Newsletter September 2015 Issue No. 025 Pink October Club Contacts I thought bringing this event to your attention worthy of Chairman: Mark Clawson Vice Chairman: Ben Stock taking front page in our newsletter this month because Email: [email protected] it affects us all in some way, or will at some stage in our lives. Also, John (Karen’s husband) is a valued member Treasurer: Debbie Wiltshire of our club who is always quick to give up his time to Email: [email protected] support the club and the local running community. Membership Secretary: Faye Buche UKA Secretary: Lisa Caig October is the month of breast cancer awareness and as Email: [email protected] many of you know Karen lost a long battle with cancer earlier this year. Specifically, the 17th October would WSFRL Race Reps: James Tombs/James Mason have been Karen’s birthday. The team at Tilgate parkrun SCAA Race Rep: Stacey Buche have created an event on Saturday 17th October to Email: [email protected] celebrate Karen’s life and to help raise awareness of this Tilgate 5 Event Team: disease. We would like as many Saints and Sinners as Ben Stock, Martin Presland, Mike Hawker, Faye Buche, possible to be there to show our support and love. Nick Keating Email: [email protected] Details of the event can be found on the Tilgate parkrun Facebook page but to summarise: Club Kit Officer: Louise Bevan Email: [email protected] Club Coach: Mark Clawson “This event will be a celebration and about raising Run Leaders: Nick Baker, Bill Bedford, Martyn Langton, awareness so we are asking that week if you could; Mark Smee, Nick Keating Learn to Run Leaders: Bill Bedford, Shelley Meyern, • Wear pink – men included Mark Smee, Nick Baker, Vanessa Harrold • Wear a pink ribbon Junior Development Team: Stacey Buche, Khairy Arthur • Wear a decorated bra – men included Email: [email protected] • Supply some cakes or sweets sticking with the pink Website Administrator: James Tombs theme” Email: [email protected] Social Media Reporter: Ben Stock Social Events Organiser: Simone Lee We look forward to feeling the Saints and Sinners love at Email: [email protected] Tilgate on the 17th October. Press Reporter: Glenn Mitchell Leonnie Newsletter Editor: Leonnie Harrison Email: [email protected] Club Communications AGM – Book the Date in your Diary Now! Boxing Day Race From Mark Clawson From Mark Clawson Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 2nd December at 7pm at the Gatwick Europa Hotel, Balcombe Road, We were stunned when the current race organisers of Maidenbower, RH10 7ZR. the very popular St Leonards Church, Turners Hill Boxing Day Race approached us a few months ago and asked us We have hired a suite from 7pm to 8.30pm and there to take over the race. will be a bar open for those who want to celebrate our amazing year. They have been very impressed with the rise of the club over the last couple of years, really liked the fun and More details about our AGM will be announced in the friendly attitude we have towards runners of all abilities next newsletter. and the clubs church links. A very successful meeting two weeks ago saw us walk away as the new organisers and plans are now Hellrunner underway for this year’s race. From Mark Clawson We are still putting together our race committee team Our race edition t-shirts have been designed and sent to which will be announced in the next newsletter but we the printers, so if you’re part of the Hellrunner race are pleased to announce Trevor Neal and Ben Stock will 2016 either team Saints or team Sinners t-shirts for share the role of Race Director and Nick Keating and training and for the big day will be available at the end Mark Clawson will share the role of Assistant Race of October. Directors. If you have entered or you are still thinking about It was decided all roles will be doubled up so not one entering and would like to travel as a club by coach person has to give up their time over the festive season please let Mark know, remember you can always bring every single year. Apart from James Tombs, his Boxing family and friends on the coach so they can see you go days are cancelled (who else could sort race numbers through HELL. and finishing times as quick as he could). If you would like to be a part of the race committee and take on a role please let myself or Ben know. Page 2 of 27 Page 3 of 27 Club Training News minutes and new exercises and new tunes are being worked on you have been warned! From Mark Clawson Just like last year the cost will be £3 per session to cover Well the dark nights have brought our spring/summer the cost of hire and insurances. training to a close and as from Wednesday 7th October we will return to our winter training venue at Oriel High We have a new fitness team t-shirts coming soon these School, Maidenbower, RH10 7XW, starting at the usual can be purchased in the same way as club kit through time 7pm. Training fees will remain at £1 which goes Louise Bevan and there will be random challenges towards the hire of the multi use games area and during our classes to win a free t-shirt. floodlights. Not all sessions will remain within the grounds and we Sunday Training will go outside so remember to stay safe be seen wear something bright and reflective or a head torch, our We are pleased to announce that our Sunday run group shower proof jackets are light weight and perfect for will once again return in November. Run leader Mark keeping the chill off. Smee will be planning and implementing a winter training programmes of Sunday runs to help all those There will be no Monday training sessions during the wanting to increase their distance, perfect for our winter as these will be replaced with the fitness classes. members taking part in spring marathons and half We do however encourage members to meet up on marathons. Mondays until the fitness classes start, so why not meet at the usual time of 6.45pm at K2 and do the original More details in our October newsletter. Bathstore 5k or Three Bridges 5 mile together. Investing In Our Club Members October Training: As we agreed at our AGM last year all profit made within Wednesday 7pm Oriel High School - £1 the club would go towards improving the club as well as helping local communities/charities. 7th – Paced ladders & relays We are pleased to announce that in October we have 14th – Times Square funded three new run leaders: Ben Stock, Darren 21st – Leg warmers Bateman and James Tombs will be completing the UKA leader in running fitness course. We are also funding 28th – Loop the group another member who will be taking a step up from run leader as Bill Bedford will start his coaching badge in January. Fitness Classes - £3 We will continue to invest in the club and our members and in 2016 we plan to fund more run leaders to help They’re coming back and will take over from our take the club forward. Monday training sessions HOWEVER we are unable to start in October due to ongoing building works within And not forgetting our L2R helpers Kerry, Louise, Darren the hall. Our fitness classes will take place every and Gary who gave up their time to assist our run Tuesday 6.45pm at Broadfield East Junior School main leaders and to encourage the group. hall starting from 3rd November, classes will last 60 Page 4 of 27 Run Leaders Most Improved Mile Time On the subject of run leaders I would like to thank them Another clear winner for the final most improved mile all for the time and effort they give up to make sessions challenge. It’s a shame only one person can win this happen. Both Vanessa and Nick B have done a brilliant award as this month’s mile saw some amazing job with the Monday sessions at Southgate recently. Ben improvement times that would have on previous and Nick K have been great covering Wednesday months been enough to take the award. Tracey Stocker - sessions and the amazing Bill Bedford, Shelley Meyern 46 sec, Andrea Mealin -29 sec, Eliza Thorns -28 sec and and Mark Smee have yet again produced another Gail Brazier -23 sec to name just a few. chapter of runners to the club with a very successful learn to run group. But our winner who set her previous personal best back in 2014 has showed everyone what you can achieve. Injury after injury set her back towards the end of 2014 and throughout 2015 but she never gave up, each time Most Improved Runner she came back stronger and more determined and with that she has battled back to fitness and achieved an Normally I start this with “it’s been another tough amazing most improved time of 9.47 taking a whopping month to choose” but not this month. This month’s 1 minute and 33 seconds of her previous personal best, winner was an easy choice, she has had an amazing well done... Elodie Legras. month PB after PB at parkrun, an outstanding performance at the Fittleworth league race and a great attitude at training. A very big well done to..