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Aug 21

Lots of us are doing the Bristol Tri tomorrow – if you are free we would love to see you down at the Cumberland basin from 12:00 – traffic free racing so you should be able to get up close to the action….  all the details are on the website below….

 http://www.tribristol.org/

Jun 22
Ironman Germany 2011
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Dear All,

I stress we are not an Ironman Club but it looks like there will be one hell of a party in Frankfurt  on 24 July 2011.

Unfortunately, we have not been able to get priority entries to IMG, so you will have to enter online.

This year’s race is on Sunday 4th July so web entries are likely to be live on Monday 5th July @ 23:00 GMT ( ie Tuesday 6th July at midnight European time).  Make sure you put this in your diaries as by the time you wake up on the 6th July all places will have gone!

All registration details will be on the web site

http://www.ironman.de/english/

Confirmed interested people so far – no pressure…..

Lee Francis
Matt Robinson
Ross Hale
Lynette Porter
Steve ‘i’m retired’ Sheppard
Andy Hodges
Garry Snailum
Andy Gussey 

Jamie Evans
James Eastwood
Nigel Cox
Matt Langdon
Kes A
Tim Gomez
Jer Dale,
Wayne Osman
Tom + Ken Weaver
Poss Lighter and Chivs
Paul Sheppard
Dave Walters
Rich Hathaway + Nicki
Aidan Browning
the eel (95% sure – lots of negotiation taking place)
up to 26!!!

Jan 24

From Jer….

Just thought I would let you know the white horse challenge enties will be open on 30th Jan. If I remember 6 of us did it last year, and had a great ride.

Hope to see you there.

Ann and the kids will be helping out at the start or on a feed station so if you have any potential helpers let us know.

Jeremy

White Horse Challenge

WHC 2010 date is 25th April. You will be able to enter on the 30th Jan – more details to follow soon.

Date: 25th April 2010

Route: 150 km distance

Start/finish: Shrivenham, Wiltshire

Entry cost: 25

http://www.whitehorsechallenge.com/index.html

Jeremy

Jan 24

A number of us have entered/are thinking of entering this 85mile cycle race – only 750 places left – sold out last year!  Should be a good fun!  Lots of hills 2,275m’s of climb!!!!!!!!!

Now in its fifth year, this Classic based on the town of Monmouth just across the border in Wales offers 85 miles of the most varied terrain available with three mile climbs followed by 25% walls. Couple this with stunning scenery and all within 25 miles of the start and finish in Monmouth, our route will not only challenge the fittest riders but also offers a great chance for those wanting to ride their first Classic event. The course is designed so that you can shorten your effort at any time should your fitness let you down making it a great way to see the Forest of Dean and ride a sportive at the same time. We offer the opportunity to sign-on on Saturday, collect your numbers and goody bag, and visit our trade area and local attractions in the tented village, which goes on all day Sunday as well. Sign-on opens at 07.30 on Sunday and the trade cafe will be open from 7am for early refreshments and carbo loading. Sunday’s start is between 8-9am with riders set off in small groups. The ride will be timed and have a full mechanical backup service at the start plus en route to try and keep everyone on the road to complete their ride. Two well stocked feeds will keep the nutrition levels up and welcome refreshments await all finishers. The route will be well signposted with our now well proven routing arrows and warning signs to help you have a safe and easy journey. There is plenty of excellent local accommodation plus camp sites within easy reach, so why not make it a weekend and bring the family. This year we will offer free secure overnight bike storage in the start village courtesy of Kryptonite. Unfortunately due to limited free parking, we have to restrict entries to 1000 and therefore we strongly recommend early entry to guarantee your place on this Spring Classic – we sold out in 2009!

We look forward to welcoming both new faces and many returning riders in 2010.

details here

http://www.wheelsinwheels.com/FOD/forest_of_dean_spring_classic_cycling_sportive.html

Route is tough

http://www.wheelsinwheels.com/FOD/85mile_forest_of_dean_spring_classic_cycling_sportive.html

Nov 10

THORNBURY RUNNING CLUB AQUATHLON

Entry Form

Sunday  14th March 2010

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, Fiddlers Wood Lane,

 Bradley Stoke,  Bristol, BS32 9BS

 

Short Distance – 500m Swim / 5K Run

Long Distance – 1000m Swim / 10K Run

 

1. Individual Race

2. Team Race – Two people enter. One completes the swim and the other completes the run. Teams can be made up of differing ages and gender.

 

Prizes will be awarded for both short and long distances as follows:

-       Top 3 men

-       Top 3 women

-       1st Veteran 40+ man

-       1st Veteran 40+ woman

-       1st Supervet 50+ man

-       1st Supervet 50+ woman

-       1st Relay Team

 

**Goodie bag for all competitors**

Thornbury Aquathlon 2010Entryform

Nov 10
I did this as a relay event – really good event!
Black Sheep Sports introduces its second running of this race.
The Wye Ultra Marathon. This addition to the Ultra calendar takes in the breathtaking Wye Valley, a well known area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) and the stunning Forest of Dean. Starting and finishing in the beautiful market town of Ross on Wye, the event is suitable for the novice ultra runner, through to the seasoned runner.
 
This event filled up in 2009 so please get the entries in early to avoid disappointment.  ENTER HERE
 
Nov 10
Scott Aztec Trail Series
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The Scott Aztec Forest of Dean Trail series is just a few weeks away.  Great winter bench tests.

