Weekly Training Sessions w/c 31st October 2016

We continue this week with our winter routes. Please make sure you listen to the run leaders at the start of the club run sessions and remember to wear your hi vis apparel as it's now getting dark by the time we set off.

Check Facebook for further details on all our training sessions, or email info@ealingeagles.com if you have any queries.

Monday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Tuesday: 7.30pm Track and strength session at Osterley. Please check on Facebook for updates of session details closer to the day.

Wednesday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Thursday: 7.30pm Track with Richard - please check Facebook for the details closer to the day. 

Sunday: 9am 10-mile informal club run setting off from Ealing Green. Please check Facebook to see whether this will go ahead/possible pacing groups, and please note there is no tail runner.

**This route can also easily be made into an 8-mile run by meeting the runners at the entrance to the park on South Ealing Road at approximately 9.10am**

Met League Claybury - by Frankie Snell (age 13)

I went to Claybury to run my second cross country race since joining The Eagles Juniors.  

The weather was hot for a cross country race so the ground was quite dry but I still wore my spikes. It was just me racing out the Eagles in the U15 youth race. I know quite a few ESM runners from school and others friends, so I was having a laugh with one of them then the gun went off. It was crowded as we ran down the hill, many people cheering us all on. We had to do two laps of the course which meant going up the big hill twice.

One of the lads from ESM followed me around the last race and pipped me to the finish which I wasn’t going to let happen again this time. I took it steady and made my plan to get ahead of the ESM lad. A few boys had to walk the hill but I managed to take it slow and keep running up and that is when I made my get away from my friend. I passed Mum (Lisa), Jennifer and Paul (taking photos) getting a few cheers and up another small hill back round to the start to do it all again. I remember two Eagles cheering me on and giving advice for the hill but I wasn’t sure who they were. Mum didn’t know who it was either when I told her.

I was getting tired as I passed the start knowing the hill was coming up again but remembered I had to keep my friend behind me. I managed to run at a steady pace up the hill again and flew down the hill. Coming down the hill was the best bit and it wasn’t far to go now to finish. I came into the finish feeling quite tired and my legs were aching but I didn’t let the ESM lad beat me.

North West London YA League, Horsenden Hill XC - by Emily Page (age 12)

Naturally my body was really nervous, but mentally I was ready. Instead I was excited! It was freezing and I was shaking. When I started it was pouring heavily with rain. As I went round the first corner, my leg dropped into a small hole and I twisted my ankle. It wasn’t serious; instead it spurred me on to catch up with my friend. She had been lost in a sea of runners. I kept going then halfway through the rain got harder and I was shivering with cold. The supporters helped, especially my fellow Ealing Eagles. At some point, my head said “give up Em” but I couldn’t. It was an amazing feeling to finish. Overall, I found the race exciting and fun despite the weather being terrible. I can’t wait for the next one it can only get better!

Winter Club Run Route Feedback

We recently introduced a new winter club which has received a mixed response.

The committee will be discussing the matter at their next meeting and would like to canvass the views of members to assist with these discussions.

Just to give a bit of background, the route was changed, following suggestions from members, to cut out as much as possible of the North Circular Road, due to high levels of pollution. We also took into account safety concerns of people 'jumping the red man' at the crossing by Ealing Green, the crossing by the entrance / exit to Broadway Centre car park and people straying into the cycle path along the North Circular Road. We believe that these were justifiable reasons to amend the route.

The committee would like to hear the view of members so if you have any comments, either for or against the old or new route, please e-mail chair@ealingeagles.com by Monday 31st October. The committee will then discuss at the next meeting on Tuesday 1st November. In the meantime, to avoid confusion, we will continue to use the current, new route.

London Cross Country Championships - Saturday 19th November

Entries are now open for the London cross country champs being held on Parliament Hill on Saturday 19th November.

There are entry criteria that apply so please read the detail below in full BEFORE sending your entry in!

Race details

SATURDAY, 19th November 2016 at PARLIAMENT HILL, HAMPSTEAD HEATH, LONDON
SENIOR WOMEN, 6K, starting at 1.15pm
SENIOR MEN, 10K, starting at 2.00pm

Race entry criteria - please read before entering
To enter you MUST:
A) Be currently registered with England Athletics
Be at least 17 years or over on 1st September 2016
C) Be a first claim member
D) Meet one of the following criteria:
Have been born in the Greater London area*
OR
Have at least 1 year's bona fide residence in Greater London*
OR
Have at least 1 year's continuous full-time employment in Greater London*
OR
Have at least 1 year's full-time attendance at an educational establishment in Greater London*

Any runners that meet the full criteria can enter and the club will pay your entry fee for you, but you must enter in advance. NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY OR NUMBER SWAPPING!

