Yes, difficult though it is to Some 616 people have was going, so how could
believe, Sandhurst Joggers passed through our ranks, anyone else? Here‟s to the
is 20 Years old in 2007. of whom 238 are members next twenty years with the
Original members Dave today. 14 are 60 or over, club, let‟s hope that they
Edward, Roger Halliwell and 30 are 30 or under, our are as successful as the
Larry Sharp are still with the most junior member being first 20!
club and still having „fun on 19.
the run‟ after all this time. Affiliation Fees
When the club started, it
was a small group of Please note that, in addition
people who, influenced by to your club subs, from 1st
the running boom in the April, to be an affiliated
late 1980‟s, came together runner, you will have to pay
and started running around an additional individual levy
the balancing pond in of £3 to England Athletics
Sandhurst. Once they‟d through the club.
done that twice, they
started venturing out Additionally, you will have
further and people started to give permission for the
joining them! club to pass on all your
details, including contact
Larry Sharp numbers, email, age and
From about 12 members ethnicity. This will be
then, the club first went discussed at the AGM on
over 50 members in 1990, Monday 26th March. Please
then over 100 in 1998, do attend, to discuss this
leaping to 121 members and other important
from the previous years 77. changes.
It was 2005 before the club
first hit 200+ members.
Sandhurst Joggers
Newsletter
Spring 2007 - Issue 68
Contents
P2-6 Committee Reports
Roger Halliwell
P7-9 Race Reports
“It was an odd selection of P9-14 General Articles
people”, reminisces Roger, P14-15 Advertisments
“ranging from people P16 Club Calendar
wanting to give up smoking
to those desperate to lose Next Edition Deadline:
weight and get fit”. Dave Edward
Fri 27th April – Let‟s see
When the club started, it those London Marathon
For those around in the
seems to have had women Reports! Submit your
early years, who can forget
dominating the ranks. articles to Newsletter@
Maurice Woodason‟s “short
Currently the gender divide SandhurstJoggers.org.uk
runs” into the unknown –
is 107 women to 125 men. he didn‟t know where he
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From The Chair running clubs pay to belong Secretary’s Report
Mike Corfield to that organisation. Wendy Leslie
Currently it is a little over
£200 per annum for which
runners and clubs get
insurance and precious
little else. The proposal –
phased in over 2 years –
will increase our fee to over
£1000. The reasons
proposed – well we are not
sure quite why they have
decided to increase the
fees. The suspicion
however, is that this is to
raise money to support the At the AGM on Mon 26th
costs of 2012. March I will be standing
You may have read in the down as Secretary and thus
press recently stories about You may feel that this is not the club needs a volunteer
the 2012 Olympics – chief a lot of money and be to carry on the role. The
executives resigning, the prepared to pay it. role itself is not onerous –
costs escalating (£3.5billion However you do not have a receiving club post, taking
is the current estimate) and choice if you run in minutes at committee
worries that we are not competitive races. The meetings and most
going to have all the alternative is not to affiliate importantly of all sending
facilities ready on time. whilst remaining in the off for the London
club, paying the unaffiliated Marathon club entries and
Well, these issues are pretty
runners levy for every race sorting out the subsequent
common and not unheard
you run (currently £2 but I ballot. In common with the
of with any country hosting
bet this is going to rise). So rest of the committee roles,
a major sporting event. You
you will contribute £5 per it also means making
may recall the fuss before
year from 2008 onward decisions on behalf of the
the Athens Olympics when
which is £20 towards the members and doing
government ministers gave
costs. I think England whatever needs to be done.
press conferences to deny
Athletics should be more So, the job can be as
that building was behind
up front and tell us why expansive or minimal as
schedule and I think it was
they want Road Running you wish.
generally agreed that the
Olympics were a success – clubs to subsidise the track Another role that I have
unless you were a member and field clubs – one feels taken responsibility for has
of the Greek sprint team! they just regard us as a been club kit. This fitted
What is a little unusual is source of income to be well with my previous role
that they are appearing 6 tapped into. as Events Secretary to
years before the event but Your committee is actively ensure those competing in
in view of the time it takes looking into this problem XC‟s and relays had the
to build new events one can and will feedback more appropriate kit. However, it
understand the concern. information as and when could be a non-committee
The cost rises are to be we get it. We may however role, so long as you are
expected – the bid be asking you whether you regularly down the club and
proposals were only a wish to pay it. Watch this at events to show members
guess after all and didn‟t space. what the kit looks like and
apparently take into for them to try on the sizes.
Attendances are picking up
account VAT. Most of the So, if you would enjoy
and Tuesdays are attracting
costs are going to be borne showing the contents of the
record numbers. Thursday
by central government and kitbag from the depths of
seems to be pretty well
the council tax payers of your car boot and having
established as a group now
London. But you are paying club members strip off to
too. Don‟t forget our End-
in other ways too. try on sizes in car parks,
of-Year Dinner & Dance at
Recently, England Athletics this is the job for you!
the Camberley Heath Golf
have proposed increasing Don‟t leave it too long –
Club on Friday March 2nd –
the affiliation fee that this is too good an
a great time will be had
(again!) by all. opportunity to miss
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Publicity & Membership Treasurers Report
Yateley Road Races Janice Alves De Sousa Kim Ryan
Andy Leslie
As many already know, I‟ll We‟ve had a great influx of
be stepping down from the new members over the past For those of you interested
Publicity post and from year ranging from complete in the financial matters of
being joint Race Director of beginners to good runners, your club, please read
the Yateley Road Races at and this is great to see. on…and I promise it‟s not
the AGM. Running seems to be quite all boring figures!
