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25 November 2022

Race Recap What a weekend just gone for the Chasers! Kicking off with a very muddy looking cross country at Parliament Hill. There was some great running on the day and some epic scenery The following day a busload of Chasers made the annual trek north to St Neot’s. It’s a beautiful place and a great course but it’s annoying when you tell people you are running in St Neot’s and everybody thinks you’re making the place up. Perfect running conditions on the day as well as a coach that actually turned up meant that Chasers began the race in high spirits with an air of excitement descending on that part of England between Peterborough and Cambridge and kind of near Bedford. There was an air of nervous energy similar to a Harry Kane ankle scan as we set off into the northern sunshine ready to tackle the hills, smelly fields and bored cub scouts of Abbotsley. Some time later Chasers returned to London with a bagful of PBs, sore legs and smiles. Well done to the Chaser women for finishing first place Big up to the Chaser dudes for finishing second Upcoming Races The next instalment of the Regent’s Park 10k takes place on the 4th December. It’s a perfect, flat course. Sign up here Signs up are still available for the Fred Hughes 10 in January. Sign up here Check the calendar for upcoming cross country races. This is what’s going on for the rest of the year 26/11/22 - Chingford League – Trent Park – Sign up closed 3/12/22 – Met League – Uxbridge 10/12/22 – Southern Masters and Cross Country Championships – Sign up deadline 23/11/22 18/12/22 – Sunday League – Stevenage Christmas Lights Run – 29th November The Christmas lights run is back!! Starting from Talacre and taking in the lights of Bond Street, South Molton Street, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Southbank, the Strand and Covent Garden. Option to run back through Bloomsbury but likely stop in Covent Garden for hot chocolate/mulled wine and tube back. Might be some walking in the busy areas. 7 miles to Covent Garden. 10 miles for the whole loop back to Talacre. Pace around 8.30-9min/mile. Also option to tube back at any point on the route. Get involved! Christmas Party A smattering of Christmas Party tickets are left. Get them quick! Please let Ellie or Jodie know any dietary requirements beforehand. St Neots Half Marathon – Jade Peel Against all odds The sky is blue In this creaky town Where even The children Look dusty With their Tambourines  & their enthusiasm & lack of wifi. Outside London Coffee smells Like the eighties There are trees here Runners rummage Through a box Of last year’s T-shirts The course is A sort of misshapen Ouroboros looping Forever They wonder Why they do it. They do it because They signed up & in truth we all know The love of pain Is timeless- Finish line vomit Glows as proof & John tells me The shade’s A vintage  (Wait for it): Chartreuse 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. 26/11/2022 Chingford League- Trent Park XC 03/12/2022 Met League XC - Fixture 3 - Uxbridge Sign-up to run 04/12/2022 Mornington Chasers Regents Park 10K 10/12/2022 Southern Masters XC Championships 10/12/2022 Southern XC Inter County Championships 04/12/2022 Mornington Chasers Regent's Park 10k marshalling Volunteer (2 of 12 left) - deadline 2022-11-25 02/12/2022 Christmas Party I’ve bought a ticket! (9 of 80 left) - deadline 2022-11-30 18/12/2022 Sunday XC League - Fixture 3 - Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage Sign up to run 28/11/2022 Committee meeting 26/11/2022 GRADUATION PARKRUN Run We are also currently taking names for the following events. 11/02/2023 Met League XC - Fixture 5 - Trent Park Sign-up to run 15/01/2023 Sunday XC League - Fixture 4 - Royston or Cassiobury Park, Watford Sign up to run 19/02/2023 Sunday XC League - Fixture 5 - Royston or Cassiobury Park, Watford Sign up to run 25/02/2023 National CX Champs - Cheshire 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. Marlow Half Marathon / 7 (Marlow), 06/11/2022 HM Rosie Parkinson 1:58:14 (1:57:17), 323 (46, -) [55.59%] Flying Fox 10 (Standon), 06/11/2022 10M Nitesh Thakrar 78:00 (77:51), 78 (5) [69.84%] NEW PB Wendover Woods 50 (Wendover), 12/11/2022 Other Eamon Byrne 14:27:12, 175 (33) Start Fitness Metropolitan League (Wormwood Scrubs), 12/11/2022 7.8KXC Andy Davies 30:05, 201   Daniel Berry 33:56, 336 (8)   Jerry Bryan 35:38, 384 (17)   Cloudy Carnegie 35:40, 80   Juliette Westbrook 36:02, 86   Fiona Russell 36:34, 95 (-, 5)   Collette Farnol 42:27, 167   Anne Caspi 46:40, 183 (-, 9) RunThrough Greenwich Park 5K / 10K (Greenwich Park), 13/11/2022 10K Siobhan McGovern 61:47 (60:33), 304 (89, -) [50.10%] NEW PB Parkrun 19/11/2022 Alexandra Christopher Leslie 19:20, 13 (1) [67.16%] Bakewell Rebecca Howarth 24:11, 28 [61.06%] Canons Park Meryl Walker 40:23, 114 [45.89%] Chelmsford Central Lauren Longhurst 20:00, 27 (1, 1) [74.33%] Finsbury Park Simon Fitzmaurice 19:19, 16 [68.68%]   Rahul Mohindra 20:21, 34 [63.80%]   Keith Jordan 21:33, 56 [70.61%]   Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 22:40, 82 [65.07%]   Nick Herbert 33:01, 412 [39.32%]   SJ Batkin 34:43, 438 [48.10%]   Stephen West 36:16, 453 [40.07%] Hampstead Heath Philip Barnes 22:50, 50 [56.86%]   Rebecca Taylor 24:22, 83 [66.35%]   alon caspi 29:13, 222 [56.53%] Hazelwood Lizzy Muggeridge 33:23, 65 [48.43%] Highbury Fields David Renton 23:08, 74 [63.26%] Lordship Recreation Ground Daniele Biagi 16:49, 2 (1) [79.29%] NEW PB   Sarah Hamilton 20:39, 22 (2, 1) [71.51%] NEW PB Oak Hill Juliette Westbrook 33:17, 183 [44.37%] St Peters, AUS Steve Satchell 31:28, 268 [200.95%] Tooting Common Myles Preston BA (Hons), CIMA (Cert), GDL, LPC, PGCE, MA, MSc, A* A Level in Government and Politics 16:51, 1 (1) [79.13%] Trentham Gardens Rebecca Green 29:30, 148 [50.28%] Valentines Paul Matthews 30:33, 133 [66.34%] Wolverhampton Sam Crisp 19:18, 10 [69.52%] NEW PB Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 38:20, 84 (1) [66.74%] Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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Race Recap

