Well done to everybody who ran the Big Half last Sunday. What a fantastic event and great to see so many chasers. Even though it was a bit warm and humid the conditions were pretty good and other than the never ending tunnel with sweat dripping from the ceiling and the million miles of cobbled stones the course was great. Thank you to Lizzy for your support and the great photos. Big shout out to Jodie and Ellie for having the foresight to book a pub for afterwards. Special big up to Sarah for organising the £10 entries which made the race so much more inclusive. The focus now turns to the forthcoming cross country season which begins on the 1st of October at Dagenham. Please see details here and sign up before the 25th of September. The following day is the first of the Mornington Chasers 10k series at Regent’s Park. Details are here The next two target road races are the Cabbage Patch 10 on 16th October and the St Neot’s Half Marathon on 20th November. If you haven’t signed up yet get involved as places will fill up quickly. Sarah’s Words of Wisdom Marathon tip number 9: Practice makes better Having come off a week where many of you got a bit of practice/rehearsal at racing with the Big Half, it's time to hone in on what does and doesn't work for you over 13.2 miles and beyond (x2). Did your fancy shoes make you bounce or leave you dissatisfied with blisters or an achey arch? Did you get into the shower afterwards and scream because you just realized how much your bra chaffed you? Did that beetroot gel make you want to vomit? These are some of the things we want to be thinking about and prepping for in the last long runs of the training cycle. As coach Jenny puts it: On one my longest runs, I always do a race rehearsal. Rehearse what you are going to eat the night before the race and what you plan to have for breakfast. You need to make sure that it’s going sit right on your big day. Head out in the shoes you plan on racing in and your kit. It’s better to find out something is going to chafe or rub now than on your big day" Tea Rota   A volunteer needed for next Tuesday (13th), also the 27th. Detailed instructions emailed to first-timers. Follow this link (you need to be signed in for the rota to appear) 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. 10/09/2022 Thames Path 50K/100K 25/09/2022 Berlin Marathon 02/10/2022 Loch Ness Marathon 01/10/2022 Chingford League Dagenham XC Sign up to run - deadline 2022-09-25 02/10/2022 London Marathon Elite drinks volunteering 02/10/2022 Mornington Chasers Regents Park 10K 02/10/2022 Mornington Chasers Regent's Park 10k marshalling Volunteer (10 of 12 left) - deadline 2022-09-26 We are also currently taking names for the following events. 15/10/2022 Met League XC- Fixture 1 - Claybury Sign-up to run 12/11/2022 Met League XC - Fixture 2 - Wormwood Scrubs Sign-up to run 03/12/2022 Met League XC - Fixture 3 - Uxbridge Sign-up to run 11/02/2023 Met League XC - Fixture 5 - Trent Park Sign-up to run 22/10/2022 SEAA Cross Country Relays - Wormwood Scrubs Sign Up to Run 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. Kimbolton Castle Half Marathon (Kimbolton), 28/08/2022 HM Jerry Bryan 1:40:00 (99:50), 60 (1) [72.84%] JCB Lakeside 5 (Rocester), 01/09/2022 5M Nitesh Thakrar 39:00 (38:44), 64 (1) [67.14%] Parkrun 03/09/2022 Aldenham Mansour Radjabi 23:00, 9 (1) [70.58%] Antrim Kevin Gormley 21:29, 16 [62.45%] Clacton Seafront Paul Matthews 29:46, 66 (1) [68.09%] Dartford Lizzy Muggeridge 36:50, 174 [43.89%] Fairview, IRL David Nelson 27:05, 33 [49.91%] Favorita, ITA John Bickley 45:13, 15 [37.49%] Finsbury Park Eamon Byrne 27:22, 193 [57.43%]   Rafaele Lamour 27:25, 197 [60.91%]   Nick Herbert 29:00, 251 [44.77%]   SJ Batkin 35:51, 377 [46.58%] NEW PB Gladstone Alex Renton 24:17, 39 [58.06%]   Nicola Payne 24:30, 45 [60.27%] Grovelands Juliette Westbrook 29:49, 153 [49.52%]   Andy Davies 29:49, 154 [43.60%] Hackney Marshes Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 20:29, 35 [71.44%] Hampstead Heath Rachel Rosenthal 25:13, 85 (-, 1) [58.82%]   Andrew Farrell 25:16, 86 [58.38%]   Johnny Chapman 25:29, 93 [51.08%]   Paul Dickens 26:13, 113 [51.18%]   Yan (Patrick) Li 26:39, 123 [56.22%] Heaton Park Paul Simons 19:30, 8 (1) [80.60%] Henstridge Airfield Andy Hickson 26:38, 23 [60.45%] Highbury Fields Sarah Funderburk 29:06, 247 [52.12%] Mile End Simon Fitzmaurice 19:58, 26 [66.44%] Milton Keynes Daisy Wooller 33:16, 327 [44.39%] Moors Valley Liam Moroney 19:20, 6 (1) [67.16%] Peel Christopher Leslie 18:50, 8 (1) [68.94%] Richmond Park Myles Preston BA (Hons), CIMA (Cert), GDL, LPC, PGCE, MA, MSc, A* A Level in Government and Politics 18:38, 2 (1) [71.56%] University Parks Rebecca Howarth 28:54, 219 [51.10%] Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 38:53, 110 (1) [65.80%] Big Half Marathon (London ), 04/09/2022 HM Jamie Parish 09:00:57 (01:24:55), 620 (452) [68.75%] NEW PB   Amin Adan 1:27:37 (1:27:37), 891 (139) [68.99%] NEW PB The Big Half (London), 04/09/2022 HM Rory O'Callaghan 02:17:51 (02:17:51), 9033 (945) [44.93%] NEW PB Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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