For anyone interested in the acceptable these days and Current Status
publicity role, it is wide and you don‟t get those strange In the financial year starting
varied in remit, but really looks from people who in March 2006 the club has
the main concentration is wonder what on earth you seen an income of
on keeping the web pages are doing – not that I don‟t £6092.58 against an
up to date, which requires sometimes ask myself, why! expenditure of £3210.84,
(at the moment) that you with our bank balance
have Word and a broadband To date the Club has 238 reading £6935.99. We still
connection and some time members; about 70 of have a number of our larger
to update the site once or whom live in Sandhurst outgoings yet to come, but
so a week. Over the years, which says something overall we should see the
the website has been our about how far reaching our club with a small net profit
best recruitment tool so it name is. for the year.
is important that whoever
Subscriptions are due again Club Income
takes this on can commit to
on 1st April and when you Not surprisingly the
continuing this success.
get your membership majority of the club‟s
For anyone interested in renewal form, please make income comes in the way of
taking on any role with sure you legibly amend any the £15 yearly subscription
regard to the Yateleys, details that appear fee that each member
there are a plethora of jobs incorrect or are missing – makes. However we also
and they started last more importantly, don‟t receive a sizeable donation
August! forget to let us know if your from the Yateley Road
Please contact me if you e-mail address changes. Races. This years donation
want more details: email was £1000 so thank you to
Publicity@Sandhurstjoggers.org I hope all those of you with all those who gave their
Standing Orders have time to support the
upped the amount to £15 – successful running of these
I have tried to contact all races.
concerned. How We Spend It
As a non-profit organisation
our aim isn‟t to build up a
surplus of funds, but to
plough back as much as
possible into the club for
the benefit of its members.
We have a number of set
outgoings which include
the following:
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- Affiliation fees Social Secretary's include various pub runs
- Hire of Frogmore Sports report during the summer months.
Centre Clare Beckwith These allow other club
- Annual Award Trophies members to suggest
- Web site hosting fees different destinations to
- Newsletter production have an evening run which
expenses involves starting and
- Stationery and Postage finishing at the same pub,
But, in addition to these where we then eat/drink
your committee has chosen afterwards.
to spend money on the In August we also had the
following: BBQ and run at Bisley. This
- Team relay entry fees ( is a good opportunity for
Bounders, Brickmakers, other family members to
Runnymede, Peak come along and get
Friday 2nd March – End of
District, Dinton Pastures involved in the inevitable
Year Dinner Dance
and River relay, etc) tug of war and any other
Come and join us for this
- Cross Country series sporting challenges that are
annual event, being held at
entry fees laid down.
Camberley Heath Golf Club
- Social events such as If you have any ideas of
as we eat, drink and dance
the Post-Marathon what you would like to do
the night away.
Party, Mince Pie Run as a social event then
Presentations are made to
and Halloween Hash please let me or any other
those club members that
- End of Year Dinner committee member know
have had a successful
disco and coach and we can see what can be
twelve months and also to
contribution done.
the Club Member of the
- Coach subsidies for
Year, which you can vote All that is left for me to say
group events
for. is, that I will be stepping
We also plan to purchase a down from this position at
Fill in the form that can be
gas water heater (for the AGM so if any of you
found on the web site or on
making tea/coffee at our would like to have a go at
the club notice board at
Hawley Cross Country this role, now is your
Frogmore, select your
event) in the near future to chance.
menu choices (and coach
start to build up some club
stop if required) and hand The two main events to
equipment rather than
it and cheque to myself or organise are the Christmas
being reliant on borrowing
any other member on the Do and the End of Year
from other clubs.
committee. Dinner Dance. Other than
The Future that, it is the arranging of
Past Events
With the impending arrival the various social events
The most recent social
of our second child, I throughout the year and
event was our Christmas Do
intend to step down as involvement with the
in January. This turned out
Treasurer at the AGM since summer pub runs.
to be a good evening, held
I‟ll have my hands more
at Wings Cottage. It looked
than full. Willing volunteers
like everyone had a good
please make yourselves
time with excellent food
known! provided (no turkey in
As you would expect, sight) and then an
responsibilities mainly opportunity to hit the dance
include the tracking of floor to burn off some of
income and expenditure, those calories that had just
and verifying this against been consumed.
our bank account. The evening disappeared
Knowledge of Microsoft quickly and before we knew
Excel and basic accounting it, the DJ had stopped, the
certainly helps, as well as lights were on and the door
generally being available to open! Only 10 months until
sign cheques etc. It it is Christmas time again!
doesn‟t take up too much
time (honest!). Other events that have
been held during the year
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Club Championship 10 Miles: Maidenhead More About Age-
Rob Hewison (April), Alton (13/05), Hook Graded race times
(20/05) Rob Hewison
10 Km: Dunsfold (15/04), As we get past our prime
Shinfield (30/04), our running performance
Camberley 10K (Julian (both speed and endurance)
Farrell) deteriorates. The onset of
Woodland 5 (miles) (23/05, this decline is very gradual
27/06, 25/07) but is normally discernible
Club Handicap (5.25 miles) from about the age of 33 (it
(monthly) varies between individuals
Cross-Country league races and also with gender and
(5+ miles) (Jan, Feb, Nov, distance – sprinters are
Dec) (best position) affected earlier than
distance runners).
