The Week Coming Up

14/12/2009 by Dick.

It’s our monthly visit to the Severn Bridge on Tuesday. Can you beat your best time as a Christmas bonus?

On Thursday your choice is 6, 7 or 8 miles on the Boughspring run. Whichever you do you need to be back in time to shower and change and get down to the Mughal Spice at 8.45 for our Christmas eat-all-you-can-for-£15 curry bash. You should have told Niki you’re coming via her home email address on the Bulletin Board under Social Whirlwind /Mughal Spice. Forgotten? Get on to it now!

You may also have picked up on the Bulletin Board the Forest of Dean Half recce that Berta has arranged on Saturday morning. The course has changed this year, so if you’d like a fairly easy run round to give you that advance knowledge, then some of us are leaving the Leis Ctre at 10, and some are going straight to the Speech House car park for the 10.30 start.

We’ve also been asked to mention a 5k charity run in Tredegar Park, also on Saturday at 10.30. In aid of St David’s Foundation you can enjoy a disco, hot drinks and cheerleaders on this festive run/jog/aerobathon (you’ll have to go to find out!).

And finally, one of the year’s highlights on Sunday - our Christmas Hash put on by the Tintern mafia: Dave Andrews, Paul Christie and Rob Barker! Starts at 10.30am and features the numerous paths criss-crossing the Tintern woods (here’s your chance to see them in daylight!).

Seasonal prizes for winners,  a special prize for the best Christmas fancy dress, and free food and drink to every runner who gets to the finish wearing at least one Christmas tree decoration. Bring all your family - secret short cuts will be revealed to under 11s and over 14-stoners! - but even to do half the route they must be capable of covering at least 3.5 hilly, muddy miles in about 1.5 hours. Not suitable for buggys I’m afraid.

Starts at the car park we use for Offa’s Orror overflow, 200 metres along the road to Trelleck from the Royal George hotel in Tintern. Ready to run 10.30.

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