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Update; 22 August 2019

Redway Runners Virtual challenge 2019

Codebreaker challenge

This September sees the 80th anniversary of Bletchley Park opening and we thought this would be worth commemorating by making it the basis of our next Redway Runners ‘challenge’

I’m sure most of us know about the codebreaking activity that took place on site which was instrumental in helping the Allies win WW2 - This is your chance to try your hand at cracking codes to earn yourself some fantastic bling!

Now I know you’re all thinking that this sounds a bit difficult but in reality, this is so simple that children will be able to assist…… in fact this is positively encouraged to make it an educational as well as a fun challenge

So what do you have to do?

  • Firstly make your own enigma machine….. don’t worry full instructions will be provided!
  • Enter the challenge to receive your first code to crack
  • Take a photo of yourself at the location that is revealed and send it to us to receive your second code
  • There are 4 in total to solve to earn a fantastic medal and make some money for charity at the same time
  • We will then have a special (optional) run from a secret location where you will be awarded your medal to wear with pride….. and of course, demonstrate to your friends how clever you are

If you fancy getting involved to make some money for our charity and to bring alive a fantastic piece of local history, then sign into your Redway Runners Love Admin account, select 'event' and enter the challenge....

Redway Runners Members log in at:
https://app.loveadmin.com/Login/2BA4A302403BD3AEE99421B64A7583FC.htm

Non members register at:

https://app.loveadmin.com/EventsLink/2BA4A302403BD3AEE99421B64A7583FC.htm


More at:
http://www.redwayrunners.com/events/virtual-challenge-2019-codebreaker-challenge-2019/

New 8pm run

We have listened and following a number of requests for a 8pm run we are going to pilot for 10 weeks a 8pm Thursday Step Up run from the barriers to David Lloyd, this will be a 40 minute run at an easier pace, with loop backs to keep everyone together, this will be led by Wayne starts Thursday 5 September 2019.

For details of this run and all club runs at:
http://www.redwayrunners.com/weekly-runs/

MK Autumn Run 2019

The MK Autumn run is on Saturday 28 September 2019, this year, again, we will be looking after a water station on route, and Jenny D is looking after this for the club and it will be the Redway Runners cheering point, this year it will be at the car park in Tattenhoe (Red rose kebab are based). Anyway we need your help, if you can help please let Jenny know by mailing her at: Jenny.dowling1979@hotmail.com

Also we will have a place in the event village with our event shelters and flags, Sue B is managing this a place to get your race magnets on the day (£7 a set) talk about the club or just to rest for a few minutes on the day. If you can help with this contact Sue B by mailing her at sue.boothby@btinternet.com

If you are running then we will go for the usual big green photo 15 minutes before the start time at the Redway Runners tents.

More details about the event at:
https://www.resultsbase.net/event/4833
Do not forget Redway Runners members get a discount - details in the 'Race Discounts section of the club weekly mail

Open Evening for Beginners & new runners

Redway Runners are having an open evening for our post Autumn beginners’ groups and new runners to the club, at the Up & Running store in Milton Keynes on Thursday 19 September 2019 from 6pm to 8pm.
 
So for beginners this will be a perfect night to go along and find out all the info you need for your running
 
If you have not booked on the course yet all details and how to book at:
 
So on the night you will be able to check out with the experts the kit you might need for running and remember being a Redway Runners member means you get club discount (usual conditions).
 
Also, on the night we have Rudi, from the Treatment lab coming and you can talk to him about injuries and injury treatments
 
Also, Redway Runners will be there, and we are going to bring some club kit along so you can check it for size before you buy, plus ask us any questions about the club.
 
If you are coming please confirm as going on this event at this Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2545657825501264/
 

London Funderground

Sunday 6 October 2019 13:00. London
After last year's successful London Funderground Run, we are keen to make this free event bigger and more ridiculous than before. This event is suitable for all abilities.

You will navigate your way across London, taking in underground platforms along the way; total route approx 10-kms. Team points can be gained by completing crazy tasks; just how many people can you fit into a phone box? However, teams will also loose points by being 'intercepted' by other teams of marauders!

Start and finish will be at iconic landmarks easily accessible by train. Registration is very simple, just message tim.miles@talktalk.net

Individuals welcome as teams can be arranged on the day. As last year, we'll finish in a pub. 

