Thursday Club Night Leaders 

9^th March: Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol  / 10 min – Hugh  / 9 min – Kev C   / 8 min – Kevin W  / 7 min – Peter

Tea Rota 

09/03 – Hannah Hamilton; 16/3 – Helen Renshaw / 23/03 – Nick Langridge / 30/03 – Mel Lloyd

** We need more volunteers for the rota please – See Arthur (chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk)

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What’s On …  

• March 11th – parkrun of the month – Thornbury
• March 31^st – Membership Renewal now due
• March 31^st – Closing date for Club Charity vote
• April 2^nd – British Trail Champs / FoD Half
• April 19^th – Intro Course for New Runners starts
• April 27^th – Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate
• May 4^th – Club AGM (All welcome) *provisional date
• May 4^th – Meet in TLC car park – Severnside Room not available
• May 19^th – Annual Awards Party
• June 29^th – Thornbury 10k (+ marshalling please)
• July 1^st – Cotswold Way Relay 2023 (2 teams)
• July 6^th – Meet in TLC car park – Severnside Room not available

1. Club Membership

Your 2023-24 Club membership is due on 31^st March please complete 2023-24 membership form. Membership fees for 2023-24 are unchanged from 2022-23. If you want EA membership support it is important you apply by the end April latest. Please can you pay promptly as it takes a lot of admin from Nathan and I chasing people every year. If you are one of the 7 people who joined in January 2023 this does not apply to you, as your membership is valid until end March 2024. If you have any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

2. Club Charity Vote

Each year the Club adopts a charity to support. For 2022-23 it has been Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust, now is the time to vote for our 2023-24 Club charity. We asked members to nominate charities they would like the club to support and 6 charities have been nominated. More details about these charities and why they have been nominated can be found here. We are now asking you to vote for the one charity you would like the Club to support for 2023-24 from this list of nominations by midnight 31st March, when the vote will close. The winning charity will be announced at the AGM. Thank you

3. Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate

Please join us for the 2023 Club Road Race Championships on Thursday 27^th April  for a 7:00 pm run start. This event is open to ALL club members and is a great opportunity for us all to run together. Starting close to The Anchor Inn Oldbury and running over the new Thornbury 10k course (reverse direction to 2022). This is a straight shoot out single race with trophies for 1st female and 1^st male runners. More importantly it’s a chance for us to run together as a Club. First drinks free for all participants and marshals. We also plan to use this event to present our Club charity (Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust) with a cheque. I need 7 marshals who can walk or run to a marshal position (and get a free drink). Please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

4. Annual Award Party – Friday May 19th at The Ship Alveston (New venue for 2023)

Following the success of the 2022 event we are holding our 2023 Annual Awards Party at a new, for us, local venue – The Ship, Alveston. Come along for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food! Tickets for the evening are at the heavily subsidised price of £16 per person, this price applies to both Club members and guests (same price as 2022). Your ticket price includes: first drink, sumptuous hot buffet, celebration cake, club awards and a disco. We only have a limited number of tickets available and these will be sold first come first served. To reserve your ticket you must complete the form and make payment please. Payments to the club bank account shown on the form.  Any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

5. Introduction to Running Course – Early notice

From Carol & Natalie: The Introduction to Running Course has been a great way for the Club to support people who are keen to start running, promote running in the local community and attract new members. We need your help please. The next Introduction to Running Course is taking place over 9 weeks on Wednesdays from 19^th April to 14^th June at 6:45pm from TLC car park, graduation parkrun 17^th June. We already have 12 people interested. If you are able to support the next course on 2 or 3 evenings that would be great please let us know the dates that you can help here. We need 2 people each week, so far we have 7 volunteers. Please contact Carol Mosses beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. Please can you also share the advert and link which will be sent to all WhatsApp groups next month to encourage beginners to sign up for the course. Thank you

05/03/23.

Thursday Club Night Leaders

02/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Ellen / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Mel / 7 min – Paul H

09/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol / 10 min – Hugh / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Peter

Tea Rota                                                      

02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton / 16/03 : Helen Renshaw / 23/03: Nick Langridge

We need some more volunteers for the tea on a Thursday night. Please contact Arthur Renshaw.

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Thursday Club Night Leaders

23/02 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel / 10 min – Suzy / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min –Lizzie /    7 min – Ben F

02/03 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Ellen / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Mel / 7 min – Paul H

Tea Rota                                                      

23/02 : Chris Foley / 02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton / 16/03 : Helen Renshaw / 23/03: Nick Langridge

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Swimarathon – Friday March 3rd

Despite trying over the last month only 3 people were prepared to join the  TRC Team for the Swimarathon so I have had to cancel our involvement this year.

