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TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 16th June 2025

 

Thursday Club Night Leaders

19th June.  Thornbury 10K 19:30 Oldbury Sailing Club. No meeting at the Leisure Centre

26th June. Walking – Val / 5k – Harriet F / 10 min – Suzy C / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Paul T/ 7 min – Nick W

3rd July. Walking – Val / 5k – Caron H / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Moray S / 7 min – Pete B

Tea Rota 

 26/06 tba; 03/07 No Tea – room N/A; 10/07 No Tea – room N/A; 17/07

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover July onwards.

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Results:

  • Clevedon 10k 10/06/25 : 15th Ben Bohane 34:20 ; Paul Saville 40:30 (6th MV50)
  • Bradley Stoke 10k 8/06/25 : Matt Johnstone 40:41 3rd MV45 ; Michael Wunderle 43:19 ; Andrew Darton 46:13 ; Paul Reeves 52:27 ; Clare Hollingdale 55.46 ; Jenny Green 57:02 ; Chelsea Carnall 66:48

Reminders:.

  • Sunday 22nd June am – Pete Mainstone Challenge.  Woodchester Park 10k
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay
  • Sunday 6th July Annual BBQ  afternoon. More details below
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00
  • Thursday 11th Sept. TRC Closed Club Championships. More details to follow

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  1. Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025

Thanks to all the people that have volunteered to help with putting on the race. We do have sufficient now – so thanks for responding to the rallying call! An update of roles / marshal points will get sent out this Sunday night. So if you haven’t heard by then, and unsure what you are doing , please contact me.  (Colette Jackson 07976 922245).  For those who didn’t get bibs at Thursday club, they will be available at HQ and the Finish Line in Oldbury from around 5.30pm on Thursday.

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge round 3 – Woodchester Park 10k

Sunday 22nd June am.  See Jo Plumbley

It’s coming round again- another chance to boost your bid for Pete Mainstone challenge glory or simply to enjoy a social run in the sun. This Sunday (June 22nd) is the free National Trust 10km off road run at Woodchester Park. It’s self timed but we will take your watch timings and use those to register your placings. The start time may mean that not everyone will be after a beer post race but we will see what we can do in the way of refreshments. We will also look at lift shares so let Nathan know if you want to join the WhatsApp group. Pete himself may even visit one of his favourite run spots and be thereto congratulate the finishers. Hope to see you there.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/gloucestershire-cotswolds/woodchester-park/events/89e63535-b5a6-43b1-9e37-46e3b4af87ed

  1. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km

Some of you may be aware that my Dad was diagnosed in December 2024 with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. Sadly, he passed away on 7th April after the cancer became more and more aggressive. Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1

  1. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 5th July

Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! The teams and legs are below – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group.

Open  – Quickthorns

Leg                 

1 –     Ross Whiting

2 –     Ollie Brown

3 –     George Evans

4 –     Nathan Darkin

5 –     Chris Foley

6 –     Adrian Wombwell

7-     Jim Godden

8-     Kevin Cundy

9 –     Nick Williams

10-    James Marshall

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold

        Ladies – Prickles 

        Leg             

1 –     Mel Wilson

2 –     Clare Watt

3 –     Lizzie Williams

4 –     Jo PLumbley

5 –     Colette Jackson

6 –     Laura Orna

7-     Sarah Newnes

8-     Hannah Hamilton

9 –     Ros Rowland

10-    Zoe RImmer

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills

  1. Annual Summer BBQ and Awards Event Sunday 6th July afternoon
  • Venue: Thornbury Cricket Club (The Clubhouse, Thornbury Rd, BS35 3LG)
  • Date: Sunday 6th July
  • Time: 12:30 – 17:00
  • BBQ served at: 13:30

This is a family-friendly event open to all ages, with fun activities for the children and a relaxed afternoon of food, fun, and community. We also get the chance to recognise some amazing running performances, improvements and contributions to the running of the club over the last 12 months. To help us plan, RSVP by completing the form below by Wednesday, 26th June:

https://forms.gle/ePTfu66jgHydzeYh9

We hope you can join us! If you have any questions, please email Matt on social@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

6 . Great Western Air Ambulance (GWAA) – proposed visit by TRC Members

GWAC were very grateful for the £2,050 we presented to them on the evening of our AGM.

“As a way to show our gratitude to the club, we would like to invite anyone interested to an invite-only base tour. This tour offers a unique chance to discover the lifesaving work we provide. Attendees expect a tour of the airbase, learn about a typical day for our Critical Care Team, and potentially meet the crew and view the helicopter and critical care car up close. These events shed light on the charity’s operations, covering everything from lifesaving missions to the advanced equipment and interventions we provide. 

Unfortunately, we have a maximum attendee limit of 30. If this event fills up and others wish to attend, we have additional dates throughout the year that I can add them to. If you believe this event would interest people, please let me know”. Hopefully there will be a Google Form available for you to show your interest in a visit on a date to be determined.

  1. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club

15/06

 

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TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 9th June 2025

Thursday Club Night Leaders

12th June. Walking – Val / 5k – Jim W / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Mel W/ 7 min – Ben B

19th June.  Thornbury 10K 19:30 Oldbury Sailing Club

26th June. Walking – Val / 5k – Harriet F / 10 min – Suzy C / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Paul T/ 7 min – Nick W

Tea Rota 

12/06 Chris F; 19/06 No tea – Thornbury 10K; 26/06 tba; 03/07 No Tea – room N/A; 10/07 No Tea – room N/A

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover July onwards.

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Results:

02/06 Hogweed Trot 10 K:
And what a bumper night for Thornbury’s team of 40 finishers with a clean sweep of 1,2,3 in the women’s race, 3,4 in the men’s race and category wins in MV60, MV70, FV40.  All repeated in Avon County Championships with additional category wins in MV45, FV40, FV45.

For all club results and accolades and the standings after 2 races in the Pete Mainstone Challenge Series follow the link to the Pete Mainstone Challenge results on the club website.

To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. All results are on the members results page on the club website.All club Park Run results are also on the Park Run Results page on the club website.

