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05/11/2025

EP Race Report 2/11/25

A quieter week on the racing front from the group. Well done to our two racers this weekend 👏🏻

Dennis Robinson and Pat Hudson took on the hilly Flying Fox 10miler 💪🏻

Pat has struggled the last couple of weeks with the lurgy so always a difficult task to race but he still managed a solid run in a time of 1:11 placing him 64th male 👏🏻

Dennis continues his fine season with a very strong run crossing the line in 1:26 placing him 136th male and 3rd V65 👌🏻

Well done the pair of you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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30/10/2025

EP Race Report 26/20/25

It was a quieter weekend on the racing front but training was certainly in full flow 👌🏻

Well done to Amy Crowe who took on and completed the OMM - a 2 day mountain marathon 😱👏🏻 which was all self supported and equated to 26.2 miles on day 1 then approx 12 miles on day 2. It also involved camping overnight and by all accounts was very very cold 🥶 well done Amy - you’re certainly made of tough stuff 💪🏻👏🏻
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21/10/2025

EP Race Report 19/10/25 😎

A busy week for the EP crew 🙌🏻 So good to see so many getting stuck in 👏🏻

Well done to Stu Nash who represented GB in the 60-64 AG in the World Championships over the Olympic distance in Wollongong Australia 🇦🇺
Unfortunately Stu picked up a hamstring strain the week before and was unable to run. However he battled on regardless and put in a fine swim and bike which was up their in the middle of the pack but unfortunately when it came to the run he had to walk. Well done Stu for getting the job done 👏🏻🙌🏻

To less sunnier climates 😆 It was round two of the North Staffs XC League at Stafford where we had three runners running in the mud. Amy Crowe and Helen Bird were in action for the ladies who both had strong races. Amy crossed the line in 21:52 which placed her 35th and Helen was not far behind in 23:00 which gave her 50th overall 👏🏻

Matt Harper was out for the men and built on his previous strong outing with a 29:27 which placed him 67th 💪🏻

Mick Hutchins headed to the Trafford 10k and after a few weeks of solid focus on his running was happy to be rewarded with a superb 24 sec PB in a time of 36:27 👌🏻

Pat Hudson and Jon Parton made the short trip to Oulton Park for the Autumn Duathlon. Jon was first in action over the sprint distance and had a his strongest race of the season with a very solid 1:17 finish time which placed him 12th overall and 2nd in his AG 🙌🏻

Pat was racing over the standard distance which was also the British Champs. There must have been something in the air as Pat also had one of his strongest performances of the year against a super tough field of athletes with a 1:55 which placed him 49th overall and 7th in his AG 🔥

Birthday boy Dennis Robinson continued his fine season this time over the half marathon at Madeley where he ran a fantastic race crossing the line in 1:58 which was a course PB and enough for the 🥇in his AG 👌🏻

Fantastic performances all round - top work everyone 🤜🏻🤛🏻🙌🏻

16/10/2025

EP Race Report 12/10/25

Another fantastic week of racing by the gang 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We had Matt Harper and Andy Firth both at the Manchester Half Marathon 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃

Matt was a little unsure what to expect after a disruptive few months of training so was looking at putting a marker down ready for his marathon build but was over the moon with his best half marathon post injury in a time of 1:24:59 💪🏻

Andy has had a superb block where he has made some big leaps in his progress which was rewarded with a 6 min PB 😱 in a time of 1:18:49 🤩

Another athlete who has had a super consistent last few months is Dennis Robinson. Dennis was also rewarded for all of his hard work with a course PB at the Werrington 10k in a time of 51:37 👌🏻

Amy Crowe loves a challenge and opted for an unconventional race in the Drop Chester 15+miles which is basically where you get dropped off at a point and run to the finish which was just under 16 miles. Amy had a very strong run finishing 1st overall lady in a time of 2:38 👏🏻👏🏻

Last but certainly not least is Stu Elsam who travelled to Chicago 🇺🇸 for the marathon. Stu has also worked incredibly hard and continues to make strong progress across all run distances. Although it wasn’t Stu’s best day he was super pleased to equal his PB with a time of 4:51 - well done Stu 👏🏻
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10/10/2025

