The HJ Committee has reviewed the Club’s finances and discussed increasing membership fees. Two key points are:
There has been an increase in expenses associated with races and other costs like kit and equipment storage.
We do not want to use the Club’s built-up surplus to cover yearly costs but want to keep that for reinvestment back into the club, e.g for Leadership in Running Fitness Courses.
However, after careful consideration, we are pleased to confirm that individual and family membership fees will remain at £10 and £20 respectively for 2023. What great value!
This will be reviewed regularly and it is not inconceivable that the fee may increase in the next couple of years. Any increase will be to cover increased expenses because, as a Community Amateur Sports Club run by volunteers, we do not aim to make a profit.
The accounts for the club can be viewed each year at the AGM, or on request from club members.
Please note: England Athletics has announced that the affiliation fee will increase from £16 to £17 per athlete from 1 April 2023. Thus, if you are affiliated with the EA, then your renewal fee will reflect this increase which is passed to the EA on your behalf.
Code of Conduct
HJ is a club affiliated to UK Athletics and as such, complies with the standards set by UKA. When you renew your membership for 2023, you will see a new requirement to read and agree with a code of conduct. Members were first notified of this earlier in 2022 when the various codes of conduct were made available on the HJ website.
London Marathon
Three HJ members have won guaranteed places through ballots to take part in the London Marathon in April 2023. The winners of the ballot for the places for London Marathon via the Club’s membership of UK Athletics were Martin Allen and AIan Pettitt. The winner for the ballot under LM Volunteering is Viv Underhill.
Race Directors
In this post in November, we highlighted the need for two race directors for the Horsham 10k and the Gunpowder Trot which are held in May and November each year. Unfortunately, we have not had anyone put their hands up for either of these roles. Please consider if you are able to help with this and contact info@horshamjoggers.co.uk for more information. Thank you!
Running Course 5k to 10k
HJ will be organising an 11-week running course starting on 20th June 2023 to take participants from 5 to 10k, culminating in the Littlehampton 10k in September. There will be two sessions each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The course will cost £35 for non-members and £25 for current members.
If you would like to participate in the course or know of anyone who would like to do so, joining forms will be available online in March. The course can accommodate up to 55 participants.
For the course to be a success, we are dependent on our members to volunteer their services. We have several run leaders with Leadership in Running Fitness (LIRF) qualification who will be leading the course, with Simon Perkins and Sue Hensman being the main leads. In addition, for each session, we need six members who are able to jog with the course participants at their respective paces to keep them motivated.
We have up to three vacancies in the committee and are looking for team players who are happy to give up some of their time to ensure that the club can deliver to its members. If you are interested, please contact info@horshamjoggers.co.uk.
The main roles in the committee have descriptions consistent with those published by UK Athletics. The other members of the committee, who are also key to the efficient functioning of the committee, not only help in specified areas but, together, provide a good sounding board for debate and joint decision making. The committee act as a whole and attendance for most of the meetings would be a requirement.
The committee meets every six weeks on Wednesday at 7 pm. The dates of the committee meetings for 2023/24 are as follows.
1 February
15 March
26 April
14 June (changed from 7 June to avoid a clash with the WSFRL Littlehampton Beach Run)
19 July
30 August
11 October
22 November
3 January 2024
Volunteer and Jogger of the Year
Thank you to everyone who has nominated either a Volunteer or Jogger of the Year. The voting survey should be made available to all members at the end of January and polling will end after 4 weeks.
This is an annual exercise so please keep your nominations coming for 2023! The list of nominees are collated at the end of each year.
Leadership in Running Fitness (LIRF)
HJ is continuing to invest in our members by funding the training to achieve LIRF certification. In return for this, the club would like members who have achieved the qualification to support the club in its coaching activities.
This parkrun near Brighton is under threat because the number of runners have dwindled to about 30 recently. To support this event, HJ would like to make this our first tourist parkrun outing for 2023. We will run there on Saturday 4th February. More details have been posted on HJ Runs on Facebook. Please car share where possible.
HJ is planning a family camping weekend at a campsite near Brockenhurst so that we can do the Brockenhurst Parkrun on the Saturday morning. Those who do not wish to camp will be able to find accommodation nearby and join in the outdoor fun and barbecue at the campsite.
Marcus Leach, our social secretary has other ideas such as a 70s/80s disco. More information will be available as these are brought to fruition so watch this space!
This will take place at the Horsham Sports & Cricket Club on Friday 18 November at 7:30 pm. Teams of six will be challenged to win prizes which include bottles of wine, HJ cap, race pins, and of course the wooden spoon!
Santa Run 2022
The Santa Run will take place on Tuesday 20 December 2022, starting from The Bridge Leisure Centre, Broadbridge Heath. Santa hats will be supplied.
Running pace on Tuesdays
The committee has received feedback from various members that some groups start at a much quicker pace than the declared pace for the group, leaving the slower runners behind, even if the slower ones are running to the expected pace agreed at the outset.
This is not the intention of the Tuesday club nights, and it gives our run leaders difficulties in keeping the whole group together. Please keep to the pace of the group and watch out for the tail runners of the group and for each other.
