Read All About It – Weekly Update 30/7/23.

 

Weekly forecast

Groundhog week again is the forecast as we continue to expect the same unsettled weather pattern of cooler weather with sunny intervals and frequent showers until the 5th of August. The wind remains a moderate westerly direction and will give max temperature of 18 to 20 with night min of 11 to 15 degrees.

 

Road race results

 4 club members travelled just over the bridge on Saturday to take part in the Magor 10k organised by Chepstow Harriers. Rob Robertson was 1st WAC man in 35.59, Andy Owen was 6th in his age category as he had a new pb of 39.34 followed by Simon Hall in a new pb of 42.36 and by Nia Davies 2nd V50 in 46.28.

 

Off-Road race results

 No Results that we are currently aware of this week.

 

Multi Event results

No Results that we are currently aware of this week.

 

Information and help needed.

  

Championship 2023

A new tab has been added to the website under members/2023 Championship which shows a points summary. The latest summary shows the position after Charmouth.

A link has been added on the points summary page making it easier for you to find the detailed points position and list of the 2023 championship races.

Upcoming Championship Races

2/8               Haselbury trail race

16/8             Crook Peak cake race

28/8             Baltonsborough 5-mile road

3/9               Bridgwater half

17/9             Oldbury 10-mile road

5/10             Prom run.

 

Avon County 5k Road relays – Cleeve, 27th August 23 11.00am

 

Please see detail on WAC social of the provisional teams organised for us by Nia Davies. Please put the date in your diary to remember – more detail will follow nearer the day.

 

TWAC

The Monday evening TWAC session this week 31/7/23 is the return of the TWAC Fell Races. Meeting at the bottom Burrington Combe car park you we will all head off as a group to the start / finish area.

Once.at the start/finish area there will be a quick course briefing. There will be options of one loop or two, but it is fairly hilly! Each loop is roughly 3 miles with around 500ft of climbing.

Twalkers are most welcome and can have a bimble around the course.

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The Tuesday session meeting at Hutton Moor will be taken by Carol, Nick or Jim and will be suitable for all abilities.

The session this week will be a short warm up to Ashcombe park for a short hill rep session 14 x 1 mins with rolling recoveries back down.

 

The Wednesday swim sessions at Burnham-on-Sea pool

Reminder: Swimming Summer Break

Swim sessions will re-start on Wednesday 30th August.

If you would like to join the swim sessions on Wednesday evenings at Burnham pool 20:20 – 21:30 and don’t have the payment details please contact Margaret Sills (or for any questions you might have you contact Margaret Sills, Rachael Vincent, or Nick Cook)

£55 for 10 sessions (£32.50 for 5 sessions if work takes you away etc.)

Numbers limited so please pay as soon as you can to reserve your place.

You need to be a fully paid-up member of Weston Athletic Club to access swim sessions.

 

 

September 9th parkrun.

Please can people volunteering to be part of the WAC parkrun takeover use the usual booking email address marineparade@parkrun.com to show your availability – please mention that you are a WAC member and include your parkrun id if you have one and what task you would like to do if you have a preference. Don’t worry if you are not already signed up you can still volunteer just by mailing marineparade@parkrun.com

 

We now have the August code 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 –Monday evening TWAC session this week 31/7/23. Lower Burrington Combe car park at 6.50 – See above.

 

Tuesday session –Meet from 6.50pm at the rear of Hutton Moor. Rep/Interval session to be taken by Carol, Nick, or Jim – see above for detail.

 

Wednesday See above– Swimming sessions Burnham pool 8.20 poolside – See above.

 

Thursday – Group runs from Hutton Moor. Meet in the car park at 6.50. Provisional route will be Graveyard run but weather dependent.

 

Group 6 only meet Rachel at 6:30 in Hutton by St Mary’s church.

 

Saturday AM session – 8.00am Meet Tropicana

Session will be taken by Jim – suitable for all abilities.

This week 12 x 400 with 60 sec recoveries.