Westbury Harriers Weekly News
Sorry for the slightly delayed edition of the newsletter, I hope everyone had a fantastic time at the charity run tonight and enjoyed lots of yummy cakes alongside raising money for a very worthy cause.
Have a great week everyone!
RACE REPORTS
Limitless Trails Tenacious Ten
by Seema Srivastava
Brilliant Limitless Trails Tenacious Ten challenge yesterday in South Wales. Managed 10 loops going up and down Myndd Troed in the time limit of 10 hours. Our team of 4 women smashed the Team of 4 category managing 37 loops between us
Rose Inn 4 Mile Race: Club Championship 2025 – Mark Andrews
Perfect weather conditions tonight for the 4 mile road race around the fast and flat 2 lap course.
These races always attract a good standard of runners from the South Wales clubs we are more used to seeing in the mud of the Gwent League!
Four miles is a distance we don’t get to race very often so working out how to pace the race is challenging! The bonus however is that these races do feature in the Power of Ten national rankings for a distance not raced very often, so many of us will feature quite prominently when results are updated!
The lure of Club Championship points meant that Westbury Harriers were well represented throughout the field, the turnout was particularly impressive bearing in mind how many of us also raced in the Bristol Half Marathon and 10k on Sunday! Well done to everyone who took part tonight!
Technical difficulties mean no results out until tomorrow, but here are some photos of tonight’s Westbury athletes in action!
CLUB NEWS AND REMINDERS
*CLUB KIT WHEN RACING*
A few runners have asked recently about the wearing of club vests when racing.
It is a specific requirement of most team events that all runners wear club colours and you can be disqualified if you don’t do so. This includes events such as The Gwent League, Cross Country Championships, Road Relays.
For other races, whilst the wearing of the club colours is not mandatory the Club strongly encourages all runners to wear them. It it’s important that our efforts throughout the field are seen by everyone, seeing the Westbury vests out there will encourage others to join us and existing members to think about having a go at racing.
As a runner you will really see the advantages of running in Club Colours, you will feel part of Team Westbury and get lots of encouragement and support from your team mates and supporters. The Club is well respected in the local running community, Marshalls and spectators not connected to the club always seem to give an encouraging shout out to a Westbury runner!
The Club Vests can be purchased from our membermojo store – SEE LINK IN NEXT NOTICE
For those of us who like to keep our shoulders covered there is also a T shirt option or long sleeves are also an option. Other styles and colours of Club branded vests and shirts are available for purchase from the Club Online store on the Website. These alternatives are for training not racing.
For those who don’t have a vest but are thinking of having a go at racing many of us have acquired a selection of vests over the years and a shout out to borrow one is well worth a try.
It is also worth remembering that the Club Committee will always consider requests for assistance with costs for anyone in economic difficulty.
The summer season is packed with enjoyable and well organised local races, many attracting plenty of Westbury runners of all ages and abilities. We look forward to seeing lots of Westbury vests in action, maybe including a few who haven’t raced before or don’t race so often!
*WESTBURY HARRIERS KIT*
If you would like to order a WH T-Shirt (White with blue hoop, which can be using for racing) please contact Tamsin on manager.women@westburyharriers.co.uk or via FB messenger, WhatsApp/Text or respond to the post on FB. T-Shirts costs £18 juniors/£22 seniors.
Crop tops £20 are available via the membermojo store sizes 4,6,8, 10, 12 in stock. Most people need to go up 1 or 2 sizes for the crop tops. So if you would like a different size to what is currently available, please let Tamsin know.
Sizing for vests/t-shirts can be found here. Please let Tamsin know by 22/05/25 if you want to order anything. Payment will be requested after the kit arrives which takes 4-6 weeks.
Club vests are usually in stock and can be purchased via our membermojo store.
Please see our website for kit information.
* MEMBER DATA *
We have become aware of some missing data on the runtogether app, such as contact numbers, emergency contact details, date of birth etc. This may be due to syncing issues on the app, but details can be updated on the main website below. You may want to review these details to be sure they are up to date and review any medical information to ensure that is also up to date. In the meantime, we will shortly be emailing individual members (emails from runtogeter.co.uk) that have specific items that are missing.
My Details: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/My/Details
Emergency Information and Medical information: https://groups.runtogether.co.uk/My/GroupRunDetails
* URBAN ORIENTEERING – COOMBE DINGLE – Weds 4th June *
It was great to see lots of Westbury Harriers at the recent orienteering event at Blaise Castle and it was brilliant to have use of the WH pavilion for the day. We (Hannah and Iain Large) are now organising an urban orienteering event on Wednesday 4th June at Coombe Dingle. Urban orienteering is much more straightforward in terms of navigation as controls are generally just on things like lampposts, benches, fences etc. You’ll get a map of Coombe Dingle / WoT and then you’ll need to get all the controls as quickly as you can. Entries are now open here: https://pre-entries.co.uk/dl/events/s/b75f6b/r/7bDsIh9JH7DPGafyB7Xy Short, medium and long courses available. Start anytime between 5.30 – 7.30pm. The short course is also open to U16s as it stays entirely within Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and then on paths into Canford Park.
TRAINING THIS WEEK
MONDAY – Charity Run
Group charity runs from Blaise Castle at 6.30pm.
TUESDAY – Track
Track session at Yate 7pm – Seniors book on via RunTogether.
WEDNESDAY – Hill Session
Adults, all abilities. Meet every Wednesday at 12pm.
NOTICE FROM FELICITY-
We have had feedback about the meet point (which was changed for a couple of reasons a few weeks ago, but has proved difficult with parking), so we will be meeting at the **previous usual meet point** which is the traffic lights on Saville Road at the top of Stoke Hill. 3rd Wednesday of the month means it is the favourite Old Sneed Park, and I will be leading. Hopefully see you there? Remember to bring a drink if it is still as warm!
Coffee in the Downs Café at 1pm for anyone that wants to come along.
THURSDAY – Intverval Session
5 x 90 secs (1 min recovery)
5 x 60 secs (1 min recovery)
5 x 30 secs (30 secs recovery)
Aim to increase pace and the intervals get shorter.
Option to complete 4
This is the day before the Mob match- treat as a pre race leg strength and not an all out session if planning on racing the next day.
Note: You can sign up to all sessions via the RunTogether App.
UPCOMING RACES / EVENTS
A reminder that we have an events calendar on our website where you can keep track of dates for training, events and races. https://westburyharriers.co.uk/events/events-calendar/
Club Championship info and rules on this link: https://westburyharriers.co.uk/events/club-championship/
- Club champs – Friday 23rd May: Towpath 10k (MOB MATCH) – https://www.greatwesternrunners.org.uk/towpath-series/
- Club champs – Sunday 8th June: Cheddar Trail (10k) – https://www.relishrunningraces.com/cheddar-gorge-10km.php
- Club Champs – Fridy 27th June: Nailsea Beer n banger. (NOW WITH CHIPS!) https://www.stuweb.co.uk/race/3tM
- Saturday 5th July: Cotswold Way Relay – Eithne has been in touch with those involved/on the waiting list.
Torbay Twilight 10k – 23rd August – Vicky Tester
This event is organised by friends of mine down in Torbay, a flat, fast course around a velopark. Why not combine with a weekend away in the English Riviera!
If there are any races or interesting events that you think should be added, please email: communication@westburyharriers.co.uk
Editor: Sophie Voller
