace, so I don’t tire so quickly, but I’ll get there one day. Definitely a good race option for Winchester Fit Club RC runners as was so easy to get to. Maybe a team effort next year?!
General Announcements
Winchester Fit Club Runners is set-up as a club with parkrun. If you go into your profile (there is a link to it on the parkrun results email and newsletter email) you can select your club. Change yours to Winchester Fit Club Runners and you will appear in the consolidated club report that we get each week.
WFC Runners WhatsApp Group
There is a WFC Runners WhatsApp chat group where we generally just wang on about running, races and cake. If you are not already part of this then please get in contact with Coach James or Coach Mike who will add you.
WFC Runners Strava Club
If you are a Strava user there is a Winchester Fit Club Runners club page. This can be accessed here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WFC-Runners. Request to join and we will approve!
Booking onto sessions
Booking onto our training sessions enables the coaches to plan the session accordingly. You can book on in the following location: https://winchesterfitclub.simplybook.it/v2/
Race Calendar
The race calendar is now stored here: https://wfcrunners.blogspot.com/2019/01/race-calendar-2019-and-beyond.html
Race Kit
The full range of kit available to purchase and instructions on how to order can be found in the following link: https://wfcrunners.blogspot.com/2019/01/kit-details-and-prices.html
WFC parkrun Club
Winchester Fit Club Runners is set-up as a club with parkrun. If you go into your profile (there is a link to it on the parkrun results email and newsletter email) you can select your club. Change yours to Winchester Fit Club Runners and you will appear in the consolidated club report that we get each week.
WFC Runners WhatsApp Group
There is a WFC Runners WhatsApp chat group where we generally just wang on about running, races and cake. If you are not already part of this then please get in contact with Coach James or Coach Mike who will add you.
WFC Runners Strava Club
If you are a Strava user there is a Winchester Fit Club Runners club page. This can be accessed here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WFC-Runners. Request to join and we will approve!
Booking onto sessions
Booking onto our training sessions enables the coaches to plan the session accordingly. You can book on in the following location: https://winchesterfitclub.simplybook.it/v2/
Race Calendar
The race calendar is now stored here: https://wfcrunners.blogspot.com/2019/01/race-calendar-2019-and-beyond.html
Race Kit
The full range of kit available to purchase and instructions on how to order can be found in the following link: https://wfcrunners.blogspot.com/2019/01/kit-details-and-prices.html
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