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Members, Thornbury Running Club

Cotswold Way Relay open – Bulletin W/c 18th April

Thursday Club Night Leaders

7min: Rob / 8min: Mel  / 9min: Chris P / 10min: Suzy  / 12 min (5k): Nigel / Walking: Val

Tea Rota                                                      

21st April: Paul Thomas / 28th April: James Marshall / 5th May: Romeo Maddalena /12th May: John Francksen

What’s On …

  1. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20th

Our first chance for a full social in over 2 years, please join us. Only 5 weeks until the Club party at Thornbury Golf Club. Tickets subsidised at £16 person for both Club members and guests. Price includes first drink, sumptuous BBQ, Celebration cake and disco. Purchase ticket/s Annual Party & Awards Night . Any questions thornburyrc@yahoo.com

  1. Cotswold Way Relay

For those new to TRC the Cotswold Way Relay is a very popular event with members. The event is a 103 miles, 10 Stages, off-road race through the Cotswolds from Chipping Campden to Bath run in teams of 10 people https://cotswoldwayrelay.co.uk/ We have entered 3 teams – Quickthorn (a vets team of our ten fastest over 40 female or male runners) and two mixed teams Firethorn and Hawthorn (at least 4 female runners per team). Entry is free for members. The Club’s entry process this year has been changed based on experience over the past few years and is similar to what we use for Cross Country (see link below). If we become oversubscribed we will work on a first come first served basis. Please Enter here

  1. Jan Burke

Jan and Wilf Burke were members for many years until they moved temporarily to France in 2016. Many the long standing members will remember Jan as she was a very active member – having run 15 Marathons and cycled Le Jog. Jan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last October. It is a progressive disease and is currently affecting her breathing, speaking and eating.

Jan Burke is fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease Association (justgiving.com)

16/04/22

Members, Thornbury Running Club

parkrun update, 5k Plan – Bulletin W/c 11th April

Thursday Club Night Leaders

7min: Paul / 8min: Lizzie / 9min: Hugh / 10min: Ellen / 12 min (5k): Amel / Walking: Val

Tea Rota

 14th April: Mel Lloyd / 21st April: Paul Thomas / 28th April James Marshall / 5th May Romeo Maddalena

What’s On …

 

  1. A year of ‘parkrun of the month’

In 2021- 22 we have had 7 parkruns of the month with attendance varying from 31 in July at Thornbury and in October, to 2 at Chipping Sodbury and Rogiet. We clearly don’t travel far! 59 of our men have taken part in 455 parkruns and 27 of our ladies in 193 parkruns.  So, altogether a total of 648 parkrunners at 63 locations. Most travelled parkrunner is John Franacksen with 11 event, but he didn’t visited Thornbury this year! Most popular parkruns were Thornbury with a total of 294 runners, then Severn Bridge with 63 and Chipping Sodbury with 59. We have had 25 first finishers by 8 runners at 8 different locations and a further 10 first gender finishers by 5 runners at 5 different locations. Winners of parkrun ladies and men’s outright time and age adjusted time, along with greatest number of parkruns completed in the year, will be announced at the Annual Party & Awards Night . Many thanks to Mel Lloyd for all the stats this year.

  1. Self Defence

This session is for both women and men. We need 20 people for the session and we have 6 signed up. Unless we have a minimum of 15 signed up by next Wednesday I will disappointingly cancel the event in fairness to the instructors. If I have 15 I will open to the public for family and friends, but with only 6 this becomes a public not club event. Saturday 28th May 9:30 – 12:30 at a Club subsidised price of just £9.50 (full price £25.50) sign up link

  1. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20th

Only 6 weeks until the Club party at Thornbury Golf Club. Tickets subsidised at £16 person for both Club members and guests. Price includes first drink, sumptuous BBQ, Celebration cake and disco. Purchase ticket/s Annual Party & Awards Night . Any questions thornburyrc@yahoo.com

  1. Membership Renewal Overdue

Thank you to those who have already paid. Unfortunately we still have a number of people who have yet to renew.  These people will now be contacted individually and asked to renew  and make payment  by end April, or it will be assumed they do not wish to renew.

  1. EA 5K Plan

For those who missed the EA 5k PB training session on Tuesday @ Chantry Fields here is the training plan

10/04/22

Members, News, Results

Parkrun of the month – and recent race results round-up.

The ‘parkrun of the month’ has been an excellent addition to the club’s racing and social calendars.  Last Saturday’s edition was held at Chipping Sodbury, and I thought I detected some chattering teeth in the obligatory pre-race team photo as our hardy cohort braved the sub-zero temperature.

All the more impressive then, that several members secured PBs in the race.   Martin Coyle ran his fastest time at this event in 24:47, and was just a few seconds ahead of Catherine Dack and Chris Pritchard who came in together in 24:54.  Catherine and Chris have been quietly putting in some very consistent racing performances in recent months and it is fantastic to see ongoing improvements in finishing times.

