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Daniele Biagi organized a training run.

LiRF filming at Regents Park Cinder Track

Date: Sat 21 May 2022
Time: 10:30
Location: Regent's Park Track
Pace: Suitable for all

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Phil West added an event to the calendar.

Annual General Meeting

Date: Mon 30 May 2022
Time: 19:00

AGM. 7.00 at The Pineapple. Free Thai buffet (with vegan options) after the meeting. This is the agenda:

1.Welcome and apologies for absence

2. Minutes of the AGM 15 November 2021

3. Matters arising

4. Annual Report by the Chair

5. Amendments to Club Constitution (as detailed in the Newsletter of 19 May)

6. Treasurer’s report

7. Subscription rate for the coming year

8. Appointment of Officers, Club Captains, and Committee members

9. Appointments to lifetime membership

10. AOB

Alex Renton posted a link.

Mornington Chasers Newsletter

A great night was had watching some speedy folk run round and round Parliament Hill Track (the heart of Planet Chaser). The atmosphere was great, the fireworks were fantastic and Spiky Will was spiky. Well done to everyone who participated and special shout out to the volunteers especially our own Simon Fitzmaurice.

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Laurie Boult added an event to the calendar.

Spring Beginners Week 8 VOLUNTEERING

Date: Tue 24 May 2022
Time: 19:00

Volunteer for the Spring Beginners 0 to 5K course from Talacre

Please arrive at Talacre from 7pm so that we can be out running by 7.15pm sharp

This course will be lead by Romany O'Dell

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Eamon Byrne Hi Romany. You mentioned on Tuesday evening that this session would start at Talacre. Is it possible to amend description above?

Laurie Boult Hi Eamon - I've amended this on Romany's behalf. Thanks, Laurie

Eamon Byrne Thanks Laurie

Romany O'Dell is organizing a training run.

Beginners Graduation Parkrun! Come run and cheer our incredible beginners on the completion of the 8 week course!

Date: Sat 28 May 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Hampstead Heath Parkrun
Pace: Suitable for all

Donal Moran added an event to the calendar.

Track Thursday

Date: Thu 19 May 2022
Time: 19:00

Track on Thursday is as follows:

4x (beginner) or 6-8x {400m (5k pace) [2 min recovery] - very last 400m rep is 'faster'}. Total 1600-3200m hard.

NOTE: For 7:20 session there will be no structured warm-up. Please come warmed up and ready to run.

Track Rules during Coronavirus times:

Although lockdown rules have been eased, the following courtesies remain unchanged.

You must book a slot using our calendar before coming to track. If you have not booked you will be asked to leave.

You must follow all the coaches' instructions on social distancing.

If you are showing coronavirus symptoms you must not attend track.

You must follow government guidance and self-isolate. You should obtain a coronavirus test and inform welfare@chaser.me.uk if you have a positive test.

Please bring your own water bottle. There may now be a place to fill your bottle at the track. Water fountains are also operating on the Heath. You can find a full risk assessment here.

Please wear a mask when using any if the indoor facilities.

Track sessions are free to club members. You can obtain a £5 temporary membership if you wish to try the club out.

General Track Etiquette

Run anticlockwise in lane 1.
Overtake on the outside. Stay in lane 1 if someone is overtaking.

Do not cross the throws area.

No headphones.

Do not run two abreast.

Phil West is organizing a training run.

Improvers Group 1. 3.0 miles from Talacre. Specifically for the newly-graduated Beginners, but anyone welcome to join. No need to sign up. One volunteer to run at the back would be great: please sign up below.

Date: Tue 31 May 2022
Time: 19:00
Location: Talacre Centre
Pace: Suitable for all

Rory O'Callaghan I had been meaning to get in contact with you about potentially helping with the improvers group Phil. I really enjoyed helping Romany with the beginners group. Looking forward to the first session.

Phil West Thanks, Rory. Great to have you with us.

Nicky Chorley organized a training run.

1 lap of the Outer Circle, 5 km-ish.

Date: Thu 19 May 2022
Time: 08:00
Location: Baker Street station
Pace: 10:00/mile (6:12/km)

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Nicky Chorley

Rebecca Taylor organized a training run.

10 miles with me and Rachel. Probably a loop round town. There will probably be some excitement around night of the 10,000 m so athletics chat highly likely.

Date: Sun 15 May 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Talacre Centre
Pace: 8:00/mile (4:58/km)

Alex Renton posted a link.

Mornington Chasers Newsletter

Thanks again to Rebecca and everyone at Runner’s Need for organising a wonderful event on Thursday evening it was a great way to get the community together, be inspired and do something a bit different.

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Lydia Thomson added an event to the calendar.

Night of the 10,000m PB's

Date: Sat 14 May 2022
Time: 14:00

Night of the 10,000m PB's is at our home track (Parliament Hill) on Saturday. Let's gather and cheer! I'm intending to arrive around 2pm, dither about and find somewhere good to sit. The first race is at 3pm.

