What’s on w/c 31 January

WADAC Qualifies for Virtual Road Relay Nationals
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nWADAC have qualified to take part in the 2021 EA 5-mile Virtual Road Relay Nationals - congratulations to those who took part and performed so well in the qualifier event!
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nRunners from qualifying clubs now need to sign-up for the National Round via OpenTrack – click here to enter – which will take place Wed 10 Feb – Mon 15 Feb. Clubs can once again have an unlimited number of their first-claim members enter this round with the fastest eight scoring (four men / four women).
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nDo it NOW whilst you remember!
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nIn WADAC we are going to use this event to count towards a number of virtual races.....everyone's performance will count towards one or more of:
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n- the EA relays (our fastest 4 men and fastest 4 women)
n- a 3-club match race challenge against HuntsAC and a "whole Island of Malta" select team (20 best age performance scores to count)
n- an in-house relay (everyone to count towards one of 5 WADAC teams)
n- the WADAC Virtual GP#2 (everyone counts both scratch time and age perf)
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nTo help with planning for all this and allocation of teams for the in-house relay please register your entry via the WADAC event facility - click here to enter
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nPlease note the minimum age for entry is 15 years but if you are a u17 athlete who is keen to be involved (or the parent of such an athlete) please speak with your coach first before registering.
nInterview with Jo Meek this Tuesday
nTuesday 2nd February 7:45pm - An evening with Jo Meek. Many of you know Jo well and Nick thought it would be fun to interview her about her career from international XC and marathon runner through to international and very well-known Ultra star! A lovely journey and I hope you have questions. These days Jo is a busy physio and running crazy miles in the mountains so lots to talk about.
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nDates for the Diary
nTuesday 9th February 7:45pm - An evening with Alex Cook, Nutritionist. Alex is a sub 3 marathon runner, well known ultra-runner and one of the UK’s leading nutritionists in the running and sporting world. Alex will present on all areas of nutrition for pre, during and post event alongside top tips for daily best practice. Lots of advice and suitable for all event groups and ages at the club.
nCoaching Sessions
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nBelow are details of the sessions some coaches are planning. Some of these are open to those athletes that normally train with another coach. Before joining, please clear this with your usual coach.
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nSenior endurance suggestions:
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nW/C 1st Feb
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nMonday - easy runs and core
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nTuesday - 4/5 x 1 mile @ 10k effort off 90 second jog + 4 x 60 seconds fast (60)
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nJo Meek interview 7.45pm - link above
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nWednesday - 45-75 easy run
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nThursday - Harestock handicap OR - 30-60 mins easy runs
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nFriday - Rest or easy runs
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nSaturday - Ryde 10 OR - 45-60 mins with 20-30 mins continuous threshold built in on undulating route.
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nSunday - Ryde 10 OR - Long runs of 90 mins - 2 hours if focusing on 10k - half marathon prep. If thinking about a late April marathon at Goodwood or similar 2.15 all easy pace
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nAdult Endurance Strength and Conditioning
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nAndy Parkinson will be running sessions on Mondays at 7pm. These are charged for. Please contact Andy Parkinson if you wish to join: paxoeshome@gmail.com
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nJunior Session with Nick Anderson on Wednesday 3rd Feb at 5:30pmAsk Simon Harvey U11s
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n2 weekly sessions and a weekly challenge distributed to athletes. Please contact mark.wharton@wadac.org.uk.
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nDavid Sherry
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nZoom session on Tuesdays - 6.15-6.55pm. Contact Dave.sherry@wadac.org.uk.
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nGeorge Ogilvie
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nMulti-sport, speed and power zoom coaching sessions during lockdown.
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nMonday and Thursday 6.45-7.45 pm (indoors)
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nSunday 10.15-11.30 am (outdoors)
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nU13 Academy
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nAndy Fisher is taking zoom sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5.30pm. Contact Andy.fisher@wadac.org.uk.
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nEngland Athletics Resources
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nVirtual challenges: Virtual Competitions - Athletics & Running (englandathletics.org)
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nAthlete interviews: Running expert interviews - About Us (englandathletics.org), including Dave Moorcroft, Paula Radcliffe, Donna Fraser, Katarina Johnson Thompson.
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nSupport for 11+ athletes: Supporting 11+ Year Old Junior Athletes | England Athletics. This includes Jenny Meadow’s challenges for children.
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nKind regards
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nPaul Cox
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