Club Handicap recap   Thank you to the volunteers, in particular to John for organising a (type 2) fun evening last Thursday at Highgate Woods. Some great photos were taken by Nik which can be viewed on the Facebook Group. Congratulations to Eleanor for winning a very competitive race. Thank you to Henry for organising a trip to the very hospitable Woodman afterwards. See the results section below for placings   Track You can sign up for this week’s session here   Session is as follows: 2x beginner or 4x (1600m (10k pace) [3 min rest]. Total distance 6400m hard   Vitality 10k   Entries are now closed unfortunately. For anyone running or cheering there will be a Chasers picnic in Green Park. Stay tuned for details.     Beginners update from Laurie   Next Beginners Course   This will start on June 21st and all places are currently allocated. That said, we always have a few drop-outs before the start, so it’s worth getting your name on the list.  Anyone not allocated a place for June will move to the September waitlist.    The *only* way to join Beginners is by signing up here and we will allocate places on a first-come-first-served principle.    So if you know anyone who would love to join our fab course, please direct them here.    Good luck to our current beginners who have just passed the half way point of their course, led by Romany.    https://www.chaser.me.uk/training/beginner.php     Maverick Trail Race   Thanks for Lydia for spotting a good deal. If 3 or more chasers book we get 50% off. If you’re interested, get involved!   Pub Night next week   April has gone fast, no? Monthly pub night at Tapping the Admiral next Tuesday the 3rd May   Tea Rota   Thanks to Phil for providing an excellent traybake and doing a thorough audit of the tea and biscuits. You can sign up to volunteer here   Race Report – Wrexham Elite Half Marathon – Lauren Longhurst   I first signed up for this months ago due to FOMO. It sold out last year (and it meant I ended up on the delightful Essex marathon course (if you know, you know)). With an entry standard of sub 3hrs for the marathon I was just scraping in but nothing good comes from staying in the comfort zone. Anyway, a dose of illness, a few niggles and reduced motivation meant I was less keen (ahem more unfit) as the months went on and I dropped down to the half.   The journey to Wrexham was long, and quite frankly I questioned my life choices, especially when I got stuck behind not 1, not 2 but 3 tractors in the last 13 miles. I hoped this wouldn’t be a metaphor for my race performance.   It was lovely to be joined by fellow chasers Janine, Dan and Nicky (we missed you Donal and Myles) and we did a good job of trying not to feel completely intimidated by all the speedsters warming up.   The lapped course took in the magnificent sights of a welsh industrial estate, including the Kelloggs factory, a waste disposal plant and a few houses but was pretty fast and flat. It was windy but I tried not to think about it.   The laps ticked by and I think I spotted chaser legend Paul Simons manning the water station. Unfortunately he was the only one who knew our club as I was referred to as ‘girl in a Notts vest’ over the loudspeaker every time I passed the announcer, despite my increasingly out of breath corrections.   My only aims were to not finish last and not get lapped, both of which I achieved, and I also came away with a bonus 13 second pb. Not quite the impressive Wales ‘all comers’ record that we saw in the mens marathon race but I’ll take it. 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. 22/05/2022 Athletics Fixture 1 Join - deadline 2022-05-19 16/05/2022 Committee Meeting 07/05/2022 The Maverick Adidas Terrex Original Surrey 2022 Join 03/05/2022 Spring Beginners Week 5 VOLUNTEERING volunteer (4 of 5 left) 10/05/2022 Spring Beginners Week 6 VOLUNTEERING volunteer (4 of 5 left) 17/05/2022 Spring Beginners Week 7 VOLUNTEERING volunteer (4 of 5 left) 24/05/2022 Spring Beginners Week 8 VOLUNTEERING volunteer (3 of 5 left) 15/05/2022 Copenhagen Marathon 02/05/2022 Picnic After Vitality 10K- Green Park 28/04/2022 Track Thursday Sign Up Here 19:00 (4 of 25 left) Sign Up here 19:20 Results If you want to upload a photo or your results are missing, log in to our website and update your picture and Power of 10 ID. Brighton Marathon (Brighton), 10/04/2022 Mar Nitesh Thakrar 3:49:14, 1999 (29) [65.54%] NEW