TRC Bulletin for w/c 2^nd May 2022

Thursday Club Night Leaders

7min: Nick W / 8min: Hannah   / 9min: Kev C / 10min: Suzy / 12 min (5k): Jim W  / Walking: Val

Tea Rota                                                      

 5^th May Romeo Maddalena /12^th May John Francksen /19^th Nick Langridge/ 26^th May Chris Studley

What’s On …

• May 7^th – Park run of the month Severn Bridge
• May 8^th – Coaching with Shane Benzie
• May 8^th – Last date to buy party tickets
• May 12^th – Shoe Try On Event
• May 20th – TRC Annual Party & Awards Night
• May 22nd Sunday 9:00am – ‘Thornbury 10k’ (tester event)
• July 2^nd – Cotswold Way Relay
• July 14^th – TRCs ‘Thornbury 10k’
• August 11^th – TRC vs Chepstow mob match (at home)

1. Shoe Try On – May 12^th

Thursday 12th May will be the Club’s first  shoe try on event supported by Saucony Shoes with Up & Running Bristol from 6:30pm. All the details you need are here. Please arrive in good time to get yourself fitted with shoes before the normal run start time at 7:00pm.

2. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20^th

Last date to buy tickets is 8^th May, as we need to give final number to the Golf Club on 9^th.  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

3. Parkrun of the Month – May 7^th

The club parkrun of the month for May is Severn Bridge

4. Club Championships

This year we are holding two Club competitions. ‘Club Road Race Championship’ a straight shoot out single race  with trophies for 1st female and male runners.  Plus the ‘Pete Mainstone Challenge’ multi-event competition with both outright and age adjusted female and male winners. The Club Road Race Championship will take place 9:00 am Sunday 22^nd May over the new Thornbury 10k course. This will also serve as a course tester event. The event is for Club members only. The ‘Pete Mainstone Challenge’ will give you the opportunity to select 3 events from a list of 8 over the Club year.  The first event will be the Berkeley 10k Road Race 2022 on 9^th May http://www.dursleyrunningclub.org.uk/berkeley-10k/. Entries: https://www.entrycentral.com/berkeley10-22 Many Club members have already entered so please sign up and join in.

5. Cotswold Way Relay

We now have 19 entries for the CWR https://cotswoldwayrelay.co.uk/ Your place is not secured until you have paid the £10 deposit, 8 people have yet to pay please. 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).  Please Enter here

6. Thornbury 10k Tester Sunday 22^nd May

This event is going to be used for the Club Road Race Championship and we need 8-10 marshals please to be able to run this event. We would like as many people running as possible to make the Club Championship meaningful and to really test the course, please can anyone injured or family & friends be recruited to help out marshalling! Thank you. Anyone wishing to volunteer themselves, or their family, please e-mail Kevin W: captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

7. Track Update – May

Everyone seems to be enjoying the track session and we have settled into the routine of 2^nd and 4^th. Tuesdays. On 24^th May (4^th Tuesday in May) Bristol & West are hosting an open meeting on the track, so in May we will meet at the track 10^th & 17^th. We are trying to get more details about the open meeting for those interested.

30/04/22

Thursday Club Night Leaders

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

Tea Rota                                                      

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

What’s On …

• May 7^th – Park run of the month Severn Bridge
• May 8^th – Coaching with Shane Benzie
• May 12^th – Shoe Try On Event
• May 20th – TRC Annual Party & Awards Night
• May 22nd Sunday 9:00am – ‘Thornbury 10k’ (tester event)
• July 2^nd – Cotswold Way Relay
• July 14^th – TRCs ‘Thornbury 10k’
• August 11^th – TRC vs Chepstow mob match (at home)

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

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

2. 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

3. 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

Thursday Club Night Leaders

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

Tea Rota

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

What’s On …

• May 7^th – Park run of the month Severn Bridge
• May 8^th – Coaching with Shane Benzie
• May 12^th – Shoe Try On Event
• May 20th – TRC Annual Party & Awards Night
• May 22nd Sunday 9:00am – ‘Thornbury 10k’ (tester event)
• May 28^th – Self Defence Course
• July 2^nd – Cotswold Way Relay
• July 14^th – TRCs ‘Thornbury 10k’
• August 11^th – TRC vs Chepstow mob match (at home)

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.

2. 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 28^th May 9:30 – 12:30 at a Club subsidised price of just £9.50 (full price £25.50) sign up link

3. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20^th

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

4. 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.

