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TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 20th October 2025

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 20th October 2025  

Thursday Club Night Leaders  

23rd October.  Walking – Val / 5k – Nigel Hale/ 10 min – Jerry C/ 9 min – Emily Meese/ 8 min – Hannah H/ 7 min – Nick W   

30th October.  Walking – Val / 5k – Caron Hale/ 10 min –Arthur/ 9 min – Paul Reeves/ 8 min – Mel Wilson/ 7 min – Peter Cable  

Runner Safety – For your safety and those around you it is essential that you have a head torch & hi-viz vest when running with the club after sunset. Please read this document for further info… Head torches & Hi-viz vests  

Tea Rota    

23/10 Jon Hall; 30/10 Jerry Clothier; 06/11 Pete Mainstone; 13/11 TBA 

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover for end November.  

Results:   

12/10 Gloucester Cross Country League – Nympsfield  

Well, the League have gone over to a new results provider and after a delay because of some formatting problem some results have been issued but we can only say that they have made a complete dog’s dinner of it if not two dogs’ dinners.  What we have is the senior men mixed up with the V65+ men in order of time even though they ran completely different races over different distances with the oldies appearing very high up so the positions make no sense at all.  The women’s race has been separated out and they are in a sensible order but, unfortunately, Ros Rowland has been left out altogether.  To make up for that Chris Foley appears twice, once in the senior men’s race and once in the under 17 boys’ race.  There are no age categories showing so we don’t know who finished where in those and there are no team results.  So, yes they have made several dogs’ dinners of it.  At least the dogs will be all right.  We are sending out Nathan with his abacus to the next event.  

What we do know is the order of finishing of our runners and we can estimate Ros’ time fairly closely so we do have the club championship results and standings after the first race on the Cross Country results page of the website.  

Senior Men 9 Kms 

Positions TBC  Matt Johnstone  39:28 
  Martyn Green  40:11 
  George Evans  41:51 
  Sam Baimbridge  42:48 
  Alex Golding  42:56 

 Women and V65+ Men  6.4 Kms 

28  Mel Wilson  29:05 
31  Hannah Hamilton  29:47 
TBC  Nick Langridge  32:59 
56  Jo Plumbley  33:19 
TBC  Chris Foley  35:24 
TBC  Ros Rowland  About 36:00 
74  Catherine Dack  37:10 
DNF  Jerry Clothier   

Under 17 Boys 

18  Chris Foley  35:24 

12/10 Sharpness 4 mile 

28  Ali Vaz  26:02  1st LV45 

12/10 Manchester Half Marathon 

6073  Damien McManus  1:47:18 

12/10 Oxford Half Marathon 

3001  Roger Glew  1:49:34 

Park Run News 18/10:- 

Our regulars were winning again at Thornbury with Ben Bohane 1st in 17:29 and Melanie Wilson 2nd female in 22:50. Ashleigh Davidson was 3rd female at Severn Bridge in 21:01. 

Our tourists were Mel Lloyd at Evesham (37:39) while Jay Bartley was really far afield at the quaintly named Zegerplas in the Netherlands (28:02). 

Reminders:-

  • 1st November: Glos League XC-2 Cirencester Park 
  • 1st November RNLI Charity Talk by  ex-squadron leader of Red Arrows (Sailing Club 14:00 – 16:30) 
  • 9th November: Room only available after 19:00; Meet top car park 19:00 ready to go. 
  • 11th December. Xmas lights run & party 
  • 14th December: Glos League XC-3 Bath University 
  • 21st December Mince Pie Runs from Wotton-Under-Edge 
  • 18th January: Riverbank Rollick 
  • 14th February 2026: Glos League XC-4 Cheltenham 

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  1. Cross Country  

Did you miss the first one or entering the series?  Shame.  You can still enter individually for the remaining 3 races.  Enter at:- https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/ 

  • Glos League Cross Country-2 Cirencester Park – 1st November  
  • Glos League Cross Country-3 Bath University 14th December 
  • Glos League Cross Country-4 Cheltenham 14th February 2026 

 For details of all races see the Gloucester League Cross Country Website. 

 Affiliated cost is £10 per race plus fee and providing you turn up on the day to run the club will refund your entry fee. If you run 3 or more races the club will refund the series fee. If the promise of a free waterproof duffel bag with “Thornbury Running Club” printed it isn’t enough incentive for you to do cross country you can also get free entry to the race as well.  Please forward your entry confirmation email, the one showing the amount paid, to treasurer@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk as soon as you enter please. 

 2. RNLI Charity Talk Saturday 1st November Oldbury Sailing Club 

 Unfortunately, this date coincides with cross country at Cirencester. 

Captain Andy Wyatt (Retired Squadron Leader of RAF Red ArrowsTeam) 14:00 to 16:30 hours with liquid refreshment and nibbles.  Cost is £5 per person with all proceeds going to RNLI. 

