PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP FREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING 30TH MAY FOR THE CLUB AWARDS AT THE RUGBY CLUB (YES 3 WEEKS TIME) Watch out for whatsapp update Milton Keynes Marathon – bank holiday Monday 3rd May In the recent London marathon Mike Hobbs just wasn’t feeling it, so he took his foot off the gas to run in with a struggling friend, finishing in (for him) a disappointing time of 3.20.30. However, he has form for not accepting an off-day, and keeping it under his hat, he booked a...

******************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...