London Marathon Wow, what a collection of runners are representing the Mornington Chasers this year at the marathon. Good luck to you all. You will all be fantastic and have a great day with the whole of the capital cheering you on. What other song could be more appropriate for today’s shout outs than this one. Get ready. Big up to a lady like Rosie Young, large up your chest David Nelson, shout out to Megan Brown, grand up the Maud Faunier Massive, big up Liam Moroney, bocco di lupo Costanza Stocchi, shout out to Elizabeth Aryeetey, big up to a lady like Daisy Wooller, and a huge shout out to Julia Shreeve. Brap brap! Make sure you give us a wave as you zoom past on Sunday! Cheer Squad London Marathon Chaser cheer squad assemble! Chaser tradition states that we bag a spot on the Highway near the Co Op (post code e1w 2bn) to give our guys a cheer on the way out and back. Let’s have a big presence to cheer on the Chasers and all the other participants. Feel free to show up at anytime. I just need a couple of volunteers to help me set up. I’ll be there at 8 AM, just drop me a message if you are able to help me set up. I may need to coordinate in advance regarding equipment etc. This really is great fun to do. A great way to meet more Chasers and you will come away totally inspired by all the runners! Thanks Nick After your running/cheering efforts Ellie and Jodie have booked the conservatory at The Pineapple from 7pm. Wearing of medals is compulsory. Summer League As the days are getting longer and the Spring Marathons are underway thoughts turn to this year’s summer league. Dates are now published, please add them to your calendar Kit Swap – Rebecca Taylor Thanks to everyone that made kit swap last week! We raised £91 so far to share among the marathon runners who are raising money for charity. It’s still not too late to share your appreciation ahead of London this weekend so feel free to donate here.   Recommended Podcast I listened to this podcast this week and it was all about how to overcome negative thoughts in training and racing. A sports psychologist talks about how we need to Learn the importance of difficult tasks and making conscious decisions to prioritise long term results over short term satisfaction. Be conscious of your thinking: It’s important to recognise how our thinking can limit our potential and affect our performance. Embrace your quirks and do the best you can each day. It’s a great listen. Check it out! Crawley 12hr – Sarah ‘Thunderbolt’ Funderburk Part 1: Triple maranoia For anyone who follows the incredible Emma Bates (5th in Boston this year), you will recognize this race recap format. She has just started her latest recap series for Boston on Instagram, and I highly recommend it. But that’s not why you’re here (or at Truffles). You’re here to hear about the madness of Crawley and 12 hours running on a track. Thank you for indulging me. In the weeks leading up to the event, I was increasingly nervous that my body was falling apart. I had never done so many miles and it was difficult to say what was “triple maranoia” and what was an actual niggle. What I could say for certain was that I had some inflammation in my right knee. Some runs felt great, smashing out marathon pace, and some had me really worried. Every day felt like a rollercoaster of emotions. "I've got this!" would quickly turn to "What am I thinking? I'm not even sure I can walk normally?!" I tried my best to focus on the controllables instead: 1) eat eat eat and 2) sleep sleep sleep. For the first one, I wasn't going to make the same mistake I had made for London 2021, when I started subconsciously underfueling in the weeks leading up to the marathon. I knew that I had gained both weight and muscle during this training cycle. While the part of my brain that sees all of the athletes on social media might think, "wouldn't you prefer to look like 'such and such' runner?", I knew that my body was