The Crowborough Runner A Newsletter not a Snoozeletter

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1 The Crowborough Runner A Newsletter not a Snoozeletter January 2014 Xmas and New Year 2014 Issue Immediate stuff Save your tokens from Waitrose to put your green token in the Crowborough Junior coaching box in FEBRUARY, you ll be helping the club to raise funds Next Cross Country = Snape Wood 2nd Feb Reach me at tony@hufflett.com. Let us all know what you ve been up to Tony Next Issue: early Mar (start of every odd month)

2 RACES RUN... BEACHY HEAD MARATHON 26 th Oct 2013 (forgot to write it up last time, sorry!) Ian and I struggled round the course and down and up and down and up the Seven Sisters in this classic event. Weather cold but fair. Organisation and refreshments excellent, Highly recommended to all. Great run by Anna well done as 10 th Lady home outstanding! Well done also to Chloe, and Veronique who competed in the walking option for the event Tony 122 Anna Tolmacheva 4:01: Tony Hufflett 5:05: Ian Gowing 5:05: Chloe Kirkin 6:42: Veronique Stone 8:06:02 (walker) 1557 finishers

3 BACK TO THE TRENCHES 18k Congrats to our pair of hardcore mudrats Barry and Katerina who survived this one and finished in an OUTSTANDING 16th and 17th overall at 1h45 out of 113 finishers Above: Katerina stepping over the nasty poison arrow tripwire obstacle (I think that s Barry behind her he s just taken one in the right shoulder!) Barry recovers and surges forward again

4 CROSS COUNTRY 10 th November 2013 ESSCCL Firle (photos were in last issue) POS NAME TIME CLUB CAT 37 ALAN STEWART CROW M50 57 ROD CHINN CROW M50 62 KEVIN BATTELL CROW M50 83 JULIAN FORD CROW M BRYAN TAPSELL CROW M ANNA TOLMACHOVA CROW SW 109 PETER BURFOOT CROW M DAVE HYNES CROW M JAMES WELBURY CROW M CAROL WOODWARD CROW F AUDREY NIOUCEL CROW F MARY NIGHTINGALE CROW F DAVID POTTS CROW M LOUISE ELLIS CROW F ROGER STONE CROW M RON CUTBILL CROW M NATALIE WELSH CROW F ALBERT KEMP CROW M STEVE HICKEY CROW M MELINDA MACKAY CROW F BRENDA STYLES CROW F SHARON WHEELER CROW F RICHARD KING CROW M SARAH WRENN CROW F SARAH HILLIARD CROW F45 Juniors 1 MATTHEW McCARTHY O8-37 CROW 13 2 JAMES McCARTHY O8-38 CROW 13 3 JOE ALLEN O9-02 CROW 11 1 st 2 nd and 3 rd for the Juniors well done!

5 Sunday 17 th Nov 2013 Brighton 10K Race No Firstname Lastname Cat Cat Gun Pos Gun Time Gun Pos Chip Time Chip Pos Club 2529 Gary Callaghan M :42: :42: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 2840 Rod Chinn M :42: :41: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 472 John Tighe M :45: :44: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 2135 Mary Nightingale F :45: :45: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 1529 James Welbury M :46: :45: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 3194 Carol Woodward F :46: :46: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 3298 Louise Ellis F :51: :50: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 2629 Swati Patel F :54: :52: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 3009 SPARE ENTRY TBC 5 00:57: :55: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 2384 Annie Sidgwick F :03: :01: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 2090 Sarah Hilliard F :10: :08: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS 3494 Dominique Welbury F :14: :11: CROWBOROUGH RUNNERS

6 Sunday 1 st Dec 2013 The Race of the Year - Crowborough 10K Thanks to all Crows for amazing support and another successful annual event. Our runners 42 Alan Stewart 41:43 75 Anna Tolmacheva 43:47 Professional Northerner Alan Stewart caught chuckling to himself at the minor undulations we dare call hills in the soft South Le depart Running so fast she s just a blur it s Anna

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9 Xmas Light Run An elite turnout of dedicated runners braved the stormy weather in pursuit of Christmas Lights, mulled wine and hot mince pies!! Cheers all and happy new year Ian (I like the one below better not sure why but it just seems more inclusive somehow - Ed.)

