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Tuesday 30th August - Summer Social
Our Club History
I've mentioned before that I'm keen to try to put together a potted history of our club. We know of course, that it was founded by our club president John Hopkins, but not very much more than that. I have recently had the pleasure of chatting to Rita Diffley who was one of the founder members of the club (there is a picture of her before the 1987 London Marathon here), and at one time the club's high jump coach. Rita was kind enough to share some anecdotes from the early days of the club and she also has some copies of some very early club newsletters dating back to 1983. More of this to come, but if you know anything about how, why and when the club came into being, or you can share some stories from the early days of the club please get in touch via 
Reigate Priory AC Couch to 5K Programme starting 24th September
Our next Couch to 5K Programme starts on Saturday 24th September.
The Couch to 5K Programme is for beginners to build up to 30 minutes of running over a 9 week programme, finishing with a 5Km parkrun to graduate from the programme on the 10th Saturday.
We encourage participants to register for this programme in time for the optional lead-in sessions which will be held on Saturday 10th September and Saturday 17th September.
Full details can be found on our website here. Please do pass this on if you know anyone who may be interested.
Give us your results please
If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing 
. If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages.
Junior Section News
Max Clocks Up 100
Carol Orchard wrote to tell us the following:
"Just thought I'd drop the newsletter a note to say that Max has just completed a double 100.
Dates for the Diary
Lily B Girls League
The Lily B is a track and field league for U11 to U17 girls.
The remaining fixture for this season is 27th August at Sutton
Senior Section News
Final Reminder that tomorrow's track training is cancelled as it is MABAC at Wimbledon Common at 19:30
A final reminder that we are cancelling tomorrow evening's track session to enable people to run the MABAC race at Wimbledon.
We're currently lying in second place in the MABAC league so it would be great to get another strong turnout from RPAC for this event.
This is always a good event which starts and finishes at Wimbledon Rugby Club. It's close to the A3 so it's easy to find for a change AND there's lots of parking.
The bar is open and there is a buffet provided by Wimbledon Windmilers so we can have a bit of a social afterwards.
More details are here MABAC - Wimbledon Common - Wimbledon Windmilers - Mabac Running league
If you have run a MABAC race this season please try to remember to bring along your race number.
Meet in Bell St Car Park for a prompt departure at 18:00 for car sharing and lifts. If you haven't already done so, please let me know if you are able to offer a lift to someone else or you need a lift 
Club Championship 10K Race
This year's Club Championship 10K race will be the Brighton 10K on Sunday 20th November. More details to follow later.
Jimmy James Handicap Update
Dorking and Mole Valley AC have very kindly offered us the opportunity to participate in their Winter Handicap series as we did pre-Covid. We will be running this as the Jimmy James Handicap series again.
There is a slight change to procedure as Dorking have asked us to pre-register the week before each race. A number will be issued to each athlete which they keep for the season. I'm told no registration, no race! The races will be held on the last Thursday of each month starting at 7pm from September through to March. For the initial registration you will need to provide a current 5K time, email address, mobile and ICE info.
SLH NADI Thursday 28th July
Well done to Gavin, Jamilla, Alistair, Bethany, Sam, Jake, Jake and Kate who completed the third and final SLH Near As Damn It 10K race last Thursday. Full results of the race are available here. I think I am right in saying that only Alistair, Bethany and Kate ran in all three races of the series, with total times of 02:23:15, 02:28:33 and 05:28:57 respectively. Bethany won the Senior Ladies prize and Kate the Ladies' Vet 55 prize. Well done to you both. Full series results are here.
Round Reading Ultra Marathon Saturday 30th July
Despite having only two hours sleep after his night shift, Jim Vince completed the Round Reading 50km Ultra in 6hrs 31 minutes. I think I'm right in saying that this is Jim's first Ultra of the year as he's been carrying an injury. He reports that the course was "flat to undulating, but generally lovely with more cover than expected" although it was "a tad muggy". He says that it was quite sociable as there were a number of other 100 Marathon Club members participating . Well done Jim!