In all cases except the
The Club Championship is cross-country the runner‟s Alas, this deterioration
an annual competition to time is used; in the cross- accelerates with increasing
find the best runners in the country only it is his/her age. For example, all other
club, in age-groups which position. things being equal, a 50
range from “open” (under year old runs ten miles
35 for women, 40 for men) In addition to the age- about 10% slower than a 33
rising in “veteran” ten year bands described above, year old, but by the age of
groups (e.g. Ladies 35-45, next year we propose 70 the difference is about
45-55, etc). To be adding an overall “age- 30%. Women‟s performance
considered for the graded” category. This starts to decline very
Championship members levels the playing field to slightly earlier than men‟s
must record times in four allow members, whatever and the decline is slightly
events, each over a their age, to compete faster.
different distance, ranging directly with each other.
from about 5 miles to half- The runner‟s performance There are several ways of
marathon (see the (i.e. times) in the qualifying making a direct comparison
qualifying races below). events will, for the Overall between the performance
Champions awards, be of a veteran athlete and
For the championship your factored according to the his/her theoretical “open”
age on 1st January dictates member‟s age. ability (“veterans” are
your veteran status for the women over 35 and men
entire year. The factors vary according over 40).
to the member‟s gender;
The results of the age and the race distance The most popular system is
qualifying events for the (see “Age Graded Race the WAVA (World
2006 Championship are Times”, elsewhere in this Association of Veteran
currently being processed newsletter). For instance for Athletes) age-grading
and winners will be myself, a 60 year old man, tables, which have been
announced at the dinner / my actual 10K time would derived from the statistical
dance in March. Qualifying be multiplied by .8263 and analysis of many thousands
events were: my half-marathon by .8304 of race results and
Half Marathon: Wokingham, to calculate the age-graded scientific trials. The age-
Marlow, or any other time. Thus my 1:49:34 in grading tables are entered
10 Miles: Maidenhead, this summer‟s Milton using the athlete‟s age and
Hook, Tough Ten Keynes half-marathon gender and the race
10 K: Shinfield, Camberley, converts to an age-graded distance to find an age-
any other time of 1:30:59 (there’s my graded factor. This is
Woodland 5, Club Handicap next target then; a time of applied to the athlete‟s
& Cross-Country 1:48:23 would give me an time to convert it to an age-
age-graded sub-1:30 half- graded equivalent (Open)
marathon). time.
2007’s Championship
events are: For example, for a 50 year
old running a marathon the
1/2 Marathon: Wokingham
age-graded factor is .895
(11/02), Burnham Beeches
for a woman and .913 for a
(19/08), Marlow (04/11)
man. To calculate the
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athlete‟s age-graded time Other roles may become Roger here yet?” A car will
her/his marathon time is vacant, which you will be come speeding over the
simply multiplied by this notified about in the AGM brow of the hill before
factor. So a woman‟s documentation. swinging into the Car Park
3:54:38 or a man‟s 3:50:01 and a few seconds later a
would both convert to an clearly out of breath but
Open equivalent of 3:30:00. smiling local GP is ready
and the race can begin.
Of course no such system
can be perfect and there What was different about
are many individual Jan 2006 was that he was
variables that it cannot there well before the start.
handle. But I was fascinated When I expressed some
to find that when I surprise he told me that he
compared my current PBs (I was determined to do well
am now sixty) with those this year. Having improved
that I achieved in my mid- his time on seven occasions
thirties, over distances during the year, he
varying from 10K to certainly did well! His
marathon, the WAVA- reward of course is that he
corrected times are will be picking up the Series
uncannily accurate. Winners Trophy at the End-
Of course all this can be The Committee Of-Year Dinner & Dance on
done in an instant 2 March.
nowadays. There are Please consider whether
you can help the club. In For much of the year, the
several on-line age-grading challenge at the top of the
calculators. I have found addition to the posts above,
we also need at least one Leader Board was between
the easiest and most the good Doctor and Rob
informative is at and preferably two club
coaches, funding for whose Fisher, who was also
http://tinyurl.com/2qk79g regularly improving his
training the committee
have said that the club will times, and it just seemed a
Committee Roles question of who came
Andy Leslie cover.
third. Like all good races
As you should know, all I‟m sure if you contact the someone came up on the
committee roles are elected outgoing incumbents they‟ll rails, because by the
at the AGM, incumbents be able to fill in all the gaps Autumn Jill Thomas was
may stand or not, as they and help you to decide to putting in a good series of
wish. The roles are many leap into the fray. runs, and she split the long
and varied and descriptions Handicap 2006 time Leaders to finish in
of the roles can be found Simon Whillis second.
on our website. There were memorable
As I write this, the following moments in the year. We
posts will need new had one of the coldest
volunteers at the AGM as races I remember early in
the incumbents are the year, which forced even
stepping down: Ray Hale to keep his top on,
and then in July it was
Club Secretary
almost impossible to run
Publicity
because of the heat. June
Treasurer
was notable for the fact
Social Secretary
that almost half the field
Events Secretary
improved their times.