Will this be another victory for the ladies?

Hope to see many of you in green there.

Edinburgh Marathon Festival club place

We have secured for a Redway Runners member a place at the 2020 Edinburgh Marathon Festival which takes place over the May 2020 Bank Holiday weekend and offers something for everyone.

The fun kicks off on Saturday 23 May at Holyrood Park with a 10K, 5K and six junior races. On Sunday 24 May, the Edinburgh Marathon, Edinburgh Half Marathon and Team Relay start from the heart of Edinburgh City and continue through East Lothian.

We are going to give this place to the person who makes the highest bid, which will go to the club charity of the year, so if you want the place and are a Redway Runners member then mail rr@redwayrunners.com with the donation amount, we will accept bids till the close of the 31 August, highest bid gets it (once donated to the club bank account).

More about the event at:
https://www.edinburghmarathon.com/
 

Northampton Half - Can you help

The Northampton Half Marathon is on the Sunday after the MK Autumn half marathon the 29 September 2019,

We have been asked if we can help with the request below:

In return they will get to be part of an amazing team and get home made cake!  The town centre roles will only require help for approx 1 hour (until everyone has completed the 3.1 mile loop – hopefully no longer than that!)  We are creating marshal/cheer zones so if you are able to provide a few volunteers then I will provide a sign so runners can see that they are entering the “Redway Runners Cheer Zone” for example.

Anyway Sue B has offered to organise for Redway Runners and if you can help contact Sue B by mailing her at sue.boothby@btinternet.com

Biggest parkrun and cakes

On Saturday 31 August we are going for the biggest parkrun, so bring your friends, bring anyone, and even more reason as there will be cakes - see below
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On Saturday 31st August @ Willen parkrun there will be a cake stall hosted by Pet and Helen who are raising money for MK Snap - a local charity that teaches everyday life skills and much more to adults with learning and physical disabilities. 
This is the start of Pet and Helen’s journey to London 2020

Redway Runners Ramble

On Monday we held a ramble and walked to the Shenley Toot

Next one from the Grumpy Cook cafe at Loughton, The Pavilion, Lincslade Grove MK5 8DL  at 2.15, a 30 minute ramble then coffee, all welcome

Green mile

Well done all who took part in the 30th running of the clubs green mile for the Wednesday morning club run, we had 18 taking part, with Anne, Jenny, Carol and Nigel on timing duties, thank you.

Ollie Coleman was first home and Sam Downton, special mention to Felix who was second home at 10 years old

Results on the club web site at:
http://www.redwayrunners.com/results/

A reminder that next Thursday (29 August) we have a double with the green mile at 6pm and the handicap run at 7pm so challenge yourself and do one or try the double

Propel Run Coaching - Redway Runners offer

Redway Runners member, Kevin Shepherd has started run coaching with Propel Run Coaching. he has 6 introductory places at a special reduced price for Redway Runners:
  • £65 (normally £89)- 2 hour 1-1 run fitness assessment with 8 week training plan building to an event. Video feedback using GoPro 7. Weekly review and feedback. Ideal for 5k, 10k or half marathon.
  • £99 (normally £129) - Initial 2 hour 1-1 run fitness assessment with 16 week training plan building to an event. Video feedback using GoPro 7. Includes an 8 week 2nd re-assessment run fitness test for the 2nd 8 weeks. Weekly review and feedback. Ideal for half marathon or marathon.
  • £129 (normally £149) - 6x 1 hour run coaching sessions looking at running style and form. Video feedback using GoPro 7. Includes specific exercises to continue to improve. Call off sessions as needed for flexibility.
For more information contact Kevin@propelruncoaching.com or see Facebook @propelruncoaching

Redway Runners on Strava

We currently have 1,262 members of the Redway Runners Strava club - if you have not joined then just click this link
https://www.strava.com/clubs/redway-runners

Or on Strava go to 'Explore' and 'clubs' and search Redway Runners:

Marston parkrun

An extract from last week’s Marston parkrun report:
 
25 different clubs were represented, Redway Runners had the most with 10 (well they are the largest running club in the UK after all), but oddly I don’t think any were wearing their distinctive green vests, as I couldn’t find any in the photos.
 
