AGM Report Many thanks to everyone who attended the club AGM at the Grafton. You can read the full chair’s report and minutes online but probably the most important item is that we’ve got four new club captains for the year:          Christina Akingbola (aka Lola) who is also our new Kit Secretary.          Sam Blackburn who is also our new Social Secretary          Fiona Carr who is also our new Welfare Officer          Craig Johnston who is also our new Newsletter editor. You can see names and photos for the full committee on our who’s who page. Cross Country Championships The London Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday at Parliament Hill. The race began up a steep hill lined with spectators which prevented runners from stopping for a breather in the first few metres. Next came the descent which had been turned into a mud bath by the rain and children's races that had taken place in the morning, guaranteed to turn you from a heel to forefoot striker in only a few steps. The rest of the course was a mixture of undulations, burrows and a few more mud pools. Definitely one of the best cross country races so far this year. Well done to everyone who took part especially Jenny for trying out cross country for the first time and Richard who didn't let the loss of the sole of his shoe stop him from running! St Neots Half Marathon A big well done to everyone that took part in yesterday's race. Special mention goes to the ladies, who took the 1st team prize! There were also quite a few PB's in there as well as some very fast times, so overall a great day for the club. Please see below for race results. Race report from the Portland Marathon (by Peter Torre) Having just returned from my usual annual trip to the Portland Marathon where I assisted with announcing at the finish line with the names etc. appearing on the computer (not sure if the Americans understood my English accent !!), it was a  new experience for me, Regents Park was never like this, and good fun as always. The next weekend I ran in the 10km race at beautiful South Lake Tahoe and was the first one home from the UK! My next intended US run, hopefully, will be in early May, 10km race at The Avenue of the Giants, Northern California, first Sunday in May, anyone wishing to join me you are most welcome - think about it!   Upcoming Events Christmas Party Ho Ho Ho, the festive season is almost upon us and what better way to welcome in December than the Chasers Christmas Party on Friday 1st December at the Gypsy Queen. For those who have not yet booked tickets, don't panic, there is still time!  Go to this link to pick up your ticket>>>http://15o9.mj.am/link/15o9/xsvrto8u/a4/D-mBNgXK3HC9qGg5DimWnw/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaGFzZXIubWUudWsvbmV3cy9idXkucGhwP2lkPTQ3 We are very happy to announce that after discussions around price, the Committee have decided to further subsidise this year's festive fun and so tickets, which were previously £16, have now been reduced to £10. So please take full advantage of this Christmas gift and sign up soon. XC race this Saturday- Trent Park The Fraternity and Sorority Cup, hosted by Barnet & District AC, takes place this Saturday at 2.30pm in Trent Park. The start line is a five minute walk from Cockfosters station. It's a five mile race in a beautiful park and men and women run at the same time which is unusual in cross country. There is no need to sign up beforehand, just turn up on the day- the event is suitable for all abilities and there is no fee. It would be great to see a substantial group of Chasers there (there were 75 Serpies at last Saturday's XC). Even if you don't run, you will still be entitled to cake if you come to cheer. MCRP10K- Marshals Required Thank you to all that have marshaled so far as well as those signed up to marshal at the upcoming races. We still need a few more marshals for the remaining events. Remember you get free entry to all of the races by marshalling at one race. Sign up to marshal here. 