East Peckham 10K Sunday 31st July
Michael Bashford and his son Nick completed the East Peckham 10K yesterday. Michael finished in 01:05:33 and his son in 01:17:46. Well done Michael and Nick!
Usha's 250
I happen to know that Usha will be doing her 250th Parkrun at Banstead Woods this coming Saturday (6th August). I'm sure that she would appreciate a good turnout from fellow RPAC members to help her celebrate.
Leatherhead Fire Station Charity 10k 2022 by Moray Carey
The Leatherhead Fire Station 10K is a challenging race run over a semi-urban, semi-rural, undulating, multi terrain course described as “4k uphill, 2k downhill and 4k flat with 70% road and 30% trail”. It’s organised by the Red Watch Team to raise funds for local charities.
The 2022 event takes place on Remembrance Sunday 13th November and commences at 11.02am following a respectful 2-minute silence.
The race starts (and finishes) at Leatherhead Fire Station but soon steeply climbs via the Ridgeway. After reaching the top, runners are Marshalled by Fire Service personnel over the A246 (Young Street) to enter Norbury Park where the scenic ascents and descents provide some spectacular panoramas.
Trionium’s informative website includes some insightful images of the course here.
Refreshments are available at the Fire Station including a tempting array of home made cakes at Trish & Tracy's renowned Tea and Cake stall!
The entry fee is £15 and entry is via Sport Systems
https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/LeatherheadFireStationCharity10K2022
Dates for Your Diary
Tuesday 2nd August MABAC Wimbledon Common
Tuesday 30th August RPAC Grand Prix 1 Mile Race
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Apologies for the late publication of this week's newsletter; it was my daughter's graduation yesterday so I'm afraid that I ran out of time.
Tuesday 30th August - Summer Social
Saturday 24th September - quiz night for a cause
Our Club History
I'm keen to try to put together a potted history of our club. We know of course, that it was founded by our club president John Hopkins, but not very much more than that. I have recently had the pleasure of chatting to Rita Diffley who was one of the founder members of the club (there is a picture of her before the 1987 London Marathon here), and at one time the club's high jump coach. Rita was kind enough to share some anecdotes from the early days of the club and she also has some copies of some very early club newsletters dating back to 1983. More of this to come, but if you know anything about how, why and when the club came into being, or you can share some stories from the early days of the club please get in touch
Give us your results please
If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages.
Junior Section News
It's been a quiet week for the Junior Section this week - maybe because of the start of the school holidays.
Dates for the Diary
Lily B Girls League
The Lily B is a track and field league for U11 to U17 girls.
The remaining fixture for this season is 27th August at Sutton
Senior Section News
Thursday's Training Session is Cancelled
It is the third of the SLH NADI races on Thursday so this week's session in Priory Park is cancelled to allow people to run this instead.
Tuesday 2nd August 7:30PM MABAC @ Wimbledon Common
We're currently lying in second place in the league so it would be great to get another strong turnout from RPAC for this event.
This is always a good event which starts and finishes at Wimbledon Rugby Club. It's close to the A3 so it's easy to find for a change AND there's lots of parking.
The bar is open and there is some usually free snacks so we can have a bit of a social afterwards.
More details are here MABAC - Wimbledon Common - Wimbledon Windmilers - Mabac Running league
Meet in Bell St Car Park for a prompt departure at 18:00 for car sharing and lifts. Please let me know if you are able to offer a lift to someone else, or you need a lift
Jimmy James Handicap Update
Dorking and Mole Valley AC have very kindly offered us the opportunity to participate in their Winter Handicap series as we did pre-Covid. We will be running this as the Jimmy James Handicap series again.
There is a slight change to procedure as Dorking have asked us to pre-register the week before each race. A number will be issued to each athlete which they keep for the season. I'm told no registration, no race! The races will be held on the last Thursday of each month starting at 7pm from September through to March. For the initial registration you will need to provide a current 5K time, email address, mobile and ICE info.
I hope this works for everyone.
