Alan is stepping down from the Club Captain role and Run Lead Co-ordinator role.
The Committee would like to thank Alan for all his efforts; time invested and his ever presence at the club events and local races that MRC attends en masse.
Alan has been integral in shaping the Club to what is it today.
Alan will continue to be a Run Leader for the club, and will continue maintaining the stats for the Club Champs until the end of the year... Thanks Alan!!
Would you like to help shape the growth, success and direction of Mickleover Running Club? As a club we are always on the lookout for volunteers to help with the club and take us forward.
Very soon we shall be looking for a new Club Captain and Run Co-Ordinator with both roles being central to the success of the club.
Working with the clubs committee the Run Co-Ordinator and Club Captain ensure that we not only provide fun, friendly and safe runs week in and week out but we also compete and represent ourselves to the best of our ability irrespective of where we actually finish.
If you are interested in either of these roles, and would like to find out more or interested in supporting the club in any other way please do not hesitate to get in touch with my self.
The Club Runners have been out in force in local (and not so local) events in the last couple of weeks including;
Special non running mention to Nigel who competed in the Mersey 24 cycle race and completed 410.04 miles in 24hrs! Awesome!!
Kathryns 100TH Parkrun – done!!
WILNE 10K BOOKING UP QUICKLY GREAT TO GET AS MANY IN FOR THE DERBY RUN SERIES TO GET THE NUMBERS TO COUNT
Enter Wilne 10k 2019Also the Shelton Striders 10K is getting booked up so get your entry in.
Enter Shelton Striders 10K 2019
Running Form are a specialist running shop in Burton, and along with Derby Runner, are the place to go.
James Upton will be leading a Cross Country from the Cow at 7PM on Tuesday. All welcome to run this beautiful, but challenging run. James will take you down highways and byways that haven't been walked since William the Conquerer was doing the rounds. The route is around 7 miles and will be the pace of the group. Trail shoes recommended as well as the run. If you would like to see what you have in store check out the video of the route here. https://youtu.be/hfO8TFHaL78
I've been working hard collecting lots of results, if you havent let please do so following the info. below...
If you have any amendments to the records please email the club using the email address results@mickleoverrunningclub.co.uk stating the following information.
MRC 3rd Anniversary curry night will be Thursday 19th September at the Cinnamon Lounge, Mickleover 7pm til late. Club members only.
Please book your place using the pay pal link below.
We will be ordering from the Dish-Dash dining menu (which is a standard cost of approx. £14.00). The Club will subside some of the costs, as such members need to only pay £10.00. (Note: drinks are not included)
Christmas Party: 13th December – more details to follow
On the last Tuesday of the month we encourage club members to head to the RBL bar after the club run for a social chat... get to know your fellow club members a bit better... have a natter about the latest Love Island updates ... Rams banter... honestly ...whatever floats your boat!
Join us on Saturday the 3rd of August for the 2nd Annual MRC tour of the pubs of Mickleover and the surrounding areas.
The run starts from the Honeycomb pub at 13:30 where we take on some vital liquid fuel for the 13 mile stumble around country lanes, 6 pubs and one fish bar.
The run will take in the Honeycomb in Mickleover, The Seven Wells near Etwall, The Cow in Dalbury, The Bluebell at Kirk Langley, The Mundy Arms in Mackworth and the Great Northern in Mickleover. For those who need some sustenance after a long hard run then a trip to Steve’s fish bar can not be ruled out.
Join us for all or part of the run and all abilities welcome but a large bladder is highly recommended.
Lewis summarising Thunderrun in one photo
Ewan’s report from the training:
Earlier in the year I volunteered to help with Run Leading at the club to ensure we have run leaders to cover all the runs we have planned on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As the club expands it’s important we have enough people on hand to support all the sessions we advertise. I’ve been running on and off for 35 years, so I thought it would be great to help out and support MRC.
