Beeston AC News

Hi everyone – details of news and runs below.

Well done to everyone who raced at Corby last weekend. Latest XC league attached.

Welcome to new member Olly Child: happy running with Beeston AC!

The mystery pub crawl will be on Wednesday, 7^th December. Details to follow.

The Christmas Party will be on Friday, 16^th December at Chilwell Manor Golf Club, £20 a ticket. This includes food and a disco. Please let Phil Herd know if you would like ticket(s).

Club runs

Gaby Neher leads trail runs on Thursdays, 6.20 for 6.30 pm, and the current meeting point is at the White Lion, Town Street, Bramcote. Please take a head or chest torch, wear light coloured clothing and trail shoes (and probably a snorkel too!).

Friday, 18 November: 6.25 for 6.30 pm depart, Chilwell Olympia. Toilets and changing rooms are open. Please wear light clothing and bring a chest or head torch. It’s the canal route to Thane Road today.

Saturday, 19 November: Beeston parkrun will be on at 9.00 am at the Weirfields, Beeston Rylands NG9 1LZ http://www.parkrun.org.uk/beeston/. Details of other local parkruns including Wollaton Hall are also available on the web link.

Sunday, 20 November: Due to the number of events on there will be no Sunday run this week. Good luck to everyone doing the Derby 10 mile and Clowne half marathon races (and any other races on, of course!).

Forthcoming Speed sessions – 6.30 pm start

22nd November: Location: Uni/science park area

Meet: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Building

Session: 6 x 3 minutes

Run leader: Fellrunner Dave

29th November *please note change of location: Location: Oakdale

Meet: Havelli on Attenborough Lane

Session: hill session running up Oakdale Drive, Redland Drive and Greendale Crescent

Run leader: Salome Maybanks

6th December: Location: Jubilee campus

Meet: Costa on Triumph Road

Session: Up the Clock

Run leader: Susan Wheatcroft

13th December: Location: Tramalamadingdong

Meet: Cator Lane Tram stop

Session: x4 400m, x2 800m, x4 400m

Run leader: Tasso Gazis

20th December: Location: Ghost House Lane

Meet: bottom of GH Lane

Session: hill reps

Run leader: Tasso Gazis

27th December** (this will only happen based on demand, check Facebook for clarification): Location: Uni/science park

Meet: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Building

Session: TBC

Run leader: Dave Bish

3rd January 2023: Location: The hills of Bramcote

Meet: Nigel’s, The Lawns Bramcote

Session: 110% effort

Run leader: Nigel Turner

Wednesday, 23 November: Please arrive at 6.25 for 6.30 pm depart, Chilwell Olympia. Neil will post the routes on Facebook as usual.

Advertised Dates for Races – full list on Facebook (pinned list)

Here are the cross country race dates for your diaries:

Sat 3 Dec: North Midlands League, Shipley Country Park, Heanor

Sat 7 Jan: Notts AAA County Championships, Markeaton Park, Derby (entries open at https://www.nottsaaa.org/events/notts-aaa-xc-champs-2023), £6 for club members

Sat 14 Jan: North Midlands League, Berry Hill Park, Mansfield

Sat 28 Jan: Midlands Championships, Leamington Spa

Sat 25 Feb: English National Championships, Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire

East Midlands League dates are as follows (all 11.00 am starts):

Race 1 – Sunday, 22 January 2023, Holme Pierrepont NG12 2LU

Race 2 – Sunday, 29 January, Bramcote Park, NG9 3GD

Race 3 – Sunday, 5 February, Colwick Woods NG3 7EB

Race 4 – Sunday, 12 February, West Park, Long Eaton NG10 4AA.

Registered members can turn up for the North Midlands and East Midlands League races for free; Charlie Pearce will put a shout out on Facebook when inviting members to express interest for other races for which a small fee is payable (such as the County Championships).

The Road League list is available at: https://beestonac.com/road-races

The Fell League list is available at: https://beestonac.com/fell-races

Link for checking personal information on the myATHLETICS Portal: https://myathletics.englandathletics.org/portal/members/Login/

See website at http://beestonac.com/  for information about the cross country, fell and road race leagues in which we participate. Also check our Twitter account at https://twitter.com/beestonac . Facebook page here. If you wish to be removed from the circulation list please contact christinembexton@gmail.com with your request.