Features

Analysis of the times at VAC’s 5 Mile Road Race Championships, May 2025, by Tim Grose

Statistician, Tim Grose, is a regular competitor in Battersea Park in VAC's summer series of road races. After May's five mile championship race, he thought it would be interesting and perhaps enlightening to analyse the results of the 93 runners and compare their performances with what they have achieved in the past.  Tim's fascinating insight was presented in VAC's Summer 2025 newsletter. A full version, including charts, can be viewed at the this link: Analysis of the times at VAC's 5 Mile Championships, 25 May 2025, by Tim Grose.

An Article by Michele Beltramo for Athletics Weekly, April 2025

Michele Beltramo is a First Claim member of VAC and a competitive sprinter currently in the M55 age group. He is an expert in sports psychology and has a Masters degree in the optimal performance for elite athletes. For his MSc thesis, he researched pre-competition anxiety in sprinters.

The thesis attracted a lot of interest from athletes and researchers and an article derived from the thesis was published in the April 2025 edition of Athletics Weekly magazine.

Michele has kindly provided an abridged version of the article which can be viewed at this link: Pre-Competition Anxiety and Self Confidence in Sprinters: Article by Michele Beltramo

Michele is also a qualified sprints coach and can provide advice to Masters athletes. There is an introductory offer for VAC members. His website is: https://www.beltramo-fitness.com/