Beckenham Running Club

Congratulations to David and Amy who got married last week, and here’s the happy couple just after taking their vows….

Amy & David

Valentines day, a day when couples up and down the country celebrated their love for each other, or got into trouble for not buying flowers (ahem!), or for not taking their loved ones to a restaurant (double ahem!). I mean who want’s to be squeezed on to a romantic table for 2, for just you and your valentine….and the couple two inches away either side who can hear all of your sweet nothings….Sainsbury’s £15 valentines meal deal was excellent value instead for my lucky lady.

Instead of feeling sorry for themselves and going into hiding, a group of the running clubs singletons made a point of smacking valentines night in the mouth with a right hook, and went out for a group run instead. Dressed in pink and red they pointed and laughed at couples and how contrived and false it all looked in the restaurants of Beckenham. Yeah!

Meanwhile Richard and Georgina Selway took part in the Bromley Park Run on Saturday, which was hosting the Valentines Love Run. Not only did Richard take 1st place, he and Georgina also won the ‘Love Run’ category for affiliated runners. Guess you can’t argue about their qualification for the category, parkrun had made a point that Clare Elms and Jim were not allowed to form some sort of uber parkrun couple just for the competition.

Richard Selway

And finally to round off this special belated Valentines post, good luck for the weekend to David Scrimshaw and Amy Bhandari who are tying the knot up in the Lake District.  Congratulations and best wishes for a happy future together from all at Beckenham Running Club.

Have you ever fancied running a 5k or 10k race on a track, or take part in shorter distance races like the 400m and 800m etc. Well as part of our Kent London Athletics Network KLAN relationship with Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, all members from clubs within the network are invited to join in with the Blackheath and Bromley track meets that are highlighted in RED on their new Fixture List.

Faced with the prospect of another three uninspired laps around Sidcup, I opted for a new race entitled the Valentines Run 10 organised by Vigo Runners.

Vigo, just off J2 of the M20 put on a superb one lap – 10 mile cross country challenge.  The first mile was extremely muddy and there were two great hills at miles 2 and 9!  The second one being the toughest I have ever faced running.  I finished the course in 1hr20min, placing around 10^th.

Thank you Vigo Runners.  Well organised, a great goody bag, top notch cake and a fantastic course.   96% satisfaction on Runner’s World speaks for itself.