10 Sunday 22 nd Dec 2013 ESSCCL Framfield POS NAME TIME CAT PTS 30 KEVIN BATTELL M BRYAN TAPSELL M DAVID POTTS M ROD CHINN M GARY CALLAGHAN M PETER BURFOOT M AUDREY NIOUCEL F NATALIE WELSH F MARY NIGHTINGALE F ALBERT KEMP M SWATI PATEL F JAMES WELBURY M THEO STEWART F BRENDA STYLES F SHARON WHEELER F Och aye the New James loses his shoe Six brave men and seven brave women braved the mud, bravely! I counted them all out and counted them all back; no one was lost in the mire, the mire that was Newplace cross country! It seem to rain for about 24 hours nonstop leading up to the race then stop just before the start of the junior race at 10.30am. The constant rain ensured the course was particularly wet, with Sussex clay ensuring the mud was of the best quality. A scenic location; with the last part or the course running alongside the lakes. Then the final short climb to the finish.. Crowborough Juniors did very well again: First Jasper Baker (Lewes AC), second James McCarthy (Crowborough Runners), third Matthew McCarthy (Crowborough Runners) Crowborough runners seniors came 5 th in the race and we are 5 th out of nine teams overall after three races. First senior team was Lewes AC followed by Hailsham Harriers in second place and Heathfield/Uckfield third

11 Head Honcho and friend It s muddy out here! Reach for the stars Nathalie glides home James where s me shoe Welbury

12 Gary- this is not my sort of surface Brenda still smiling Audrey toughs it out Sharon just loved it

13 New Year s Day walk 1st Jan 2014 Great turnout in poor conditions Brilliantly hosted by Julie, THANK YOU. 4 of us decided to do a walk rather than join the 15 runners. So led by Archie, a friend of Julie s mother with his two dogs, Denise, Elaine and I set off in the pouring rain over fields to arrive at Palesgate Lane. There was a stream of water running down the right side of the road as we climbed and then turned left into the lane leading to the Oast House. At the top we turned left then left again back onto Palesgate Lane. By the time we reached the railway bridge, the whole road was a stream and at the ford it was an impressive sight to see the water from the road rushing to join the already fast flowing stream (see photo below). A thoroughly wet but enjoyable walk and we then joined the runners and dried out with warm drinks and lots of food at Julie s house. Thank you to Julie and her mother for entertaining us all.

14 Club run Saturday Dec 14th Nice photo (Ed) Sunday club run 5 th Jan 2014

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16 JUNIOR NEWS by Dave H. Following on from a successful 2013 season, I am looking forward to the forthcoming year. The Tuesday night sessions were very well attended last year with up to 50 athletes on some nights. The newly created Saturday group is slowly growing in momentum and what we lack in numbers at the moment is made up by enthusiasm shown by the athletes. We are attracting new members on a regular basis and hope this will continue as we approach the Spring. A special note of thanks to Jane and Nicky for helping with this new initiative. The results at our outings have been very impressive so far. At Firle XC Crowborough managed to achieve a with sterling performances from Matthew McCarthy (1 st ) James McCarthy(2 nd ) and Joe Allen (3 rd ). This was followed by another good performance at Framfield where we achieved a second (James M) and third(matthew M). This could have been even better had James not stopped at the wrong finishing line!! On January 5th we visited Tonbridge Summerhill School and once more there were strong performances from Joe Allen, Rory and Elliott Keen. On Wednesday 15 th January both Matthew and James ran in the Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships. The first 20 represent the county. Both ran extremely well finishing 25 th and 44 th respectively out of a field of 159. It was particularly disappointing for Matthew as he had not been well prior to the event and only missed out by a few yards. With a good years training I am sure we will see them in County colours next year! Good luck to Joe as well as he will be trying for a Schools County place at Christ s Hospital at the end of February. May I take this opportunity to thank all the Junior coaches who helped out during the past year. We also will have the benefit of 3 new Level 2 coaches by summer and this will be a great asset to the club. Matt and James If anybody can help out at some of our Junior sessions whether it be a Tuesday or Saturday then please contact myself or Katerina. Also there is funding available for new coaches to attend courses and should you be interested please feel free to contact me.

