All posts by Arthur Renshaw

Events, Members, Thornbury Running Club

This Thursday 126th Dec – Run, Lights & Food

We are sending this to everyone in case you have not seen the WhatsApp messages regarding Thursdays club run.

Anyone attending the Thursday Run & Lights and intending to stay for food:

* You must be on the list i.e replied to the recent poll with your dietary needs and any intolerances

* Have completed a lateral flow test (LFT) on Thursday (16th) morning and forwarded the NHS email confirming the negative test to captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk by lunchtime 12:30. We are being asked to confirm proof of a negative test from all attendees by the venue. Please send to avoid the need to chase people as we do not want to have to police the door and check on entry.

If you no longer wish to attend please privately WhatsApp or email captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk by lunchtime 12:30 today (14th). If we do not hear will assume you intend to attend and cater accordingly.

Once we get through this admin it should be a fun, safe and enjoyable night.

Kevin

 

Members, News, Thornbury Running Club

TRC Bulletin for W/C  13/12/21 – Xmas Lights Run & Food

Thursday Club Night Leaders

Steve Dimond will be leading a mixed group around the best of the Xmas lights around Alveston. If you want to run faster or further you can always run extra loops. There will be no timed groups tonight.

Tea Rota

As a reminder the room is available before the run to keep dry / warm, chat, store stuff etc all we ask is please be in the car park by 7:00pm ready to run. Check out the spacious room if you have not taken a look already. Face Masks are now required to move around the Leisure Centre.

If you are unable to make the date below please arrange for somebody to take your place.

  • 16/12 – No tea – Xmas Lights Run from Thornbury Cricket Club
  • 23/12 – Beck Vaughan
  • 30/12 – Catherine Dack
  • 06/01/22 – Chelsea Carnall

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  1. Club Xmas Lights Run & Food – Thursday 16th December – Final Details

We have 70 people attending and need to take some appropriate precautions. Many organisations are cancelling Xmas events and we propose going ahead based on your help as listed below. We must do our bit as a club and try to keep everyone as safe as we have a wide age range and potentially vulnerable category people:

  • In light of recent Government announcements about COVID we are asking everyone to please take a lateral flow test (LFT) on Thurs 16/12 and return a negative result before attending. If somebody in your household is isolating, even if you test negative, we would ask you to do the right thing please. There also appears to be heavy colds and winter flu going around which might not be best shared, especially so close to Christmas.
  • Please bringing warm clothing as we will have windows and doors open for ventilation and those who want to can mingle outside in the heated marquee.
  • Please do what you feel comfortable with doing e.g. okay with everything but showering in a confined space, just bring a warm track suit.

Santa’s Elf Steve Dimond will lead a run leaving promptly at 7:00pm, and planning to get back by 8:00pm. Ladies get the showers 8:00-8:15, the men 8:15-8:30 and at 8:30 the food will be served. (Note: For those driving parking can be difficult so please arrive in good time to park).

  1. Do You Still Want Tea?

For those new to the club, tea & biscuits after the run was an important social opportunity which we have missed for the past 2 years. Having had to meet outside we returned to providing tea inside TLC several months ago. However we have had very few people come inside. We are now considering if we should cancel our room booking and would like your comments please. By cancelling it we save money and avoid the need for a tea rota. However we do miss out on a warm place to meet before & after and a social opportunity. If we cancel now the room may not be available to us in the future. We will review all your comments at the committee meeting 10/1/22. Thanks. Please e-mail Kevin Wood captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Club Social – Annual Awards Event

You voted recently to have a Club Social at the end of the Club Year (March/April) and we are beginning planning. The committee decided to do something different and have a more informal event than the previous dinner dances (with a lower ticket price). We will also use this event to present the club awards e.g. Pete Mainstone Challenge Winners, parkrun Awards, Helen Ralphs Memorial Award, Announcement of the Club London Marathon place, Club Recognition Awards …. What we now need are a few volunteers to help with the event, without some help we won’t be able to go ahead. We have a budget, we just need your help please. E-mail captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Riverbank Rollick – Sunday 16th January 2022

Thank you to all those who have volunteered to help. We can always use a few more volunteers so let Jo Plumbley the Race Director know. We will be contacting all the volunteers to let you know about your role as soon as possible. A Sunday morning recce of the course and Marshal positions will be arranged. Entries opened Friday evening and so far we are 50% full (200+)

  1. Club parkrun of the Month – First parkrun of the year

January ‘Club parkrun of the Month’ will be Rogiet parkrun on 8/1/22 – “Three laps on a mixture of grass and trail” https://www.parkrun.org.uk/rogiet/course/ (Note: Normally I would propose first Sat of the month, 1/1, but I suspect some people have plans for New Year’s day). Don’t forget we have the Club parkrun Annual Awards at the end of the club year (end march) based on both female and male number of events, actual time and age adjusted.

