UP NEXT, THE HOPE VALLEY RUN.

Fancy something a bit different? Why not sign up to Hope Valley Run?

The HVR route incorporates fields, ash paths and woodlands within the valley between Woolhope and Fownhope. The course has its hills and flats and endless scenery. A few Hereford Couriers completed a recce run of the route today and reported how much they enjoyed the challenging route!

Hereโ€™s all you need to about race dayโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ“…Sunday 22nd October

โฐ11am chip timed race

๐ŸŒณ 8 miles multi terrain

๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธยฃ18 affiliated / ยฃ20 unaffiliated

๐Ÿ“Woolhope Village Hall, HR1 4QS

๐Ÿš—Car parking in nearby field

๐Ÿšป Toilets available in village hall

๐ŸงƒWater provided at finish

โ›‘๏ธ First Aid: full medical cover in place

๐Ÿ… Medals for every finisher

๐Ÿ†Male & Female prizes for 1st/2nd/3rd & age category prizes in 5 year bands. There will also be team prize for first 4 male & first 3 female finishers.

โค๏ธAll profits from this race will be donated to the ABF The Soldiers Charity.

Sign up here โžก๏ธhttps://www.entrycentral.com/TheHopeValleyRun2023

250 AND GROWING…..

2๏ธโƒฃ5๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ and growing ๐Ÿ“ˆ

This week the Couriers hit a huge milestone ๐Ÿ‘ ad they have just passed 250 members for this membership year ๐Ÿ˜Ž

If you are a new member or one who’s been about for a number of years – we thank you all for doing your bit to help our club develop into what it’s become today ๐Ÿ™

If you’d like to join us, we don’t plan on stopping at 250 – see how to become a member below ๐Ÿ‘‡The Club Membership has ๐Ÿšซ no monthly membership fees, just โœ…๏ธ ยฃ20 for the year! Club benefits include โคต๏ธ

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England Athletics Affiliation. (ยฃ2 off each race you sign up to & other benefits)

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Join our Tuesday & Thursday Clubrunโ€™s.

โฑ๏ธ Take part in our weekly speed/ endurance sessions.

โ›ฐ๏ธ Free entry to Summer and Winter Herefordshire Cross Country series.

๐Ÿป Fantastic social calendar of events.

๐Ÿ“‹ Join the Couriers by visiting: https://www.entrycentral.com/Couriers2023๐ŸŒ

For more information about the club, please visit: www.herefordcouriers.com

NEXT UP – COURIERS SUMMER SIZZLER 10K

Summer is officially here ๐Ÿ˜Ž

It’s time to get on the Hereford Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k startline ๐Ÿ

Order of the night โฌ‡๏ธ

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Run 10k

๐Ÿ…Pick up your medal

๐Ÿป Grab a drink

๐Ÿ” and collect something from the BBQ

All participants get a burger along with a fantastic finishers medal! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ…

On the evening we have a BBQ at The Rugby Club along with the bar being open – a fantastic Summer social! โ˜€๏ธ

Get signed up now, for just ยฃ12 (ยฃ14 affiliated)

๐Ÿ“… Saturday 8th July

๐Ÿ“ Hereford Rugby Football Club

Enter here: Hereford Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k

JOIN THE COURIERS IN JUNE, JULY & AUGUST

Here at the Couriers we enjoy hosting races, why no check out the upcoming races below coming up in May, June & July.

๐Ÿ… Race 3, Hereford Couriers 5k Series

๐Ÿ“… Weds 7th June

Enter Here: Couriers 5k Series Race 3


๐ŸŒดโ›ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž New for 2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ3๏ธโƒฃ๐ŸŒดโ›ฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿ…Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k

๐Ÿ“… Saturday 8th July

Enter Here: Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k


๐Ÿ…The Jon Ward Hereford 5k

๐Ÿ“… Sunday 20th August

Enter Here: Jon Ward 5k

You can also race the Jon Ward 5k Virtually by registering on the above link.


OUR SPRING 5K SERIES IS NEARLY UPON US

Join us for our Hereford Couriers 5k Series 2023, our races are something for everyone!

We are back in April for the start of our popular 5k series sponsored by Holmer Park Spa & Health Club

โœ…It’s Fast

๏ธโœ… It’s Flat

๏ธโœ… It’s a PB Course

๏ธโœ…๏ธ ยฃ20 for all 3 races!

As part of your entry we will be donating ยฃ2 to the Save Hereford’s Athletics Track campaign.

๐Ÿ“…Race 1 Weds 5th April.

๐Ÿ“…Race 2 Weds 3rd May.

๐Ÿ“…Race 3 Weds 7th June.

Enter now here: https://www.entrycentral.com/Couriers5kseries23

A NIGHT OF CELEBRATION FOR THE COURIERS

It was another celebration of all things red on Saturday 11th March as Hereford Couriers Running Club held it’s 2023 AGM at The Left Bank Village.