EP Race Report 5/10/25

Well done to our two racers last week 🙌🏻

Pat Hudson had a hit out at the Wilmslow Duathlon in prep for the British Champs at Oulton Park in just over a week. A challenging little course with steps, woodland paths and tight turns which didn’t make for a fast course but Pat still put in a strong performance and crossed the line in 1:16 and was 3rd overall 💪🏻👏🏻

Jenni Armitt travelled to the Barcelona Ironman which has been her target for over a year and with an Ironman being an event she has wanted to do since she started with the group. It’s amazing to report that our real life superwoman smashed it in a sub 14 hour time of 13:37. Jenni has worked so hard for this where she has juggled every day life to fit in 12-15 hrs of training most weeks. Well done Jenni, amazing performance 🤩🙌🏻
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30/09/2025

EP Race Report 28/09/25

Wow what a weekend of racing for the EP crew 🤩

It was so good to see the mix of disciplines across the group from cross country running to road cycling sportives 👏🏻

It was the first fixture of the North Staffs Cross Country league with fixture 1 being held at Betley. It was also the host for the England Masters XC selection so the fields were much more competitive.

Helen Bird had her first run out at XC for some time and did a great job coming home in 22:24 placing her 44th overall 👌🏻

Amy Crowe was also in the same race and as always executed a perfectly paced run crossing the line in 20:44 placing her 29th overall 🙌🏻

We then had Matt Harper and Mick Hutchins in the men’s race and both of them had really strong runs with Matt coming home in 31:46 and 78th place and Mick in 29:55 and 51st place 2nd age cat 💪🏻

Nick Holland took on the streets of Stoke on Trent at the Potters Half Marathon dressed as a mobile phone. He’s building up for his world record attempt at the Oulton Park marathon in a few weeks time. He had a super strong run coming home in 1:37 which was a 7 min course PB 🔥

Steve Gannon aka Mr Cycling was back in action at the Bakewell sportive. Although these events aren’t officially road races they are still very competitive at the front end and knowing Steve he’s not one to hold back 😆 Yet again he showed his strength by finishing second overall in a time of 5hrs 41mins over the 100 mile course with over 9,000ft of elevation 😱👏🏻

Well done all of you 🤩👌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

📸 Bryan Dale (Race Photos)
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25/09/2025

EP Race Report 21/09/25

Well done to last weeks racers 👏🏻👏🏻

Mick Hutchins made a last minute call to race the Cannock Chase off road Duathlon and I think he was glad he did with a cracking performance crossing the line in 1:18 which was a 4 min course PB and enough to place him 🥉 overall and 🥇in his AG 🔥

James Griffiths had another run out on his return from injury this time at the Northern 6 Stage Relays for his club Vale Royal AC. This time on the tougher more technical course James still showed super progress coming home in 21:19 over the 3.9mile course 👌🏻

Stu Elsam is getting closer to his target race - the Chicago Marathon and wanted a tune up so headed to the Tissington Half and under strict orders to keep it a controlled effort still managed a small PB in a time of 2:01 👏🏻
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20/09/2025

EP Race Report 7/9/25 & 14/9/25 🤩💪🏻👏🏻

Both Stu Elsam and Andy Firth have recently used local races as part of their training 👌🏻

First up was Andy who headed over to the Altrincham 10k and combined it with his long run with a hardish tempo in the middle (38:55) 👌🏻

Stu then took on the challenging South Cheshire 20 miler in prep for the Berlin Marathon in a few weeks time. Although Stu was treating it like a hard LR and a chance to practice his nutrition etc Stu still managed to take 15mins of his time from last year with a 3:30 for a lower heart rate so a great sign 👏🏻🙌🏻

Pat Hudson was at his local Nantwich triathlon taking on the sprint distance. Although a little disappointed with his performance he still managed a super 1:07 which placed him 10th overall and 2nd in his AG 👏🏻

Helen Bird traveled to Weymouth for the Ironman 70.3. Unfortunately it was another non swim due to sewerage 🤢
However, Helen got stuck in and had a strong bike in tough conditions and then followed it with a super run to give her a time 5:26 placing her 31st in her AG 💪🏻

Amy Crowe was due to represent Cheshire at the Newcastle 10k before the county race was postponed. However she decided to still race and was pleased she did with a fine 44:39 on the hilly course. This was good enough to secure 10th placed female and 2nd in her AG 👌🏻

Dennis Robinson was also at the Newcastle 10k and was rewarded with a superb course PB of 51:25 🔥

