London Marathon What a great day last Sunday was. Watching all you amazing Chasers zoom by first with smiles after 13 miles and with a grimace after 22. You all did really well and your efforts are a testament to your training, dedication and determination. For me personally, it was fantastic to watch the event from the Chasers cheer spot. The atmosphere was incredible and the marathon really brings out the best in the city. Big shout out to Nick and Matt for setting up the spot and getting there super early. Shout out also to Tony who took really good photos on the day. Also props to the Drinks Station Massive who did a sterling job before Tower Bridge There was a real buzz of excitement this week for the London Marathon. I am looking forward to cheering as many of you on as possible next April. Good for age entries are currently live until today (Friday the 7th) at 5pm. The ballot entry is also closing tonight at 9pm. Entry to the ballot is completely free and is a prerequisite if you would like to apply for a club place. Further information on club places will be provided in due course. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the runner that did not cross the finish line. Met League Cross Country Date: Sat 15 October 2022 Time: 13:00 The first fixture of this season's Met League in Claybury (Essex). Easily accessible on the Central line. Deadline to sign up: 14th October. More details to follow... St Neots Half Marathon Entries are filling up for this year’s race which takes place on 20th November. There will be a coach from Kentish Town in the morning. More details and sign up for the coach here   Marathon Wisdom #12: There will be more, but run like there won't be Many of you are probably very happy to let go of the need for marathon tips at the moment. Congratulations on conquering those 26.2 + x? miles by the way! But, some of you are still anxiously waiting for your moment of glory... and perhaps another tip or two. Hopefully none of you are as nuts as me, thinking you are going to run a 2nd marathon in the span of 7 days only to be redirected to lounging around in pajamas by the sly ole' Covid-19. Wherever you are in your running journey, whether it's race day or your next recovery run, it's important to set your intention for that run and then focus and re-focus on that intention through to the end. I do recommend that the intention NOT simply be a time goal, because sometimes things happen beyond our control to disrupt time goals. Instead your intention could be to cross the finish line knowing you gave it all you had or it could be to soak up as much joy from the crowds as possible. Whatever you decide, follow it through, knowing that the experience you're having is unique and wonderful (and probably a bit awful too); it's a once in a lifetime experience. Yes, you may run many more marathons, races, and/or easy runs in the future, but you'll only get one shot at that moment in time, so make it count. 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. 10/10/2022 Committee meeting 12/10/2022 Chingford League- Lee Valley Velopark 5km 01/11/2022 Chingford League- Hog Hill race Sign up to run - deadline 2022-10-23 15/10/2022 Met League XC- Fixture 1 - Claybury Sign up to run - deadline 2022-10-14 16/10/2022 The Cabbage Patch | Chasers Club Championship 29/10/2022 North London XC Championships - Greenford SIgn up to run (deadline 12 October) 11/10/2022 Volunteer with beginners week 3 Volunteer (3 of 5 left) 18/10/2022 Volunteer with beginners week 4 Volunteer (4 of 5 left) 25/10/2022 Volunteer with beginners week 5 Volunteer (4 of 5 left) 01/11/2022 Volunteer with beginners week 6 Volunteer (4 of 5 left) We are also currently taking names for the following events. 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 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 24/09/2022 Hampstead Heath Amin Adan 00:21:21 (00:21:21), 23 (2) [64.64%] Ealing Half Marathon (Ealing), 25/09/2022 HM Simone Stoppa 87:23 (87:23), 99 [66.89%] NEW PB   David Stark 97:15 (97:02), 279 [60.24%] NEW PB   Mabel Ellerker 1:55:25 (1:54:05), 916 (134, -) [57.15%] NEW PB   Jasmin Youell 2:12:34 (2:10:04), 1566 (381, -) [50.13%] NEW PB Eridge Park 10 (Eridge), 25/09/2022 10MMT Daniel Berry 85:42 (85:42), 25 (1) [62.85%] Running Grand Prix Goodwood (Goodwood), 25/09/2022 20M Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 3:02:08 (3:02:04), 24 (4) NEW PB Mar Krush Patel 3:47:32 (3:47:27), 49 [54.06%] NEW PB Stafford 10K (Stafford), 25/09/2022 10K Nitesh Thakrar 45:49 (45:16), 190 (3) [73.12%] NEW PB Serpentine Last Friday of the Month 5K (London Hyde Park), 30/09/2022 5K John H Grigg 34:38, 125 (1) [73.87%] Parkrun 01/10/2022 Ally Pally Rachel Rosenthal 24:40, 46 (2, 1) [60.14%] Antrim Kevin Gormley 25:27, 63 [53.11%] Bromley Lizzy Muggeridge 32:06, 356 [50.36%] Canons Park Alex Renton 21:42, 11 [64.98%] Crosby Paul Simons 21:04, 2 (1) [74.60%] Finsbury Park Simon Fitzmaurice 19:27, 16 [68.21%]   michele griffiths 28:28, 251 [62.82%]   SJ Batkin 35:28, 403 [47.09%] NEW PB Hackney Marshes Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 26:32, 146 [55.59%] Hampstead Heath Alina Williamson 25:54, 89 [57.79%]   Yan (Patrick) Li 26:41, 101 [56.15%]   Juliette Westbrook 27:24, 118 [53.89%]   Jodie Pearlman 27:33, 125 [53.60%]   Ellie Holloway 27:34, 127 [53.57%]   Rebecca Taylor 27:37, 130 [58.54%]   Gaby Anderson 28:23, 153 [52.03%]   Mabel Ellerker 28:33, 158 [51.72%]   Andy Davies 28:34, 159 [45.51%]   Emily Morgan 28:49, 169 [51.24%] Highbury Fields Bruno Papadacci 28:05, 236 [47.77%] Linford Wood Daisy Wooller 26:47, 65 (-, 1) [55.13%] Osterley Christopher Leslie 18:43, 4 (1) [69.37%] Valentines Paul Matthews 31:45, 132 [63.83%] Wotton Rebecca Howarth 24:45, 6 (1, 1) [59.66%] Virtual London Marathon (Phoenix running, Walton-on-Thames), 02/10/2022 Mar Amin Adan 03:20:09 (03:20:09), 4156 [63.60%] NEW PB Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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