Southern Athletics League- Finsbury Park There are only a few days to go until the first athletics meet of 2017! Sign up to take part here. It will be taking place at Finsbury Park track (not Parliament Hill as previously stated). Don't worry if you've never done it before- all abilities are welcome and you can choose whichever events you like. It's much more fun when we have a bigger group. If you don't want to compete come along and help out with timing, raking or measuring or just come along to cheer us on! Spring Marathon Fundraising Avril Riddell will be running the London marathon in aid of Medecins sans Frontieres. A link to her fundraising page can be found here.   Fabrizio Sidoli will be running the Virgin London Marathon for the British Heart Foundation. A link to his fundraising page can be found here. Race Reports I was supposed to take part in a cross-duathlon (8K trail run, 22K mountain bike, 3K trail run) but it was cancelled due to toxic caterpillars (yes, really)- they are very common in the south of France. I still managed to get out on my bike up in the mountains proudly representing Mornington Chasers. I beat everyone on all of our climbs one of which was 8K which was still cool because it means that all my training with you is paying off. - Chloe Deneuve Manchester Marathon: Myself (Jenny) and Anthony ventured up North for the Asics Greater Manchester Marathon. Race conditions were beautiful and crowd support was amazing. To top off the day we both managed to get PBs. –Jenny Moore The Cooper River Bridge 10km run: I am just back from assisting at the aforementioned event, the third largest 10km run within the US, run in Charleston, South Carolina, my fourth year as an invited guest. Apart from being an all rounder during the two days Expo my main job was at the approximately 6 mile mark "encouraging " the runners (with a large loudhailer ) to put their hands up and smile (or grimace) at the official photographers taking their pictures as they passed by, was a lot of fun - plus a warm and sunny day  I will be off again on May 4th to The Avenue of the Giants event, northern California, to attempt a slow plod/jog 10km after recent ligament surgery.thought the Redwood trees.- Peter Torre Bike/run training session The monthly brick training session is at a slightly different time to usual in April.  This time it will be on Easter Monday at 6:30pm at Regent’s Park track.  If you’re new to multi-sport, a brick session involves some cycling followed straight away by a bit of running.  These sessions are open to ALL abilities – all you need is a bike and your running kit.  There will be someone available to watch over your belongings while you train.  Coached Sessions This Week The Tuesday evening coached sessions throughout the rest of April are suitable for everyone and have a race focus (with SAL and Summer League in mind). We'll be working on technique, focus and tactics with speed endurance sets and relay / team work. Thursday’s session will take place at Parliament Hill Track. Details will be posted on the facebook page later in the week. Calendar Here's whats happening over the next few weeks other than our usual Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday runs. You can find our full calendar on the website. Date Event Type Sign-up link Sat 15 Apr 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 1. Finsbury Park Track Sign up to run Sun 23 Apr 2017 London Marathon Elite drinks volunteering Other Sign up to volunteer (0 of 10 left) Sun 23 Apr 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon Road We are also currently taking names for the following events. Date Event Type Sign-up link Sat 20 May 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 2. St Albans Track Sign up to run Sat 17 Jun 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 3. Lee Valley Track Sign up to run Sat 8 Jul 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 4. Mile End Track Sign up to run Sat 19 Aug 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 5. Parliament Hill Track Sign up to run Results If you want to upload a photo or your results are missing, visit log in to our website and update your picture and Power of 10 ID. Parkrun 01/04/2017 Alexandra Palace Mike Hurford 20:42, 4 (1)   Ronan Hoare 24:46, 48   Hannah Jean McQuarrie 26:12, 75   Fiona Carr 28:43, 128 Cambridge John Bickley 33:51, 376 Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 25:36, 31 (1) Finsbury Park David Glencross 19:39, 14   Daniel Berry 21:22, 33   Carmen Harrington 28:17, 189 Gladstone Park Alex Renton 22:37, 49 Hackney Marshes David Nelson 19:51, 29 Hampstead Heath John Armstrong 19:33, 11   Fabrizio Sidoli 21:09, 28   Alice Sullivan 26:26, 136 (1) Highbury Fields Simon Fitzmaurice 19:09, 12 (1)   Georg Isola 23:10, 84 Tooting Common Simon Fuller 27:17, 291 QEOP Summer 10K Series (London Olympic Park), 01/04/2017 10K Matthew Gibson 35:33 (35:31), 3 NEW PB Baildon Boundary Way Half Marathon (Baildon), 02/04/2017 HMMT Carl Heron 97:01, 30 (2) Bournemouth Bay Run (Bournemouth), 02/04/2017 HM Michael Shelton 1:32:30, 62 (59) Eton Marathon Prep 16 (Eton), 02/04/2017 16M Simon Fitzmaurice 1:47:14, 1 Regent's Park Summer 10K Series (London Regent's Park), 02/04/2017 10K Gary Clarke 39:39 (39:26), 23 (5) NEW PB ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon (Manchester), 02/04/2017 Mar Anthony Williams 3:39:48, 2452 NEW PB   Jennifer Moore 4:42:22, 6711 NEW PB Brooks Paddock Wood Half Marathon (Paddock Wood), 02/04/2017 HM Fabrizio Sidoli 88:26 (88:16), 218 NEW PB   Fiona Russell 90:53 (90:43), 285 (3)   William Watt 1:43:45 (99:22), 647 (195)   Sara Prisco 2:01:23 (1:52:42), 1269 (108)   Suzanne Janes 2:01:35 (1:52:54), 1277 NEW PB   Ciara McManus 2:11:27 (2:02:45), 1596 (167) Regents Park Summer Series (Regents Park), 02/04/2017 10M Clare McLaren 00:50:55 (00:50:40), 175 (3) Fullers Thames Towpath 10 (Chiswick), 09/04/2017 10MMT David Thorne 65:13 (65:10), 36 (6)   Simon Fitzmaurice 65:54 (65:47), 39   Ronan Hoare 66:54 (66:48), 46   Suzanne Janes 94:02 (92:54), 388 Flitwick 10K (Inc Bedfordshire AAA Championships) (Flitwick), 09/04/2017 10K Helen Gardner 49:28 (49:17), 192 Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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