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BA Athletics Club News Digest 16th April 2018Events:
New members and potential members of all fitness levels and abilities are welcome at all of these events. The full diary of club featured events is on the club website at: http://www.barunner.org.uk/Event Diary.shtml. {updated 8th April 2018} * Club Event Map: [Clickable link to Google Maps] / # Club Points event Not for you, no longer interested? remove me please. / Difficulty viewing this? Read it from the website:- http://www.barunner.org.uk/News Latest.shtml. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BARunnerUK/ (formal "BARunner" page), BA Runner Facebook Group (ask to join) Inclusions, with photos, please to Roderick Hoffman at news@barunner.org.uk. Watersplash 10Km, Wednesday 11th April #The Watersplash runs were held this year on a dry cool dull calm evening. Chris Kelly (10km) had jogged 5 miles to reach the start while Alan Anderson had cycled from Ealing to Vauxhall via Paddington and Hyde Park as a way of keeping fit. Christine Munden encountered travel difficulties in Heston and started late, later took a wrong turning but still managed not be last out on the course.
Changing rooms and showers were available at Cranford Community Centre. The Queen's Head was extra busy with a 70th birthday party but most of the runners enjoyed an hour there afterwards. New Membership Year - Subscriptions dueAs you know, its April, and the BA AC Subs for 2018 Membership are now due. If you have setup a standing order for the yearly payment, please check the date and amount. This year our Subs remain constant at £9, but the Affiliation to UK Athletics has increased again to £15. If you affiliate, your payment should now total £24. Please let us know by email that you have paid, as we will not see the monthly Bank Statement (till the 5th) to know to pay your affiliation. Thanks.
Regards, Chris Kelly (Club Treasurer) christkelly@yahoo.com Alan Friar (Membership Secretary) a.friar1@ntlworld.com Vets Fixture List & club Grand Prix eventsHi folks, Just a heads up of a venue change in the Vets T&F League on June 4th. A condemned cage means that the event moves from Hillingdon to Perivale. This is a club participation points scoring event #. Before that, don't forget we have the first BAAC Grand Prix event: Monday 30th April, 1800, Uxbridge, 1000m and Triple Jump. and.... The first Rosenheim event: Weds 2nd May, 1845, Walton's new track, full details from Neil. This is also a points event #. Cheers, London Marathon Marshaling briefingOn Wednesday 18th April there will be a briefing session for our marathon marshaling teams. This will be held at the Wraysbury "Silver Wing" Sailing Base (TW19 5AG) from 19:00. There are changing rooms and showers there so you may also choose to go for a run from there from 18:00 (don't arrive earlier - the site may not be open until 18:00). Marshals don't have to be at the briefing session but it is useful if you know someone who will be there so that they can pick up any kit for you as well as pass on critical messages. Note that this isn't a formal social - no food or drink available unless you bring it yourself.
Above - map showing how to get to the sailing base and a picture of the entrance. Roderick Hoffman obo Simon Turton/Steve Hillier Club parkrun results for Saturday 14th April 2018
The weather was an improvement over previous weeks but many courses need to
dry out a bit more before mud and puddles cease to be a feature. Requests
for runners not to trample on the daffodils are just a passing seasonal feature
of the weekly briefings from race directors. John Coffey (28:03) obviously listened to Tom Rowley and improved his age category record at Hazelwood. We can expect a few more seconds to be shaved off if we get a spell of dry weather. There were two runs to mention in USA. In San Francisco Paul Timms (23:07) ran at Crissy Field for the third time. The parkrun there has now been going for over three years and attendances are regularly exceeding 100. Back East, Piers Keenleyside appeared as promised at Jamaica Pond in Boston where the parkrun was only in its third week but attracted nearly 200 runners a day before the very well-established marathon. Sadly, Piers has tendered his resignation so that one won’t count towards the club total. We wish him well, he has certainly brightened up our lives over the last few years. {Ed: And Piers is still more than welcome to write-in with his latest exploits - as are all members and former members} Steve Newell Updated parkrun stats - club parkrun stats * David Duggan has his 250th parkrun this coming Saturday and it'll be at Bedfont Lakes. With the warm dry weather due this week the puddles should have gone and left a good running surface for those wanting a 5k loosen-up for a longer run on Sunday. Alternately there are still some spaces on the volunteer roster. Cake is guaranteed and there are strong rumours of stronger refreshments. parkrun Extra
If you are in Cornwall on a Saturday this year make sure that you make it to the Eden Project parkrun - you really do get all of the above thrown in for free with your free parkrun! Roderick Hoffman London Marathon Runners to look out forIf you are not running or actively marshaling then you might like to look to see how our London Marathon runners are doing. The following is the list of most of our runners - there may be a few more. There is a mobile phone app for monitoring runners progress - see: https://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/event-info/spectator-info/
Please let me know of any corrections or additions to this list - I'll provide the updated list to the Facebook group. Roderick Hoffman {roderick@rhoff.org.uk} Next Digest?Results, news, pictures, feedback, jokes, stories - send it to the editor, Roderick Hoffman, at news@barunner.org.uk. Club website:
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