Reading Joggers

Happy Medal Monday! 🏅

This week has seen members taking part in;
- Henley River 10km
- Newbury Racecourse 10km
- Windsor Trail Half
- The Big Half in London

There were also a group who braved the estimated 6000 strong crowd for Bushy Parkrun’s 1000th event 🏃‍♀️

Huge congratulations to those who completed events - wear those medals with pride!

Well done everyone who took part in our training sessions last night 🏃‍♀️

Both group sessions incorporated speed and endurance. One group did ‘Meet and Retreats’ - a 300 meter loop at 10km pace. The other group did 400-800-400 meter reps with 30 and 60 second rests inbetween followed by an Indian Running drill and fying 100s to finish!

Fantastic work everyone and thankyou to Coaches Mike and Simon 👏🏻

Some groups made the most of getting out onto the trails whilst they still could last night!
We need to dig out our high-vis and lights as it will be dark on our social runs very soon 🏃‍♀️

Another successful Tuesday social run yesterday 🏃‍♀️ well done everyone!

This weeks Medal Monday sees us celebrate more of our most recent C25K graduates who were unable to make the graduation a couple of weeks ago - huge congratulations to you all! 👏🏻

We’ve also had members taking part in;
- Clacton Half Marathon
- Battersea 10km
- ‘Running Madness’ Marathon
- Uppsala 6 Lakes Half Marathon and 10km in Sweden
- Kempton Park 5km
- Dorney Lake 5km

Fantastic work everyone and enjoy showing off those well deserved medals! 🏅

Great to see so many on our social run last night 🏃‍♀️ making the most of the light evenings whilst we’ve still got them ☀️

Happy Medal Monday! 🏅

It was a busy couple of days with lots of Joggers taking part in events on what was a very hot and sunny weekend ☀️

We had members taking part in;
- Hart 4km Trail Relay Race (4 hours to complete as many laps as possible!)
- Birmingham Canal Canter
- Ramsbury 10km
- Brutal 10km in Bordon
- ‘The Crossing’ Dartmoor Ultra

Amazing work everyone in tough and humid conditions 👏🏻🏃‍♀️

Well done to everyone who took part in this evenings training - speed and endurance both did the ‘Flying 30’s’. This session is designed to test your max velocity ability and helps to develop your maximum speed over a set distance 🏃‍♀️

A big thankyou to Coach Simon for this session, great work everyone 👏🏻

This weeks Medal Monday starts off with a huge congratulations to our latest C25K graduates who completed park run at the weekend! 🙌
The group has shown great determination and commitment and the hard work has paid off 👏🏻

There was a great turn out of RJ members to support them at our local and we look forward to the graduates continuing their running journeys with RJs!

In medal news, there were members taking part in the Bourne Valley Half Marathon and the ‘Chasing Numbers’ Marathon 👏🏻🏃‍♀️ well done!

Well done to all those who braved the heat for last nights social run 🏃‍♀️☀️

Its Medal Monday! 🏅

This week sees medals from Dinton Summer Series 5km, Race for Life 10km in Hyde Park, the Uffington White Horse Gallop and the Round Reading Ultra Marathon 🏃‍♀️

And whilst not showing off a medal but still worthy of a shout out - a group of Joggers volunteered at the T100 triathlon event on Saturday!

Well done everyone 👏🏻 some fantastic running achievements and we all know how valuable volunteers are to allowing any sporting events to happen so hats off to all those who gave their time to help out!

Lots of smiling faces after last nights social run 😁🏃‍♀️

Our C25K group are on their penultimate week of the course - graduation next week!

Well done to everyone who took part in last nights training sessions on what was a very warm evening!
The endurance session was ‘pyramids’ whilst speed worked on ‘triangular hills’ 🏃‍♀️

A big thankyou to coaches C***a and Simon for leading the sessions!

Lovely to see so many of you on our social run last night 🏃‍♀️

Happy Medal Monday! 🏅

We had a great turn out of Joggers for the Renegade 10km with another venturing to London for the Saucony 10km. One member earned a very cool medal by taking part in The Spitfire Challenge marathon!

As always, fantastic work from everyone, enjoy showing off the well deserved medals! 👏🏻🏃‍♀️

Thankfully the rain held off for our social run last night! Well done to all who joined us and our C25K group are working hard, now on week 6 of the course 👏🏻🏃‍♀️

This weeks medals for Medal Monday come from …

- Beat the Boat 10km
- Woodhorn Triathlon (3rd place for our RJ member!)
- Yately 10km
- Burghfield Summer Fun Run

Congratulations everyone - some amazing PB’s achieved as well 👏🏻🏃‍♀️

On Tuesdays, we run 🏃‍♀️

Great to see you all on a slightly cooler evening last night - same time next week? 😆

Happy Medal Monday! 🏅

This week saw Joggers taking part in Endure 24 Leeds, Emmer Green 5km and 10km and the Ham and Lyme Ultra 🙌

Some incredible achievements this weekend, well done everyone! 👏🏻

It was the second summer pub run of the season last night and what a beautiful evening we had for it! The sun was shining, the runners were smiling and even the horses said hello!

A huge thankyou to those who organised and volunteered to lead groups 👏🏻 Looking forward to the next one in a months time!

Well done to everyone who took part in our Social Run on a very hot evening last night 🏃‍♀️☀️👏🏻

This weeks Medal Monday sees Joggers showing their medals from the following events -
- Westonbirt Arboretum 10km
- Black Rock 5 in Fife (no medal but a banana and a can of real ale with some pretty impressive scenery instead!)
- Midsummer Murder Trail Run, 10 mile and half marathon distances
- Cotswold Way 100km Challenge

Huge congratulations fo everyone for some impressive running in some hot conditions over the weekend 👏🏻🏃‍♀️

Tuesdays are for running 🏃‍♀️ and what a lovely evening it was for it last night too ☀️

It’s another Medal Monday and this week saw Joggers taking part in the Wargrave 10km, the Hampshire Hobbit Marathon and the Pilgrims Way Challenge - a 35km journey along one of England’s oldest national trails!

Well done everyone 👏🏻🏅

Another Tuesday evening well spent for all these runners 🏃‍♀️ Great to see you all!

And that’s another Tuesday Social Run completed 🏃‍♀️

Last night also saw the first start of our new Couch to 5km course - fantastic to see so many people starting their running journeys with us. We can’t wait to see your progression over the coming weeks 🙌

Last night also saw the first 2024 Summer Pub Run 🏃‍♀️🍻

These events happen once a month over the summer with options of a 5 or 3 mile run or a 3 mile walk followed by food and drink at the pub with a different location each time.

What amazing scenery we had for the first one in Aldworth 😍

Huge thankyou to member Dan for organising these for us and other members who volunteer to help!

Well done to these Joggers who took part in the 1 minute intervals track session last night 👏🏻🏃‍♀️ Thankyou Coach C***a!

It’s so great we have the option to take part in a track session each month, highly recommend trying if you haven’t already!

The rain did not dampen our spirits for last nights social run 🏃‍♀️

Great to see you all!

It’s Medal Monday! 🏅

This bank holiday weekend saw members take part in Newbury 10km, Edinburgh Marathon, Alice in Runderland Marathon and The Fox Trail Run where distances of both 41km and 62km were completed 👏🏻

Some incredible achievements this weekend, congratulations everyone!