Race report: Lakeland Trails in Staveley A number of Chasers ventured up to the Lake District last weekend, for a weekend of running, eating and crosswords. On Saturday we took part in the very scenic and hilly lake trail races. We had Chasers compete at the 10K race (which was really 12K), the 18K challenge, and the 18K race.  For all distances the trail climbed out from Staveley above the Kentmere valley, before returning along the valley itself past idyllic tarns and through ancient woodland. There were some Chasers with very speedy times (who clearly didn't stop to take photos on the way round).  Stephen Fabes was 6th overall in the 18K race with a time of 1:13:52. In the 18K challenge, Bryan Goldsmith was 4th with a time of 1:26:05 and John Armstrong (less than a week after the London marathon) was 9th with a time of 1:28:51. A big thank you to Dave Nelson for organising the weekend! Club handicap championship Our inaugural club handicap championship will take place in Highgate Wood on Thursday 16 May instead of the usual track session. It’s 3 laps of Highgate Woods, so about 3.5 miles. The winner will receive universal acclaim plus two tickets to see Bon Jovi at Wembley in June (kindly donated by Donal and Kana).  Sign up using the link in the calendar below, and if you want to know how the handicap is calculated see John’s post here. Athletics The next athletics fixture is Watford on 18th May. Sign up for events using the link in the calendar. All are welcome and it is a great opportunity to try a new event. Kit We now have men’s T-shirts in stock!  They are available for purchase via the store. https://www.chaser.me.uk/news/store.php If you need to pick up this or any other items you’ve ordered already please contact Fiona Carr. Payments must be made online via the store. Please show your receipt when picking up your purchases. We are still awaiting the additional vest sizes, so apologies for the delays. 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. Rosie Dougherty is running the London marathon for Johnny’s Happy Place https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/rosiedougherty-jhp Sarah Funderburk is running the Brighton Marathon for The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours https://give.everydayhero.com/us/running-for-bfrb-awareness 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 Mon 13 May 2019 Committee Meeting Other Thu 16 May 2019 Club Handicap Championship (Highgate Woods) Trail Sign up Sat 18 May 2019 Athletics- Watford Track sign up here Sun 2 Jun 2019 Summer League - Dulwich 5m Summer League Tue 4 Jun 2019 Monthly Chasers Pub Night @ Tapping The Admiral Social We are also currently taking names for the following events. Date Event Type Sign-up link Sat 15 Jun 2019 Athletics- 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. BAA Boston Marathon (Boston MA, USA), 15/04/2019 Mar William Watt 3:19:53 (3:18:55), 6300 (778) [66.65%] Parkrun 20/04/2019 Bushy Park Edith MacLean 28:59, 883 [50.95%] NEW PB Hampstead Heath rebecca taylor 24:47, 104 [62.88%] Parkrun 27/04/2019 Highbury Fields Edith MacLean 30:50, 327 [47.89%] RunThrough Lee Valley VeloPark Races (Lee Valley), 27/04/2019 10M Stephen Fabes 58:47, 1 (1) [76.27%] NEW PB Virgin London Marathon (London), 28/04/2019 Mar Tony Him 3:44:45, 10185 [55.91%] NEW PB   rebecca taylor 3:49:17, 11321 (573) [62.79%] NEW PB   Janine Makaronidis 03:53:55 (03:53:55) [57.89%] Virgin London Marathon (London ), 28/04/2019 Mar rebecca taylor 3:49:17 (3:49:17), 11322 (573) [62.79%] NEW PB Watford Open Graded Meeting (Watford), 01/05/2019 1500 Patrick Kyle 4:37.06, 1 NEW PB Parkrun 04/05/2019 Ally Pally Eamon Byrne 39:53, 357 [38.45%] Brighouse Carl Heron 19:50, 14 (1) [78.57%] Canons Park Meryl Walker 40:57, 207 [43.18%] Fell Foot Russ Hall 19:30, 11 [68.38%]   Alon Caspi 25:49, 95 [62.36%]   Anne Caspi 27:16, 120 [67.18%] Finsbury Park Rafaele Lamour 26:30, 252 [60.38%]   Edith MacLean 32:46, 437 [45.07%] Gladstone Patrick Kyle 19:07, 4 (1) [69.31%]   Mary Kyle 27:19, 119 (1) [64.73%] Hampstead Heath Paul Sant 00:20:22, 22 [67.76%]   Daniel Berry 22:08, 56 (1) [69.80%]   Gary Homewood 24:57, 132 [60.99%]   rebecca taylor 26:18, 174 [59.25%] Highbury Fields David Renton 21:48, 50 [65.67%]   Fiona Russell 22:41, 73 (1) [72.81%]   Lizzy Muggeridge 29:06, 250 [54.01%]   stephen west 29:16, 255 [48.58%] Kirkwall Hope Sloly 26:45, 19 [55.95%] Montsouris, FRA William Watt 20:10, 2 [70.99%] Oak Hill Mansour Radjabi 22:01, 18 [71.92%] Tooting Common Simon Fuller 28:46, 470 [52.09%] Valentines Paul Matthews 25:54, 78 (1) [73.68%] Yeovil Montacute David Thorne 20:39, 10 (1) [69.33%] Liverpool Spring 10km (Liverpool), 05/05/2019 10K Ella Gibbons 00:53:15 (00:51:32), 205 (87) [58.86%] NEW PB Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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