Innit hot out? The weather is forecast to be very hot again for the next few days. Remember to drink lots and take it easy out there. Check out this article. You might find that you are not able to run as fast as you feel you are or as you do normally, that’s ok it’s just the heat. I am sure we will all feel the benefit when the weather cools down. Well done to Fiona for winning her age group at the last fixture of the Orion 5 series of races as well as overall winner of the season. Big up yourself! Also big shout out to Andrew Disley for finishing 3rd in his age group in the Vanguard Way Marathon. 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. Battersea Summer League   The final Summer League event of the year takes place on Sunday the 21st of August at Battersea Park. There will be a 10k race followed by a picnic and then a series of four relay events. There is a point scoring system which currently has Mornington Chasers in fifth place but with a good showing we have a good chance of getting a spot in the coveted top 4! Details are here Mara Yamouchi   Date: Wed 31 August 2022 Time: 19:00/20:30 Mara Yamauchi will be giving a structured training session exclusively for Mornington Chasers, followed by a talk to launch her book on 'Marathon Wisdom' at the Grafton. The run will be either at Regent's Park or Primrose Hill, precise details to follow. Separate sign-ups for each event, as we can cater to more people for the book launch, and are limited to 50 people for the training session. About Mara and Marathon Wisdom: Mara Yamauchi is a two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, and one of the UK's fastest female marathon runners ever with a personal best of 2:23:12. But there is much more to Mara than just running fast. During her career as a world-class marathon runner, Mara experienced the exhilarating highs and crushing lows of elite sport. Her experiences proved to be an enriching journey of immense self-development, deep understanding and valuable learning—about her character, running and life itself. This book of 42.195 insights—the number of kilometres in a marathon—distils the wealth of wisdom and experience Mara has gained as a world-class athlete. From planning training, optimising nutrition, and preparing effectively for racing to coping with disappointments and struggles with mental illness, Mara shares everything she has learned—good and bad—as one of the world's top marathoners. Not one to spoon-feed her training plans, Mara instead encourages you to think critically to understand how to improve and set your own goals. She also takes you into the revered world of distance running in Japan, one of the world's marathon superpowers. This book has something for everyone, from beginner runners to competitive athletes and those aspiring to the very top. Mara's insights are also applicable beyond running and are meant for anyone who wants to realise a dream or achieve a lifetime goal in whatever field is special to them. Please sign up via the calendar Track on Thursday is as follows 2- 5x {1600m (10k pace) [2-3 min static recovery]}. Total 4800m-8000m hard It's likely to still be quite hot so hydrate well all week and have a packet of crisps or salty snack with your lunch on Thursday. Please sign up here Summer Picnic   Date: Sun 28 August 2022 Time: 13:00 The traditional bank holiday Summer picnic is back! We'll gather on the Heath with food & drink - more details to follow! Big Half Social   Join us for a post-race social after the Big Half at Richard the First pub in Greenwich! The pub is close to where the Big Half finishes and we’ve booked some tables outside. All runners/non-runners/spectators and anyone else welcome! Please sign up here. Sarah’s words of wisdom   Marathon tip #6: to drink