To enter:
Please email chair@ealingeagles.com with the following information:
• Your name
• Your England Athletics registration number
• Your date of birth
• Your Greater London qualification with date e.g. I have lived in Greater London since 2005.
Please email by MONDAY 31ST OCTOBER at midnight. Any late entries will not be included.
Any questions, please email chair@ealingeagles.com

*Greater London as defined for this race
The following boroughs are all defined as Greater London for this race:
The City of London, The London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmithand Fulham, Harrow, Haringey, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston Upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond Upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and the City of Westminster.

Ongoing Tribeca Offer

After the successful Yoga for Runners trial at Tribeca Studios they have let us know that further classes will be continuing every consecutive Saturday for the foreseeable future - Saturday 22 October, Saturday 5th November and Saturday 19th November are all confirmed.

Any Eagles who did a trial class can receive 1 week for free when they buy any pack of classes. Simply call the studio on 02088100123 and mention the Ealing Eagles to redeem. Alternatively you can get in touch directly at sales@tribecastudios.co.uk for this offer.

So get booking if you want to get your stretch on! It's been noted that it's hard to search for the class in the studio website in some browsers, you can find it more easily by looking on the timetable section once you are logged in at www.tribecastudios.co.uk. 

Birthday Party & Raffle Tickets

The party you've all been waiting for is finally upon us! This Saturday is the Eagles birthday party at the Foresters - this is a ticketed event, so if you haven't bought tickets please don't turn up on the night! 

The Foresters are kindly going to give us 10% off of food on the night, so please do take advantage of that offer if you are feeling a bit peckish or haven't yet made dinner plans for the evening.

Also, please don't forget the BAKE OFF part of this event. Otherwise we wont have a birthday cake!!! We're aware that Mr. Ronan Moriarty has been quietly practicing his layering in the vain hope that he will retain his title of Eagles Master Baker. Please folks, lets try to knock him off his perch...

And remember - YOU CAN BUY RAFFLE TICKETS EVEN IF YOU WON'T BE AT THE PARTY! There are some truly fantastic raffle prizes on offer and so far only 20 or so people have bought tickets. We are a club of 600 plus.....come on guys, lets raise a bundle eh?

All the proceeds will go to CRY, Cardiac Risk in the Young, which is a brilliant charity that is very close to us all as Ealing Eagles.

You don't need to be at the birthday quiz to win big, there are tickets on sale in the kitshop on the Eagles website, and if you buy tickets you will be automatically entered into the big prize draw on the night. Tickets are £2 each, or 6 for £10. Bargain.

Prizes include, Brentford FC Tickets, Sessions at Move Clinics, Race places at EHM, The Olympic Park and The Eagles 10k, A Film Four box set, Tickets to the Boat Show, a Jo Pavey Signed Eagles vest, A David Ginola signed Spurs Shirt, Meals for Four at both the Foresters and The New Inn, ..........and there are still some great prizes left to be announced. I'm hearing signed books and EMS sessions are in the making.

Come on folk, as it stands you have a great chance of winning a prize, and you'll help raise loads of money for a truly great cause.

Weekly Training Sessions w/c 24th October

We continue this week with our winter routes. Please make sure you listen to the run leaders at the start of the club run sessions and remember to wear your hi vis apparel as it's now getting dark by the time we set off.

Check Facebook for further details on all our training sessions, or email info@ealingeagles.com if you have any queries.

Monday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Tuesday: 7.30pm Track session at Osterley. Please check on Facebook for updates of session details closer to the day.

Wednesday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Thursday: 7.30pm Hills with Richard - please check Facebook for the details closer to the day. 

Sunday: 9am 10-mile informal club run setting off from Ealing Green. Please check Facebook to see whether this will go ahead/possible pacing groups, and please note there is no tail runner.

**This route can also easily be made into an 8-mile run by meeting the runners at the entrance to the park on South Ealing Road at approximately 9.10am**

Weekly Training Sessions w/c 3rd October

We continue this week with our new winter routes. Please make sure you listen to the run leaders at the start of the club run sessions and remember to wear your hi vis apparel as it's now getting dark by the time we set off.

Check Facebook for further details on all our training sessions, or email info@ealingeagles.com if you have any queries.

Monday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Tuesday: 7.30pm Start of exciting new track sessions at Osterley! Please check on Facebook for updates of session details closer to the day.

Wednesday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Thursday: 7.30pm Track with Richard - please check Facebook for the details closer to the day. 

