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This week the main event was the Endure24 race in Reading. We had this booked for nearly a year and Fit Club had managed to enter 3 teams in the competition. This event is known as the Glastonbury of running and is a 24 hour relay race set on a 5 mile trail course in the Berkshire countryside. Runners could arrive from Friday and camp through until Sunday.
The weather had been rubbish all week and the forecast had not been great for the weekend and this unfortunately turned out to be the case with sunny spells mixed in with rain. With hundreds of runners running hundreds of laps sections of the course turned into muddy bogs, making running tough going. This didn't stop Fit Clubbers going above and beyond.
Winchester Fit Club Runners - Team 3 - 26 laps
Anna - 10 laps
Stefan - 6 laps
Lucy - 6 laps
Lynn - 4 laps
Winchester Fit Club Runners - Team 2 - 27 laps
Rachel - 6 laps
Anne - 6 laps*
Elise - 6 laps
Philippa D - 5 laps
Sharon - 6 laps*
*additional unofficial lap at the end with Elise
Winchester Fit Club Runners - Team 1 - 16 laps
Mike D - 3 laps
Simon H - 3 laps
Simon B - 5 laps
Alex H - 5 laps
Mike H was also part of a different team and managed a cracking 8 laps.
Well done everyone! We will be looking to put teams in for next year within the next month, so if you are interested...please let me know!
We also had Glenna running the Richmond 10km in a cracking 59:33. Just 8 seconds off of a course PB. Well done Glenna!!
parkrun summary - 15th June
With Winchester parkrun cancelled and a large part of the team at Endure24 our parkrun attendance was down this Saturday.
This week we had 9 Fit Clubbers running at 6 different parkrun venues. We had Jennifer and Sarah at Andover, Ali and Kathy at Newbury, Marie-Claire at Eastleigh, Glenna Greenslade at Whiteley, Trish at Llanelli Coast and James and Olivia at Henstridge Airfield.
Here is a link to the consolidated club report:
Thursday WFC Training Session 13th June - Godwin Close Sprints
With the combination of the bad weather and the impending Endure24 numbers were down at the Thursday session, with just 12 joining me for some sprints. We met at Deans Lane Park and warmed up there, before heading out along Stoney Lane, Up Fromond Road and along the path to the top of Godwin Close.
We started with some 30s sprints with jog recovery to the end of the road. We repeated this 4 times.
We then did some shuttle runs using the lampposts as markers. We sprinted to the 2nd lamppost and jogged back to the start, then sprinted to the 4th and back to the start, then the 6th and then the 8th.
After a short break we repeated the whole thing again...4x30 sec and the full set of shuttle runs.
After we had finished we headed back the way we came, cooled down in the park and headed off.
It was a fun session and we were lucky to avoid the rain!
Next week we are meeting at Garnier Rd at 7pm.
Race Reports
Henstridge Airfield by Coach James
This week Olivia and I headed to the relatively new Henstridge Airfield parkrun. I was a little worse for wear following a wedding the night before and the misty overcast weather didn't help me feel any better, but Olivia was in good spirits and determined to run the whole of the route without stopping.
The parkrun, as the name suggests, is set at an airfield on the Dorset/Somerset border. It's fairly small, but is home to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. If you happen to have your own plane you can fly it into the airport for the parkrun and you get free landing fees! Bargain!
The course started by the cafe and turns onto the old taxi way. This section, whilst on concrete, is actually quite pot-holed and so care is needed, especially if, like me, you are prone to twisting your ankle!
After a short section on the taxi way you turn onto what seemed to be a BMX trail. Here you went over a series of short mounds (kind of like consecutive hump bridges) before heading onto a twisting path alongside some grassy fields that border the airfield.
You then looped back round onto the taxi way and repeated the same loop for a second time.
Just before the end of the second loop you were directed off onto an out and back section,. This ran alongside the other side of the airfield before heading into a wooded loop at the top of the out and back. You then headed back to the original loop and round to the finish by the cafe.
Olivia paced herself really well and did manage to run the whole way round. She ran so well that I rewarded her with waffles and ice cream for pudding!
I really enjoyed the course. It was varied and interesting the whole way round, and, being in the middle of nowhere, it was very peaceful. The cafe afterwards is undergoing some renovation work, but they are still serving food and drink. It was really reasonable too, for good sized portions and good quality food.
I would love to revisit this at some point, I really enjoyed the run and the morning.
This week Olivia and I headed to the relatively new Henstridge Airfield parkrun. I was a little worse for wear following a wedding the night before and the misty overcast weather didn't help me feel any better, but Olivia was in good spirits and determined to run the whole of the route without stopping.
The parkrun, as the name suggests, is set at an airfield on the Dorset/Somerset border. It's fairly small, but is home to the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. If you happen to have your own plane you can fly it into the airport for the parkrun and you get free landing fees! Bargain!
The course started by the cafe and turns onto the old taxi way. This section, whilst on concrete, is actually quite pot-holed and so care is needed, especially if, like me, you are prone to twisting your ankle!
After a short section on the taxi way you turn onto what seemed to be a BMX trail. Here you went over a series of short mounds (kind of like consecutive hump bridges) before heading onto a twisting path alongside some grassy fields that border the airfield.
You then looped back round onto the taxi way and repeated the same loop for a second time.
Just before the end of the second loop you were directed off onto an out and back section,. This ran alongside the other side of the airfield before heading into a wooded loop at the top of the out and back. You then headed back to the original loop and round to the finish by the cafe.
Olivia paced herself really well and did manage to run the whole way round. She ran so well that I rewarded her with waffles and ice cream for pudding!
I really enjoyed the course. It was varied and interesting the whole way round, and, being in the middle of nowhere, it was very peaceful. The cafe afterwards is undergoing some renovation work, but they are still serving food and drink. It was really reasonable too, for good sized portions and good quality food.
I would love to revisit this at some point, I really enjoyed the run and the morning.
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 Running Club Calendar
- 20th June - Garnier Road
- 22nd June - Fit Club 3rd birthday party
- 27th June - South Winch p&r
- 29th June - Coach James’ 250th parkrun and team breakfast afterwards
- 1st July - Track Session
WFC parkrun Club
- 20th June - Garnier Road
- 22nd June - Fit Club 3rd birthday party
- 27th June - South Winch p&r
- 29th June - Coach James’ 250th parkrun and team breakfast afterwards
- 1st July - Track Session
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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