A Time To Reflect..

Hi All

Its blog time, loads of news and bits and pieces and a little refection as Christmas approaches.

The dinner and presentations are close, the trophies and hats are being prepared, spring marathon training is underway, the Grizzly is in sight, entry forms for all our races are prepared. It’s all go..

For those who want to do the VLM for a good cause...

At Whizz-Kidz we are still recruiting runners to run the London Marathon 2014 as part of our team and were hoping that you might be able to help us out by passing this email onto club runners at Yeovil Town Road  Running Club.

As a charity, we are heavily involved in running events, particularly the London

Marathon. We thought this would be a good opportunity to see if any of the club runners that want to compete in the London Marathon 2014 to join our team here at Whizz-Kidz.

Why should your runners join our team                              

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As a member of team Whizz-Kidz you will receive:

 Personal support from the Whizz-Kidz Events Team

Access to our very own Team Coach: Phil

A training schedule

Fundraising resources, ideas and advice

An eye-catching Whizz-Kidz running vest
 Invitation to our exclusive training day with our team coach

 A chance to meet Whizz-Kidz beneficiaries at our team socials

Five of the loudest cheering points on the course

  post –race recovery reception with a well-deserved meal and massage

Why fundraise for Whizz-Kidz

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Our aim is to ensure that every disabled

child has an opportunity to be something special…. A kid.

There are an estimated 70,000 disabled children and

young people in the UK waiting for a wheelchair that

fits their young lives. That’s where we come in. Whizz-Kidz

provides disabled children with the essential wheelchairs and

other mobility equipment they need, to lead fun and active childhoods.

By running the London Marathon for Whizz-Kidz, your runners could use the most active day of their lives to provide an active lifetime for disabled children around the UK. Whizz-Kidz offers a number of Golden Bond places to runners that are able to commit to raising a minimum £1,600 fundraising pledge. 

If runners have already secured a place in the London Marathon, we’d still love them to join Team Whizz-Kidz. They have the same access to all the same benefit as our guaranteed entry runners, but they have the added bonus of having no sponsorship target, we just ask that they raise what they can.

Running for Whizz-Kidz is the ultimate win-win and we look forward to welcoming you onto the team! If you have any question or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes,

Alanna Berryman

Events Team

E: events@whizz-kidz.org.uk

W: whizz-kidz.org.uk

T: 0207 233 9696

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One of our members (Paul Roadnight) intends to send a box out to the Philippines next week as part of the disaster aid.  He has asked if members of the running club would be willing to donate clothes, shoes etc to the appeal.

When you have time can you put out a blog to the effect that members can bring their items to the Football Club next Tuesday Club Run where Paul will collect them up and send them on to the Philippines.

They don't need coats but clothes and shoes for both adults and children.  If anyone has unwanted race T Shirts or no longer used running shoes they would be ideal.

From Martin Chaffey

"If you are setting down the  Christmas running programme, can you please put in that there will be a Christmas Hash on Sunday 22nd December, 11am at Three Elms, North Wootton - the "last hash" was quite well attended and enjoyed by all, so we'll keep the flag flying with occasional hashes next year.

The parkrun is going well and we had 17 YTRRC amongst 123 runners yesterday. If the Club wants to get the newer members doing a bit of low key cross country you could do a lot worse than send them out to Montacute on a Saturday. 

Great news from The TIN TIN 10 Team

Thanks to all of you that have supported us over the last few year.  Were delighted to announce that Tin Tin Ten will be back in 2014 on Wednesday 4 June 2014.  We will keep you posted as and when we have some news.

Calling ALL YTRRC members.

Our local Cross Country event (part of the Wessex League) is happening at Ham Hill on 24th November. We need YOU!

You can either run or help set up and marshall..Timothy Hawkins will be posting details such as start time, although we will assemble at the sports centre at Stanchester School.

Any excuses not to be there will be accepted if in triplicate, signed by the Pope and your grandmother's parents.

Don't forget - SUNDAY 24th NOVEMBER.

Pope would not sign, so I will have to be there!!

Our 2012 Captain is Britain's most successful Vet Athlete in 2013
Nice one Angel!

Race to the Stones

ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR THE CARPHONE WAREHOUSE RACE TO THE STONES 2014.

It's time to step up to the challenge of 100km on foot along the oldest path in Britain. Run it, walk it or jog it non-stop or break it into two days and share a few beers at the overnight camp.

We sold out last year and so don't delay if you want to be part of the UK's top 100km ultra.

Race to the stones

See Guy, he is organising a club entry I believe

A Time To Reflect

I had bad news from my surgeon last night, I was told I needed another operation on my knee, so what was the reaction…

Hacked off, miserable, fed up, why me? A right miserable git!!

I then received loads of support from club members and other friends and started to feel firstly very grateful and then very guilty?

What is the truth?

I have a bit of a dodgy knee, I can have something done about it, I have a specialist surgeon and I have medical insurance for some of the cost.

I can walk, I can swim, I can ride, all further than a lot of people my age, I am 57 years old, even older than Matt, hard to believe I know, but true!

There are a lot of people out there who cannot walk, let alone run, they are young people with no hope of a cure. There are boys who, if they see their 21^st Birthday will see it from a wheel chair with their heads supported by panels on the side of their chair.

Whizz Kids up above, these children should inspire us, look at the smiles on their faces.

So as Christmas approaches and we complain about the cold when we run, moan about an aching muscle, get miserable over a dodgy knee, think of those kids, think of those who would give everything to get up and walk. Think about those who support and care for them, they have every right to complain, do we???

We have three choices, Give up, Give in or Give it all we’ve got. Enjoy your runs this weekend..

All the best

Terry