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Understanding Chimp Management (not a weekly review)
I am behind again and have amassed further material to write about such as Mount Keen and an OW Swim Coaching CPD but first here is my short piece on Chimp Management Earlier this month I had a trip down to Manchester for an Advanced Chimp Management course....
Weekly Roundup (or 2 weeks in 2 parts) 25 April-8 May: Events and Races
The main headline from my personal point of view over the last 2 weeks has been my Highland Fling race. I’ll do a brief post race analysis as part of part 2. Over the course of the same weekend though 4 of my athletes were out in action too 3 of them at the Kinross...
Race Report: Highland Fling 2016 (April 30) – All about sector pacing
There is no doubt that knowing the course makes the difference in how you tackle a course. This year would be my third Highland Fling which is in its 11th year. I raced it in 2011 and again in 2015. Between 2011 and 2015 I had improved my time by 40 minutes. In both...
Weekly (or 2) roundup 11-24 April: Gala, Edinburgh, St Andrews, London
I have been a week behind on my weekly roundups for a few weeks now so instead of always being behind I have decided to right a 2 week one to get back on track. This week will be mostly about the races that my athletes have done over the last 2 weeks with an insight...
Weekly Roundup 4 – 10 April: Sub 40
Grangemouth 10k The key event for the week was going to be the Grangemouth 10k with Fiona’s aim to go under 40 minutes for the distance. In 2015 she had finished just outside 41 minutes having targeted something slower than that. This time gave her the belief that she...
Weekly Roundup 28 Mar – 3 Apr: Going to Oxford
A quieter week last week as there was no racing for either the team or me. Fiona and I were off to Oxford to attend the wedding of my good friend Daz Carter who was also my former coach. We could of course not bypass the opportunity to add a bit of sport into our...