Friday 23rd September
We had 5 dedicated runners for this Fridays running club session. Sharon set the pace for everyone today, striding out with purpose and leading from the front. Her 10mins per mile average – very impressive. The route was the same as last week, although Greg still managed to go wrong and ended up meeting Joanne on Dibles whilst heading in the wrong direction. He did well though as he completed 2 laps today to complete a 10mile run in under 2 hours!! Well done Greg! He is away for our Lee-on-Solent run on October 9th so decided to do it today and what a great time too!
Lisa had another great run, improving yet again with her speed and she is putting in the miles between sessions too. Well done! Joanne is also performing very well. She followed up this 5mile run with a 10mile run at the weekend to show she is ready for the GSR in 4 weeks!!
Dont forget to book in for the Lee-on-Solent 10mile run on October 9th at 11.45am,. Here is the route for those who want to try it themselves – http://www.mapmyrun.com/gb/lee-on-the-solent-eng/lee-on-solent-9-5ml-route-24192296. You can book in now at www.enjoyfitnessstudio.co.uk.
Same routes next Friday for the last time.
| Name | 23/09/2016 | Speed | |
| Joanne | 5.00 | 00:55:00 | 00:11:00 |
| Sharon | 5.00 | 00:50:00 | 00:10:00 |
| Greg | 10.10 | 01:52:00 | 00:11:05 |
| Mark | 5.00 | 00:50:02 | 00:10:00 |
| Lisa | 5.00 | 00:52:12 | 00:10:26 |
Monday 26th September
It was great to see so many new faces at this evenings running club. I would like to welcome Maddy, Alex and Nick B to the club for their first runs. All three showed they have some good experience of running. Maddy set off with Greg and Charles for the 5.5mile route. As it was her first run we didn’t know what to expect, but as soon as she saw home she left the men for dead and sprinted back for a very quick 9m22s split. We thought Maddy was quick but the two other new recruits this evening also showed great pedigree. Alex has completed marathons in the past and has finished the Great South in 67mins!!! There was no way I was running with him! He started near the back of the group and slowly progressed forward to finally push Nick C down Brook Lane for the final 2 miles and finish in a very comfortable 8m 25s average on a very hilly route. Well done Alex and well done Nick C for keeping him going! Also starting this evening was Nick B, he has signed up for the Great South Run and wasn’t really sure he could do it. Based on this evenings run he is going to be fine and I am now worried that my record of never being beaten by a client at the GSR may finally be beaten this year!! Not far behind Nick B this week was Carl, another fantastic run and this week it was after a 56mile cycle ride yesterday, I am surprised you can still even use your legs Carl!!
It was a particularly hilly route with the long Sarisbury hill mid-way through the run to really work the fitness levels. Gemma did well finishing in just over an hour, but we had to add on 5minutes for swearing at the end!! Apparently the hill was “clucking!”, although I didn’t hear anything while running up it. Nina and Rose also took on the 6.6mile hilly route and were amazing!!! They kept going all the way round and finished in just 1h21mins, burning a massive 998 calories!!! We did take 13seconds off their time too for traffic altercations!!! Well done ladies, you are definitely ready for the GSR now!
Same routes next week team, well done!!
Please make sure you book for the Lee-on-Solent run soon so I have an idea of numbers. Many thanks
| Name | Speed | ||
| Nick C | 6.60 | 0:55:30 | 0:08:25 |
| Mark | 6.60 | 0:56:17 | 0:08:32 |
| Nick B | 6.60 | 0:56:17 | 0:08:32 |
| Alex | 6.60 | 0:55:30 | 0:08:25 |
| Maddy | 5.20 | 0:48:40 | 0:09:22 |
| Charles | 5.20 | 0:50:35 | 0:09:44 |
| Greg | 5.20 | 0:49:33 | 0:09:32 |
| Gemma | 6.60 | 1:02:28 | 0:09:28 |
| Carl | 6.60 | 0:59:20 | 0:08:59 |
| Nina | 6.60 | 1:21:00 | 0:12:16 |
| Rose | 6.60 | 1:21:00 | 0:12:16 |
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