Hannah Hamilton didn’t quite get a PB, but did secure a PTPB – a post-Toby personal best – and was still inside 21 minutes, and first TRC runner home in the race, as well as fourth female overall.   Richard Jackson went under 22 minutes for an excellent 33rd position, while Paul Reeves and Collette Jackson were just a handful of places apart in 23.40 and 24.04 respectively.   Kevin Wood, 24.17; Jay Bartley, 28.26 and Mel Lloyd, 34.12 completed a strong showing from the club.  

To complete this brief report, just a few highlights from other races in March that haven’t been properly acknowledged. Apologies if I missed anyone out!

Despite the rumours that their agents were deliberately keeping them apart, we finally got to witness the clash between 10 times Thornbury parkrun winner Nick Williams, and 10 times Thornbury parkrun winner, Ben Bohane.  The Duel by the Dis-used Paddling Pool.   Who would prevail, and earn the title of the Mundy GOAT? That’s ‘goat’ as in the ‘greatest of all time’; the Mundy goat is the horned ruminant occasionally spotted at dusk chomping on the allotment brassicas.

Ben continues to amaze with the regularity and consistency of his racing performances, and he doggedly/goatedly tracked Nick on the first lap, before Nick’s awesome aptitude on the ascents and descents made the eventual difference.  Notwithstanding the soggy corners in the far field Nick had to equal his course PB of 17.31 – the fifth fastest time in the history of the event – in order to shake off Ben.   Ben smashed his PB, running 17.54, and was rightly, and understandably, delighted with that.

The following week saw the youngest ever winner at the Thornbury parkrun.  Well done to Thomas Darton who won in a fantastic time of 19.10.   “He’s big, he’s bad, he’s faster than his dad…!”

Ros Rowland and Jo Plumbley are TRC’s version of Thelma and Louise, but happily they tend to run along cliff edges rather than drive off them.   This weekend they were separated, with Jo running ridiculous distances in Spain, while Ros took on the challenge of the ‘Axe to Exe’ race – a 20 mile trail run which is so steep in parts they have installed steps.  Ros covered that ground in an amazingly rapid time of 4hrs and 20 mins.   She was fourth in her age category, which is a great result full stop, but when you realise that these relatively rare ultra races attract national, and even international standard fields, then that is all the more noteworthy.

If Ros and Jo are Thelma and Louise, then Paul Thomas is Forrest Gump; his jaw-dropping weekly mileage burnishing a Rolls Royce aerobic engine.   Paul is preparing for one of these crazy Ultras that TRC members seem to enjoy, and so used the Forest of Dean Spring Trails half-marathon by way of warm up.  He was rewarded with a rapid time of 1hr 34 mins, which is exceptionally good on such undulating terrain.

Paul only narrowly edged out Henry Orna, who ran his best race for some time, with an excellent 1 hr 35.   Paul Clark went under 1hr 40, with Richard Jackson just the other side of that time – both fine efforts on that course.  Chris Foley continued his impressive series of recent results with a 2hr and 16 min time, which ensured he was inside the top 10 in his age category: the only TRC runner to manage that feat.   Emma Barnes was the sole TRC lady, and she ran 2hrs and 22 minutes.

On Mothering Sunday, Theatre Royal matinee idol George Evans allowed his wife to look after the kids for a change while he stampeded through the Lee Valley to complete the half-marathon in the fabulous time of 1hr 24 mins and 33 seconds.   That placed him 9th overall in the entire race, which is an incredible achievement in an event that attracted well over 300 runners.   

Members, Thornbury Running Club

Full Mob Results, EA Session, Club VLM Place – Bulletin w/c 4th April

Thursday Club Night Leaders

7min:  Nick / 8min: Hannah / 9min: Kev C / 10min: Arthur / 12 min (5k): Caron / Walking: Val          Running from Thornbury Cricket Club for Run & rehydrate

Tea Rota                                                      

7th April: Run & Rehydrate / 14th April: Mel Lloyd / 21st April: Paul Thomas / 28th April James Marshall

Save the Dates…

  1. Next Week – Tues & Thursday

Tuesday 5th is the third EA Run & Coach session with Kerry Newell, Training for 5k PB , is on Tuesday 5th April at Chantry Playing Fields.

Thursday 7th is our first Run & Rehydrate  of 2022 from Thornbury Cricket Club. Normal run group starting at 7:00. First drink funded by the club after the run. We will also be presenting Made a Mark, 2021-22 Club charity, with a cheque.

2. Self Defence

This session is for both women and men. Personal safety Krav Maga self-defence session Saturday 28th May 9:30 – 12:30 at a Club subsidised price of just £9.50 (full price £25.50). We need 20 people for the session first come first served by 29th April please. Sign up link

3. Club VLM Place

We had three worthy applicants for the Club’s London Marathon place. There are a clear set of criteria which are applied to ensure fairness and transparency. The winner is … Hannah Hamilton. Congrats to Hannah and commiseration to the two other very worthy candidates.