exactly where it needed to be. I was strong and fueled by tons of gnochhi (the perfect blend of potato and pasta - yum!) For the second, while I wanted to get as much sleep as possible, I also started to shift my body clock to prepare for running through the night. In the week before the race, my usual 10pm bedtime and 6am wake-up became 12-1am bedtime and 8-8:45am wake-up. When Saturday race day finally arrived, I felt both eerily calm and oh so nervous. I woke up around 9am, had some oatmeal, finished prepping my gear and food for the event, ate a ton of potatos for lunch, and then sat around watching Netflix (Unstable - Rob Lowe is perfection) until Sean came to pick me up. On the drive down to Crawley, we started listening to another episode of Diary of a CEO, a podcast that has kept me copmany on many miles of the track this year. However, this particular episode just wasn't doing it for me. So, we switched to music. Sean asked what I wanted to listen to, and I made my first mistake of the weekend...I said it didn't matter. Folks, it matters. A cover of Rhianna's Umbrella would come back to haunt me many times during the night. We arrived in Crawley around 4:30pm and checked in to the shadiest little lodge I've ever stayed in. Paint chipped ceiling, stains on the sheets, holes in the towels...oh Crawley. But, I just needed this place as a refuge before and after the race, while poor Sean would actually be spending the night. I took a mini nap and then ate "dinner". Dinner for me was what I usually eat for breakfast pre-race, a pb and banana sandwich, some Maurten 320 and cinnamon tea (first bit of caffeine of the day). Finally around 6:45pm, it was time to head to the track to register for the race. Go time. to be continued... 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. 23/04/2023 London Marathon 20k Elite Drinks Station 18/05/2023 Club Handicap 🏃 Run - deadline 2023-05-14 24/04/2023 Committee meeting 06/05/2023 Jenny and Anthony’s Pre Wedding Parkrun @ Highbury Fields 23/04/2023 Post Marathon Celebrations 13/05/2023 Middlesex AA County Championships - Lee Valley Run - deadline 2023-04-30 23/04/2023 London Marathon Cheering 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. Kew the Run 10K (Kew), 01/04/2023 10K Hamir Patel 44:03, 79 (10) [61.45%] Parkrun 08/04/2023 Oak Hill Claire Hackston 00:22:01 (00:22:01), 25 [67.07%] Parkrun 15/04/2023 Ally Pally Stephanie Mercier 24:37, 58 (-, 1) [60.53%] Beckton Nick Herbert 26:17, 21 [49.40%] Brockwell Juliette Westbrook 27:30, 194 [53.70%]   Elizabeth Aryeetey 27:31, 195 (-, 1) [69.05%]   Andy Davies 27:31, 196 [47.30%] Canons Park Alex Renton 22:17, 9 (1) [63.80%] Cottesloe, AUS Sophie Fenner 28:39, 56 [51.60%] Hackney Marshes Simon Fitzmaurice 21:19, 32 [62.24%] Haga, SWE Stephen Nash 26:04, 122 [54.92%] Hampstead Heath Tom Hill 21:07, 27 [61.48%]   Phil Batchelor 25:40, 124 [64.35%]   Krush Patel 30:21, 231 [42.78%]   Amanda Taylor 31:11, 254 (-, 1) [58.04%]   Janet Kidd 31:38, 260 [55.90%] Highbury Fields Adrian Cathersides 22:30, 90 [63.63%]   David Renton 22:51, 102 [64.55%]   Lauren Longhurst 23:14, 115 [63.99%]   Fiona Russell 23:29, 124 (-, 1) [73.53%]   Rafaele Lamour 25:50, 229 [64.65%] Lordship Recreation Ground Christopher Leslie 18:12, 3 (1) [71.34%]   Tony Him 25:34, 70 [54.76%] Marecchia, ITA Marcos Cuevas-Nunez 21:39, 4 [68.13%] Oxford Daisy Wooller 32:10, 297 [45.91%] Pymmes Emily Martyn 23:30, 29 (-, 1) [62.98%] Stockley Country Lizzy Muggeridge 37:59, 55 [43.05%] Valentines Paul Matthews 29:13, 106 (1) [70.96%] Victoria Dock Stephen West 33:14, 175 [44.03%] Woodhouse Moor Paul Dickens 31:25, 393 [42.71%] Wormwood Scrubs John H Grigg 49:06, 65 (1) [52.10%] Wythenshawe Ellie Holloway 28:58, 121 [50.98%] The Boston Marathon (Boston MA, USA), 17/04/2023 Mar John Woodnutt 3:26:24 (3:24:33), 10521 (2) [81.17%] Links Send your stories to newsletter@chaser.me.uk. 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