Details of the event are here: https://www.nightofthe10kpbs.com/

The start list is here: https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/not/event/

Nikolas Stephan In the past we have usually found a space on the slope by the start/finish line as you can get a pretty good view from there.

Rebecca Taylor organized a training run.

Run Swim Bun is back! Hampstead Heath parkrun, mixed pond swim and a bun at Karma 😛

Date: Sat 14 May 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Heath parkrun
Pace: Suitable for all

Sarah Funderburk added an event to the calendar.

Track Thursday

Date: Thu 12 May 2022
Time: 19:00

Track on Thursday is as follows:

400m (3k pace), 800m (5k pace), 1000m (10k pace), 1000m (10k pace), 800m (5k pace), 400m (3k pace) [2 min recovery between each] (Beginners drop the 1000m). Total distance 2400-4400m hard

NOTE: For 7:20 session there will be no structured warm-up. Please come warmed up and ready to run.

Track Rules during Coronavirus times:

Although lockdown rules have been eased, the following courtesies remain unchanged.

You must book a slot using our calendar before coming to track. If you have not booked you will be asked to leave.

You must follow all the coaches' instructions on social distancing.

If you are showing coronavirus symptoms you must not attend track.

You must follow government guidance and self-isolate. You should obtain a coronavirus test and inform welfare@chaser.me.uk if you have a positive test.

Please bring your own water bottle. There may now be a place to fill your bottle at the track. Water fountains are also operating on the Heath. You can find a full risk assessment here.

Please wear a mask when using any if the indoor facilities.

Track sessions are free to club members. You can obtain a £5 temporary membership if you wish to try the club out.

General Track Etiquette

Run anticlockwise in lane 1.
Overtake on the outside. Stay in lane 1 if someone is overtaking.

Do not cross the throws area.

No headphones.

Do not run two abreast.

Rosie Young organized a training run.

Slightly earlier run around the Heath, around 10K at 5:30/km pace

Date: Tue 10 May 2022
Time: 18:15
Location: Talacre Centre
Pace: 8:45/mile (5:26/km)

Matt Brand organized a training run.

10 miles canal westbound out and back, Talacre start and finish

Date: Sun 8 May 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Talacre Centre
Pace: 8:00/mile (4:58/km)

Rebecca Taylor There will be pastry!

Mark Lamb organized a training run.

Wendover Woods 10 mile hilly trail run (650m elevation). Other options available if want to do your own thing. Picnic and ice cream afterwards! Aim for approx 2hr total time, pace will at comfortable speed for the slowest. Think of this equivalent to about 10min/miles on the flat. I am driving from West Hampstead and will have space for 3 extra people, leaving at 930am. Alternatively there is a train from Marylebone that will get you about 2 miles away.

Date: Sat 7 May 2022
Time: 09:30
Location: My House; NW6 1BD or Wendover Woods Cafe
Pace: 10:00/mile (6:12/km)

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Rebecca Taylor added an event to the calendar.

Hoka X Runners Need - Mornington Chasers Meet the Athletes

Date: Wed 11 May 2022
Time: 18:30

Join HOKA and Runners Need for an exclusive evening with HOKA athletes and GB internationals Steph Twell and Mhairi Maclennan. Test out the range and learn more about the HOKA experience before taking part in a Q&A with Steph and Mhairi at The Curve.

Itinerary below:

From 18:30 – meet at Runners Need, Camden, Parkway: https://goo.gl/maps/peiz6TGApygwKFDdA

19:00 – depart for the run

19:45 – finish the run at The Curve, Chalk Farm Road (HOKA will bring all bags, shoes, etc from the store to The Curve): https://goo.gl/maps/k7Bg6wZm3q8rgJqj8

20:05 – Q&A with HOKA athletes at The Curve 20:30 – general chat, refreshments, etc

21:00 – departure

Alex Renton posted a link.

Mornington Chasers Newsletter

What a great weekend of racing it was. Well done to everyone who raced and enjoyed the great atmosphere on the day. There were some excellent times. Thank you to all Chasers who came and supported, it was most appreciated.

www.chaser.me.uk

Stephanie Mercier organized a training run.

Flower tour! Around 10km Checking if the Hill Garden and Pergola have flowers and therefore a bunch of brides-to-be elbowing each other to get the best photoshoot spot, see if I can find the super-secret-garden hidden in the Heath again, and a detour via Golders Green. Should be bucolic, flowery selfies will be had.

Date: Sun 8 May 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Outside Parliament Hill Track, NW Corner
Pace: 10:00/mile (6:12/km)

Stephanie Mercier PENDING CANCELLATION ! I've come down with a cold and I’m not sure I can make it tomorrow morning. Waiting a bit to see if some of you want to take over the leading of this run

Andrew Disley Sorry to hear that Stephanie. I’m sure I can find the Pergola so if you can’t make it, I hope you can, I can lead the others.