Southern Counties Veterans League - South London Division Croydon 20th July
Steve Smith reports that lots of teams had limited numbers. There were only 2 teams in the women's relay. A lack of officials meant that the triple jump had to be cancelled. Despite this, it was a good meet and there were lots of strong performances from the RPAC team. The highlights were Nick Wade winning his 5000m race in 20:08.3 and Gavin Lawrence and Steve Smith winning their javelin categories with throws of 26.67 and 24.83 respectively. Andrew Pringle and Alistair Swanepoel competed in the 200m. Well done to you all!
Surrey Slog Half Marathon Sunday 24th July
Well done to Ben Stanton, Jez Greenwood, Jon Payn and Jim Vince who completed the Surrey Slog Half Marathon on Sunday. The course is tough - three times up Holmbury Hill and it was hot. I think I had the right idea as I was in the shade manning the water station!
Provisional results are here and there are some more photos here
Ben Stanton finished in second place in 1:38:24. He must have got a wiggle on as he was in third place when I saw him last (around the 11.5 mile mark) . Jez Greenwood was 10th in 01:44:27, Jon Payn was in 31st place in 01:59:36 and Jim Vince was in 59th place in 02:27:44. Well done Gents!
Conner Wickens Spartan Champion
Over the course of 16th-17th of July Conner Wickens rounded off this year's Spartan series of races and was crowned age grade champion.
Conner gives an update on his season.
"The Spartan Race series is made up of four different events in three different locations.
Henley on the Thames was the first event of the season and ‘the Beast’ race was the first event. This is the equivalent of a half marathon with 30 obstacles. Considering that I failed 3 obstacles on this event I manage to scrape first place! Day 2 of the Henley weekend was the ‘Sprint’ race; the equivalent of a 5k with 20 obstacles. As you can imagine this was a quick race and having done the race the day before I had heavy legs but when you get to the start line the adrenaline takes over! I managed to get a big win by 5 minutes in that race!
Liz Clocks Up 500 Parkruns
Congratulations to Liz Mason who completed her 500th Parkrun at Banstead Woods on Saturday. Liz clearly likes Banstead Woods as she has run all but twelve of the 500 there. She ran her first Parkrun on 1st August 2009. I'm sure she won't mind me telling you that she was faster on her most recent Parkrun than she was on her first. Well done Liz!
Marathon 106 for Kate
Kate Knight completed her 106th marathon (or more) over the weekend, taking on the Yorkshire 100km Ultra Challenge. She reports that it was very hilly, stony and rocky in places, but she's very pleased to have done it again. Well done Kate. You are a phenomenon.
News From Nottingham
Paul and Sarah Walters are away at the moment. Paul writes:
"Sarah and I are up in Nottingham. We were going to run Woolaton Parkrun but it was cancelled due to setting up for another event in Woolaton Park, so we decided to try Bestwood Village Parkrun. We were a bit apprehensive as on the walk to the start a chap told us that it was in the top 10 parkruns in the country for difficulty. We ran together. Sarah showed some tenacity up the hills, walking up the severe bits (like everyone around us) and we finished inside 40 minutes. A demanding but really friendly event, and highly recommended if you are ever in the area.
Dates for Your Diary
Thursday 28th July - RunReigate Summer 2022 trail races around Gatton Park 5K or 10K see this.
Thursday 28th July - SLH Near As Dammit 10k Farthing Downs
Tuesday 2nd August MABAC Wimbledon Common
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Summer Evening 10k by Moray Carey, Race Director 2022
A massive “thank you” to everyone who volunteered to help at the 29th Summer Evening 10k in a variety of roles and for your indispensable contribution to its success!
My very special thanks go to fellow members of the core planning team since March – Nat, Ginevra & Paul (Walters), later enlarged with the addition of Usha and Colin.
Recognition is also due to Ian Moore who created the event 30 years ago and was Race Director for a number of years. Ian, together with wife Janet, marshalled at last Wednesday’s event.
Thanks also to former Race Director, Chris Veale, for arranging effective, self-financing advertising.
I’m very grateful to Naomi Jones who (again) undertook the role of Event Adjudicator, whose job it is to independently monitor that the conditions of the Race Licence issued by UK Athletics are followed.
