April News letter

Compiled by Dave Lockley

Forthcoming Runs

April

Sun 16th London Marathon

Sun 30th Stratford(Shakespeare) Marathon & 1/2 m

May

Sun 7th Tewkesbury Half Marathon

Sun 14th Leeds Marathon & Half Marathon

Sun 21st Chester Half Marathon

Sun 27th Cader Idris 10.5ml Multi Terrain

Forthcoming Social Events

  1. Evening at the horse races (with or without meal) - if interested see Rob Drew
  2. Fri 23rd - Sun 25th June Lakes weekend at Langdale. Usual high risk activities. More news later or see Dick Johnson
  3. Sun 22nd Oct Venice Marathon. Some members are looking into the possibility of running the Venice Marathon. If you are interested see Dave Lockley or Rob Drew

Introducing New Members

Welcome to Kevin Postins from Wednesfield & Diane Manning from Shareshill. They've both done a bit before & its good to see them settling in (doing better than some long serving members!) stay with it lads and lasses

Sunday Morning Club Runs

Sunday runs are arranged by various members. Cannock Chase is very popular, but not the only venue. If you're interested ask Stan Harrison, Rob Drew or Dick Johnson, just keep your ears open, or arrange one yourself.

Club Kit

Now that the weather is improving, you might turn your mind to buying some new kit more suitable for the summer.Simon Kimberley is the man to contact.

Cross Country

Birmingham and District Cross Country League Div. 5 - our loyal team of 8 (Ian Hill (team capt.), Pete Horton, Simon Kimberley, Stan Harrison, Ron Nicholls, Chris Catton, Sean Harvey & Rob Drew) managed to finish the season in a very respectable 7th position (out of 13 teams). Well done lads.

The Club Cross Country Award for overall best performance went to Pete Horton, with Ian Hill in 2nd and Simon Kimberley in 3rd position.

The Challenge Award for consistent performance went toRob Drew,followed by Stan Harrison & that man Simon K only 1 point behind.

Grand Prix up-date

The GP has been expanded to include 5ml runs in the current year. The times for these may be used as the benchmark, if/when they are officially included in the GP next year.

Current leader is Paul Carrol. Any queries, see Chris Catton or Stan Harrison

Congratulations

To Simon Kimberley, who has been selected for the GB team (40-45 yrs category) for Triathlon events. Magnificent achievement, Simon well done. Keep us updated. How do you fancy getting yourself in the newspapers (or even on a web site)

Members Handbook

The committee is in the process of writing an MH to be issued to all members, with special consideration for new members. Any input from members about what to include would be appreciated, especially from recent new members who are probably more aware of our shortcomings than us old lags are and can help us in trying to put them right.