Golden Stag Recap   Wow, what an epic night of racing last Friday at Finsbury Park. Perfect running conditions and chasers at the top of their game resulted in a hatful of PBs and good times. Big up to Rob Scott and all the folk at Barnet and District for putting another fantastic event. Shout out to Danny Berry for achieving a club record in both the mile and 400m in a week. Awesome work! Big up also to Kat for achieving a club record also in the mile. You are both legends Summer League – Regent’s Park Volunteers Thanks for volunteering. You should all have been contacted by Nick. If not or you have any questions please message him Runners Everything happens around where the Hub is. It is the glass circular building on the raised bit near the cricket pitches. Arrive at 9 for main race to start at 9.30 Post Event Booze Up and Picnic After all the other running clubs have gone home there will be some drinks and some food just for Chasers. Please stay behind afterwards if you can.   Athletics Date: Sat 13 August 2022 Time: 12:00 This 4th fixture should be taking place at Woodford - IG8 8AA. We'll add more details closer to the day. Typically you'll need to sign up and declare which events you'd like to do on the Thursday before.   Regent’s Park 10k Summer Series Artwork La artiste extraordinaire Stephanie Mercier has produced amazing artwork for this year’s 10k series at Regent’s Park. She has taken inspiration from London Zoo and it really captures the spirit of the race with a touch of humour too. Well done Stephanie! Sarah’s Words of Wisdom   Marathon tip #5: Fuel your engine This week's tip is all about nutrition and brought to you by champion snacker, Coach Lauren Longhurst: Let’s stop thinking about earning treats and start thinking about fuelling your engine. Nutrition is very important when running a marathon and failing to consider it can lead to things unravelling pretty quickly. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Firstly, are you fuelling your runs? Fasted runs are so last season, so make sure you eat something beforehand, especially on longer or harder efforts. Long runs are the best way to practice which gels/ snacks/ drinks/ electrolytes you’ll use during the race. Don’t skimp on when you fuel either. There is no point refilling the tank once it’s empty, get those gels in early and train your stomach to tolerate them. Secondly, no one is expecting you to follow the diet of an Olympian. However, if you’re not eating more whilst marathon training you’re doing it all wrong. A drawer at work dedicated to snacks comes highly recommended. Try and eat something within 30 mins of your run to top up those energy stores and promote recovery. And finally, ladies, keep an eye on your menstrual cycle. If you’re not having periods when you should be this could be related to underfuelling and/or overtraining. Don’t ignore it or you could be on a fast track to injury. Look up RED-S and seek medical advice. Happy snacking! Race Report – Rosie Young Stag Mile Race Report in numbers 25 - The number of Chasers who spent their Friday evening’s tearing up Finsbury Park Athletics Track at the annual Golden Stag Mile, matched in numbers by a group of wonderfully supportive Chaser spectators 13 - Philip Barnes’ bib number - Certainly not unlucky for Philip, who put in an exceptional performance to win his race. Chasers were shouting and cheering wildly as he fought off a Heathsider in the last 200 metres to take home the win. Jake Wightman, eat your heart out. 9 - Less than 9 minutes it took for Two Shot Reg to run the mile whilst juggling - Impressive! 5 - The approximate number of nervous wees I had in the build up to the race - why are mile races so terrifying?! 4.47 - Fastest female finisher 4.14 - Fastest male finisher 3 - The number of banned racing shoes we saw on the startline in our race alone (still beat them though) 2 - New club records made - congratulations Kat and Danny! 