Cheers to Pistachios in the Park for kindly allowing the free use of their café as Race HQ!
Finally, enormous gratitude to Thurlowe Clarke, Independent Financial Advisers, for their continued very generous sponsorship. MD Dan also presented the awards to the individual and team winners.
In the course of organising the 2022 event, RPAC met - and overcame - a number of challenges, including a proposed road closure on the race route for highway works.
But we don’t rest on our laurels and any feedback about any aspect of the race is welcome, particularly if you think things could have been done better so that, going forward, improvements can be factored into a future race plan.
If so please email 
Carmela Charalambous joins the Reigate Priory AC Committee
Carmela has kindly volunteered to join the committee to fill the vacant position. Welcome to the committee Carmela!
Saturday 16th July the third Southern Athletics League (SAL) match at K2 in Crawley
SAL is a track and field league where the club teams up with Holland Sports AC and Dorking & Mole Valley AC to compete in Division 3 against other clubs from the South East of England.
The meeting is open to U17s, U20s and Seniors (Vets included). You should have received the timetable in an email but get back to us if you need it.
We had some excellent performances and fast times in the first 2 matches and it would be great if more athletes could join us at K2.
Both Jo and I will be away for this match so please email both 
and copy in Malcolm Woodman 
who will be in touch with the team sheet and further details before the 16th.
Please contact us by Tuesday 12th July if you would like to compete or if you have any questions.
The final match of the season, match 4, will take place on Saturday 13th August at Hastings.
Hope lots of you can make it to K2,
Ginevra and Jo.
Lost Property
We will shortly will be having a clear out of the container at Battlebridge and there are a number of water bottles and items of clothing that have accumulated (pictures to follow). If unclaimed they will be recycled or donated to charity as appropriate.
Give us your results please
If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages.
Junior Section News
Lilah competes in English Schools 800m Final, Manchester July 2022
In the Surrey team at the English Schools T&F Championships in Manchester, Lilah Unwin put in two storming performances in the Inter-Girls 800m. The standard of competition was high as the top performing athletes from across England met for these major Championships.
Qualifying from a fiercely competitive heat on Friday, Lilah returned on Saturday for the final and finished 8th in a brilliant time of 2.14.68.
The two days of intense competition were live streamed so all the action could be followed on TV as it happened.
Lily B - Match 3 Kingston
Dates for the Diary
Ebbisham Boys League
The dates and venues for this year's Ebbisham Boys league are as follows:
Coulsdon - Sunday 17th July
This league has events for U11-U15 boys.
Lily B Girls League
The Lily B is a track and field league for U11 to U17 girls.
The remaining fixture for this season is 27th August at Sutton
Senior Section News
Don't Forget Your Water Bottle
As it's going to be very hot for the next few days please be sensible and bring a water bottle to the training sessions. We don't want any medical emergencies.
Saturday 16th July Couch to 5K Graduation at Ifield Mill Pond parkrun
Next Saturday 16th July is Couch to 5K Graduation Day. It’d be great to have you along to run the parkrun and support our participants.
We are going to Ifield Mill Pond Parkrun – see https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ifieldmillpond/ which is a flat parkrun, a little intricate in the route - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ifieldmillpond/course/, and it is picturesque running around the millpond.
We will meet in the car park of Gossops Parade, Gossops Green, West Sussex, RH11 8HH at 8:30AM. The toilets at the parade should open by 8:30AM. From there we will walk to the start (just a 5-minute walk).
After the parkrun we will attend the Toby Carvery at Vancouver Drive, Crawley. RH11 7UR for a slap-up breakfast. We went to this restaurant last time and it was very good. Just so we can tell the restaurant the numbers can you please tell me if you are attending the breakfast by emailing 
by Wednesday 13th July?
It’d be great to see you there whatever!
Wednesday 20th July SCVAC Veterans Track & Field League
The third fixture in the Vets T&F League is at Croydon on the evening of Wednesday 20th July, with the field events starting at 6.30 pm and the track at 7 pm.
We need to nominate scoring competitors in each event, and the events are listed in an email that you should have received.
Do please read the email and reply accordingly. If you can't find the email do please contact us on 
.
