by Mike Campbell My GWR membership goes back to 1987 the year I competed in the unique & celebrated Bishops Castle tandem triathlons. In the 1988 event, my partner swam, we both cycled and I ran the final 10k stage. We finished in the top...
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by Rhian Bethell On 22nd July, Great Western Runners took over the volunteering roles at Bristol’s newest parkrun in Blaise Castle. Blaise Castle Parkrun started on 6th May 2023 and was on its 12th event when GWR took over. A nice two lap course...
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by Dan Jones, 12th May 2023 Spring has sprung and brought with it strange goings on at running clubs up and down the country. Stairs have become the equivalent of Mount Everest and Strava is a desolate wasteland, punctuated by the odd ‘back on...
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report by Dan Jones April showers anyone? Well, there were plenty on offer at this month’s GWR tourism venue of Pomphrey Hill. Apparently the full saying is ‘March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers’. Based on the gales at Prom on...
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Hullavington 20 – 19th March 2023 by Kate Matheson With lots of spring marathons just a month away, the Hullavington 20 mile race is perfectly timed so that you can enjoy a supported 20 mile run through scenic Wiltshire countryside with a...
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GWR parkrun Tourism March 2023 – Berkeley Green by Rhian Bethell GWR travelled up to Berkeley Green for our March parkrun tourism event. A flat three lap course around a science and technology “park” on tarmac. What it lacked in greenery, it made...
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GWR took over the organisation of Eastville parkrun this weekend – we had marshals, barcode scanners, funnel managers, and some extremely good looking pacers. Name the role, and we had it covered! But wait, there’s more!! Here’s...
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Celebrating Will’s 100th milestone at Riverfront parkrun 4th February 2023, written by Fi Lang Another Saturday, another parkrun! However, this was more special than usual as it was a GWR parkrun tourism weekend, and we were off en-masse to...
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