England Athletics have released new guidance, appropriate to the current guidelines stating that people can meet up to six others from separate households, and exercise outdoors.  Coaches and leaders are now allowed and covered with insurance to do sessions to the ratio of 1:5.
To do this you must also have a completed risk assessment, and have ppe in your possession, plus hand sanitiser.  Also, after the session all members must leave and not congregate.

Many of you will be aware there was a slight relaxation of the Coronavirus lockdown regulations in England effective from today, 1st June 2020.

The new regulations specify that the maximum number of people who can meet in England is six. England Athletics advice is that coached groups can now comprise up to five athletes plus a coach, provided distancing is observed. A risk assessment must also be in place.

From our Head Coach, a new challenge.

Rules:

1. Follow government guideline - no travel to do this, maintain social distancing etc etc.
2. Run 5k
3. Email your time and elevation climbed to coaching@merciafellrunners.org.uk - every 100ft/30m of climbing gets you a 10 second bonus (nowhere near enough, be like Tim P, go downhill).

Starting on Monday 20th April until Friday 25th (midnight), the Mercia Virtual Vertical challenge.
The Covid19 5k Challenge favoured the flat areas, this will favour hilly. This could be your hill session for the week, always thinking about training ;-)

Rules:-

1. 30 minute timer, which starts at the bottom of the hill you run.
2. Run as much vertical climb in 30 minutes as possible.
3. Hills must be within running distance from home to prevent unnecessary travel.

Final results for the 2019-2020 Winter Series are available here.