The Voting for this years awards will take place at the AGM on Wednesday. The categories are:
If you are unable to attend on Wednesday (we do politely request that all members do attend if possible) then paid up members can still vote by sending your entries to awards@henfieldjoggers.co.uk
The winners will be announced at the Christmas Party… don’t have tickets to the best party of the year?? Contact Liz Pamment ASAP as tickets selling fast!
IMPORTANT!
As you will see from Dani’s post, and all weekly newsletters over the last month, its the AGM this Wednesday – a key part of which will be the drawing of names(s) for the London Marathon. The Club, being registered with England Athletics, should receive one place in the 2018 event thanks to the 13 members who registered and paid for England Athletics membership. I have applied for this place on behalf of the Club, though it may be up to 12th December before I receive confirmation. However we will perform the draw on Wednesday regardless of whether I have heard back or not at that point, and I’ll confirm the details to the lucky person at that point.
So – ACTION NEEDED! If you entered VLM 2018 and were unsuccessful, and wish to enter the ballot, then please send a copy of your Rejection Email (or a picture of your Rejection letter) via email to: Enquiries@henfieldjoggers.co.uk – I’d rather you did it this way as it ensures I have all the entries in one place, and I will use the emails to physically put in the draw on Wednesday, so please don’t IM me, text me, or tell me – just email will do thanks!! No email = no entry, so don’t assume on this – I will confirm receipt of every email, so you will know that it has been received. Entries close at NOON on WEDNESDAY so get cracking!!!
One last thing – the rules by Virgin/UK Athletics evolve each year – they now state that only Clubs with 10 or more REGISTERED and PAID UP athletes will get a guaranteed place – if we drop to less than 10 then all clubs in that category go into a hat and are randomly allocated 20 places – ie its another lottery! So firstly thank you to those 13 people who registered this year with England Athletics as it is thanks to YOU that the CLUB has a place – and a warning that if we don’t have enough people registering with England Athletics next year then we could drop below the threshold and no longer be guaranteed a place. Thems the facts folks!!
The latest Handicap Results are in and can be found here.
With just one more Handicap to be run in 2017 there is nothing to say except that it is getting very tight, and the next announcement will be at the Christmas ‘Do’ in December when the winner will be announced!
After the exertions of last Saturday and the previous weekend, I am not planning a particularly long run this Saturday, so suggest the route below, which shouldn’t be very muddy, even if it’s raining. As it’s less than 10 miles and has an easy-to-follow shortcut, maybe it will appeal to those who don’t usually join us on Saturday mornings….
October’s handicap took us back to the Winter course, and perhaps a cool night brought out fewer runners, so the field was only 8.
The head of the table is still clear, with Fiona injured and not running: she still can catch up with at least one more run.
You can find all the results, including the latest position, here.
We are planning to run the western Beachy route in Saturday, starting from Cuckmere Haven, and including the seemingly endless hill out of Alfriston that we all know and love! A few people have expressed an interest in a shorter route and the one below not only omits the hill, but also reduces the distance to no more than 10 miles. There is an option at Litlington to follow the usual route up the steps or to stay on the river bank all the way to the Exceat Bridge.
It’s a while since we did a really long run and so I suggest this route of about 17 miles on Saturday, particularly for those doing Beachy. There are plenty of opportunities for shortcuts and there’s only one proper hill! Drinks and Mars bars or bananas will be available about half way round, as an added incentive.
As we move from the season of light to the season of dark (and damp, and cool….) Hugh has devised a schedule for Wednesdays through until March. You can always find out where the main HJ group is running from on the Find Us page here. Though there will almost always be a group running from Henfield Leisure Centre on a Wednesday – check out the Facebook group for up to the minute details and updates.
Anastasia (my Swiss student who has run with us recently) leaves on Saturday morning, so I will be doing only a short run of less than 9 miles – see the route below. There are various options to extend it, including round the Monastery, for anyone who wants a longer run.
Hello to everyone coming to the summer social on Saturday. Mark has produced this guide:MYSTERY TOUR TO WHITE HORSE which has a variety of cycling walking and running routes, directions to follow a ‘mystery’ route, and approximate times, all of which end, of course, at the White Horse in Maplehurst. There are two related maps below depending on whether you are walking/running or cycling. Mark said he will be at the Leisure Centre at 8am on Saturday if anyone wants any more directions, and will be running there later if anyone wants to join in with him?
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