Posts from — March 2011

If anyone wishes the Club to pay for their entry for the Middlesex Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the 14th/15th May they must return a signed form to Gavin Collett by Tuesday 26 April and be a paid up Club member for 2011-12 season.
Entry forms can be found under the forms section here.

Six Sisters of HAC at the 6 Stage

After running first leg I took great satisfaction, and was much amused, to watch the eye brows of friends from other clubs (and the male members of ours) leap inches from their regular positions as I told them I was waiting for the rest of my team to finish. Writes Emma Grant.

Deadly Dozen Don’t Disappoint
On a perfect afternoon in Milton Keynes the HAC men’s squad formed to do battle with the best the south had to offer at the Southern 12 stage road relays. Up for grabs was personal glory and team qualification for the nationals.

Why not try something different over the summer! If the tracks not for you why not try one of the following traditional summer races while representing Hllingdon AC. The races are

Marlow 5 mile on 8th May
Coombe Hill 6km (not for the faint hearted) on 5th June
Princes Risborough 10km on 3rd July
Elmbridge 10km on 24th July
Dorney Dash 10km on 30th July
Bearbrook 10km on 14th August

There is usually the opportunity to do something social afterwards if people are interested. The races are very popular therefore pre entry is advised and can be done via the Runners World website. For further information see Dave Smith.

After a disappointing first race back from injury at the U20 SEAA Relays on the 12^th March, even with the lack of training Chris wanted to test his fitness over 5k.
He was confident that he could get around 19 minutes for the race as his PB set in December was 18.48. With the best weather in months and the gods shining down on him he went out with the goal of getting as close to his PB a possible.
Chris did not just get close to his personal best; he smashed it running 18.24 knocking 24 seconds off, coming home in 22^nd and first U20. Now Chris is on the road to being 100% his sights will be on his first ever track season.
Anuradha Cooray from Vale Of Aylesbury won the race in 15.27. There were 242 finishers.
Report by Chris Ingram

Free Coaching Courses
Gain extra skills and the reward of interacting and helping others to reach their potential in our exciting sport.

You can get free coaching if you are….

• A current club coach looking to improve your qualifications
• A club member looking for a practical way to contribute to the club
• A family/friend of a club member
• Someone with no current connection and would like to coach with HAC

The current batch of courses can be found here. Some are even happening at the track.

Please contact Paul Cuddihy at paulcuddihy@hotmail.com if you would like to do one of the courses or find out more.

Gary Taylor gets his name on the famous pot

Despite a fine sunny afternoon, a disappointingly small field started the 57th running of this classic club race.  However, Gary Taylor was a worthy winner, running the second fastest time of the day, just holding off a fast finishing Stevan Dokic.  Stevan ran the fastest time of the day, despite (or maybe because of!) having had a hard training session in the morning.

Will you join Paula Radcliffe, Mara Yamauchi, Noel Thatcher and Chrissie Wellington to ‘Run for Japan’?

Run for Japan is bringing together the global running community and showing solidarity and support through dedicating runs around the World to the people of Japan.  For more details of Run for Japan and to make your donation please visit www.runforjapan.com

The challenge…To cover 24,901 miles (right around the world) in 28 days with at least one run dedicated from every country in the World. To achieve this runners around the globe are being asked to dedicate just one run to the people of Japan and donate at least one unit of their home currency per mile run.