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge

Two events to go in the 2021-22 Pete Mainstone Challenge.

  1. Club Kit

The bulk kit order has now been placed with the supplier and we have been given a delivery date of mid-March! We still do have a lot of T-shirts and vests in stock, contact Carol Mosses at kit@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Club Nights (Last updated 15/11/21)

Please don’t attend if you have any COVID symptoms or are self-isolating. For the latest list of COVID symptoms please see: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms If you have tested positive for COVID please follow Government guidelines regarding isolation, which is currently 10 days, and do not attend the Club. Once your isolation period is completed we would kindly ask you to take a lateral flow test which returns a negative result before attending Club.

12/12/21

Events, Members, Thornbury Running Club

Sunday 12th December – traditional pre-Xmas run around Wotton-Under-Edge

This Sunday morning is the Club’s traditional pre-Xmas ‘Mince Pie’ run from Wotton-under-Edge (The Chippings Car Park) We are a week early this year as it is the Chippenham 10k & the Weston 10k next Sunday 19th.

Four, or possibly five, groups leaving at various times all back by 11:00 for coffee & mince pies in the car park. If interested please use the ‘Sunday Long Runs’ WhatsApp group or just turn up at the appropriate time.  For those that haven’t done it before all routes around Wotton are off road and very hilly and it will be wet and muddy. Also it is traditional to wear something festive even if only a piece of tinsel!

Times for leaving the Chippings Car Park:

  • 8:00 Long Group: Route to be decided approx. 16+ miles. Leader tbc (this may not happen- depends on getting a leader)
  • 8:45 Medium Group: Traditional-ish route 8-ish miles and it will not be fast! Leaders Judy Mills & Arthur Renshaw.
  • 9:00 Faster Medium Group: Leader and route tbc but about 8 miles at 8 – 9 mins per mile pace.
  • 9:30 Shorter Group: To Monument and back 4 -5 miles. Leader Jim Williams.
  • 9:30 Walkers Group: Route & Leader tba.
Events, Members, Thornbury Running Club

Bulletin for W/C  06/12/21 – Please read me! 4 new items below

Bulletin for W/C  06/12/21 – Please read me! 4 new items below

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  • 7 min – Nick William
  • 8 min – Kevin Wood
  • 9 min – Jim Williams
  • 10 min – Emma Pritchard
  • 12 min(5k) – Kathy Willot
  • Walking – tbc

For your own safety please wear a High-Viz top. Most people are wearing a head torches and we would like to see everyone adopting this safety code please. You could always try asking Father Christmas for a head torch!

Tea Rota

  • 09/12 – Annie Green
  • 16/12 – No tea – Xmas Lights Run from Thornbury Cricket Club
  • 23/12 – Back Vaughan
  • 30/12 – Catherine Dack

If you are unable to make that date please arrange for somebody to take your place. (see Rota sent out 28/10)

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  1. Club Xmas Lights Run & Food – Thursday 16th December

The poll is closed! We have 70 people attending. At the moment the Government is not officially advising anyone to cancel events. We will continue to monitor the situation. Quick rundown of the timetable. Elf Steve Dimond will lead the run leaving at 7:00pm prompt to see the best of the lights and planning to get back by 8:00pm. Ladies get the showers 8:00-8:15, the men 8:15-8:30 and at 8:30 the food will be served. (Note: For those driving parking can be difficult so please arrive in good time to park). Please bringing warm clothing as we will have windows and doors open and those who want to can mingle outside in the heated marquee.

