Woodhouse Moor parkrun (once known as Leeds parkrun) played host not just to the sterling Wrangthorn Church Runners last week but also to a selection of the excellent Christian Runners UK. Around a dozen in all.
Roundshaw Comes Around
Roundshaw comes around…
Two mob matches down, three to go, but the very next is Roundshaw on July 18th. As ever we coincide with the Roundshaw Anniversary (6th Year) so there should be a bring and share picnic after. Our expected presence was mentioned only this week. There is a rumour we may be running the course in reverse, as yet unconfirmed.
Last year we broke the course record, be great to do it again!
It will also be the second ‘Walkers Welcome Week’ at Roundshaw, so bring those who only want to stroll by all means, up to 1 hour 20 is fine, very doable for just over 3 miles. Register on the parkrun website and bring your barcode in the usual way for those folks though please.
We look forward to seeing lots of you, and maybe even some new club colours.
Jubilee 10k
The Jubilee Running 10K is being organised by Croydon Jubilee Church to promote the church in general (including its ministries) and to bring the community together for a fun and sociable event. Not forgetting the fitness element, of course. Proceeds from the race will be split between the work of the church and the British Heart Foundation.
It is taking place on Sunday 26 July 2015, starting at 9.30 am. Details of the run are included on the following web page:
http://www.croydon-jubilee.co.uk/running/
For those wishing to take part, entry forms are downloadable from the website. On-line entry is currently available via the event website, Runner’s World and very shortly via runbritain too. The maximum field for the event is 150 runners and walkers.
Many thanks and God bless!
Run to the Hills – Lloyd Mob Match (May 2015)
Thank you all so much for coming, 29 ran for Chiltern, 9 for Good Shepherd, 2 for Sutton Christian Centre, 12 for Holy Trinity Church Wallington, 18 for Emmanuel, and 26 for Selsdon Baptist – 97 runners in total. The Lloyd attendance record was 221- set when we did our last mob match there, but was pushed up to a massive 261, amazing numbers.
Meet churchrunner Mark B
Name: Mark Blythe
Club: Molesey Churches Running Club
Age: 55
Home parkrun: Bushy (the home of parkrunning!)
Occupation: Sports Evangelist
Number of Runs: 56ish
May Mob Match Invite – Run to the Hills
Selsdon Baptist Church Runners warmly invite you to 2015’s second inter-church mob match at Lloyd parkrun on Saturday 16 May at 09:00. Forget Benny Hill, Jimmy Hill, Harry Hill or Jessica Ennis-Hill, the only hill that matters is the Lloyd Park hill. Put those winter training miles to good use and test yourself against our friendly bump.
Faith and Fitness
Attention all walkers and runners in the Cheltenham/Gloucester area! Faith & Fitness meets every Monday evening at 6:30pm at St Andrew’s in Churchdown. Open to all ages, ALL abilities, all denominations (please invite your friends that might be interested), the cost is free.
Brighton Rocks
So an unexpectedly high number of churchrunners at Brighton Marathon – Sutton Christian Centre had father and daughter Ric and Bethany Adams running. I note the person wearing the yellow headband isn’t Ric.
Great Lines parkrun & Cornerstone Fit
About the author – Adam Voke, a Cornerstone Fit runner (also Cornerstone City Church lead-elder) has recently been awarded parkrunner of the month at Great Lines so he got a free pair of Asics Gel Kayano 21’s. Adam has been their most improved runner of late having shaved over 2 minutes off his time and breaking into the sub-20 times for a 5km distance with a PB of 19:53 recently.
Adam Voke, Cornerstone City Church
I went along to the first ever parkrun, at the Great Lines in Gillingham (opposite Medway Park) in September 2013. I slogged my way round the free weekly 5K run with a ‘hurty knee’, feeling a bit sick after tackling the (slight!) hill. When I got home I felt like I had run a marathon!
Seventeen months later with fifty-four parkruns done, more than ten minutes off my time and the fitness level to run half marathons every few weeks I’ve grown to really enjoy running and I value the overall health benefits.
Bushy Mob Match (Mar 2015)
Thank you all so much for coming. 30 ran for Chiltern, 9 for Good Shepherd, 2 for Christian Runners UK, 7 for Holy Trinity Church Wallington, 1 for Emmanuel, 4 for Molesey, and 8 for Selsdon Baptist – 61 runners in total.