The ‘Naked’ Run
Running naked, that is, without any wearable tech, and having to gauge your pace to complete the distance in exactly or close to the time you expect is no easy feat. Challenge yourself to this feat on 18 April 2023 in Horsham Park.
Having lead groups in one form or another for over 10 years, Fiona has decided to hang up her whistle. Her last session will be on 15 December 2022. The club would like to thank Fiona for all the support she has given the club. This is reiterated by many members who have individually expressed their gratitude for the coaching and training they have received from her over the years.
Trip to Lage, Germany
It’s not too late if you are interested in visiting Lage with other members of HJ in early December.
Brighton Marathon
The company behind Brighton Marathon is to be sold after it was reported it would be heading for administration. Although applications for the Brighton Marathon were still being taken until Monday 7 November, it is uncertain this event will take place and if not, whether you will be able to get a refund of the entry fees you have paid.
London Marathon Club places
Once HJ has been notified (expected to be by end of Tuesday 29 November), assuming it is successful in getting at least one place, members will be informed within the same day via a notification on HJ Runs.
To be eligible for the ballot, the following criteria will apply.
You are a first claim member – that means that HJ is the only or the first club you registered with
You have been a HJ member for at least a year (12 months) at the time of the ballot
You have not previously had a club place in the last three years
You received a rejection in the public ballot
You have volunteered to support HJ in one or more capacity in the last 12 months, as at the time of the ballot. The capacity to be determined by the committee and could include run leaders for the Tuesday night runs
Please contact SokWahLee@leeholgate.co.uk if you satisfy the criteria and would like to be included in the ballot.
The successful winner(s) will be notified by Tuesday 6 December, giving 2 weeks for the runners to complete and pay for their entries.
UK Athletics Affiliation
HJ as a club is affiliated with UK Athletics and this affiliation has many benefits. But what are the benefits for our members to be affiliated with the UKA? What do you get for the £17 (for 2023) annual affiliation fee?
In addition, your affiliation counts towards the club’s allocation of guaranteed club places at the London Marathon since allocation is based upon the number of first claim and affiliated athletes aged over 18.
Joining the Committee
The committee needs help with managing the HJ website. Ideally, this member should have content editing experience, have a can-do attitude and help with member communication. If you are interested, please email info@horshamjoggers.co.uk for more information.
In 2022, there were 17 running clubs in West Sussex that participated in in this league and the most successful clubs are those that have at least 25 members participating in each event. This is because the highest points that a club can achieve on attendance is 25 points and points for race positions are added.
You can find out more information about this via this link here West Sussex Fun Run League (WSFRL) | horsham joggers. The fixture list is typically published at the start of each year, with the first race on New Year’s day being appropriately named the Hangover Five!
Compared to other races, the WSFRL races typically cost £5 for adult entry with many clubs providing junior races in addition, for a lower entry fee and shorter distances.
Apart from the fun and challenge of these events which are held all over West Sussex, other benefits include:
There is a free T-shirt for completion of all the races.
There is a glass shield WSFRL 10 as described below.
HJ members who have completed 10 or more WSFRL events in the calendar year will be presented with the glass shield at either the AGM or the awards evening, depending on when the results can be analysed in time. Volunteering at the Gunpowder Trot counts as completing one event. To avoid double counting, running the Gunpowder Trot and volunteering at the same event is treated as one. The WSFRL 10 awards for 2022 will be present at the AGM to be held on Friday 21 April 2023.
Eileen Quinton – The ‘Queen of the West Sussex Fun Run League’ – was an accomplished and determined runner, even well into her 80’s. Eileen was on the original Horsham Joggers Committee. An inspiration to many Horsham Joggers.
In memory of Eileen Quinton, the first Eileen Quinton Award, a returnable shield to be passed on to the winner each year, will be presented at the AGM on Friday 21 April 2023.
It was agreed at a recent Committee meeting that the Award, for Achievement and Participation in the West Sussex Fun Run League, will be based on points scored by individual members in the WSFRL races.
Each Horsham Jogger will be awarded 5 points for participation in a race in addition to points awarded by the league for the race position. These points will be totalled at the end of the WSFRL season in November.
Volunteers for the Gunpowder Trot will also get 5 points, the same as for participation, but to avoid duplication for those who volunteered and ran, no points will be awarded for volunteering if the person also took part in the event.
The two key events that the club organises each year are the Horsham 10k and the Gunpowder Trot, held in May and November.
Geoff Parker who has been the race director of the Horsham 10k for many years has decided to hang his hat but will remain as Race Director for one last time in 2023. We would like a member to take up the position and shadow Geoff in the next few months, with the view of taking over the role for the Horsham 10k going forwards from 2024.
The race director for the Gunpowder Trot for 2022 was Paul Morley and was Margaret Wadman before that. The club also need a race director for this event in 2023 and going forwards.
Both events have a core team of supporters who have experience, but the club require a leader to direct and control the many activities that make these 2 events successful.
We also need a Lead Marshall to take over from Lin Whiting for the 10k in 2023.
