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Knype Pool 5mile Charity Race
& Fun Run
For Main Race
Enter
Online or Download an Entry Form
(pdf).
A limited number of on-the-day main race entries will be
possible subject to availability & £1 surcharge
Fun Run is on-the-day
entry only: please bring along a completed entry form.
Some Race Details
Venue :
Greenway Bank Country Park, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7QX
Date: 26 Feb 2012
: Start Times: 1mile Fun
Run 10.30am*: Main Race : 11.00am
* Fun runners must
gather on the main start car park at least 5mins before start time: (200yd walk
to start line)
Terrain: All off-road,
trail and field. Some undulating. Route Map
here
Entry Limit: 200 (main race).
Minimum age on race day: 16 yrs for main race
Race
Numbers: Collected on the race day from Start Area.
Main
Parking and Toilet Facilities are 600yds from Start Line.
Car Sharing
recommended as parking is limited
Refreshments: Free Hot
Soup & Cold
Drinks at Race Finish.
Commemorative gift to all
finishers
Cash Prizes for
1st 3 Men & 1st 3 Ladies. Spot Prizes.
All Profits to the Biddulph
Mayor's Charities below:
All enquiries to:
info@biddulphrunningclub.co.uk
Take the trainers off, put your dancing shoes on and
come along to BRC's Yuletide Party on 14th January 2012. Tickets from
Cindy ( 07502 306219 ).
Bring family and friends !
Note: please purchase
tickets in advance!
Well done New2Runners!
A big well done! to all the
new2runners who tonight [ 23/6/2011 ] completed their 5k run. A great effort by all of
you. But, paraphrasing a well known leader .... this is not the end .... but it
is the end of the beginning ...... We hope you all continue running and, when
you can, come along on Tues and/or Thursday evenings at 6.30pm - meeting at the leisure
centre (any weather).
The 5k times for the route around
Knype_Pool and the Serp are :
Tom Morrey (1st guy) | 26.51
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Gerald Sumpter | 28.11
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Natalie Titley (1st lady) | 30.55
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Julie Watson | 32.02
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Anita Bentley | 33.19
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Andrea Varney | 33.49
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Fiona Hodgkiss | 33.49
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Bev Titley | 33.53
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Mike Morrey | 34.31
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Hugh Lewis Morgan | 34.44
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Cheryl Tharp | 35.58
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Sue Trow | 35.58
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Jane Callaghan | 37.53
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Angie Gower | 37.53
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Janet Hooson | 42.40
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Alison Husbands | 43.03
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Theresa Parker | 43.10
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Talitha Shaw | 50.29
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Kelly Vout | 52.05
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Val Cummings | 56.30
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The new2running group just before
completing their first 5k run: 23 June 2011
Potts Arf charity walk raises £171 !
All
the walkers began at 9am - rain started at 9.20am and never stopped, we
finished at about 12.40pm.
Having
completed the walk on behalf of BRC, absolutely soaked to the skin and very,
very cold, Ken, Helen and myself raised £160
[ latest £171 ] for MS (research).
Monies were dontated
prior to the walk, so on the day we collected about £150....not bad 'cus the
weather certainly put paid to the usual crowds.
Lynda
Well done Lynda, Helen and Ken.
Please find thankyou letters from the MS society
here and here
BRC welcomes new members!
Jane
Callaghan
Umarah Choudhary
Gerald Sumpter
Val Cummings Talitha Shaw
Laura
Cummings Angie
Gower
Cheryl Tharp
Sandra
Hatfield
Fiona Hodgkiss
Bev Titley
Janet
Hooson
David Hooson
Emma Titley Alison
Husbands
Sue Trow John
McDonald Lucie
Middleton
Andrea Varney Mike
Morrey
Theresa Parker Kelly Vout Hugh
Lewis-Morgan
Natalie Titley
Tom Morrey Anita
Bentley
April
Kev
Shuff and Dawn Addison are Leaders in Running Fitness!
On
10th April 2011, Kev and Dawn attended a 1 day course on 'Leadership in Running
Fitness' at the Birchfield Harriers HQ in Birmingham. The course covered
the following ...
The
Barriers that stop people from taking up running and how a leader can make a
difference for them
How to
plan sessions and deliver safe and fun warm-up and cool-down.
Demonstration and supervision of effective stretching
The
different types of activity which can make running varied and enjoyable
Helping
runners to set and achieve smarter goals.
