Those Were The Days.

Remember when we all used to meet up in groups and do stuff !! Team Stratford at the Teddy Hall Relays This week we have a belated report on the Teddy Hall Relays. Better late than never. We also have my first attempt at featuring some historical stuff from the club's archives and your own archives. I must admit it's been something of a challenge, for a new technology dinosaur such as myself, transferring old media to new media but hopefully there's a few things that will make you smile. There's a report on the early exploits of Andrew Pozzi, Phil Brennan in his school's athletic team circa 1957/8 and a copy of a 2004 newsletter, announcing, amongst other things, the birth of Josh Dobedoe. Paul Hawkins' tells me he's been up in his loft and come across newsletters from 1989 - 2009. Think Indiana Jones - Think The Holy Grail. Hopefully I will be able to get hold of these next week. Please, please, please let me have any of your early athletic memories, early memories of the club etc. This can only work if many of you buy in to it. Best Wishes and stay well David Jones And they're off ! View this email in your browser Teddy Hall Relays Report - Phil Marshall.   The Teddy Hall Relays (THR) have been an Oxford University tradition for over 60 years. University teams, faculty teams, the RAF, sometimes Cambridge university, groups of friends with names such as “A Running joke” and “Legs Miserables”, along with local and invited Athletic clubs all make their way to the world famous Iffley Road track on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in March each year. Iffley Road has it’s place in history as the scene of a momentous event, not only in Athletics but in the world of sport, the achievement of something that commentators and runners alike regarded as beyond human endurance, on 6th of May 1954 Roger Bannister clocked 3mins 59.4s to achieve the first sub-4 minute mile! The race is very simple, each team runs 4 legs of 4.35 miles each. The route starts with 200mts around the famous track, then goes South down a lane to Donnington Bridge where the runners cross the river and run North up the gravel tow path alongside the River Thames, past the College Boat houses and back into the centre of Oxford. A flight of steps leads up to Christ Church meadow, with a wonderful view of Christ Church College on the left (if you had time to look) A full circuit of Christ Church Meadow is then completed before exiting onto High Street, to make the return back to Iffley road to complete the leg on the other half of the track. SAC has sent teams down to race in the THR every year since 2006. Sometimes just 2 teams, but this year a fantastic 5 SAC teams competed. (the same number as the RAF entered!) Our runners were divided into 4…