Reminders:.

  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K 19:30
  • Sunday 22nd June am – Pete Mainstone Challenge.  Woodchester Park 10k
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay
  • Sunday 6th July. pm Annual BBQ . More details to follow
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00
  • Thursday 11th July. TRC Closed Club Championships. More details to follow

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  1. Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 – YOUR CLUB NEEEDS YOU!

We are still short of about 5 volunteers to be able to run the Thornbury 10K road race safely.  If you haven’t marshalled before and are worried that you “won’t know what to do”, just add that into the notes section.  We have lots of experienced marshals who can show you the ropes.

Please sign up via this Google form!!  Thank you, Colette. https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge round 3 – Woodchester Park 10k

Sunday 22nd June am – see the WhatsApp group for more info and check out.. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/gloucestershire-cotswolds/woodchester-park/events/89e63535-b5a6-43b1-9e37-46e3b4af87ed

  1. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km

Some of you may be aware that my Dad was diagnosed in December 2024 with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. Sadly, he passed away on 7th April after the cancer became more and more aggressive. Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1

  1. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 2nd Jul

Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! The teams and legs are below – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group.

Open  – Quickthorns

Leg                 

1 –     Ross Whiting

2 –     Ollie Brown

3 –     George Evans

4 –     Nathan Darkin

5 –     Chris Foley

6 –     Adrian Wombwell

7-     Jim Godden

8-     Kevin Cundy

9 –     Nick Williams

10-    James Marshall

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold

        Ladies – Prickles 

        Leg             

1 –     Mel Wilson

2 –     Clare Watt

3 –     Lizzie Williams

4 –     Jo PLumbley

5 –     Colette Jackson

6 –     Laura Orna

7-     Sarah Newnes

8-     Hannah Hamilton

9 –     Ros Rowland

10-    Zoe RImmer

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills

  1. Ladies only event on Wednesday 11thJune we will be hosting a sports bra fitting event.

Join us from 4-8pm where Carla, a sports bra expert from Panache, will be in-store to conduct fittings and answer all sports bra-related questions. The event is free to attend, open to all and we will have 10% off bras on the evening. Here are all the details:

  • Date: Wednesday 11th June 2025
  • Time: 4-8pm (open drop in)
  • Location: Kinisi Run Hub, 2 Imperial Arcade, East Street, Bristol, BS3 4HH
  • Accessibility: 2.5 hours free parking at Asda if driving, less than 1 mile from Bristol Temple Meads train station, and well connected by the bus network
  • Format: free to attend open drop-in session for sports bra fittings and answers to all your sports bra-related questions
  • Contact details: move@kinisirunhub.co.uk or 0117 363 5944

Jamie Williamson Manager

Kinisi Run Hub   E: jamie@kinisirunhub.co.uk T: 07961919451

 

6 . Great Western Air Ambulance (GWAA) – proposed visit by TRC Members

GWAC were very grateful for the £2,050 we presented to them on the evening of our AGM.

As a way to show our gratitude to the club, we would like to invite anyone interested to an invite-only base tour. This tour offers a unique chance to discover the lifesaving work we provide. Attendees expect a tour of the airbase, learn about a typical day for our Critical Care Team, and potentially meet the crew and view the helicopter and critical care car up close. These events shed light on the charity’s operations, covering everything from lifesaving missions to the advanced equipment and interventions we provide. Unfortunately, we have a maximum attendee limit of 30. If this event fills up and others wish to attend, we have additional dates throughout the year that I can add them to. If you believe this event would interest people, please let me know. Hopefully there will be a Google Form available for you to show your interest in a visit on a date to be determined.

  1. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club

 08/06

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TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 2nd June 2025  

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 2nd June 2025  

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

5th June. Walking – Val / 5k – Liz B / 10 min – Arthur R / 9 min – Lizzie W / 8 min – Hannah H/ 7 min – Paul H  

12th  June . Walking – Val / 5k – Jim W / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Mel W/ 7 min – Ben B 

Tea Rota   

05/06 Laura W; 12/06 tba; 19/06 No tea – Thornbury 10K 

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

Results:  

24/05 Vilnius Half Marathon  
Paul Saville     1:34:22 

31/05  Park Run 
Ben Bohane was 1st at Thornbury yet again and in a PB of 17:27 

In other Park Run news Kevin Arnold reports that he has spent a year as a tourist, taking in 28 different venues.  For his report and list of venues see at the end of the bulletin. 

To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. 

All results are on the members results page on the club website. 

All club Park Run results are also on the Park Run Results page on the club website. 

 Reminders:.   

  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K  19:30 
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

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Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 – YOUR CLUB NEEEDS YOU!  

We are still short of at least 20 volunteers to be able to run the Thornbury 10K road race safely.  This really is a “many hands make light work” and  “a great opportunity to give back!!”.  I can’t promise it will be sunny.  But I do know that it’s a great chance to cheer other runners on, to get to know other runners at the club, and to support the club in putting on these great events.  If you haven’t marshalled before and are worried that you “won’t know what to do”, just add that into the notes section.  We have lots of experienced marshals who can show you the ropes. 

Please sign up via this Google form!!  Thank you, Colette. 

https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9 

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  1. Tuesday Coaching 

Please let people in your groups know that Tuesday coaching is for ALL members, inclusive and not scary! Let Carol Mosses know if they need to be added to the Tuesday WhatsApp if you are not able to add them. 

Interval Training.  We have 3 qualified EA Coaches who lead an interval training session at various locations. We have a WhatsApp group for those who attend the Tuesday sessions and a message is sent each Tuesday morning confirming the location and time of the session for that week. Types of session include: 

  •      Kenyan Diagonal
  •      12 * 400m repetitions
  •      Pyramid sessions
  •      Hill efforts
  •      ‘Meet & greet’ session  

2. Pete Mainstone Challenge – Next Event Hogweed Trot 2nd June 

 It’s coming soon  – Monday evening.  Another club night out and next event for the Pete Mainstone challenge is the Hogweed Trot on Monday 2nd June 2025 @ 7.00 PM in Yate. 

