Jan 5 2014

Happy New Year / 
I have lost the full stop on my keyboard so will use the forward slash instead / 
Christchurch has been looking quite empty
over the christmas break / I saw a fair few people out running on Xmas morning - no doubt hoping to create a calorie debt to offset  later mealtime excesses ! It doesn't work like that /

There is a photo quiz at the end of the article to give the brain cells a holiday workout

Several CHA members are up in the Nelson area / Cam Avery took time out to enter a 10 km race up there and clocked a handy 32, 04 time / Local papers billed it as a clash between Cameron and Phil Costley in a ' teacher -pupil ' scenario  / Phil ran away from the field in 31min 30 ,  but in a year's time Cameron will be getting near that / 
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The club has finally gone ' Facebook ' .Robyn has set up a page and it will supplement or eventually supplant this blog . Robyn has some skills in people management and is also blessed with a very optimistic outlook on everything  . Having a Facebook page is an open democratic way to do things  , whereas blogs are somewhat cloistered things  . Also, it's possible we could use F/ Book to do a lot of the club communication .

 If you meet runners who may be interested in joining CHCH Avon , then tell them we're on Facebook /


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christchurch-Avon-Athletic-Club/1419923368245199?ref=ts&fref=ts

" Follow the above link and find and 'LIKE' our new Facebook page.  Feel free to post about training runs you are doing if you want company.  We can use it as a way to communicate to each other, but also to communicate to the wider world. 

If the link doesn't work, you should be able to plug " Christchurch Avon Athletic Club " into the Facebook  search panel

Merry Christmas.  Happy running."
(Robyn ) 
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The final Club run of 2013 was held on December 21 st :" A group of 13 ran a variety of routes around bottle lake this morning.  A good turn out and a good representation of club singlets and Christmas attire.  Special mention to Andrew R-J and his flashing light Santa cowboy hat and Stella (the dog) Seigne who was rigged out in full santa costume.  Thanks to John G for hosting, for the good coffee and Christmas goodies " -  (Robyn )

" Next social club run : 

Hosted by Iain 

Where: by Zeroes cafe (formerly Coffee Culture, formerly Johnny Martin's store), Cashmere Road/ Valley Road corner 

When: Saturday 18th January, ready to run at 9.00 am

Who: Everybody, especially Mike V who requires everyone else to phone him that morning early to make sure he does not oversleep. " 

-  ( Iain )

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First race of the year will be this Tuesday evening at the traditional Hagley 5 kms / Meet at the bowling courts in North Hagley area

SHOE CLINIC ASICS 5K SERIES 2014
The Summer Road Race Series for All

Each Tuesday evening from 7th Jan to 4th February
Total Prize Pool over $7,000

All levels of ability - Enter at start
Children 5:30pm
Registered Runners 5:45pm
Fun Run/Walk 6:15pm
Free BBQ for competitors
Shop 120, Westfield Mall, Riccarton, Phone 348 0841

Start/finish Croquet Club, Hagley Park North
30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ON ALL PRESCRIBED FOOTWEAR

Entry: Adults $5, Children Free
Dates: 7th Jan, 14th Jan, 21st Jan, 28th Jan, 4th Feb

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If you require your new Athletics NZ Username and Password (all financial members have one ) get in touch with me (Mike ) and I'll fish yours out of the new IMG database for you .These allow you to enter various national races and claim early-bird discounts but they are fiendishly difficult to remember .Luckily you can log in to IMG and replace them with your own preferred ones eg

Us09IiMaj   and Dx3kOOmeQ

(NB -  these are randomly generated by IMG - there is no hidden code in them ) 

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Just a reminder of which club runs are being held over the Summer season.

1-     Wednesday evenings at Harewood Tav clocktower at 5.45 pm -not sure if Rodger and Robyn are still doing this .

2-    Sunday morning hill run from Takahe at 8 am - still available but numbers can vary .

3-    Sunday 8 am at Burwood Forest HQ-   I haven't attended this myself for a while (greatly missing seeing John ,Victor and Denis ) so not sure if anyone still does it.

4-Monthly hosted run : Will be notified by email /

Here is one of the flyers we had printed this week to cast the membership net 

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Rodger and Robyn are extending their drills sessions into a wider coaching idea -

Running 101 - 

Improve form - Increase efficiency - Gain strength - Run faster - Lessen risk of injury

A series of six one hour sessions on Wednesdays

12, 19, 26 February, 5, 12, 19 March

@ 7pm from the clubrooms.

Free for members or bring along friends, family, workmates, strangers accosted in the street.  $2 per session for them, or $10 for the series.

For more info, contact Rodger.  027 493 2943 or rac.rah@xtra.co.nz

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Here's a link for the cyclists among us 

Watching this will have your fingernails down to the quick 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI3UNU_n50U

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Here is a photo of a 10 km race down in Central probably about the late 70 's
The smiling runner and the driver of the car are now veterans in their fifties- can you identify them ? 

"Ranfurly to Waipiata "