Horsham Joggers will be eligible to apply for 2023 TCS London Marathon club entries. The number of entries the UKA will allocate to each club will be based on the number of first claim-registered (aged 18 or over and registered with the UKA) members it has as at 3 November 2022.
This means that HJ will be able to apply for 2 entries as per the UKA rules.
HJ has between 3 November and 16:00 on 23 November to apply for these places. Sok Wah Lee as the club secretary will make the application. The UKA will email successful clubs by the end of Tuesday 29 November confirming the number of entries allocated to them, together with instructions for logging on to their entry console and entering runners.
Once HJ has been notified, assuming it is successful in getting at least one place, members will be informed within the same day and be asked to submit their names for an internal ballot via a notification on HJ Runs. The successful winner(s) will be notified by Tuesday 6 December, giving 2 weeks for the runners to complete and pay for their entries by the deadline of 16:00 on Tuesday 20 December.
To be eligible for the ballot, HJ has established the following criteria in the past which will continue to apply:
You are a first claim member – that means that HJ is the only or the first club you registered with
You have been a member of HJ for at least a year at the time of the ballot
You have not previously had a club place in the last three years
You received a rejection in the public ballot
You have volunteered to support HJ in one or more capacity in the last 12 months, as at the time of the ballot
As many of you will know, Horsham is twinned with the German town of Lage, which is located in the Lippe district of North Rhine – Westphalia. Horsham Joggers used to have an affiliation with a running cub based in Lage called TG Lage, and every year some members made their way there for a few runs and vice versa. Sadly, due to the Covid restrictions of the past couple of years, this has eased off but it would be nice to resurrect it.
Lage, Germany
In December each year, TG Lage have an event called Adventslauf, which involves a day of 5k, 10k runs and walks; this year it will be on Sunday 4th December. Also, every Saturday in the nearby city of Bielefeld they now have a park run, which goes around the beautiful lake at Obersee.
Lage also has a Christmas Market which starts late November, and has many stalls selling lots of Xmas treats. The nearby town of Lemgo also has a Christmas market, which is bigger than the Lage one.
A typical German Xmas market
Lage is around one hours drive from Dortmund and Hanover, both of which have direct flights from England, via Stansted on Ryanair and Heathrow on British Airways respectively. Alternatively, it is approximately 8 hours away by car, using Eurotunnel or cross channel ferries. There are a small number of hotels/guesthouses in Lage, and a few more in nearby towns or, if interested, some of the local families maybe willing to host people.
If anyone from Horsham Joggers is interested in going on a trip to Lage for Adventslauf, please email info@horshamjoggers.co.uk. The plan would be to travel out on Friday the 3rd December, then have a choice of doing the park run, the Xmas markets, the 5k, 10k runs or walks, and then return on Monday 5th December.
get people talking about mental health, sharing their experiences and removing stigma.
provide support and guidance to raise awareness of mental health problems.
support people experiencing mental health problems to be physically active through running, whether that is to support them in starting, returning to or continuing to run.
At Horsham Joggers, Run and Talk is held every first Tuesday of the month and hot beverages and biscuits are provide at The Café at the Bridge Leisure Centre for all to enjoy from 8 pm.
The Run and Talk sessions for the rest of 2022 are to be held on 2 August, 6 September, 4 October, 1 November and 6 December.
In addition, provisionally, 20 December will be the Christmas lights Run and Talk.
Mental Health First Aid Training Course
Mental Health First Aid is a training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
There is an online training facility (four sessions) and the upcoming dates for the course are:
September 2022: Monday 19th, Thursday 22nd, Mon 26th, Thursday 29th.
December 2022: Tuesday 6th, Thursday 8th, Tuesday 13th, Thursday 15th.
Each course will run on four weekday evenings, with the first session running between 6 pm and 8 pm and the next three sessions between 6 pm and 9 pm.
The cost is £100 per person which is heavily reduced from the normal £350. Booking is now open and spaces are limited.
If any member would be interested in doing the course and becoming a Mental Health First Aider, please email HJRunAndTalk@gmail.com and the committee would consider sponsoring you in return for you volunteering to support activities to engender positive wellbeing and tackle stigma within our club.
Who among you lovely lot knows their way around the kitchen? The Horsham 10k is fast approaching on the 22nd of this month and we need volunteers to provide tasty treats for the refreshment stall. Cakes and biscuits are required in significant volume – apparently we usually shift 20-odd cakes. Maria Pettitt is overseeing this crucial part of the Horsham 10k experience and you can email her on hjcakes10k@gmail.com to offer your services and let her know what you can provide. This is the first Horsham 10k for three years, so let’s get that table groaning under the weight of your HJ Bakes.
And, of course, there are many other volunteer roles* to fill, so please get in touch if you are able to give time on the 22nd and let’s make it go with a bang. Not an actual explosion, though. That would be bad.
Fees Please
It’s that time of year again when we have to remind all the membership fee stragglers to haul themselves over the line. Remember there are lots of lovely benefits to membership and if you prefer the stick to the carrot then please also remember that anyone who doesn’t pay their fees before the end of May will have to pay a rejoining fee on top!