  1. Do You Still Want Tea?

Since we went back to offering the option of tea on Thursday post run inside TLC we have seen very few people take up the opportunity. We are now considering if we should cancel our room booking and would like your comments please. By cancelling it we save money and avoid the need for a tea rota. However we do miss out on a warm place to meet and a social opportunity. We will keep the room until the new year, but would like to hear from you.  E-mail captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Traditional pre Xmas Sunday morning run around Wotton Under Edge – Sunday 12 December

Sun 12th December. TRC traditional Xmas ‘Mince Pie’ run from Wotton-under-Edge (The Chippings Car Park).  Currently proposed 4 Groups leaving at various times all to be back for 11.00 for Coffee & Mince pies in the Car Park.

If interested use the ‘Sunday Long Runs’ What’s App Group or contact Arthur Renshaw (07810 300025 / arthur@arenshaw.co.uk)

  • Long Group: Leader tbc; Route to be decided.  Probably 16+ miles or so. Leave at 08.00
  • Medium Group: Traditional route. 9-ish miles Leader Arthur Renshaw. Leave at 08.45
  • Shorter Group: Out to Monument and back,  Between 4 and 6-ish miles. Leader tbc. Leave at 09.30
  • Walkers Group: With dogs. Route & Leader to be decided. Leave at 09.30
  1. Riverbank Rollick – Sunday 16th January 2022

The poll is closed! Thank you to all those who have volunteered to help. We can always use a few more volunteers so let Jo Plumbley the Race Director know. We will be contacting all the volunteers to let you know about your role as soon as possible. A Sunday morning recce of the course and Marshal positions will be arranged.

  1. Club Social

You voted recently to have a Club Social at the end of the Club Year (March/April) and we are beginning planning. The committee decided to do something different and have a more informal event than the previous dinner dances. We will also use this event to give out club awards, a sort of ‘Annual Awards Event’ e.g. Pete Mainstone Challenge Winners, parkrun Awards, Helen Ralphs Memorial Award, Announcement of the Club London Marathon place, Club Recognition Awards …). What we now need are a few volunteers to help with the event, without some help we won’t be able to go ahead. We have a budget, we just need your help please. E-mail captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Club parkrun of the Month – First parkrun of the year

Thanks to everyone who attended the Severn Bridge Club parkrun on 4th December. For 8th Jan ‘Club parkrun of the Month’ I propose Rogiet parkrun “Three laps on a mixture of grass and trail” https://www.parkrun.org.uk/rogiet/course/ (Note: Normally I would propose first Sat of the month, 1/1, but I suspect some people have plans for the double). Don’t forget we have the Club parkrun Annual Awards at the end of the club year (end march) based on female and male number of events, actual time and age adjusted

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge

Two events to go in the 2021-22 Pete Mainstone Challenge.

  1. Zoom Recording Expiring                                                                                  We have cancelled the Club’s Zoom account so the two session recording will no longer be available from early January. If you wish to listen, or re-listen, below are the links:

Topic: Running Nutrition Start – Recorded Sep 6, 2021
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/IaFkL6RuKRGZ32XXI5x6tSK8Zh9hZjXkMyYvSinDKMpTxFMhCJbQIovukhkoez1v.2k9jMN3hKhj7ToMW
Access Passcode: 2nc&Y=lm

Topic: EA Club Run – Session #2 with Kerry Newell – Recorded Oct 18, 2021 06:49 PM
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/oaNjbDYxLYoYoER–FTXGNf0G5g895X-VVSUaDSevxQ8alpmjXvfp2izq6ZxmjFR.nWQJ6wGinzhW0Erq
Access Passcode: L1L5Vw#$

  1. Sunday Long Runs

A reminder to all Members that we still have the Sunday morning run from the car park next to the Scout Hut on Park road at 08.30. This is usually about 10+ miles, fairly sedate and mainly off road along tracks and fields but with plenty of turn off points for those looking at a shorter distance. There is a What’s App Group for “Sunday Long Runs”.  If you are interested see Arthur Renshaw or reply to the What’s App Group. On Sunday 12 December the run will be from Wotton-Under-Edge.

  1. Club Nights (Last updated 15/11/21)

Please don’t attend if you have any COVID symptoms or are self-isolating. For the latest list of COVID symptoms please see: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms If you have tested positive for COVID please follow Government guidelines regarding isolation, which is currently 10 days, and do not attend the Club. Once your isolation period is completed we would kindly ask you to take a lateral flow test which returns a negative result before attending Club.

04/12/21

Members, News, Results

Thornbury parkrun 100no – race reports w/e 21st and 28th November

Thornbury parkrun celebrated its 100th race on Saturday 20th November, only two and a bit years behind schedule. 

