Author: smoggypaul

This April Henfield Joggers will be celebrating the club’s 30 year anniversary. The inaugural run took place on 1st April 1990 following an initiative by local people who wanted to do something fun, healthy and outdoors.Since that day many hundreds of people of all ages have come on the running journey and enjoyed the many health benefits of running, from general physical fitness, to that feel-good endorphin release, that helps withfeelings of mental well-being. Our members will tell you that running is one of the best stress relievers any of them know!

As our birthday is on Wednesday 1^st April all past members, and especially any of those founding members, are invited to come along, say hi to the current members, and have a drink with us at The Plough from 8.30pm. Or even better, meet us at Henfield Leisure Centre at 7pm and come for a run with us before celebrating at the Plough – it would be great to see you!

For total beginners we hold an 8 week Start Running course each year. We start off very gently by jogging for a minute then walking for a minute, steadily building each week so that by the end of the course, people can run without stopping for 5k. 

The next course will launch on 15^th April from Henfield Leisure Centre at 7pm, and you’ll be well led by UK Athletics accredited Leaders in Running Fitness coaches. Just drop us an Email at beginners@henfieldjoggers.co.uk to book yourself in and arrange payment. The £25 cost is very reasonable given that it also includes membership of Henfield Joggers for a whole year. We aim to keep the group to a maximum of 20 people so that we can really provide the correct focus for everyone, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

You can also find us on Facebook where we have a Public group, and once a member, a Private group with more detailed information and a lively interactive community for arranging runs etc.

Well its already the first Handicap for 2020, and the start to the second half of the Handicap year. Chris has revised the December results due to some issues that he found and you can see these, the January results, and ALL the latest information here!

The December Handicap results are now in, marking both the last result of the year 2019 but also the final result of the decade, no less! However they are NOT the final result of the season, of course, as this will only reach its conclusion in June – we are simply at the mid point! Which means there are lots more opportunities, and everything to play for!

Remember the next Handicap is on 8th January, not the 1st which would be the norm – for some reason its a public holiday!

This is the route for the Boxing Day run. It’s just over 9 miles anticlockwise and, whilst dry feet are by no means guaranteed, there will be no waist, or even thigh-deep, water to wade through! It starts at HLC at 9am – taking it slowly, of course!

The latest results are now available here. It is of course still early days for any results to be significant, as this revised season ends in June.  However its pleasant to see that we have more active participants than we would have had in previous years! Remember that the next Handicap is on December 4th, and the January 2020 Handicap is deferred to 8th January!

The October Handicap Results can be found here. Remember this is only Month 2 of 10 months ending in June 2020 – its a Marathon not a sprint! Though thinking about it everyone who completes all 10 runs will have covered more than 35 miles – its your very own Ultra-Marathon!

Here are the first results for the new handicap season, which will run from this September to next June.

For newcomers, a brief explanation of key entries:

Congratulations to Jo Cole.  Her actual time is 5m 16s inside her target time, so she comes top of the points score, not because she was the first home (though there may be a slight connection!)

Alan Barwick is a long-established member, but has not run the handicap for a long period, partly due to injuries, so his previous target time is deleted and he starts as a new entrant, and this month will set his target time for the next race.

4 of the last 5 timings are for new entrants to the handicap.  Welcome to the series, and we hope that you will succeed in monitoring and improving your times. Your times this month set your target time for the next race.

The overall  points table will appear from next month.  As the footnote says, everyone entering gets an additional 2 attendance points, and new entrants get 3 points as a token for their initial entry. Serious points are earned from your next race onwards.

For the record, the full 2019 Handicap Results are now available here. As announced at the Summer Social when Helen was presented with her award, Helen Harrington won, just ahead of Charly and Emma. Congratulations to everyone who took part this year, and remember that the Handicap starts again in September, running through to next June!