Training
Spring is here at last! April/May showers, mowing the grass, hayfever and SWET runs, the first of which was a couple of weeks ago starting at the Red Lion in Whiteleaf. It was a superb evening, warm and sunny but a bit slippery underfoot with 3 people managing to fall over, including the human exocet Arthur 'scary' Airey doing his (now familiar) forward slide. It was all rounded off with a couple of pints and a big bowl of chips, luverly! Nice to see last months 'what ever happened to' subject Shelly out and also a welcome return to Sue 'defy the surgeon' Fallon who has re-joined.
The next SWET is Wednesday May 7th at The Bell at Chearsley. I will be sending out dates and locations for all the SWETS shortly. We still need one or two volunteers to lead a run, so don't be shy, if you've got a favourite route don't keep it to yourself, let everyone else in on it.
London Marathon
The London Marathon was a great day out this year. Congratulations to everyone who got round. The weather was a lot kinder compared to last year when there was a bit of a heatwave. Many thanks to Rod for arranging the coach to get all us there and back. Rod, Dave 'The Dump', Chris Birch and myself ran the course from Blackheath to mile 6 where we stopped to see the race come through. It was a great atmosphere already, way before the race had started. We then zig zagged our way round the course to finish in The Clarence for a 'couple' of pints and to wait for all the proper runners come back. A full report on the race will be in the summer edition of 'Thame Talk'.
AGM
The AGM was held at The Barn on April 2nd with the usual sort of number in attendance. The meeting was the provider of this months 'Quote of the Month'. Steve Graham, on talking about the complexities of the UK athletics membership and in particular the difference between men and women : Quote 'it's only a small thing really'. Speak for yourself Steve, in my experience the difference is VAST!
TRING INVITATION EVENING - WEDNESDAY 14TH MAY @ 7.30 P.M
We've received our annual invitation from Tring Running Club to attend their very popular social evening. As usual there will be a number of different paced runs to cater for all abilities. The fun starts at 7.30 p.m. and afterwards there is a sumptuous buffet available for a nominal charge (usually £2.00) Changing and shower facilities are available at the Tring Park Cricket Club (venue for the Ridgeway Run in October). Please make an effort to attend if you're free on that evening. You won't be disappointed, they're a friendly bunch and there will also be runners from a number of other clubs in attendance.
THAME RUNNERS "25" CLUB QUESTIONNAIRE.
Around 20 people have replied to the recent questionnaire sent out by e-mail shortly after the AGM. If you're interested in lining up for the club photo, would like to purchase some commemorative kit or attend a bowling evening and the Trip to France in November, please get your answers in to Rod at your earliest convenience. His e-mail is
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If you would like a hard copy of the questionnaire to fill out, they are available in the club folder at the Thame Leisure Centre from Wednesday 30th April.
All replies must be in by Saturday 10th May, when decisions will be made from the answers supplied by the membership. We look forward to hearing from you.
New Members
Big welcome to Emma Davis, Pippa Sprinz and Chris, Sue and Emily Fallon who have aall joined recently.
Joke
Michael Johnson, the Olympic gold medal runner, was on his way to a club with some friends. At the door, the bouncer turned to him and said: "Sorry, mate, you can't come in here — no denim." Michael was quite annoyed at this and retorted: "Don't you know who I am? I'm Michael Johnson." "Then it won't take you long to run home and change, will it?" replied the bouncer.
Whatever happened to?
Diamuid MacDougall. The last I heard he was going to have an operation on his knee and that must be at least 3 years ago. Come back Diarmuid we miss you!!!
That's all for now folks, don't forget the SWET on Wednesday
Pete White (Social Secretary)
