******************CHEDWORTH CAKE ALERT***************** If you use whatsapp you will probably already have spotted a plea for cake donations next weekend – there’s likely to be over 200 mouths to feed on Sunday 10th May at the village hall race HQ in Chedworth. Think how you’d feel if you’d slogged round the countryside only to find the cake had run out when you got back – nightmare!! “Dear Everyone, this is my annual plea for cakes for Chedworth. We ran out of cakes last year so we need...

A truly historic athletics landmark was set today by the men's winner of the London marathon, officially breaking the 2 hour barrier for the first time in a race setting. Although that probably won't be included in this 36-minute podcast produced by member Dave Musgrave on the history of running, you may want to give it a listen https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/historyextra-podcast/id256580326?i=1000763214960 There was plenty of racing this weekend, so read on to see how and where...

{No, the photo that Wix selected isn't of the wedding couple alluded to in the headline ;-))} As promised last week, news on two more marathons on Sunday 19 th , with at least 2 next weekend to come. Newport Marathon The club had 5 athletes lining up for this “international” marathon on a flat course made better by almost perfect weather conditions – dry, hardly any wind, sunny but starting at under 10C (it did get a little warmer by midday). Men’s captain Aaron Willis was as...