Westbury Harriers Weekly News
Hello,
Some racing this weekend was to be had at both Cardiff XC and the Sodbury Slog. Hopefully next week we will have race reports to read. Well done to everyone who ran, and especially the team Captains for the XC (who make sure everyone is at the start line with a number). Looking forward to seeing the results come in. Dont forget we need volunteers for the 5th December for the next XC fixture at Blaise Castle (and earn yourself 10 club championship points). In the mean time, get yourselfs down to Coombe dingle Thursday for XC practice (AKA intervals on grass), or Tuesday Track/Monday Tempo.
In this week’s newsletter:
- Club notices
- Training this week
- Race reports / results
- Upcoming races
1. CLUB NOTICES
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: GWENT LEAGUE – BLAISE CASTLE
We are asking for volunteers for the Gwent League at Blaise Castle; which Westbury Harriers host to great success each and every year. This year, it is on Saturday 5th December.
I know a lot of our members will be running; but we would greatly appreciate your help, as there are multiple volunteering slots throughout the day (see below). We need > 20 Marshals out on the course at any one point, with some floating volunteers able to respond where / if needed. Approximate volunteering times are noted below, based on last year (full schedule for the Gwent League has not be released yet); but may change closer to the time.
If there are specific slots that you’d like to have, please let me know and I’ll do my best to accommodate.
Volunteering Slots:
- Early Setup: 09:00 -> ~11:00
- Early Marshall: ~11:00 -> ~13:45
- Late Marshall: ~13:45 -> ~16:00
- Late Cleardown: ~16:00 onwards
- Club House: time to be agreed on at a later date, but expected to be the following day / week.
As usual, all timings will be thought out such that you won’t miss your race and have time to warmup and cooldown.
If you are able to help, please email me – volunteers@westburyharriers.co.uk
Just a reminder; 10 Club Championship points are awarded to all volunteers at each of the three events Westbury Harriers put on each year. These points count to your score when you have raced in one Club Championship Race that season.
Kind Regards, Alastair Blackwood – Volunteer CoOrdinator.
Member of the month;
Junior
Dylan Bushall
Dylan looks forward to attending Westbury Harriers every week, he is always ready and keen to attend in any weather! He enjoys running with others, loves pushing himself and is always smiling.
Westbury Harriers has been something important away from school, mixing with other kids that just like running, brilliant for physical and mental well being. Well done Dylan
Senior
Julia Hoskins
We have some superstars in our masters women age categories who deservedly pick up most of the trophies and publicity. But behind them we have a number of really strong runners. It was great to see Julia taking part in the Masters Cross Country relays and being part of a successful team. She also ran in the Avon 5km road relays championship in the summer.
As well as being a good runner Julia has also put herself forward to help out in various ways. As a retired primary school teacher her control of the excited kids before the start of last summer’s Wipeout was impressive. She is one of our new team that opens up the Clubhouse every month at Blaise parkrun.
2. TRAINING THIS WEEK
MONDAY – Tempo Session:
Group runs from Coombe Dingle Sports Complex at 6.30pm. These are perfect sessions for a Tempo pace run. Equally there are plenty of groups available if you want a recovery or social run. Book via RunTogether.
TUESDAY – Track Session:
Track at Yate
WEDNESDAY – Hill Session:
Adults, all abilities. Meet every Wednesday at 12pm, corner of Saville Road by the Downs. Sign up on RunTogether App.
THURSDAY – Interval Session:
7pm at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex.
5 sets of:
1min (30secs rec) – 3mins (90secs recovery)
(1 min faster than 5k pace. 3mins@ 5k-10kpace/effort)
Option – complete 4 sets
3. RACE RESULTS/REPORTS
Uploading…..
4. UPCOMING RACES / CLUB CHAMPS
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/
And club champ races here: Club Championship – Westbury Harriers
Provisional Gwent League Dates 2026/27 season
Saturday 5th December, Blaise Castle
Sunday 14th February 2027, Trelai Park, Cardiff (Cardiff AAC)
Saturday/Sunday March 6th / 7th (Date and Venue TBC)
Other local races:
Thursday 19th November 2026: Weston Prom #3 – (CLUB CHAMPS)
Thursday 17th December 2026: Severn Bridge Night Race – (CLUB CHAMPS) RogueRuns – Severn Bridge 5 Night Race (This also sells out quickly)
Please send anything you might want to see in the newsletter to: communication@westburyharriers.co.uk
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Editor: Ben Wood
