A great turn out for the first Running Club session on 2016! It was great to see so many faces back. It was clear all had been good boys and girls as Santa had delivered some lovely new presents! I think the gadget prize went to Mike though with his trainer lights (loved those).
With three routes to go for I was pleased no one bottled it and went for the beginners route this evening. We are welcoming beginners to the club and a route has been specifically designed, but all there this evening were seasoned runners with the club now and they all coped with the longer routes.
It was great to have Sharon back following her knee injury, she teamed up with Dawn and they attacked the 3.7mile route. Dawn was trying out a new pre-run nutrition plan. It was very unique and hasn’t been studied before as far as I know. She did conclude however that toad-in-the-hole is not conducive to effective running and I am sure a better pre-run meal next week will result in a faster and more enjoyable run.
On the 5.5mile route we had Rudolf Rowe (Greg) with his bright light. Charles decided to stick with Greg for the run and is was a good plan as Lockswood Road had no street lamps working and was in pitch black! They were able to stride on through the darkness lit by Gregs head-torch. They finished in a great time too, well done gents.
Gemma and Louise flew round the 5.5mile lap in under 10mins per mile. With 2 days of hangovers may be this is the best preparation for a run??
It was great to see Alistair back after a few months away. He went straight for it as well, completing the 5.5mile circuit in a great time of 52minutes! He had asked earlier if he could be a beginner…….NO! you are clearly not a beginner Alistair and running 5.5miles that quick you should be an athlete!
Mike was also back this evening, doing a great job in providing maps for the routes. It was interesting that no-one got lost this evening. The maps clearly worked, thanks Mike!
Also running tonight we had Jo, trying to run with her hands in her pockets. Not sure if this is to keep her hands warm or stop her shoulders hurting, maybe she just had change in her pocket for the Chinese after and did want to drop any! Great run though, well done. She had teamed up with Carl for the run and he did a great job keeping with her for the whole distance. Just ahead of this pair was Pete, he took it easy for the first two miles then put his foot down and away he went! Finishing with a very impressive 9mins per mile.
Well done team, same routes next week!
| Name | 1/4/2016 | Speed | |
| Pete | 5.50 | 0:49:38 | 0:09:01 |
| Mike Y | 5.50 | 0:43:12 | 0:07:51 |
| Jo F | 5.50 | 0:51:27 | 0:09:21 |
| Charles | 5.50 | 0:55:31 | 0:10:06 |
| Alistair | 5.50 | 0:51:57 | 0:09:27 |
| Greg | 5.50 | 0:55:31 | 0:10:06 |
| Gemma | 5.50 | 0:55:20 | 0:10:04 |
| Carl | 5.50 | 0:51:27 | 0:09:21 |
| Sharon | 3.70 | 0:44:00 | 0:11:54 |
| Louise | 5.50 | 0:54:08 | 0:09:51 |
| Dawn | 3.70 | 0:44:00 | 0:11:54 |