Time Trials in Roost Hole
The next HJ 5k time trial events will be on Tuesdays June 14th, July 12th, and August 30th – all starting at 7pm. This fun summer event rewards the individuals who improve their time most dramatically from the first to the last of the 5k runs.
We had a great turn-out for the first events on May 10th. Here is a fantastic photo of all who took part. Our thanks to Lee for organising, and to his team of helpers (Julie, Clive and Izzi). Results can be found at www.horshamjoggers.co.uk/club-time-trial/
Note; HJ members can run all 4 Trials but only 3 count (the three that show most improvement). The winner is not necessarily the fastest runner but the person whose time over this distance has improved the most. So, if you missed the first one, fear not!
Duck!
Also through the summer, and also on Tuesdays – although in this case on the third of each month – we will be starting club runs at the Duck Pond in Horsham Park rather than the Bridge leisure centre in BBH. There will be a warm-up session at each of these runs, starting at 6:45pm for all groups, ahead of the run starts at 7pm.
Routes are posted in advance on our members Facebook page ‘HJ Runs!’.
Don’t forget to check the club calendar for upcoming events:
We’re delighted to welcome Marcus Leach to the HJ Committee as our new Social Secretary. Marcus will be taking over from Roger Johnson and our thanks to both of you for contributions past and upcoming. In addition we are lucky to have Susan Wilcox joining us as our second Welfare Officer. Welcome and thanks to Susan!
Beer Night
Speaking of socials, Mark Aylmore has provisionally arranged for an HJ evening at the fabulous Chapeau Brewery (Unit 8 Redkiln Cl, Horsham RH13 5QL) on Saturday 28th May, from 19:00. The brewery will be open for just our use, with draft and bottled beers, wine, local Horsham Gin from Cabin Pressure Spirits, and soft drinks.
There will also be food available (must be pre-booked), with a burger and a pint for £12 (Mick who runs Chapeau is a chef by trade, so the food is always good – and there will be veggie options too!). If you would like to come along, please email markaylmore79@gmail.com, and do so before the 20th if you want food. There will be a £5 deposit, non-refundable after the 20th, and the event will only go ahead if there is sufficient interest.
First Aid Training
Recently some of our members attended a Heartstart First Aid course given by Horsham Community Responders. It covered vital CPR skills as well as how to handle some minor running injuries. Well done to Jane Footer, Karen England, John Berry, Jo Bull, Jacqui Williamson, Sue Hensman, Paul Morley, Jo Stone, Warren Marks, Andrew Wright, Sok Wah Lee, and Margreet Potter for taking part – and to Clive Walker for arranging.
Sturdy Legs
We’ve all heard about people shaving seconds off their marathon times. But shaving beards off during a race? That’s what Chris Sturdy did during the Brighton Marathon this year, dropping into a barbers for some facial restyling and then getting back out on the road and completing the race. We’ll have to check his splits to see if the weight reduction and improved streamlining made things easier! Well done, Chris.
South Downs Way Relay
It’s coming up on May 28th and we have two full teams competing. An intense but thoroughly rewarding team event. If you haven’t got anything else on, get up on the Downs and cheer on the runners. And then go to Chapeau for a beer!
Want to know about the ITB? It’s over to Tony at Hands On!
Hi everyone, in this edition I wanted to discuss something that often comes up with my previous topic of foam rolling, and that is the Iliotibial Band (ITB). Quite often I’m asked how to best stretch the ITB, should I use the foam roller, it feels tight etc. but I think we need to understand the ITB a bit more.
To enable us to do this we have to understand the anatomy of it. The ITB is a thick band of fascia formed proximally at the hip by the fascia of the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and the tensor faciae latae muscles. It runs down the lateral thigh and inserts into Gerdy’s tubercle on the Tibia. The ITB is primarily made up of collagen fibres which are aligned in a very organised vertical fashion to allow for better force absorption with weight bearing activities. There is a small amount of elastin fibres amongst the collagen which allows it to be slightly elastic helping it to act as a spring. However, this does not give it the ability to stretch like a muscle.
So now we know what the ITB is we can understand what we can do to create a change to it. Can we stretch it……….no, will a foam roller do anything to it……….no, can it be tight………..no. BUT it doesn’t mean it won’t cause us some problems. The ITB is one of the most common running injuries we see. Due to the ITB insertion on Gerdy’s tubercle, it actually has no bony attachment along the femur. Therefore, it has the tendency to shift forwards and backwards as your knee flexes and extends.
ITB syndrome is a common knee injury that usually presents with pain/tenderness on palpation of the lateral aspect of the knee. It is considered a non-traumatic overuse injury and is often associated with underlying weakness of hip abductor muscles.
So if you have some pain or tenderness to the outside of your knee with or after running and you feel your ITB is tight perhaps we need to try something other than stretching or foam rolling the ITB. It’s not to say that any stretching or foam rolling you may already do to the ITB is going to cause you problems because it absolutely won’t. It just means it’s probably not doing what you think it is!
What have you been up to?