A great local run with beers and cheers provided at the finish by TRC 

Course Map here:- 

https://hogweedtrotters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hogweed-Trot-course-map.pdf 

You can enter here:- 

https://www.fullonsport.com/event/hogweed-trot-10k-2025/profile 

The club will also subsidise members entries by £10 provided that they finish the race and Thornbury appears against their name in the results. There is always somewhere on an entry page to indicate your club so just look around for it.  If you have already entered as unattached you will need to contact the organisers and ask them to put your club in. 

Everyone has entered, over 40, so ‘enjoy’ the race. 

3. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

 Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

 I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

Many thanks, Nick 

 4. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 2nd July 

Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. 

We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team  – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies  (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! 

The legs were allocated in the order of sign up  – but if you are a reserve the chances of being needed are very high so please please do keep the date free 

We are also happy to have some extra names on the reserve list just in case! It would also be great if one member of each team could volunteer to be a captain just to coordinate inter team coms and photos. 

The teams and legs are below  – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group. 

Open  – Quickthorns 

Leg
1 –     Ross Whiting
2 –     Ollie Brown 
3 –     George Evans 
4 –     Nathan Darkin 
5 –     Chris Foley 
6 –     Adrian Wombwell 
7-     Jim Godden 
8-     Kevin Cundy 
9 –     Nick Williams  
10-    James Marshall 

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold 

Prickles   

Leg
1 –     Mel Wilson 
2 –     Clare Watt 
3 –     Lizzie Williams 
4 –     Jo PLumbley 
5 –     Colette Jackson 
6 –    
7-     Sarah Newnes 
8-     Hannah Hamilton 
9 –     Ros Rowland 
10-    Zoe RImmer 

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills 

 5. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club   

Kevin Arnold’s Park Run Tourist year:- 

 Well, I’ve now completed 1 year of parkrun tourism.  

52 weeks, 28 parkruns (28 venues) including 19 venues new to me.  

I had lists of parkrun tours to do over the last year – I’ve completed some lists, new lists have started and old lists have been augmented !.  

I’ve completed some more of the challenges from the ‘parkrunner’ & ‘5k’ & ‘Running Achievements’ Apps, that take data from the official parkrun results pages. These include – Namely, (UK) Alphabet, Stayin’ Alive, 250th run and 3/4 Cowell (75 locations) being completed.  

I’ve only got 2 PB’s but that’s the effect of 19 1st timer briefs !.  

Also x4 volunteers at Thornbury and 6 weeks off with my fractured fibula (in 2 places !!).  

I’ve probably added 50% to the annual mileage on the car and put on 2 stone with the post parkrun breakfasts !!  

I’m still going to be carrying on touring (‘cos I’ve now more parkruns on lists than before I started trying to knock parkruns off my existing lists).  

Here is the list of parkrun tours completed over the last 12 months – 

Five Arches  
Thornbury  
Jersey Farm  
Upton Court  
Dudley  
Y Promenad (Breconia)  
Severn Bridge  
Victoria Dock  
Chippenham  
Three Brooks  
Wotton  
Llanishen Park  
Berkeley Green  
(Little Stoke – “you can take my parkrun, but you cannot take my FREEDOM” ! [parkrun])  
Hereford  
Quakers Walk  
Grangemoor  
Rogiet  
Blaise Castle  
Eastville  
Tremorfa  
Marlborough Common  
Cirencester  
Simmons Park  
Pont Y Bala  
Severn Valley Country  
Worcester Pitchcroft  
Bryn Bach  
Seven Fields   

And I had a nice way to finished off, by getting to see a boomerang in Swindon last week ! (See ’10 Boomerangs South Beach parkrun’ on Facebook !)   

If you’ve any Q, please ask. 

 02/06 

 

News

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 26th May 2025

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 26th May 2025  

 AND WE’RE BACK TO A NORMAL CLUB NIGHT AT THE LEISURE CENTRE 

 Thursday Club Night Leaders 

29th  May . Walking – Val / 5k – Nigel H / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Paul T / 8 min – Martyn G/ 7 min – Ben F 
5th June. Walking – Val / 5k – Liz B / 10 min – Arthur R / 9 min – Lizzie W / 8 min – Hannah H/ 7 min – Paul H 

Tea Rota   

 29/05 Clare S; 05/06 Laura W; 12/06 tba; 19/06 No tea – Thornbury 10K 

 We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from late June. 

Results:  

17/05 The Bolt at Badminton Estate 10 K 
Zoe Rimmer      47:14     1st Senior Female 

18/05  Worcester Half Marathon 
Ali Vaz      1:31:13     1st FV45 

18/05 Hackney Half Marathon 
Roger Glew     1:54:43 

24/05 Park Run
Ben Bohane 1st again at Thornbury in 17:27
Melanie Wilson was 2nd Lady at Colby in 23:38

To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. 

All results are on the members results page on the club website. 

All club Park Run results are also on the ParkRun Results page on the club website. 

 Reminders:.  

  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K  19:30 
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

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Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 

The second of the events in the Club race series will be happening near mid-summer’s longest day again.  As ever, we are looking for volunteers to help run the event.  If you can please sign up via this Google form, that would be much appreciated.  A separate email will be sent as well.  

https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9 

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  1. Club Captain 

Hooray, we have a new club captain.  Moray Sloan has stepped forward, been persuaded, cajoled, press ganged (no, not press ganged) to accept the position of club captain.  A great appointment and he will do a super job with the support of the club.   

It’s not often that we have a World Champion (Bogathlon) as Club captain. 