General Member (Only Charlie won his customary
serves a one year term) one race of the year in
Additionally, these roles Those of us participate in October, because he didn‟t
will be available in 2007/8: the Handicap on a regular have a “pit stop” on the way
basis know the procedure. round! Graham Robinson‟s
Webmaster
Around about 7.30 we slowest race in the year was
Kit Sales
gradually congregate on 29:43! The numbers taking
Newsletter Editor
the road at Broadmoor part were down on 2005 so
before the cry goes up, “Is
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we want to see more of you the club & a two day a week Now they do say memory
there. It‟s great fun, really! five-mile run, I turned up fades with age, and they
A special mention to two of for the Great South Run, (whoever „they‟ are) must
our runners, Larry Sharp feeling much more be right, because this year
and Martin Powell who confident that I could run there I was again. Being a
competed (and in Larry‟s the whole course. The creature of habit, I‟d put on
case, completed) in their atmosphere was completely the gear I‟d always run it in,
100th races. They join Sue amazing, (unfortunately the long-sleeved windproof top
Dart as the only ones to weather wasn't!). – it gets chilly on the hills
achieve this. I hope in when you‟re crawling along
From the start line, to the on your hands and knees-
coming months to publish people lined up all the way
some “interesting” data for and Joggers vest.
around the course, the
those statistically minded words of encouragement Then I got hot in the car on
of us! seemed to carry me the way down and changed
Finally, my thanks to Jan, through the pain barrier, into a short-sleeved top.
Dick and especially Ros for and I succeeded in running Went to the loo on the sea-
all their assistance over the the whole race, with a time front (top tip : stop at the
year. of 1hr 44 mins 19 sec. It first ones you come to,
was a great day, and the saves queuing at the start),
achievement will stay with and thought oops, that‟s a
The Great South Run me forever. bit nippy, got back in the
Karen Bicknell car and changed back into
Being a charity close to my the long-sleeved top. The
heart, I was raising money sky looked a bit overcast so
for The Parkinson Disease I got out of the car, tied a
Society. My friends and running jacket round my
family, although thinking I waist ready for the rain (I‟ve
was completely mad, were never forgotten getting
extremely generous and drenched two years ago),
supportive. In total I raised and went and lined up at
£1000. the start. No sign of any
I‟ve now signed up for the other Joggers (I knew
Wokingham Half Marathon Wendy was there
on Feb 11th. Seems to be no somewhere, but as always, I
stopping me now! started at the back), and
after thirty seconds I knew
2006 Beachy Head I‟d got the clothes wrong
Marathon or ‘eating and I was going to be hot.
your way along the That first hill doesn‟t help,
Back in May I decided to South Coast’ either. It‟s vertical. No fixed
enter the Great South Run. ropes, just slippy grass. At
Jenny Brown
Having only really ever run least when you‟ve got up it,
a comfortable three and a there‟s only another twenty-
half miles, I knew this was six miles or so to go. That
going to be a personal was a welcome thought! To
challenge. be honest, I walked most of
it. I saw no point in wasting
The end of September was energy trying to jog up
fast approaching, the GSR hills, since I knew I‟d go
was 4 weeks away and I just as fast walking, and
realised that my now easily with less effort.
achievable four miles was As usual, my training had
not going to get me very far consisted of nothing more
on the big day! So realising than my normal Tuesday
that I was in need of much and Thursday night runs,
I‟ve done this for the last
(thanks for all those hilly
motivation, I joined runs round Little Sandhurst,
Sandhurst Joggers. With three years, and every time
the first thing I‟ve said folks) and a bit of speed-
the encouragement and eating practice. Managed
when I finished was “don‟t
advice from the members of ever let me do that again”. three orange squashes,
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three biscuits and a mini- people did marathons, and Finch Mud Run
mars bar at the first wanted to know why I did. I Wendy Leslie
checkpoint, and then, going thought the truth (“because
into Alfriston, I saw the I'm a loony”) might not be The Famous Finch Mud Run
photographer and put on what he wanted to hear so I took place on 30th
my best smile. lied and said “because I December with a few brave
can” very proudly. It must SJ mud-lovers braving the
At that point Mike (Corfield) elements between
said „Hello!” and I turned have been the right answer
because he gave me two Christmas and New Year to
round and gawped at him, join in the fun.
jelly babies.
just as the shutter clicked.
