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Frazzled In Paris
David Scrimshaw writes (in full gory detail): Sunday 10th April, and I was toeing the line on the Champs Elysees among the 3:00 to 3:15 hopefuls. The morning had started cool thanks to the 8:45 start but there was anticipation … Continue reading
Assembly League Beckenham April 11
7/4/11 The the 1st Assembly League race of 2011 took place in Beckenham, click here for the April Results. It was a solid if not spectacular start to this years series. The mens and ladies teams weren’t at there strongest … Continue reading
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Paris Marathon 2011
We train all winter in the freezing cold, trudging through snow….to run a marathon in 25 degree heat, great for spectators but carnage for the runners. Fortunately David Scrimshaw survived the roasting in Paris to smash his marathon PB by … Continue reading
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Darent Valley 10k
It was a beautiful spring morning in the idyllic setting of Eynsford, where Beckenham took part again in the Darent Valley 10k. It’s an up and down course as you’d expect with the name “valley” in the race title, but what … Continue reading
Knole Park 10k Video
Here’s a utube video created by Trek and Run at the Knole park 10k, there’s a few familar faces in there….
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Assembly League 2011
Leaves are appearing on trees, the thermostat has been moved down to 0, evening runs are now in daylight, beanie hats, gloves and running tights have been stuffed into the back of the running wardrobe… it can mean only one … Continue reading
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Grand Prix Standings Round 3.
It’s back to Beckenham Grand Prix business at the Darent Valley 10k this weekend. So here’s a timely reminder of how things stand after 3 rounds. Runner Sex Races ran Points overall Blackheath & Bromley 10k 18th Jan Sidcup 10m 13 Feb … Continue reading
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Croydon Half, Dartford 10, Sussex Marathon
In addition to the mob match mayhem on Saturday, there were also a few other local races taking place which attracted some of our runners…. Croydon Half Marathon 26 Richard Selway 01:29:08 143 Andrew Rees 01:53:07 Dartford 10 (rearranged from … Continue reading
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parkrun Mob Match
On Friday I got email after email with tales of sick notes and injuries so I was a little worried that I’d set up a mob match that no one was going to attend! In the end we had a … Continue reading
Baby News
Jen Writes: For those that knew Will Smit, he was a South African who used to belong to the club and has since moved to Singapore. He and his wife Toni had a baby early on Saturday morning, 2nd April. … Continue reading
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