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dorianmatts
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Open Athletics meeting at Swindon Sunday 14th April
Hi all, Swindon Harriers will be hosting their open track and field (Mark Cawte Memorial Open) Meeting on Sunday 14th April at the County...
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dorianmatts
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Bracknell AC Youth Athletics Open Meeting, 30th March
Hi all, this is an open meeting that may interest some of our younger members. Competitors must be at least 9 on the day of the meeting....
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dorianmatts
Feb 3, 20241 min read
Club curry and awards dinner - 18th March 2024
The next curry evening social will include for the first time the presentation of the club awards for 2023. The venue and set menu are...
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Pam Wheeler
Jan 31, 20241 min read
THE BIG CHEESE
Hi, I hope you don't mind me contacting you, but I'd like to inform you and your club members about our annual race, The Big Cheese,...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Jan 30, 20245 min read
Rob Conquers The Arc of Attrition and Club Road Race Series Gets Underway
Before word on results from this weekend, a late but stunning piece of news from last week. Rob Forbes completed the gruelling Arc of...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Jan 23, 20243 min read
A Winning Team & A New Club Record
There was a fantastic start to the County Road Race Championships for this year at the Linda Franks 5 mile race on Sunday. The lovely,...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Jan 16, 20244 min read
It's A parkrun Takeover!
From time to time there is a “takeover” of a parkrun event by a local running club or other group. On Saturday it was the turn of...
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Pam Wheeler
Jan 15, 20241 min read
SECOND CLUB WELFARE OFFICER
The instructions for using this Wix blog states - ADD A CATCHY TITLE! Unfortunately, I am unable to make the title anymore catchy than to...
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dorianmatts
Jan 13, 20241 min read
Improvements in Juniors and Teens
Over the last year both the Juniors and Teens groups have grown significantly and this has created some challenges. The Club has provided...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Jan 10, 20244 min read
County Cross Country Action & More
On Saturday there was cross country action in the third of this seasons four meetings. This time The Cotswold Farm Park played host where...
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dorianmatts
Jan 4, 20241 min read
New Groups for Juniors and Teens
Following a review of the last quarter’s sessions, we have decided to restructure the Groups. As Watermoor hall has less than half the...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Jan 2, 20245 min read
The Power of parkrun
Many of you are regular parkrunners, some of you may never have tried one at all. parkrun is incredibly important to many people for a...
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dorianmatts
Jan 1, 20248 min read
The Need for Speed
This article isn’t an advocacy for desiring amphetamines, or becoming a sprinter (I promise - but see Addendum). It’s about your running...
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dorianmatts
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Juniors and Teens running cross-country like "poetry in motion"
On Sunday 10th December, some of our Juniors and Teens ran the second Glos XC league match, and County Championships. One younger member...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Dec 17, 20234 min read
Medals Galore at County XC Champs
There was Cross Country action at the University of Bath last Sunday in the second race of this year’s series. The meet also incorporated...
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Pam Wheeler
Dec 15, 20231 min read
ANNUAL AWARDS 2023
Nominations are requested for the 2023 Annual Awards. The categories are as follows: NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Awarded to the club...
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dorianmatts
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Teens impress at Schools County Cross-country
Some of our Teens ran in the Gloucestershire schools cross-county on Sunday 3rd December at Newent. Most of them represented Stroud area...
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rachelelisabethbarrow
Dec 7, 202310 min read
A Tale of Ten Marathons
Many of you have run a marathon or two. You know that feeling of fatigue and trying to recover in the following days. Imagine then the...
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Pam Wheeler
Dec 5, 20231 min read
GLOS AAA ROAD RACE SERIES
Ahead of the 2024 county road race series, just a reminder of a couple of changes and for anyone eligible to 'move up' an age category:...
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dorianmatts
Dec 3, 20232 min read
"Come on, Teens, it's only a *Bleep* Test!
Sorry, but I couldn't resist the play-on-words headline. On Wednesday, we did a "Bleep test" with the Teens group in a coned off area of...
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