Message from Alan Barwick
We are trying to get the track, between A & B on the map in the attached document, from Dunstalls via Dagbrook Lane, and under the railway arch designated as a public right of way.
Joggers will have noticed, I am sure, that in recent months the access has been blocked. The forms can be returned to me at:
Alan Barwick, 6, Croft Villas, Church Street,
or Graham du Heaume at 33, The Hooks.
Well the latest results are out in record time, and its unchanged at the top with Kerry, then Jane, and then Liz all very tight at the top of the leaderboard!
Remember, the Handicap ends in December, with the winner announced at the Christmas ‘do’ on Saturday 17th December!!
Results have been slightly delayed as Chris and then Paul have been away but finally, drum roll, here they are! After the usual Summer absence it seems like a long time, but the top three are very very tight now. It’s Kerry, from Jane, then Liz. But three months to go and anything can happen. Good luck everyone!!!
Where do I start with a review of this utterly amazing ‘event’ (definitely not race!)? Probably with Jenny’s review of her experience last year, which intrigued many of us to enter this year. From one person last year to a whole minibus and carload of runners and supporters, the Joggers were out in force! Jenny was not alone for this at all!
Our Facebook page has overloaded with photographs and positive comments so this won’t be new to most people, but this truly is an amazing event. Definitely NOT PB potential (though some do take 
it seriously, Hugh even won his age category this year) because it is both a) hilly and b) gloriously debauched by mixing drink with fancy dress into a running event! 95% of entrants do take the fancy dress seriously, some VERY seriously, which means that from arrival everyone is chatting and engaging with each other, lots of banter flying around between costume groups. This sets the tone for the event, it’s about sheer enjoyment and fun more than grinding out a run which at times is more demanding than you might imagine based on these words.
So, with the Joggers group encompassing pirate, lurid 80s dress, rara skirts, royalty, Buzz Lightyear and even a fake pregnant Dani (don’t ask!) most of us set out from the start just to have fun, and run together as much as possible, running between drinks stations at our own desired pace but regrouping at each station. And there were a lot!
Seven drinks stations in total, starting with white wine (different varieties at each of the first few stations), then rose wine, sparkling wine at the best station of all (see the video!) and a final stop of red wine, cheese and biscuits before a final delirious (and possibly slightly drunken) run downhill back to the vineyard. It’s seemed like only just over a mile in between drinks!
With all runners in a happy and boisterous mode this was good natured fun all the way. And to end with huge slices of pineapple 
at the finish, a glittering large medal, technical tee shirt, free drink and BBQ afterwards this was, despite a £46 entry fee, good value! And for non-drinkers soft drinks and water were available at each station.
Everyone wants to go back in 2017, and I’m sure rather than a minibus we could take a full coach if all the interest turns into action! Remember, if you DO want to take part, BOOK EARLY as this sells out every year well ahead of the day!
Finally, after starting by referring to Jenny whose review got the ball rolling in 2015, I must mention Nikki whose energy got the 2016 crew together, arranged the minibus etc, and then through illness had to pull out at the last minute! Next year then Nikki!!!
And of course big thanks as usual for Mark who organised the minibus, and Brian who drove it selflessly and loyally waited by the finishing line to take photographs!
Well what a fabulous morning we had! Unlike last year when the heavens opened and we got DRENCHED today was quite warm, though we did get a tiny sprinkle, not at all what we had planned for the weekend! Anyway, congratulations to EVERYONE who took part today, and you can find the full results here. Please note that these are the REVISED results updated on Wednesday evening 27th July, after we had identified the Unknown runner at position 311! Yay!
Many thanks to EVERYONE who helped, marshalled, organised, ran errands on the day, and of course to EVERYONE who came and ran and made this such a great day. We hope noone was impacted by the parking and certainly we marshalled the car access so that people were directed away – but with 417 Senior and 85 Junior runners plus family, we had a lot of people on the day!
Please let us know by emailing sevenstiles@henfieldjoggers.co.uk if you have any queries.
Picture courtesy of Graham Hool – Arunners
During summer months we tend to move around a bit on Wednesdays as we explore the beautiful Sussex countryside and Downland. You can always plan ahead though as the ‘Where to Find Us’ section will always have the latest information and links to the details, as well as the Events calendar. The latest version of the schedule has just been applied and can be found here.
Having completed the Beginners/Returners course, we are looking forward to seeing the new group of Joggers continuing to enjoy their running and to seeing you at the regular Wednesday evening club nights.
To support that, there will be a short series of Friday night runs from Henfield Leisure Centre which will give the opportunity to consolidate and build on the achievements which the group made on the course.
We’ll start at about four miles and over six weeks we’ll build up the distance at a comfortable pace and see where that takes us.
Those who’ve recently completed the course and more established Joggers are all welcome to meet me at 7pm at Henfield Leisure Centre this Friday 27th May. The weather looks kind at the moment, so what better way to end the week than with a run in the countryside!
All the best
Andy James
Hard as it is to believe the weather at the weekend compared to a mere week ago, its hard to imagine two successive weeks of Handicap updates after Aprils was a little delayed – so hot off the press here is the result for May and the cumulative leader board. A gap, finally, has opened in the top three with a clear leader at this stage. Who is it? You’ll have to look at the results to find out – you can find them here!
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