2. TRC Charity Donation Decided 

Following a tense vote at the AGM which resulted in a tie for first place it was decided to support both winning  charities for this club year.  So the club charities are:- 

Addison’s Disease – nominated by Clare Watt. 
The Grand Appeal  – nominated by Claire New 

 3. 2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

Following the AGM the new committee elected for the following year now comprises:- 

Arthur Renshaw            Chair 
Jo Plumbley                      Vice-Chair 
Nigel Hale                         Secretary 
Nathan Darkin               Treasurer  
Moray Sloan                    Club Captain 
Jon Hall 
Matt Johnstone 
Melanie Wilson 
Nick Langridge 
Nick Williams 
Peter Cable 
Carol Mosses 
Jim Godden 

4. Tuesday Coaching 

Please let people in your groups know that Tuesday coaching is for ALL members, inclusive and not scary! Let Carol Mosses know if they need to be added to the Tuesday WhatsApp if you are not able to add them. 

Interval Training.  We have 3 qualified EA Coaches who lead an interval training session at various locations. We have a WhatsApp group for those who attend the Tuesday sessions and a message is sent each Tuesday morning confirming the location and time of the session for that week. Types of session include: 

  •      Kenyan Diagonal
  •      12 * 400m repetitions
  •      Pyramid sessions
  •      Hill efforts
  •      ‘Meet & greet’ session

 5. Pete Mainstone Challenge – Next Event Hogweed Trot 2nd June 

It’s coming soon  – Another club night out – The next event for the Pete Mainstone challenge is the Hogweed Trot on Monday 2nd June 2025 @ 7.00 PM in Yate. 

A great local run with beers and cheers provided at the finish by TRC 

Course Map here:- 

https://hogweedtrotters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hogweed-Trot-course-map.pdf 

You can enter here:- 

https://www.fullonsport.com/event/hogweed-trot-10k-2025/profile 

The club will also subsidise members entries by £10 provided that they finish the race and Thornbury appears against their name in the results. There is always somewhere on an entry page to indicate your club so just look around for it.  If you have already entered as unattached you will need to contact the organisers and ask them to put your club in. 

Enter now and come join in the fun. 

 6. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

 The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

 I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

Many thanks, Nick 

 7. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 2nd July 

Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. 

We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team  – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies  (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! 

The legs were allocated in the order of sign up  – but if you are a reserve the chances of being needed are very high so please please do keep the date free 

We are also happy to have some extra names on the reserve list just in case! It would also be great if one member of each team could volunteer to be a captain just to coordinate inter team coms and photos. 

The teams and legs are below  – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group. 

Open  – Quickthorns 

Leg                   

1 –     Ross Whiting
2 –     Ollie Brown
3 –     George Evans 
4 –     Nathan Darkin 
5 –     Chris Foley 
6 –     Adrian Wombwell 
7-     Jim Godden 
8-     Kevin Cundy 
9 –     Nick Williams  
10-    James Marshall 

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold 

Prickles   

Leg               

1 –     Mel Wilson
2 –     Clare Watt 
3 –     Lizzie Williams 
4 –     Jo PLumbley 
5 –     Colette Jackson 
6 –     Laura Orna 
7-     Sarah Newnes 
8-     Hannah Hamilton
9 –     Ros Rowland 
10-    Zoe RImmer 

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills 

8. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club 

 26/05 

 

News

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 19th May 2025

 TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 19th May 2025  

 IT’S ALL UP TO THORNBURY CRICKET CLUB THIS WEEK 

After the run we will hold the AGM, a fairly painless and short affair, after which there will be drinks and pizzas for all those who stayed.  Now who can turn down that bribe? 

 Thursday Club Night Leaders 

22nd May. Run from Thornbury Cricket Club. Walking – Val / 5k – Caron H / 10 min – Suzy C / 9 min – Rob W / 8 min – Moray S/ 7 min – Nick W 
29th  May . Walking – Val / 5k – Nigel H / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Paul T / 8 min – Martyn G/ 7 min – Ben F 

Tea Rota   

22/05 Away Day AGM – no tea; 29/05 Clare S; 05/06 Laura W; 12/06 tba; 19/06 No tea – Thornbury 10K 

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

 Results:  

11/05 Bristol Half Marathon:- 
Peter Cable             1:37:30 
Alex Golding           1:40:10 
Oliver Brown         1:44:50 
Nathan Darkin      1:44:58 
Peter Read              2:02:18 
Lucy Stevens          2:24:10 

11/05 Bristol 10K:-
Jessica Silverthorn         1:12:28 
Luciana Mathews            1:18:29 

11/05 Scorpion 10K:- 
Zoe Rimmer        58:14       1st Female 

12/05 Leiden Half Marathon:- 
Paul Thomas         1:36:37 

To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. 
All results are on the members results page on the club website. 
All club Park Run results are also on the ParkRun Results page on the club website. 

 Reminders:.   

  • Thursday 22nd May – AGM (20:00) and Run & Rehydrate. Thornbury CC 19:00 
  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K  19:30 
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

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Kit Donation For Charity at AGM 

At the AGM there will be a kit donation for charity.  We recently donated surplus TRC kit to support a charity in Kenya.  Since then we’ve been in contact with Dursley running club who said they keep a stockpile of old unwanted/unused running kit donated from members which they periodically donate to charity. In the past they have supported causes in Africa and Ukraine and currently trying to support a charity in Gaza. We’d like to contribute to their collection so at the AGM this week Pete Cable will be collecting any old/unwanted kit anyone can donate to pass onto Dursley Running Club.  So bring it along. 

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 Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 

The second of the events in the Club race series will be happening near mid-summer’s longest day again.  As ever, we are looking for volunteers to help run the event.  If you can please sign up via this Google form, that would be much appreciated.  A separate email will be sent as well.  

https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9 

———————————————————————————————————- 

  1. Club Captain 

As you will have seen in previous bulletins, Nick and Mel have now stepped down from their roles as Club Captains. As such, we now have nobody to host our weekly Thursday club runs, which represents a poor reflection of the club to new and existing members alike.  
We are still looking for one or two of you to step into their shoes, and take on the Captain role to keep the club ticking over. No experience is necessary, and the role isn’t particularly onerous and largely entails introducing Thursday night runs and sharing notices, organising the leader’s rota, organising the club championships (which Nick is willing to help with) and generally celebrating the individual and team success at TRC. If you are interested, please do let Nick know and he will gladly talk you through the role.   