4. Membership Renewal Overdue

There are still about 80 people who need to renew please. Questions to membership@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk For those people asking about payment

5.  Mob Match

We had a team of 44 people signed up for the mob match vs Bitton, which was excellent being Mothering Sunday. COVID and injury hit and we lost 14 people in the last 48 hours and a further 7 no shows on the night. The good news is we won the ladies event, Jo won the individual ladies and Phil the individual men’s events. We were second in the men’s event and the overall event! See here for full results. Hopefully we will have home advantage for the mob match vs Chepstow 11the August and make a clean sweep. If you haven’t read Paul’s race report, you are in for a treat.

6. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20th

Please join us for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food at Thornbury Golf Club. Tickets subsidised at £16 person for both Club members and guests. Price includes first drink, sumptuous BBQ, Celebration cake and disco. Purchase ticket/s Annual Party & Awards Night . Any questions thornburyrc@yahoo.com

7. Club Charity

25 people votes for the 3 charities nominated for the Club’s 2022-23 charity and the winner is Bristol Marrow

8. Unique Coaching Opportunity – Sunday 8th May

Delighted to say this event is going ahead. We still have places at £50 club members and £100 non-members. Those who have previously signed up please can you now pay. Questions to captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

9. AGM Captain’s Report

Anyone who missed the AGM and wanted to know what and who was mentioned in the Captain’s Report please take a look.

03/04/22

 

Events, Members, Results

Bitton Mob Match race report

We couldn’t have chosen a better evening to hold our ‘Mob Match’ against Bitton Road Runners.   The first evening after the clocks go forward is always infused with hopeful anticipation of long, languid summer days to come.  We had glorious, balmy weather, and the pleasure of finishing an evening race, and eating a restorative ice-cream, with the sun still present and correct in the sky.

The only downside was a clash with Mother’s Day, which ruled out quite a few of our strongest runners – either doing their duty to their own mother, basking in their offspring’s adulation, or perhaps snoozing off the effects of that extra glass of lunchtime prosecco.  One or two heard the race route was planned by a psychopath, and so stayed away in fear.  In fact our hosts picked a fine ‘out and back’ route along the Bristol to Bath cycle path.

Mob matches are not for the faint hearted.  The rivalry with Chepstow is a bitter one – whose castle has the superior buttresses; whose Secondary School is in a greater state of disrepair – and yet there was even more at stake this time.  Bitton provocatively staged the event at the train station – a cruel dig at the Beeching railway cuts that afflicted Thornbury – yet our intrepid crew rose above the psychological games.   Huddling together for support and comfort we ignored the caustic jibes flung across the carpark from the opposition:  ‘How lovely to see you’; ‘please do stay for cream-cakes afterwards’.   That sort of thing. 

In truth their mob was bigger than ours; home advantage surely being the deciding factor, and so it was always likely Bitton would take the overall event victory.   However there were still individual and team competitions up for grabs.

Jo Plumbley had a wonderful race, pacing her effort to perfection, to win the 4.25 mile race well inside 30 minutes.   Jo led home Hannah Hamilton in second place – although Hannah had a little difficulty in the final mile which probably cost her some time, although she still went inside the 30 minute barrier, which is 7 minute mile pace.  Ros Rowland stormed home in third place in 33:57 and the clear winner in her age category.   The TRC 1-2-3 meant that our ladies secured the team competition before Bitton could get the first of their counters to the end of the board.   

Catherine Dack, 35:06, and Karen Carr, 40;31, also ran excellent races to ensure the team title really was safe, while it was great to see Samantha Glew run in what I think was her competitive debut for the club?  She kindly paced her husband Roger round the course; Rog being told he couldn’t have an ice-cream unless he ran the whole way without stopping!

The men’s race attracted a larger field, and so the outcome of that competition would also decide the overall Mob Match results.  Sadly TRC missed most of our fastest runners, when any one of the likes of Nick, Sean, Ben or George could have conceivably have won the race.

However there is no one in the club – probably no in the county – who could beat Phil Blackburn in a sprint finish.   Bitton’s top athlete went out from the off, and set a relentless sub 6-min mile pace throughout.  Yet Phil tracked him all the way, and like Steve Ovett in the early 80s, just put on the after-burners in the final 200m to stride away to a six second victory, in 25 mins and 2 secs.

Behind the top 2, was a battle for the top male veteran.  Paul Harrod had trained at altitude in Iten, Kenya for the past fortnight, such is his dedication to the club, and was rewarded with a fourth place in 25:33.  It looked hopeful that he might pip the Bitton vet for third, but he had no match for his rival’s final 800m surge to the line.