Perhaps we can liken Thornbury parkrun to an unreliable boyfriend: frequently cancels at the last minute, and can go silent on you for ages without an explanation, (or due to a global pandemic – this analogy is already at breaking point.)   However when he does turn up, somehow all is forgiven. 

Thornbury parkrun may have been cancelled more weeks than not, but looking back at the past 100 runs you can see how it has helped us grow as a club.    TRC has dominated the first finisher roster:  Henry and Laura Orna have been first ten times between them; Hannah Hamilton has won the women’s race five times, Ben Bohane six, and Nick Williams leading the way with nine wins in total. Perhaps as important is to look at how much some members have improved since the parkrun was first staged.  Several people (who know who they are) have knocked a good couple of minutes off their PB from the early stagings to the most recent.

The 100th race benefitted from ideal conditions.   There was virtually no wind, and the course was not too slippery or wet underfoot.   Several runners came in fancy dress, including Roger Glew in a very fetching costume that looked fantastic, but would have weighed him down on that telling final lap!   There was a rare outing from Batman too.  Parkrun rules means he has to register as Bruce Wayne, so every time he scans his barcode it gives the game away, but it was still good to see him working on his aerobic fitness.  Most importantly the race director had brought a huge cake to celebrate, with some Bake Off standard icing depicting the parkrun logo and the century of races at the Mundy mudbaths.   A fantastic turnout from the community meant it had to be cut up in well over a hundred pieces.

Ben Bohane led from start to finish and secured a very impressive course PB in 18:21.  Paul Harrod was some way back in third, but also got a new PB in 18:54.   Hannah Hamilton was the first TRC woman, securing third place, 18th overall, in 21:52. The top performer for the club was still Clare Watt however.   Her age-graded score was the highest by some margin, at just under 80%.    John Watt missed his course PB by just three second, and also missed getting under the 30 minute barrier by just six.  

One week later, and the conditions could hardly have been more different.   Storm Arwen had scattered the recycling bins across the town, and it is greatly to their credit that the organisers managed to keep so many parkruns going. So the times from last week can not be remotely compared to the times from the week before.   All the same TRC once again had the two first finishers at Thornbury, with Sean Leadbetter (19:06) and Asten Haynes (19:16) producing two stunning performances, especially as it would have been hard to keep moving forward on the sections of the course that were into the teeth of the wind.   Normally I tend only to report on PBs or near PBs, but this week that isn’t realistic.   Any run close to it deserves a special mention.    So congratulations particularly to Moray Sloan for his 10th place finish in 22:53.

Performance of the week must have come from Melanie Wilson who headed out onto the ‘Dune of Doom’ at Woolacombe Bay, and somehow ran 5k into the teeth of a force 10 gale in just over 31 minutes.   She finished second woman, and 10th overall, in what is always a highly competitive event.    Kevin Wood was 20th in the same race, and the fact that someone as consistent as Kevin ran the course 8 minutes slower than his PB gives some idea of how brutal the conditions must have been.   However wind, saltwater and sand does make for excellent exfoliating beauty treatment, so there was an upside.

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Bulletin for W/C  29/11/21 – Please read me! Contains important dates.

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  • 7 min – Jim Godden
  • 8 min – Lizzie Williams
  • 9 min – Chris Pritchard
  • 10 min – Steve Dimond
  • 12 min(5k) – Carol Mosses
  • Walking – tbc

For your own safety please wear a High-Viz top. Most people are wearing a head torches and we would like to see everyone adopting this safety code please. If you missed Black Friday try asking Father Christmas for a head torch!

Tea Rota

  • 02/12 – Annette Abbott
  • 09/12 – Annie Green

Please check for your name on the rota sent out recently (28/10). If you are unable to make that date please arrange for somebody to take your place.

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  1. Club Xmas Lights Run & Food – Thursday 16th December

We now have over 60 people planning to come along to the ‘Xmas Lights Run & Food’ on Club Night 16/12. Last reminder please to anyone planning to attend to complete the poll Xmas Lights Food  by Fri 3rd December. NO need to complete if you are NOT attending. Thank you. If you have joined the club in the past 2 years please ask any long standing member if you want to know more about the evening. FAQ:s

Q: I want to go a bit further / faster than the main group. A: Yes, this is what normally happens and smaller groups do loops to re-join the main group. We need to arrive back about the same time to get showered.

