Massimo Giovanni
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Another great run by Dave Smale with a 15.19 park run, at the weekend. He is aiming and on track for a very good marathon time in the autumn London run.
I’ve always done the summer series as they are good but broke my ankle at the last one in Weald last year, so giving it a miss this summerAnyone running Rayleigh 10 k next Sunday if so see you there, plus anyone running Essex Summer series staring 14/5 ?
This happened to a good mate of mine's wife at rroughly the same age before last October.Ironically she hadn't been anywhere near a doctor for 4 years previously.Ask not for whom the bell tolls and all that.I am very sad to report the passing of Charlie Baynes earlier this week. Charlie was only in his early/mid sixties, he ran good time half marathon a few weeks ago. He was a long time stalwart of SAC, then SE tri club where he completed a few Iron man events, ran a lot with his daughter with LOSS. @Cricko may remember him from schooldays where he was good gymnast and sports mad.
My understanding it was a blood clot.
I’ve always done the summer series as they are good but broke my ankle at the last one in Weald last year, so giving it a miss this summer
Such a shock this, and it was a blood clot which was the cause. He was an absolute gent of a man and will be missed..he only completed a half iron only last Sunday in just over 6hrs …I am very sad to report the passing of Charlie Baynes earlier this week. Charlie was only in his early/mid sixties, he ran good time half marathon a few weeks ago. He was a long time stalwart of SAC, then SE tri club where he completed a few Iron man events, ran a lot with his daughter with LOSS. @Cricko may remember him from schooldays where he was good gymnast and sports mad.
My understanding it was a blood clot.
They have but have been brought by another business …..same owners as the original ?…..they won’t guarantee refunds for anyone who paid for the 1st race which just seems wrongFirst one cancelled seems company gone bust who ran it and administration could not find a buyer in time , watch this space
I was there Flinty, jeez wasn't it hot, the run up Beehive Lane I thought never was going to end, are you Southend Half in two weeks, if so see you there, hopefully Summer series race will be ion day before be a nice 10 k warm up, though I fear the whole series will be cancelled sadlyDid Great Baddow 10 miler yesterday…it was a tad warm….wasn’t a good day in the office for me …lack of preparation the reason
Small steps LB small steps to recoveryManaged an incredibly slow 5k this morning but am really please. I actually managed 5k. Given how bad my back has been recently (my wife has warned me I'm in danger of slipping a disc) that has really pleased me.
Oh, and I took an ibuprofen when I got home too!
They weren't small, just bleeding slow!Small steps LB small steps to recovery
Beehive lane did seem never ending and constantly uphill, turned the corner to see it still going upwards !!I was there Flinty, jeez wasn't it hot, the run up Beehive Lane I thought never was going to end, are you Southend Half in two weeks, if so see you there, hopefully Summer series race will be ion day before be a nice 10 k warm up, though I fear the whole series will be cancelled sadly
Thought the race was well set up with water stations and sponge points on the way to assist in that heat, was Mad Dogs and Englishmen running weather
What’s the kirstie 5 ?Beehive lane did seem never ending and constantly uphill, turned the corner to see it still going upwards !!
Im not doing Southend half nor the summer series this year, Southend Tri and Kirstie 5 are next on my race list
5 mile run, at school Rayleigh over trails towards Hockley.What’s the kirstie 5 ?