Asten Haynes continues to improve and impress, and he was next TRC male home in 27:16.  Alan Gatling and Tom Usherwood have both been recording strong parkrun times recently, and that showed with their 8th and 9th place finishes, respectively, in 28:18 and 28:56.

This was the point where the lack of Thornbury runners began to count.   Nick Langridge was 14th, an amazing result for a V70, in a time just outside 30mins.  Kevin Wood and Chris Foley also completed the course ahead of several runners they had at least a decade, if not more, on!   Yet, alas, our numbers ran out, and the hordes of Bitton runners surged across the line, whooping in triumph; their overall team victory some consolation for lack of access to the motorway network and a paucity of artisan coffee shops.

In all seriousness, a huge thank you to the wonderful team at Bitton.    They put on a splendid event, and could not be more welcoming and gracious to us.    We hope we can offer them a return match in the future.  In the meantime look out for a date in August for a return match with those scoundrels from Chepstow.   They’re mocking the low gradient of our high street, and bizarre layout of our parks.  Will you let that stand, Thornbury?!

Members, Thornbury Running Club

Membership for 2022-23 now due 

Membership for 2022-23 now due 

Please renew your membership here: Renewal.

EA renewals are due 1st April so anyone wanting the Club EA subsidy please renew now!

Please complete the form and accept the new T&C. We would appreciate prompt payment please. If you joined since 1/1/22 this does not apply to you, your membership continues until 31/3/23.

Questions to membership@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

Best wishes

Emma and Chris 

Membership Secretaries 

Website: http://www.thornburyrunningclub.co.uk/

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Events, Members, Thornbury Running Club

TRC Bulletin for W/C 21/03/22  

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  •  7 min: Mark
  • 8 min: Lizzie
  • 9 min: Chris
  • 10 min:  Jim W
  • 12 min (5k): Carol
  • Walking: Val

Tea Rota

  • 24th Mar : Hugh McPherson
  • 31st Mar: Sam Prescott
  • 7th April: Nick Langridge
  • 14th April: Mel Lloyd

Save the Dates…

  1. Self Defence

As many club members often run by themselves, and in less populated locations, personal safety always needs to be a concern. We therefore thought club members would value having some skills training and strategies for self-defence.  We have organised a Krav Maga self-defence session for Saturday 28th May 9:30 – 12:30 at a Club subsidised cost of £15.50 per person. We need 20 people for the session by 29th April please. Sign up link available next week.

  1. Membership Renewal 2022-23  Now Due

Membership for 2022-23 now due please -> Renewal . EA renewals are due 1st April so anyone wanting the Club EA subsidy please renew now. Please complete the form and accept the new T&C. We would appreciate prompt payment please. If you joined since 1/1/22 this does not apply to you, your membership continues until 31/3/23. Questions to membership@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Club XC Champs

The results are in for this seasons XC Club champs and the winners are; overall ladies champ Laura Orna and men’s overall champ James Harrod. Age adjusted ladies champ is Jo Plumbley and men’s George Evans. The men’s over 65 winner outright is Chris Foley and age adjusted Arthur Renshaw. Awards will be made at the Annual Party & Awards Night. 52 people said they were interested in XC at the start of the season. 16 people ran once, 5 people ran twice, 8 people ran 3 time and 3 people ran all 4. The three runners who completed all 4 Glos league events were Andy Wilson, George Evans and Jim Godden. Special mention for Chris Foley who came joint 1st in MV70 Glos league and James Harrod who came joint 1st in Under 20. Well done to everyone taking part and representing the club and congrats to the winners.

  1. Club Charity Vote 2022-23

Three charities have been nominated and you now have until midnight Monday 25th March to vote. Details of the charities and please vote. The winning charity will be announced at the AGM 31/3.

  1. Free 15 min Sports Massage Thursday 24th March

Following Club run 24/3 a chance for a free 15 min sports massage in the Fitness Studio, TLC. No pre-booking required. If you have any muscular aches or pains that could benefit from a Sports Massage try Thornbury Sports Massage. If you have never tried Sports Massage now’s the time to try.  If you have had one before and know the benefits then try Jason. If you are currently injured, come along early.

  1. London Marathon

Disappointed by your London Marathon ballot result?  If you entered and have a rejection letter from the ballot you may be eligible for the Club’s London Marathon place. Take a look at Club London Marathon place to see if you qualify.