Q: I cannot make the run but would like to join for the food. A: Yes, that’s fine, this is a club social event we’d love to see you there. Please complete the poll.

  1. Riverbank Rollick – Sunday 16th January

Thank you to all those who have already volunteered to help but we still need a few more. If you are available and yet to volunteer please complete the poll at Riverbank Rollick by Friday 3rd December at the latest. No need to complete if you have already e-mailed or messaged Jo previously. Jo Plumbley (Race Director) will let you know about your role once she has complete the planning. With a planned 500 entries this will certainly swell the clubs coffers after several years with no events. The three club events allows us to fund ‘Run & Rehydrate’, ‘Xmas Light Run’ food, pay individuals cross country entry fees, % on T-shirts, EA membership subsidy etc.

  1. parkrun of the Month – last of the year!

Last Club parkrun for 2021 is on 4th December at Severn Bridge. Hope to see you all there resplendent in club colours.

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge

Two events to go in the 2021-22 Pete Mainstone Challenge.

  • 19th December Chippenham Shortest Day 10k
  • 27th Feb – Challenge Finale – Pontypool Park 10k (Pete’s personal pick!)

Full results to date can be found on the TRC website:

https://www.thornburyrunningclub.co.uk/racing/members-results/rr-champs-results-2010-2/results-2021/

  1. EA Run Coach –Session #3 – Postponed

We have been unable to find a suitable venue to run the EA Coaching Session #3 proposed for 30/11. We tried multiple option,  including tracks and schools and drew a blank (no availability, COVID restrictions, Health & Safety etc.) This event now been postponed until approx. March 2022 when the night are light once again. Will let you all know in plenty of time.

  1. Club T Shirts

We are just about to order more club T shirts and a new style of ladies vest, will let you know when they arrive. Price to members will remain unchanged at £15.60 for either a vest or T-shirt. As most members know we have subsidised the 1st T-shirt to new members and sold it at £5 (normally selling price £15.60). From 1st December 2021 we will increase the price of the 1st T-shirt to £10. Anyone who is a member and yet to get their 1st T-shirt please contact kit@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk asap! We will honour the £5 price for anyone just about to join. So please, when speaking to new joiners, it a “£10 T shirt”. Thanks.

  1. Other Dates for your Diary
  • Sunday 12th December – Traditional Christmas Wotton-Under-Edge run
  • Thursday 16th December – Xmas lights run and food. If you want to join in please click here Xmas Lights Food  
  • Monday 20th December – Lunch at the Anchor Morton. See Richard Illingworth if interested.
  1. Sunday Long Runs

A reminder to all Members that we still have the Sunday morning run from the car park next to the Scout Hut on Park road at 08.30. This is usually about 10+ miles, fairly sedate and mainly off road along tracks and fields but with plenty of turn off points for those looking at a shorter distance.  If you are interested see Arthur Renshaw or reply to the What’s App Group “Sunday Long Runs”

  1. Dogs

Over the past few years we have, on just a few occasions, had members bring their dogs with them to club night. We were asked recently did we have a policy for dogs at club runs, and a couple of members & leaders spoke to us and said they did not like running with dogs and felt them to be a trip hazard. So at the Committee meeting on Monday this was debated and it was decided that dogs should not be brought to Club nights. This has been a rare occurrence but we wanted everyone to be aware of the guidance.

  1. Club Nights (Last updated 15/11/21)

Please don’t attend if you have any COVID symptoms or are self-isolating. For the latest list of COVID symptoms please see: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms

If you have tested positive for COVID please follow Government guidelines regarding isolation, which is currently 10 days, and do not attend the Club. Once your isolation period is completed we would kindly ask you to take a lateral flow test which returns a negative result before attending Club.

27/11/21

Members, News

Bulletin for W/C  22/11/21 – Please read me! Contains important dates

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  • 7 min – Mark West
  • 8 min – Hannah Hamilton
  • 9 min – Mike Bennewitz
  • 10 min – Steve Dimond
  • 12 min(5k) – Carol Mosses
  • Walking – tbc (All our good wishes to Val who is having a hip replacement this week)

For your safety, please wear a Hi-Viz top. Head torches are highly recommended and the majority of people are now using them and we would like to see everyone following this safety code.