Race 1 is on the 22nd November starting at 10am

Race Distances
Competitors will have a choice of 1, 2 or 3 laps of the addidas trail
1 Lap = 5.4km 2 laps = 10.4km 3laps = 15.4km

more details http://www.blacksheepsports.co.uk/public/default.aspx

Oct 19

From The Gingerwizard….

Hi folks,Thought I’d do a short write up on the Muggles race last weekend. It was an excellantly organised race, over a tough hilly course with beautiful scenery, and even the weather was good.

 

 

I was enetered in the 10.5 mile “Mimsy” Muggle, and we started a couple of minutes after the Major mugglers (15.5 miles) went off. Due to a bad year with illness I have had many months off training this year, and have only been getting back into things for a few weeks. Any running I’ve done since my illness has been on road, and flat, so I had no idea how I’d get on. The first mile or so seemed to have a lot of downhill in them, and this probably contributed to me heading off way too fast, which is an old problem of mine that I thought I’d got over. I even managed to overtake some of the people racing the 15 mile event, despite them heading off some time before our race. When we got to the first couple of hills, I soon realised my mistake, as I’d started to blow a little. My lungs still aren’t back to where they were before the illness so I still find breathing hard difficult sometimes. I slowed my pace slightly, and found a more comfortable pace. About half way through there is a really long steep uphill, on a concrete farm track, I started off trying to run this, but breathing was getting difficult, so decided it would be better to power walk it instead. This turned out to be a good move, as I was actually gaining slightly on a guy who was quite a way ahead, who was trying to run it. Not long after the top of this hill we came to the first drinks station which was very welcome, as I’d got quite hot, just a shame they didn’t have a nice cold pint of cider!! The rest of the run was undulating, with the odd gate thrown in and a few styles. One of the bits I found hardest was running along the side of a valley, which was hard as I’m not used to running along the side of a hill, with my feet landing at an angle. After what seemed an eternity, I reached a style and the marshall said she had been told it was about a mile to the finish. This was obviously one of those motivational tricks as it took me 16 minutes from there to get to the finish. At the bottom of the last hill I had a quick cheer from Philippa who asked if i was enjoying it, which I was, but still decided to power walk the hill, as my breathing was still a bit iffy. Through the woods, and made my way to a track, and felt very relieved when the finish line came into view. Managed to put on a showy effort into the line and then had a chat with a couple of other finishers over a few cups of water at the finish line.
Overall I think I’m pretty pleased with my effort, although if I had paced the start better I do wonder what difference that would have made. Finished in 1.38 which gives me a bench mark for next year.
Thanks to Philippa and all the others involved in organising this first running of the Muggles, I’m sure it will grow into a very successful race.
I’d highly recommend this race to anyone, and with the three distances it has something to suit most runners.
Perhaps next year, we could make a bit of a club event of it, we had five entrants this year, but it would be nice to see more next year.
Oh and thanks to Ed for the pics, saw him a couple of times on his mountain bike, which also spurred me on.
Fantastically well done to our younsters (some fine Ironmen in the making) for doing the very Hilly Muggles MT races. And especially to Alex and Neil who started a good 4 mins behind everyone else but Neil (who’s only 17) did a tremendous run on the 15.9 mile course and Alex (who’s only 16) came 12th in the shorter run! And a bit of a close competition in the 10.9 mile race with all our 3 finishing very close.

Well done to all:

Minor Muggle (5.5 miles winner 38.11)
12th Alex McKay 57.05

Mimsy Muggles (10.9miles winner 1.17.21)
24th Derek Johnson 1.38.41
25th Tom Weaver 1.41.30
27th Tim Gomez 1.41.34

Major Muggle (15.9 miles winner 1.55.12)
27th Neil Fillevy 2.36.22

(thanks to Ed for the photos)

Oct 4

Well done to Lee for organising another great 10km (or 9.580km as measured by Jer) and for sorting out the KIT. Tremendous turnout and great social after and good to see so many newer members out.

Can’t wait to see the photos in 220. I will upload any photos people send through.
Times were:
1st Eric Downey 36.23
2nd Paul Sheppard 39.30
3rd Rob Andrews 40.02
4th Chris Malthouse 40.21
5th Rich James 42.49
= Steve Light 42.49
7th Lee Francis 43.11
8th Alex Mekay 43.13
9th Tudor Croft 44.26
and well done to Dave Ogborne went a bit wrong and Lee Holgat and Neil Filley who went a lot wrong.

And thanks to the cyclists who kept most of the runners company.

 

Thanks to Philippa for sorting out the KIT numbers and timing -
cu on the next one.
 
 
 

 

Sep 26

Location: Kim’s Cafe Hot Water Lane off Station Road, Kingswood

Be there from 8:30 to be issued with your KIT – please bring a cheque for the outstanding balance as it will be easier to administer than cash.

The kit looks fantastic check out a sneek preview here

Looks fab!

Looks fab!

Please be looking your best for the start as we have the pleasure of a professional sports photographer from 220 Magazine to take some shots of the race and then when we return a few group shots!

Race to start at 9am from Hot Water Lane. The route will be a little longer than last time to bring it up to 10k.

John Thorpe currently has the course record with 36min 12 sec, but as there will be changes to the course a new record is up for grabs!

Kim’s Cafe will be open from 9:30 so you will need to bring some money for a nice breakfast after the run.

If you cannot race not to worry just come on down at 10:00 for a breakfast to be part of our 5minutes of fame and join us!

The kit launch will take place at approximately 10 – 10.30am.

Thanks, Lee
*leefrancis4@blueyonder.co.uk*

*PS -* If you’re not able to race we can always do with a helping hand time-keeping and marshalling, so please come along if you’re free from 9am onwards!

Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2008-10-04

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