  1. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20th Thornbury Golf Club

Come along for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food! Tickets for the evening are at the subsidised price of £16 per person for both Club members and guests. Price includes first drink, sumptuous BBQ, Celebration cake and a disco. Purchase ticket/s here: Annual Party & Awards Night Payments to the club bank account shown on the form.  Any questions to thornburyrc@yahoo.com

  1. Unique Coaching Opportunity – Sunday 8th May

We have 14 people signed up for the unique opportunity for all club runners to be coached by one of the UK’s leading athletics coaches, Shane Benzie. If you would like to attend please sign up here by 25th March -> Coaching Opportunity If we don’t have 20 people by that date we will review the event. The Club is heavily subsidising this event, as an investment in building the Club, and the cost is just £50 per person. Questions to captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Mob Match – Sunday March 27th

39 now signed up. Please sign up now -> Put me on the team All info is shown on the link. FYI, entries open for Bitton Hanham Horror 17th April

  1. EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5K PB 5th April

Third EA Run & Coach session with Kerry Newell, ‘Training for a 5K PB’, is on Tuesday 5th April at Chantry Playing Fields. Full details at Training for 5k PB

  1. Club AGM

The Club AGM is on Thursday 31st March 8:30 in the Fitness Studio TLC. If you have items you would like to raise or if you would like to volunteer for the committee please send to secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk by 28th March.

  1. Pete Mainstone Winners – 2021-22

A correction to the recent item about winners of the Pete Mainstone Challenge. I was unaware of an unwritten rule that says the same person cannot win both the outright and age adjusted. So the ladies outright winner is Jo Plumbley and the men’s Nick Langridge. Age adjusted ladies winner is Carol Mosses and men’s Jonathan Hall. Awards will be presented at the Annual Party & Awards Night

13. Club Nights – Last Updated 25/02/22

The government is removing remaining domestic restrictions in England. There are still steps you can take to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus. We would ask you please to not attend club session if you have any COVID symptoms, thank you. For the latest list of COVID symptoms:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms

20/03/22

Events, Members, Thornbury Running Club

TRC Bulletin for W/C 07/03/22  

Thursday Club Night Leaders

7 min: Nick
• 8 min: Mel
• 9 min: Ashleigh
• 10 min:  Ellen & Jim W
• 12 min (5k): Amel
• Walking: Val

Inside TLC @ 6:50 or straight to the car park for runs starting at 7:00. Refreshments available after the run in the ‘Fitness Studio’, downstairs under the spin studio.

Tea Rota

  • 10th Mar: Jo Emerson
  • 17th Mar : Roger Glew
  • 24th Mar : Hugh McPherson
  • 31st Mar: Sam Prescott

Save the Dates…

Unique Coaching Opportunity – Sunday 8th May 10:00 – 17:00

We have 13 people signed up for the unique opportunity to be coached by one of the UK’s leading athletics coaches, Shane Benzie, author of ‘The Lost Art of Running’. Details are in the link Coaching Opportunity . The Club is heavily subsidising this event, as an investment in building the Club, and the cost is just £50 per person. If you would like to attend please sign up here by 25th March -> Coaching Opportunity . If you have any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

Membership Renewal 2022-23

Membership for 2022-23 is now due please -> Renewal No increase in membership fees for 2022-23. Membership fees are outstanding value, about 50p per week for over 100 sessions a year, plus EA subsidy, XC subsidy, Run & Rehydrate drinks, Party, Xmas chili, CWR etc. To renew we need you to complete the form and accept the T&C please as EA is asking all clubs to put in place a codes of conduct, inclusivity, health & safety, privacy and social media policies. We would appreciate prompt payment please, especially for those wishing to have individual EA membership subsidy. If you are one of the 8 people who joined since 1/1/22 this does not apply to you, your membership continues until 31/3/23. Any questions to membership@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

Pete Mainstone Challenge 2022-23 Final Result

Pete Challenge Mainstone final results. Congrats to Nick Langridge as men’s outright winner by 2 points from Jonathan Hall. Both running 5 of the 8 events. Sean Leadbetter was 3rd. Ladies outright winner was Jo Plumbley with Carol Mosses in second and third Hannah Hamilton. In the age adjusted ladies first and second were still Jo and Carol with Claire Watt third. Men’s age adjusted had Nick and Jonathan still in first and second with Chris F in third. Awards will be given out at the TRC Annual Party & Awards Night

Club Charity Nominations 2022-23

Two nominations so far, please -> Nomination by 11th March. We adopts a charity each year to support so please nominate a charity you would like the club to support for 2022-23. A list of nominated charities will then we sent out for everyone to vote. The winning charity will be announced at the AGM.

TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20th Thornbury Golf Club

Come along for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food! Tickets for the evening are at the subsidised price of £16 per person for both Club members and guests. Ticket price includes: your first drink, sumptuous BBQ, Celebration cake and a disco. Purchase ticket/s here: Annual Party & Awards Night Payments to the club bank account shown on the form.  Any questions please email: thornburyrc@yahoo.com

Return to the Track – 8th March

The Club’s Tuesday coaching session will be returning to WISE track (Filton) from March 8th. For details see Return to the track Further announcements in the Aztec and TLC WhatsApp coaching groups. If you are not in these groups and wish to be added please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

Mob Match – Sunday March 27th

38 now signed up. Please sign up now -> Put me on the team All info is shown on the link.