 2. TRC Charity Donation (revised details) 

Nominations have been received and the process has now been closed again to further nominations. 

 3. 2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

The Committee has fixed the date of the AGM for the Financial Year 2024/5 – this will be on Thursday 22nd May and will be at Thornbury CC and we will hold the AGM after a Run & Rehydrate. Drinks and Pizza for those who stay on for the AGM. 

The Committee does not envisage any change to the Club Constitution or Club Rules for 2025/6. The Committee also confirmed that there will be no change to the annual subs for 2025/6 and the subsidy for joining England Athletics will remain in place. 

If any Member has any issues to raise for the AGM please contact the Secretary Nigel Hale secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk 

 4. Tuesday Coaching 

Please let people in your groups know that Tuesday coaching is for ALL members, inclusive and not scary! Let Carol Mosses know if they need to be added to the Tuesday WhatsApp if you are not able to add them. 

Interval Training.  We have 3 qualified EA Coaches who lead an interval training session at various locations. We have a WhatsApp group for those who attend the Tuesday sessions and a message is sent each Tuesday morning confirming the location and time of the session for that week. Types of session include: 

  •      Kenyan Diagonal
  •      12 * 400m repetitions
  •      Pyramid sessions
  •      Hill efforts
  •      ‘Meet & greet’ session

 5. Pete Mainstone Challenge – Next Event Hogweed Trot 2nd June 

It’s coming soon  – Another club night out – The next event for the Pete Mainstone challenge is the Hogweed Trot on Monday 2nd June 2025 @ 7.00 PM in Yate. 

A great local run with beers and cheers provided at the finish by TRC 

Course Map here:- 

https://hogweedtrotters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hogweed-Trot-course-map.pdf 

You can enter here:- 

https://www.fullonsport.com/event/hogweed-trot-10k-2025/profile 

The club will also subsidise members entries by £10 provided that they finish the race and Thornbury appears against their name in the results. There is always somewhere on an entry page to indicate your club so just look around for it.  If you have already entered as unattached you will need to contact the organisers and ask them to put your club in. 

Enter now and come join in the fun. 

 6. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

Many thanks, Nick 

 7. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 2nd July 

Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. 

We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team  – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies  (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! 

The legs were allocated in the order of sign up  – but if you are a reserve the chances of being needed are very high so please please do keep the date free 

We are also happy to have some extra names on the reserve list just in case! It would also be great if one member of each team could volunteer to be a captain just to coordinate inter team coms and photos. 

The teams and legs are below  – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group. 

Open  – Quickthorns 

Leg                   
1 –     Ross Whiting 
2 –     Ollie Brown 
3 –     George Evans 
4 –     Nathan Darkin 
5 –     Chris Foley 
6 –     Adrian Wombwell 
7-     Jim Godden 
8-     Kevin Cundy 
9 –     Nick Williams  
10-    James Marshall 

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold 

Prickles   

Leg             
1 –     Mel Wilson 
2 –     Clare Watt 
3 –     Lizzie Williams 
4 –     Jo PLumbley 
5 –     Colette Jackson 
6 –     Laura Orna 
7-     Sarah Newnes 
8-     Hannah Hamilton 
9 –     Ros Rowland 
10-    Zoe RImmer 

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills 

8. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club  

 19/05 

 

News

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 12th May 2025  

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 12th May 2025  

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

15th  May . Walking – Val / 5k – Harriet F / 10 min – Arthur R / 9 min – Lizzie W / 8 min – Mel W/ 7 min – Paul H 

22nd May. Walking – Val / 5k – Caron H / 10 min – Suzy C / 9 min – Rob W / 8 min – Moray S/ 7 min – Nick W 

Tea Rota   

15/05 Sarah Newnes; 22/05 No tea – Thornbury Cricket Club; 29/05 tba; 05/06 Laura W; 12/06 tba; 19/06 No tea – Thornbury 10K 

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

Results:  

03/05 Among Park Run results Ben Bohane was 1st in at Thornbury in 17:46 

To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. 

All results are on the members results page on the club website. 

All club Park Run results are also on the ParkRun Results page on the club website. 

Reminders:.  

  • Thursday 22nd May – AGM (20:00) and Run & Rehydrate. Thornbury CC 19:00 
  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K  19:30 
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

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Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 

The second of the events in the Club race series will be happening near mid-summer’s longest day again.  As ever, we are looking for volunteers to help run the event.  If you can please sign up via this Google form, that would be much appreciated.  A separate email will be sent as well.  

https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9 

———————————————————————————————————- 

  1. Club Captain 

As you will have seen in previous bulletins, Nick and Mel have now stepped down from their roles as Club Captains. As such, we now have nobody to host our weekly Thursday club runs, which represents a poor reflection of the club to new and existing members alike.  
We are still looking for one or two of you to step into their shoes, and take on the Captain role to keep the club ticking over. No experience is necessary, and the role isn’t particularly onerous and largely entails introducing Thursday night runs and sharing notices, organising the leader’s rota, organising the club championships (which Nick is willing to help with) and generally celebrating the individual and team success at TRC. If you are interested, please do let Nick know and he will gladly talk you through the role.   

2. TRC Charity Donation (revised details) 

We are still seeking nominations from the Membership for the choice of TRC Charity for the coming year 2025-26. Please submit your nominations to the Secretary, Nigel Hale as soon as possible. All Nominations submitted need a brief justification. secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk 

3. 2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

The Committee has fixed the date of the AGM for the Financial Year 2024/5 – this will be on Thursday 22nd May and will be at Thornbury CC and we will hold the AGM after a Run & Rehydrate. Drinks and Pizza for those who stay on for the AGM. 

The Committee does not envisage any chance to the Club Constitution or Club Rules for 2025/6. The Committee also confirmed that there will be no change to the annual subs for 2025/6 and the subsidy for joining England Athletics will remain in place. 

If any Member has any issues to raise for the AGM please contact the Secretary Nigel Hale secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk 

4. Tuesday Coaching 

We had several 5k people who came to Tuesday Coaching this week but some of them hadn’t realised that they were allowed to! Despite it being in the welcome emails.  

