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January Repton Swim Format

Little Miss Sunshine
Due to a clear increase in swimming numbers at Repton on Saturday, we will be making the following change to the session and swim coaching with immediate effect, to try to help the session run more smoothly for the whole group.
There will no longer be a specific 30 mins coached session for lanes 4 to 6 from 7 to 7:30am. This will be a lane swim, as an extended warm up for the main session. From 7 to 7:30am coaches will be in attendance for guidance, help and a session will be noted on the white boards for this period.
There will be a lane 1 to 6 coached session from 7:35 to 8:30 am as usual.
We respectfully ask all swimmers to please get into your allocated lane from your CSS times or a suitable lane where you swim at a similar pace to the other swimmers – for the whole session, not just a few lengths. Its also important to swop the led swimmer as all those behind will be drafting – try to keep a  2 – 3m gap.
 
The max number per lane is 8 at any time. Please check before you get in a lane and also check during recovery / rests.
 
Please be aware people will be entering the lanes during this period – your help and co-operation between all parties is requested.
You may be asked to swop or change lane as more swimmers enter the pool or during the session.
CSS times are on the MVH Web Site and will be at hand on poolside – to check lane allocation.
If you don’t have a CSS time we request you urgently carry out a 400m and 200m TT in a local pool and email the times to the MVH email address so we can calculate your CSS time and revise the lane allocation.
We need your ongoing support in this busy time and thank you in advance of receiving this.
Any questions or queries, please email into the MVH web site or ask Dave Brayer or the coaches on pool side, we are here to help but very much need your support to make this work.
I will be coaching this Saturday with Phill Harrison and constructive feedback is always welcome., so we can take on board these comments.
If it works well let us know, if it doesn’t please let us know – politely *:) happy
All the best,
See you Saturday
Dave Brayer
Head Coach

 

Cycle Lead Calender 2015

Little Miss Sunshine

Revitalised Sunday Cycling

Sunday Bike Leads _ Click link
 
Starting from this coming Sunday 8th February (and subject to weather conditions) the club will be running two cycling groups again. We now have 22 club members who have volunteered to lead rides and so our ability to provide two rides every week will be consistent.
A copy of the cycle lead rota can be viewed on the MVH web site.
The two rides can be defined as;
A faster / longer group – This will typically be cycling faster than 15mph average speed (adjusted to suit those attending) and will typically cover routes between 40 – 60 miles.
A shorter / slower group – This will typically be cycling slower than 15mph average speed (adjusted to suit those attending) and will typically cover routes between 30 – 50 miles.
For both rides the distances ridden are likely to be shorter in the Autumn / Winter months with mileage increasing as the season and member’s fitness progresses.
 
Please note: The lead cyclist on each ride will keep the group together adjusting the speed to the slowest rider. No one will be left behind
 
It is likely that most rides will start from Barton Marina at 9am each Sunday morning. However, so as to provide more variety some cycle leads may choose to start their rides from a different location and this will be advertised in the club newsletter and on Facebook with as much notice as possible. Where we can, details of the next ride (distance and location) will also be provided during the week before.
In order to make this a success we need as many riders to attend as possible so please give it a go.

Repton Christmas Dates

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Repton pool will be closed from the 23rd December until the 5th January.

 

This means that the last MVH Repton swim of 2014 will be on Saturday 20th December, and the first swim of 2015 will be on Saturday 10th January. This will be followed by the AGM.

 

Have a merry Christmas everyone, and see you all in the new year!!!!