Weekly forecast

The forecast for this week looks settled again but not as warm as last week. Temperatures will be 13 to 17 max and min 4 to 9. Winds will be gentle to moderate breeze and less than 15mph. Light cloud with some sunny intervals.

Road race results

The weekend has not been as busy as of late but good luck to people doing the Championship race (Shapwick Bunny Hop) on Easter Monday 18th. Good luck also to Paul Cousins and Steve Kibblewhite doing Boston marathon on Monday too. Paul Cousins has posted tracking details of BAA on Weston AC Social fb for those wishing to follow them.

Good Friday saw 4 WAC members take part in the DB Max Westonbirt 10k. Marc Bostock was 1st WAC runner in 46.01 followed by Paul Bird in 1.08.37, Pete Bartlett in 1.21.23 and Miriam People in 1.23.01

Good Friday also saw Rob Sparkes travel to Milton Keynes to take on the Good Friday marathon. The warmest day of the year so far did not make for easy conditions, but Rob finished in 5.48.

Off-Road race results 

There have been no off-road events of which we are aware. 

Multi Event results 

There have been no multi events of which we are aware.

 

Information and help needed: 

10k Training Groups 

The Spring/Summer 10 training groups have now held their first week of sessions. If you wish to join one of the groups which are focussing on the Clevedon 10k (14/6) it is not too late. All groups will be meeting at Hutton Moor on Tuesday 19/4 so just drop a line to Sheryl of Jim and come along on Tuesday at 6.50 to agree the group you will join. 

Membership Renewal 1/4/22 

Club and EA memberships are due 1/4/22. The club membership fees will be £20 (or £10 social) as before but the EA fee is increasing to £16 this year. Thank you to the further twenty people who have renewed this week making the total now renewed at one hundred and thirty-nine. Please keep the steady flow of renewals coming this week to keep making Rachel Andrews our membership secretary and Gerry Hope our treasurer happy.

The 2022 championship races for May, June and July have now been chosen and will be added to the table attached to the Handicap result page of the website, they are as follows.

May – 5th Prom run, 15th Beer Blazer

June – 9/6 Rowberrow Romp, 14/6 Clevedon 10k and 26/6 Torbay half

July – Charmouth Challenge 2/7, Frome Half 17/7, Seaview 17 31/7 (53 places currently left – the race is twenty-one miles.

Entries for the Clevedon 10k 14/6 are now open via their website

 

Monday night TWAC session (18/4) this week is the ‘Cool Kids social run’ from Priddy. As it is a Bank Holiday the run will start at 6.00pm giving a chance to explore a bit further afield than usual. Meet Queen Victoria Inn Priddy at 5.50 for 6.00. There will be four groups all doing a 10k run in their own times.

Please see TWAC FB for full details of session.

Remember Tuesday sessions are now at HUTTON MOOR

This week’s Rep/interval session on Tuesday the 19th meet 6.50 for 7:00 on the field at the rear of Hutton Moor. Nick, Jason, and Jim will take the sessions. Session suitable for all abilities.

The Wednesday swim sessions at Burnham-on-Sea pool. These sessions need to be booked and paid for – please email Margaret and Charlotte at westonacmultisports@gmail.com

Thursday – Meet 6.50 for 7.00 in car park at Hutton Moor for group runs. Route this week will be Fartlek.

Saturday 23rd April 8.00am session to be confirmed.

We now have the April code for the 10% discount and free postage on orders from Sportsshoes (min order value £30). This code is on the WAC members social fb page for WAC member use only. Please ask Jim or Julia if you do not access to fb and wish to put in an order with them.

New members can pick up their kit after training on Tuesday night at Hutton Moor, come along at about 7.45/8.00 and find Jim Wotton. If you cannot get to the seafront let Chris Loach or Jim Wotton know and we will see what we can do. Ladies kit comes in sizes 8, 10, 12 etc.

This week’s schedule:

Monday – TWAC session – See above for detail of session this week – see fb for more detail meet at Queen Victoria Inn Priddy at 5.50pm.

Tuesday session – Meet from 6.50pm for 7.00 on the far side of the field at Hutton Moor for rep/interval sessions.

Wednesday See above– Swimming session at Burnham pool

Thursday –Thursday Group runs meet car park Hutton Moor at 6.50 for 7.00 – Fartlek route

Saturday AM session – 8.00am – tbc