Simply Stunning Photos

Seb Hillard, Niamh Hillard and Alex Adams, photographed at the track on 8th October. Photos are courtesy of Dave Worrall. Please read below about how this photo shoot came about. After a week off last week, due mainly to a lack of things to write about, this week's newsletter has a few bits and bobs to report on. There is news of five of our juniors competing at Sutton Coldfield, where all of them achieved PBs. There's a report from Emily Adams on her first duathlon and Maria Haslam competed in a gruelling XC race in the Lake District. Cross Country....remember that ? I've included details of the current World Masters Virtual Challenge and there are the provisional final results and league tables for this year's Shakespeare Races. There's also the story behind the stunning photos of Alex Adams and Niamh and Seb Hillard that are featured above and below. Despite the ongoing restrictions, it's been wonderful to enjoy Wednesday club night's again. Taking part last Wednesday I realised it was almost 7 months since my last Wednesday night social run and it was wonderful to be back. Also back this weekend, is the first of this season's Tempo Winter Series Races. It will obviously take more than a worldwide pandemic to stop Team Tempo putting on these gruelling and well organised monthly challenges. Good luck to all of you who are competing. Needless to say it's sold out, with no entries on the day. Tonight at the track, many of our junior endurance runners will be taking part in time trials for the Magic Mile, so expect this month's results to look somewhat different by the end of the night. Isn't it wonderful to be part of a club that, despite restrictions, manages to give so many of us ample opportunity to improve our physical and mental wellbeing while mixing with friendly and like minded people, all of this while adhering to the strict conditions laid down by the various powers that be. Enjoy the rest of your week. Best Wishes David Jones. An Appeal. I mentioned above that the reason there wasn't a newsletter last week was due to a shortage of things to write about. It seems likely that in the next few months there will continue to be a shortage of competitive events happening, although the likes of Tempo Events, with their Winter Series races, show what is possible when innovative organisers are involved. I'm sure that there will also be several smaller competitions/races taking place. This newsletter absolutely relies on input from members letting me know what they are competing in. So if you do have any upcoming events please, please let me know how you get on. Equally, it would be wonderful to hear from any of you on what you have been up to, from an athletics perspective, during lockdown and maybe how the club has helped you or your children cope both mentally and physically during these unprecedented times. Quite a few…