With the summer holiday period coming to an end several SRC members donned their Mighty Green tops at the weekend to represent their club.
First up was run leader Derek Blackburn who enjoyed a family outing to the home of the park run Bushy Park which celebrated it’s 1000th park run. Derek ran alongside an estimated 5800-6200 park runners and said he waited longer in the finish funnel than it took him to complete the actual run, but he wouldn’t have missed it for the world. MG Clive Gilbert writes a fun informative SRC park run round up each week which can be found on the Sidmouth Running Club face book page.
Derek and his family in Bushy Park
Run leaders Yasmin Salter and Richard King thoroughly enjoyed London Marathon events’ The Big Half in London on Sunday. The Mighty Greens had a fantastic day and said you couldn’t have had a better morning to be running around the sights of London from Tower Bridge to the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. Yasmin finished in 1:55 with Richard and daughter Georgia finishing in 2:04.
City Goers Yasmin and Richard
Five Mighty Greens enjoyed running the trails of Woodbury Common competing in the Lions Woodbury 10k event also on Sunday. Scott Chown who volunteered at Cranbrook park run the day before was the first MG to finish in 1:07:59, Christine Farnham 1:09:52; Karen Farnham 1:10:46; Sarah Clapham, who ran Cranbrook park run the day before, 1:14:05 and Alice Gill who went a little off course just after the 5 mile mark but in true Mighty Green fashion Alice did not give up and found her way back on track to finish in 1:41:57.
The Mighty Green Lions Woodbury 10k-ers
Away from running, the summer has been a busy time for the committee and organisers of the Exe to Axe race which is now open for entries. All information for next year’s 22 mile adventure and charity marathon option can now be found on the Exe to Axe face book page and the club’s website. (See below).
The Mighty Green Dragon Boat racing team have been busy fundraising with team captain Bob Huntington completing a marathon in 3:48:34 on the concept2 RowErg on Sidmouth seafront during folk week. They are over halfway towards their fundraising target for Devon Air Ambulance and are looking forward to their first (and only) training session next weekend ready for the competition at the end of the month.
As the off road club runs draw to a close chairman Terry Bewes has reminded everyone to charge their torches and dig out their hi-vis when we revert back to St Johns School on Wednesday 11th September which is also the start date of the junior sessions. If you are interested in joining Sidmouth Running Club as an adult or junior (8+) please head to our website www.sidmouthrunningclub.co.uk for more information.