5. 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

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                                                      

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

Save the Dates…

• Membership Renewal (80 renewals still due)
• April 5^th – EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5k PB
• April 7^th Run & Rehydrate  #1 – Thornbury Cricket Club
• May 8^th – Coaching with Shane Benzie
• May 12^th – Shoe Try On Event (info soon)
• May 20th – TRC Annual Party & Awards Night
• May 22nd Sunday 9:00am – ‘Thornbury 10k’ (tester event)
• May 28^th – Self Defence Course
• July 2^nd – Cotswold Way Relay
• July 14^th – TRCs ‘Thornbury 10k’
• August 11^th – TRC vs Chepstow mob match (at home)

1. Next Week – Tues & Thursday

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

Thursday 7^th 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 28^th 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 29^th 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 20^th

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 8^th 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

Membership for 2022-23 now due 

Please renew your membership here: Renewal.

EA renewals are due 1^st 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/

Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/thornbury-running-club

Instagram: https://instagram/thornburyrc

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thornburyrunning/

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

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

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1. Diary Dates

• March 5^th – Glos League XC round 3 – Old Down Country Park.
• March 6th – Swimarathon (spaces still available – see Arthur Renshaw)
• March 12^th – parkrun of Month – Rogiet
• March 27th – Mob match v Bitton  4.5 miles (see below)
• March 30^th – Introduction Course for new runners week 1
• March 31st  â€“ TRC AGM 20:30 Fitness Studio in TLC
• March – Membership Renewal prior to April 1^st
• April 5^th – EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5k pb (more info soon)
• April 7^th – Run & Rehydrate #1 – Thornbury Cricket Club (see below)
• May 8^th – 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 2^nd – Cotswold Way Relay (details to follow soon)
• July 14^th – TRCs very own ‘Thornbury 10k’ (time to marshal)
• Aug 11^th – Mob Match vs Chepstow

2.    How To Get Running, Improve Performance and Stay Injury Free

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

3. Swimarathon – Sunday 6^th 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

4. 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.

5. TRC Annual Party & Awards Night – May 20^th 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

6. Club AGM

The Club AGM is on Thursday 31^st 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 28^th March and any questions to captain@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

7. Unique Coaching Opportunity – Sunday 8^th 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

8. Membership Renewal 2022-23

We will be asking you very soon to please renew your Club membership, as the Club year ends 31^st 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.

9. Return to the Track – Tuesday 8^th March

I am delighted to say the Club’s Tuesday coaching session will be returning to WISE track (Filton) from March 8^th.We will meet there twice per month on 2^nd & 4^th 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

10. parkrun of Month March – 12^th 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 12^th, to avoid XC. Rogiet is about 19 miles from TLC or 30 mins drive https://www.parkrun.org.uk/rogiet/

11. Mob Match – Sunday March 27^th

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 27^th 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.

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

Our third EA Run & Coach session with Kerry Newell, ‘Training for a 5K PB’, is on Tuesday 5^th April at Chantry Playing Fields, Thornbury. There are a 5 steps. Step #1 – Use the April parkrun of the month (2^nd 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 5^th April and build a plan. Step #4 – 8 week plan to progress to your target. Step #5 – rerun the parkrun and enjoy the result!

13. Run & Rehydrate #1 – April 7th

First ‘Run & Rehydrate’ of 2022 on April 7^th 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

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

Last round of the league is a local event at Old Down on Saturday 5^th 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.

15. 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

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

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

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1. Diary Dates

• Feb 27th – Pete Mainstone Challenge Finale – Pontypool Park 10k
• March 5^th – Glos League XC round 3 – Old Down Country Park.
• March 6th – Swimarathon (spaces still available – see Arthur Renshaw)
• March 12^th – 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 30^th – Introduction Course for New Runners week 1
• March – Membership Renewal prior to April 1^st
• April 5^th – EA Run & Coach #3 – Training for a 5k pb (more info soon)
• April 7^th – 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 14^th – TRCs very own ‘Thornbury 10k’ (time to marshal)
• July 2^nd – Cotswold Way Relay (details to follow soon)

2.    How To Get Running, Improve Performance and Stay Injury Free

Friday 18^th 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

3.   parkrun of Month March – 12^th 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 12^th, to avoid XC. Rogiet is about 19 miles from TLC or 30 mins drive https://www.parkrun.org.uk/rogiet/

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

Last round of the league is a local event at Old Down on Saturday 5^th 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.

5.   Swimarathon – Sunday March 6^th

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

6.   Mob Match – Sunday March 27^th

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 27^th 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.

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

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

8.   Run & Rehydrate #1 – April 7th

First ‘Run & Rehydrate’ of 2022 on April 7^th 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

9.   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

10.   Free 19^th 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

11.  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

12.  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.

13.   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