Tea Rota

  • 25/11 – Adam Culverhouse
  • 02/12 – Annette Abbott

Thanks to Val for doing the tea last Thursday and missing her walk. The person down for Tea did not turn up or arrange a replacement. Please check for your name on the rota sent out recently (28/10). If you are unable to make that date please arrange for somebody to take your place.

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  1. Club Xmas Lights Run & Food – Thursday 16th December

Could everyone planning to come to the ‘Xmas Lights Run & Food’ please complete the poll by Fri 3rd December. We have 35 replies so far. The event is always very popular and this number is lower than a regular Thursday. Please complete the poll to let us know you are coming and about your dietary needs / food allergies so we get the catering right. Xmas Lights Food  The food is provided free to club members. For those new to the club the traditional ‘Xmas Lights Run’ is where everyone runs from Thornbury Cricket Club to see the Xmas lights. When we get back to the club house there are showers before food is served.   FAQ:s

Q1: I want to go a bit further / faster than the main group. A: This is what normally happens and smaller groups do loops to re-join the main group. We need to arrive back at the same time to get showered.

Q2: I cannot make the run but would like to join for the food. A: That’s fine, this is a club social event we’d love to see you there.

  1. Riverbank Rollick – Sunday 16th January

Thank you to those who have already volunteered to help. We have 29 volunteers and need at least 60 to deliver the event successfully. From the three club events we make a profit which allows us to fund ‘Run & Rehydrate’, ‘Xmas Light Run’ food, pay individuals cross country entry fees, % on T-shirts, EA membership subsidy etc. We ask members not to enter the event but to join in as marshals. There may be roles that can be completed in advance, allowing some people to enter. Please let us know your availability to marshal by completing the poll at  Riverbank Rollick Please complete the poll by Friday 3rd December at the latest. Thank you. No need to complete if you have already e-mailed or messaged Jo previously. We will be organising a Sunday run over (most of) the course on a date close to the event for those who want the mud experience and to see where their Marshal points are.

  1. parkrun of the Month – last of the year!

Last Club parkrun for 2021 is on 4th December at Severn Bridge. Hope to see you all there resplendent in club colours.

  1. Cross Country – Gloucester League December

Further changes in the Gloucester Cross Country League. The rearranged event that was moved from 19th to 12th December has now been cancelled and the race series reduced to 3 races. There will however be a short course event on 19th Dec (also date of Pete Mainstone Challenge Chippenham Shortest Day 10k). The short course event will not count towards the Club’s Cross Country championship. If you require a refund from the Club for the last XC event, please submit an e-mail request to Mike mikeben@blueyonder.co.uk by 26th Nov please. All details will be on the TRC Cross Country WhatsApp group.

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge

Two events to go in the 2021-22 Pete Mainstone Challenge.

  • 19th December Chippenham Shortest Day 10k
  • 27th Feb – Challenge Finale – Pontypool Park 10k (Pete’s personal pick!)

Full results to date can be found on the TRC website: https://www.thornburyrunningclub.co.uk/racing/members-results/rr-champs-results-2010-2/results-2021/

  1. EA Run Coaching Programme –  Session #3 30th November

We are still hoping to be able to hold the third of our EA supported coaching sessions with Kerry Newell on 30th November. We have a possible venue and trying to get confirmation. If we don’t hear by Monday 22nd we will postpone. Will send update on the two coaching WhatsApp group (Aztec and TLC) once the date and venue are confirmed.

  1. Other Dates for your Diary
  • Sunday 12th December – Traditional Christmas Wotton-Under-Edge run
  • Thursday 16th December – Xmas lights run and food. If you want to join in please click here Xmas Lights Food  
  • Monday 20th December – Lunch at the Anchor Morton. See Richard Illingworth if interested
  • Saturday 8th January – Glos County XC Champs at Cotswold Farm Park
  1. Club Nights

Please don’t attend if you have any COVID symptoms or are self-isolating. For the latest list of COVID symptoms please see:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms

If you have tested positive for COVID please follow Government guidelines regarding isolation, which is currently 10 days, and do not attend the Club. Once your isolation period is completed we would kindly ask you to take a lateral flow test which returns a negative result before attending Club.

21/11/21

 

Events, Members, Results

race reports w/e 7th and 14th November

Saturday 6th November meant it was time for the club’s parkrun of the month – held on this occasion at Berkeley Green.   Even if the grounds of a discontinued nuclear power station stretches the definition of ‘park’ to breaking point, it is still a great venue with a fast and flat course. 

