November 2018

Final Indoors info

November 30, 2018 Jack Dickenson

We are pleased to confirm the final details for tomorrow’s Indoor Championships at Lee Valley: Entry lists can be found here – please let us know if anything’s wrong! The final timetable can be found under Indoors Final Timetable Heats draws will be available on the indoors page later today. They’ll also be found up on the wall on the day. Withdrawal of athletes – there will be a withdraw sheet on the day. Withdrawn athletes will still be charged. Substitutes may be allowed under the discretion of the race manager. To withdraw in […]

Another huge Indoor Champs in store

November 27, 2018 Jack Dickenson

This Saturday, 236 athletes from across London’s universities will descend on Lee Valley Athletics Centre for what promises to be another celebration of university athletics. The day encompasses several different competitions: the LUCA Championships, the University of London Championships and the United Hospitals Athletics Championships. What are they all? The LUCA Championships is for all clubs that are part of LUCA. Everyone competing for an affiliated club is eligible to both score points for their team and to win individual medals, with the winning club taking home the David Morgan […]

Why I ran the New Forest Marathon dressed as a rhino

November 21, 2018 Seth Kennard

If you take a look at the news at the moment you could be forgiven for thinking that you’re watching repeats or recordings of unwelcome news. Famines and earthquakes, riots and strikes and politicians fill the airwaves with dreary tidings. There are several ways you can respond to such as stimuli; you could: a) stop watching the news and watch children’s cartoons instead, or b) do something about it. After experiencing first hand the effects of rhino poaching after conducting a post mortem on a deceased rhino, I, as part […]

More action at Wimbledon Common with the Bannister Cup and the Cross-Country League

November 19, 2018 Aymeric Regnier

As the leaves were falling down, the London students took the competition to Wimbledon Common for the third fixture of the Cross-Country season. […]

My LUCA: Andres Chau

November 11, 2018 Jack Dickenson

Andres Chau is the current LUCA Vice-President and a UCL stalwart. Frequently seen churning up the mud in the black & white of Highgate as well as the purple of UCL, he’s been clocking some rapid track times this summer too. Andres spoke to LUCA to give us some insight into his training, life in athletics, and just what it’s like living with Henry. Hi Andres. What’s your uni background? I did my undergrad at UCL in French and Spanish. I did year abroad placements in Lyon, France and Buenos Aires, […]

Mitcham Common: Saint Mary’s and Imperial duos go for gold and silver

November 1, 2018 Aymeric Regnier

The cross-country season is now well underway, as over 180 athletes met up on Wednesday for the second race of the season, and it’s a good one: Mitcham Common. Appreciated for its flat parts and roller-coaster section, it was an absolute pleasure on both the running and cheering sides. Saint Mary’s University came in as leaders after dominating the field in Parliament Hill two weeks before, with Imperial and UCL right behind them in the women’s and men’s teams respectively. With the race beginning at 3:15 pm, most clubs made […]