There has been a lot of HJ travel lately, and here’s a quick round-up of some of your achievements, with thanks to Chris Yeomans for compiling the results.
Well done to everyone who ran the Gatwick Half – the results will be in the next newsletter – but a shout out to Harry Wilcox who was the first HJ home.
Caroline Bransden, Elisabeth Scott, and Viv Underhill ran the Vienna Half marathon. Well done, ladies!
Jason Walker ran the Limassol Marathon on March 20th in 4:02:04 (pacing). Unseasonably cool weather, but race day was a lovely sunny day with a cool breeze.
Paul Davis, Simon Perkins, Luke Minogue, Hadley O’Dwyer and Steve Wright ran the hot and hilly Dubrovnik Half on the early May bank holiday.
Mel’s Milers 10k, which is one of this year’s challenge cup races, had a typically hefty turnout from HJ. Simon Perkins and Lea Quentin were first male and female joggers home. The race is on mixed terrain which is mostly off-road, taking in a lap of the school grounds before heading off to Southwater along the Downs Link, through the Country Park, and back along the Downs Link. There is only a short section through a residential area and three road crossings to disturb this. This is a friendly club run event ideal for first time runners, those marathon tapering or looking for a PB. Seventy nine Horsham Joggers completed the 10K and times Simon Perkins 37:00, Ryan Rothe 39:55, Harry Wilcox 41:28, Lea Quentin 42:06, Tom Robertson 42:09, David Malins 43:24, Nick Street 43:44, Simon Holmes 44:22, David Dawson 44:57, Mark Aylmore 45:13, Malcolm Footer 45:34, Lucinda Potten 45:44, Jonathan Fengaras 46:53, Christopher Lee 47:52, Andy Robins 47:59, Miranda Huisman 48:05, Joanna Stone 49:03, Ian Michell 49:09, Juliette Somers 49:15, Ian Dickinson 49:19, Penny Barron 49:52, Miranda Morley 49:59, John Dyckes 50:06, Victoria Robins 51:14, Tim Canham 51:31, Clive Walker 51:40, Geoff Fisher 52:02, Paul Morley 52:03, Warren Marks 52:04, Richard Harwood 52:19, Andrew Hartley 52:33, Allison Hartley 52:51, Richard Barron 53:25, Marcus Leach 53:29, Kirstie Hedger 54:03, Martine Burke 54:36, Mel Bullen 54:44, Richard Shergold 55:00, Matthew Horne 55:31, James Hawthorne 55:39, Stephen Wilson 57:50, Martin Allen 57:59, Vicky Holliday 58:24, Margreet Potter 58:35, Amanda Sullivan 59:15, Theresa Adams 59:21, Trevor Scott 59:27, Lisa Jestico 1:00:01, Lizzie Cotton 1:00:06, Louise Johnson 1:00:20, Mark Wilmot 1:00:33, Sue Newman 1:00:54, Peter Helliwell 1:01:25, Claire Miller 1:01:46, Rachel Morgan 1:01:55, Rebecca Harrison 1:02:02, Sally Malins 1:02:41, Hayley Reohorn 1:03:08, Stephanie Charman 1:03:19, Sarah Worrall, 1:03:24, Claire Butler 1:04:04, John Berry 1:04:45, Chris Garner 1:05:07, Clare Gray 1:05:09, Sok-Wah Lee 1:05:21, Christian Liberman 1:06:32, Samantha Edwards 1:09:36, Ian Hines 1:09:52, Jane Footer 1:10:33, Lorraine Hunter 1:12:06, Penelope Sanders 1:13:39, Catherine Vinall 1:14:57, Barnaby Smith 1:15:25, Sue Hensman 1:15:47, Coral Kennedy 1:16:10, Diane Berry 1:16:48, Heidi Chaney 1:17:29, Laura Sowton 1:17:37 & Michael Duplock 1:24:49
Manchester Marathon prides itself on welcoming all to take on their 26.2 mile challenge, from some superb elite runners, to those who thought completing a marathon would never be possible. Many regular runners find this the ideal event to get a personal best time, whilst everybody finds the incredible Mancunian support throughout the course unforgettable. Results Gary Tomlinson 2:38:15 & Jason walker 4:14:22 (4:15:00 pacer)
Sussex Relay M60 Team Dean Angell 11.35, Pete O’Connell 11.47 & Steve Wigmore 12.17
Brighton Marathon and 10k start in {Preston Park before snaking its way through the Brighton City Centre, along the glorious seafront and finishes on the iconic Madeira Drive in front of thousands of cheering spectators. Race Times for the Marathon Hadley O’Dwyer 3:24:56.1, Michael Dargue 3:24:56.1, Luke Minogue 3:28:03.7, Daniel Price 4:25:00.7, Richard Shergold 4:45:18.10, Michael Saunders 5:11:27.8 & Sue Zanin 5:01:09.4
10k Race times Neil Clarke 55:58.9, Barnaby Smith 1:13:56.4
SDW50 is a 50-mile foot race along the South Downs way National Trail, beginning in Worthing and Finishing in Eastbourne. Runners start by negotiating six miles of chalk footpaths and bridleways, climbing up to join the South Downs way at Chanctonbury Ring. The remainder of the course is identical to the final 44 miles of the SDW100 and remains on the SDW until the final turn off – bringing runners out to finish with a lap of the track at Eastbourne.
