Race Report: The Big Half A number of chasers braved the 45mph winds across London on Sunday morning in The Big Half. This is fairly new event which is the first half of the London marathon starting near Tower Bridge and ending in Greenwich. I was really thinking I had made poor life choices standing wearing a bin bag at the start in the rain with sweet Caroline blaring on the sound system. However I have seen the best idea for pre-race attire of a dressing gown and will be taking note. Even through the windy conditions a number of Chasers ran PBs! Special well done to Lola and Daniele, first Chasers home. – Jenny Parkrun To celebrate the success of our beginners course, Chasers will be running Hampstead Heath parkrun on Saturday 30th. Everyone is welcome to join! Southern Athletics League Spring is on the way which means it will soon be time for the Southern Athletics league! Fixtures are listed in the calendar and more information including timetables can be found here. All are welcome to take part and earn points for the team, and it’s a great way to test your speed or to try some new field events. Following the success of the collaboration last year we are again teaming up with Highgate Harriers. Get in touch with Lauren if you have any questions. Supporting Charities If you're taking part in any running event on a charity place, or are making the most of a Chaser event place by raising money for a good cause, then let us know and we'll promote your giving page in our newsletter. Louise McCormick is running the London Landmarks Half on 24th March to raise money for the British Heart Foundation: https://www.justgiving.com/WeezeRunsLondon Ellen Smyth is running the London Marathon to raise money for Action for Children: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ellen-smyth-marathon George Viner is running the London Marathon for North London Hospice: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/george-viner Club Secretary, Daisy Wooller is running the London Marathon to raise money for CALM: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DaisyWooller Club Welfare Officer and Beginners Leader, Laurie Boult, is running the London Marathon for Age UK:  https://www.justgiving.com/boultyruns   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 Mon 25 Mar 2019 Committee Meeting Other Sun 31 Mar 2019 Croydon Half Marathon 2019 Road Sign up to register your place (0 of 60 left) 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 23/02/2019 Gilloolys, RSA Anne Caspi 27:46, 62 [65.97%] Parkrun 02/03/2019 Ally Pally Anne Caspi 29:02, 232 [63.09%] Severn Bridge Mark Lamb 00:21:28 (00:21:23), 14 (13) [62.04%] QEOP Winter 10K Series (London Olympic Park), 02/03/2019 10K Vincent Guillaume 38:20 (38:15), 15 [71.50%] Cambridge Half Marathon (Cambridge), 03/03/2019 HM John Bickley 3:11:25 (2:53:54), 8253 (109) [42.65%] Mornington Chasers Regent's Park 10K Winter Series (London Regents Park), 03/03/2019 10K Svjetlana Dajic 00:52:08 (00:51:49), 196 (24) [58.54%] Hertfordshire / Middlesex County Veterans Championships (Trent Park), 03/03/2019 7.2KXC Rebecca Bryant 39:58, 55 (7)   Anne Caspi 41:55, 72 (11)   Rafaele Lamour 44:02, 90 (29) 9.6KXC Jerry Bryan 47:01, 66 (37)   Paul Allen 55:22, 112 (72)   Eamon Byrne 56:23, 115 (74) Parkrun 09/03/2019 Ally Pally Mike Hurford 19:13, 2 (1) [82.39%] NEW PB   Daniel Wallis 26:50, 127 [62.05%] Canons Park Meryl Walker 37:33, 147 [47.09%] Catford David Nelson 23:02, 36 [57.60%] Clapham Common Myles Preston 18:01, 4 (1) [72.90%] Finsbury Park Patrick Kyle 18:55, 10 [70.04%]   David Glencross 20:44, 43 [62.70%]   Mary Kyle 25:59, 224 (1) [68.06%]   michele griffiths 26:55, 272 [64.15%]   stephen west 28:32, 340 [49.42%] Grovelands Luke Healy 22:35, 34 (1) [59.41%] Hampstead Heath John Armstrong 19:36, 12 (1) [73.04%]   Alex Renton 24:04, 94 [57.34%]   Abdul Salam 27:02, 190 [51.79%]   Alice Sullivan 27:55, 212 [56.30%]   Paul Sant 00:19:59, 14 (1) [69.06%] Highbury Fields Georg Isola 24:06, 113 [57.68%]   Lizzy Muggeridge 31:10, 282 [50.00%] Mile End Brandon Leung 20:59, 43 [65.37%] Southwark Steve Satchell 33:34, 277 [188.38%] Tooting Common Simon Fuller 29:39, 426 [50.53%] Valentines Paul Matthews 26:51, 72 (1) [71.07%] Thames Meander Half Marathon (Kingston upon Thames), 09/03/2019 HMMT Rafaele Lamour 2:09:56 (2:09:23), 249 (7) [55.35%] Thames Meander Marathon (Kingston upon Thames), 09/03/2019 MarMT Eamon Byrne 4:56:53 (4:56:38), 195 (35) [48.35%] Vitality Big Half Marathon (Greenwich), 10/03/2019 HM Stephen Fabes 74:47, 151 [79.36%] NEW PB   Daniele Biagi 79:53, 368 [73.17%] NEW PB   Christiana Akingbola 96:14, 1873 [68.22%] NEW PB   Fiona Russell 97:06, 1993 (6) [76.36%]   Daan Hanssen 99:27, 2357 [58.72%]   Tony Him 1:46:17, 3619 [56.14%]   May Edmondson 1:51:00, 4605 [58.84%] NEW PB   Rosie Dougherty 1:56:25, 5818 [56.01%]   Jennifer Moore 2:01:27, 7010 [53.68%] NEW PB   Daisy Wooller 2:01:30, 7022 [53.66%] Harpenden Half Marathon (Harpenden), 10/03/2019 HMMT Paul Sant 95:53 (95:49), 20 (5) [63.09%] The Vitality Big Half (London), 10/03/2019 HM Viola Salvestrini 02:20:08 (01:58:29), 6295 (1229) [55.03%] NEW PB   Prerna Mascarenhas 2:07:57 [51.09%] Hillingdon 20 (Inc Middlesex County Championships) (Ruislip), 10/03/2019 20M Mike Hurford 2:18:13 (2:18:12), 32 (4) NEW PB Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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