Please let people in your groups know that it is for ALL members, inclusive and not scary! Let Carol Mosses know if they need to be added to the Tuesday WhatsApp if you are not able to add them. 

Interval Training.  We have 3 qualified EA Coaches who lead an interval training session at various locations. We have a WhatsApp group for those who attend the Tuesday sessions and a message is sent each Tuesday morning confirming the location and time of the session for that week. Types of session include: 

  •      Kenyan Diagonal
  •      12 * 400m repetitions
  •      Pyramid sessions
  •      Hill efforts
  •      ‘Meet & greet’ session

5. Pete Mainstone Challenge – Next Event Hogweed Trot 2nd June 

Its coming soon  – Another club night out – The next event for the Pete Mainstone challenge is the Hogweed Trot on Monday 2nd June 2025 @ 7.00 PM in Yate. 

A great local run with beers and cheers provided at the finish by TRC 

Course Map here:- https://hogweedtrotters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hogweed-Trot-course-map.pdf 

You can enter here:- https://www.fullonsport.com/event/hogweed-trot-10k-2025/profile 

The club will also subsidise members entries by £10 provided that they finish the race and Thornbury appears against their name in the results. There is always somewhere on an entry page to indicate your club so just look around for it.  If you have already entered as unattached you will need to contact the organisers and ask them to put your club in. 

Enter now and come join in the fun. 

6. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

Many thanks, Nick 

7. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 2nd July 

Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. 

We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team  – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies  (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! 

The legs were allocated in the order of sign up  – but if you are a reserve the chances of being needed are very high so please please do keep the date free 

We are also happy to have some extra names on the reserve list just in case! It would also be great if one member of each team could volunteer to be a captain just to coordinate inter team coms and photos. 

The teams and legs are below  – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group. 

Open  – Quickthorns 

Leg
1 –     Ross Whiting
2 –     Ollie Brown
3 –     George Evans
4 –     Nathan Darkin
5 –     Chris Foley
6 –     Adrian Wombwell
7-     Jim Godden
8-     Kevin Cundy
9 –     Nick Williams
10-    James Marshall 

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold 

Prickles 

Leg
1 –     Mel Wilson
2 –     Clare Watt
3 –     Lizzie Williams
4 –     Jo PLumbley
5 –     Colette Jackson
6 –     Laura Orna
7-     Sarah Newnes
8-     Hannah Hamilton
9 –     Ros Rowland
10-    Zoe RImmer 

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills 

8. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club 

12/05 

 

News

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 5th May 2025

 TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 5th May 2025  

BACK TO NORMAL CLUB NIGHT AGAIN 

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

8th May. Walking – Val / 5k – Jim W / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Hannah H/ 7 min – Ben B 

15th  May . Walking – Val / 5k – Harriet F / 10 min – Arthur R / 9 min – Lizzie W / 8 min – Mel W/ 7 min – Paul H 

 Tea Rota   

08/05 Richard Straw; 15/05 Sarah Newnes; 22/05 Clare S; 29/05 tba; 05/06 Laura W; 12/06 tba; 19/06 No tea – Thornbury 10K 

 We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

 Results:  

 27/04   More London Marathon  results:- 

 Ben Bohane         2:46:53 
Phil Blackburn     2:49:26 
Lucie Wilson        3:17:19 
Jo Plumbley         3:59:04 
Kellie Bryant       4:51:53 

 27/04   Bluebell Blunder   Paul Thomas   36:28 

 To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. 

All results are on the members results page on the club website. 

 Reminders:.   

  • Thursday 22nd May – AGM (20:00) and Run & Rehydrate. Thornbury CC 19:00 
  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K  19:30 
  • Thursday 3rd July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 
  • Thursday 10th July. Room not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

———————————————————————————————————- 

Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 

The second of the events in the Club race series will be happening near mid-summer’s longest day again.  As ever, we are looking for volunteers to help run the event.  If you can please sign up via this Google form, that would be much appreciated.  A separate email will be sent as well.  

https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9 

———————————————————————————————————- 

  1. Thursday 8th May – 5k Group with Jim Williams * 

Jim Williams will be leading the 5k group on the 8th May and plan to do the run from the car park at the Swan Inn at Tytherington. A 5k run of road and trails starting at 7pm as usual. Chance for a quick drink in the pub at the end. This is on the 5k WhatsApp group too and will remind again next week. 

2. Club Captain 

 As you will have seen in previous bulletins, Nick and Mel have now stepped down from their roles as Club Captains. As such, we now have nobody to host our weekly Thursday club runs, which represents a poor reflection of the club to new and existing members alike.  
We are still looking for one or two of you to step into their shoes, and take on the Captain role to keep the club ticking over. No experience is necessary, and the role isn’t particularly onerous and largely entails introducing Thursday night runs and sharing notices, organising the leader’s rota, organising the club championships (which Nick is willing to help with) and generally celebrating the individual and team success at TRC. If you are interested, please do let Nick know and he will gladly talk you through the role.   

3. TRC Charity Donation (revised details) 

 We are still seeking nominations from the Membership for the choice of TRC Charity for the coming year 2025-26. Please submit your nominations to the Secretary, Nigel Hale as soon as possible. All Nominations submitted need a brief justification. secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk 

4.  2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

 The Committee has fixed the date of the AGM for the Financial Year 2024/5 – this will be on Thursday 22nd May and will be at Thornbury CC and we will hold the AGM after a Run & Rehydrate. Drinks and Pizza for those who stay on for the AGM. 

 The Committee does not envisage any chance to the Club Constitution or Club Rules for 2025/6. The Committee also confirmed that there will be no change to the annual subs for 2025/6 and the subsidy for joining England Athletics will remain in place. 

 If any Member has any issues to raise for the AGM please contact the Secretary Nigel Hale secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk 

 5. Pete Mainstone Challenge – Next Event Hogweed Trot 2nd June 

 Its coming soon  – Another club night out – The next event for the Pete Mainstone challenge is the Hogweed Trot on Monday 2nd June 2025 @ 7.00 PM in Yate. 

