Manchester Harriers and Athletics Club
Established 1886. Track and Field. Road Running. Cross Country.
Congrats to all those who raced the Manc Uni Relays on Sat. Who knew two miles round some playing fields could be so hard!?
Another intense week this week, including everybody’s favourite: 10x400m on Tue.
SUNDAY 27TH Long run
MONDAY 28TH 5 mile steady
TUESDAY 29TH 10 x 400 (200 jog recovery) 1mile warm up 1 mile warm down
WEDNESDAY 30TH 5 mile steady
THURSDAY 31ST Fartlek 5 miles (1 mile warm up 3 miles F/L 1 mile warm down)
FRIDAY 1ST Rest day
SATURDAY 2ND Race or 5 mile run
Another week marked as intensive.
Reminder: Uni Relays on Saturday.
SUNDAY 20TH Long run
MONDAY 21ST 5 mile steady
TUESDAY 22ND 800,1200,1600,1200,800 (400 jog/walk recovery)
WEDNESDAY 23RD 4 mile steady
THURSDAY 24TH Fartlek 5 miles (1 mile warm up, 3 miles Fartlek 1 mile warm down)
FRIDAY 25TH Rest day
SATURDAY 26TH race or steady 5 mile run
The last of the cross country runners should have been winched out of the mud by the time we get back to the track on Tue so we’re back to an intensive week on the training programme:
SUNDAY 13TH Long run
MONDAY 14TH 5 mile steady
TUESDAY 15TH 5 mile Fartlek (1 mile warm up 3 miles Fartlek, 1 mile warm down)
WEDNESDAY 16TH 5 mile steady
THURSDAY 17TH 4 miles sustained run (1 mile warm up, 2 miles sustained run, 1 mile warm down)
FRIDAY 18TH Rest day
SATURDAY 19TH race or easy run
We’ll let those racing the Manchester Half on Sunday count that as their long run!
Thanks to all those who came along a couple of weeks ago and made the social & awards night a great event. Below are the full list of awards for 2019 Track and Field and 2018/19 Cross Country.
It’s a much anticipated part of the new winter training plan this week: A Recovery week. This is where we drop down from six suggested sessions to … uh … six suggested sessions. If you look though, they’re all far less intense than previous weeks.
SUNDAY 6TH 6 mile run
MONDAY 7TH 3 miles steady
TUESDAY 8TH 1 mile warm up, 2 miles sustained 1 mile warm down
WEDNESDAY 9TH 3 miles steady
THURSDAY 10TH 4 miles easy run
FRIDAY 11TH rest day
SATURDAY 12TH Manchester League Cross Country
Dates for all the events we’re competing in, hosting or assisting over the next few months:
The results of the 2018 road championships are below with Wendy Woodhead and Ed Fazakerley topping the scoreboards:
There’s still time to get your name on a 2019 trophy! Details or on the last page of the fixtures list, but roughly you have to complete at least five races out of the following:
If that seems hard to follow, don’t ask me exactly how the scoring works. Sir Isaac Newton claimed he discovered the mathematics of Calculus whilst trying to advance the science of physics, but I think he was just trying to work out the MANHAC road championships scoring.
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Another intensive week before a rest week next week with 10x400s and 4M Fartlek to look forward to. I must’ve missed the “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” section in our training principles.
SUNDAY 29TH – Long run
MONDAY 30TH – 5 mile steady
TUESDAY 1ST – 10 x 400 (200 jog recovery)
WEDNESDAY 2ND – 5 mile steady
THURSDAY 3RD – Fartlek 4 miles (1 mile warm up, 2 mile long short bursts, 1 mile warm down)
FRIDAY 4TH – Rest day
SATURDAY 5TH – Race or sustained run
Why? Training principles here.
On the 24th September 2019 Richard Wilde, a highly talented yet modest life member of our club, passed away at the age of 73.
Richard was a Life Member of Manchester Harriers & Athletic Club serving at times on the committee as well as setting cross country courses. He had an illustrious running career but was extremely modest about his achievements and shunned publicity. He was successful over many surfaces and distances, excelling on the fells, cross country, road and indoors.
In 1970, at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Vienna, he won Gold in the 3,000 metres with a new world record time of 7:46.85. That same year he came sixth and took Team Gold in the International Cross Country Championships. His versatility was obvious when he achieved what was to become a legendary time in the Lantern Pike fell race. He is the only person to break 30 minutes for the race. He also won the classic Fairfield Horseshoe race as well as Lyme Park, Great Hill and Edenfield – some of them in record times.
He improved his marathon time of 2:23.04 in the 1972 Maxol Marathon to 2:14.43 when he won the 1979 Grandma’s Marathon in Minnisota, USA. Two years later he ran the same race two seconds faster, 2:14.41, finishing fourth. In 1978 he won the Paavo Nurmi Marathon in Iron County, Wisconsin, USA in 2:19.10. The hilly terrain, the humidity and the August heat contributed to the slower time but he had set a course record which stood for many years until the course was changed.
Richard was in his prime in a very different era to that of today. Rather than huge sums of money, a typical prize would be a tea set. On one occasion, having won a race overseas, he was presented with a SHOTGUN which he brought home on the plane – a different era indeed!
Richard was a complex character and something of a perfectionist as he demonstrated on many occasions when setting cross country courses. His reluctance to talk about his own running, whilst regrettable for all those of us who would have loved to listen, added to his charm. He was well liked and respected and will be missed. It was a privilege to know him.
Arnold Bradshaw
Below is a highlights video of the 1969 A.A.A Championships at White City. Ricky is bib #21 finishing 3rd – at about 2 mins and 40 seconds into this video, direct link to the start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwxbECcn6zk&feature=youtu.be&t=159
Neil Shuttleworth wrote a lovely article with some insight into Ricky’s races.
Pike Racers includes him in their history of the Lantern Pike fell race.
Wikipedia has an entry.
It is with great sadness that I heard of the passing of Richard Wilde. Very much his own man and a wonderful Athlete and human being. His exploits are well documented of course and hard to imagine that behind that sometimes vague expression was a man of steely determination. I last saw him in January of this year when visiting Ron Hill, a near neighbour. After chatting for about 20 minutes in his lounge he insisted on walking back with me down the hill to Ron’s home. A caring attitude, much lacking in today’s world. Rest in peace Richard.
Stan Taylor
It is with deep sadness and regret that we announce the death of Richard Wilde at the age of 73. Richard was a member for more than 50 years. An exceptionally talented runner, he went on to serve on the Committee and continued to help the Club host many events.
A full review of his achievements will be posted soon. Richard died in hospital on the 24th September 2019.
Manchester Harriers and Athletics Club 
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