Having two members
officially qualified to this level will be a big asset to the club - not only to
existing members but also those out there who are considering taking up running
with our club for the first time. Well done and thanks to Kev and Dawn for
taking the time out to do the course. We look forward to benefiting
from your experience!
Walks Program 2011
A series of organised
walks during the spring/summer/autumn seasons.
Details
here
Mow Cop ~ Cloud End Report 27/12/2010
13 brave souls turned out in the
sleet and snow to battle the elements and terrain for the annual Mow Cop Castle
to Cloud Summit run. At least the temperature had climbed to a tropical 1oC
! Chairman John knew the run was going to be it's usual
challenge of snow, ice, sleet, slippery descents and energy sapping climbs but,
by the time he reached the foot of the 1125ft high Cloud at 11.30, he didn't
realise that the pain of the final summit push was minuscule in comparison to
what his daughter was about to experience. By 11.45 both had peaked, John
reached the top of the Cloud and Vicki had given birth to a beautiful baby boy
(Finley). The cosmic forces had combined to time John's summit and the birth of
his first grandson to be within minutes of each other. John received the good
news at the trig point. Biddulph Running Club would like to thank Vicki for all
her efforts in getting John to supply 2 bottles of Wetherspoon's finest bubbly
at the post run get together! Congratulations Vicki and Gaz from BRC.
Finley McQueen-Lovatt, just arrived
27.12.2010, ~11.45 GMT
December : Christmas Meal
at The Knott
Lynda
sent in a few words - apologies from the webmaster for not including these
sooner
'Nice
venue' - 'good food' - 'great company'
Thanks to everyone who came
along - hope you all enjoyed the evening as much as we did.
If anyone would like to suggest
an alternative venue for next year, please let me know.
Thanks for
organising that one Lynda - I think everyone had a good time
New
Club T-shirts and Vests
The
all-new club kit in the official new club colours has just arrived - and proudly
worn by 2 members running the 2010 Congleton half marathon. If you put your name
down for a vest or T-shirt then contact Tracy to arrange collection. If
you didn't order anything (but would still like to purchase either), see Tracy
to check if there are any left. Unfortunately due to increased costs
members are asked to contribute £5 toward the cost of one item, if you would
like two items then the second item is full cost at £16.
It
would be good to have have a new club-photo taken with as many members as
possible in the new club colours. Watch this space for details !
Note that it is not
compulsory to buy either a club-colour T-shirt or vest.
Potters half charity walkers raise nearly £300!
Attached photo of the 'three' who,
on behalf of BRC, walked the Potts half for The Children's Kidney Trust, raising
£136.07 on the day and with various sponsor forms, donations and my 'egg dump'
at Blencathra the total amount sent to the charity is £281.07.
Lynda
Informal Club Gatherings:
LAST Thursday of every month from 7:30pm(ish) to 10pm(ish) at the Bradley
Green Wetherspoons
Biddulph High Street.
Mow Cop to
Bosley Cloud : Run and Walk: 27th December( ~ 6.5 miles)
All runners
and walkers welcome (club members or not). This is a steady run to help work
off those Christmas calories and round off the year with good cheer. The emphasis is on
running with the group although, depending on numbers, the group can split
into different abilities. Arrangements are made prior to the run to have
transport stationed at Cloud End - unless you are feeling particularly keen and
want to run back to Mow Cop!. Runners meet at the car park by Mow Cop castle
at 10am. The course follows the Mow Cop ridge and loses height along Congleton
Edge eventually dropping on to the old Biddulph Valley railway. After a short
stint on the tracks the path bears right across a few fields eventually
crossing the village of Timbersbrook. Look for Acorn Lane, this is where the
climb to the 1125ft Cloud summit begins. Don't worry - it's not a race! The run
finishes at the trig point on the Cloud -hopefully providing panoramic views
from the Peak District to the Welsh mountains.
The walking group starts at 9am from the old railway tracks where they
cross Newpool Road, Knypersley. The route continues down the old BVR toward
Congleton - eventually leaving the tracks-about 1/4 mile after the Blacky Bank
bridge-to cross the fields to Timbersbrook - now following the route of the
run to Cloud summit. Normally the walking group hit the summit first. If you
don't feel like taking part in the run but do fancy something a bit steadier
please let your running counterparts know - it can be chilly at the top of
Cloud in December and it is much appreciated if the walkers can carry a spare
coat, jersey and a flask of something hot (or brandy!) for the finishing
runners.
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