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Club 1 mile championship
Thanks to Helen for arranging for Beckenham to take part in Blackheath and Bromleys club 1 mile race last night. Running a solitary mile for hardened 5k to marathoners was abit daunting for most, which was obvious from the sidelines, … Continue reading
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Henfield Half Marathon
Yesterday, seven of us headed down towards the south coast to take part in the Henfield Half marathon. The sun was beaming down, so the sun cream was being applied liberally on all exposed areas ready for the 10:30 start. … Continue reading
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Beckenham Group Email
Hello everyone, it’s been a quiet summer on the running front with not much going on as everyone seems to be on holiday…( although a few are off to the Henfield Half Marathon today, hopefully more on that tomorrow!) So … Continue reading
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The highest marathon in Europe
Kens “boy” Peter Baksh completed the Davos marathon, allegedly the highest marathon in Europe climbing 1600 metres to approx 2800 metres at peak…(like climbing Canary Wharf 5 times…but more scenic, complete with snow) Provisional results show overall position 143 from 1154 … Continue reading
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The Piece of Cake – Summer special
It has often been noted that the Piece Of Cake, South London’s Legendary cake-shaped cycle sprint consists of 3 parts, Left Leg, Right Leg and third (pub leg) well it could be that last thursday was a record entry, but for … Continue reading
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Beckenham’s unofficial Velo Club does the Dunwich Dynamo
The downpours which blighted the weekend for most of us didn’t look like ideal cycling weather, but somehow the ‘weather gods’ saw fit to leave open a 9 hour window of dryness which was enough for this lot (plus a … Continue reading
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British 10k London
Simon Harris reports on the British 10k British 10k 10/07/11 London – After being advised to get there early for this race I was up yesterday at 5am to ensure getting to the baggage drop off point at 7.45am – Way to early for a … Continue reading
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Lord Mayor’s 5k City Centre Classic
Race Report: This 5k is abit special and certainly an experience. The race is a prelude to the Lord Mayor’s Parade which allows the route to take advantage of closed roads through the city centre, but due to a tight schedule … Continue reading
Grand Prix: Orpington 10k
Sorry for the belated report….moving doesn’t half take it out of you! But…..there were some brilliant results at the weekends Grand Prix Race the Orpington 10k, congrats to the following winners…(but really we’re all winners…pass the bucket!) 1st Female Mel … Continue reading
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Introducing our new Associate Membership
Beckenham Running Club are pleased to announce that we now offer two levels of membership: As of today 1/7/11 you can now join our running club as an Associate Member for £30 per annum (£35 inc EA Affiliation) per year. … Continue reading
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