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1 May 2017

St Neots Half Marathon St Neots half marathon entries open at 6am on 2nd May. A link to the race entry will be posted on their website. This a fast course with a long history of Chaser PB. It will be one of our target races for the autumn and will take place on the 19th of November. A coach will be booked to get us there so as with previous years, we’re hoping for a big Chaser turn-out. Night of the 10,000m - volunteers needed Camden Council are looking for volunteer marshals to help out at The Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill Track on Saturday 20th of May.  Marshals will be required from 3.00pm – 10.00pm. No previous athletics marshalling experience is required. The deadline for expressing interest is the week commencing 15th May. Please find the details of how to sign up here. London Marathon Ballot The London marathon ballot opened today and will close at 5pm on 5th May. Note that if you want to apply for a club place, you must keep your proof that you entered the ballot. Club places are allocated in December based on volunteering for the club. If you are good for age, entries open in June. Race Reports European Triathlon Union (ETU) Championships Nicola Timmins picked up her first medal as a member of Team GB in Soria, Spain on Sunday winning a bronze medal in her age group in the ETU sprint duathlon. Congratulations Nicola, a fantastic, well deserved achievement. Nicola qualified for the GB team last October and has since continued to train and build up speed and endurance in both her cycling and running. Velopark Duathlon - Smiles and medals  On Sunday, eight members raced in the Velopark Duathlon with fantastic support from other members, friends and partners. The temperature was perfect but the wind caused some problems! Sarah Taylor won silver medals in both her age-group and the overall women's race and Hannah McQuarrie the bronze in both events with Andrea winning gold in the over 50s. Raced over the wonderful, smooth, mile circuit the event is a two-mile run + 10 mile cycle + one-mile run. Always a challenge but always ending in smiles! – Andrea Pub night It’s the monthly pub night tomorrow. Tables have been booked at Tapping The Admiral from 8:30pm. 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 20 May 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 2. St Albans Track Sign up to run Sat 27 May 2017 Lee Valley VeloPark 5k, 10k, 10 Mile & Half Marathon Road We are also currently taking names for the following events. Date Event Type Sign-up link 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 22/04/2017 Alexandra Palace Mike Hurford 20:12, 13 Finsbury Park Heather Marshall 24:04, 131 Gladstone Park Daniele Biagi 20:01, 10 NEW PB Hampstead Heath Daniel Berry 23:41, 89 Highbury Fields David Renton 21:03, 43   Georg Isola 23:02, 96   Simon Fuller 26:57, 214   Jennifer Moore 27:13, 221 Horton Park Carl Heron 20:03, 3 (1) Kingsbury Water Park Michael Shelton 19:36, 9 Oak Hill Park Philip West 25:19, 57 (1) NEW PB Tooting Common Myles Preston 17:30, 3 RunThrough Hyde Park 10K (London Hyde Park), 22/04/2017 10K David Nelson 42:52 (42:49), 30 Blackpool Marathon (Blackpool), 23/04/2017 Mar Simon Fitzmaurice 3:17:13, 36 NEW PB Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix 6 (Honley), 23/04/2017 6MMT Carl Heron 45:09, 27 (3) Virgin London Marathon (London), 23/04/2017 Mar Matthew Gibson 2:36:32, 208 NEW PB   Matthew Chataway 2:39:40, 333 NEW PB   Ronan Hoare 3:02:21, 2204   Russ Hall 3:04:59, 2471   Ralph Dunham 3:08:50, 2919 (372)   Fiona Russell 3:09:07, 2955 (9)   Daniel Berry 3:14:43, 3768 (291) NEW PB   Christiana Akingbola 3:26:30, 5593 NEW PB   William Watt 3:29:05, 6145 (1168) NEW PB   Rebecca Bryant 3:32:16, 6751   Lauren Longhurst 3:34:09, 7085 NEW PB   Fabrizio Sidoli 3:35:27, 7342 NEW PB   Avril Riddell 3:48:18, 10127 (10)   Eamon Byrne 4:34:57, 21864 (1502) Brooks Serpentine Last Friday 5K (London Hyde Park), 28/04/2017 5K Andrea Sanders-Reece 23:32, 201 (2)   John H Grigg 33:30, 272 (3) Parkrun 29/04/2017 Alexandra Palace Mike Hurford 20:02, 8   Fiona Carr 25:58, 81   Hannah Jean McQuarrie 30:00, 166 Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 26:27, 36 (1) Finsbury Park Anthony Williams 20:48, 31 NEW PB   Heather Marshall 24:10, 112 (1)   Jennifer Moore 27:34, 212   Carmen Harrington 27:54, 220 Hampstead Heath Avril Riddell 26:50, 108 (1) Highbury Fields Brandon Leung 19:56, 16   Daniel Berry 20:06, 18   Ian Girling 20:24, 20   David Nelson 22:01, 45   Georg Isola 22:59, 71 Kingsbury Water Park Michael Shelton 24:11, 56 Oak Hill Park Philip West 25:07, 75 (1) NEW PB Tooting Common Simon Fuller 27:10, 282 Half Marathon (Hackney), 30/04/2017 HM Simon Dent 01:43:40 (01:39:23), 1016 (19) NEW PB Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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Sarah, Andrea and Hannah at the Velopark Duathlon.

