We’d like to wish all our members, friends & family a very merry Xmas and a happy new year.
May the wind be on your back and all your goals & PBs be achieved in 2018, but most of all enjoy, have fun and believe in yourself!!
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Shinfield 10K 2018 Open For Entries
We are now open for entries to our Shinfield 10K 2018.
We have races for both adults and children. Please see are Shinfield page for more details.
Online entries available here.
2018 Calendar Now Available
The racy way to plan your races!
Roadrunners Women in the Buff calendar – available now for donations of £10 or more to our charity partner Cycle Smart.
Get your copy at our track sessions every Wednesday at Palmer Park 6.30pm or posted to you for an additional £3 (pay via PayPal diddlydonna@hotmail.co.uk )
Christmas Track Opening
The track sessions in the week leading up to Christmas are as usual.
There are no track sessions in the week between Christmas and New Year – gym is open to 3pm and stadium is then closed.
Track sessions after New Year are as usual.
So we just lose 2 sessions.
Summary:
Wed 20th Track
Fri 22nd Track
Wed 27th Track Closed
Fri 29th Track Closed
Wed 3rd Track
Fri 5th Track
Sev’s Lausanne, Switzerland Race Report 17
Read Sev’s excellent Roadrunner Swiss trip report below.
Photos can also be viewed here
SevLausanne17
Stan Eldon Receives Copy of Our Book
THE Roadrunners’ anniversary book has attracted some warm praise…. from the man who started it all.
Stan Eldon, the man behind the formation of the club in 1987, said: “It’s a very special book. It was very well put together, so congratulations to all involved.”
Stan was presented with a copy of 30 Years Of Reading Roadrunners by the club’s archivist Chris Mason.
Chris, who did the lion’s share of the research for the book, handed over a complimentary copy at Stan’s home in Didcot.
Former Great Britain middle-distance and cross-country star Eldon, now 81, helped set up the club following his Reading Half Marathon training sessions in Palmer Park.
He said: “It was great to catch up with Chris, one of the best athletes in the club’s history.”
Stan and his wife Marion recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
His own autobiography, Life On The Run, is no longer in print but is on sale as an ebook on Amazon.
30 Years Of Reading Roadrunners is selling well, so make sure you grab a copy before the Christmas rush. It is on sale at £3 from the foyer at Palmer Park before Wednesday evening track sessions.
Airbnb’s & Hotels Near Start Line
From: Anna Edwards <anna.edwards@gettothestart.com>
Date: 12 October 2017 at 08:18:35 BST
To: <Chairman@readingroadrunners.org>
Subject: Around the start line, see Airbnb’s, Hotels, B&B’s, Apartments Around The Start Line
Reply-To: Anna Edwards <anna.edwards@gettothestart.com>
Wake up close to the action.
Get to the start on time.
Hi from a sunny Sydney, Australia! I am reaching out to create awareness of GetToTheStart, which the runners may find useful.
GetToTheStart shows accommodation options (Airbnb’s, Hotels, B&B’s, Homestays, Apartments etc.) around the start line of a race, and how far it is to walk to the start. We work with the #1 global, trusted comparison sites Airbnb & HotelsCombined and have global races listed, with triathlons being in the process of being added.
Many races have been added and we are quality checking & adding over 35 000 more road races, triathlons, fell running events, parkruns, trail runs and mountain runs. If the race you are interested in is not up yet, pop me an email and I will get it up for you within 48hrs and personally respond with the link.
On a different note, if any of your club’s runners ever come to run in Sydney, our door is always open to host runners for free over here :-).
With running love,
Anna Edwards
GetToTheStartCEO & Founder
anna.edwards@gettothestart.com
+61 406 418 708 l +61 2 999 489 39
Take me to GetToTheStart!
Winchester Half 2018
Dear Reading Road Runners,
I hope you are well and your continuous running is going even better! I am writing to you from ABP Southampton Marathon 2018 and Winchester Half 2018 and would like to offer you and all of your running club a 10% off voucher for you all to use if you wish to come along and run at one of our events.Please use code READING when checking out to receive your discount – please do circulate this through your club.Best wishes and hope to see you at one of our events.—
Best wishes,George
Events Coordinator