Club AGM

The Club AGM is on Thursday 31st March 8:30 in the Fitness Studio TLC. If you have items you would like to raise or if you would like to volunteer for the committee please send to secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk by 28th March.

EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5K PB 5th April

Third EA Run & Coach session with Kerry Newell, ‘Training for a 5K PB’, is on Tuesday 5th April at Chantry Playing Fields. Full details at Training for 5k PB

Run & Rehydrate #1 – April 7th

First ‘Run & Rehydrate’ of 2022 on April 7th from Thornbury Cricket Club. Details here Run & Rehydrate

Club Nights – Last Updated 25/02/22

The government is removing remaining domestic restrictions in England. There are still steps you can take to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus. We would ask you please to not attend club session if you have any COVID symptoms, thank you. For the latest list of COVID symptoms:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms

06/03/22

Members, Thornbury Running Club

TRC Bulletin for W/C 28/02/22  

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  • 7 min – tba
  • 8 min – Kevin Wood
  • 9 min – Hugh McPherson
  • 10 min – Steve Dimond
  • 12 min(5k) – Jim Williams
  • Walking – Val James

Meeting inside TLC @ 18:50 for brief announcements or straight to the car park for runs starting at 19:00. Tea, squash, water & biscuits available after the run in the ‘Fitness Studio’, located downstairs under the spin studio for those who are prepared to be on the Tea Rota.

Tea Rota on a Thursday

  • 3rd March : Chris Foley
  • 10th March : Jo Emerson
  • 17th March : Roger Glew
  • 24th March : Hugh McPherson

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  1. Diary Dates
  • March 5th – Glos League XC round 3 – Old Down Country Park.
  • March 6th – Swimarathon (spaces still available – see Arthur Renshaw)
  • March 12th – parkrun of Month – Rogiet
  • March 27th – Mob match v Bitton  4.5 miles (see below)
  • March 30th – Introduction Course for new runners week 1
  • March 31st  â€“ TRC AGM 20:30 Fitness Studio in TLC
  • March – Membership Renewal prior to April 1st
  • April 5th – EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5k pb (more info soon)
  • April 7th – Run & Rehydrate #1 – Thornbury Cricket Club (see below)
  • May 8th – Coaching with Shane Benzie
  • May 20th – TRC Annual Party & Awards Night (tickets available next week)
  • May 22nd – Sunday 09.00 Tester for the new ‘Thornbury 10k’ (members only)
  • July 2nd – Cotswold Way Relay (details to follow soon)
  • July 14th – TRCs very own ‘Thornbury 10k’ (time to marshal)
  • Aug 11th – Mob Match vs Chepstow
2.    How To Get Running, Improve Performance and Stay Injury Free

Friday 18th February 19.00- 21.00. Free event with Thornbury Clinic at the Leisure Centre. Sign up for free here..  https://tinyurl.com/yanw4evb

  1. Swimarathon – Sunday 6th March 17.15

Fairly desperate to get another 10 people to join in next Sunday – We usually have 3 teams of 6 but so far we only have 8 people signed up! Please let me know if you would like to join in – Arthur Renshaw 07810 30025

  1. Call for Club Charity Nominations 2022-23

Each year Thornbury Running Club adopts a charity to support and part of the monies made from the club’s three events is donated to this charity. We ask members to please nominate a charity they would like the club to support for 2022-23. If you wish to nominate a charity please submit details here -> Nomination  by 11th March. A list of nominated charities will then we sent out for everyone to vote. The winning charity will be announced at the AGM.

  1. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20th Thornbury Golf Club

Come along for an evening of celebration, laughter, dancing and yummy food! Tickets for the evening are at the subsidised price of £16 per person for both Club members and guests. We cannot wait to see you all there. Ticket price includes: your first drink, sumptuous BBQ, Celebration cake and a disco. Purchase ticket/s for yourself and guest here: Annual Party & Awards Night Payments should be made directly to the club bank account.  If you have any questions please email: thornburyrc@yahoo.com

  1. Club AGM

The Club AGM is on Thursday 31st March 20:30 in the Fitness Studio Thornbury Leisure Centre. If you have any items you would like to raise please send to secretary@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk If you would like to volunteer to be on the committee please send your name to chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk by 28th March and any questions to captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Unique Coaching Opportunity – Sunday 8th May 10:00 – 17:00

I have arranged a unique opportunity to be coached by one of the UK’s leading athletics coaches, Shane Benzie, and author of ‘The Lost Art of Running’. Shane is described as a running-technique-analyst coach and movement guru. To find out more about Shane visit www.runningreborn.com This is a whole days coaching for just 20 people and will consist of video analysis and group discussion on specific aspects of movement. Everyone takes away a copy of their video and a personal action plan. There is then a follow up webinar, about 30 days later, to review outcomes. The Club is heavily subsidising this event, as an investment in building the Club, and the cost is just £50 per person. If you would like to attend please sign up here -> Coaching Opportunity and please read the instructions in the link. If you have any questions please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. Membership Renewal 2022-23

