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February 09, 2005

Gwent League …This Sunday, Singleton park. Names to Sue and myself. It’s looking increasingly unlikely that I will make it on Sunday due to study commitments in London, but ever-present vice-captain and reliable right hand man Mr Phil Cook will be. Please be there at least 1 hour before the start time to see your respective team managers. Let’s nail some of those age-group categories.

Yorkshire Dales … Places going like the proverbial off the digging implement. There are now 4 places left, so book now to avoid disappointment. This trip will be catering for walkers to flyers with everybody in between.

Hill sessions … Going from strength to strength. An excellent training group now meets on a Tuesday to give those Lakeside hills some stick. Next session 6.15pm, next Tuesday, meet outside Cardiff High (see details below).

Triathlon-Dinner-no-dance … We’re far too shy for the whole dancing thing, so the dinner-no-dance will be held at the fantastic Crokertons cafe/restaurant in Mid-March. Exact date TBA shortly. Gongs will be awarded, fantastic acceptance speeches will be given and posh organic ales will be quaffed. This is not restricted to Triathletes! All you need is a few hours, a social tendency and an empty belly.

All that above and we still want to offer more! Your opportunity to disscuss it will arise at the committee meeting on Tuesday 22nd Feb. Gather your thoughts, talk about it with others and join us at 8:30pm.

Posted by Simon at February 9, 2005 12:23 PM

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With apologies to Simon.In case this is lost in the other 40 comments of your AGM discussion. Just a note to share our experience of going along to a new club in North Wales. We went along to Abergele Harriers last Wed evening. We were very surprised with a turnout of around 30+ runners.They meet at 6.45 pm at the Leisure Centre. At 7pm everyone gathers outside for "Mick McGeoch type announcements" about races etc. Then new runners are welcomed and told that 3 to 4 groups of runners will depart about 5 mins apart with a "mentor". The slower runners going off first and the racing snakes last of all. NO FEMALE IS ALLOWED TO RUN ON HER OWN. SHE MUST HAVE COMPANY THROUGHOUT THE RUN.Whilst running the club captain and a few other club members spend the whole time going back and forth checking that all is well and that everyone is safe.We were very impressed with the welcome they gave us and also how they looked after first timers.The club also has an "old goat" like Mick, a "Derek", a "Steve Lewis" a "Barry Johnston" a "Ruth" a "Wing Commander Sir John Cox" a "Lloydy", a "John Griffin" ........ (Need I go on) Posted by: Geran and Angie at February 9, 2005 04:26 PM
Does the club also have a veteran runner called "Pricey"? Sorry, that was a contrived way of telling the world, via this website, that Dave Price is 40 today - one more for Dick's Castles relay shortlist. Dave, congratulations, have a great birthday, penblwydd hapus iawn! Posted by: Dave Lloyd at February 9, 2005 05:44 PM
On behalf of City Bath A C, a big thank you to Les Croupiers for letting David Coales and myself dump our bags in your tent at Singleton Park on Sunday. They would have probably blown away (never to be seen again)if you hadn't! Posted by: Andy Diffey at February 15, 2005 02:04 PM
Does anyone know if anybody found a garmin forerunner in the tent (where the girls were) at Singletone . Posted by: alan mann at February 16, 2005 07:34 PM
I found it. Thanks. ( stupid boy ) Posted by: ALAN MANN at February 17, 2005 05:13 PM

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