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WELCOME Last Updated:
11 December 2009 A warm welcome to all our readers and supporters. This section will introduce you to many aspects of the Leighton Fun Runners. To contact us, please send us an e-mail (goes to the club captain) by choosing the Contact Us menu item; alternatively you can phone the club captain or the club chairman - phone numbers are on the committee page. Table of Contents Leighton Fun Runners running club exists for anyone who enjoys running, and who would like to run with like-minded people in the Leighton Buzzard area. All standards are welcome, from the experienced club athlete to the absolute beginner. The emphasis is on enjoyment and participation rather than compulsion and competitiveness. We have members who attend regularly every week, and others who turn up once in a while. However often anyone runs with us, we always try to ensure that they have someone to run with. No one gets left behind! We have a set of club rules that summarises our aims. We meet at the Cricket Club, Bell Close at 7:00pm on Tuesday evenings and 6:45 on Thursday evenings. Tuesday sessions: After club notices and a short warm-up session, members go off in groups around pre-defined courses - usually a variety of distances are offered, typically 3.5m, 5m and 6.5m. A 2-month diary of runs is available on both the web site and the club notice board. Once a month, paced training groups are organised - from fast to steady. The format for Tuesday nights may vary. Thursday sessions: At present, two sessions are planned, one for beginners and a fitness training session. The fitness training varies and may be hill work, speed work or more varied runs. From January to April, the fitness training sessions are geared to help those training for a Spring marathon. On request we put people in touch with others who do long runs at weekends. Membership fees are remarkably good value at £25.00
per annum or £12.50 for student membership (get your
membership
form here); if you also wish to register for England Athletic
permitted races, an additional payment of £5.00 is required. Social membership is £5.00 per year,
enabling non-running partners and friends to participate
in club events. We offer a special cross country
membership fee of £10.00 for those who do not join as full members and
are unable to attend on Tuesday nights . (Note that the normal cross
country race fees still apply to all). By joining the club, you are entitled to
discount entry fees in organised races, 10% discount on
running shoes from local sports shops and you can buy running kit (with and without club
logos) at special prices. Wearing club kit is a great way to promote the
club and help other supporters identify you and cheer you on. Membership
also enables entry into a raffle for London marathon places - check the
London marathon page for more details. We organise a number of events during the year including: (A) The Memorial 10km (September) - our
charity event, raising money for the club charity in memory of former members. We participate in other events: (E) The Bedfordshire Cross Country League (Oct -
Feb); we host one of the races in most years. This league
comprises 5 races and is very much a team effort
requiring a minimum of 10 runners per team (7 men and 3
women minimum). Club vests and club membership are essential for entering
into the races. We run an active social side to the club, with different trips organised throughout the year for both running and social members. These include trips to local breweries, eating houses, bowling and athletic meetings. In addition, we usually organise an annual club trip as a mini (2 or 3 day) holiday break, and endeavour to include a race during the break. All information on social events are available from the menu item Club Events We use several communications means, including this
welcome pack, the web site
www.leightonfunrunners.org.uk
and a seasonal newsletter (take a look at the home page
for the latest edition). Our press officer makes sure all
results - and pictures - appear in the local press. Pictures also appear
on a web site -
http://leightonfunrunners.snapfish.co.uk/snapfishuk/otsc=SYE/otsi=CRI The web site is regularly updated with a current news page, containing the latest on races and what's been happening to our members. Club events are documented, often with pictures and lurid stories. Race Fixtures and Results contains information on races within Herts, Beds and Bucks which are club events or which are at least 5 k or longer. The web site has a contact e-mail and any member can be added to the distribution list for outbound e-mails. In addition, the web site contains some useful links to other local running clubs and a list of physiotherapists used by club members. Any questions, just contact the club captain - either use the menu item Contact Us above to send us an e-mail or check the contact information on the committee page for the latest telephone numbers of the club captain and chairman. |