A beautiful evening and a great run tonight for the Warsash running club! It was the last time on these routes and a chance for people to go a little faster as they have become more familiar with the run. There was some fantastic performances this evening as well with 6 Personal Best averages set and 3 very close!
Firstly though a big welcome to newcomer Jack. It was his first run with the Monday night club having run with the Friday team last week. He struggled a bit on Friday with finding a comfortable pace but he was paired with Mandy B for this evenings route and together they did magnificently. Jack set his PB at 11m 17s per mile and apart from a very small walk he completed the run in style. As for Mandy, she averaged 11mins per mile and after doing some training on her own this week is ready to graduate to the longer routes next time! Well done guys!
Our beginners team of ladies were awesome this evening. Lynne, Hana and Clare started with us a few weeks ago and are really showing some fantastic improvements. All three set Personal Bests this evening. Lynne and Hana taking 1m 27s per mile off their pace from their first run just 4 weeks ago. Clare has also seen a massive improvement with 69 seconds per mile quicker tonight! Great stuff ladies, well done!
The other Personal Best was a bit of a surprise this evening. Jo has been recovering from a knee injury since the Great South Run last October. She has only returned to running in the last few weeks and seemed to be running well within herself this evening as she glided past me with half a mile to go! However the time and distance showed Jo averaged just 8m 40s per mile this evening – a new record and a sign that she is back to full health and full fitness, great to have you back Jo!! Jo had been shadowing her mum, Sue, and Mandy on the way round and chose her moment to pass them in the last half a mile. Sue knew she was there and pushed herself hard as the pace setter. It was Sue’s first Monday night session this year and she has clearly been working on her fitness as she too broke her Personal Best record set last August! Sue’s 8m 47s per mile was fantastic! Well done. Also in this trio of ladies was Mandy. Preparing for the Southampton half marathon in a few weeks she was looking very strong and a great pace to keep with Sue and Jo. Her final average was just 7seconds off her Personal Best and a very good effort!
There were a few others who just missed out on their PBs this evening. Sharon has been running to encourage others in recent weeks, but this evening she ran on her own and did an amazing 9m 15s per mile. This was the fastest she has run since November, well done Sharon. Also close to a PB was Alistair, an awesome run was his 2nd fastest ever run with the running club. I know I could hardly keep up with him!! Charles was wearing new trainers this evening and tinkering with his running style a little. Whatever he used it worked as he finished just 1 second per mile off his PB, so close!!!
Sat Nav had a severe hair cut before this evenings run and it certainly made him more streamlined. He ran with Mags and helped her to her fastest run since last June! A fantastic run that knocked nearly 45s per mile off the last time Mags ran this route. Well done! Greg too managed to knock off 24s per mile from last weeks average. He had a great run and is certainly improving loads at the moment.
Finally we had the gents running the longer 5.7mile route. Both had a fantastic run with Pete taking 28 seconds per mile off his average from last week and Mike taking 9 seconds off his last run even with a full cold. His 6m 44s per mile was a lap record on this course and was very impressive.
Next week guys we will have a handicap race with a difference.
| Name | 13/04/2015 | Speed | |
| Mark | 4.20 | 00:36:18 | 00:08:39 |
| Pete | 5.70 | 00:47:50 | 00:08:24 |
| Mike Y | 5.70 | 00:38:23 | 00:06:44 |
| Sue | 4.20 | 00:36:54 | 00:08:47 |
| Jo F | 4.20 | 00:36:24 | 00:08:40 |
| Jack | 3.10 | 00:34:58 | 00:11:17 |
| Mike H | 4.20 | 00:39:57 | 00:09:31 |
| Maggie | 4.20 | 00:39:57 | 00:09:31 |
| Charles | 4.20 | 00:38:27 | 00:09:09 |
| Clare | 3.10 | 00:38:45 | 00:12:30 |
| Alistair | 4.20 | 00:35:29 | 00:08:27 |
| Greg | 5.70 | 00:54:06 | 00:09:29 |
| Mandy B | 3.10 | 00:34:10 | 00:11:01 |
| Lynne | 3.10 | 00:42:22 | 00:13:40 |
| Hannah | 3.10 | 00:42:22 | 00:13:40 |
| Sharon | 4.20 | 00:38:52 | 00:09:15 |
| Mandy | 4.20 | 00:36:40 | 00:08:44 |
