Monday 4th May - a 3k session to help the C25K runners

Meeting Place

Meet at 9.00am in the Clough Bank Car Park for a short 3k session to help the C25K participants. The session will be 1.5km up the Middlewood Way and 1.5km back - the aim is to support the new runners as they tackle their first 3k.,

For those wanting a bit more of a run there will be options after the 3k session and we may hunt for a cafe afterwards.

Neil

Saturday 2nd May - Sutton/Langley

This morning, 18 runners met at the Garden Centre in Sutton to take on the Hollin's Hobble. The weather was kind to us...although it was a little chilly, the layers soon came off. We headed down the canal, up towards the Gold Course and along along the Hollins. Dave then offered a little detour, being E group, we took it! Lets just say it added an element of adventure!

We headed back through Langley, Sutton and then back onto the canal for an extra loop at the end. We had three new members this week, everyone settled in really well and it's really nice to hear everyone 'buzzing' at the end of each run. We ran just over 4.5 miles.

As always, we took over the coffee shop at the end!

Jenny. Lou, Abi and Wendy :)

                          Before we left, a little chilly 

                                             Smile...  :)

                                  Getting ready for a photo...

                                   Cheese 

                           Kate looking happy at the front 

                            Jenny & Sue loving the hill!

                          New member Vanessa 

                        I think this was a DD moment!

                    Jo enjoying the Hollin's Hill 

                                                                             E Group :-) 

                  The DDD (Dangerous Dave decision....)

                                 DD adventure.....

                                      Weeeeeeee

             Sue handing out tissues, excellent planning!

Saturday 25th April - E or D which will it be?

A big decision this week for many E group members with the taster session for D group leaving from the same location. 

E group was a popular choice for many runners, we warmed up, found our satellites (and had some tech lessons from Lisa B) and headed off down to the Middlewood. We switched onto the canal and left at Tinkers Clough. Up past 'Jenny's gate' (long story) and up the 'hen do hill' we found ourselves at the top of Neil's Hill.

Wendy had a fab idea to do some hill reps up and down which worked really well. We headed back across the field, through Tinkers Clough and back onto the Middlewood for some speed work up to Clarke Lane. With a gentle run back to the Skate Park, we totalled just over 4 miles. The loop back was very effective this week and our average pace was 11 minute miles - well done everyone, a really solid run.

More pics to be added soon...

                                          Before the off 

                                   Wendy and Karen 

                         Dave looking for the mud....

                       Everyone loves an early 'slope'

             Sue with the classic E group 'Jazz Hands' 

            As promised, the last hill....(well kind of...)

                                      Hills = smiles 

                         Dave still looking for mud....

                     Through Tinkers Clough we go!

Monday 20th April - Off Road training - Alderley Edge

You are invited to join a club training session consisting of repetitions (reps), loops and hill climbs.

Where – meet in the main car park at Alderley Edge from 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start.
After a group warm up we will divide into groups to try out various circuits.

No age or ability limits- just the desire to have a go are all that is required.

So come along, spread the word, share lifts and bring cake for afterwards.

For more information or better still offers of help-
contact Pauline or Bob Lynch 829229   or at pauline_lynch@hotmail.com

Jenny & Wendy

Saturday 18th April - Cheadle ParkRun

Macc Harriers at Cheadle ParkRun

This week we tried another local ParkRun at Cheadle Hulme - this is a much smaller but very friendly ParkRun based at Manchester Rugby Club. A good number of E & D runners came along to support the event (as numbers have been down a bit recently) and it was a lovely day for bagging a few PBs.

Welcome to new group member Anna and also welcome back to Gemma!

The terrain is a bit 'cross country' so we all needed to concentrate!

Post run discussions took place in the nearby Cafe Express which served excellent coffee and nosh.

Well done guys!

Neil, Ali, Dawn & Mel