17 CLUB NEWS Maggi and Brenda do it again! Congratulations to Maggi and Brenda, our prize winners in the 2013 Sussex Grand Prix Running Series. Maggi was 3 rd lady in the V5 category and Brenda was 3 rd lady V7 it is at least the FIFTH year in a row that they have both won prizes, which is a fantastic achievement. My records do not go back any further than 2009 so maybe it is even more than 5 in a row. It is also the fifth year in the row that the ladies have won prizes and not a single man has won one. Come on, guys, surely one of you can break into the prizes this year? The awards presentation will be, as usual, at the Jack and Jill pub in Clayton on Friday 7 th February. There will be free snacks and nibbles. Can anyone wanting to attend please let me know so that I can co-ordinate car sharing. Roger The prize giving for 2013 will be held at the Jack & Jill pub in Clayton on Friday February 7th food will be provided. Ostend to Bruges 10 mile race: Sunday, 2nd March. We plan to do a Bruges weekend again - share a car and a room and it's a cheap weekend. Ostend to Bruges is a well organised fast and flat 10 mile race mainly on traffic free towpaths. It s their 21st anniversary race: Chocolate to die for!! Race entry includes bus to start (Ostend), T shirt and free Belgian beer and cake. Car share too - please contact James if you are interested by January 21st. Further afield... Salzburg Marathon and other races, Austria, on May 4th. It won't be a waltz but the hills will be alive with the sound of running and it's a beautiful place with lots to see incl Mozart s House, castles etc and the cakes are to die for. There are a variety of races to choose from incl: marathon, half marathon, 10K and relay race plus a breakfast run. Marathon course has PB potential - it is actually very flat. BA fly direct from LGW and Ryanair / The Luftwaffe go there from STN. Train also a possibility. If you are interested you might want to have a chat with James.

18 Hi I am doing London in April and have chosen to run for Bliss as both of my babies were premature so not sure if anyone wants to sponsor me!:) Regards Nicky Beginners & Improvers. We now have a core group of about 12 who currently attend the Monday sessions on and around the track. Two of our runners, Sophie Cheek and Lucie Rexstrew completed their first 5K race before Christmas taking on the Tonbridge Park run (below). And didn't they do well. Some of the group have also moved up to the Wednesday run and some Sunday runs. Please spread the word as we welcome anybody even if they have not done any running. It s amazing how quickly the body can adapt and start increasing distances. Also, if you have been injured and want a more gentle session than Tuesday, feel free to attend on Monday. You will also be given just as hard a session as Sid's if you want (say, if you can't make the Tuesday one week)!

19 A BIG WELCOME to New Members: Welcome Steve Bolton Emma Bowers Sophie Cheek Deborah Dixon Lindsey Greenstreet Steph Kirkin Lucie Rexstrew Paul Rundle Anthony Shaw Claire Styles Kyrie Vanstone Jamie Woolgar BE SAFE! Hi VIS VESTS ARE AVAILABLE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLUB RUNS We have bought some vests for use on Weds if folks forget Flashers are OK, but what if they fail? WINTER RUNNING Want to get better grip at the Cross Countries? Want to run in the snow and ice without falling over? Got an old pair of off-road shoes. Try the IceGripper studs: (Icespike)

20 MOTHER MARY SAYS... LET S GET SOME GOOD PRESS COVERAGE IN 2014 Having had a few articles printed in The Courier recently it would be great if we could continue the coverage and help raise the profile of the club locally by getting a regular spot. This is where I need your help: please send me results and a good photo of any races you have done, along with interesting facts e.g. the location; good results (a PB or a good placing); money raised for charity; particularly challenging nature of the event or other noteworthy details. I don t need an essay, just a few bullet points is fine and I will do the rest. Photos needs to be good quality, from a camera not a mobile phone, ideally with lots of smiley faces and all in club colours. Give me names from left to right in the pic. If there are children in the pic you must have the parents consent to publish. Copy needs to be fresh and newsworthy so don t hang about me by Monday evening for that Friday s issue. A word of caution the article can be edited by the newspaper to fit the space, sometimes altering the sense of the piece and headlines are applied by them, not me! Thank you and I look forward to receiving your contributions. Mary Mary.nightingale@virgin.net