St Neots Half Marathon

St Neots half marathon entries open at 6am on 2nd May. A link to the race entry will be posted on their website. This a fast course with a long history of Chaser PB. It will be one of our target races for the autumn and will take place on the 19th of November. A coach will be booked to get us there so as with previous years, we’re hoping for a big Chaser turn-out.

Night of the 10,000m - volunteers needed

Camden Council are looking for volunteer marshals to help out at The Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill Track on Saturday 20th of May. 

Marshals will be required from 3.00pm – 10.00pm. No previous athletics marshalling experience is required. The deadline for expressing interest is the week commencing 15th May. Please find the details of how to sign up here.

London Marathon Ballot

The London marathon ballot opened today and will close at 5pm on 5th May. Note that if you want to apply for a club place, you must keep your proof that you entered the ballot. Club places are allocated in December based on volunteering for the club. If you are good for age, entries open in June.

Race Reports

European Triathlon Union (ETU) Championships

Nicola Timmins picked up her first medal as a member of Team GB in Soria, Spain on Sunday winning a bronze medal in her age group in the ETU sprint duathlon. Congratulations Nicola, a fantastic, well deserved achievement. Nicola qualified for the GB team last October and has since continued to train and build up speed and endurance in both her cycling and running.

Velopark Duathlon - Smiles and medals 

On Sunday, eight members raced in the Velopark Duathlon with fantastic support from other members, friends and partners. The temperature was perfect but the wind caused some problems! Sarah Taylor won silver medals in both her age-group and the overall women's race and Hannah McQuarrie the bronze in both events with Andrea winning gold in the over 50s. Raced over the wonderful, smooth, mile circuit the event is a two-mile run + 10 mile cycle + one-mile run. Always a challenge but always ending in smiles! – Andrea

Pub night

It’s the monthly pub night tomorrow. Tables have been booked at Tapping The Admiral from 8:30pm.


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 20 May 2017 Southern Athletics - Match 2. St Albans Track Sign up to run
Sat 27 May 2017 Lee Valley VeloPark 5k, 10k, 10 Mile & Half Marathon Road

We are also currently taking names for the following events.

Date Event Type Sign-up link
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 22/04/2017

Alexandra Palace Mike Hurford 20:12, 13
Finsbury Park Heather Marshall 24:04, 131
Gladstone Park Daniele Biagi 20:01, 10 NEW PB
Hampstead Heath Daniel Berry 23:41, 89
Highbury Fields David Renton 21:03, 43
  Georg Isola 23:02, 96
  Simon Fuller 26:57, 214
  Jennifer Moore 27:13, 221
Horton Park Carl Heron 20:03, 3 (1)
Kingsbury Water Park Michael Shelton 19:36, 9
Oak Hill Park Philip West 25:19, 57 (1) NEW PB
Tooting Common Myles Preston 17:30, 3

RunThrough Hyde Park 10K (London Hyde Park), 22/04/2017

10K David Nelson 42:52 (42:49), 30

Blackpool Marathon (Blackpool), 23/04/2017

Mar Simon Fitzmaurice 3:17:13, 36 NEW PB

Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix 6 (Honley), 23/04/2017

6MMT Carl Heron 45:09, 27 (3)

Virgin London Marathon (London), 23/04/2017

Mar Matthew Gibson 2:36:32, 208 NEW PB
  Matthew Chataway 2:39:40, 333 NEW PB
  Ronan Hoare 3:02:21, 2204
  Russ Hall 3:04:59, 2471
  Ralph Dunham 3:08:50, 2919 (372)
  Fiona Russell 3:09:07, 2955 (9)
  Daniel Berry 3:14:43, 3768 (291) NEW PB
  Christiana Akingbola 3:26:30, 5593 NEW PB
  William Watt 3:29:05, 6145 (1168) NEW PB
  Rebecca Bryant 3:32:16, 6751
  Lauren Longhurst 3:34:09, 7085 NEW PB
  Fabrizio Sidoli 3:35:27, 7342 NEW PB
  Avril Riddell 3:48:18, 10127 (10)
  Eamon Byrne 4:34:57, 21864 (1502)

Brooks Serpentine Last Friday 5K (London Hyde Park), 28/04/2017

5K Andrea Sanders-Reece 23:32, 201 (2)
  John H Grigg 33:30, 272 (3)

Parkrun 29/04/2017

Alexandra Palace Mike Hurford 20:02, 8
  Fiona Carr 25:58, 81
  Hannah Jean McQuarrie 30:00, 166
Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 26:27, 36 (1)
Finsbury Park Anthony Williams 20:48, 31 NEW PB
  Heather Marshall 24:10, 112 (1)
  Jennifer Moore 27:34, 212
  Carmen Harrington 27:54, 220
Hampstead Heath Avril Riddell 26:50, 108 (1)
Highbury Fields Brandon Leung 19:56, 16
  Daniel Berry 20:06, 18
  Ian Girling 20:24, 20
  David Nelson 22:01, 45
  Georg Isola 22:59, 71
Kingsbury Water Park Michael Shelton 24:11, 56
Oak Hill Park Philip West 25:07, 75 (1) NEW PB
Tooting Common Simon Fuller 27:10, 282

Half Marathon (Hackney), 30/04/2017

HM Simon Dent 01:43:40 (01:39:23), 1016 (19) NEW PB

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