We will be asking you very soon to please renew your Club membership, as the Club year ends 31st March. The great news is, once again, there is no increase in membership fees for 2022-23. The membership fees are outstanding value, about 50p per week for over 100 sessions a year, plus EA subsidy, XC subsidy, Run & Rehydrate drinks, Party, Xmas chilli, CWR etc. To renew the Club’s EA affiliation the committee are being asked to complete a questionnaire about codes of conduct, inclusivity, health & safety, privacy etc. As a result we have updated our T&Cs and we need you to complete a membership application to accept these T&C please. We will sent out the link asap and we would appreciate prompt payment please, especially for those wishing to have individual EA membership subsidy, as we need to inform and pay EA.

  1. Return to the Track – Tuesday 8th March

I am delighted to say the Club’s Tuesday coaching session will be returning to WISE track (Filton) from March 8th.We will meet there twice per month on 2nd & 4th Tuesday from 7:30pm – 8:30 pm (if there are 5 Tuesdays in a month we will still only meet twice). Both Aztec & TLC groups will share the track (along with UWE) and work as two sub-groups. Anyone wishing to move between groups can then do it easily. The even better news is that the club is funding this 100%. The only payment will be car parking. I am also working on a plan to get parking passes, more about that later. Please look out for announcements in the Aztec and TLC WhatsApp coaching groups. If you are not in these groups and wish to be added please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1. parkrun of Month March – 12th March                                                                                                      

Fantastic turnout at the Feb parkrun of the month. 19 of the 65 runners were from TRC and 8 of the top 10! Proposing Rogiet parkrun for March 12th, to avoid XC. Rogiet is about 19 miles from TLC or 30 mins drive https://www.parkrun.org.uk/rogiet/

  1. Mob Match – Sunday March 27th

Terrific! 35 people now signed up, be great to get to 40+. Match starts and finishes at Bitton Railway Station and the route is along the cycle path, distance 4.5 miles. Starting at 18:00 (to avoid too many cyclists) on Sunday 27th March. Please sign up now -> Put me on the team The match is chip timed, the club is covering the cost of your chip. Everyone who takes part scores points for the team, so the more runners we have the more points we score. Bitton are making this a family friendly social event with food afterwards and rumours of an ice cream van. Please sign up, thank you.

  1. EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5K PB 5th April

Our third EA Run & Coach session with Kerry Newell, ‘Training for a 5K PB’, is on Tuesday 5th April at Chantry Playing Fields, Thornbury. There are a 5 steps. Step #1 – Use the April parkrun of the month (2nd April at Chipping Sodbury) to set a current benchmark time. Step #2 – Set yourself a goal e.g. reduce by X seconds or minutes; get to a target time; get to a % age adjusted. Step #3 – attend the session on 5th April and build a plan. Step #4 – 8 week plan to progress to your target. Step #5 – rerun the parkrun and enjoy the result!

  1. Run & Rehydrate #1 – April 7th

First ‘Run & Rehydrate’ of 2022 on April 7th from Thornbury Cricket Club (top of Thornbury hill). A chance to welcome in the new club year. Normal groups runs followed by drinks. First drinks are paid for by the club. We will also be presenting our Club charity, Made a Mark, with a cheque for £1,200 from Riverbank Rollick. For anyone driving there is additional parking behind The Ship

  1. March 5th – Glos league XC round 3 – Old Down 5th March

Last round of the league is a local event at Old Down on Saturday 5th March. Entries close 3 days before the race. https://www.entrycentral.com/glosleague3 If you are not running you might like to support the club runners.

  1. Graphic Designer?

Is anyone in the club a Graphic Designer or has a partner who is? I am in need of some help please on a small club related project. If you are able to help please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

16.   Club Nights – Last Updated 25/02/22
The government is removing remaining domestic restrictions in England. There are still steps you can take to reduce the risk of catching and spreading COVID-19 https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus. We would ask you please to not attend club session if you have any COVID symptoms. For the latest list of COVID symptoms:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/main-symptoms/#symptoms

27/02/22

Members, Thornbury Running Club

TRC Bulletin for W/C 21/02/22

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  •  7 min – Mark West
  • 8 min – Hannah Hamilton
  • 9 min – tba
  • 10 min – Emma Pritchard
  • 12 min(5k) – Carol Mosses
  • Walking – Val James

Meeting inside TLC at 18:50 for brief announcements or straight to the car park for runs starting at 19:00. Tea & squash available after the run in the large room downstairs under the spin studio for those who are prepared to be on the tea rota.

