TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 23rd December 2024

Thursday Club Night Leaders

26^th December . No Club. Leisure Centre Closed. Optional run from top car park at 19:00 for those that want to. There will not be any Leaders though.

2^nd January 2025 . Walking – Val / 5k – Caron H / 10 min – Jerry C / 9 min – Kevin W / 8 min – Paul T / 7 min – Ben B

Tea Rota 

26/12 Leisure Centre Closed ; 02/01 ??? ; 09/01 Lorna Chambers

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Results:  (none this week)

Reminders:.

• Sunday 22^ndDec. Mince Pie run around Wotton -Under-Edge
• Thursday 26^th Dec . Leisure Centre Closed
• Thursday 2^nd Jan – back to normal AND re-opening of Thornbury Swimming Pool
• Sunday 5th Jan. Rollick Letter drop. From 08:30 Scout Hut.
• Thurs 9th Jan . Collect Marshal bibs for the Rollick at Club Night
• Sunday 12th Jan. Riverbank Rollick.

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1. Christmas Day Film! A message from Paul Reeves

Some of you will know that Paul works for Aardman and he would like to encourage all TRC Members and their families to watch the new Wallace & Gromit film –   Vengeance Most Fowl – on Christmas Day BBC1 at 18:10 (if you are quick enough you can see his name in the credits at the end!)

2. Riverbank Rollick update – Sold Out!

RR’25 has sold out! Please join the letter drop to residents effected by the route on Sunday 5/1, a great way to start ’25. Options to experience some or all of the route. We will be departing at 8:30am from the Scout Hut. Marshal bibs to be collected please on 9/1 @ Club Night (or arrange with your Section Leader). Thank you.

3. Mince Pie run Wotton-Under-Edge Sunday 22 December

Meeting in the Chippings car park in Wotton GL12 7BD. Christmas outfits encouraged. Six Groups different start times but getting back to the Chippings Car Park by 11:00 for Coffee and mince pies.

These are the Groups we have.

1. The ‘Fast & Furious’ Group. Starting at 08.00 for about 3 hours. Led by Rob Watkins
2. The Ros Group. Starting early 07.00. Intending doing 16 miles. Led by Ros. A version of the Traditional Route. If you intend to go with Ros please contact her on 07743257 838.
3. The ‘cut down Traditional Route’ Group. Starting at 08.30. About 10 miles Led by Moray Sloan
4. The ‘Hilly & Muddy’ Group. Starting at 08.45. about 6-7 miles. Led by Arthur Renshaw
5. The ‘Steady Run’ Group. Starting at 09.15. 5-6 miles, trails with a few hills. Off road shoes required – could be muddy and slippy. Led by Dave Palmer
6. The ‘More Leisurely’ Group. Starting at 09.30. Walking group and dogs allowed. Leader John Grimsey & Judy Mills (possibly).

4. Glos League Cross Country 2024/25

• Sat 15^th Feb 2025. Race 4 Cheltenham Last in series.

 See Hannah for more details xc@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk

5. Surplus / old TRC kit

Following on from a lot of Members who had bought the new updated kit this year we are going to collect surplus and clean old kit and send it to Africa. If you have any kit you are wanting to get rid of then please see Pete Cable on a Thursday Club night.

6. ‘New to Running’ course Autumn 2024 – a message from organiser Carol

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to be a Beginners Champion for this course. In spite of the weather at this time of year we had 18 people initially registered. For various reasons; sometimes life gets in the way; we had 9 complete the course and 5 attended the Graduation Parkrun at Berkeley Green. We have coached them to run 5k, not to do cross country. )  They ran times between 28:22 and 32:55!!! Fantastic times for their first parkrun. The feedback has been very positive from people who completed and those who had to drop out and postpone until the Spring.

We will do it all again in Spring 2025.!

feedback…..

• Such a lovely group of people.
• I’m really enjoying the running and committed to continuing. Thank you and your helpers for the support which was much appreciated.
• Really hope to see you again for more running.
• I’m gutted not to continue, I will return in the Spring.
• I have been really enjoying the sessions, so sad to have to drop out, would love to come back in the Spring.
• Loving the club runs and will keep up with the homework runs if I can.
• Such a shame we have to pull out as it is such a lovely group of people who I’m sure will do really well. Thank you for welcoming us to the group, we may be back in the Spring.
• Thank you, Carol. Richard and I have really enjoyed the course and are so pleased we did it. Please say thank you to all those who supported us. We really appreciated them volunteering their time and expertise. Many thanks to you for organising it as well. We both want to join the club.

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