Sheriffhales Shuffle
The next big club race is the Sheriffhales Shuffle on Sunday 20 May 2012. This is a multi-terrain event that is now in its third year and is going from strength to strength.
The race is around about 7 miles and is run mainly over dirt tracks in the beautiful countryside between Sheriffhales, Lilleshall and Newport. Some of the tracks can be a bit muddy in places but overall the route is fairly dry. There are a few minor hills to negotiate as well.
All funds raised by the race go towards the upkeep of the new village hall. There are toilet and changing facilities available and a commemorative token given out to all finishers. Full details including entry and a course profile are available in the dedicated race section.
Online Entry is available via Runners World
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Newport Carnival 10K
Only two weeks after the Shuffle, on Saturday 02 June 2012, is the Newport Carnival 10k and Fun Run. The fun run begins at 11.15am and the main race at 11.45am. Both events begin and end at Longford Hall just outside of the town. More details, including an entry form, are in the dedicated race section.
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Wrekin College Triathlon Club Spring Aquathlon
Also on 20 May 2012 is the Spring Aquathlon organised by Wrekin College Tri Club. The event has categories from ages 8 to adult. Starting at 11am the youths and adults head off with a 400m swim and 3K and 5K running race respectively. The 8 to 14 year old competitors swim and run a variety of distances and they begin at 1pm. Full details on the downloadable entry form.
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New Club Newsletter Edition One
Thanks to Fiona Evans we have our first club newsletter for several years. There are various items of interest, including news about the committee, upcoming races, the new beginners programme and an update on the younger runners programme. Please download using the link to read all the details.
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New Race Reports and Gallery
There are new race reports on the PARIS and BRIGHTON marathons, and the first race in the sexarathon series – the LILLESHALL 5. Also the first two races in the Spring Treble – the HANCHURCH HILLY and the MILFORD MURDER and not least, of course, the ENNSTONE 7. All these can be found that can be found in the RACE REPORTS section.
Also check out the new GALLERY FEATURE that has a slideshow of the most recent races.
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Winter League 2010-2012: Positions after fourteen events
Dave Brown - Cardingmill Canter 2012
Now that we have the final marshals points for Wheaton Aston as well as the result of the Cardingmill Canter there have been some significant changes in the shape of the league.
In the men’s division the apparent ‘unassailable’ lead formerly enjoyed by Maurice Reid has been whittled down to just 9 points by some impressive point-scoring by Dave Brown. Maurice is still on 67 points followed by Dave Brown on 58 and John Taylor on 49 points. Maurice is still the favourite to win but the ‘pressure’ might tell over the remaining three events.
In the women’s section we have a new leader in Prue Shelley. Prue (50 points) is now six points ahead of Pauline Newton (44 points) who in turn is just one point ahead of Tracy Hartridge (43).
The events left begin this Wednesday with final winter handicap (07/03/12) and then next Sunday with the Fradley 10K road race (11/03/12). The final scoring event comes with one of either the Stafford Half, Lilleshall Monumental, Wrekin Fell Race (all 25/03/12) or Ironbridge Half (01/04/12). If you run two of these events then the higher scoring one counts. Remember there are points for marshalling on the Lilleshall Monumental as well as competing.
Winter League: Positions after 14 events (PDF)
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Whatever your pace and experience, however and whenever you run, come and join us.
Every Wednesday night, we organise three runs for runners of all standards – although you may find one group meets your needs better than the others. The training section of the website has more information. You don’t need to be a club member straight away, just come along and give it a go!
There are various training runs at other times of the week either in Newport, at the Wrekin or the hills of Church Stretton. There are also special club runs, breakfast runs and a varied programme of social events held through the year. We even have our own club band called Running Wild.
We organise or support nine races each year: the January Jog in January, the Lilleshall Monumental in March, the Sheriffhales Shuffle in May, the Newport Carnival 10K in June, the Hinstock 5K in September, the Newport Duathlon in October, the Wrekin Wrecker fell race in November, a Christmas Eve family run and walk, and the popular Wheaton Aston 10K and fun run in December. Please refer to ‘Our Races’ for more details.
Newport & District Running Club is thankful for the continued support of Ultrasport.
