26th September : Walking – Val / 5k – Arthur R / 10 min – Mike B / 9 min – Chris P / 8 min – Mel W/ 7 min – Ben F /
3rd October : Walking – Val / 5k – ?tbc? / 10 min – Hugh M / 9 min – Kevin W / 8 min – Moray S/ 7 min – Pete C /
Tea Rota
26/09 Jo Emerson ; 3/10 Pete Mainstone ; 10/10 Sarah Newnes
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Results: Oldbury 10 miles 22/09/24
| Position | Athlete Name | Gender | Category | Finish |
| 7 | Philip BLACKBURN | M | OPN | 00:57:09 |
| 14 | Benedict BOHANE | M | OPN | 00:58:59 |
| 65 | Peter CABLE | M | OPN | 01:12:21 |
| 71 | Joanne PLUMBLEY | F | V40 | 01:12:55 |
| 187 | Victoria MATHARU | F | OPN | 01:28:23 |
| 250 | Lorna CHAMBERS | F | V60 | 01:39:46 |
| 251 | Simon JENKINS | M | V60 | 01:39:59 |
| 277 | Liz BAIRD | F | V50 | 01:45:33 |
Reminders:.
- Saturday 12th October Glos League XC Race 1 Yate OSC
- Thursday 7th ‘November Run & Rehydrate’ at the Swan Thornbury High Street From 20:15
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- Hi-Viz tops and Head Torches
For safety reasons we would like everyone to wear Hi-Viz tops and carry a head torch. (we usually have a few spares on Club night if you forget you hi-viz top.)
- TRC’s last race – Oldbury 10 mile: Sunday 22nd September
The forecast was for rain, with a chance of thunderstorms – a few people had contacted us to see if we were going ahead, I have a feeling they didn’t get the answer they wanted…
Four of us (Arthur, Nick L, Pete and myself), with essential support from Nathan, had spent several weeks planning every detail (apart from the ones Arthur had told me about but I forgot!) but it was still a last minute rush to get everything in the right place on time.It was quite a relief to see the first runners turning up, and then it was the usual pre run scene, safety pins, toilet queues, comparing injuries, etc.
Probably not everyone realises there’s a magic barn where everything you could possibly need to put on a race is stored. But to get to the barn you have to first find it, then climb over a gate and through a cobwebby wire fence. A What’s app from John after collecting his signs (he kindly volunteered to be leader for the first section) made me smile, it read ‘mission accomplished’!
Meanwhile, out on the course, everyone was getting set up, despite the rain. A shout out to the section leaders, John, Moray and Ros, thanks very much for sorting out your stretch of the course!
Time for me to grab the loud hailer, give the pre race briefing and see the runners off. We had 295 people, not bad given the weather. And the race had sold out (400 entrants), securing funds for future events! It’s good to see the messages coming in to say first runners through 1, 2, 3… and the sweep vehicle picking up the pieces shortly afterwards. No major issues on the course, thankfully, and just time for the people at HQ to get the finish finished (maybe I could have worded that better).
Some incredible times posted, the winner was Johnny Suttle with a time of 53:48 and first lady was Deborah Bruce with a time of 58:15. TRC winners were Phil Blackburn (57:09) and Jo Plumbley (1:12:55) – well done both! Everyone crossing the line seemed happy with the event and their performance, and especially with the great support from the marshal!
A huge thankyou to all those who helped in advance or on the day, whether out on the course or at HQ, it really did take a lot of work from many people to run the event. Now I just have to separate 250 banana skins from 1000 paper cups… Race Director Adrian Wombwell
- Run & Rehydrate – The Swan Thursday 7th November 20:15 – 22:30
We usually do these in the Summer so this will be a test of going out for a normal Thursday night run but then showering at the Leisure centre and then going to the Swan on the High Street for food and drink at about 20:15. The food at 21:00 will be chilli with garlic bread (including a vegetarian chili option) with first drink all paid for by the Club. All Members are invited. Watch out for the Google form to confirm your attendance – we need to know numbers (we are expecting about 60 of you to turn up)
Note: we can’t use the Leisure Centre before our run so turn up in the top cark at 19:00 ready to run in your usual groups. We can use the showers & changing after we return.
- New TRC Running Kit is here
Scimitar running kit
If you would like to order one of our Scimitar running tops, with our new logo, please use this form which contains photos and details:- https://forms.gle/5HUA56Mi4dGkvbgN6
We have stock available for Short Sleeve and Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Men’s Vests, and Women’s Slouch. In a change to previous announcements we ordered stock of the Long Sleeve T-Shirts which contain reflective seams and tab as these would make a great winter training top.
Linela clothing
Requested items for non-running clothing comprising of jackets, hoodies, and track pants should be available later this month.There has been a delay as Linela have been busy getting all the children ready for the back-to-school. We will send you an email when the stock is available for collection.
- A Group to organise Social activities for the Club
We now have a group Leader but are still looking for a small Team of 2 or 3 people to organise some social functions including the Annual Dinner and other social activities. If you are interested in helping please make yourself known to Matt Johnstone or any Committee Member.
- Glos League Cross Country 2024/25
The new XC season is approaching and the Glos League have released their fixture dates.
- Sat 12th October Race 1 Yate OSC
- Sat 7th November Race 2 Cirencester
- Sun 8th December Race 3 Bath Uni (County Champs)
- Sat 15th Feb 2025. Race 4 Cheltenham
- New Beginners Course
The Introduction to Running Course has been a great way for the Club to support people who are keen to start running, promote running in the local community and attract new members. We need your help please. The next Introduction to Running Course is taking place over 9 weeks on Wednesdays from 16th Oct to 11th Dec at 6:45pm from TLC car park. If you are able to support the next course on 2 or 3 evenings that would be great. We need 2 or 3 people each week. Your support is very much appreciated. Please complete the Google form below to let me know the dates you can do. Please can you also share the advert and link which has been sent to all WhatsApp groups to encourage people to sign up for the course.
Thanks Carol (beginners@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk.
- park run of the Month
Full list of 2024 park runs of the month is here..
https://www.thornburyrunningclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/parkrunOfTheMonth2024.pdf
Next three months are shown below:
Oct 5th Chipping Sod https://www.parkrun.org.uk/chippingsodbury/
Nov 2nd Thornbury https://www.parkrun.org.uk/thornbury/
Dec 7th Chipping Sod https://www.parkrun.org.uk/chippingsodbury/
- Machen Trail Marathon & Half – Saturday 30th November
We are Ridge Runners, a small, community-led, not-for-profit race company based in South Wales, offering a few trail races a year from 5k up to marathon distance. Our core team are all made up of runners from local clubs & groups such as Cardiff Harlequins RC, CDF Runners, She Runs Cardiff, and the Running Punks. Our races are very much put on by runners, for runners. We think our routes are some of the best – challenging but beautiful – with fantastic support from our marshals, and a great race experience for everyone from the fastest runners to the back of the pack. We hope that your members might be interested in taking part! For more info please see https://www.ridgerunners.co.uk/our-races
Myfanwy
23/09/24