You can book at www.thornburysc.org.uk/Booking/events   

3. Riverbank Rollick 2026 – 18th January  

I am getting through the initial list of tasks to be completed for the Riverbank Rollick. I have emailed the Marshal Section Leaders for their confirmation of attendance, but at present we have 2 sections which need new volunteers for. These are Section 3 (Riverbank end to hill after Littleton) and Section 4 (Littleton hill to Mundy’s). These are important roles that we must have in place for the event.  The section leader role is as follows …  

  1. Collect the signs for your section from the club store at Lower Morton on the Saturday before.
  2. Put out the signs in the right place – you will be given amap !
  3. Make sure marshals in your section are in place and contactable.
  4. Collect the signs after the section is finished and take them back to the store (or Castle School).  

It is easier if you are also a marshal in your Section, but am sure we can move people around if need be.  

If you are willing to take on this role, please email me – jimgodden0@gmail.com.    

I will also be shortly sending out the general marshalling request, so hope you are all ready to sign up again !  

Jim  

4. Park Run of the Month  

We are asking members to nominate the date and location for future park runs of the month. The date can coincide with a special event e.g. birthday or milestone e.g. 100th parkrun. The location should be no more than a 30 minute drive from Thornbury. 

Please message Nathan with your suggestions.  

5. Brain Tumour Support – from Georgia Downes 

 I am running London Marathon next year on behalf of a local charity called Brain Tumour Support. I am not part of your club but my dad has recently joined (Andy Downes) who is the main reason I am running the marathon! I have a big target of £2,500 to raise and am therefore running an online raffle with lots of prizes up for grabs which are closely linked to Thornbury and the surrounding areas. I wondered if you would be able to share my page with your group on socials or email to see if anyone would be interested in donating. I will share my post below which is on both facebook/instagram too. I am asking people to donate directly to my go-fund me page and comment full details and I enter everyone into the raffle that way.  

✨✨ Raffle fundraiser ✨✨ 

I’m running London Marathon on behalf of Brain Tumour Support and in order to raise vitals funds for this charity I am holding an online raffle. My fundraising target is £2,500 so I have 24 prizes on offer:   

  • Elite Fitness: 12 months gym membership with 24hr access (retail value approx £399) 
  • Tortworth De Vere Hotel: Afternoon tea for two voucher 
  • Tortworth De Vere Hotel: A voucher for dinner, bed and breakfast with a complimentary upgrade 
  • Abbott Lyon: £50 voucher  
  • Slide Pilates: 2 free pilates classes and a pair of grip socks  
  • Tortworth Farm Shop: Afternoon tea voucher for two  
  • Barber payne: 1 free service  
  • Gurt Wings: £20 gift voucher  
  • Crossfit yate: 1 month silver membership or 1 month kids/teen membership or 1/2 hour personal training session 
  • Thai Basil: £30 voucher when dining in 
  • Thatchers: A box of thatchers gold bottles  
  • Runna: 6 months credit for the app 
  • Frenchay Motor service: A free oil and filter service (parts included) and inspection  
  • Eastwood glamping: A nights stay in the bluebell pod  
  • Pigs Pizza: Two pizzas and dips from any location 
  • The Royal George: A roast for two voucher  
  • Dursley dog park: 3 free entries to the dog park 
  • Sweaty Betty: £10 voucher  
  • Aztec Hotel & Spa: Afternoon tea for two  
  • Tesoro lounge: £20 voucher  
  • Woodchester Valley vineyard: Midweek tour and tasting experience for two (retail value approx £60) 
  • The one pizza van: £20 voucher  
  • The Anchor Inn Oldbury on Severn: A putcher pie voucher 
  • Old down country park family day pass  

 £3 gets you 1 entry but £10 gives you 4 entries (1 free!!)  

⚽️️Alternative option for the football fans:  

I have a signed BRISTOL CITY SHIRT, match worn by Cam Pring. This shirt was worn in the race for promotion and is signed by the whole squad. Entries are £5 and make sure to leave a comment specifying you are entering for the BRISTOL CITY SHIRT ⚽️️ £5 = 1 entry, £10 = 2 entries, £15 = 3 entries etc  

I will be drawing the prizes on 1st Dec   

How to enter: Donate directly to my fundraising page via the link and leave a comment with a way of me contacting you so I can let you know if you win!! If you’d prefer not to leave an email/phone number/instagram name then email me with your full details: georgie_downes@hotmail.com   

Important details: 

  • Make sure I know how to contact you  
  • Specify if you’re entering the BRISTOL CITY DRAW  
  • Deadline 30th Nov 23:59 
  • Prizes will be drawn by a random generator on 1st Dec 
  • You can enter for both draws just make that clear in the comments how many entries you would like per draw  
  • Prizes are non-transferable   

https://www.justgiving.com/page/georgia-downes-ldnmarathon  

If you’re able to share or help in any way I would be very grateful,  

Regards, Georgia  

6. SportShoes.com discount  

The club have negotiated a 15% discount off in season products with  SportsShoes.com 

To obtain the code, which changes monthly, please complete this form.  

7. Kokoro Fitness 

Kokoro Fitness Poster

Some members of the club already use this gym and they have sent us a flyer to tell you about it.  Use the QR code or look them up to find out more about it. 

 8. Local upcoming races –   enter as “Thornbury Running Club” 

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