or not to drink...the age old question Well, this tip had to come at some point...as the temps rise, what better way to relax with friends than to have a nice cold beer or glass of rose (rose all day, I say!) But, can or should you be drinking during marathon training?! How will it affect your training? Will that one glass lead to several and then a hangover when you have a session or a long run the next day? Will you get injured and then all of these other great tips you've been absorbing be for naught? It is certainly a very tricky question, and all I can do is lay down the facts for you: drinking raises the risk of dehydration, which can indeed affect your next run and risk causing injury. But, that doesn't mean you have to avoid alcohol all together. For some people, ensuring you are not drinking on an empty stomach and continuing to drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids will be sufficient. Some ibuprofen and extra electrolytes before bed won't necessarily hurt either! However every body is different, and for some, even one drink may feel like too big of a risk during marathon training. So, long tip short, you don't have to abstain from alcohol during marathon training, but be sensible. And for those that choose to abstain, you know what is best for you! And for everyone else, please mind your own business and don't pressure anyone to drink or not (that actually should be a life tip apart from training) There is no race report this week (sorry Nick, you will need to read something else on your next trip to Truffles Deli) , if you would like to write a report let me know 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 21/08/2022 Summer League | Battersea 20/08/2022 Graduation Parkrun Join us! 28/08/2022 Summer Picnic 31/08/2022 Run with Mara Yamauchi Join (5 of 50 left) - deadline 2022-08-30 31/08/2022 Marathon Wisdom Book Launch Join (39 of 80 left) - deadline 2022-08-24 16/08/2022 Final week of Beginners Volunteering (week 8) Volunteer: (1 of 5 left) 11/08/2022 Track Thursday Sign Up here 19:20 04/09/2022 Post Big Half Social Join🍻 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. Golden Stag Mile (Finsbury Park), 22/07/2022 Mile Nicola Payne 5:46.65, 8 [72.59%] NEW PB   Stephanie Mercier 6:50.45, 6 [62.07%] NEW PB London Summer League 10K (London Regent's Park), 31/07/2022 10KNAD Andy Davies 37:52, 14 [70.55%]   Liam Moroney 40:01, 30 [66.76%]   John Armstrong 40:38, 40 (6) [73.30%]   Jonathan Thomson 41:22, 46 (6) [68.05%]   Daniel Berry 43:09, 62 (4) [76.01%]   Nicola Payne 43:19, 67 (5, -) [70.03%]   David Stark 43:38, 69 [61.42%]   Mehul Kotecha 44:11, 75 (4) [68.58%]   Alex Renton 44:19, 77 (14) [64.54%]   Jodie Pearlman 44:50, 82 (8, -) [67.66%]   Lydia Thomson 45:20, 89 (10, -) [66.91%]   Hattie Lowe 46:32, 98 (14, -) [65.19%]   Sarah Funderburk 48:00, 117 (19, 6) [65.07%]   Ellie Holloway 48:13, 121 (21, -) [62.91%]   Gaby Anderson 48:16, 122 (22, -) [62.85%]   Nikolas Stephan 49:02, 130 [55.47%]   Danielle Smreczak 49:04, 131 (26, 7) [65.52%]   Rosie Parkinson 49:17, 133 (27, -) [61.55%]   Rebecca Taylor 49:57, 139 (30, 3) [66.27%]   Alice Sullivan 50:45, 148 (34, 4) [65.98%]   Costanza Stocchi 51:27, 159 (39, -) [58.96%]   Diane Morrison 53:59, 181 (51, 2) [67.49%]   Collette Farnol 54:17, 185 (54, -) [56.13%]   Eamon Byrne 54:55, 192 (13) [58.63%]   Elizabeth Aryeetey 55:24, 195 (60, 2) [71.15%]   Simone Zahradka 57:09, 205 (68, 15) [55.79%]   Jasmin Youell 60:37, 228 (85, -) [50.04%]   Ciara McManus 61:06, 233 (87, 20) [51.80%] Summer League (Regent's Park), 31/07/2022 10K Andy Davies 00:37:52, 14 (11) [70.55%]   Jamie Parish 00:38:57, 22 (16) [68.59%]   Liam Moroney 00:40:01, 30 (20) [66.76%]   Sam Crisp 00:40:15, 33 (21) [67.25%]   John Armstrong 00:40:38, 40 (6) [73.30%]   