Harry’s in a hurry!

Harry Gravelsons showing fine early season form. Photo courtesy Bill Hollingshead Well it's been another week of increased activity in the sunshine. This week's newsletter includes no less than 4 reports submitted by members. My cup runneth over. Many thanks to Clare Enyon, Brian Gravelsons, Becks Pridham and Kim Lee. First off is a moving submission from Clare, reminding us once again of the benefits to both our mental and physical wellbeing of, in her case running. It is also a reminder of the benefits we derive from being a member of our club, benefits that are particularly relevant when the going gets tough. It makes us aware of the importance and value of the relationships we have with our fellow club members and of how the overwhelming number of them are so very supportive of each other. I chatted with George Fox-Rowe at the track on Monday and he remarked on how wonderful it was to be back at the track, not only for the physical benefits but for the chance to re-engage with his mates and to resume the banter. I couldn't agree more. Thank you Clare. There is a report on the Birchfield Young Athletes Open Meeting held at The Pingles Stadium last Sunday. Once again there were PBs a plenty, as many of our juniors start the season off strongly despite restricted track access over the winter. One of these athletes showing tremendous early season form is Harry Gravelsons, who continued this fine form at Kettering on Sunday. We have a superb report from Becks Pridham on the latest Winter Series race followed by Kim Lee's report on her own Unofficial Broadway Towers Middle Distance Triathlon. It wore me out just reading it. Triathletes - how do they do that ? I guess the cakes help. Finally Imy Sheppard dusted her spikes off with a 200m race in the first of this year's Birmingham University Open events. Phew, a busy week. Thank you for the reports. Keep 'em coming. Take care. Best wishes David Jones. View this email in your browser Clare Enyon. Clare's Story Just to reinforce once again how important running and running with this club can be to both your physical and mental wellbeing, Clare Enyon has shared her story of how it's helped her deal with unfathomable problems. "David asked if someone competing in the Winter Series could let him have a report. I’ve been touched my so many of your stories over the last 12 months that this prompted me to share my story. My first Winter series was 2018/19 (the brown hoody year) after completing a rival couch to 5k. Considering it was my first running event I was quite happy with my fastest time of 1:05. The following year took a big dip as I was learning to cope with my mum having dementia and then finding out that she had cancer. Whilst feeling physically and mentally exhausted I still managed to complete my 2nd Winter Series (the purple…