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  2. Ray Clarabut says:
    06/02/2012 at 14:20

    .
    Thames Riverside 20, Sunday 4th March, 11am.
    Hillingdon AC FInchley 20, Sunday 11th March, 9.30am.

  3. Pauline Edmunds says:
    25/01/2012 at 15:24

    Hi Rajiv when i first joined the club members would print off entry forms for races they were doing and bring them to the club on run nights for all members to take if interested , im sure there would be a few people interested in the Thunder run ,sandy 10 ,ect ,this may be a good way of getting more people involved that dont use internet much ,you could mention this at next race com meet :)

  4. Robert Hamilton says:
    24/01/2012 at 19:39

    Hi one and all, If the Spitfire or Thunder Run is not to your liking then perhaps the CRYSTAL PALACE 10k would be the alternitive. Date: March 4th its part of the “wrap up and run series”. Reg; http://www.ageuk.org.uk/10k

  5. Ray Clarabut says:
    16/01/2012 at 13:14

    If anybody is interested in entering the Abingdon Marathon October 2012, entries open on 1st Feb at 9am, it is almost completely flat and should be a very a fast course http://www.abingdonmarathon.org.uk/news.php#news019 It always fills up with in a month, so don’t think about it for too long.

    • Rajiv Ratan says:
      16/01/2012 at 21:45

      Cheers Ray, I was planning on doing Abingdon this year, so will be signing up on Feb 1st. You in?

    • Ray Clarabut says:
      16/01/2012 at 22:33

      Rajiv,just a maybe at the moment the thought of all those long runs scare me these days.But on the upside is that the training is done in good weather hopefully.

    • Ray Clarabut says:
      16/01/2012 at 22:46

      Rajiv,Right ok count me in,what could be better than a 26.2 shamble round the oxfordshire countryside on a sunday morning?

    • Naresh Trivedi says:
      16/01/2012 at 22:50

      Hmm , need to think about this – will let you guys know

    • Marc Bibaud says:
      17/01/2012 at 23:20

      I’m doing Chester on October 7th. Will be my first (and probably only) marathon. Great ratings in RW and as I’ve got family up there, I’ll get plenty of support.
      Small note re Abingdon – the date is 21/10 and your first XC in 2011 was 23/10 so there could be a clash…

  6. Naresh Trivedi says:
    15/01/2012 at 15:36

    Hmm- subject to checking diary re holidays etc I am keen on it.

  7. Ray Clarabut says:
    14/01/2012 at 12:06

    10:30am
    Sandy Sports Centre
    Engayne Avenue
    Sandy

    Event website:
    http://www.sandy10.org.uk

    Event details on Runner’s World site:
    http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/viewEvent.asp?en=65405

    • Marc Bibaud says:
      14/01/2012 at 22:21

      Intersting suggestion. There are now some choices for pre Spring marathon races, viz:
      - Spitfire 10 miles or 20 miles on 18th March
      - Sandy 10 miles on 25th
      And there’s also Hastings Half on the 25th.

      Let the (friendly, good spirited) debate begin!!

  8. naresh_t says:
    07/01/2012 at 18:34

    London Marathon 2012

    If I stay injury free my goal is to do a PB in London Marathon- Need a proper training plan.

    • Rajiv Ratan says:
      07/01/2012 at 18:39

      Sounds good, I am planning on doing London in 4 hours, so is Tony. We can run together.

      Anybody else want to join the sub 4 hour club?

    • Susie Dutoit says:
      22/01/2012 at 19:25

      Hello There
      I am considering doing the spitfire 20 miles on March 18 as it sounds like a good run and will hopefully prepare me more for London Marathon in April although i was wondering if anyone will be meeting up before to travel together maybe meet at southbury we can travel together hope this will be ok or let me know of any other suggestions
      Thank you
      Best Wishes

  9. Rajiv Ratan says:
    03/01/2012 at 18:10

    Spring Spitfire 20

    This would be perfect if you are doing a spring marathon. I did the Autumn Spitfire 20 last September and would highly recommend the race, infact you don’t need to race it, just treat it as a long run (with a few hundred other people).

    The race takes place on 18th March 2012 at 9:30am starting at Dunsfold Aerodrome, near Cranleigh in Sussex, and follows a two lap course. If you don’t fancy the full 20 there is also a 10 mile option.

    For more details click here: Spring Spitfire 20

    • marc_b says:
      05/01/2012 at 21:50

      It’s got good ratings on Runner’s World and sounds like very good marathon preparation.

      As my marathon isn’t until October, I’ll probably be doing the ten miler in March and the twenty miler in September.

      It’d be nice to have lots of ERC members there together, whatever distance they’re doing.

  10. Rajiv Ratan says:
    31/12/2011 at 00:01

    Thunder Run

    I would like to see if anybody is interested in doing the Adidas Thunder Run.
    This is a 24h race run by teams of up to 8 people. It takes place on an off road 10k course starting at 12pm on Saturday 28th July, and finishing at 12pm on Sunday 29th July.

    I think it could be really good fun and would like to put a team together, if this team consisted of 8 people we would have to do about 3 hours of running each over the 24 hours (assuming each 10k lap took an hour). You don’t need to be super speedy, and there would be plenty of time for breaks and sleep between each time you run.

    For more details click here: Thunder Run

    • marilyn_m says:
      15/01/2012 at 15:11

      hi, have you had many folk showing an interest in this one Raj?

      • Rajiv Ratan says:
        24/01/2012 at 23:04

        No, although I haven’t done much to get people interested yet. I am probably going to be involved with a team, however it would be an enjoyable event if ERC could put a team forward.

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