BA Athletics Club News Digest 1st January 2013This News DigestThis is being sent to you because you are on the BA Athletics Club email list. If you wish to be removed please email us at news@barunner.org.uk. Do you know someone who might appreciate being on the mailing list? They don't need to be a member. Let us know. Difficulty viewing this email? Read it off the website instead - http://www.barunner.org.uk/News Latest.shtml. Forthcoming EventsDon't forget the following priority club events:
* John Williams recalls running this back in 1978 so therefore it predates the formation of the BA Athletics Club. New members and non-members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome at all of these events. The full events diary is on the club website at: http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event Diary.shtml. parkrun CelebrationsPride of place this week has to go to Alan Anderson who ran his 250th parkrun last week at Gunnersbury. Also a big thank you to all of you who managed to be there to cheer Alan in (or in many cases to chase him round the course since he was faster on the day). The photograph below was taken by Steve Taylor. {Ed - I think that Steve captured Neil's wild hair look particularly well!}
Other pictures from Steve Taylor: https://picasaweb.google.com/109384856997368992821/AlanAnderson250Parkruns?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCO6v_5eD2rK4fQ&feat=directlink The race director had this to say in the weekly news:
The founder of parkrun, Paul Sinton-Hewitt, was also there to cheer Alan to his 250th - Alan entering an elite of only 26 parkrunners. And there was even a cake afterwards - thanks to Marion Woodhouse for this picture: But it wasn't just about Alan - Chris Kelly was third finisher in a new parkrun PB which was remarkably good considering the poor conditions (muddy and windy). Perhaps his training partner pulled him through? Meanwhile on the same day Roderick ran at the Balyang Sanctuary parkrun in Victoria, Australia and upon his return, just 5 hours after landing from 24 hours flying, he ran the New Year's Day special parkrun at Dulwich to notch up his personal 43rd parkrun venue, the club's 50th and the first by a club member at a parkrun starting with the letter "D". Note that "I", "J", "Q", "Y" and "Z" are still to be achieved - there are parkruns at Ipswich, Inverness, Queens and York if you want a challenge. Ian Cunningham undertook a different New Year's Day parkrun challenge - running at Bushy (9am) and Kingston (10am). He ran faster at Kingston so perhaps he had been saving himself - or perhaps the New Year's hangover was wearing off? In all there had been seven BAAC parkrunners running on New Year's Day. There had also been special parkruns on Christmas Day with 5 BAAC runners plus Neil at Bushy to take photographs of runners - though on the day it had proved too wet for Neil to spot Ian and Alan there let alone take photographs. Roderick Hoffman with statistics from Steve Newell. Ladies Cross Country DetailsBasic Details: Saturday 12th January, 12:00 start, Mitcham Common. Race Headquarters are located at the MillHouse Ecology Centre Windmill Road, Mitcham CR4 1HT. Full details including course map: http://www.barunner.org.uk/attachments/Clapham_Chasers_Cross_Country_Course_Mitcham_Common_Jan2013.pdf
Round Norfolk Relay Photographs
Why Orienteering?
Contact Simon if you want to give Orienteering a go. Birthday Thanks (and photographs)Paddy O'Shea would like to pass on his thanks to the club, on behalf of himself and Harry, for the kind gift of the 80th birthday cakes. Both had an enjoyable evening at the social. There are some photographs from that evening on the BARunner website at www.barunner.org.uk/photos/2012yearend/index.htm News for the next BAAC News Digest? Thank you to Simon and the regulars for their input this time - next week could it be you?Please let us have your ideas for how club communications can be improved and please send us items for inclusion in the next Digest. Results, news, feedback, jokes, stores - send it to us at news@barunner.org,uk. Club website:
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