February 2020

Annie Testar will be competing at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow this weekend (22-23 February) Not yet 18, and despite no indoor track facilities in the Stroud area, Annie has been selected to compete in the 800m at Glasgow. She will probably be the youngest in her race but has a mature outlook and will, I’m sure, take this opportunity in her stride. It’s not been a great winter for training… Read More »Club athlete selected for British Athletics Indoor Championships

Another interesting local 10k race and the online entry from Fabian4 includes many other events in the wider region that might interest members. http://www.fabian4.co.uk/default.aspx?EventID=2472

A trail run starting at Chedworth Cricket Club starting at 7.00pm on Thursday 9th July 2020. A picturesque run of approx. 6.5 miles to raise funds for Chedworth Cricket Club & their chosen charity across beautiful Cotswold countryside, through Withington Woods and returning through Chedworth Woods. Chip timed and each finisher will receive a memento. http://www.chedworthruns.com

Clubs which have competed in the 2018-2019 Regional/National Road Relays have been invited to apply for complimentary entries to the Vitality London 10000. As an eligible club, we can apply for six free places for men and six free places for women (although there are a limited number of places available which will be allocated on a first come first served basis). This is a fantastic opportunity to take part… Read More »Free Club Entries for London Vitality 10k – Mon 25 May

Midland Counties 12 Stage Men’s Road Relays – Saturday 21st March Following last year’s successful participation in both the Midland 12 Stage and 6 Stage Road Relays where both teams qualified for the ERRA National Road Relays, we are looking to enter a men’s team for the Midland 12 Stage Road Relays  – Jason Barry has kindly volunteered to be team captain. The 12 Stage Road Relays are run at… Read More »Midland Counties 12 Stage Men’s Road Relay

Masters athletes start at age 35 and can still be competing 60 years later! You might already be 35+ and considering your options in athletics and running, or maybe you’re 34 and you’re planning ahead for new competition opportunities when you reach your next birthday! There are plenty of opportunities to compete in athletics and running as a Masters athlete through both England Athletics or the British Masters Athletic Federation… Read More »Is It Your Time To Become a Masters Athlete?

I have arranged a First Aid for Runners course with 2nd Chance First Aid at 18:30 on Wed 11 March for Club Coaches and Run group Leaders. The course takes 3 hours, is very practical and covers issues that groups might encounter whilst out running, including dealing with wounds, giving CPR and use of a defibrillator. We have 12 places and the Club will pay the course fee and members… Read More »First Aid for Runners course – Wed 11 March

UKA has announced that from this year all registration packs will be managed via the the myAthletics portal and that no paper packs will be sent out

Full information can be found in this UKA Post and you should have had an email if you are a paid up UKA member.

Read More »UKA Membership goes digital

Following the success of the summer sessions for our junior triathletes, we are running another six week course every other Sunday afternoon. Dates for the sessions are: 1st March, 15th March, 29th March, 19th April, 3rd May, 17th May. Sessions will alternate between the field, with a focus on cycling and transition to running, and the pool,  with a focus on swimming and transition to cycling. The first session will… Read More »Junior Tri Spring Sessions

As you may know we are now in need of a Club Secretary to replace Julie Walford who steps down in March. The role is a very straight forward one and requires between 3-4 hours work per month and full training and support will be given. You will be involved in helping our club continue to run efficiently and work with the main committee members to make sure that everything… Read More »Vacancy – Club Secretary