The villagers of
Got my own back by telling Third checkpoint: sixteen
Finchampstead rubbed
him about the two mile hill and a bit miles done and
their eyes in disbelief as
that was coming next, and only fancied one currant
several fancy dress
moved on again. At the bun and a cuppa. Up the
second checkpoint, met a 273 steps, and overtook participants and other
friend from university who Rob and Richard (who were participants, muddy from
was walking it, and walking it) just before the first field‟s coating,
dashed across the road at
managed two blackcurrant Exceat. Then on to the
Blubecker‟s and off onto
squashes, one biscuit and a Seven Sisters – six miles
mars bar for later. another footpath heading
and half the elapsed time!
to Bramshill Forest. Little
Here I met some of the
Plodded on. Just before the did they know that a few
people who, like me, had
third checkpoint I was miles later the intrepid
been using the Runner‟s
accosted by a tall man runners would be dashing
World forum for
carrying sweets! “Hello, through the ford at the New
young lady”, he said, encouragement and hints
Mill … 4ft deep this year! …
“would you like a sweetie?”. on the weather, and a guy
using Beachy Head as
Everything my mother had training for the Marathon
ever said about not taking des Sables who showed me
sweets from strangers his lightweight walking
flashed into my head and poles.
straight out again. This guy
Two Mars bars and a cuppa
was obviously not all there (
with the coastguards, fruit
“young”! “lady”! – get real,
guy) and anyway, he had cake and a cuppa and two
jelly babies! biscuits at Birling Gap, and
a toddle on to the finish. As
usual, the first thing I said
was „I‟m never doing that
again‟. Then to my horror I
found myself, a few days
later, reading Runner‟s
World, and looking at a top
and saying „ now that‟s
what I need for Beachy …and making their way
Head”. back via footpath to the
This event is really special, road to amaze drivers once
with a fantastic again. Note is made that
atmosphere, plenty of food the first brave runners
and too many hills. On the through the water were SJ‟s!
plus side, entries open in The run back up to the
February so there‟s plenty clubhouse thawed out the
of time to get treatment for feet and stamped off any
the addiction….. clinging mud where we
were greeted by hot
I was hungry, and there
showers, food, soup
were people all around.
followed up by a well-
Cautiously I asked what I
deserved beer.
had to do to get one.
Well done to Jeff, John &
Apparently (he said) he was Stuart for their adventurous
writing a book about why spirit.
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The Ramblers Route I decided to run the Complex, Popes Meadow,
Southern Loop one Sunday Billingbear Lane, Shepherds
Wayne Boardman morning and had a great House Pub
time discovering this new
Section 4 – Warfield Church
route. The Loop passes
to The Look Out (8-miles)
through Little Sandhurst
Via Brockhill Farm, through
where I live and so I picked Winkfield, North Ascot
up the trail in Chiltern Rd,
near Scotland Hill Primary The route is signposted
School. What I liked best with the distinctive
was running 13-miles with „Ramblers Route‟ waymarks
only around 2-miles being and you can pick up a copy
on tarmac road, the rest of the Ramblers Route
being entirely trail or leaflet from Sandhurst
woodland path. library or download one at
BFBC‟s website at:
It was great being out early http://tinyurl.com/3dtgb8f
in the morning enjoying the
beautiful scenery and The last 5 years have
spotting the horses, sheep been interesting…
and Shetland ponies en- Chris Armstrong
I‟ve been running around route. I left my watch at
Sandhurst and Crowthorne home and simply enjoyed
for many years and thought the run for what it was –
I‟d found most of the more peaceful and stress free.
interesting routes to run, The walk/run officially
i.e. Horseshoe Lake, starts and finishes at The
Finchampstead Ridges, The Look Out Discovery Centre
Look Out etc. That was but access points with
until recently when I parking are available at the
stumbled across the following:
Bracknell Forest Ramblers
Route. Wildmoor Heath, off
Crowthorne Rd, Sandhurst
The Ramblers Route is a 26-
mile walking trail through Ambarrow Court, off A321
Getting „super-teacher‟
Bracknell Forest‟s Lower Sandhurst Rd
status, leaving a marriage
Countryside. The route Popes Meadow, off B3408 that wasn‟t making me
follows footpaths, St Marks Rd happy and taking up
woodland tracks, running to find I could eat
bridleways and some Englemere Pond, off B3017
Swinley Rd Swinley Park, off well and stay size 10 are
stretches of road, passing just 3 of my recent life-
through varied scenery, B3017
changing events in no
from coniferous forest and The Route particular order!
heathland in the south to
Section 1 – The Look Out to Furthermore, over the
unspoilt open farmland in
Wildmoor Heath (4.5miles) summer, I decided to have
the north. The trail can be
Via Devil‟s Highway, my nicely coloured but very
wet and muddy in sections
Broadmoor Hospital, imperfectly sighted eyes
after rain – just adds to the
fun! Section 2 – Wildmoor Heath corrected by laser surgery.
to Easthampstead Park This decision is well up
The route, which there with the others as
(5.5miles) Via Little
circumnavigates Bracknell something I probably
Sandhurst, skirting
town, is made up of two should have done earlier.