Our status as the biggest club in the country seems well-established.

Bank Holiday Monday - On the Run

We have a special fun Bank Holiday Monday run, 26 August at 9.30am from Wetherspoons, near to Santander House, the station. With the run going 'On the run'

Last year this run was one of the favourite runs for many.

You will run in small groups, ideally about 3, each group will need a mobile to take a photo, you can either sort your own group out in advance or we can do it on the morning.

The run will be about an hour or a little over, but being on the run does mean you need to avoid the police!!

Run to Remember PC7605 Andrew Harper

Been asked to let you know about this by one of our members from the police service
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Bank holidays are always very busy for the emergency services, and so this bank holiday Monday, we are inviting you to take time out of your busy schedule to run or walk 7.605KM in memory of PC 7605 Andrew Harper, who was recently killed in the line of duty.

For more information and to take part go to:
https://racebest.com/races/y3u72

New Beginners groups

The autumn Redway Runners beginners' groups are starting from 31 August 2019 and at the end of the course you will take part in the free Milton Keynes 5K parkrun at Willen at 9am on Saturday 9 November 2019, so do put this date in your diary for graduation.

The courses are free, but you will need to be a Redway Runners member (membership is just £5). These courses are ideal for those wanting to start running or get back to running. They have seven courses starting with Saturday morning, two daytime courses and four evenings and from Willen area, Woughton and Tongwell all covered.

All the details of the courses and how to join them at: http://www.redwayrunners.com/train/beginners/

Pop Up Runs up and running

Our Pop up runs summers series of runs have already started:

In the next week look out for:
  • Great Linford Summer of Fun, series on Wednesday night, the 6pm Step Up and Gentle Step up move start location, Wednesday evening
  • Summer of West MK runs are now running on Tuesday evenings
For all the details of these and the extra 'Pop Up' runs go to:
http://www.redwayrunners.com/pop-up-runs-events-2019/

Old Money Run 2019

The Old Money Run will be returning to Tattenhoe Pavilion at 10.00am on Sunday 22 September 2019.

There is a choice of two runs – 5 miles (£9.50) or 10 miles (£12.50) and all finishers will receive the fabulous 2019 Old Money Run medal.  You may now enter by logging onto your Redway Runners Love Admin account.

Entries will close on Sunday 15 September, if not sold out beforehand. But be quick, there are ONLY 125 places for each distance.   All profits go to 'Emily’s Star', the club charity of the year.
 
We will need plenty of volunteers on the day, so if you can help, please do log onto your Love admin select event and Old Money run and volunteer

More details and how to enter at:
http://www.redwayrunners.com/events/old-money-run/

Longer, Faster and Bigger

We are trying to put together across a week a number of activities, as part of being proud of being a Redway Runners member, during the week we have planned so far

Bank Holiday Monday 26 August  9.30 - Longer
Special 'On the Run' remember last year's prison run, well we are doing something similar - meet at Spoons near Santander/station at 9.30am.
Last year lots of people said this was fav run of the year!
PS If you want to be 'roaming' for those on the run, preferably on a bike please contact me on rr@redwayrunners.com

Thursday 29 August 18:00 and 19:00 - Faster
We are doing the green mile at 6pm and at 7pm the Handicap run, so do one or challenge yourself and go for the double

Saturday 31 August 9:00 Bigger
We want to break a record at Milton Keynes parkrun, so come along bring a friend or bring lots of friends and we want as many people as possible at parkrun, were you a beginner, return to parkrun and run with a buddy.
We want a  massive big green photo at the start area at 8.50
Come along let's make this happen
If every member comes to just this one parkrun we will have already over 2,700 people coming
Lets make parkrun bigger
PS If you really cannot get round the course then please do volunteer

Milton Keynes parkrun (Willen)

17 August 2019
 
MK parkrun at Willen with event 489 and 652 finishers with 227 from the club
 
Welcome to the 50 parkruns club to Alice ROBERTSON-GLASGOW and Laurel WRIGHT
 
Katie TUCKER was first lady home
 
First time at M for:
Ashleigh GIBSON
Jan PLAYEL
New PB's at MK for;
Tom SMITH
Paul MUNDAY
James HARRIS
Michael ATKINS
Hannah LUCAS
Lauren BATTRICK
Martin HUNT
Ryan SCARBOROUGH
Alan HINES
Kerry HOLDEN
Simon BOYDELL
Stephen WHITE
Ankur KAUSARIA
Lewis HILL
Lynn BURTON
Jim NEWSTEAD
Veronica GERVIN
Louise HARRIS
Alex COSSEY
Alison SHACKLADY
Mark SIMPKINS
Jo QUAYLE
 
