It’s been two years since the last SE Fitness party but I feel like we made up for lost time! Great night SE Fitness, thank you for coming xx
Exciting news! This Saturday sees the return of SE Fitness at Sutton Park parkrun. Please come down and join in and support our Couch to 5K runners as they graduate. I will be bringing the SE Fitness gazebo (first outing for over two years) the flasks and the Bailey’s so we can have one of our little impromptu SE Fitness parties and learn about the exipure reviews for weight loss !
To take part you need to register for parkrun here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/suttonpark/ and bring your barcode with you.
Saturday runners please note! As we are all doing parkrun we will meet at the parkrun start which is at Banners Gate – we will not be at Wyndley at 8:30! Parking gets very busy so please arrive early, parkrun starts at 9:00am.
If you are Run Fit or Run Plus then you have the option of joining Andre, Jon and Mark at Wyndley and taking a warm up run to parkrun start. Please let them know to expect you.
I’ll be handing out certificates for our 5K graduates, if you joined one of our programmes in lockdown and haven’t had a certificate but would like one please let me know.
See you there!
The SE Fitness Christmas Party has rolled around and I can’t wait to see you all in a couple of days.
This is just a little reminder of the timings and venue.
Thursday 2nd December from 7:00pm with bar closing at midnight.
Address: The Cuttlebridge Inn, Kingsbury Road. B76 9DP
I appreciate that in light of so much news coverage regarding new variants of COVID 19 some of you may be reconsidering whether you want to come. You may decide that at this time it is too risky for you in your circumstances. This is perfectly understandable, a real shame but understandable! Unfortunately, at this late notice I am sure you will appreciate that the venue is not willing to offer refunds but you must do what you feel is right and safe for you and your family. We will miss you!
Beautiful in the park for our groups this morning but I am sorry to cancel evening groups tonight Monday 29 November. The pavements are still very slippery in places and I’m worried in the dark it’s difficult to tell. I fear I am getting more cautious in my old age but I just don’t want to risk it! Thankfully it warms up overnight so groups should all be back to normal by Wednesday. Stay safe folks! 
Becky and I are discussing Couch to 5K and we have decided not to run a new course in January. Our plan is to defer the next C25K until after the clocks change in Spring.
It is hard to encourage new runners in the dark days and very dark nights of January and it is also more difficult without the track. We thought we could focus on our existing C25K groups and bringing them on rather than starting again.
It is our plan to use the spare leaders to support our existing C25K runners transition to 5K plus but, hopefully, it will also free up leaders to help you transition from 5K plus into Run Fitness. Our 5K plus groups are doing great for numbers at the moment so we’d like to spend the winter term supporting our existing members rather than bringing in new ones.
We haven’t given up on C25K! The new course will start in Spring and the lighter evenings in Sutton Park.
If you have any comments or thoughts about this proposal or, if you are one of the runners who would like to try moving up a group, please let me know.
November full moon is sometimes called the frosty moon to signal the change in the weather (it’s also called the Beaver Moon but I decided not to go there)!
Anyway tomorrow evening is our November Full Moon Run when we take to the park to enjoy the beautiful quiet and it does look like it’s going to be a clear night but chilly.
Check in with the WhatsApp groups as normal and please remember to bring your chest / head torch along if you have one.
See you tomorrow!
I’m toying with the idea of signing up for this which will give me some motivation during the dark months of January / February. Beautiful run, not too far from home but a day out in the Peak District with country pub lunch afterwards possibly?
Anyone else fancy it?
https://www.letsdothis.com/gb/e/the-carsington-water-half-marathon-10k-sunday-34027
It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas and with the SE Fitness Christmas party just two weeks away thoughts turn to our disco moves!
I believe the DJ will take requests on the night but if you want to be sure that you will definitely get your absolute must-hear, drag me to the dancefloor disco hit then message me and I’ll do my best to ensure it is on the playlist!
The meeting was chaired by PJA Group who are working on “creating better places through design” looking at transport, engineering and placemaking.
They are working alongside the Sutton Coldfield master plan and with the Town Council to plan and cost active travel schemes eg walking and cycling schemes. It is the intention to plan these schemes in such a way that they meet the funding requirements of Government spending most likely under the Dept of Transport Gear Change scheme.
They have completed several pieces of analysis so far looking at dangerous crossings, air quality, links to public transport and car ownership. As part of the master plan they have objectives to create better links to Sutton Park, focus on safety on main roads, safety of cycling and links to schools.
They are in the consultation process, hence the meeting today, with the aim of creating a long list of requirements by Jan 2022. The suggestion is that there will be short term requirements that are relatively inexpensive such as better cycle parking through to medium term such as traffic calming and longer term expensive options such as creating new cycle routes. The overall aim is 10% reduction in cars.
It will be interesting to see what comes out of it.
I’m joining a Town Council meeting next week looking at ways to increase opportunities to walk and cycle within Sutton Coldfield. This is linked to delivery of their Strategic Plan. If you’ve got any great ideas, thoughts or comments you’d like me to share then please let me know.