What a weekend just gone for the Chasers! Kicking off with a very muddy looking cross country at Parliament Hill. There was some great running on the day and some epic scenery

The following day a busload of Chasers made the annual trek north to St Neot’s. It’s a beautiful place and a great course but it’s annoying when you tell people you are running in St Neot’s and everybody thinks you’re making the place up. Perfect running conditions on the day as well as a coach that actually turned up meant that Chasers began the race in high spirits with an air of excitement descending on that part of England between Peterborough and Cambridge and kind of near Bedford. There was an air of nervous energy similar to a Harry Kane ankle scan as we set off into the northern sunshine ready to tackle the hills, smelly fields and bored cub scouts of Abbotsley.

Some time later Chasers returned to London with a bagful of PBs, sore legs and smiles.

Well done to the Chaser women for finishing first place

Big up to the Chaser dudes for finishing second

Upcoming Races

The next instalment of the Regent’s Park 10k takes place on the 4th December. It’s a perfect, flat course. Sign up here

Signs up are still available for the Fred Hughes 10 in January. Sign up here

Check the calendar for upcoming cross country races. This is what’s going on for the rest of the year

26/11/22 - Chingford League – Trent Park – Sign up closed

3/12/22 – Met League – Uxbridge

10/12/22 – Southern Masters and Cross Country Championships – Sign up deadline 23/11/22

18/12/22 – Sunday League – Stevenage

Christmas Lights Run – 29th November

The Christmas lights run is back!! Starting from Talacre and taking in the lights of Bond Street, South Molton Street, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Southbank, the Strand and Covent Garden. Option to run back through Bloomsbury but likely stop in Covent Garden for hot chocolate/mulled wine and tube back. Might be some walking in the busy areas. 7 miles to Covent Garden. 10 miles for the whole loop back to Talacre. Pace around 8.30-9min/mile. Also option to tube back at any point on the route.

Get involved!

Christmas Party

A smattering of Christmas Party tickets are left. Get them quick! Please let Ellie or Jodie know any dietary requirements beforehand.

St Neots Half Marathon – Jade Peel

Against all odds

The sky is blue

In this creaky town

Where even

The children

Look dusty

With their

Tambourines 

& their enthusiasm

& lack of wifi.

Outside London

Coffee smells

Like the eighties

There are trees here

Runners rummage

Through a box

Of last year’s

T-shirts

The course is

A sort of misshapen

Ouroboros looping

Forever

They wonder

Why they do it.