A great local run with beers and cheers provided at the finish by TRC 

Course Map here:- 

https://hogweedtrotters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Hogweed-Trot-course-map.pdf 

You can enter here:- 

https://www.fullonsport.com/event/hogweed-trot-10k-2025/profile 

 The club will also subsidise members entries by £10 provided that they finish the race and Thornbury appears against their name in the results. There is always somewhere on an entry page to indicate your club so just look around for it.  If you have already entered as unattached you will need to contact the organisers and ask them to put your club in. 

 Enter now and come join in the fun. 

 6. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

 Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

 Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

 The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

 I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

 Many thanks, Nick 

 7. Cotswold Relay teams for Saturday 2nd July 

 Thank you to everyone who signed up to join in the Cotswold relay 2025 on Sat July 5th – a great pre curser to the TRC summer festivities on the Sunday. 

 We have confirmed entries for two TRC teams  – 1 Open team  – (Quickthorns) and 1 ladies  (The Prickles). This is Thornbury’s first ever all girls team and we may yet need some extras! 

 The legs were allocated in the order of sign up  – but if you are a reserve the chances of being needed are very high so please please do keep the date free 

 We are also happy to have some extra names on the reserve list just in case! It would also be great if one member of each team could volunteer to be a captain just to coordinate inter team coms and photos. 

The teams and legs are below  – if anyone has any queries or complaints please see Jo Plumbley or message her through the WhatsApp group. 

 Open  – Quickthorns 

leg                   

1 –     Ross Whiting 
2 –     Ollie Brown 
3 –     George Evans 
4 –     Nathan Darkin 
5 –     Chris Foley 
6 –     Adrian Wombwell 
7-     Jim Godden 
8-     Kevin Cundy 
9 –     Nick Williams  
10-    James Marshall 

Reserves – Nick Langridge, Alex Golding, John Evans, Arthur Renshaw, Kevin Arnold 

 leg  – Prickles                   

1 –     Mel Wilson
2 –     Clare Watt 
3 –     Lizzie Williams 
4 –     Jo PLumbley 
5 –     Colette Jackson 
6 –     Laura Orna 
7-     Sarah Newnes 
8-     Hannah Hamilton 
9 –     Ros Rowland 
10-    Zoe RImmer 

Reserves  – Bethan Littley, Judy Mills 

 8. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club 

05/05 

 

News

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 28th April 2025  

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 28th April 2025  

 ELECTIONS THIS WEEK – ROOM NOT AVAILABLE 

 MEET IN TOP CAR PARK AGAIN 

 Thursday Club Night Leaders 

1st  May . Walking – Val / 5k – Liz B / 10 min – Suzy C / 9 min – Moray S / 8 min – Rob W/ 7 min – Ben F 

8th May. Walking – Val / 5k – Jim W / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Hannah H/ 7 min – Ben B 

 Tea Rota   

 01/05 No tea – Polling Day . room n/a; 08/05 Richard Straw; 15/05 Sarah Newnes 

 We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

 Results:  

 London Marathon   27/04/25   Jo Plumbley   3:59:04 

 Berkeley 10K   27/04/25   Nick Langridge  47:23    1st MV70 

 Newport Half Marathon   13/04/25     Paul Harrod    1:26:54 

 Reminders:.  

 Thursday 1st May. Polling Day. Centre  not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 

  • Thursday 22nd May – AGM and Run & Rehydrate. Thornbury CC 
  • Thursday 19th June – Thornbury 10K 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 

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Congratulations to our latest international:–  

 Our esteemed leader Arthur has qualified for the World Duathlon Championships to be held in Abu Dhabi later this year and he will be taking up the challenge. 

 Anyone organising a supporters’ coach? 

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Thornbury 10K Road Race – Thursday 19th June 2025 

The second of the events in the Club race series will be happening near mid-summer’s longest day again.  As ever, we are looking for volunteers to help run the event.  If you can please sign up via this Google form, that would be much appreciated.  A separate email will be sent as well.  

https://forms.gle/MAYLbjU7jzZ8KhsY9 

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  1. Club Captain 

 As you will have seen in previous bulletins, Nick and Mel have now stepped down from their roles as Club Captains. As such, we now have nobody to host our weekly Thursday club runs, which represents a poor reflection of the club to new and existing members alike. We are looking for one or two of you to step into their shoes, and take on the Captain role to keep the club ticking over. No experience is necessary, and the role isn’t particularly onerous and largely entails introducing Thursday night runs and sharing notices, organising the leader’s rota, organising the club championships (which Nick is willing to help with) and generally celebrating the individual and team success at TRC. If you are interested, please do let Nick know and he will gladly talk you through the role.   

2.  TRC Charity Donation (revised details) 

After a successful staging of our 3 events over the last year – all sold out – the Committee has decided to confirm our donation to this year’s chosen Charity Great Western Air Ambulance.  We will now donate £2,000 and this will be done later this year. 

 Due to a total lack of any nominations whatsoever nominations have now been reopened until the AGM on 22nd May.  Contact Nigel Hale with any nominations that you want to put forward. 

3.  New Runners course – Wednesdays 23rd April to 11th June  

This is now in operation for 8 weeks until Wednesday 11th June at 6:45pm. We meet at the top of the Thornbury Leisure Centre car park. We aim to run together at a parkrun on Saturday 14th June to celebrate your success. The whole course costs only £10. 

 If you know anybody who may be interested in attending please contact beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk and complete Introductory Running Course Interest (click on the link on the Thornbury Running Club website.)   

4. 2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

 The Committee has fixed the date of the AGM for the Financial Year 2024/5 – this will be on Thursday 22nd May and will be at Thornbury CC and we will hold the AGM after a Run & Rehydrate. Drinks and Pizza for those who stay on for the AGM. 

 The Committee does not envisage any chance to the Club Constitution or Club Rules for 2025/6. The Committee also confirmed that there will be no change to the annual subs for 2025/6 and the subsidy for joining England Athletics will remain in place. 