Berkeley Green also attracts some fast runners chasing PBs, but none could top TRC’s dynamic duo of Taryn Roberts and Sean Leadbetter.    Taryn was first female finisher, and 9th overall in 21:06.    Her age-adjusted time was 0.06% better than Sean’s which is a fact that absolutely nobody will be interested in, but it does amuse the inner-Stato in me.   Sean was runaway first finisher in 18:43, and the only man under 19 minutes- all the more impressive after the gruelling cross-country race of the week before.   

There was a fine turnout from TRC members, and it was lovely to see the team photo posted up on Facebook.  There’s not enough room to list everyone, but special mention to Jonathan Hall in 15th place, and 22:40; Kevin Arnold in a fine top-20 finish in a shade over 23 minutes; Chris Studley in a high 60% plus age-graded time; plus Tom Witherbed, glad to be back on terra firma after the mud of Ciren, with a new course PB of 26:34.    For the women, Ashleigh Ferris missed her course PB by fractions (27:30); Emma Pritchard ran a strong 28:38.   Well done also to Karen Carr and Kathy Willott who both recorded age-grade scores in the high 60s.

Last Saturday saw a rare running of the Thornbury parkrun in November.   The Mundy playing fields is a wonderful location, but sadly it drains as slowly as the kitchen sink in Withnail and I, meaning winter cancellations are pretty frequent.   So TRC members took advantage of a dry week of weather, perhaps mindful that this could be it until the Spring.

It’s always exciting to see new members improve week by week.   However Asten Haynes seems to be the sort of runner who somehow gets fitter during a run.  His progress is extraordinary, and he coasted to a first place finish in 18:56 – the sort of the time you usually only see on the hard ground of the summer, and even then rarely.   Ben Bohane was close by in third place in 19:12.  Ben seems to be racing each weekend which is remarkable, and has shown his flexibility in marathons, 10ks, cross-country and parkruns in the last two months alone.  I don’t know where he gets his remarkable endurance from, although he does have young children, so it is possible that he expends less energy racing at 6-min mile pace than he does chasing after excited children on a weekend morning.  It was also great to see Carol Mosses back racing after an injury lay-off.  She ran alongside Karen Broadbent, finishing just outside 40 minutes.

Simon Pinnington went over to Wotton to try out the cross-country course ahead of the (now sadly cancelled) second Glos League race.   Wotton is also hilly, muddy and uneven, so his time of 20:19 is an excellent one.   Proof of that was his second place overall, and I hope he will forgive me for pointing out that it is extremely rare for a V50 to finish in second place in any parkrun given the quality of the local running scene.  Fantastic run, Simon.

However even Asten and Simon might need to doff their Timberland trail caps to Hannah Hamilton who stormed to a first place finish, plus an incredible 8th overall at Chipping Sodbury in a shade over 21 minutes.   Chipping Sodbury regularly gets 250-300 runners, so to win her race is a fantastic achievement.

Notwithstanding these heroic parkrun efforts, the club’s DNA is really out on the trails.    Nick Williams was the winner of the CTS Gower Ultra, a 32 mile race including large parts of the Welsh coastal path, and nearly 4000 ft of climbing.   Nick completed that race at an average speed of under 8 and a half minutes per mile, a pace many of us would be happy to hit on a flat road run a fifth of the distance.  

Finally the Sodbury Slog returned, complete with mud, mud, glorious mud!   There was yet another strong turnout from TRC members.   Sean Leadbetter led the way with a 12th place finish in a high-quality men’s race.   He finished in 1 hr and 8 mins, and anything under the 80 minute mark is very fast on that brute of a route.  Ian Evans also made it home under that time, and just missed out on a top 20 age-category finish.   Melanie Wilson was 24th in her age category, running 1hr 35.    Kevin Cundy ran 1hr 43.    Ian Hoffman beat the 2hr mark by 20 seconds; Hugh Mcpherson missed it by 20 seconds, but he was consoled by a top-25 age category finish.   Judy Mills was in her element on those trails and was the only TRC runner to get on the virtual podium, recording a brilliant third place overall in her age category.

