Sport Relief / Braintree 5 / Parkrun

Well it's been a busy couple of weeks for the 88's and i can't keep up with everything!!

Sunday 25th March saw the 88's hosting the Sport Relief Mile. A choice to run 1, 3 or 6 miles. A great turn out by the club saw loads of volunteers, marshal, support and cheer the runners/walkers around the course :-) , so a very big well done to everyone making this a great day, which continued in the clubhouse and further a field for some, in fact some took their celebrations to the dog house!!

Loads of 88's were looking great in their Sport Relief gear and some dressed up a bit more :-)

Here's our own Lady 88 GaGa or is that Rod Hull and Emu? or an Ostrich, Chicken... Oh i give up lol

And little miss photo-JEN-ic :-) Taaaa Daaaaaa is this a new improved Steve Ray pose?

Ian dressed up again! then again he always dresses like that so really he hasn't dressed up!

Finally a picture of the great 88's and Rory!!!

Sunday 1st April saw the 2nd club championship race, the Braintree 5. A strong team out on what was a chilly, but sunny day. Seems somebody has nicked Lee's legs which might explain why he was unusually slow :-)

Both the Men's and Women's teams came second, super effort but left Nigel still waiting to hear the 88's name called out!

Super efforts from Nigel, Chris D, Sam R and Caroline T, Sam M, Jenny.

Jenny's Gremlin's are improving too with some great runs, new PB's and everyone completing the 5 miles under the hour mark :-)

So well done to Sian, Julie W, Julie C, Mick, Nadine oops mean Chris H, Me!! and soon to be new 88 Sandy (David G's Missus)

Also great runs by the older generation, and support for us Gremlins coming into the finish :-)

Gary, Dan, Bill, Doug, David, Lee

I just want to say the support and spirit within the club since i joined last June is awesome, and love going to races with this club :-) and of course the pub after helps too :-)

Anyway our current on form Champ picked up another trophy!! Well done Caroline Tuck FV45 Champion,   god knows where she puts all these trophies??

Lastly after hearing the results, a gutted Nigel took his anger out on the cake!! so if it's good enough for him......

One last note i want to say a BIG thank you to Gary Cardnell for pacing me on the record breaking Valentines parkrun on Saturday. Over the 100 runners mark for the first time and with Gary's help (he done such a good job) i beat my previous PB by 56secs!! Cheers mate :-)

Anyway it's Easter this weekend, so stay away from those damn chocolate eggs people!!

There's a race this Friday, called Crown to Crown 5k at Basildon, 11am start only £1 to enter and pub after, and of course the free parkrun 5k at Valentines on Saturday 9am

Till then, be safe xxxx