Bits and Bobs

The two remaining races in The Friday Five series are on 19th and 26th August. The races commence at 7pm from The Hive. These races are a great way of gauging your current fitness levels and only £5 to enter. It is our hope to make this series a regular fixture in our yearly calendar, so support your club and let's get a good turnout in the remaining races!

The Road Running League is now past the half way point. A complete list of races which qualify are listed in the January blog post. To qualify for contention runners are required to complete 6 races from the list. Races remaining are:

Wellbourne Castle 10k. 21st August. Details on Tonnie Express website.

Boston AC 6hr/ 100k/ 12hr. 28th August.

Wolds 10 mile. 3rd September. Details on Wolds vets Club website.

East Coast Classic 10k. 11th September. Details on Mablethorpe Running Club website.

West Pinchbeck 10k. 25th September. Details on Spalding Tri Club website.

Mablethorpe Half/ Marathon. 2nd October. Details on Mablethorpe Marathon Website.

Boston Poppy Run. November.


The Cross Country Season is quickly coming near. Dates for your calendars are:

Lincs League 1. 30/10/2011
2. 6/11/2011
3. 20/11/2011
4. 11/12/2011

Lincs County Champs. 8/1/2012

North Midland League 1. Derby. 8/10/2011
2. Corby. 12/11/2011
3. Sleaford. 3/12/2011
4. Nottingham. 14/01/2012

A group of our runners are taking part in The High Peak 40 Trail Race. Anyone intersested in taking part please contact Dennis.

Finally the Road Runners are going international in January to compete in The Marrathon International Marrakech in Morocco. At present there are options for a Short or Long Break, taking part in the Marathon/ Half Marathon on 29th January 2012. We need to get cracking finalizing details so, if interested, please have a word with either Dennis or David Johnson. The trip is available to runners and spectators, whether members or not. The more the merrier!!

Happy Running!