21 XMAS PARTY!

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24 Ian s Xmas Quiz (See Appendix at end of the Newsletter for all the gory details questions and full answers) Christmas Party Table results : Mary's Table 18 D Gary's Table 20 D+ Chloe's Table 24.5 C John's Table 28 B- Annie's Table 36 A

25 Bryan and Anna receive the award from Elspeth Turner of Sussex Athletics. The presentation was held at the Grand Hotel Brighton on November 29 th An evening of glitz and glamour to celebrate the achievements of the county's most talented sportsmen and women, volunteers and coaches. The 11th annual Sussex Sports Awards, hosted by Active Sussex, welcomed regular host, BBC Sussex DJ Danny Pike and Olympic badminton silver medallist Gail Emms MBE, who gave an inspirational talk about her journey to sporting success. Entertainment

26 Sunday Runs and Water Rota - Jan 2014 If you have been a member of Crowborough Runners for a while, you will no doubt know all about the water rota. But we are delighted that we have quite a number of new members of the club (welcome to all of you) and so bear with us while we explain the system again. We ask all members to take their turn on the water rota (rota for 2014 is below). It involves driving your car round to provide water for those doing the club run on a Sunday morning and also giving a lift back to anyone who is unable to complete the training run. It normally takes 2 hours but sometimes a bit more. Water equipment is provided (container and plastic cups) and someone on the run will organise the route and agree with you the meeting places for water so all you need to do is: if you cannot make the date you have been allocated, please arrange to swap dates with someone else arrange with the previous person on the list to collect the water kit from them make sure the container is clean and fill it up with water beforehand turn up at the start of the run (mostly 8:30am from the leisure centre) drive to each of the meeting points and hand out water to the runners when they arrive the optional purchase of a packet of jelly babies to offer to runners with the water is much appreciated hand over the water kit to the next person on the list We are trying to ensure that the Sunday runs are suitable for everyone, varying the type of course (on road and off road) and length. The traditional length is 10 miles, but there will be some 6 and 8 mile routes as well as some optional add-ons for those who want to run further, particularly during the spring marathon training season. Can faster runners please note that you should run back to behind the slowest runner from time to time to allow re-grouping. This is particularly true at water stops where runners should arrive together so everyone can have time to take a drink and the same amount of rest before setting off again. This means everyone runs for the same amount of time, with faster runners covering more distance. Obviously if runners want to run for a longer time than the normal 1½ - 2 hours, they will have to the extra time without the group in these cases, it makes sense to ask around and arrange to buddy with someone else who is also doing a longer run. The club Sunday runs are not held on the days of popular races (Sussex Grand prix races, East Sussex cross country league, London and Brighton Marathon) so there are about 30 each year, which means your turn only comes round every months. If for any reason you cannot or are not willing to take part in the rota, you must let Bryan and Roger know so that we can take you off the list. Thanks to everyone for participating. It makes Sunday runs more sociable and enjoyable, helps beginners to build up their distances and more experienced runners to put in some solid training. If you have any questions, please contact either of us. Bryan and Roger

27 HERE IS THE WATER ROTA A great page to PRINT Date Day Run Who 12-Jan-14 Sunday ESSCCL Pett Jan-14 Sunday Club Run Andy Parkin 26-Jan-14 Sunday Club Run Brenda Styles 02-Feb-14 Sunday ESSCCL Snape Wood Feb-14 Sunday SGP Chichester 10K Feb-14 Sunday Club Run Katerina Clark 23-Feb-14 Sunday ESSCCL Blackstock Farm Mar-14 Sunday SGP Eastbourne Half ---- Marathon 09-Mar-14 Sunday SGP Worthing Mar-14 Sunday Club Run Pippa Purnell 23-Mar-14 Sunday SGP Hastings Half ---- Marathon 30-Mar-14 Sunday Ashley Box 06-Apr-14 Sunday Brighton Marathon Apr-14 Sunday London Marathon 20-Apr-14 Sunday Kevin Battell 27-Apr-14 Sunday Dave Stewart 04-May-14 Sunday SGP Haywards Heath 10M May-14 Sunday SGP Hastings 5 Miles May-14 Sunday SGP Horsham 10K May-14 Sunday SGP Rye 10M Jun-14 Sunday Sharon was Louise Ellis 04-Jun-14 Wednesday SGP Worthing 10K Jun-14 Saturday South Downs Way Relay Jun-14 Sunday Dave Fee 15-Jun-14 Sunday Catherine Beltramini 22-Jun-14 Sunday SGP Heathfield 10K Jun-14 Sunday Lynda Brown 06-Jul-14 Sunday SGP Bewl 15M Jul-14 Sunday Lydia Godfrey 16-Jul-14 Wednesday SGP Phoenix 10K Jul-14 Sunday David Potts 27-Jul-14 Sunday Nathalie Welch 30-Jul-14 Wednesday SGP Bexhill 5K Aug-14 Sunday Emma Bowers 10-Aug-14 Sunday Annie Sidgwick 17-Aug-14 Sunday Alan Edney 24-Aug-14 Sunday SGP Newick 10K Aug-14 Sunday Liz Davies 07-Sep-14 Sunday SGP Hellingly 10K Sep-14 Sunday SGP Hove Prom 10K ----