Sunday: 9am 10-mile informal club run setting off from Ealing Green. Please check Facebook to see whether this will go ahead/possible pacing groups, and please note there is no tail runner.

**This route can also easily be made into an 8-mile run by meeting the runners at the entrance to the park on South Ealing Road at approximately 9.10am**

Ealing Half Marathon - Thank You!

Sunday 25th September saw over 4,300 runners from all over the country and the world storm the streets of Ealing to run the 5th Ealing Half Marathon. 

It was a fantastic day as always, with the winner coming in with a time of 1:04:14 in a completely even split, and a huge flock of Eagles running some incredible times and reaching new milestones. 

All the posts on Facebook this week have really shown how much everyone enjoyed this amazing event and how much the hard work that goes into putting it on is appreciated - well done to all the runners and volunteers from the club and a massive THANK YOU to Kelvin and Sandra for letting us be part of the fun! 

We have already received a huge number of new member enquiries since you lot showed the town your Eagle Spirit on Sunday, so make sure you look out for some new faces in the coming weeks! 

Club Championships - Parkrun & Mile

We're well into the Club Championships now, and we have two potential points scoring races coming up. 

The first parkrun fixture is on Saturday 8th October, and we also have the first mile race on Saturday 5th November.

If you are planning to run either of these, please go to the Facebook event and sign up on the spreadsheets which Heidi has posted to each of the events. 

First Aiders

Calling all first aiders! 

We are currently looking for club members who are qualified first aiders, and who would be willing to act as designated first aiders at club activities (such as any future track nights, or Club Champs events like the mile races). 

If you have a valid first aid certificate and would be happy to lend us your skills in this way, please email info@ealingeagles.com and let us know.

Thanks!

Kit - T Shirts, Winter Tops & Crop Tops

Don't forget that you only have a short window to pre-order a T shirt or long sleeved top from the kit shop. We are keeping these orders open for a couple of week and will then order what has been requested. These will take 6-8 weeks to arrive, as they are newly designed items so the printing has to be set up. 

We can also order ladies crop tops for anyone who would like one, however these are made to measure so if you would like one please send us an email to info@ealingeagles.com and we'll be in touch. 

Annual Eagles Club Photo

We will be meeting in Lammas Park at 1pm to take the annual club photo. Please arrive on time as we may be taking people away from EHM volunteering duties for a few minutes and would therefore like to make things as quick as we can! 

After the picture we will take some flowers to Andrew Carter's memorial, which is also within Lammas Park. 

Weekly Training Sessions w/c 26th September

We continue this week with our new winter routes. Please make sure you listen to the run leaders at the start of the club run sessions and remember to wear your hi vis apparel as it's now getting dark by the time we set off.

Check Facebook for further details on all our training sessions, or email info@ealingeagles.com if you have any queries.

Monday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Tuesday: 7.30pm No Tuesday session this week as the coaching team take a quick post-EHM breather!

Wednesday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Thursday: 7.30pm Hills with Richard - please check Facebook for the details closer to the day. 

Sunday: 9am 10-mile informal club run setting off from Ealing Green. Please check Facebook to see whether this will go ahead/possible pacing groups, and please note there is no tail runner.

**This route can also easily be made into an 8-mile run by meeting the runners at the entrance to the park on South Ealing Road at approximately 9.10am**

SEAA Cross Country Relays - Team Entry!

We need to enter teams for the SEAA Cross Country relays, at Wormwood Scrubs, by Friday 7th October.

The event takes place on Saturday 22nd October with start times detailed below:

2:00pm : Senior Women - 3 stages x 3.5km
2:30pm : Senior Men - 4 stages x 5km
(Seniors are classed as aged at least 20 on 31st August 2016)

We will be submitting squad lists which we then need to confirm on the day.

If you are interested in running, please e-mail chair@ealingeagles.com with your name, date of birth and England Athletics number.

NB - We cannot submit your entry without these.

Please be aware the first Sunday League fixture is the following day.

Yoga for Runners Offer at Tribeca!

Tribeca Studios, Ealing's group fitness studio, is launching Yoga for Runners on Saturday 8 October at 2.30pm. 

As Ealing's best running club, they have asked if Ealing Eagles would like first priority access to the class. Even better, if you've never been to the studio, you can do the class for free!

Register your interest at hello@tribecastudios.co.uk by Saturday 21 September.

This offer will be limited to 30 spaces and it will be on a first come first served basis. 

The team from Tribeca will also be down to speak to us at the next club social on 5th October, so if you have any questions about the benefits of yoga for runners, you can ask them all about it over a pint! 

Tailrunners Needed!

The Tailrunning schedule for September and October is looking a bit thin on the ground folks! Please have a look and see if you are able to volunteer to fill up the gaps.