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 25 Nov 2017 Fraternity and Sorority Cup Cross Country Sign up to run. Fri 1 Dec 2017 Christmas Party Social Sat 2 Dec 2017 Start Fitness Met League - Uxbridge Cross Country Sun 3 Dec 2017 Mornington Chasers Regent’s Park 10k - Race 3 Road Sign up to marshal (3 of 12 left) Sat 9 Dec 2017 Beginners' Hampstead Heath Parkrun Road We are also currently taking names for the following events. Date Event Type Sign-up link Sat 6 Jan 2018 Middlesex Cross Country Championship Cross Country Sign up to run. No entries on the day. Sun 7 Jan 2018 Mornington Chasers Regent’s Park 10k - Race 4 Road Sign up to marshal (7 of 12 left) Sun 4 Feb 2018 Mornington Chasers Regent’s Park 10k - Race 5 Road Sign up to marshal (7 of 12 left) Sat 24 Feb 2018 National Cross Country Championships Cross Country Sign up to run Sun 4 Mar 2018 Mornington Chasers Regent’s Park 10k - Race 6 - Club 10K championships Road Sign up to marshal (7 of 12 left) Sat 14 Apr 2018 Athletics - Perivale Track Sign up to take part Sun 20 May 2018 Athletics- Watford Track Sign up to take part Sat 23 Jun 2018 Athletics- Parliament Hill Track Sign up to take part Sat 14 Jul 2018 Athletics - Parliament Hill Track Sign up to take part Sat 18 Aug 2018 Athletics- Battersea Track Sign up to take part 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 04/11/2017 Hampstead Heath Vincent Guillaume 20:10, 13 (1) [66.53%] NEW PB TCS New York City Marathon (New York NY, USA), 05/11/2017 Mar Anthony Williams 3:40:20 (3:40:20) [55.80%] Parkrun 11/11/2017 Alexandra Palace Mike Hurford 21:21, 6 (1) [73.61%]   Ronan Hoare 21:43, 10 [60.48%]   Luke Healy 25:15, 53 [52.81%]   Paul Matthews 26:39, 77 (1) [69.23%] Barking David Nelson 23:43, 28 [55.66%] Chelmsford Matt Mead 22:47, 107 [60.20%] Finsbury Park David Glencross 20:00, 19 [64.92%]   Camilla Ray 21:13, 35 (1) [70.54%]   Kawai Chung 23:02, 78 [59.12%]   Avril Riddell 23:40, 90 (1) [81.34%] Hampstead Heath Lucy Fox 23:41, 59 [62.35%]   Abdul Salam 25:38, 107 [54.23%] Highbury Fields Georg Isola 23:31, 79 [58.68%]   Lizzy Muggeridge 33:31, 257 [46.15%] London Southwark Park Lauren Longhurst 20:22, 31 (1) [72.50%] Oak Hill Park Alex Renton 22:21, 23 [60.92%] Start Fitness Metropolitan League (Welwyn Garden City), 11/11/2017 6KXC Annaka Charters 25:31, 56 [70.08%]   Christiana Akingbola 29:37, 160 [60.38%]   Heather Marshall 29:45, 164 (10) [61.68%]   Carmen Harrington 33:28, 210 [53.34%] 7.8KXC John Armstrong 30:25, 245 (11)   David Thorne 31:10, 275 (15)   Russ Hall 31:32, 287   Stephen Nash 32:23, 316 (29)   Daniel Berry 33:50, 370 (10)   Jerry Bryan 37:34, 472 (21)   Gary Homewood 39:40, 497 (42)   Eamon Byrne 44:35, 526 (46) Yorkshire Veterans' Grand Prix (Spenborough), 12/11/2017 5MMT Carl Heron 35:10, 18 (2) [71.94%] Parkrun 18/11/2017 Alexandra Palace Brandon Leung 20:38, 4 (1) [65.99%]   Luke Healy 23:32, 34 [56.66%]   Fiona Carr 26:05, 76 [56.61%]   Paul Matthews 26:18, 84 (1) [70.15%] Brighton Preston Park Simon Fitzmaurice 20:58, 51 [62.08%] Castle Park John Bickley 34:27, 235 [47.51%] Chelmsford Matt Mead 22:34, 72 [60.78%] Finsbury Park Eamon Byrne 24:51, 140 [60.76%] Hampstead Heath David Thorne 19:28, 2 (1) [73.03%]   Vincent Guillaume 20:06, 8 [66.75%] NEW PB Highbury Fields Lizzy Muggeridge 32:32, 231 [47.54%] Kingsbury Water Park Michael Shelton 20:03, 6 (1) [68.41%] Oak Hill Park Philip West 25:42, 84 (1) [64.79%] Tooting Common David Nelson 23:29, 145 [56.21%] Dirt Half Marathon (Leighton Buzzard), 18/11/2017 HMMT Gary Homewood 1:59:42 (1:59:15), 342 (44) [56.10%] London Championships (Parliament Hill), 18/11/2017 ZXC Christiana Akingbola 27:27, 142   Carmen Harrington 32:04, 227   Jennifer Moore 39:29, 271   Ronan Hoare 43:57, 253   Richard Silverton 44:14, 262   Daniel Berry 46:47, 343   Jeff Bannister 48:32, 393   Fabrizio Sidoli 49:22, 412   Disley Andrew 58:40, 483 St Neots Riverside Half Marathon (St Neots), 19/11/2017 HM Ralph Dunham 88:39 (TBC), 104 (43) [0.00%]   Adrian Cathersides 81:04 (81:01), 26 (9) [74.10%] NEW PB   John Armstrong 82:10 (82:08), 34 (16) [76.03%]   Simon Fitzmaurice 83:40 (83:11), 47 [70.19%] NEW PB   Russ Hall 88:06 (88:00), 94 [66.52%]   Simone Stoppa 88:29 (88:18), 101 [66.12%] NEW PB   Tina Bergman 89:49 (89:42), 125 (7) [73.99%] NEW PB   Philip Sellar 89:59 (89:51), 132 [64.98%]   William Watt 90:10 (89:53), 135 (55) [69.48%] NEW PB   Lauren Longhurst 90:32 (90:26), 141 [72.12%] NEW PB   Ian Girling 91:30 (91:24), 152 [64.39%]   Emma Hayward 96:11 (95:56), 206 [67.98%]   Alex Renton 99:40 (99:20), 293 [60.07%] NEW PB   Georg Isola 1:40:30 (99:58), 306 (113) [60.47%]   Nikolas Stephan 1:42:17 (1:42:00), 340 [57.25%] NEW PB   Alice Sullivan 1:45:21 (1:44:52), 413 (40) [65.73%]   Sam Blackburn 1:46:09 (1:45:12), 433 [56.16%] NEW PB   Eamon Byrne 1:55:34 (1:55:18), 658 (95) [58.02%]   Diane Morrison 2:02:56 (2:01:44), 833 (73) [61.65%] Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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