Read All About It – Weekly Update 14/1/24.

 

Weekly forecast 

The forecast shows that we are in for a continued settled but colder week. We are again promised no rain but a random sleet and snow belt on Wednesday pm. Remainder of the week sun, sunny intervals, or light cloud. The wind will be gentle and from a mainly Northerly direction giving a max 3 to 6 and minimum -3 to 0.

Forecast for Prom run on Thursday is clear with light winds and 2 degrees.

 

Road race results

Wednesday saw 5 WAC runners take part in the first Championship race of 2024 the Street 5K. Steve Lovell was 1st WAC finisher in 18.57, followed by Richard Goddard who was 1st V60 in 20.25, Stuart Diamond in 21.35, John Davidson 23.17 and Helen Diamond 1st V55 in 26.36.

 

Off-Road race results 

Sunday saw Marc Bostock take part in the Riverbank Rollick 9.6-mile off-road race finishing in 1.26.48.

 

Multi Event results

No races that we are aware of this week.

 

Information and help needed. 

 

January Prom Run 18/1/24. 

This Thursday 18/1 sees the fifth prom run of the 23/24 series. If you have not entered the 23/24 series, please remember that there are no entries on the night and online entries close 9.00pm Tuesday 16/1. 

 

Awards evening 9/2/24 – Grand Pier starting at 7.00pm

The award evening is fast approaching so now is the time to get your tickets if you have not already done so. See event detail on WAC Social fb or contact us if you ‘don’t do fb’ and have not seen the detail. 

Can last year’s award winners please return the trophies ready for engraving for this year. Please bring down to intervals on Tuesday night on the seafront or to the Prom run HQ at the Tropicana on Thursday 18th.

Can all members please send a mail with their vote of the Club Person of the year to Sheryl Selway. Club rules exclude you from voting for previous winners. (Current members who this applies to are Gerry Hope, Jim Wotton, James Wotton, Vanessa Andrews, Mark Hill, Carol O’Leary, Sheryl Selway and Georgie Pink.)

 

2024 Championship

Details of the 2024 championship structure and races have previously been announced and are shown on the website under members/2024 Championship.

The races for January to March are as follows:

28/1             Slaughterford           Off-Road (Race now full – waiting list operating)

10/2             Exeter half              Long Road

25/2             Babcary 7               Long Road

3/3               Humdinger half        Long Road

23/3             Berkeley 20-mile      Long Road

 

TWAC

TWAC session this Monday 15/1/24 meets at Uphill boatyard at 6.50.

Bring on the hills for this fun Interval session – with some Sarah surprises thrown in for extra fun!

This session will be for all abilities with absolutely no pressure on pace or distance.

You MUST have….

1 – Warm / appropriate clothing
2 – Trail Shoes
3 – Head torch (charged with spare batteries)
Please bring back any previous won awards

TWALKERS are very welcome, but they are 100% responsible for themselves!

See TWAC fb for more detail.

 

Tuesday Reps/Intervals   

There will be organised reps/interval session this Tuesday 16/1/24 –

As it is prom week session 1 will be 10 x 2min 30 secs with 10 secs strides (75 secs rolling recovery)

Session 2 will be South Rd reps.

All meet at the shelter between the Trop and Revo at 6.50 for 7.00pm start.

 

The Wednesday swim sessions 20.20 to 21.30 at Burnham-on-Sea pool

Over winter is the ideal time to brush up and develop your swimming technique, ideal prep for next season. Suitable for beginners to seasoned triathletes, injured runners – develop your aerobic capacity and muscles you didn’t know existed
Sessions can be booked in blocks of five (£32.50) or ten (£55.00) ad hoc PAYG (£6.50) sessions occasionally available, for PAYG – please ask if there’s space prior to session
Contact Margaret Sills, Rachael Vincent or Nick Cook for further information.You need to be a fully paid-up WAC member to access sessions.

 

We have the January codes for the 10% discount and free postage on orders from Sportsshoes (min order value £50). This code is on the WAC members social fb page for WAC member use only. Please ask Jim, Helen, or Julia if you do not access to fb and wish to put in an order with them. (NB Now includes Brooks shoes again)

 

This week’s schedule:

Monday TWAC session this week meet 6.50 at Uphill boatyard – see above.

Tuesday Rep/interval session. Meet at the shelter between Trop and Revo at 6.50 for 7.00 start. See above for session detail.

Wednesday – Swimming sessions Burnham poolside 20.20 – See above.

Thursday – January Prom run – Race HQ Tropicana on seafront.

No led groups from Hutton Moor on Prom run nights.

Saturday 8AM session – See WAC social for confirmation of meeting place and time later in the week.