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Gerry has organised a Breakfast Run along the old railway line now a cycle track at Chard. Nice and flat and quite scenic. Could be a good marathon training run as well all other distances being a there and back route. Total distance is about 14 miles.Breakfast  at Wetherspoons. Last orders for breakfast is before 12noon so probably have to start 8 to 8.30 ish. Some of Chard RC alao coming: Meet at the car park just passed and opposite Wetherspoons and to start running at 8.30!!! If you haven't let Gerry know you are coming contact him here 

Tracey has taken her last session with HRC Juniors. She was part of the team that planned the formation of the Junior Section and was there from the start in Jan. 2008. She qualified as a Level 1 coach then did Level 2. She has put in countless hours not only on Tuesday nights but also driving the minibus to Exeter, helping with many Junior events and of course meetings. Those of you who have "enjoyed" Tracey's sports hall sessions know with what skill and and dedication she approaches coaching and the Juniors have benefited greatly from her expertise. So many many thanks Tracey. 
All the Junior coaches have been involved from the start and we cannot expect them to continue forever. Helen Davy has joined the team as a volunteer and is aiming to do her FiRW qualification soon. But at some point we are going to need others to take the place of the current team so if you have any interest in getting involved with Juniors let John or Richard Harvey know. You do not have to be a fast runner although some of the team have to be able to keep up with the faster juniors. 

Axe Valley who are know for their zany ideas suddenly had an explosion of new events. Any Which Way You Can was one of these. You are given a map,some check points and off you go into the wide blue yonder to try and find your way round. The intrepid Honiton teams had no problems.Tracey, Clare and Mark (Andow) did the shorter 9 mile route while the rest of us opted for 15 miles. The weather was kind, the scenery fabulous,the hills steeper than ever, and at the finish the pasty was delicious and the tea like nectar, Bring on the Beast

I would like to hold a meeting on Monday 30th January about the Sport Relief Mile being held on 25th March. Meet up at the Orange Tree (back of the Dolphin Hotel) at 8pm.This is a big event on our race calender. We put on a great event in 2010. Lets make this one even better.  After all it is the Olympic Year. If you cannot make it on Monday and can help out on the day please get in touch.  
See the Sport Relief Organisation page for details: here

 Last year a few of you joined in a bleep test, (also called a Beep Test) I have another one planned for March. It would be good to try and get as many members to join in, so you can see where you are on the  VO2 Max chart.It is a very good way to see were your fitness is.  At the tale end of last year I ran a 12.3 at work just before my lungs gave way, so I will try and better that.
Information about how the test works and previous results here