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The Star Thursday January 18 2024 22 SPORT Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Players ‘raring’ to resume interclub early • By Diane Keenan CANTERBURY’S premier players could not be happier to get on court earlier than usual for the second round of the interclub competition. Interclub is set to resume two weeks earlier than last season, with the women playing tomorrow night and the men on Saturday afternoon. Cashmere captain Tim Meredith said Tennis Canterbury general manager Bevin Johns has improved the competition with some positive changes. “The new competition format is great from a player perspective – it means more tennis. We are now raring to get back on court. “Bevan is doing an amazing job. He definitely has the locker room support for what he is doing for our sport.” Johns said the interclub format now includes five round robin games followed by the semifinals and final. Tim and brother James Meredith will be in the top slots to play Te Kura Hagley on Saturday at Te Kura Hagley. The regulars are also back for Cashmere, apart from Lucas Evans who will be in Wellington playing an International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tournament. Evans’ regular double’s partner Liam Barrett is available and Tim McHarg who was injured in his first match earlier this season, has recovered and will play doubles. In the women’s competition Elmwood captain Louise Oxnevad is feeling positive about the interclub competition. Elmwood will play Shirley in a repeat of the semi-final from the pre-Christmas competition, in which three of the five roundrobin matches were cancelled due to bad weather. “I actually think this round of the competition will be more competitive,” Oxnevad said. First round runners-up in the men’s competition, Elmwood, have 10 highly-ranked players from which to select their starting line-up. They take on the Nic Jenkins-led Edgeware Waimairi team at Waimairi, while Bishopdale play Burnside Park at Burnside Park. Cashmere play Bishopdale POWER PLAY: Elmwood captain Louise Oxnevad (left) will lead Danielle Scheepers, Holly Jane Feutz, Tessa McCann and Abby Mason in their interclub match against Shirley tomorrow night. at Bishopdale tomorrow night, while Waimairi take on the experienced Te Kura Hagley featuring Michelle North Kelsen, Beth Williamson, Petra Belzova and Bailee Wilson. Over the first round, a number of women’s players juggled Caro Bowl tennis in Auckland on Friday night with interclub in Christchurch. The Caro Bowl competition is now finished. However, for the next two weeks several premier interclub players will compete at ITF events in Wellington and Auckland. Oxnevad, Ruby Young (Cashmere No 1) and Charlie Byers (Waimairi No 1) have READY: Cashmere teammates (from left) James Meredith, Harry Weeds, Tim McHarg, Tim Meredith and Johnny Mcharg will take on Te Kura Hagley on Saturday. played at tournaments in Christchurch and Wanaka over the past month. Young won the Wanaka Open singles and combined titles, while Byers won the doubles against Oxnevad and her mother, Felicity. Young and her Cashmere teammate, Lucia Gale, also made the quarterfinals in both the singles and doubles at last week’s ITF junior event at Wilding Park. In the pre-Christmas finals, Cashmere defeated Elmwood in the first round of the men’s competition. In the women’s final, the experienced Elmwood team beat the young Bishopdale line-up. Stay informed in 2024. Get the ODT. Get a free mag. It's time for New Year's resolutions and plans. Resetting your life, updating yourself with quality, reliable news and information, and reconnecting with real people might be just what you need. Fact-checked local knowledge from the ODT can be a great way to start a conversation and is an easy way to keep yourself informed about what is happening around you. Buy any 12-month digital subscription to the ODT by the end of January 2024 and get a free annual magazine subscription to one of the below magazines. Offer available to new subscribers only. While ODT subscription starts immediately, your magazine will start physically reaching you from March. Annual ODT Digital Access - $186.30 Kiwi Gardener (12 issues a year) Rugby News (10 issues a year) Classic Driver (6 issues a year) . Subscribe to the South. ODT.co.nz/subscribe Ts & Cs apply.