18/02/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

16/02:  Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol  / 10 min – Jerry / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Nick W

23/02 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel / 10 min – Suzy / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min –Lizzie /    7 min – Ben F

Tea Rota                                                      

16/02 : Carol Mosses / 23/02 : Chris Foley / 02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton / 16/03 : tba (Volunteer required)23/03: Nick Langridge

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Swimarathon – Friday March 3rd 20:15

The Club hopes to enter 2 or 3 teams in the Rotary Club Swimarathon on Friday March 3^rd. The event is for teams of 6 swimming in relay for 55 minutes. Each swimmer to donate £10. If you are interested in taking part please see Arthur Renshaw or e-mail chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk or text/call 07810 300025.

We only have two people so far – I would like to get at least 6 people signed up by next weekend so we can reserve at least one lane.

10/02/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

Walking – Val / 12 min –  Caron / 10 min – Steve / 9 min – Jim W  / 8 min – Hannah / 7 min – Rob

Tea Rota 

09/02: Natalie Bennett / 16/02 : tba (Volunteer required) / 23/02 : Chris Foley / 02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton

What’s On …  

• February 4^th – parkrun of the month – Berkeley Green
• February 9^th – Hoka Shoe Night
• February 18^th – Cross Country (Pitville Park, Cheltenham)
• March 3^rd – Swimathon (see below)
• March 5^th – Cross Country Over Farm Park
• March 11th – parkrun of the month – Thornbury
• March 31^st – Membership Renewal now due
• April 27^th – Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate
• May 4^th – Club AGM (All welcome)
• July 1^st – Cotswold Way Relay 2023

1. Hoka Shoe Night

Following the success of the Saucony shoe night last year I have organised a Hoka shoe session for 9^th February. You get to try on and run in a pair of Hoka shoes with no obligation to buy. Arrive in your normal running shoes, find a pair of Hokas that fit in a model you want to try and leave your old shoes behind (like at a bowling alley). Go for a run to see how they feel and come back to your old shoes. Starting at 6:30 pm in the Severnside Suite to get fitted for shoes, before going out for a run at 7:00. Message from Alice (Hoka Rep) –  “I will certainly be able to bring along the new Challenger 7 and *fingers crossed* the Clifton 9 Demo kit will have arrived, as that shoe is due for release on the 15^th!”

2. Have your say!                                                

In last month’s Bulletin you were asked for your thoughts about the 2023 Annual Club Awards Event. Thank you to the 21 people who responded. The results were overwhelmingly in favour of an informal event. [Results: 2 for more ‘Formal’, 2 ‘Either option is good for me’ and 17 for ‘Informal (like 2022)]’. There were also some helpful comments provided. Thank you also to the people who volunteered to organise the event, I will be in touch shortly.

3. How Green is My Club?

EA are beginning to put together policies on sustainability that all clubs need to work towards. I feel strongly that sustainability is something we should adopt as a Club. If anyone would like to get involved, not much time needed, just a chat over a coffee (as long as it’s a recyclable cup!). Please contact me captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk .Please find a document here on how TRC can become more sustainable , that I submitted to the committee and which has been agreed.

4. Introduction to Running Course – Early notice

From Carol & Natalie: The Introduction to Running Course has been a great way for the Club to support people who are keen to start running, promote running in the local community and attract new members. We need your help please. The next Introduction to Running Course is taking place over 9 weeks on Wednesdays from 19^th April to 14^th June at 6:45pm from TLC car park, graduation parkrun 17^th June. We already have 4 people interested. If you are able to support the next course on 2 or 3 evenings that would be great. We need 2 people each week. Please contact Carol Mosses beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. Please can you also share the advert and link which will be sent to all WhatsApp groups next month to encourage beginners to sign up for the course. Thank you. We will remind you in March.

5. Club Charity Nomination

Each year the Club adopts a charity to support. For 2022-23 it has been Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust. We ask members to nominate charities they would like the club to support and then ask the members to vote for one charity to support for the year from the list of nominations. If you would like to nominate a charity please submit details here by Tuesday 28th February. The list of nominated Charities will then be listed in the March Club Bulletin for you to vote on. The winning charity will be announced at the AGM. Thank you.