Race Times Chris Yeomans 09:47:14, James Tombs 10:11:17, Ian Moore 10:43:27 & Paul Chantler 10:51:43
The Moyleman Marathon is a challenging South Downs run, around the beautiful and demanding hills that surround the town of Lewes. This is a run designed for those that love running and are experienced runners who want to experience all that the hills can throw at them…and throw it back with passion.
Results Dan Pettitt in 3rd place 03:12:38, Chris Yeomans 04:55:02, Alan Pettitt 05:37:11 & Nicola Smith 05:37:11
Yeovil Half Marathon starts in the town centre before heading along the entire length of Yeovil Country Park. The route then leaves the town on the western side to Montacute House, before returning on quiet country roads to the Town Centre finish in the Quedam Shopping Centre. Results Hadley O’Dwyer 01:28:22.
Wolverhampton 10k is open to runners of all abilities whether it be your first 10k or your 50th, this fast route offers a perfect chance for a chip time, personal best with full road closures during the event. The start and finish is in the Molineux Stadium, the home of the Premier League football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The remainder of the course will be on flat closed roads around Wolverhampton. Results David Malins 00:41:08 45th Overall
Wisborough Green 10k results will feature next month!
Event Calendar – Here’s what you can get yourself into!
May 22nd – Horsham 10k
May 28th – Arundel Half, 10k, 5k
May 28th – South Downs Way Relay (HJ has two full teams)
June 19th – Madehurst 5k and 10k
June 25th – WSFRL Downland Dash
June 26th – Denbies North Downs Half Marathon & 10K
July 6th – WSFRL Roundhill Romp
July 10th – WSFRL Hornets’ Stinger
July 23rd – Maverick Race East Sussex
July 24th – WSFRL Seven Stiles
July 28th – Run Reigate Trail Run
August 3rd – WSFRL Highdown Hike
August 10th – WSFRL Windlesham House 4
August 21st – Henfield Half Marathon
August 28th – Arundel 10k
August 29th – Horsham Round
September 3rd – TRIBE x Maverick Run Free Marathon
September 4th ,- WSFRL Fittleworth 5
September 11 – WSFRL Tilgate Forest
September 18 – Run Reigate HM
September 25 – Barns Green Half Marathon and 10K
*Since writing, the club has made the following statement about our 10k race:
Rare opportunity …
Firstly, thank you to all Horsham Joggers that have kindly offered to volunteer at the Horsham 10k on 22nd May. Without you we just can’t put the race on. You should by now have received an email from the Race Team telling you where to be and when. Thanks so much.
This year, however, we have a rare and unlikely to repeat opportunity for Horsham Joggers who are not marshaling to now run the Horsham 10k.
Please see the link below so sign up.
Let’s get the race fully booked and help to create a great atmosphere on race day.
And if you’re not volunteering, or now running, please come along (with a cake for our cake stand) to cheer everyone on.
Guess what? There are now 546* members of the Horsham Joggers!
But double guess what?! That’s not just any old number! According to a website I discovered by Googling the number 546, these digits have some serious significance.
Apparently, the Angel Number 546 resonates with the attributes of personal freedom, making positive life choices and important changes – and to doing things your own way. It relates to personal willpower and effort, building solid foundations and working diligently towards achieving goals.
This is spooky, right? It could literally be describing Horsham Joggers!
But there’s more, the Angel Number 546 “is a message that indicates you can trust that all of your monetary and material needs will be met”!! The Angels have heard and will answer!!
So here’s the deal: Nobody leaves, and nobody joins, until we ALL have our monetary and material needs met.
This proposal will be submitted to the Committee as an agenda item to be discussed at this year’s AGM, and I’m sure it will sail through. If you have an idea you wish to submit for the agenda – even if it’s not as good as this one, and let’s face it, it won’t be – you can do so by emailing Club Secretary Sok Wah at sokwahlee@btinternet.com.
The agenda will be published seven days before the AGM, which will start at 7pm on Friday April 8th, at Horsham Sports Club on Cricketfield Road. It should last about an hour and will be followed by a social to which all 546 of us are invited.
JotY and VotY
Also at the AGM, the Jogger of the Year and Volunteer of the Year 2021 awards, as voted for by You The Members will be dished out. Any HJ member can nominate another member for either of these awards for 2022 and we’d like to encourage you to do so! If you know someone who has done something that you think deserves to be recognised, please email info@horshamjoggers.co.uk with their name, whether it is for the Jogger or Volunteer and the reason for your nomination. Thank you!
Track Down
Please be aware that the BBH track will be closed for repairs between March 30th and April 8th, meaning our sessions on Thursdays 31st March and 7th April will not be possible. However, we can still use The Tube, so look out for updates if you’re a keen Tracker.
