Hello fellow runner,

Sutton Runners is holding a FREE running taster sessions every Tuesday from 11th June – July 30th (except 18th June when the club is closed). We are inviting you to try the running club for FREE and to get you up, healthy and fit. So pop along.

Taster session Venue : David Weir Leisure Centre (formerly Sutton Arena), Middleton Road, Surrey, SM5 1SL.

Web : http://www.suttonrunners.org

Time : 7pm

Kit : Please wear your running shorts/shirt, running shoes. Bring along a bottle of water as well.

Parking : David Weir Leisure Centre (Sutton Arena). Park in adjacent side roads if main Car Park full.

There is also a locked room to keep your belongings.

When you arrive, tell reception you are with Sutton Runners and they will let you in. Go through three set of swing doors and you will see us in the club room on the right and I will be there to greet you.

If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,

Avi
secretary@suttonrunners.org

Collingwood has invited us to join them and other teams for another quiz night; details are provided below.

Please will you confirm your interest by Sunday 31st March for the following:

• A. The quiz;
• B. A curry.

Kind regards,

Jackie Arrowsmith
Social Secretary
Email: social@suttonrunners.org

2nd Collingwood Inter-club Quiz Night

Friday, April 5th
7.30pm for a 7.45pm start

Venue:

Croygas Sports & Social Club
Mollison Drive
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 9BY

see map below

We are arranging a second Collingwood Inter-Club Quiz Night at Croygas, where we are inviting teams from Sutton Runners, Chiltern Church, Tadworth AC, 26.2RRC, Striders & parkrun to a friendly challenge.

Simple format of teams of up to six. Rounds will be a mixture of traditional verbal questions, paperfeeds and timed answers. I have improved the paperwork and scoring, to make it run smoother and easier to score.

Entry is £3 each or £6 including a curry, including a vegetarian option. There will be lots of small round prizes and prizes for the winners and runners-up. We will also be holding a raffle, with a bottle of champagne as one of the prizes.
 

I have had a couple of emails offering discounted sports massage to our members. please contact them direct if you are interested, one is specific to the coming marathons at London and Brighton

1. Karl Monahan, Director and head sports therapist at The Bodyworks Practice in Banstead, Surrey.
We are offering 30% off 60 minute Sports Massages for Brighton and London Marathon runners until the end of April (allowing for post event treatments). I have been a sports therapist for 12 years now and will be running Brighton Marathon this year too, so I know what runners will be going through in their training. 60 min Sports Massages are now £35 for those running the aforementioned marathons.

Please call Karl – 01737 850117 for all enquiries.
www.thebodyworkspractice.co.uk
info@thebodyworkspractice.co.uk

2. Becca Syrocki, Sports Massage Therapists with Pure Sports Medicine (Pure).

Pure is a unique and comprehensive sports injury and rehabilitation clinic based in Raynes Park.I have also attached a PDF flyer for you to give to your club runners as an introductory offer of a 10% discount for an initial sports massage. My best contact number is

Becca Syrocki, MSc BSc (Hons) MSST, 08447 700 800 and option 4 or via e-mail.

www.puresportsmed.com

Regards,

Avi

Club Secretary

My name is Sabine Green and I am the race secretary for the Epsom Allsorts.

We organise a ladies only race at the end of April. It is a 5 mile race, mostly flat, mainly going through parkland, children’s races (5 years and under, 7 years and under, 10 years and under and 13 years and under) and a cake stall.

In the past some ladies from your club have participated in our race and I have already contacted them separately. However, I would be grateful if you could also put our race details on your notice board or news letter. Many thanks.

Entry is either online via www.runnersworld.co.uk or download the attached entry form here.

I hope we can welcome some more Sutton Runners to our race this year.

Regards,

Sabine Green
Race Secretary
Epsom Allsorts

Jonathan being Jonathan so devoted to his parkrun ventures decided that he would get a night bus up the day before the race so he could run the Sunderland parkrun in the morning. Now THAT’S dedication for you, well done Jonathan.

Now I know from experience that the North east of England is not the warmest of places this time of year being next to the North Sea, and upon arrival they were greeted with steady flurries of snow, the bright cavalcade of club tents and banners which were pretty much floating in a muddy swamp. Imagine Glastonbury had a XC event the day after the festival finished, you now have a fairly clear picture of how it looked.

Everyone made it to the first turn unscathed and turned into what I assumed was the worst section of the whole race, ankle deep, thick, cloying mud that sapped your strength and pulled at your spikes.

Look who made the front page! GO SIMON!

Just spectating around different points of the course you would see some of the big names in athletics, and despite the conditions there was a great atmosphere. It was nice to see former Champion Brendan Foster as well as Steve Cram lending their support.

It was cold…so cold that Paul McFarlane is still recovering to this day. Paul was so cold he refused to get changed after the race and literally wore his spikes: in the bus back to the car park, in the mini-bus to the hotel, in the hotel lobby, up the stairs and until he was in his room.

The boys and the infamous flag!

On the return journey no one was worried when Simon announced on his turn to drive the van that he hadn’t driven since September…2008
No one was worried when Dave started driving…either that or they just kept quiet and prayed.

So it was off again for the 6 hour journey back South no doubt still feeling the chill from the race.

Finally…we learnt that Dave when offered an all you can eat breakfast can make the biggest sausage-bacon-hashbrown-mushroom sandwich known to man.
 
 
And I would like to finish the report with a short note from Simon himself about the event.

“On a more serious note, in very difficult conditions all 6 Sutton Runners put in a sterling effort making it round the course in good time. Everyone got on, we had a good time and the Nationals really is an amazing running event. We may have come in the later half of the field and near the back of the team event but we did better than all the teams from the South who didn’t turn up!” – Simon

Bring on 2014!

