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TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 25th August 2025

TRC Weekly Bulletin – w/c 25th August 2025

Thursday Club Night Leaders 

28th August. Walking – Val / 5k – Nigel / 10 min – Claire / 9 min – Jo P / 8 min – Paul T / 7 min – Ben F 

4th September.  Walking – Val / 5k – Liz B/ 10 min – Arthur / 9 min – TBA/ 8 min – Hannah H/ 7 min – Nick W 

Tea Rota

28/08 tba; 04/09 tba; 11/09 no tea – Oldbury 5 Miler; 18/09 tba; 25/09 Claire Hollingdale  

We need some more Members to step-up to do Tea on a Thursday – looking for cover end of August & early Sept.  

Marshalls needed:- 

We still need a few more marshals to get the total up to 48 for the Oldbury 10.  So please help to take the stress off the organisers and sign up as soon as possible if you can make yourself available.  And we need the income to run our club events, give our discounts and support our charities.  See below for the link to the sign up form. 

Results:  

19/08  Severn Bridge One Mile Race   Peter Cable   5:19    3rd  Male Veteran 

Park Run News 23/08:-  

Ben Bohane had a great run at Berkeley Green, finishing 1st in 16:38 and only 20 seconds off our club record.  Peter Cable was 3rd in 19:23 at Clair parkrun in Haywards Heath in Sussex, right next to the Premier Inn. 

We had tourists with Sam Williams at Blandford Forum (21:12), Melanie Wilson at Woolacombe Dunes (29:48), Mike Bennewitz at St. Mary’s, Bridport in Dorset (28:20) and Kevin Arnold at Thoulstone near Frome (25:08).  

To make sure your results are included contact Mel Lloyd at results@thornburyrunningclub.co.uk. All results are on the members results page on the club website.  All club Park Run results are also on the Park Run Results page on the club website.  

Reminders:- 

  • Thursday 11th Sept: TRC Closed Club Championships. More details to follow 
  • Sunday 21st September  our own Oldbury 10 Mile Race 

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  1. Oldbury 10 Mile letter Drop 14th September 

Meet Sun 14th Sept: 08:30 Scout Hut –  run or bike.  This is to inform residents around the course about the race and needed before the event. 

2. Oldbury 10 Mile Race 21st September 

The Oldbury 10 will be coming up sooner than you realise and we will be looking for marshals for the event, more difficult to fill with the extra distance to be covered.  If you can do the same job as you did last year that would be very useful.  You can sign up using the Google form which would be much appreciated.  You can select Yes, No, Uncertain, or I’m not sure what’s involved:- 

https://forms.gle/8c1XYUbgSqGRJEDh9 

3. Great Western Air Ambulance (GWAA) – proposed visit by TRC Members  

For the 15 or so TRC Members who expressed an interest in a visit. GWAA would like to offer them an invite-only base tour. This tour offers a unique chance to discover the lifesaving work provided. 

Attendees expect a tour of the airbase, learn about a typical day for their Critical Care Team, and potentially meet the crew and view the helicopter and critical care car up close. These events shed light on the charity’s operations, covering everything from lifesaving missions to the advanced equipment and interventions we provide.  

 GWAA have one more date on offer – 15th  October at 2PM 

Please register yourself for one of the dates. It is up to you if you want to make a donation but as a Club we donated £2,050 recently. 

 4. Club Championship Race – Thursday 11 September. 7pm Oldbury Sailing Club  

On the 11th September we will have the Club Championship race and a Run & Rehydrate evening at Oldbury Sailing Club. We will also have a it as a Food Bank Run where you can donate food (non- perishable) to the Thornbury Food Bank. Last year we donated over 70 kilos. 

 As we are holding the Club Championship later this year we are concerned about the light and so we have decided to shorten the race to a FIVE MILER – basically the Oldbury Fun Run course in reverse plus a kilometer out from the Sailing Club and a kilometer back. With a 7pm start from the Sailing Club this should be ok for the light for all the runners around the lanes with a Finish outside the Sailing Club rather than the Anchor. This also means that Car Parking is next to the Start/Finish with no long walk back to the Club! With the cooperation of the Sailing Club we will be providing a free first drink and food for all Members attending. 

Watch out for the Google Form for you to indicate whether you are intending Running or helping to Marshal on the night. Captain Moray and Chairman Arthur are organising this event so let them know if you have any questions or have any issues with the changes described above. 

 5. Cross Country  

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.  As cross country is a team event the club will reimburse the entry for anyone who turns up and takes part in the race.  So that’s a free waterproof duffel bag and a free race in a team.  What are you waiting for?  Here are the dates to join in:-  

  • 12th October – Nympsfield 
  • 1st November – Cirencester Park 
  • 14th December – Bath University 
  • 14th February – Cheltenham 

Members taking part in 3+ cross country events in a season will be given a bag for free and those who do one or two events allowed to purchase at a discount.  

6. Upcoming local races – don’t forget to enter as Thornbury Running Club  

23/08