Sunday 24th July MABAC Surrey Slog Half Marathon - Volunteers Required
The Surrey Slog Half Marathon is organised by MABAC. It is a major fundraiser for them (in fact it's their only fundraiser this year) and this enables them to stage the regular fixtures throughout the year. As a member club we are required to provide a small number of volunteers to help marshal the race. It takes place around Holmbury Hill near Holmbury St. Mary.
If you are able to help out please let me know by emailing 
. At the moment I am the sole volunteer from RPAC, don't let me be Billy No Mates!
Thursday 30th June SLH Informal 10K
Sorry that these are a bit late. A good turn-out from the club for the recent NADI - results below...
| Place | Time | Name |
| 6 | 38:27 | Rob Wigley |
| 16 | 42:14 | Ben Stanton |
| 32 | 46:41 | Alistair Swanepoel |
| 35 | 47:24 | Mike Pocock |
| 37 | 48:04 | Jon Payn |
| 41 | 49:31 | Bethany Higgins |
| 42 | 50:58 | Andrew Patrick |
| 49 | 53:30 | Jake Boud |
| 54 | 56:32 | Gemma Frith |
| 64 | 1:01:59 | Ryan Higgins |
| 71 | 1:05:28 | Ian Edmonds |
| 77 | 1:48:46 | Kate Knight |
300 Parkruns for Adrian Grant
Adrian notched up his 300th parkrun last Saturday at Reigate Priory.
Sunday 10th July North Downs Way Marathon
Hannah Williams finished this hot and grueling event in 5:59:21 - 8th lady finisher.
Saturday 9th / Sunday 10th July Peak District 100km
Kate Knight completed this event last weekend. Kate reports that despite the intense heat, particularly on Sunday, and numerous hills, she managed to take just under 2 hours off her Cotswold Way time.
Dates for Your Diary
Saturday 16th July - Couch to 5K Graduation at Ifield Mill Pond parkrun - see above for details.
Saturday 16th July - Elmore 7 which is in the RPAC Grand Prix and Surrey Road League. See this.
Wednesday 20th July - Vets T&F League at Croydon You should have received an email about this event.
Sunday 24th July - Surrey Slog Half Marathon This race is an open race organised by MABAC. The profit from this race means that the regular MABAC league fixtures can continue. Please support it if you can. The course is described as "challenging but rewarding, hilly and undulating". More details are at https://running.mabac.org.uk/surrey-slog-half-marathon/
Thursday 28th July - RunReigate Summer 2022 trail races around Gatton Park 5K or 10K see this.
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Tuesday 30th August - Summer Social
Saturday 23rd July Memorial for John Smallwood
for the details.Saturday 24th September - quiz night for a cause
Give us your results please
If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages.
Junior Section News
Oscar turns up the heat with massive PB in 3000m
Sunday 24th July Michael Maguire representing Surrey
Michael Maguire is to be congratulated for being selected to represent Surrey in the U13 Long Jump at the inter counties event at Kingsmeadow on 24th July.
Dates for the Diary
Lily B Girls League
The Lily B is a track and field league for U11 to U17 girls.
The remaining fixture for this season is 27th August at Sutton
Senior Section News
Tuesday 19th July session - from Jas Dhanda
We may cancel the session on Tuesday. We will make a decision on the day at 4pm, so people should check email, Facebook, twitter before going to training.
Don't Forget Your Water Bottle
As it's going to be very hot for the next few days please be sensible and take a water bottle if you run. We don't want any medical emergencies.
Wednesday 20th July SCVAC Veterans Track & Field League
The third fixture in the Vets T&F League is at Croydon on Wednesday evening, 20th July, with the field events starting at 6.30 pm and the track at 7 pm. It looks like it’s going to be cooling down (a bit), so should be okay for competing!
You should have received an email last week. If you haven’t already responded, please read and reply accordingly by no later than tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. If you can't find the email do please contact us on .
Thursday 21st July Club Handicap in Priory Park
This Thursday will be our informal handicap in the Priory Park with the clock starting at 7pm. If you haven’t taken part this season, please let Jas/Usha/Nat know a recent 10k time so that your handicap can be calculated. The course is just short of 5 miles and is run entirely within the park.