Tea Rota on a Thursday

  • 24th Feb : Mark Windeatt
  • 3rd Mar : Chris Foley
  • 10th Mar : Jo Emerson
  • 17th Mar : Roger Glew

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  1. Diary Dates
  • Feb 27th – Pete Mainstone Challenge Finale – Pontypool Park 10k
  • March 5th – Glos League XC round 3 – Old Down Country Park.
  • March 6th – Swimarathon (spaces still available – see Arthur Renshaw)
  • March 12th – parkrun of the month – Rogiet (over the Bridge in Wales)
  • March tbc  â€“ TRC AGM
  • March 27th – Mob match v Bitton  4.5 miles (see below)
  • March 30th – Introduction Course for New Runners week 1
  • March – Membership Renewal prior to April 1st
  • April 5th – EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5k pb (more info soon)
  • April 7th – Run & Rehydrate #1 – Thornbury Cricket Club (see below)
  • May 20th â€“ TRC Annual Party & Awards Night (tickets available from end of Feb)
  • June tbc – Sunday 09.00 Tester for the new ‘Thornbury 10k’ (members only)
  • July 14th – TRCs very own ‘Thornbury 10k’ (time to marshal)
  • July 2nd – Cotswold Way Relay (details to follow soon)
2.    How To Get Running, Improve Performance and Stay Injury Free

Friday 18th March 19.00- 21.00. Free event with Thornbury Clinic at the Leisure Centre. (wrong date in last week’s bulletin!)   Sign up for free here..  https://tinyurl.com/yanw4evb

  1.   parkrun of Month March – 12th March

Fantastic turnout at the Feb parkrun of the month. 19 of the 65 runners were from TRC and 8 of the top 10! Proposing Rogiet parkrun for March 12th, to avoid XC. Rogiet is about 19 miles from TLC or 30 mins drive https://www.parkrun.org.uk/rogiet/

  1.   March 5th – Glos league XC round 3 – Old Down 5th March

Last round of the league is a local event at Old Down on Saturday 5th March. Entries close 3 days before the race. https://www.entrycentral.com/glosleague3 If you are not running you might like to support the club runners.

  1.   Swimarathon – Sunday March 6th

To field our usual three teams of 6 we still need 10 more Members to put their names forward. Send your name to Arthur Renshaw  chairman@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1.   Mob Match – Sunday March 27th

Great start with 27 people already signed up, be great to get to 40+. Match starts and finishes at Bitton Railway Station and the route is along the cycle path, distance 4.5 miles. Starting at 18:00 (to avoid too many cyclists) on Sunday 27th March. Please sign up now -> Put me on the team The match is chip timed, the club is covering the cost of your chip. Everyone who takes part scores points for the team, so the more runners we have the more points we score. Bitton are making this a family friendly social event with food afterwards and rumours of an ice cream van. Please sign up, thank you.

  1.   EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5K PB 5th April

Our third EA Run & Coach session with Kerry Newell, entitled ‘Training for a 5K PB’, is on Tuesday 5th April. More details about the session to follow soon.

  1.   Run & Rehydrate #1 – April 7th

First ‘Run & Rehydrate’ of 2022 on April 7th from Thornbury Cricket Club (top of Thornbury hill). A chance to welcome in the new club year. Normal groups runs followed by drinks. First drinks are paid for by the club. We will also be presenting our Club charity, Made a Mark, with a cheque for £1,200 from Riverbank Rollick. For anyone driving there is additional parking behind The Ship

  1.   Ultra Ultra!

Inspired by the Barkley Marathons in the US, see the excellent documentary on Amazon Prime, Gloucester is set to have its own Berkeley Marathons https://www.theberkeleymarathons.co.uk/ Paul who is organising it is a keen Riverbank Rollick runner and member of Dursley. He is offering 10% to local club members off the £95 entry fee (given as a refund). Entries are limited to 65 and Paul would like to see local club runners taking part. The cut off is 24 hours so you don’t need to run all 5 marathons! Think I might just spectate this one! Event launch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASFFwvTE_lQ

  1.   Free 19th March? – Free Place + Free T-shirt

Anyone able to help marshal at the 20 & Half Fission event on 19th March? https://runabc.co.uk/berkeley-2020 They are offering a free place for the Severn Bridge 10k or Half marathon, or two freebies for their other races, as well as an event t-shirt. Contact rogueruns.volunteers@gmail.com

  1.  Graphic Designer?

Is anyone in the club a Graphic Designer or has a partner who is? I am in need of some help please on a small club related project. If you are able to help please contact captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

  1.  Carole Bishop

It is with sadness that we have to announce that long time TRC Member Carole Bishop passed away peacefully early today after a long illness. Carole was 78 and she had many years successfully competing in races at all distances including her favourite the Beachy Head Marathon. Carole was still running sub 60 min 10k’s well into her sixties. On behalf of all TRC Members who remember Carole we send our condolences to her husband Graham.

  1.   Club Nights – Last Updated 04/01/22

Please don’t attend if you have any COVID symptoms or are self-isolating. For the latest list of COVID symptoms:

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 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.

20/2/22