28 21-Sep-14 Sunday Deborah Dixon 28-Sep-14 Sunday SGP Barns Green Half ---- Marathon 05-Oct-14 Sunday SGP Lewes Downland Oct-14 Sunday ESSCCL 19-Oct-14 Sunday Ian Gowing 26-Oct-14 Sunday Sam Fee 02-Nov-14 Sunday Steve Hickey 09-Nov-14 Sunday ESSCCL 16-Nov-14 Sunday SGP Brighton 10K Nov-14 Sunday Clare Styles 30-Nov-14 Sunday Crowborough 10K ----

29 SGP Race Calendar 2014 A great page to PRINT Here is the latest race calendar for the Sussex Grand Prix running races this year. Dates in red are still provisional. Any questions please let me know Regards, Roger PLEASE COME AND DO THE SGP RACES WE NEED YOU! 1 February 9th Chichester 10k 2 March 2nd Eastbourne Half 3 March 9th Worthing 20 4 March 23rd Hastings Half 5 May 4th Haywards Heath 10m 6 May 11th Hastings 5 Mile 7 May 18th Horsham 10k 8 May 25th Rye 10m 9 June 5th Worthing 10k (Wednesday) 10 June 22nd Heathfield 10k 11 July 6th Bewl July 16th Phoenix 10k (Wednesday) 13 July 30th Bexhill 5k (Wednesday) 14 August 24th Will Page 10k, Newick 15 September 7th Hellingly 10k 16 September 21st Hove Prom 10k 17 September 28th Barns Green Half 18 October 5th Lewes Downland 10 mile 19 November 16th Brighton 10k 20 November 30th Crowborough 10k There are two important rules changes for 2014 SGP points for the big races (Chichester 10K, Hastings 1/2, Brighton 10K and Barns Green ½) will be allocated on the basis of chip time to avoid rewarding slower runners who push their way to the front at the start The results of club runners who are not affiliated to England Athletics will count in the SGP competitions but obviously any such runners will have to pay the race organisers the 2 supplement for non-affiliated runners. Please let me know if you have any questions or visit for more details Roger

30 CLUB NOTICES From Andy Parkin, Club Secretary Recent information received by Club 1. Registered athletes make sure you get the most from the sport Athletes who are registered with England Athletics are able to access a range of benefits and offers through the athletes online portal. These include offers on products at the England Athletics store as well as with partners such as Sweatshop. 2. New resource to help clubs and volunteers We are pleased to announce that England athletics have re-launched the Volunteer Toolkit, a set of resources to help clubs and other organisations in their work with Volunteers. 3. Latest coaching resources at ucoach.com ucoach is the online resource for athletics coaches in the UK a one-stop shop for coaches to access information about coach development, coaching qualifications, events, news and coaching resources. Updates from 29th October to 4th November are listed. 4. Guide to improve access for disabled people in sports clubs released A guide to improve access for disabled people in sports clubs was released by the EFDS recently. Access for All: Opening Doors aims to break down one of the main barriers for people with a range of impairments- venue accessibility 5. Message from Eric Hardwick, Race Director Hastings Half Marathon. We would like to Invite your members to take part in this year's Sussex Championships being hosted at The Hastings Half Marathon on Sunday 23rd March Full details of Awards and Prize Money can be viewed at the Hastings Web site also details of qualification. Could you please advise your Athletes that under Sussex Rules, to take part in the Championships, they must enter by the 14th March. They can still enter The Event after this date, but would not qualify for the Sussex Champs. we look forward to seeing you at Hastings. Best wishes, Eric. Eric Hardwick M.B.E. Race director 30th Hastings Half Marathon on the 23rd March Also Hosting the Sussex Athletics Half Marathon Championships Enter now at Visit 6. A full list of coaching and officials courses taking place in the next few months is attached.