Stephanie Mercier Thank you Andrew, it's really not looking good for me, I've been feverish the whole day. Alice says she'll be there tomorrow so the two of you can definitely come up with something, and I've published a suggestion of route here: [Link] I'm so sorry I made plans and could not follow through! Definitely not how I wanted things to go

Sarah Funderburk added an event to the calendar.

Track Thursday

Date: Thu 5 May 2022
Time: 19:00

Track on Thursday is as follows:

4x beginner or 8x ((400m) (10k) [200m jog recovery]) + 4x ((200m) (3k) [200m recovery]). Total distance 4000m hard, 2400 recovery

Track Rules during Coronavirus times:

Although lockdown rules have been eased, the following courtesies remain unchanged.

You must book a slot using our calendar before coming to track. If you have not booked you will be asked to leave.

You must follow all the coaches' instructions on social distancing.

If you are showing coronavirus symptoms you must not attend track.

You must follow government guidance and self-isolate. You should obtain a coronavirus test and inform welfare@chaser.me.uk if you have a positive test.

Please bring your own water bottle. There may now be a place to fill your bottle at the track. Water fountains are also operating on the Heath. You can find a full risk assessment here.

Please wear a mask when using any if the indoor facilities.

Track sessions are free to club members. You can obtain a £5 temporary membership if you wish to try the club out.

General Track Etiquette

Run anticlockwise in lane 1.
Overtake on the outside. Stay in lane 1 if someone is overtaking.

Do not cross the throws area.

No headphones.

Do not run two abreast.

Hattie Lowe organized a training run.

10k around Regent’s Park. Meeting at Talacre at 18:15.

Date: Tue 3 May 2022
Time: 18:15
Location: Talacre Centre
Pace: 8:15/mile (5:07/km)

Laurie Boult added an event to the calendar.

Spring Beginners Week 5 VOLUNTEERING

Date: Tue 3 May 2022
Time: 19:00

Volunteer for the Spring Beginners 0 to 5K from Talacre

Please arrive at talacre from 7pm so that we can be out running by 7.15pm

This course will be lead by Romany O'Dell

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Nicky Chorley organized a training run.

4ish miles around Regent's Park, easy.

Date: Sun 1 May 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Talacre Centre
Pace: 10:00/mile (6:12/km)

Jennifer Moore added an event to the calendar.

Picnic After Vitality 10K- Green Park

Date: Mon 2 May 2022
Time: 11:00

TBC

Alex Renton posted a link.

Mornington Chasers Newsletter

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Lauren Longhurst added an event to the calendar.

Track Thursday

Date: Thu 28 April 2022
Time: 19:00

Track on Thursday is as follows:

2x beginner or 4x (1600m (10k pace) [3 min rest]. Total distance 6400m hard

Track Rules during Coronavirus times:

Although lockdown rules have been eased, the following courtesies remain unchanged.

You must book a slot using our calendar before coming to track. If you have not booked you will be asked to leave.

You must follow all the coaches' instructions on social distancing.

If you are showing coronavirus symptoms you must not attend track.

You must follow government guidance and self-isolate. You should obtain a coronavirus test and inform welfare@chaser.me.uk if you have a positive test.

Please bring your own water bottle. There may now be a place to fill your bottle at the track. Water fountains are also operating on the Heath. You can find a full risk assessment here.

Please wear a mask when using any if the indoor facilities.

Track sessions are free to club members. You can obtain a £5 temporary membership if you wish to try the club out.

General Track Etiquette

Run anticlockwise in lane 1.
Overtake on the outside. Stay in lane 1 if someone is overtaking.

Do not cross the throws area.

No headphones.

Do not run two abreast.

Zakiyah Alhabshi- Kihl

Elias Kassell Raymond

Gareth Davies

Henry Woodward

Alison Bell

Zakiyah Alhabshi- Kihl

Elias Kassell Raymond

Gareth Davies

Jennifer Moore added an event to the calendar.

Picnic after Vitality 10k in Green Park

Date: Mon 4 April 2022
Time: 11:00

quite a few of us are doing vitality 10k and it's bank holiday Monday so should be good weather so a good excuse for a picnic. I will drop a location on Facebook of exact location of the day but you can reach me on 07507089617 if needed. please bring food and blankets

Nicky Chorley organized a training run.

5 km total out and back along the canal.

Date: Fri 29 April 2022
Time: 08:00
Location: Bottom of the steps at Granary Square: [Link]
Pace: 10:00/mile (6:12/km)

Hattie Lowe organized a training run.

10 miles ish from Camden Town station, 9ish min/miles, going east along the canal

Date: Sun 24 April 2022
Time: 09:00
Location: Camden Town station
Pace: 9:00/mile (5:35/km)

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