Events, Members, News

TRC Bulletin for W/C Monday 15th November

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  •   7 min – Rob Watkins
  •  8 min – Jo Emerson
  •  9 min – Jerry Clothier
  •  10 min – Arthur Renshaw
  • 12 min(5k) – Amel
  • Walking – Val James

For your safety, please wear a Hi-Viz top. Head torches are highly recommended and the majority of people are now using them and we would like to see everyone following this safety code.

Tea Rota

  • 18/11 – Andrew Darton
  • 18/11 – Adam Culverhouse

Please check for your name on the rota sent out recently (28/10). If you are unable to make that date please arrange for somebody to take your place.

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  1. Club Xmas Lights Run & Food – Thursday 16th December

Those new to the club may not be aware of the Club traditional ‘Xmas Lights Run’, where all groups run together to see the Xmas lights followed by food at Thornbury Cricket Club. We meet at Thornbury Cricket Club and run at 7:00 pm on a route Steve Dimond has designed around Alveston. When we get back to the club house there are showers before food is served. The food is provided free to club members, but we need to know if you will be attending and about any dietary needs or food allergies. The clubhouse also has a cash bar.

Please complete the following poll to let us know you are coming and about your dietary needs or food allergies. Xmas Lights Food   Please complete this poll by Friday 3rd December at the latest.

  1. parkrun of the Month – last of the year!

Excellent turnout at the November Club parkrun of the month at Berkeley Green with about 20 runners (see Facebook post). Last Club parkrun of 2021 is on 4th December! This time let’s all run Severn Bridge. Hope to see you all there resplendent in club colours.

  1. Cross Country – Gloucester League December

The scheduled event at Wotton PARC (KLB school) on Sunday 12th December has been cancelled and replaced by Stroud Leisure Centre on Sunday 19th December. There are no on the day entries and entries close 5 days before a race.  Everyone needs to individually enter using the link below. Please make sure you include Thornbury RC as your club in your profile:  https://entrycentral.com/glos-xc-league  For details of all the events see : https://www.athletics4u.co.uk/cross-country/

Note this new date also clashes with the South West XC Champs at Bath Uni, The Weston Xmas Cracker and the Chippenham Shortest Day 10k (Pete Mainstone Challenge event)

For travel details see the TRC Cross Country WhatsApp group.

  1. Pete Mainstone Challenge

Two events to go in the 2021-22 Pete Mainstone Challenge.

  • 19th December Chippenham Shortest Day 10k
  • 27th Feb – Challenge Finale – Pontypool Park 10k (Pete’s personal pick!)

Full results to date can be found on the TRC website: https://www.thornburyrunningclub.co.uk/racing/members-results/rr-champs-results-2010-2/results-2021/

  1. EA Run Coaching Programme –  Session #3 30th November

We hope to be able to hold the third of our EA supported coaching sessions with Kerry Newell soon, tentative date 30th November. We are looking for a venue for this session and still awaiting a response. I hope to be able to announcement something as soon as possible. Will put out an update on the two coaching WhatsApp group (Aztec and TLC) once the date and venue are confirmed.

  1. Riverbank Rollick – Sunday 16th January

The Riverbank Rollick is back! From the three club events we make a profit which allows us to fund ‘Run & Rehydrate’, ‘Xmas Light Run’ food, discount on T-shirts etc. To organise these events successfully we need a lot of club members to step forward to help on the day. We ask members not to enter the event but there may be roles that can be completed in advance, allowing some people to enter. In the meantime please let Jo Plumbley, Race Director, know your availably to help.  joplumbley@gmail.com. You also get a ringside seat for the action and it’s a fun day. Race HQ is at the Castle School and we expect 500 runners. We will be organising a Sunday run over (most of) the course on a date close to the event for those who want the mud experience and to see where their Marshal points are.

  1. Other Dates for your Diary
  • Monday 22 November – TRC Committee Meeting 20.00 (Zoom)
  • Sunday 12th December – Traditional Christmas Wotton-Under-Edge run (Note date changed due to XC clash)
  • Monday 20th December – Lunch at the Anchor Morton. See Richard Illingworth if interested
  • Saturday 8th January. Glos County XC Champs at Cotswold Farm Park
  1. Club Nights

Please don’t attend if you have any COVID symptoms or are self-isolating. For the latest list of COVID symptoms please see:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms

If you have tested positive for COVID please follow Government guidelines regarding isolation, which is currently 10 days, and do not attend the Club. Once your isolation period is completed we would kindly ask you to take a lateral flow test which returns a negative result before attending Club.

13/11/21