I booked on the Leadership in Running Fitness session at the YMCA in Aspley in Nottingham, the venue was ideal as there was a park next to the building to enable us to put into practice what we learned on the course. There were people of all levels of running experience on the course. Experienced runners like myself, some people pretty new to running but catching the bug, and also those who were setting up their own running groups. It was a great blend, and really interesting finding out what other clubs do.
I expected the course to focus primarily on safety when leading a group going on a run (what we do on a typical Tuesday and Thursday), and whilst it did have this, there was much focus on delivering a training session, providing ideas on what to do to add variety to club runs and in turn help fellow athletes’ performance.
Albeit I have been running for a long time, it was soon evident that whilst I probably know quite a lot about running, I didn’t know much about setting up training sessions, flexibility, basic physiology or how to prevent injuries. All this and more was covered on the day.
We started with looking at running posture, ideally running tall with high hips and relaxed shoulders with efficient arm action.
We the focused on warm ups- dynamic stretching, and cool downs when you might do some static stretching. Being a typical runner, I hardly stretch at all. I think I need to up my game on this, to develop my flexibility and prevent injuries. Many of us get so focused on racking up the strava miles that we forget that flexibility and variety in sessions can improve performance more than an extra few miles a week. I committed to myself that I’d lose a few miles running a week and instead do some flexibility work instead. It’ll pay dividends in the long run (pardon the pun).
After this we got into planning a training session through a lens of safety, organisation, instruction, explanation and demonstration. This would involve warm up, session, cooling down, but really thinking about how this could be made fun and involve runners of different abilities and experience at the same time.
Then it was up to us. In groups we led short sessions that included activities like fixed point reps, out and back runs, speed play fartlek and meet and retreat. All great activities that will add variety to club sessions and help you if you have a specific performance improvement target by increasing endurance, speed and strength.
It was a super day (apart from me getting injured when sprinting…another reason to start doing some flexibility work), and I recommend it to anyone wanting to become a Run Leader. It gives you confidence that you can run lead, but also a great repertoire of skills and knowledge to share with others.
I think it also presents a challenge. How do we develop our club nights to have more options? Alan has already made big strides in offering up coaching sessions to develop performance as part of his coaching qualification. There’s definitely more opportunity to add some more variety to our meets and help us all become better runners.
Committee Comment: Congratulations Ewan!! Without the Run Leaders we wouldn’t be able to offer the range of club runs that we do. Your Club Membership fee funds the LiRF certification and helps build and sustain the club. If you would like to help out on club runs please have a chat with any of the Run Leaders who will be more than happy to tell you what it’s involved.
Well done to everyone who did it. You’re all amazing.
My team of 5: Lucinda, Joe, Steve, Dougal and myself were very happy just to get out and enjoy the event. Did we have a plan – well sort of – loads of ideas, but nothing concrete and discussions with all proved excellent – as we went with the flow.
The start of the event was bright warm sunshine when Steve set off at mid-day. I simple rotation of Steve, Joe, Dougal, myself & Lucinda was the order – and we kept to it. The first real ‘issue’ was the rain that hit at 2.30pm which lead to a downpour while I was on the route. This made the course soft and through the woods tricky under foot with people slipping and sliding. Our flexible approach proved key – as we talked and reformulated a new plan – based on conditions. Which we stuck to, until the end of the event.
Overall – the team did 23 laps – which we, as a team, were really pleased about. The over night runs where tough – and not due to lack of sleep, but underfoot – and so we sensibly slowed – getting around in 1 piece was key.
However, seeing Dougal at 12.05 on Sunday afternoon as he closed in on the final 100m, or so, and joining him along with the other team members was fab and the running together over that last 100m as a team meant so much for all of us. Can I just a very big thank you to the team – for the effort over the weekend. The support we gave each one of us was great and it was that means so much to myself – the team effort.
Congratulations to Alan P who recently achieved the Coach in Running Fitness Certification.
Alan has self-funded this course – many of you attended (and enjoyed) his recent sessions which were held alongside the normal club sessions. Well done Alan….good luck in taking it forward.
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