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Plans for 2020

As New Year approaches like many of you I’ve starting making plans for 2020. We’ve been thinking about the Runners’ Summer Coach trip and have one or two suggestions. Have a look and let me know your favourite!

Cheltenham Running Festival 7^th June. Good Location and date only downside is laps of the racecourse. https://www.runthrough.co.uk/event/cheltenham-running-festival-2020/

Cheddar Gorge Challenge 14^th June. This looks a lot of fun to me. Range of distance options available and part organised by National Trust. Two day event. On Saturday can opt for up to 10K on Sunday up to full marathon. http://www.relishrunningraces.com/cheddar-gorge-challenge.php

Keeping it more simple and local how about Two Castle Run from Warwick 14/6. Only 10K option. http://www.twocastlesrun.org.uk/

Run Festival Rhyl 21^st June. So much fun last time but would we have anyone want to do it again?! https://www.runwales.com/events/runfest-wales/

Blackpool Summer 10K. For the laughs although it would be a very early start! https://www.fyldecoastrunners.com/blackpool-summer-10k.html

After Windsor several of us fancied doing Beat the Boat https://www.runface.co.uk/beattheboat . The only problem is the date, 16th August, right in the middle of school summer holidays. Does look lots of fun though racing boats along the Thames!

If you have an alternative suggestion please let me know!

Price Change 1 Jan 2020

As advised last week unfortunately we are having to change our prices from 1 Jan 2020 due to increasing costs of rent and charges for using Sutton Park.

If you’ve got some time over the festive period perhaps please could you change your Standing Order to reflect the new charges found on the website here: www.sefitness.com.

Many thanks, Helyn

Christmas Charity Events

Delighted to announce that between them our Charity Walk on Christmas Eve and our run this morning have raised £236.50 for St Basils our nominated charity for this year. St Basils support young people who are without a home.

Added to the £69 raised by our walkers earlier in the month this means our total raised during December is £305.50!

Brilliant total and gratefully received. Thank you!

SE Walkers find the Festive Spirit!

The SE Fitness walkers have done very well this Christmas! At the Christmas party (walkers always first to the dance floor as you know), at our Moonlight ‘Walk to Pub’, at the Wednesday group Christmas Lunch and finally at the Brunch at the Slug and Lettuce.

I’m afraid Costa’s is going to be a bit tame after all the partying!

Happy Christmas

Wishing everyone at SE Fitness a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2020.

Hopefully we may see some of you tomorrow for our social, Boxing Day Charity Run. Meet outside SE Fitness HQ at 10 for 10.15 start. Charitable donations all go to St Basils charity working to support young people without a home. Run will last about 45 minutes with optional refreshments afterwards at Costas. Please come ‘ready to run’ as we cannot access the building on Bank Holidays. See you there!

Christmas Eve Charity Walk

Join Walk Leader Jenny for a walk for charity tomorrow morning Christmas Eve at 9.00am.
Meet SE Fitness HQ and we will walk for about one hour in Sutton Park with the option to finish at Costa’s for refreshments afterwards!
Charitable donation with all proceeds going to St Basils charity supporting young people and homelessness.

Getting to know…Jess

Getting to know ….. Jess Merriman. Inspirational young woman, SE Fitness Leader and Grand Prix Runner Up.

The beginning

I started running as a “stressed” 18 year old – completing A-levels, choosing a uni & breaking up with my first boyfriend!

Where you are now?

As a leader we don’t get the choice to be fair weather runners, plan routes with the least amount of hills or stick to a favourite distance and that’s one of the things I love about being a leader!

Saturday mornings are however my favourite run of the week. I love the park in the morning, I feel set up for the weekend and of course their is the coffee afterwards !

What does running do for you?

For me running is ‘me time.’ It’s my chance to escape the madness of the week, clear my head and do something for myself.

I also love the social aspect of running with SE Fitness, running with so many different people and never knowing who you’ll be chatting to today!

Future

To just keep running… having just gone back to work after maternity leave life feels hectic and it would be easy to give up my “me time” because I feel guilty (kids) or could use that time for something else (tidying my house!) or put extra time in at work…however my goal for 2020 is to always make time to run. I’ve been running for 12 years, I can’t imagine life without it and I now I’m better at all these things if I allow a little time for myself.

Your favourite ever event!

Windsor to Eton Half Marathon – picturesque route, lovely and flat and the perfect autumn weather conditions!

Tips to Share?

My tip to anyone wanting to start running is to run with other people.

And finally I couldn’t get through a run without…

Someone to run with !