Thursday January 18 2024 The Star 23 Sunday 17 March 12km, 6km Community Fun Run Event www.city2surf.co.nz TraInInG ProGraMMe weeK Three: Knuckling down and some tips on nutrition and weight loss In week 3 the early excitement of the City 2 Surf project you have undertaken is wearing off. You may not have sensed a big improvement in fitness levels yet and other commitments are getting in the way of training. After your determined start the first doubts set in: “Can I do this?” This is the time to knuckle down. You need another 2 or 3 consistent weeks before you notice a significant improvement in fitness and energy levels and perhaps some noticeable weight loss. Once that happens you will be well on your way. The best time of day to exercise is early morning. It is good to get it out of the way and it will energise you for the rest of the day. Later in the day you might just feel that little bit of fatigue or things crop up which will tempt you to say “tomorrow is another day….” This can easily become habit and before you know it you have lost one or 2 training sessions every week. Of course you might have a good reason for not being able to get out early. Other times of the day for your training session are perfectly fine too but good planning is required. A light snack (toast/bread, fruit) before your early morning training session is generally recommended to assist your blood sugar levels. This also applies if you exercise later in the morning or afternoon. Breakfast or a meal after training will assist with replenishing energy stores. Exercising before going to bed might keep you awake for a while if you are a light sleeper. LeveL Monday wedneSday ThurSday SaTurday Beginner 12km Jog/run Intermediate 12km Jog/run 6km walk 6km/12km 24 min Run 5 min x 4 Walk 1 min x 4 35 min Easy jog 20 min Walk 1 min x 4 Jog 4 min x 4 6km 20 min (light) 12km 40 min (light) 36 min Jog 5 min x 6 Walk 1 min x 6 40 min Easy Jog 30 min Walk 2 min x 6 Jog 3 min x 6 6km 15 min (mod) 12km 30 min (mod) 40 min Walk 30 min Easy Jog 40 min Walk 6km 25 min (mod) 12km 60 min (light) 42min Walk 1 min x 7 Run 5 min x 7 60 min Easy Jog 40 min Walk 2 min x 8 Run 3 min x 8 6km 40min 12km 75min (alternate 5 min easy/mod) To achieve this goal you need to develop some awareness around the basic requirements of exercising for health and fitness. First and foremost this has to do with 3 key principles: 1. How often do you train? To improve your level of health and fitness you will need to aim for 4 sessions per week. 2 or 3 sessions per week will only maintain what you have and 1 session per week is definitely not sufficient. 2. How long are your sessions? The duration of your sessions will generally build towards between 30 and 50 minutes with one longer session of 60-80 minutes. 3. What is the right intensity to train at? The good thing about the programme is that all your runs will be done at submaximal pace, also called conversation pace. That means a pace where you can still talk. If you can’t talk you are going too fast and you are likely to come to a grinding halt sooner or later. This programme and accompanying information are written as a guide only. If you are concerned about your health at any stage please undergo a health check with your GP. TIP oF The weeK If you need to lose some weight, then this training programme will help you. But it will only do so if you pay attention to your nutrition at the same time. Healthy choices include bread and or cereals for breakfast, sandwiches or a salad for lunch and an evening meal consisting of plenty of vegetables with fish, chicken or lean meat. Pasta and rice are also good staple foods for active people. One helping and avoidance of rich desserts will assist your weight loss. A healthy snack mid morning and afternoon will help you get through the day. Fruit is always an excellent choice. Avoid fatty foods and snacks with refined sugars. If you need help with your nutrition or weight loss this might be a good time to have a consultation with an expert, like one of the Sports Clinic nutritionists. on behalf of the team at Sports clinic (www.sportsclinic.co.nz): dr John hellemans, Sports Medicine Practitioner/coach NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN www.sportcanterbury.org.nz Visit us www.thermatech.co.nz Walk, Run, Fun! SHOP NOW Supporting charity 6km and 12km options 17 th March 2024 www.city2surf.co.nz or at our Concept Store 250b Annex Rd, Middleton, Christchurch Proud Sponsors
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