Members, Thornbury Running Club

TRC Bulletin for W/C 14/02/22

Thursday Club Night Leaders

  • 7 min – Rob Watkins
  • 8 min – Lizzie Williams
  • 9 min – Chris Pritchard
  • 10 min – Ellen Perrett & Arthur Renshaw
  • 12 min(5k) – Kathy Willott
  • Walking – tba

Now meeting inside TLC in the Dance Studio at 18:50, for those who feel comfortable inside, for brief announcements so we can still start the run at 19:00 from the car park. For those not comfortable please continue to meet in the car park for a 19:00 run start. After the run the room will be open and tea & squash will be available again for those who are prepared to be on the tea rota.

Tea Rota on a Thursday

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

For those doing tea please get there by 18.50 with a litre of milk. Val will have set you up and the urn will be on so you just have to make the tea and squash for the returning runners. While everyone is out please look after the room with any left kit/car keys etc.

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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 (we need 10 more Swimmers – see Arthur Renshaw)
  • March tbc  â€“ TRC AGM
  • March 27th – Mob match v Bitton  4.5 miles (see below)
  • March 30th – Introduction Course for Beginners 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 soon)
  • 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 (A free session with Thornbury Clinic open to all)

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. Mob Match – Sunday March 27th

Sunday 27th March starting and finishing at Bitton Railway Station at 18:00 (to avoid too many cyclists) and running along the cycle path, distance 4.5 miles Please sign up now -> Put me on the team 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 is 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

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 Thursday night club run 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 Rollick profits. For anyone driving there is additional parking behind The Ship

  1. Club Snood

Anyone who marshalled the Riverbank Rollick should by now have received their free “thank you” snood. If you have not please see Jo. We have a few left so if you would like to buy a snood they are £1.50 available from Carol kit@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. 

  1. Congratulations

Congratulation to Hannah Hamilton who has just passed her EA Coaching Qualification. Well done Hannah!

  1. Mainstone Challenge – 27th February

ONLY ONE events to go in the 2021-22 Pete Mainstone Challenge 27th February – Challenge Finale – Pontypool Park 10k (Pete’s personal pick!). Challenge positions along with full results can be found:
https://www.thornburyrunningclub.co.uk/racing/members-results/rr-champs-results-2010-2/results-2021/

  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. Thank you.

13/02/22