PB   Nick Herbert 4:26:52, 4551 [46.07%] NEW PB The Boston Marathon (Boston MA, USA), 18/04/2022 Mar John Woodnutt 3:38:26 (3:37:17), 12325 (39) [75.62%] Highgate Harriers Open (Parliament Hill), 20/04/2022 1500 David Renton 5:20.24, 5 [72.31%] Mornington Chasers Handicap Championship (Highgate Wood), 21/04/2022 Other Eleanor Childs 00:38:00 (00:30:10), 1   Liv Theunissen 00:38:04 (00:27:31), 2   Rory O'Callaghan 00:38:11 (00:33:02), 3   Philip Barnes 00:38:11 (00:23:25), 4   Jasmin Youell 00:38:26 (00:35:03), 5   Chloe Bazlen 00:38:41 (00:28:26), 6   Jonathan Thomson 00:38:47 (00:22:37), 7   Nick Johnson 00:38:51 (00:24:59), 8   Paul Allen 00:38:56 (00:27:28), 9   Evelyn Howe 00:39:10 (00:32:40), 10   Hendrik Wolff 00:39:15 (00:39:15), 11   Christopher Leslie 00:39:19 (00:21:47), 12   Sophie Fenner 00:39:25 (00:32:11), 13   Cloudy Carnegie 00:39:26 (00:26:23), 14   Juliette Westbrook 00:39:27 (00:26:41), 15   Andy Davies 00:39:32 (00:21:59), 16   Emily Morgan 00:39:32 (00:26:18), 17   Jodie Pearlman 00:39:32 (00:26:02), 18   Tony Him 00:39:32 (00:26:32), 19   Janet Kidd 00:39:33 (00:34:33), 20   Krush Patel 00:39:36 (00:28:06), 21   Pete Calvert-Barr 00:39:36 (00:24:43), 22   Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 00:39:37 (00:24:12), 23   Henry Woodward 00:39:41 (00:20:39), 24   Carl Heron 00:39:42 (00:25:26), 25   Phil West 00:39:44 (00:32:39), 26   Daniel Berry 00:39:45 (00:24:44), 27   Russ Hall 00:39:47 (00:21:15), 28   Katrina Kelly 00:39:49 (00:24:58), 29   Liam Moroney 00:39:51 (00:24:35), 30   Alex Renton 00:39:52 (00:25:23), 31   Hattie Lowe 00:39:52 (00:26:29), 32   Rosalind Jones 00:40:00 (00:31:07), 33   Hamir Patel 00:40:01 (00:26:34), 34   Rosie Young 00:40:04 (00:26:56), 35   Lydia Thomson 00:40:08 (00:25:03), 36   Alina Williamson 00:40:12 (00:29:56), 37   Charlie Fraser 00:40:27 (00:21:45), 38   Stephanie Mercier 00:40:27 (00:29:19), 39   Ellie Holloway 00:40:28 (00:26:57), 40   Dominique Russell 00:40:32 (00:32:31), 41   Ciara McManus 00:40:33 (00:29:35), 42   michele griffiths 00:40:33 (00:31:54), 43   Gaby Anderson 00:40:39 (00:28:06), 44   Tina Sharkey 00:40:40 (00:31:24), 45   Elizabeth Aryeetey 00:40:43 (00:32:59), 46   Rendy Prakoso 00:40:48 (00:23:08), 47   Rachel Rosenthal 00:40:52 (00:26:06), 48   David Renton 00:41:13 (00:26:48), 49   alon caspi 00:41:20 (00:34:20), 50   Alice Sullivan 00:41:47 (00:31:22), 51   Jerry Bryan 00:41:55 (00:27:33), 52   Rebecca Taylor 00:41:50 (00:26:58), 52   Lizzy Muggeridge 00:43:03 (00:39:08), 53 Parkrun 23/04/2022 Ally Pally Mike Hurford 21:24, 19 (1) [75.86%]   Stephanie Mercier 26:16, 100 [56.60%] Beckton Fiona Carr 25:18, 18 (3, -) [58.76%] Burgess Lachlan Stibbard Hawkes 25:20, 211 [51.25%] Bury Field Daisy Wooller 30:11, 64 [48.92%] Cardiff Rebecca Howarth 26:25, 250 [55.90%] Clapham Common Sophie Fenner 30:07, 493 [49.03%] Crystal Palace Lizzy Muggeridge 31:49, 233 [50.81%] Dishley, Loughborough Elizabeth Aryeetey 27:32, 82 (-, 1) [68.16%] Finsbury Park Andy Davies 26:08, 221 [49.74%]   Jodie Pearlman 26:09, 222 [56.47%]   Gaby Anderson 26:09, 223 [56.47%]   Ellie Holloway 26:12, 226 [56.36%]   Hattie Lowe 26:13, 227 [56.33%] Gladstone Rendy Prakoso 18:49, 4 [69.53%]   Liam Moroney 23:09, 33 [56.08%]   Alex Renton 23:50, 46 [59.16%]   Molly Stewart 30:56, 156 [47.74%] Hampstead Heath Thomas Goodey 21:07, 22 [61.48%]   Daniel Berry 21:19, 26 (1) [74.28%]   Yan (Patrick) Li 26:25, 128 [56.72%]   Emily Morgan 26:35, 132 [55.55%]   Alice Sullivan 27:48, 152 (-, 1) [58.15%]   Stephen West 33:52, 268 [42.91%] Highbury Fields Bruno Papadacci 20:54, 55 [63.80%]   Fiona Russell 22:50, 108 (-, 1) [74.82%] Ormeau Vincent Murray 19:32, 8 (1) [67.58%] Rickmansworth Juliette Westbrook 28:49, 182 (-, 1) [51.24%] South Norwood Christopher Leslie 18:24, 2 (1) [70.56%] Walthamstow Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 20:45, 11 (1) [70.52%] Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 52:51, 96 (1) [46.67%] RunThrough Regent's Park 10K (London Regent's Park), 23/04/2022 10K Richard Hill 44:51 (44:44), 41 (2) [68.29%] Perivale Track Mile (Perivale), 23/04/2022 Mile Katrina Kelly 5:44.33, 4 [73.07%] NEW PB   David Renton 5:55.87, 10 [70.38%] NEW PB Vienna City Marathon (Vienna, AUT), 24/04/2022 Mar Callum Gathercole 3:31:34, 1069 [58.11%] NEW PB Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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