Ambarrow Court and
loops, forming a figure of
Wellington College, across Several people have feigned
eight circuit. The full route
East Berkshire Golf Course, interest as I have enthused
is 26-miles long, but each
through Ravenswood, up over the experience so here
loop can be completed as a
Honey Hill towards the it is again in case you
separate walk/run – the
Crooked Billet Pub somehow missed it.
Southern Loop is 13-miles
long, the Northern Loop is Section 3 – Easthampstead It all began when I read an
19 miles. Park to Warfield Church (8- article in The Times that
miles) Via John Nike Leisure had front page of the Body
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and Soul section status. It faint smell of burning flesh of endorphins but in
described the experiences accompanies this part. retrospect I am alarmed at
of someone treated by As you get up, he says how easily sloth takes over
Centre for Sight in East „What time is it?‟ inviting again without any trouble.
Grinstead (where the hell you to be amazed that you Laser surgery at Centre for
was that?). I looked it up can see the numerals on Sight was also Expensive (it
and as soon as I had the clock opposite. Prior to does deserve that capital
attended one of their free surgery I would have letter) but my annual
seminars, where you can struggled to see the clock optician‟s bills weren‟t
ask anything you want of at all! When the cheap either even at
the surgeons or past anaesthetic wore off a few Specsavers. Both my kids
patients, I was convinced. hours later it felt a bit like have inherited poor sight
Their success statistics are someone had poked you in and I have said to them to
impressive: I think they the eye (and left whatever have it done as soon as
screen out people who they they had poked you with in they can (you have to be
can‟t help at a very there) but it was more 21).
thorough examination uncomfortable than sore.
where a million and one Dark goggles were
machines measure every necessary to keep the sight London Marathon
dimension of your eyes. of my bloodshot eyes from 2007
Free tea and biscuits scaring the children and Rachel Matthews
sustained me through that also to stop me carelessly
first 3 hour visit. Generally, rubbing my eyes which
a decision is made then and might disturb the flap
there but because my (which just stays there and
corneas were thin, I had to eventually reattaches).
await approval by the main Sleeping in them was tricky
man who was in his NHS and might have made me
role that day. I was scared put off any plans for night
of potential rejection but time company (I wish…..)
also now by the imminent 2 days later I was driving
journey back on the M25 back having fun reading
driven by my 20 year old number plates and road
daughter (who seems not to signs (the novelty has only
know what the rear view just worn off) for the first
mirror is for). However of a series of check ups. A
dilated pupils don‟t really lifetime of contacts and
let you see well enough to glasses was really over.
drive and even the dim light Centre for Sight don‟t just I have a place in the London
outside was painfully too treat and forget you: they Marathon and am running
bright. have someone at the end of in aid of the Children’s
On the day itself, it all goes a phone 24 hours a day (I Society. I am currently
by really quickly: both eyes did use it on a Bank Holiday training with Sandhurst
treated in approximately 20 Sunday and can testify that Joggers and am very
minutes. Tape fixes your they really reassure you and grateful to all the support I
eyelids and the combined would call out the have received so far. I do
effects of a sedative tablet consultant if necessary). however need to raise
and anaesthetic drops in My surgeon trains others £1400.
your eyes mean you don‟t for the laser company and
flinch at all as a plastic is an ophthalmic surgeon The money raised will go
cone is fixed by suction to for the NHS too. The down towards bringing hope, love
your eyeball, to connect side is you can‟t wear eye and understanding to
you to the lasers. One is makeup for a bit (those England's most vulnerable
used to create a layer of who are worried about children, including those
bubbles to separate a flap facing the world without who are at risk on the
of cornea which then gets mascara are advised to get streets, disabled, in trouble
pushed out of the way as an eyelash tint) nor run or with the law and refugees.
they burn away the layer otherwise exercise. I did Please help by sponsoring
underneath to the desired anticipate that I might go me directly online at
shape with a second. A mad without my regular fix http://tinyurl.com/2tgylb
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And it’s Goodbye Sounds like a lot of work – Friends united for the
from Us and it was, but we‟ve loved London Marathon
Andy & Wendy Leslie every minute. From the Yateley
Now, we are leaving the News and Mail
committee, probably the
area too. We take with us A PAIR of friends will be
memories of 17 years with flying the colours for the
of friendships past and Sandhurst Joggers during
present and, of course, this year‟s London
memories of those who Marathon.
have departed one way or Despite not having been
another, never to return. selected to run the race,
Annie Salt promised to
A couple of years ago,
support Janice Harris by
someone wished out loud
training with her. The pair
that the „old farts on the
had both hoped to take
committee‟ would step
part in the event but Janice
down and make way for the
was chosen for one of the
younger members. That
club‟s spots while Annie
person was invited to
wasn‟t.
contribute to the running of
the club, but they declined.
In 1990, we first read of Annie‟s efforts were
Here is a new chance: rewarded when one of more
Sandhurst Joggers, turned
currently only the Chairman than 20 charities she
up at the AGM and joined
and Membership Secretary applied to write back saying
this marvellous club.
will stand again from this it had found her a space.