6. Swimarathon

The Club will be entering 2 or 3 teams, depending upon interest, in the popular Rotary Club Swimarathon on Friday March 3rd at 20:15. The event is open to teams of up to 6 people swimming in relay for 55 minutes Please note this is a sponsored event and we are therefore asking each swimmer to donate £10 rather than get sponsorship (i.e. £60 per team). The two headline Rotary charities this year are Paul’s Place and Young Carers South . If you are interested in taking part please see Arthur or e-mail chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

7. First Ultra

Message from Ben (Foss) –  This is my first go at an ultra-distance so I thought it would be a great opportunity to raise money for a good cause. I have decided to raise money in support of the Miscarriage Association. I will be running the BigWayRound which is a 50k race around Winchester. The race will take place on 01/05/2023. Please find my JustGiving page here. Miscarriages affect a lot of families and for most it is too hard to even talk about it. I want to run for all those parents who have lost one and all the little ones who never made it.

8. Club Road Race Championships + Run & Rehydrate

Please join us for the 2023 Club Road Race Championships on Thursday 27^th April  for a 7:00 pm run start. This event is open to ALL club members and is a great opportunity for us all to run together. Starting close to The Anchor Inn Oldbury and running over the new Thornbury 10k course (reverse direction to 2022). This is a straight shoot out single race with trophies for 1st female and 1^st male runners. First drinks free for all participants and marshals. We also plan to use this event to present our Club charity (Bristol Bone Marrow / Anthony Nolan Trust) with a cheque. More details to follow in the next Bulletin.

9. Pete Mainstone Challenge ‘22 – ‘23 and beyond ….

The 2022-23 PMC results are in! Both the Ladies outright and age adjusted competitions were close with Hannah (Hamilton) 1^st in both competitions. Jo, Karen and Carol had an equal points total. We foresaw this and developed a devilish and full proof approach to a ‘tie break’.  Applying the tie break the result was Jo (Plumbley) 2^nd and Karen (Carr) 3^rd in both competitions. In the Men’s outright competition it was close at the top with Phil (Blackburn) 1^st, Paul (Harrod) 2^nd and Chris (Foley) 3^rd. In the Men’s age-adjusted Nick (Langridge) once again prevailed, followed by Chris (Foley) and Paul (Harrod). Overall there were 19 men taking part, and only 6 Ladies. 7 men took part in 3 scoring events. One Lady took part in 2 and the others only 1 event. Since 40% of the Club is currently Ladies they were under represented in this competition. Overall less than 15% of the Club membership took part. I would like to make this more appealing and compelling to take part in and would be interested to hear your ideas, comments and thoughts. Contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk Thanks to Nick L for being the score keeper and posting the results.

10. Endurance Life Code

Our new 10% event entry discount code is TRC23. It will expire on 01/07/2023. Full event listings are available at www.endurancelife.com including details of our new team relay event at Exmoor in June.

04/02/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

02/02:  Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel  / 10 min – Arthur / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Peter

09/02 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Steve / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Hannah/    7 min – Rob

Tea Rota                                                      

02/02 : Amel Dobson / 09/02 : Natalie Bennett / 16/02 : tba (Volunteer required) / 23/02 : Chris Foley / 02/03 : Pete Mainstone / 09/03 : Hannah Hamilton

28/01/23

Committee Meeting on Thursday 26th Jan so your run maybe a bit shorter than normal.

Thursday Club Night Leaders

26/01 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol / 10 min – Hugh / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Mel /    7 min – Ben F

02/02:  Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel  / 10 min – Arthur / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min – Kevin W/ 7 min – Peter

Tea Rota                                                      

26/01 : Romeo Maddalena / 02/02 : Amel Dobson / 09/02 : Natalie Bennett / 16/02 : Hannah Hamilton / 23/02 : Chris Foley

 20/01/23

A big thank you to each and every one of you for helping us put on a really good race yesterday – Lots of very positive comments from the 373 wet, muddy and tired finishers both in person and on Social Media. Well done everybody.

Thursday Club Night Leaders

19/01 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Caron / 10 min – Ellen / 9 min – Jim W / 8 min – Hannah /    7 min – Nick W

26/01:  Walking – Val / 12 min – Carol M / 10 min – Hugh / 9 min – Kev C / 8 min – Mel / 7 min – Ben F

Tea Rota                                                      

19/01 :  Carol Mosses / 26/01 : Romeo Maddalena / 02/02 : Amel Dobson / 09/02 : Natalie Bennett

We need more people to volunteer to do the Teas – please contact Arthur Renshaw 07810 300025

16/01/23

Thursday Club Night Leaders

12/01 : Walking – Val / 12 min – Nigel / 10 min – Suzy? / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min – Lizzie /    7 min – Rob

Tea Rota                                                      

12/01/23 Amel Dobson

We need more people to volunteer to do the Teas – please contact Arthur Renshaw 07810 300025

08/01/23