Word from the Chair
Ian Sturgess writes
Monday 16th November 2009
I have to start by welcoming all our new runners to the club, it is great to see so many of you wanting to either kick start your running career or simply to build on what you have already been doing outside the structure a club environment offers. I have been at the club for more than 10 years now and I can’t recall a time when we had so many active members, it’s great.
We are fast approaching our annual presentation evening, 7pm Saturday, 5th December, in the Eaton suite at Dunston Hall, thanks to David Hazleton for organising this on our behalf. The presentation evening is what is says on the tin, a time for recognising great performances and outstanding commitment to the club, which is where we need your help. Each year we make a number of the awards based on who you vote for, the committee draws up a short list of up to five people in each category and includes these on a voting form which you can find on the club website or from next Monday 23rd next to the race book. All you have to do is recall all those great performances I have read out on a Monday night and decide who deserves your vote, please do vote as this is an important night in the club year. The coaching team lead by Ron Marsh will decide on the Coaches Awards and the committee will make at least one further award. Please come along to the evening as I know it will be as good as always.
Before moving on from the presentation evening I would like to say that in respect of the road running category for both our men and women there have been an abundance of you putting in some fantastic times. We have had to select not more than five based on appearances, performances against age, club standards and PB’s,I doubt there has been a year when so many age related club records have been set, brilliant.
No time to rest on our laurels, City of Norwich Half Marathon is just two weeks away and our winter handicap series still has more races to run so keep up that training, just a reminder we have some great sessions taking place. Thursday nights you have a choice of circuits with Kim and Roy at Hethersett Old Hall School, 6.30pm. and track at UEA Sports Park with Ron and Andy, 6.45pm. I would love to be at one or the other but it’s late night opening, feeble excuse!
Just time to finish with an important reminder, The Wymondham AC New Years Day 10K race, yes, is on NYD 2010., As always we will need your help on this special day, entries have already passed 100 and we can expect more than 400. The rule is if as a WAC member you want to run in a WAC hosted race then you will need to get someone to help on your behalf on the day, I know this seems harsh but it is the only way we can get the number of helpers we need, thank you.
That’s it from me
Keep Running
Ian
Ian Sturgess
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