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Adam Gemili eyes up relay gold

July 26, 2016 James Findon

The former UEL student is confident of an Olympic medal. At just 22, Rio will be Adam Gemili’s second Olympics. In his first, London 2012, he came within just 0.04 seconds of qualifying for the 100m final in front of a home crowd. Now, his focus will be the 200m at Rio. At his final test ahead of the Games, Gemili looked strong, racing with Bolt at the Anniversary games, in an exciting race which saw him finishing 3rd. “It’s crazy that I’m going to the Olympics again,” said Gemili, […]

Alumni club calls for President

July 25, 2016 James Findon

LUCA alumni club, Motspur AC has opened nominations for President. At the Founders meeting on the 13th July, four committee members were elected and the constitution ratified, but the post of President is still vacant. If you would be interested, see details below on how to apply. Social Secretary, Victor Mound (UCL) is acting president and will act as the returning officer in the election. Former Imperial student and LCAS organising committee member, Emma Watkins was elected Treasurer. Jack Hood (KCL) and George Withers (IoE) were elected athletics and cross-country captain respectively. […]

Records tumble as Bolt lights up Muller Anniversary Games

July 24, 2016 Emma Butcher

The British Athletics Anniversary Games 2016 took place on the 22nd-23rd July at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. This was, for many athletes, a final opportunity to prepare for the Rio Olympics (see our feature here on the London athletes heading to Rio), or to show why they should have been on the Olympic team. An outstanding result from the first evening was the World Record in the women’s 100m hurdles (see the BBC footage here). Keni Harrison of America pulled away from the rest of the field to win […]

Staying fit over summer, why and how?

July 23, 2016 Louise Pech

When the temperature rises, friends, festivals, beach, barbecues and family also come around, and it means that running sometimes gets forgotten. Although it is necessary to take a break at the end of the summer racing season, stopping all forms of training until university starts again is not the wisest option. WHY? You’ve trained the whole year to get new flying PBs at LCAS. Why then decide to stop all the effort and have to start from scratch when the winter season begins? When you stop training, your body begins “detraining” […]

We’re going to Rio!

July 21, 2016 James Findon

Meet the nine current and former London students (and one staff member) heading to Rio. Last week, UKA announced the full team of athletes heading to Rio to represent team GB at the summer Olympics. Now, we’re just two weeks away from the start of the games. UK Sport has set a target of 48 medals, with between 7 and 9 expected from athletics. So who are these athletes entrusted in bringing home the gold? Here, we profile the nine current and former students of LUCA universities (and one staff member) […]

Too hot to run?

July 19, 2016 James Findon

With temperatures hitting above 30 in the Capital, you might be wondering – is it safe to go for a run? Running in the heat is considered an effective training method for all disciplines of athletics. This is because when it is hot, your muscles get less oxygen and therefore are less efficient. But by training more and more in the heat, the muscles adapt and become more efficient. It’s just a shame we don’t have consistently high temperatures in London. That being said, you don’t need hot weather to raise […]

The London Beer Mile World Classic 2016: Coming up!

July 18, 2016 Lucy Patchett

The Beer Mile World Classic (BMWC), held by co-founders Katie Williams and Nick Mcfalls, is being held in the UK this year at Allianz Park, Saracens Stadium, 10am – 6pm on the 31st of July. The event gathers Beer Mile runners from Europe, USA, Australia, and Canada to celebrate a passion for athletics and good old-fashioned craft brew (basically the race is an excuse to get smashed and run like the wind). The BMWC is split into four laps, with runners having to consume 1 beer (355ml at 5%ABV) per […]

Importance of the Core and How to Train it

July 13, 2016 Lucy Patchett

The core mainly consists of the torso muscles: the abdominis and obliques. However, contrary to many people’s conception of the core simply being that much desired ‘six-pack’, there is much more to it than meets the eye. This powerhouse of muscle also includes the diaphragm, pelvic floor, back muscles (multifidus), and the gluteus maximus. […]

LUCA 4X1mile Trophy Relay in August

July 12, 2016 James Findon

LUCA and London Athletics are proud to announce the LUCA 4 X 1 Mile trophy relay event at the first ever London Community Games at Mile End Stadium on Sunday 7th August. The games will bring together competitive club athletes, local community partners, corporate partners, schools and universities. A full programme of events can be viewed here. London Athletics are currently offering a 50% discount off standard entries into any relay events from now until Friday. The LUCA 4 X 1 Mile will be held at 15:15 on Sunday and cost £10 […]

Motspur founders meeting this week

July 11, 2016 James Findon

Alumni and students will gather at Student Central on Wednesday to establish the creation of a new alumni club. In June, LUCA announced plans to create an alumni club and launched a new website; motspurac.com. The new club is designed to cater for students over the summer season and strengthen the community by providing for alumni. Students and alumni are invited to Student Central, Mallet Street, on Wednesday at 7pm to confirm plans and elect a new committee. Among those plans is a funding structure that will see 75% of membership […]