Newsletter – 26th January 2020
First of a big welcome to our new Couch to 5K group. I hope you all enjoyed your first session.
Well done to Nick Tyler on completing his 250th parkrun on Saturday. Fantastic achievement.
If you do any events, please let me know so that we can celebrate your successes.
Lead Runners this week
Jeffers: Jayne
Gentle Joggers: Denise
Easy Runners: Gary
Runners: Helen
Sprinters: Chris L
We have got a couple of new Lead Runners but I am still short for the Sprinter’s group. If anyone would like to volunteer to take this group out, then please come and have a chat with me.
Please can I remind you of the running group pace and distance. It is important that groups stay together as much as possible and those faster runners in the group should muster back to the runner at the back. This is really important as it makes everyone feel part of the club.
Jeffers – Run/walk group
Gentle Joggers – 11 – 12 min mile pace, around 3 – 4 miles
Easy Runners– 10 – 11 min mile pace, around 4 miles.
Runners – 9 -10 min mile pace, around 4 – 5 miles
Sprinters – 8 – 9 min mile pace, around 5 –6 miles
Elites – 7 – 8 min mile pace, around 7-8 miles
Magnificent Eastnor Castle Race
This takes place on 29th March 2020. We now have flyers available. If you could collect some on Tuesday and distribute them around your places of work etc or at any races you are doing that would be great. Thanks.
Details of this run have been finalised:
Canicross 10:45
Main Race 11:00
Kids Race 11:10
Entry fee – affiliated £14 non-affiliated £16
Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Colwall Primary.
Entries are now live – https://www.entrycentral.com/MEC72020. Please promote at any races you attend or share across Facebook with any other groups who may be interested.
Cross Country
The final race of the season is Sunday 2nd. February 2020 at Presteigne (Presteigne Pacers & Hay Hotfooters)
This race will be followed by a Presentation Ceremony for the season’s Trophies and Awards.
11 a.m. START for men and 10.45 a.m. for the women. The women will run a shorter course here.
If you are interested, please see Neil for more information and numbers.
Fast and Fun
Thursday night 6pm meet at Homebase or 6:15pm at the corner of Prince Rupert Road.
Everyone welcome. You don’t have to be fast – you just want to run faster.
ICE Tags
Now you have your ICE tags, don’t forget to put them on!
Club Kit
Unofficial club kit is available
http://www.yournameonitshop.co.uk/ledbury_harriers.html
Publicity
Please send any race reports to Holly who will try and get them into the paper.
Up and coming races
Winter Hereford 10K 1st February 2020
Wye Valley (Chepstow) Thursday 6th February
Muddy Woody 16th February 2020
Action Heart 5 1st March 2020
Wolverhampton Trail Half 14th March 2020
Bath Half 15th March 2020
Inkberrow Relay 15th March 2020
Dick Whittington 4 Thursday 14th May
Pendock Chicken Run 22nd March 2020
Speech House (FOD) Friday 27th March 2020
Herefordshire 10 miler 29th March 2020
Great Bristol 10k 3rd May 2020
Edinburgh Marathon 24th May 2020
Dymock Half Marathon and 10k 24th May 2020
Bridgnorth Lions Walk & Marathon Monday 25th May
Bulmers Bash 31st May
Sharpness 16/50 Canal 6th June 2020
Frampton 10k Monday 29th June
Severn Bridge Half Marathon and 10k Sunday 30th August
Wye Valley Trail Race 25K 5th September 2020
Bristol Half Marathon 27th September 2020
If you do any events, please let me know so that we can celebrate your successes.
Other events
We are planning on doing a Litter Pick in Ledbury shortly. Jayne is organising this and when we have a date, it would be great to see as many people as possible helping out. Equipment will be provided. There will be a poll on Facebook to see which date is the most popular. I will also take votes at the club for those people who don’t use Facebook.
21st March will be the Couch to 5K graduation Parkrun.
That’s all this week’s news.
Helen