Croydon Half Marathon The Chasers ventured south of the river last Sunday and were a strong presence in the Croydon Half. Congratulations to our podium finishers! In the women’s race, Julie Pickering was first with a time of 1.32.54, and Amy Nightingale third with 1.36.18. Myles Preston was third in the men’s race with a time of 1.19.10. Well done all! Athletics The first athletics fixture of the year is April 13th in St Ives Cambridgeshire (there will be free coach travel organised). Please sign up using the link in the calendar before April 11th. 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. London Marathon If you are not running the London marathon, you can still get involved, with the all-important Chasers cheering station at mile 22! More details to follow, but please save the date (April 28th) if you’d like to help out in setting this up early on the day (early is important to get the best spot!). You can also come along any time later in the day to lend your cheers and support to our runners, it is always lots of fun and greatly appreciated by all. There’s also the post marathon celebration at The Pineapple pub to look forward to afterwards. Next Beginners Programme The next beginners programme will start on Tuesday 7th May.  Our beginners programme is for those new to running, or returning after a break. The aim of the programme is to gradually build your running fitness until you feel ready to progress to our main club runs and training sessions. Please share this date with family and friends who might be interested and encourage them to register here. Please do not join the beginners programme if you can already run 5km, come for a taster session at one of our standard or intermediate Tuesday Runs instead.    Kit Currently we are out of some sizes of vest, but they are ordered, and we’ll let you know when they are in. New members get a club vest included in the price of their initial membership. This can be picked up in person after Tuesday runs at Talacre. Please ask Lola Akingbola, Fiona Carr, one of the club captains (the friendly folks that announce the runs at the start of our Tuesday sessions), or other committee member who can help. Other Chasers kit is available for purchase in our store. You can buy additional vests, ladies crop tops, T-shirts, and hoodies. We also have triathlon suits, currently available for £55 (previously £90) so get those while you can! All purchased items must be picked up on Tuesdays. We cannot deliver items. Please show your paypal receipt (a screenshot is fine!) when picking up your items.   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. Alex Renton is running the Brighton Marathon to raise money for Cats Protection https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/alex-renton3 Rebecca Taylor is running the London Marathon to raise money for Dermatrust http://www.justgiving.com/Rebecca-Taylor110?utm_id=124 Tony Him is running the London Marathon to raise money for the Neuro Foundation https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tonyhimlm2018 Ellen Smyth is running the London Marathon to raise money for Action for Children: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ellen-smyth-marathon Club Secretary, Daisy Wooller is running the London Marathon to raise money for CALM: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DaisyWooller   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 13 Apr 2019 Athletics - St Ives (Cambridgeshire) Track Sign up here Sun 28 Apr 2019 London Marathon Elite drinks volunteering Other Sign up to volunteer (0 of 14 left) Sun 28 Apr 2019 London Marathon Road Sun 28 Apr 2019 London Marathon After Party @ The Pineapple Social 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 30/03/2019 Ally Pally Daniel Wallis 27:39, 151 [60.22%] Canons Park Meryl Walker 54:25, 184 [32.50%] Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 25:52, 29 (1) [73.78%] Finsbury Park David Glencross 20:36, 50 [63.11%]   Rafaele Lamour 27:15, 332 [58.72%] Hampstead Heath Patrick Kyle 18:59, 4 (1) [69.80%]   Daniel Berry 22:20, 68 (1) [69.18%]   Tina Allardyce 27:05, 203 [57.54%]   Mary Kyle 27:24, 212 [64.54%]   Laurie Boult 28:16, 253 [55.13%]   stephen west 31:35, 382 [45.01%]   Louise McCormick 31:37, 383 [47.02%] Harrow David Nelson 24:37, 54 [53.89%] Highbury Fields Fiona Russell 22:15, 65 (1) [74.23%]   Georg Isola 25:08, 139 [55.31%] Montsouris, FRA William Watt 19:15, 2 [74.37%] Sunny Hill Luke Healy 23:02, 30 [58.25%] Tooting Common Simon Fuller 28:36, 406 [52.39%] Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 38:39, 121 (1) [58.00%] Orion 15 (Chingford), 30/03/2019 15MXC Stephen Fabes 1:42:51, 17   SIMON DENT 2:32:57, 244 (29)   Gary Homewood 2:39:33, 273 (34)   Anne Caspi 2:42:34, 282 (2) Croydon Half (Croydon), 31/03/2019 HM Naomi Crowther 1:50:40 (1:50:31), 188 (6) [59.81%] NEW PB   Andrew Disley 01:52:21 (01:52:07), 202 [62.45%] Croydon Half Marathon (Croydon), 31/03/2019 HM Myles Preston 79:11 (79:10), 3 [73.83%]   John Armstrong 82:34 (82:33), 8 (2) [76.28%]   Vincent Guillaume 83:33 (83:31), 10 [71.06%] NEW PB   Marc Cohen 84:07 (84:05), 12 [70.96%] NEW PB   Simon Fitzmaurice 86:45 (86:44), 28 [67.31%]   Stephen Nash 88:07 (88:04), 33 (6) [69.17%]   Adrian Cathersides 90:36 (90:34), 43 (9) [67.26%]   Daniel Berry 90:51 (90:47), 45 (3) [75.71%]   Julie Pickering 92:56 (92:54), 55 [70.49%]   Amy Nightingale 96:31 (96:18), 77 [67.71%] NEW PB   Anthony Williams 97:14 (97:01), 82 [60.18%] NEW PB   Daniele Biagi 1:42:14 (1:42:14), 120 [57.17%]   Sarah Funderburk 1:45:16 (1:44:57), 139 (12) [63.24%]   Emily Wright 1:49:48 (1:49:38), 175 [59.73%] NEW PB   Fiona Carr 1:50:38 (1:50:25), 187 [59.11%] NEW PB   Katharine Dixon 1:50:40 (1:50:28), 189 [59.02%] NEW PB   Andrew Disley 1:52:21 (1:52:07), 202 (11) [62.45%] NEW PB   Ciara McManus 1:55:06 (1:54:55), 223 (18) [58.35%]   Alice Sullivan 1:58:36 (1:58:25), 245 (8) [59.25%]   Carmen Harrington 1:58:56 (1:58:43), 251 [54.92%]   Daisy Wooller 1:59:31 (1:59:17), 261 [54.66%]   Jennifer Moore 2:02:36 (2:02:09), 277 [53.38%]   stephen west 2:12:23 (2:11:55), 332 (26) [47.34%]   Lizzy Muggeridge 2:16:40 (2:16:13), 350 (18) [51.51%] Dorney Lake Marathon Prep (Eton), 31/03/2019 16M Mark Lamb 2:19:07 (2:18:28), 30 Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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