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33 7. I have received information from Sussex Athletics regarding further officials courses. They intend arranging a course for endurance officials. The course highlights all the nitty gritty aspects of race organisation that have to be considered by race directors and their helpers. If you are interested please contact me in the first instance. parkin_a@sky.com 8. St John Ambulance have advised that any of their courses must be booked through their county head office in Hollingbury. See web site 9. Petworth Park 10K I am writing to inform you of an upcoming running race in West Sussex - the Petworth Park 10k. This two-lap course, set in the stunning surroundings of the Grade-I listed Petworth Park, is to be held on Wednesday 21 st May 2014 at 7.15pm. We're giving all local running clubs the chance to sign up before the event is advertised to the general public later this month. The price per entry is 14. You can enter online or by phone please note a 5% booking fee will apply. -6afe-475a-a eb9ca7d5e 10. Team Whizz Kids is still recruiting. and we ve got a great deal for running clubs! If you can get 5 people to run the 2014 London Marathon for Whizz-Kidz, we can offer you a great discounted rate of 1000 sponsorship per person (down from 1600 per person). Additionally, we can offer a 50% reduction in the registration fee to 50 per person. So if you have any running club buddies, family, friends or colleagues etc who may be interested in running the London Marathon 2014 put a team together and get in touch. call our Events Team on Andy Parkin Club Secretary Tel E mail: parkin_a@sky.com

34 What we do together Our weekly events, rain or shine... Sunday Club runs: Beginner Mondays: Tuesday Night Training: 08:30 a.m. Goldsmiths Leisure Centre Every Monday 18:30 p.m. 19:15 pm (Goldsmiths track) Every Tuesday 18:30 p.m. (interval /speed training at 18:30 Goldsmiths track) Wednesday night club run: Leaving from Goldsmiths Leisure Centre 19:15 easy pace/ 19:20 middle pace 19:30 the chasing group/late arrivals! Race Series SGP (Sussex Grand Prix) - contact Roger Stone. Links to clubs entry forms on SGP website Most races can be entered via (small charge applies). East Sussex Cross Country - contact Bryan Tapsell website at Crowborough Runners Committee 2013/2014 Secretary Andy Parkin XC Manager Bryan Tapsell Development Officer James Welbury Chairman John Tighe Child Protection & Welfare Manager Julie Harker 10K Director Kevin Battell Road Race Manager Roger Stone Membership Secretary Ron Cutbill Treasurer Sarah Hilliard Club Captain Sharon Wheeler Newsletter Editor Tony Hufflett Social Secretary Ian Gowing

35 This Issues Caption Competition Send your captions (unlimited entry) to me at

36 Last Issue Competition GUESS THE YEAR - Start of the Tunbridge Wells Half WINNER = RUSSELL After some research! - I'm going for 1985 as it shows starting out onto St.Johns Road. Russell I believe this is a photo from the 1 st year 1983, last year was the 30 th anniversary. Ed.

37 How can I help out Crowborough Runners? In case you were wondering: Organise a Sunday Club run Help the Juniors on a summer Tuesday night Help the New Junior Track Club on a Saturday morning 9:45am Drive the support car on a Sunday Help out at the 10k Help out at our Cross Country (we have a year off this season) Host a Sunday run from your house Write an article for the Newsletter Volunteer for a post at the AGM Recruit a new member Run a Cross Country race as a Crowborough Runner Run an SGP race as a Crowborough Runner P.S. when you ve completed all of the above, please come and see me for additional homework! (no-one has submitted this form to me yet?! Ed)

38 Appendix: Ian s Xmas Quiz Answers

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