James Griffiths returned to racing after his recent knee issue at the north west road relays racing for his club Vale Royal AC 🙌🏻
Its great to report that James showed little decline in fitness after all of his cross training with a time of 15:41 over the 3 mile course 🤩

Some fantastic racing by everyone 👏🏻👏🏻
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02/09/2025

It was age group wins all round for the EP Crew 🤩🙌🏻

A busy weekend of racing for the gang 👌🏻

Friday evening saw us travel to the Mid Cheshire 5k 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️

Mick Hutchins 17:37
Andy Firth 17:35 PB 🔥
Jon Parton 20:06

Those of you who have raced mid Cheshire will know it can be a tricky little course to pace with a rapid fast start and finish but hard middle. Super running by all men and a clear insight in to where those next few seconds can come from next time 💪🏻

Ellesmere Triathlon 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏼🏃🏻‍♀️

Stu Nash raced over the sprint distance in prep for the World Champs in a months time and definitely a step in the right direction with a 1:29 finish placing him 11th overall and the AG win 🥇🙌🏻
Pat Hudson was in the Olympic distance race and there must have been something in the water as he also took the AG win 🥇with a time of 2:24 which also placed him 7th overall 👌🏻👏🏻
Jenni Armitt took on the middle distance in prep for her Barcelona Ironman in just over a months time. Unfortunately it wasn’t Jen’s day but she rallied and got the job done with a time of 6:21 🤜🏻🤛🏻 We learn more from the tough days than the easy ones 💪🏻
Helen Bird took on the Olympic distance in prep for Weymouth 70.3 in a few weeks and put down another very solid performance crossing the line in 2:50 which placed her 3rd in her AG 🥉and 6th female overall 🙌🏻

Well done to all of you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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27/08/2025

EP Race Report 24/8/25

With lots of the group on holiday and with it being the BH weekend there was only Dennis Robinson and Mick Hutchins racing last week 🤩

Dennis was first in action mid week at the Stone 5 miler and although he felt tired and not quite himself he still produced a strong time of 46:24 🙌🏻

Dennis was then back in action on the Sunday at the Denstone 10 where he had one of his strongest runs of the season coming home in 1hour 27mins 💪🏻👏🏻

Mick was out supporting his cycling clubs hill climb which consisted of a 1.3mile straight up hill climb 🥵
Mick as always put in a very solid effort coming home in 7:05 and recording his peak 5min power for the season 💪🏻

Well done to both of you 👌🏻
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21/07/2025

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19/07/2025

RESTING METABOLIC RATE ASSESSMENT🤔🧐

An (RMR) assessment measures how many calories your body burns at rest to maintain basic physiological functions like breathing and cellular repair. It’s typically measured in calories per day 🤓

How RMR is Measured🪄

RMR is often assessed via indirect calorimetry, a non-invasive method where you breathe into a mask or canopy hood for 15-30 mins. It measures oxygen consumption (VO₂) and carbon dioxide production (VCO₂) to calculate your calorie burn 👌🏻

How can an RMR assessment help YOUR Sporting Performance?? 🔥

1. Optimize Nutrition for Performance and recovery.
Knowing your RMR value helps allows you to set accurate daily calorie needs, including training and recovery demands.
2. Tailor macronutrient intake (carbs, protein, fats) to support energy, muscle repair, and endurance.
3. Supports lean mass goals 🏋️‍♂️
4. If you’re aiming to gain muscle or reduce fat, knowing your RMR helps you avoid under- or overeating 🥳
5. Helps maintain energy availability—critical for endurance athletes or those in weight-class sports 🏃🏻‍♂️🥊
6. Prevent Energy Deficiency. Athletes often underfuel, leading to Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)—a syndrome that affects performance, bone health, menstrual function, and immunity. Knowing your RMR ensures your energy intake doesn’t drop too low ⚖️
7. Improve Training Adaptations. Fueling in line with your metabolic needs ensures that your body can adapt to training loads effectively—improving strength, endurance, and recovery 💆
8. Avoids chronic fatigue or overtraining syndrome.
9. Track Changes Over Time. RMR can change with training volume, age, body composition, and dieting history.
Monitoring RMR over time helps identify metabolic adaptation—especially during long-term dieting or intense training blocks ⏱️

Who Benefits Most from RMR Testing?

Endurance athletes (runners, cyclists, triathletes)
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