They do it because

They signed up

& in truth

we all know

The love of pain

Is timeless-

Finish line vomit

Glows as proof

& John tells me

The shade’s

A vintage 

(Wait for it):

Chartreuse


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.

26/11/2022 Chingford League- Trent Park XC

03/12/2022 Met League XC - Fixture 3 - Uxbridge
Sign-up to run

04/12/2022 Mornington Chasers Regents Park 10K

10/12/2022 Southern Masters XC Championships

10/12/2022 Southern XC Inter County Championships

04/12/2022 Mornington Chasers Regent's Park 10k marshalling
Volunteer (2 of 12 left) - deadline 2022-11-25

02/12/2022 Christmas Party
I’ve bought a ticket! (9 of 80 left) - deadline 2022-11-30

18/12/2022 Sunday XC League - Fixture 3 - Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage
Sign up to run

28/11/2022 Committee meeting

26/11/2022 GRADUATION PARKRUN
Run

We are also currently taking names for the following events.

11/02/2023 Met League XC - Fixture 5 - Trent Park
Sign-up to run

15/01/2023 Sunday XC League - Fixture 4 - Royston or Cassiobury Park, Watford
Sign up to run

19/02/2023 Sunday XC League - Fixture 5 - Royston or Cassiobury Park, Watford
Sign up to run

25/02/2023 National CX Champs - Cheshire
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.

Marlow Half Marathon / 7 (Marlow), 06/11/2022

HM Rosie Parkinson 1:58:14 (1:57:17), 323 (46, -) [55.59%]

Flying Fox 10 (Standon), 06/11/2022

10M Nitesh Thakrar 78:00 (77:51), 78 (5) [69.84%] NEW PB

Wendover Woods 50 (Wendover), 12/11/2022

Other Eamon Byrne 14:27:12, 175 (33)

Start Fitness Metropolitan League (Wormwood Scrubs), 12/11/2022

7.8KXC Andy Davies 30:05, 201
  Daniel Berry 33:56, 336 (8)
  Jerry Bryan 35:38, 384 (17)
  Cloudy Carnegie 35:40, 80
  Juliette Westbrook 36:02, 86
  Fiona Russell 36:34, 95 (-, 5)
  Collette Farnol 42:27, 167
  Anne Caspi 46:40, 183 (-, 9)

RunThrough Greenwich Park 5K / 10K (Greenwich Park), 13/11/2022

10K Siobhan McGovern 61:47 (60:33), 304 (89, -) [50.10%] NEW PB

Parkrun 19/11/2022

Alexandra Christopher Leslie 19:20, 13 (1) [67.16%]
Bakewell Rebecca Howarth 24:11, 28 [61.06%]
Canons Park Meryl Walker 40:23, 114 [45.89%]
Chelmsford Central Lauren Longhurst 20:00, 27 (1, 1) [74.33%]
Finsbury Park Simon Fitzmaurice 19:19, 16 [68.68%]
  Rahul Mohindra 20:21, 34 [63.80%]
  Keith Jordan 21:33, 56 [70.61%]
  Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 22:40, 82 [65.07%]
  Nick Herbert 33:01, 412 [39.32%]
  SJ Batkin 34:43, 438 [48.10%]
  Stephen West 36:16, 453 [40.07%]
Hampstead Heath Philip Barnes 22:50, 50 [56.86%]
  Rebecca Taylor 24:22, 83 [66.35%]
  alon caspi 29:13, 222 [56.53%]
Hazelwood Lizzy Muggeridge 33:23, 65 [48.43%]
Highbury Fields David Renton 23:08, 74 [63.26%]
Lordship Recreation Ground Daniele Biagi 16:49, 2 (1) [79.29%] NEW PB
  Sarah Hamilton 20:39, 22 (2, 1) [71.51%] NEW PB
Oak Hill Juliette Westbrook 33:17, 183 [44.37%]
St Peters, AUS Steve Satchell 31:28, 268 [200.95%]
Tooting Common Myles Preston BA (Hons), CIMA (Cert), GDL, LPC, PGCE, MA, MSc, A* A Level in Government and Politics 16:51, 1 (1) [79.13%]
Trentham Gardens Rebecca Green 29:30, 148 [50.28%]
Valentines Paul Matthews 30:33, 133 [66.34%]
Wolverhampton Sam Crisp 19:18, 10 [69.52%] NEW PB
Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 38:20, 84 (1) [66.74%]

Links

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