Well done all and thanks to all the volunteers

Full results at:

Linford Wood parkrun

17 August 2019

Linford Wood parkrun held event 165 with 286 finishers including 54 from the club

First finisher for Sean PINNEY

Welcome to the 50 parkrun club for:
Arik JOHNSTONE

New PB's at Linford Wood for;
Peter AMESBURY
Alicia PYM
Bethany BARBY
Terri BALLARD-VASS
Warren VANE
David ARGENT
David COOPER
Sean PINNEY

Well done all and thanks to all the volunteers

Full results at:
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/linfordwood/results/latestresults/

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Redway Runners Race discounts

Special discounts have been arranged for Redway Runner paid members – this is the place to find the details

Once you have entered a race let Simon Richards know (e-mail simon.richards77@hotmail.co.uk) and you can be added to the ‘who is racing’ page on the club website. After you have run the event, send a link to the results to Nigel Sheppard and your result will be added to the results section.

If you have any contacts that can offer the club a discount please get in touch with Jonathan who is looking after these for Redway Runners

Up & Running members on-line discount (show membership card in store)
Redway Runners Exclusive code : club-UKPTV
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Other current discount list, shown in date order:

Results Base have provided us with a 10% discount code for paid Redway Runners for their events with Big Cow running and Big Cow Multisport events.

  • The running code is: RR102019 - This can be used for: MK Winter Half, MK Autumn Run, Cattle Creep, Cowman triathlons, Cowman Duathlon, MK City Duathlon, Stowe Triathlons and Rugby 7's.
Gato Sports Head Torch 10K series - 4 Dec, 23 Jan & 25 Feb
10% of the price for individual entries if you use the code "rwgato10". https://www.bigbearevents.net/

MK Festival of Running - Sunday 15 March 2020
Redway Runners discount code for the MK Festival of Running. REDW15 http://www.mkrun.co.uk/

Twin Lakes 20 - Sunday 22 March 2020
Redway Runners discount code for the Twin Lakes 20. RRVIP15 http://twinlakes20.com/

MK Marathon weekend - 2 & 3 May 2020
Redway Runners code for the Half & Full Marathon (15%): REDWAY2020. Use this code for the Rocket 5K (5%): ROCKET5K. https://mkmarathon.com/
 

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Results

Results are posted on the results page on our web page (that is if you have sent a link to the results to Nigel)

The latest club parkrun results are at: parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=18005. If you ran and are not listed then please, from a parkrun mail (results or newsletter), click the ‘manage my profile’ and you can then update your club to ‘Redway Runners’

Running Timetable

We have lots of club runs the main runs are listed below and are best ones to for new runners to the club to start with, you can find details of all the runs at:

http://www.redwayrunners.com/train/weekly-runs/

Monday
Main Club Run - all standards 
  • 'Social run' 4 miles, with loop back for those who run 10-minute miles and quicker,
  • 'Step up group' which does about 3 miles at a gentle pace and the
Meet at the Mercedes-Benz Training Centre, Delaware Drive, Tongwell, MK15 8BA to leave at either 18.00 or 19.00 or if you are new please arrive about 10-minutes before the start and say hi to the run lead
 
Wednesday
Main Club Run - all standards
Meet to leave at 9.30 prompt at David Lloyd reception for a max 1 hour run (we mix up runs with Interval sessions or hills).
 
Thursday
Evening Social run or Step up to 10K runs or session work (hills or intervals) meet near the barriers to David Lloyd to leave at 19.00
 
Sunday
Longer training runs, leaves at 9.00 check the web site under 'Train' and ‘Sunday runs’ for details.
 
NON-DAVID LLOYD MEMBERS MUST NOT PARK IN THE DAVID LLOYD CAR PARK
 
Please remember to do your warmup and cool downs before and after the run.
Small Print
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