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Obstacle Course Race Training : Verulamium Park (Loops)

Posted on March 17, 2018 by jamesa

Simple instructions from Coach Tony Leary as we prepared for another Road2Worlds session on the Sunday : “Sat morning again this week team 720 meet for 730 start at the museum car park again – bring a wrec bag if … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Verulamium Park (Carries)

Posted on March 10, 2018 by jamesa

Saturday morning was going to be busy.  Being something of a tool at the best of times, I had already volunteered to help Kirsten Whitehouse dismantle a rig, “HELP PLEASE 💕 Looking for a few lovely people to help Rebecca, … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Aldenham (Ditch)

Posted on February 11, 2018 by jamesa

Coach Tony Leary got straight to the point this week, “Fancying a hill based session on Sunday, maybe a bit of bridge action too – can only mean 1 place!! Aldenham- meet at the church at 7:20 for a 7:30 … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Greenwood Park (Boundary Lap)

Posted on January 28, 2018 by jamesa

“Hi everyone, gonna do 1 more week at Greenwood Park this Sunday – will mix it up a bit – running a longer lap before some goalposts and playground action – repeat Meet at 7:20 for 7:30 start” You can … Continue reading →

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St Albans Striders : Fred Hughes 10 – A Marshal’s View

Posted on January 21, 2018 by jamesa

I was not in a fit state to run the Fred Hughes 10 this year – at the moment I cannot run 10 kilometres without having to walk some of it, so 10 miles was definitely not in my schedule … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Greenwood Park (Pyramid)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by jamesa

After a brilliant session at Greenwood Park last Saturday, which you can read about here, we were going back again, with this message from Coach Tony Leary, fresh from watching himself on Fort Boyard, “Hi team – I have second … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Greenwood Park (Circuits)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by jamesa

Things were going to be a little different for the next couple of weeks, “Hi guys – the next 2 Sundays are R2W for me so wont be able to run a Sunday morning session – was thinking of maybe … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Greenwood Park

Posted on December 3, 2017 by jamesa

We have started going bouldering on a regular basis over at The Arch North climbing wall in Burnt Oak, and apparently it is dangerous.  Or maybe it is only dangerous to the over 50s…as Coach Tony Zumba 50 Leary wrote, … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Aldenham (Rebecca’s Blog)

Posted on September 10, 2017 by jamesa

Getting our Arses in Gear for Canada            Sunday 10th September I am going to tread very, very carefully in the shoes of the eloquent James Allen to write a brief review of St Albans OCR Training Group latest Sunday morning … Continue reading →

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Obstacle Course Race Training : Verulamium Park (Rebecca’s Rig)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by jamesa

Our glorious leader was away, but in the words of Starship, nothing’s gonna stop us now.  Tony Leary had given us some inspiration during the week, anyway, treating Rebecca Cohen to a low-rig experience over a river on her birthday; … Continue reading →

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