There will be someone watching valuables whilst you run if you need to leave anything.
After the handicap we will be heading to the pub for a few drinks should you wish to come along.
Tuesday 2nd August 7:30PM MABAC @ Wimbledon Common
We're currently lying in second place in the league so it would be great to get another strong turnout from RPAC for this event.
This is always a good event which starts and finishes at Wimbledon Rugby Club. It's close to the A3 so it's easy to find for a change AND there's lots of parking.
The bar is open and there is some usually free snacks so we can have a bit of a social afterwards.
More details are here MABAC - Wimbledon Common - Wimbledon Windmilers - Mabac Running league
Details regarding lifts and car sharing to follow nearer the event. Let's make it a good one!
Wednesday 6th July Reigate Priory AC Summer 10K
Apologies that this was not in last week's newsletter.
There were some excellent results from our club, including taking both team awards (Rob Wigley, Conner Wickens and Euan Willis for the men, Laura Ebbs, Ruth Willis and Linda Rodriguez for the ladies).
RPAC results can be seen here. There are some photos from the event here and full results are here.
Saturday 16th July Couch to 5K Graduation
Congratulations to Anthony and Lesley for completing the Couch to 5K Graduation last Saturday at Ifield Mill Pond Parkrun. It was a lovely event finished off with breakfast in the Toby Carvery at Langley Green.
Thanks to all of you who turned out to run and support.
Saturday 16th July Elmore 7
In the past I've found that the Elmore 7 can be oppressive in the heat, and I doubt if Saturday was any exception. Tom Almond finished in 3rd place - well done to Tom and all of our participants.
Results from the club can be seen here and photos can be seen here courtesy of SLH.
Sunday 17th July Harry Hawkes Summer Raceday 10 miles
Liz Mason ran this race in the summer sun.
Liz reports that it was unbearably hot, and was reasonably pleased with 1 hour 40min 31 sec finishing time. Liz won her age group too. Congratulations Liz!
(Liz's daughter Kelly had to pull out unfortunately due to the heat.)
Sunday 17th July Oisans Trail Tour
After multiple cancelled flights and Tour de France road closures attempting to scupper his plans, Rich Friar completed the Oisans Trail Tour in the alps in 4 hrs 54 mins in 12th place.
The run was 40 km with a 2000 metre assent, all at altitude and at 30 plus degree heat!
Wednesday 13th July - Wakehurst Willow 2022 by Moray Carey
The Wakehurst Willow 8k is an incomparable event which provides the unique opportunity of running within the grounds of Wakehurst, 200 hectares of diverse landscapes, ornamental gardens, woodlands and a nature reserve managed by Kew Gardens on behalf of the National Trust.
The challenging, 2-lap, multi terrain course starts from the Stables restaurant then meanders around the perimeter of the botanical gardens over tracks, trails and paths passing flora from around the world, giant redwood trees, lakes and the world-famous Millennium Seedbank.
Due to the undulating nature of the landscape, there’s a precipitous descent to negotiate down into the Loder Valley and, later, a compensating steep ascent!
The latest edition took place on after closing time on Wed 13th July after a 2 year absence due to Covid.
The course was well Marshalled by enthusiastic members of Haywards Heath Harriers, who organise the race, and there were excellent facilities – ample free parking, loos and refreshments were available from the coffee shop.
The race was chip timed and the 298 finishers, predominantly from Sussex clubs, received a commemorative wooden medal. The fastest 2 men and women also received a trophy plus a Friends of Wakehurst annual membership.
RPAC team and the Blue Anchor quiz
We made our final appearance in the quiz before the summer recess on Thursday 7th July - Paul Walters, Sue Carnell, Moray Laing, Ian Moore, Janet Moore and Stewart McIntyre. We won, with the proceeds (as usual) going to the YMCA.
Next quiz is in early September.
