Thursday Night 6.30 Group Hemington 10

With spring fast approaching and many of us entering races, possibly for the first time, the Hemington 10K is a low key, 10k race on March 25^th, over an undulating course with splendid views of the countryside SE of Radstock. Whether as preparation for Frenchay or Keynsham the Hemington 10K, is an ideal introduction to the 10k distance.

Steve Herring is offering to run as a pacemaker for anyone aiming to complete the race in around 60 min and depending on the number of runners and abilities it may also be possible to have a 65 min pacemaker.

If interested please talk to Steve on Thursday night or email steve@steveherring.co.uk

Club Records at the Wiltshire 10

Phil Westlake set a new club MV50 record at the Wiltshire 10 Mile Road Race on Sunday 12th February. His time of 58:34 broke the previous record set by Roger Coggins fifteen years ago.

Michelle Kerfoot also rewrote a number of club records at the same race. Her time of 1:03:50 set a new mark for the FV40, and by default the FV35 and SF records, held by Lynette Porter since 2005.

AGM Thursday 15th March 7:30pm

The Bitton Road Runners Annual General Meeting is to take place at the clubhouse on Thursday 15th March, 7:30pm. Individually named AGM envelope packs will be available to pick up on clubnights until Thursday 23rd February, after which they will be posted. The envelopes contain:-

• AGM agenda
• 2012/13 Membership forms
• Committee nomination forms
• EA registration information
• Club Person of the Year and The Kevin Rose Trophy nomination forms

American Supper & Quiz Night

On Thursday 16th February there is an American supper and quiz after the club runs.

Club Kit

There is a selection of embroidered club kit available, including Hoodies, Fleeces, T-Shirts, Jackets and Hats. Please see this Club Kit document to view sizes and prices. Contact Chris Brown at the club for more details and orders. His e-mail address can be found at the bottom of the kit document. 

MV50 5k Club Record for Phil

Congratulations to Phil Westlake who has taken his own Vet 50 5km club record to under 17 minutes. Phil recorded a time of 16:57 at the Bridge Inn on 31st January. 

Race of Eight 2012/13

Here are the first few races for next seasons Race of Eight.

Frenchay 10k April 15^th

Bristol 10k May 20^th

Bradley Stoke 10k June 3^rd

GWR Mob Match 10k July 20^th

Also any race/best result from the Bitton 5k series.

May 16th    June 20th      July 11th      August 8th 

Welsh Castles Relay

On the notice board at clubhouse there is a joint ladies & men’s list up for people who are interested (or would like to know more) in taking part in the Welsh Castles relay.

Bristol 10K Discounted Entries

Bristol 10K, which is on 20th May 2012, are offering a discount to Bitton runners. Anyone interested please pass a cheque for £13.65 (Bitton Road Runners) or cold hard cash to Gordon Robbins.

The process that then follows is:-
1) Gordon collects a list of members (names) wishing to take advantage of the discount.
2) Gordon sends the list plus a cheque for the total amount to FR Systems.
3) FR systems email a list of promotional codes, allocated to the named people on the list, to Gordon.
4) Gordon passes out the codes.
5) Member enters on-line using the code.
 

Race of Eight Amendment

Due to the cancellation of the Gloucester 10 the Gloucestershire Cross-Country fixture at Tewkesbury on Saturday 4th February has been chosen as a replacement for the club Race of Eight competition.

London Marathon Draw

Bitton had two places allocated for the London Marathon draw, the two picked from the hat were:-

1. Andrew White

2. Mark Searle

Good luck with the training. The four reserve places are:-

3. Daniel Carr

4. Steve Stacy

5. Pete Hopes

6. Julian Hobbs