Lakeside 5k Series #3

30 Jun

WADAC athletes enjoyed the Lakeside 5k last Wednesday posting a smattering of PB's and SB's

What to do on a Wednesday evening when there is no RR10?

Try the Lakeside 5k series, it's also on a Weds night and popular with many local clubs and with speedy youngsters looking to post a time. Laid out in the familiar Lakeside carpark complex it's a bit twisty but despite using the gravel path down past the lake it still counts as a road 5k for your cv.

Lovely to see 7 runners from WADAC at the June event and a healthy mix of younger and older folks in our colours. George Belfield led us home with a fine 16'42 (PB) to take 6th place.

It's an uncomplicated and happy event - like running should be

Steve Oliver

Steve leads the Thursday "SOS" training sessions & does a bit of Team Management.
He's a decent marathon runner and an active older bloke.

Disciplines: Endurance running

Ages: Seniors Days Tuesday & Thursday evenings

My coaching background: At a CC6 race in late 2011 we were chatting about how difficult it was for a “medium paced” runner to find the right training group once they had progressed beyond their first “beginner” experiences but still felt a bit intimidated by the “fast” groups.

Some “friends” – including my wife – suggested I might enjoy filling that medium paced gap and the rest is history. I am now qualified as a Leader in Running Fitness and take an all comers medium paced running group on a Thursday evening.

Why I enjoy coaching: It is fun. Not just the sessions themselves (I generally train alongside the athletes in my sessions) but also I get a buzz from seeing runners developing into athletes who are competing in the Black & Gold and scoring for our teams.

My sporting history: I have always enjoyed running as a way of trying to keep fit and enjoy some personal time whilst away on business and trying to combat aeroplane food and/or jetlag. I enjoyed a number of mass participation fun runs, half marathons and marathons over the years before trying club running as a mid-life novice with WADAC back in the noughties. Since then I have tried my hand (or rather my feet/legs/breathing) at most of the events that WADAC compete in and managed to enjoy most of them. The best advice I was given Rest that niggle before it becomes an injury.

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