The following is a short video of the event.

Results for National XC Champs 2013

We all start the new year with all good intentions and a long list of “to do’s”- well why not cross one of those off your list now. Come and try us out on a Tuesday evening and see what you think. We welcome all abilities.
Our training sessions are held every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 7:00pm, meeting at Sutton Arena. Our coaching programme is well planned and we have a pool of experienced coaches for all levels and abilities.

For more information please visit our website http://www.suttonrunners.org/ Sutton Runners – the friendliest running club in the area.

Make sure you cross this one of your new years resolution list!

 
 
Where: Sutton Arena Leisure Centre, off Middleton Road, SM5 1SL.

When: Tuesday’s – starting December 2012 throught to June 2013.

What Time: 7pm.

Parking: Yes free parking at the Arena car park and surrounding roads.

What do I wear: Whatever you normally exercise in, and suitable for the British weather.

What do I bring: Yourself, a bottle of water.

Do I need to let you know in advance: It would be nice to get an idea of numbers so if you could let Avi know by emailing secretary@suttonrunners.org that would be great.  But if you want to decide on the day, no problem, just turn up.

Can I only go to one taster session: Of course not, you are welcome to come along to one or all of them for no charge.

I’ve got a few questions: Great, email Avi on secretary@suttonrunners.org

Google Maps Link:

Click the ‘Directions to’ link (in blue) which will allow you to enter in your starting address (A) and print off the route.

CAR PARKING:

There are 4 free carparks available at Nonsuch & Cheam Parks with limited spaces:
P1 – Tudor Close Cheam Park
P2 – Nonsuch park off London Rd (Ewell entrance)
P3 – Nonsuch Park off London Rd (Stoneleigh entrance)
P4 – Nonsuch Park Cheam Gate entrance

There are also 3 car parks in Cheam Village. Spaces available as follows:
P5 – Cheam Library 78 spaces (30p on Sunday)
P6 – Kingsway Rd 81 spaces (30p on Sunday)
P7 – Cheam Station 115 spaces (£4.70 on Sunday)

Marshals will be placed to direct you to the parking areas at the Cheam Gate entrance to Nonsuch park. Please follow their directions and arrive early if you wish to park in this carpark, as the race will run through here.

Please allow yourself plenty of time to find parking and walk to the venue.

Match location: Wimbledon Common, .

Match hosts: Vets AC – http://www.vetsac.org.uk/.

Google Maps Link:
Click the ‘directions’ link (in blue) which will allow you to enter in your starting address (A) and print off the route.

Public Transport: Wimbledon rail / tube, is nearest station. Take 93 Bus from Wimbledon to War Memorial, for Causeway, or a 15 minute walk up, while 93 Bus also comes from Putney.

Parking: Parking near the Start will be very limited but is free; a large car park is at the Windmill which is 0.8 miles from start. Around Belgrave Hall is metered.

Start times: Senior Men 3:00pm

Facilities: Vets AC HQ at Belgrave Hall, Denmark Rd, SW19 4PG with full facilities as usual but the streets are metered.

Course: The course will be marshalled and marked with arrows and tape.

Start Area: Start and finish will be in the open space at junction of West Place and The Causeway, SW19 4UN.

Footwear: The course is on grass and track. It is generally firm underfoot with just the occasional muddy wet area and is suitable for off road shoes, spikes or studs.

Safety: No cross-country course is ever totally safe and accidents can happen anywhere. Competitors will encounter uneven surfaces that require them to look where they tread when racing and must expect to find tree roots, loose stones, wheel tracks and rainwater channels on the course.

First aid: St John Ambulance will be on duty, in the event of injury competitors should find the nearest course marshal for assistance.

Declaration sheets: Captains will collect details on your arrival near the start area. They will ask you for name and identify veterans by age group, V40, V50 and V60 as there are age group awards.

Numbers: Team Captains will provide clubs numbers for you on arrival at the event.

Results: These will be e-mailed to club captains as soon as practicable after the event, all going well on Saturday evening and will be posted up on website soon after.

From the car park Race HQ is a ten minute walk down the A236. After walking over the railway bridge there is a footpath on the inside of the common which runs down to Windmill Road and parallel to the A236 where Race HQ is located. The footpath is a much safer option than walking down A236, Croydon Road.

Start times: Senior Ladies 12:00, U15 and U17 Girls 13:00, U13 Girls 13:30.
 
Changing: There will be no changing facilities provided on the day so you are therefore advised to come ready to race.
 
Toilets: There are toilets at the Eco–Centre. Please respect other Common users and make use of the provided facilities.
 
Course: The senior’s course is 3 large laps, 8.4km, see course map.
 
The course will be marshalled and marked with arrows and tape.
 
Start Area: Start location is marked A on course map.
 
Safety: Mitcham Common provides a wide variety of undulating terrain and underfoot conditions.
Depending on the weather prior to the event, there may be some deep mud. The wearing of spikes is advised but please be aware that there are sections of stoney paths.
 
First aid: St John Ambulance will be on duty, in the event of injury competitors should find the nearest course marshal for assistance. The nearest A&E Hospital is St George’s Hospital Tooting, SW17 0QT (020 8672 1255).
 
Declaration sheets: Please collect these at the start area. Please print names clearly and identify veterans by age group, V40, V50 and V60 as there are age group awards.
 
Numbers: Team Captains will provide clubs numbers for you on arrival at the event.
 
Results: These will be e-mailed to club captains as soon as practicable after the event and posted on our website soon after.