 5. Riverbank Rollick 2026 – Race Director 

 The 2026 Riverbank Rollick will be on Sunday 18th January 2026.  We finally have a new Race Director – Jim Godden. Thanks for volunteering Jim. We are now looking for 2 or 3 people to form a small team to help Jim. No experience is necessary although computer skills would be useful. 

 6. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

 Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

 Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

 The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

 I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

 Many thanks, Nick 

 7. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club 

 28/04 

 

News

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 21st April 2025

 TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 21st April 2025  

 NORMAL CLUB NIGHT THIS WEEK 

 Thursday Club Night Leaders 

24th April . Walking – Val / 5k – Carol M / 10 min – Arthur R / 9 min – Paul T / 8 min – Martyn G/ 7 min – Nick W 

1ST May . Walking – Val / 5k – Liz B / 10 min – Suzy C / 9 min – Moray S / 8 min – Rob W/ 7 min – Ben F 

 Tea Rota   

 24/04 Natalie Bennett ; 01/05 No tea – Polling Day . room n/a; 08/05 Richard Straw; 15/05 Sarah Newnes 

 We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover as from early May. 

 Results:  

A hugely successful away day at Weston Prom.  Thanks to:- 
Matt Johnstone for setting it all off and helping inspire so many to turn out (34) 
Jo Plumbley for providing us with all the drinks 
Nathan for all the admin, information and refunds 
Anyone else who contributed. 

 One plea from the event.  At least 13 members chose to enter a club designated event as unattached rather than Thornbury Running Club.  This makes it extra difficult and time consuming to compile all the club results.  It involves comparing lists with lists to work out the exceptions and then 13 extra searches on individual names to find the appropriate results instead of one search on Thornbury RC.  Please, enter as Thornbury Running Club.  It makes it so much easier to find you.  Besides which you are missing the discounts for affiliated club members.  Thank you. 

 For the club results follow the link to the Pete Mainstone Challenge results page on the web site to find not only all the results data but initial scores for the series outright and age graded. 

 Reminders:.   

  • Wednesday 23rd April. Start of new Introductory course for New Runners 
  • Thursday 1st May. Polling Day. Centre  not available. Meet top car park ready to run at 19:00 
  • Thursday 22nd May – AGM and Run & Rehydrate. Thornbury CC 
  • Saturday 5th July. Cotswold Way Relay 

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  1. Club Captain 

 As you will have seen in previous bulletins, Nick and Mel have now stepped down from their roles as Club Captains. As such, we now have nobody to host our weekly Thursday club runs, which represents a poor reflection of the club to new and existing members alike. We are looking for one or two of you to step into their shoes, and take on the Captain role to keep the club ticking over. No experience is necessary, and the role isn’t particularly onerous and largely entails introducing Thursday night runs and sharing notices, organising the leader’s rota, organising the club championships (which Nick is willing to help with) and generally celebrating the individual and team success at TRC. If you are interested, please do let Nick know and he will gladly talk you through the role.   

 2. TRC Charity Donation (revised details) 

After a successful staging of our 3 events over the last year – all sold out – the Committee has decided to confirm our donation to this year’s chosen Charity Great Western Air Ambulance.  We will now donate £2,000 and this will be done later this year. 

 Nominations for current year are now closed. 

 3. New Runners course – Wednesdays 23rd April to 11th June 

 Now open for people to register for the next course starting on Wednesday 23rd April at 6:45pm for 8 weeks until Wednesday 11th June at 6:45pm. We meet at the top of the Thornbury Leisure Centre car park. We aim to run together at a parkrun on Saturday 14th June to celebrate your success. The whole course costs only £10. 

 If you know anybody who may be interested in attending please contact beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk and complete Introductory Running Course Interest (click on the link on the Thornbury Running Club website.) 

 4. 2024/5 AGM and New committee for 2025/6 – Club Constitution and Club Rules 

 The Committee has fixed the date of the AGM for the Financial Year 2024/5 – this will be on Thursday 22nd May and will be at Thornbury CC and we will hold the AGM after a Run & Rehydrate. Drinks and Pizza for those who stay on for the AGM. 

 The Committee does not envisage any chance to the Club Constitution or Club Rules for 2025/6. The Committee also confirmed that there will be no change to the annual subs for 2025/6 and the subsidy for joining England Athletics will remain in place. 

 5. Riverbank Rollick 2026 – Race Director 

 The 2026 Riverbank Rollick will be on Sunday 18th January 2026.  We finally have a new Race Director – Jim Godden. Thanks for volunteering Jim. We are now looking for 2 or 3 people to form a small team to help Jim. No experience is necessary although computer skills would be useful. 

 6. Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km 

 Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow. 

 Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive. 

Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June in memory of my Dad. 

 The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1 

 I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day. 

 Many thanks, Nick 

 7. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club  

  • Olveston School 5k (and 1k) – Sunday 27th April   

 https://www.olvestonschool.co.uk/olveston-fun-run/ 

 21/04 

 

News

Special Bulletin From Nick Williams

Nick Williams’ Cotswold Way Challenge 100km

  • Some of you may be aware that my Dad was recently diagnosed (in December 2024) with Multiple Myeloma, which is a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow.
  • Sadly, he passed away last Monday (7th April) after the cancer became more and more aggressive.
  • Before he passed away, I had vowed to run the above event to raise funds for the charity that is seeking to raise awareness of this awful condition, and also to research the disease and medical advancements that may be able to help sufferers enter into remission, or even to find a cure. I will now be running the event on 21st June  in memory of my Dad.
  • The charity is Myeloma UK (https://www.myeloma.org.uk/), and I would invite you to take a brief look into their website, which will provide an insight into the disease and that if you are able to, to support me in raising funds, however great or small, to support the charity via this link:- https://www.justgiving.com/page/nick-williams-1
  • I appreciate that I often run events of this nature, however this is double the distance that I would ordinarily choose to run, and it will obviously be a very emotional day.

Many thanks, Nick

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