1 - 1 mile or 1609 meters of near flat out running. Not a race I’m familiar with but one I really enjoyed! Much like a mile race, this week’s race report is short and sweet, but thank you to the lovely Chasers and honorary Chasers for the support. Having you cheering us down the home straight alongside Eminem blaring out the speakers made us push that bit harder on the sprint finish! 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. 13/08/2022 Athletics Fixture 4 Join - deadline 2022-08-11 31/07/2022 Summer League | Regents Park 21/08/2022 Summer League | Battersea 08/08/2022 Committee meeting 02/08/2022 Beginners week 7 - volunteering volunteer (3 of 5 left) 09/08/2022 Beginners week 8 - volunteering volunteer (2 of 5 left) 13/08/2022 Graduation Parkrun Join us! 28/07/2022 Track Thursday Sign Up here 19:20 31/07/2022 Post-Summer League Chasers picnic 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. Parkrun 16/07/2022 Clevedon Salthouse Fields Nick Herbert 31:33, 147 [41.15%] Fletcher Moss Christopher Leslie 18:56, 2 (1) [68.57%] Hampstead Heath Jodie Pearlman 26:53, 145 [54.93%]   Andy Hickson 27:52, 180 [57.30%]   Sophie Fenner 29:42, 230 [49.72%] Southern Athletics League Division 3 North London (Lee Valley), 16/07/2022 100 Daniel Berry 16.56, 5 NEW PB   Stephen West 17.15, 4 1500 Daniele Biagi 4:47.86, 4 [73.04%] NEW PB 400 Daniel Berry 72.30, 4 NEW PB 5000 Daniele Biagi 17:14.7, 1 [74.75%] 800 Stephen West 3:36.10, 5 DT2K Stephen West 18.19, 2 PV Katrina Kelly 2.00, 2 SP4K Katrina Kelly 9.65, 2 SP7.26K Stephen West 6.35, 3 London Summer League 5 (Dulwich), 17/07/2022 5MNAD Alex Astley 32:30, 25 [64.36%]   Nick Johnson 34:23, 41 (11) [65.84%]   Nicola Payne 34:45, 43 (2, -) [68.82%]   Daniel Berry 35:56, 50 (4) [71.13%]   Vernon Clement 42:48, 92 (6) [62.40%]   Ciara McManus 43:03, 95 (21, 6) [57.99%]   Eamon Byrne 43:25, 98 (8) [58.37%]   Elizabeth Aryeetey 45:10, 105 (28, 1) [69.79%] Summer League 3 (Dulwich Park), 17/07/2022 5M Jamie Parish 00:31:05 (00:31:05), 7 (7) [67.29%] Run Dorney Half Marathon (Windsor), 17/07/2022 HM Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 1:48:36 (1:48:24), 49 (13) [59.58%]   Eleanor Childs 2:05:52 (2:05:28), 94 (17, -) [51.97%] NEW PB East Midlands Grand Prix Rugby 6 (Rugby), 20/07/2022 6M Bethany Thompson 40:28, 72 (9, 2) Parkrun 23/07/2022 Antrim Kevin Gormley 20:55, 8 [64.14%] Barking Dawn Curtis 33:34, 91 [46.43%] Beckton Fiona Carr 25:32, 24 (3, 1) [58.22%] Burgess Bruno Papadacci 18:18, 14 [72.86%] Canons Park Rendy Prakoso 18:44, 2 (1) [69.84%]   Alex Renton 21:17, 11 [66.25%]   Meryl Walker 41:09, 123 [45.04%] Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 30:23, 80 (1) [66.70%] Concord Andy Davies 22:13, 25 (1) [58.51%] Croxteth Hall Paul Simons 19:23, 9 [81.08%] Dishley, Loughborough Elizabeth Aryeetey 27:52, 92 [67.34%] Hampstead Heath Daniel Berry 22:13, 39 [71.27%]   Paul Dickens 25:53, 131 [51.84%]   Emily Morgan 26:28, 153 [55.79%]   Chloe Bazlen 26:30, 154 [55.72%]   Johnny Chapman 27:01, 168 [48.18%]   Alina Williamson 27:08, 171 [55.16%]   Rafaele Lamour 27:35, 183 [60.54%]   Krush Patel 27:50, 192 [46.65%] NEW PB   Yan (Patrick) Li 27:57, 194 [53.61%] Highbury Fields Philip Rutnam 22:00, 84 [70.83%]   Fiona Russell 22:34, 94 (-, 1) [75.70%] Marlborough Common Rebecca Howarth 27:11, 46 (-, 1) [54.32%] Old Deer Park Lizzy Muggeridge 33:31, 92 [48.23%] Sheffield Hallam Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 25:52, 180 [56.57%] Southwark Nick Herbert 29:55, 258 [43.40%] Tooting Common Myles Preston BA (Hons), CIMA (Cert), GDL, LPC, PGCE, MA, MSc, A* A Level in Government and Politics 19:08, 16 (1) [69.69%] Wanstead Flats David Nelson 27:45, 78 [48.71%] Whinlatter Forest Christopher Leslie 21:41, 3 (1) [59.88%] Wormwood Scrubs Gaby Anderson 25:46, 49 (3, 1) [57.31%]   Juliette Westbrook 25:57, 52 [56.90%]   Jodie Pearlman 27:23, 63 [53.93%]   Hattie Lowe 27:24, 64 [53.89%]   Mabel Ellerker 27:25, 65 [53.86%]   Ellie Holloway 27:45, 70 [53.21%]   John H Grigg 39:00, 112 (1) [65.60%] Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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