Jonathan Thomson 00:41:22, 46 (6) [68.05%]   Amin Adan 00:41:52, 53 (10) [66.72%]   Daniel Berry 00:43:09, 62 (4) [76.01%]   David Stark 00:43:38, 69 (31) [61.42%]   Mehul Kotecha 00:44:11, 75 (4) [68.58%]   Alex Renton 00:44:19, 77 (14) [64.54%]   Jodie Pearlman 00:44:50, 82 (-, 3) [67.66%]   Lydia Thomson 00:45:20, 89 (-, 5) [66.91%]   Jerry Bryan 00:46:08, 95 (4) [72.43%]   Hattie Lowe 00:46:32, 98 (-, 8) [65.19%]   Sarah Funderburk 00:48:00, 117 (-, 6) [65.07%]   Peter Bratby 00:48:10, 120 (21) [58.89%]   Ellie Holloway 00:48:13, 121 (-, 11) [62.91%]   Gaby Anderson 00:48:16, 122 (-, 12) [62.85%]   Liv Theunissen 00:48:25, 123 (-, 13) [62.72%]   Nikolas Stephan 00:49:02, 130 (40) [55.47%]   Danielle Smreczak 00:49:04, 131 (-, 7) [65.52%]   Rosie Parkinson 00:49:17, 133 (-, 15) [61.55%]   Rebecca Taylor 00:49:57, 139 (-, 3) [72.94%]   Alice Sullivan 00:50:45, 148 (-, 4) [65.98%]   Christopher Ross 00:51:04, 152 (8) [59.33%]   Costanza Stocchi 00:51:27, 159 (-, 21) [58.96%]   Diane Morrison 00:53:59, 181 (-, 2) [67.49%]   Collette Farnol 00:54:17, 185 (-, 25) [56.13%]   Eamon Byrne 00:54:55, 192 (13) [58.63%]   Elizabeth Aryeetey 00:55:24, 195 (-, 2) [71.15%]   Simone Zahradka 00:57:09, 205 (-, 15) [55.79%]   Sophie Critchlow 00:57:59, 206 (-, 26) [52.31%]   Jasmin Youell 01:00:37, 228 (-, 28) [50.04%]   Clare Janew 01:00:58, 232 (-, 19) [52.30%]   Ciara McManus 01:01:06, 233 (-, 20) [51.80%]   Laura Tagatac 01:01:14, 236 (-, 6) [50.05%] Summer League 10k (Regents Park), 31/07/2022 10K Jamie Parish 00:38:57, 22 (16) [68.59%] NEW PB RunThrough Battersea Park Chase the Sun 5K / 10K (Battersea Park), 03/08/2022 10K Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 44:58 (44:45), 107 (5) [66.55%] Queens Park Harriers & Willesden Tri-Club 5000m Night (Willesden), 03/08/2022 5000 Lydia Thomson 20:06.89, 1 [71.67%] NEW PB   Daniel Lewis 22:20.45, 17 [62.07%] Parkrun 06/08/2022 Ally Pally Mike Hurford 22:47, 38 [71.84%]   Stephanie Mercier 24:55, 68 [59.67%]   Gaby Anderson 27:04, 107 [54.56%] Burgess Lizzy Muggeridge 33:54, 362 [47.69%] Canons Park Alex Renton 23:59, 27 [58.79%] Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 31:25, 87 (1) [64.51%] Coldham's Common John Bickley 45:07, 191 [37.57%] Eastville Daniel Berry 21:34, 46 (1) [74.03%] Foots Cray Meadows Christopher Leslie 19:21, 1 (1) [67.10%] Gladstone Abdul Salam 27:22, 74 [52.31%] Hackney Marshes Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 20:34, 42 [71.15%]   Matteo Carminati 25:04, 155 [52.93%] NEW PB Hampstead Heath Robin Smale 24:54, 106 [59.24%]   Yan (Patrick) Li 25:16, 112 [59.30%] NEW PB   Alina Williamson 29:28, 208 [50.79%]   michele griffiths 31:03, 244 [57.60%] Holyrood Thomas Goodey 19:03, 19 [68.15%] NEW PB Horsham Rendy Prakoso 18:39, 5 (1) [70.15%] Linford Wood Andy Davies 21:17, 10 (1) [61.08%] Oak Hill George Viner-Price 19:50, 8 (1) [65.80%] NEW PB Panshanger Juliette Westbrook 24:47, 61 (-, 1) [59.58%] Riverfront Rebecca Howarth 24:58, 53 (-, 1) [59.15%] Sherwood Pines Hattie Lowe 24:03, 34 (1, 1) [61.40%] Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 42:16, 88 (1) [60.53%] Orion Harriers Forest 5 (Epping Forest), 06/08/2022 5MMT Fiona Russell 38:16, 71 (14, 1) [73.57%]   Rafaele Lamour 44:48, 132 (40, 12) [61.21%] Vanguard Way Half Marathon / Marathon (Croydon), 07/08/2022 MarMT Andrew Disley 6:43:48 (6:43:33), 58 (3) [37.95%] Vanguard Way Marathon (Croydon), 07/08/2022 Mar Eamon Byrne 06:43:48 (06:43:32), 57 (11) [36.54%]   Andrew Disley 06:43:48, 63 [37.93%] RunThrough Wimbledon Common Half Marathon (Wimbledon), 07/08/2022 HMMT Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 1:58:42 (1:58:17), 219 (11) [54.60%] Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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