Dates for Your Diary
Thursday 21st July - Club Handicap in Priory Park - see above
Sunday 24th July - Surrey Slog Half Marathon This race is an open race organised by MABAC. The profit from this race means that the regular MABAC league fixtures can continue. Please support it if you can. The course is described as "challenging but rewarding, hilly and undulating". More details are at https://running.mabac.org.uk/surrey-slog-half-marathon/
Thursday 28th July - RunReigate Summer 2022 trail races around Gatton Park 5K or 10K see this.
Keep in touch
Please let us know if there is anything you'd like to see in the newsletter.
If you wish to get in touch our email address is
All Club News
Summer Evening 10k
and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Lost Property
In a couple of weeks time we will be having a clear out of the container at Battlebridge and there a number of water bottles and items of clothing that have accumulated there (pictures to follow). If unclaimed they will be recycled or donated to charity as appropriate.
Give us your results please
If you run in an event, do please let us know your results by emailing . If possible please can you submit them by Sunday evening at the latest as this allows us to meet the deadline for the Surrey Mirror sports pages.
Junior Section News
UK Youth Development League, Lewes, Sunday 26th June by Dave Mills
Max in ESAA National Combined Events Final from Dave Mills
Lily B - Girls Track League, Saturday 9th July
The third round of the Lily B Girls League will take place this Saturday 9th July, at Kingston. There are events for U11 to U17 Girls. If your daughter would like to complete please let Mike Gent know together with their choice of events. There is no cost to enter. Each athlete can do three events plus a relay. The first event is at 13:00 and the event finishes at around 16:30. Reigate are co-hosting this event together with Kingston so it would be good to have a strong turn out.
Ebbisham Boys' League, Sunday 17th July
Dates for the Diary
Ebbisham Boys League
The dates and venues for this year's Ebbisham Boys league are as follows:
Coulsdon - Sunday 17th July
This league has events for U11-U15 boys.
Lily B Girls League
The Lily B is a track and field league for U11 to U17 girls. The remaining fixtures for this season are:
9 July at Kingston
27 August at Sutton
Senior Section News
Southern Vets League, Kingston Monday 27th June
A team of nine RPAC athletes took part in the Southern Vets League at Kingston last Monday. There were a number of PBs and SBs. Well done to all of you - Ginevra Stoneley, Jo Davies, Annette Morris, Kelly Marie Mason, Elizabeth Mason, Mike Pocock, Andrew Pringle, Alistair Swanepoel and Stephen Smith.
Second SLH NADI 10K Thursday 30th June
A number of you took part in the second of the SLH Near As Damn It 10K at Farthing Down. There are photos here...including one of Rob Wigley who looks to be running away from a bullock! If anyone can tell me where to find the results I'd be grateful.
Saturday 16th July Couch to 5K Graduation at Ifield Mill Pond parkrun
Put this in your calendar. You can run at your own pace, support our runners, or come and spectate, but it'd be great to see you. We will be also going for breakfast at the Crawley Toby Carvery off the A23 afterwards. If you'd like to attend for breakfast please let us know by emailing . We'll be meeting at Gossops Green Parade (RH11 8HH) at 8:30AM.
Sunday 24th July MABAC Surrey Slog Half Marathon
The Surrey Slog Half Marathon is organised by MABAC. It is a major fundraiser for them (in fact it's their only fundraiser this year) and this enables them to stage the regular fixtures throughout the year. As a member club we are required to provide a small number of volunteers to help marshal the race. It takes place around Holmbury Hill near Holmbury St. Mary.
If you are able to help out please let me know by emailing 
.
Dates for Your Diary
Wednesday 6th July - Reigate Priory AC Summer Evening 10K
Saturday 16th July - Elmore 7 which is in the RPAC Grand Prix and Surrey Road League. See this.
Sunday 24th July - Surrey Slog Half Marathon This race is an open race organised by MABAC. The profit from this race means that the regular MABAC league fixtures can continue. Please support it if you can. The course is described as "challenging but rewarding, hilly and undulating". More details are at https://running.mabac.org.uk/surrey-slog-half-marathon/
Thursday 28th July - RunReigate Summer 2022 trail races around Gatton Park 5K or 10K see this.
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