Membership Renewals
These are due on April 1st for anyone who joined before 2022. Just a heads up, let’s try and get that all done on time this year. As noted above, we are all going to be rich soon, so there should be no issues.
[Please also note; EA affiliation will be increasing to £16 for 2022/23]
You’ve got to start somewhere
After last year’s well received experiment that saw us mixing up the starting points of the Tuesday night runs on an occasional basis, we will be bringing it back through the lighter evenings of spring and summer. Starting April 19th, and on the third Tuesday of every month thereafter until the autumn, the club runs will have optional alternative start points. Keep an eye on the socials to find out where the magical mystery tours will begin.
Horsham 10k –
Please read the following section in the style of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performing their seminal hit The Message:
It’s the Horsham 10k / the club’s special day / we need you all to help us out in e-ver-y way / We wanna hear it real clear that you’re here to volunteer so keep ya peepers peeled for a short sur-vey / And before ya say, “hey when’s race day?” / it’s a Sunday – the 22nd of May / a-huh-huh-huh / It’s like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from going under…
WSFRL
In West Sussex Run Run League news, an impressive 35 Horsham joggers participated in the inaugural Crawley Run Crew Run Your Heart Out race on February 13th at Tilgate park (team photo above).
As a result of some superb performances all round, Horsham Joggers are now second in the league. Special shout outs to Rachel Hamson, who was the first HJ lady over the line, and to Michael Daly who nailed third place overall! The team atmosphere and support were top notch, as you would expect. Keep an eye on the HJ website Member Zone for information about upcoming WSFRL events and get involved.
Your News
We love to hear what you’ve been up to. If you would like us to include your updates in the newsletter, just email them to horshamjoggers.newsletter@gmail.com
This just in from Caroline Bransden, who has been busy:
“On Saturday 19th February, in the wake of Storm Eunice my husband Mike (a Mel’s Miler) and I ran the RunThrough Greenwich Park 10k in the wind and driving rain. Despite the challenging conditions both Mike and I came first in our age groups.
“The 10k or 5k course if you prefer a shorter distance, takes you around the beautiful Greenwich Park passing some of London’s favourite attractions, the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum and the Old Royal Naval College. There is a lot to see including the incredible views across London. Running the 10k course means that you have to run up the hill to the Royal Observatory four times!”
Caroline 01:08:R42 Mike 0:47:25
On 30th January myself and Mike, Elisabeth Scott and Viv Underhill ran the EDP Medio Maratón de Sevilla 2022 – the Seville Half Marathon in Andalusia, Spain.
Seville was a great city to explore with plenty of tapas bars, a beautiful park, the Alcázar Palace and gardens and Cathedral, hidden patios decorated with patterned tiles and orange trees shedding their ripe Seville oranges everywhere.
The race course went over the river and then back through the best parts of the city. After the race we all booked into an Arabian Baths for a massage and soak in the warm pools which was wonderful.
Our official recorded times were:
Mike Bransden 01:41:05
Vivienne Underhill 02:29:49
Elisabeth Scott 02:31:12
Caroline Bransden 02:33:54 (2nd in age category).
Well done!
And there’s more:
Over to Chris Yeomans for the news…
The Steyning Stinger 20th Anniversary event was on 6th March and features a choice between a full marathon and a half. It’s a hilly cross-country run through the South Downs between Steyning, Storrington and Shoreham-by-sea and all runners receive a breakfast at the end.
Race Times for the Full Marathon:
Charlie Carter 03:38:19, Matt Whyman 04:15:08, Chris Yeomans 04:38:10, Ian Dickinson 05:05:34, Nicola Smith 05:15:46, Brian Frost 05:15:47, and Alan Pettitt 05:27:04
Half Marathon:
Stephen Wigmore 01:46:26, Phyl Weston 02:18:37, and Vicky Holliday 02:26:50
The 2022 Brighton Half Marathon was on 27th February. It’s one of the first major half marathons in the running calendar. The course is fast and flat and takes in many of Brighton’s iconic sights. Perfect for experienced runners, charity runners and anyone keen to run their first half marathon.
Race chip times
Paul Davis 01:25:57, Andrew Puttick 01:27:01, David Wilkinson 01:27:43, Brian Frost 01:42:07, Steve Tucker 01:46:22, Natasha Heasman 01:43:12, Daniel Price 01:46:37, John Dyckes 01:50:07, Joanna Stone 01:51:01, Phyl Weston 01:53:24, Graeme Hull 01:53:26, Richard Shergold 01:56:06, Alan Pettitt 02:05:12, Chantelle Shekyls 02:00:25, Margreet Potter 02:10:51, Lee McGeean 02:12:48, Tegan Page 02:13:17. Edita Wallace 02:16:18, Mike Fryer 02:27:17, Christel Helmer 02:27:38, Caroline Bransden 02:33:01, Samantha Edwards 02:31:44 & Sue Hensman
The Jigsaw 10k was on the 27th of February and involved two circuits of the iconic Top Gear racetrack offering a great opportunity to run a PB.