Since then, we have year‟s committee. It will be Annie, who is a chef at
occupied various positions a tumultuous year with the Yateley Manor School, and
in the club; Wendy has been England Athletics levy Janice, met through
Chair, Social, Events and controversy just one of Sandhurst Joggers and
Membership Secretary, Kit many items to be dealt with they became firm friends.
person, logo designer, in 2007,
encourager, confidante and
So, step up to the plate and
friend of many. Wendy also
take on a role, be
began the Beginners group.
committed to the
Andy has been Newsletter committee and the club,
Editor, Treasurer and don‟t just wait for someone
Publicity Secretary, else to tell you what to do –
rewritten the constitution it‟s your turn now. Also,
three times, created and please don‟t volunteer and
maintained the website & then disappear, which has
the membership database, happened many times in
designed the Welcome our experience, in all
pack, car stickers, aspects of the club.
commemorative mugs, kit
Nothing is sacred, change
forms, membership cards &
is a symptom of life and we
forms, plus the birthday
hope that the club changes,
cards we used to send to all
lives and continues to grow
members (it‟s a shame the
with vigour, whilst retaining
club stopped), Andy has
the friendly atmosphere
also taken the occasional
that has attracted so many
club photo…
people over the years. But Janice said she learnt
In addition we organised the true value of their
Good luck to you all. Thank
the Yateley‟s for three years friendship when Annie
you for your good wishes.
in the 1990‟s and again last agreed to run practice races
year. Incidentally, good luck Now run, run for your lives! and support her even
to Jeff Salt and all the other
volunteers for this year‟s And have fun, too. though she was
expecting to run herself.
not
races – we hope they go Janice, who called the News
ahead ok. to thank Annie for being
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such a great friend, said: mature fruits vary in sizes per cent starch. But during
“We had agreed that and may be greenish, the process of ripening,
whoever got in, the other yellow or reddish in colour. this starch is almost wholly
was going to train with converted with assimilable
them, but she‟s been Food Value sugar
brilliant. We went out
yesterday and did 13 miles The banana is of great Bananas should never be
so we‟ve only got another nutritional value. It has a kept in a refrigerator as low
13 to add to that, and she‟s rare combination of energy temperature prevents their
been very good. We just try value, tissue-building ripening. The fruit should
to encourage each other.” elements, protein, vitamins not be taken by those who
and minerals. It is a good are suffering from kidney
Annie is currently working source of calories being failure because of its high
to boost her sponsorship richer in solids and lower in potassium content.
money for MACS (Mico and water content than any
Anophthalmic Children‟s other fresh fruit. A large
Society) and is holding a
The Last 20 Years
banana supplies more than Larry Sharp
raffle to get the kitty going 100 calories. It contains a
and is in the process of large amount of easily Hello! My name is Larry
organising a quiz night. assimilable sugar, making it Sharp. I‟m one of the three
a good source of quick original old geezers left in
Janice said: “I‟d really like to energy and an excellent the Club and my picture is
say thank you to Annie for means of recovery from on the cover!
everything she‟s done. All fatigue for athletes. Twenty years ago my first
the races I was told to put sport was “Tug of War” and
in for for training, Annie The banana constitutes I was a member of
put in for as well, and she almost a complete balanced Sandhurst Tug of War Club
was going to run them all diet in combination with and we used to train at the
for me without getting to milk. It contains a high Sandhurst Memorial Park.
do the marathon at the end. grade protein, which
“I‟m just so pleased that includes three of the It was the end of the season
she will now be able to run essential amino acids. and I was wondering what I
the marathon too.” Banana and milk was going to do between
supplement each other in seasons to keep fit. As I
Bananas! an ideal manner and walked across the car park
provide all the needed one Tuesday evening, I saw
nutrients to the body a couple doing some
warming up exercises. I
Natural Benefits and approached them and
Curative Properties started to talk to them,
their names were Steve and
Bananas are touted as Elaine Chapman. They told
curative or helpful for me they would like to start
Intestinal Disorders, a local running club. I
Constipation and asked them if I could join
Diarrhoea, Anaemia, them the following week,
Dysentery, Arthritis and they said they would look
Gout, Allergies, Kidney forward to seeing me!
The banana is one of the Disorders, Urinary
oldest and best known disorders, Menstrual pain They say from small acorns,
fruits of the world. It is and a banana poultice is large oak trees grow and so
delicious and seedless and said to be highly effective did the jogging club now
is available in all seasons at in treating minor burns. known as Sandhurst
a price which is within Joggers. The club has not
everybody's reach. It is a only provided great
very hygienic fruit as it Precautions
sporting achievements over
comes in a germ-proof Banana, taken as a table
the years, but also a
package. Its thick covering fruit, must be thoroughly
brilliant social life and a lot
provides an excellent ripe as otherwise it may be
of memories.
protection against bacteria difficult to digest. The raw
and contamination. The bananas contain 20 to 25
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Lands End to John most of us stretch our legs collapse of the medial arch.
and body after a run or This can result in abnormal
O'Groats cycle ride exercise. We probably don‟t and repetitive stresses to the
Phil Goswell think about our feet too much, ligaments, tendons and other
the only time they probably connective tissue in the foot.
get stretched is when we are This then spreads up through
on holiday walking barefoot on the leg, causing stress and
the beach. Let‟s have a look at injury to the ligaments and
what your feet go through. To tendons supporting the knee
put it into perspective look at and the soft tissue in the hip,
it like this……. sacro-iliac and spinal joints.
