Z-Group track work pays dividends & HJ Gurner of the Month

Well, what a performance, I can’t speak for the A&B groups but at our end of the field it was PB’s all round I think. I knocked more than 6 minutes from my 10k PB, Ma’am also 6 minutes & Tee-Hee took off 11 minutes! Now I’d like to be able to claim that this was down to charm, charisma and my grade-1 race turnip but I would be lying. The truth is this; the track works. A few weeks ago someone looked me straight in the eye and said “Right, you’re coming on the track tonight. Aren’t you!” Without that encouragement I would still be a one pace pony and would never have had the confidence to continue to push through the middle of the race and to finish so strongly. Mind you, the downside to this is the point when you cross the line gasping for air, put your hands on your knees and see a huge puddle of someone else’s vomit on the ground in front of you just when you’re breathing really deeply. Nice. Therefore praise and thanks must go to Z-Group Leader (now there’s an ironic nomenclature for you).

We had a really good turnout of Joggers at Chi and looking at the results both Men’s and Ladies teams pulled in some big points in the SGP league. Let’s hope we can keep this up.

In addition to the official SGP points awards I propose a new award, HJ Gurner of the month to de decided by lurkers of this blog. You know the scenario, you ran really well, you smiled at the photographer and can’t wait to look on their website to see how aesthetically and athletically pleasing you look. But they never seem to get your best side do they? Therefore for the February award I propose Ben & Nik. Click on their names to see the proof and register your vote. Fortunately for Nik he has redeemed himself by getting onto the Chichester Observer website photo of the event. Nice work by our director of communications.

And so it’s back to marathon reality this week with the regular Tuesday run and Thursday track (weather permitting). I will be doing a 15 miler on Saturday as I will be organising the Valentines on Sunday. So far there are 5 of us doing the Saturday run, any other takers? I will make sure that there is an 8-10 mile short cut if needed. Also if anyone can help this Sunday I would appreciate it.

N