Ten Horsham Joggers competed, bagging the following race times:
Simon Perkins 00:37:18, Malcolm Footer 00:43:00, Jonathan Fengaras 00:44:12, Simon Holmes 00:45:24, Wendy Mason 00:58:33, Julie Gallagher 00:59:02, Anthony Mason 01:03:16, Jane Footer 01:06:08, Edna Clark 01:18:09 & Jane Adams 01:18:09
On February 13th Maldwyn Thornton & Nicolette Eyre competed in the Harrow Hill 10K. The route comprises of two laps sending runners up the notorious Football Lane then climbing to the High Street of Harrow-on-the-hill via Peterborough Road then keeping left encompassing London Road, Sudbury Hill, Sudbury Court Drive, Watford Road & Peterborough Road. Race times Maldwyn 00:53:46 and Nicolette 01:06:37
WSFRL Run your Heart out 8k on the 13th of February at K2 Leisure Centre is the second race in the series and thirty-four Horsham Joggers competed with the following race times. Michael Daly 29:13, Harry Wilcox 34:01, Luke Minogue 34:10, James Tombs 34:43, Thomas Robertson 36:01, Dave Dawson 36:41, Malcolm Footer 36:59, Chris Newberry 38:50, Rachel Hamson 38:56, Mark Aylmore 39:02, Michael Worall 39:05, Michael Catlow 39:43, Miranda Morley 42:24, Ian Dickinson 42:38, Martine Burke 44:56, Margaret Wadman 45:45, Iain Campbell 47:07, David Evans 49:46, Ian Wilcox 50:40, Viv Underhill 51:14, Sarah Worrall 51:15, Stephanie Charman 54:01, Caroline Bransden 54:48, Clare Dutfield 55:59, Julie Jochimsen 56:02, Louise Johnson 56:05, Jane Footer 57:43, Michelle Worsey 59:31, Ian Hines 59:54, Heidi Chaney 1:04:05, Edna Clark 01:04:10, Lorraine Hunter 1:04:10, Sue Hensman 1:05:42 & Jane Adams 1:05:42.
Slindon Slog on the 20th of February is a 10 mile trail run is set in stunning village of Slindon. Starting off at Slindon Pits the run route will take you up and into the mud pits for your first burst of mud, water, and sand. 2 laps of the pits to get you warmed up, the route will then lead you off into the woods for some scenic woodland trails for a good few miles. The route is an out and back with a visit to the ‘steps of doom’ . When you feel like your legs can’t take anymore, they finish you off with another lap of the pits followed by a run back down to the entrance of the pits where the finish line waiting for you, along with some refreshments, your medal and fresh fruit. Friends and Family are most welcome to stay and support you. You will be starting and finishing in the same place, so a perfect spot for your supporters to take pictures. Race Times Vivienne Underhill 02:13:31, Robert Jochimsen 02:09:36, Ian Wilcox 02:13:30, Richard Cherriman 02:07:09 & Vicky Holliday 02:58:52
Dark Star River Marathon 6th Feb, A 28.2 Trail Marathon up one side of the River Adur picking up a part of the Downslink past the Dark Star Brewery at Partridge Green and back down the other side with added rain, mud & head winds. Race times not yet published although Alan was the first Horsham Jogger home around 04:32:00 followed by Chris and then Brian, all within 5 mins.
Chichester 10K Sunday 6th Feb, this is one of the oldest and fastest running events in the country with new management and an existing new route twenty-one Horsham Joggers competed.
Net times Lewis Reeves 00:36:55, Simon Perkins 00:38:20, David Wilkinson 00:38:35, Andrew Puttick 00:39:26, Bryan Camfield, 00:39:37, Steve Wright 00:39:37, Raff Vitale 00:39:46, Finlay Burchett 00:41:28, Nick Street 00:43:05, Chris Newberry 00:44:00, John Crayford 00:44:29, Stephen Wilson 00:55:44, Sharon Burchett 00:56:04, Emma Hodges 01:00:21, Martine Burke 01:03:00, Ian Hines 01:11:20, Penelope Sanders 01:13:23, Julia Johnson 01:14:59, Mick Duplock 01:15:00, Roger Johnson 01:17:16 & Barnaby Smith 01:17:17
Thanks, Chris!
Research Request
Can you help PhD Student Greg Wright?
My name is Greg Wright, and I am a PhD student at the University of Brighton. I am writing this email to inform you of my latest research project: “Investigation of the effects of low energy availability (LEA) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) on the physical and mental health of adults and athletes”. Would you be able to share the following survey link with the members of your club?
This study will be assessing the eating behaviour, mood, energy intake, energy expenditure, and body composition of endurance athletes compared to other athletic populations and the public. This will be used to determine if endurance athletes are at risk for conditions known as low energy availability (LEA) and relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S). To briefly summarise, LEA arises from an individual having insufficient energy (calorie) intake to match their daily energy (calorie) needs. This could come from increasing their activity level, whilst not adjusting their calorie intake to match. LEA and RED-S are very serious issues. Endurance athletes are a very at-risk population due to high activity levels and a desire to reduce body mass. Despite these risks, limited research has been conducted using competitive athletes.
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