With 1 mile of running you will The illustration gives you an
take approximately 1000 indication of whats going on
strides (minimum). Multiply with your feet, just step out of
that „1000‟ by double your the bath or shower and look at
body weight, for example a your footprint
70kg runner = 70 x2 x1000 =
Examples of this type of injury,
140,000kg per mile. Multiply
I have been diagnosed as caused by over pronation,
that by how many miles you
suffering with Prostatitis. include shin splints, runner‟s
run a week and you can see
This is an enlargement of knee, jumper‟s knee, ilio-tibial
how much stress you put
band syndrome, sacroiliac
the prostate (every man has through your foot and up
joint dysfunctions, and chronic
one) and it is an through your joints every
low back pain.
unbelievably painful and week. This doesn‟t include
uncomfortable condition. I time on our feet walking So what can we do to help our
around every day; so you can feet and so cut down on these
am having ongoing
see that the foot is a critical injuries? Well, like other parts
treatment to try and of the body our feet respond
part of the body simply
alleviate the symptoms. because this is where the well to massage and
It is NOT cancer (thank impact to the body first starts. stretching. Massage has been
goodness - I am one of the Repetitive strain on the joints proved to help to reduce
and soft tissues of the foot swelling and irritation,
lucky ones).
and ankle often go unnoticed, allowing the muscles to repair
Please help me to fund until the accumulated damage quicker. Stretching has been
Prostate Research by results in sufficient tissue proved to help keep the
sponsoring my cycle ride damage, swelling and irritation elasticity in muscles, tendons
this summer from Lands to cause pain. These repetitive and arches, allowing the foot
small injuries to the muscles to work more efficiently.
End to John O‟Groats.
and tendons in the feet and in Unless you can persuade your
To find out more visit the ankles then cause partner to massage your feet
http://tinyurl.com/25zqtx numerous foot injuries. The regularly there have been few
most common foot fault is options till now.
over-pronation; so let‟s look The Flexifeet Foot Roller
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time on our feet, and hopefully
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FEBRUARY
Wed 14th The Club Handicap Run (Contact: Handicap Organiser)
Thu 15th Committee Meeting (Contact: Club Secretary)
Sun 11th Wokingham Half-Marathon (RACE FULL)
Sun 11th Meon Valley Plod Entry Form
Fri 23rd Newsletter Copy Deadline (Contact: Newsletter Editor)
Sun 25th Bramley 10/20
MARCH
Fri 2nd EoY Dinner/Dance @Camberley Golf Club (Contact: Social Secretary)
Sun 11th The Grizzly (Enter early!)
Sun 11th Fleet Half-Marathon
Wed 14th The Club Handicap Run (Contact: Handicap Organiser)
Sun 18th Frimley Park 10K
Sun 25th Reading Half-Marathon Directions
Mon 26th SJ Annual General Meeting (Contact: Club Secretary)
APRIL
Sun 1st Coombe Gibbett 16M XC
Fri 6th Maidenhead Easter 10mile
Wed 11th The Club Handicap Run (Contact: Handicap Organiser)
Sun 15th Dunsfold 10K (Home Of Top Gear!)
Sun 22nd London Marathon www.London-Marathon.co.uk
Mon 23rd Post London Pizza Party (Contact: Social Secretary)
Fri 27th Newsletter Copy Date
Sun 29th Stratford-Upon-Avon Shakespeare Marathon
Sun 29th Quintiles Bracknell Half-Marathon
MAY
*Sun 6th Cholsey Chase 8ml (M/T)
Sun 13th Alton 10ml
*Sun 6th Amesbury Amble
Mon 7th Shinfield 10k
*Mon 14th PUB RUN (Contact: Social Secretary)
Wed 9th The Club Handicap Run (Contact: Handicap Organiser)
Sun 13th Marlow 5
Sun 20th Hook 10ml
Wed 23rd Woodland 5 (1st) CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT (Contact: Events Secretary)
*Tentative Date
The Club Meets…
Mondays 7:30pm @ Frogmore – The Club Run
Tuesdays 6:30pm @ The Memorial Car Park Sandhurst – Beginners
Wednesdays 7:30pm @ Frogmore – The longer run
Thursdays 6:30 @ Frogmore – Beginners 2
Sundays 9:00am @The Lookout – several routes from short to long
Club Contacts (until the AGM)
Chair: Mike Corfield Secretary: Wendy Leslie Treasurer: Kim Ryan
01252 620248 07969 213560 01252 870919
Membership: Janice Alves De Publicity: Andy Leslie Social: Clare Beckwith
Sousa 01344 772748 07976 209330 01252 547474
Events: Ann & Rob Hewison General: Tasha O‟Toole Handicap: Simon Whillis
07768 395941 07966 281996 01252 673301
The current kit form is available from Wendy Leslie
The Website: www.SandhurstJoggers.org.uk – your source for running info
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