Hi there
Hope you have had a good Easter and are beginning to enjoy the lighter evenings.
Runs will generally still take place from the Rugby Club on a Tuesday evening. We will take the opportunity to run round the lanes and also do some off-road runs as well. If there is a change of venue, we will let you know but do keep an eye out on the emails and also on our Facebook page.
From June until September, the run on the first week of the month will start and finish from a local pub. Venues to be confirmed. We use this as an opportunity to catch up with drinks and chips after the run. It’s also a good chance to run in different places and enjoy the beautiful countryside we have around us.
Membership
This is now due. Membership forms can be found on the club website. Membership Details
If you would like England Athletics affiliation, this is only open until 31st May 2022. Please do get in contact if there are any questions or see either myself or Mark Lister on a Tuesday night.
Thursday Night Sessions
These sessions will be held at the Rugby Club on Thursday nights at 6:30pm starting this week – 28th April. Meet in the car park ready for a warm up. The sessions will take the form of skills, drills and games which will improve your running and be fun! Everyone is very welcome to join in – whether you are a seasoned runner or have just started out. They will be suitable for all abilities. Look forward to seeing you there.
Summer Cross County season
This will be starting in June. Please keep an eye out for more details. We will be hosting one of the races at Westons Cider for which we will require volunteers. As soon as I have further details, I’ll let you know what help we need.
London Marathon Place
We have one place allotted to us by England Athletics. If you were unsucessful in the ballot, are a paid up member of the club with England Athletics affiliation, and haven’t had a club place previously, please let me have your name and a copy of your rejection email asap. We will be drawing the name of the lucky person on Tuesday 26th April.
Social Events
There are a number of social events taking place during the year. These have ranged from social bike rides to walks/ hikes, paddleboarding, wine tasting etc. If you would like to be added to the WhatsApp group, please email Jo Taylor-Greig with your number (jotaylorgreig@gmail.com) and also keep an eye out on FB for events.
The next events are:-
15th May – social bike ride to Ashleworth – about 30 miles in total.
17th June – Camping and walking trip at Llantony Priory – see Tony Saunders or Jo for more details.
League Championship
The next races in the series are Hereford 5K on the 4th May and Malvern Joggers 10K on 22nd June. Details and current standings can be found here:- Champions League
Magnificent Eastnor Castle 7
Thank you to everyone who helped before and on the day. The event was a great success and we have had lots of lovely feedback. We couldn’t do it without you! We had 284 entries and 251 runners on the day. Thanks to Chris Law for being Race Director, Rachel Bannister for all of the great publicity and to all the marshalls etc. We will have a meeting soon to discuss plans for next year (whilst we can still remember what went well this year!) so if you would like to come and comment, please keep an eye out for the date.
I think that’s all for now.
Helen