Tailrunning is a popular way to volunteer and we ask all members to do this a few times each year. As the tailrunner for club run, you will be expected to:

• Wear Eagles kit to club runs where possible, so that new members can identify you.
• Run at the back of either the long or short club run, at the pace of the slowest runner. 
• If you are tailrunning the long run and find yourself catching up with those at the back of the pack, check with each runner whether they are doing the long or short route, so that noone is left behind.
• Ensure all runners of your route finish safely and don't get lost. 
• Take a mental note of anyone who tells you they are going to stop before the end of the route, or take an alternative route home. 
• If you are the tailrunner, you must complete the whole route! The run leader will be expecting you back at Ealing Green to signify that all runners from your route are back safely.
• Encourage any new members or recent Beginner's graduates, who might not be as confident in their running as established members. 

To volunteer to tailrun, head to the Tailrunning Schedule in the Training section to choose your dates! 

Weekly Training w/c 19th September

We continue this week with our new winter routes. Please make sure you listen to the run leaders at the start of the club run sessions and remember to wear your hi vis apparel as it's now getting dark by the time we set off.

Check Facebook for further details on all our training sessions, or email info@ealingeagles.com if you have any queries.

Monday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Tuesday: 7.30pm EHM hills/undulations, meeting at the bottom of Park View Road.

Wednesday: 7.30pm Club run, using the winter routes. Meet at Ealing Green with the option of either 3.75 or 4.75-mile run routes. **Please note that due to fading light in the Autumn and Winter months we request that runners wear hi vis clothing**

Thursday: 7.30pm Hills with Richard - please check Facebook for the details closer to the day. 

Sunday: As today is EHM day, we don't recommend that you use the usual 10 miler route as you will be a bit in the way around Lammas Park....and anyway you will all be running or volunteering! 

**This route can also easily be made into an 8-mile run by meeting the runners at the entrance to the park on South Ealing Road at approximately 9.10am**

Ealing Half Needs You!

***EAGLES! EHM NEEDS YOU!***

EHM is fast approaching and is now less than two weeks away!

Sandra and Kelvin are still looking for volunteers for the day itself, and also for help with a huge array of jobs in the run up. There are lots of opportunities for everyone to NOT let the club down!

Race Day Volunteers

Firstly, they are still looking for volunteers for the day itself. Please go to www.ealinghalfmarathon.com/volunteer if you want to be part of this amazing event on the day! 

Help in the Run Up

There are also lots of jobs which need doing in the run up to the big day. PLEASE NOTE that these jobs are less formal and the way to volunteer for these jobs is to find the PINNED FACEBOOK post from Sandra and comment on it - it is at the top of the Eagles Facebook group feed and will stay there until further notice to make it easy to find. 

Jobs needing doing on the run up include:

• Flyering cars on Sunday 18th September at the time the race will be affecting the roads so the start time is 7am or as soon after as possible. They need about 20 people which reduces the amount of roads people need to do and it's normally finished really quickly. The more people we have the less time it will take. The aim is to distribute two types of flyers. One is specifically for the cars on the route (road and driveways) then another to say their road just off route will be effected (road and driveways).
• In the lead up to the race day, people are needed to be in the park when deliveries etc arrive as Sandra and Kelvin can't be everywhere! If you are happy to come and just sit in Lammas Park on Thursday/Friday/Saturday at any time just to keep an eye on things that is a role.
• Help with the build in the park (dressing barriers, moving tables and chairs etc on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday).
• A few meticulous minds to help with putting up the guidance signs on the Friday and Saturday around the course - these need to follow a plan as they say 'Right Turn Ahead' 'Speed Bump in Road' 'Water Station Ahead' etc (Friday & Saturday). Step ladder required.
• Even more meticulous minds for putting Mile Markers & KM Markers up - These have to be exact for obvious reasons - step ladder required and late afternoon/early evening job on Saturday. 
• Race Packs hand out on the Saturday in Race Village - we will have replacement packs for transfers, international runners, lost pack etc available to be collected on the Saturday by runners. 
• Lots of jobs in the park on Saturday to get it all ready for Sunday morning.
• Food and drinks. Anyone wanting to keep us all fed and watered as we dash around on Friday/Saturday would be considered our very dear friends.

If you are unsure of whether you are available, you can just pop down to the park at any stage as there will be plenty that needs doing.

Please remember we will do a club photo sometime on Saturday 24th at Lammas Park, so if you want to come to that you might as well lend a hand! 

Come on Eagles, we all love EHM and know how much work goes into organising it - so lend a wing and don't let the club down!