In the Couriers Cups we had the following well deserved winners;


Winter 22/23
John Norton Trophy

๐Ÿฅ‡ Abi Knight
๐Ÿฅˆ Christina Pinto-Pearson
๐Ÿฅ‰ Bronwen Tyler-Jones


Woodford Green Cup
๐Ÿฅ‡ Ryan Knight
๐Ÿฅˆ Andy Tyler
๐Ÿฅ‰ Will Morris


Summer 22
Alison Cooke Cup

๐Ÿฅ‡ Ellie Smithers
๐Ÿฅˆ Christina Plant
๐Ÿฅ‰ Laura Hands


David Preece Cup
๐Ÿฅ‡ Ryan Knight
๐Ÿฅˆ Ryan Lawrence
๐Ÿฅ‰ Will Morris


๐ŸŽŠ The Chairman’s awards were awarded to 10 Couriers who had gone above and beyond for our club along with awarding certificates to Couriers who had subm

itted performances on our new club standards ๐Ÿ‘


For the individual awards the below members were voted by fellow members:
๐Ÿ†•๏ธ Best Newcomer – Will Morris
๐Ÿฆบ Volunteer of the Year – Graeme Walker
๐Ÿ… Performance of the Year – Ryan Knight (Berlin Marathon)
๐Ÿ”ด Club Member of the Year – John Noonan
๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Male Runner of the Year – Andy Tyler
๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Female Runner of the Year – Addy Carter
๐Ÿ“ˆ Most Improved Runner – Lucy Jarvis
๐Ÿ“ Hall of Fame & life membership – Nicola Tyler


โœ…๏ธ The clubs members overwhelmingly approved a new rule change that will see an additional London Marathon place which will be a charity funded place by the club – In memory of former Courier Jon Ward and will be called the Jon Ward London Marathon Place.


The current Club Committee were all re-elected to the Committee in the following positions:
๐Ÿ…Chief Welfare Officer- Bronwen Tyler-Jones
๐Ÿ…Run Leader Co-ordinator- Izzie Seal
๐Ÿ…Head of Media- Gitta Ferguson
๐Ÿ…Club Membership Secretary- Clare Mallender
๐Ÿ…Club Treasurer- Graeme Walker
๐Ÿ…Club Secretary- Ben Skinner
๐Ÿ…Club Chairman- Jon Edwards


Congratulations to everyone, what a night of celebration ๐Ÿพ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ™Œ

LOOKING FOR A SPRING 5K PB?

We are back in April for the start of our popular 5k series sponsored by Holmer Park Spa & Health Club

All 3๏ธโƒฃ races for ยฃ2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ that’s less than ยฃ7๏ธโƒฃ a race!

FAST & FLAT COURSE | BESPOKE FINISHERS MEDAL | CHIPPED TIMED RACE

As part of your entry we will be donating ยฃ2 to the Save Hereford’s Athletics Track campaign.

๐Ÿ“…Race 1 Weds 5th April.

๐Ÿ“…Race 2 Weds 3rd May.

๐Ÿ“…Race 3 Weds 7th June.

Enter now here: https://www.entrycentral.com/Couriers5kseries23

NEXT UP: COURIERS AGM & CLUB PARTY 2023

Just 1๏ธโƒฃ week until we have

to close bookings for the AGM.

Only 1๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ0๏ธโƒฃ tickets are available, that’s less than half of our membership.

When we say AGM, it’s very little official business with more about the party and celebrating the last 12 months!

On the night we will have :

๐ŸธDrink on Arival

๐Ÿ’ซA recap of 2022

๐Ÿ’ซCelebrate our 2023 award winners

๐Ÿ’ซ Small bit of official AGM business

๐ŸŽ’ Goodie Bags

๐ŸŽ‰ Random on the spot prizes ๐Ÿ˜Ž

๐Ÿฝ 3 course meal

๐ŸŽ‰ Party until early hours!

Don’t delay, get your ticket today!

๐Ÿ“† Saturday 11th March.

โฐ 6:00 for 6:30pm Start. (TBC)

๐Ÿ“ The Left Bank Village.

๐Ÿ’ƒ Dress to Impress.

Get your tickets here: https://www.entrycentral.com/COURIERSAGM2023

Tickets are ยฃ25 a head, again the event is heavily subsidised by the club.

Not one to be missed!

COUNTY RUNNERS RUN DAWN TIL DUSK TO KICKSTART THE SAVE OUR TRACK CAMPAIGN

On Monday 2nd January, over 150 runners from 15 running clubs in Herefordshire and beyond laced up their trainers and took part in a Dawn til Dusk run to support the countyโ€™s athletics track.ย 

The event, that was organised by local running club the Hereford Couriers saw athletes from all age groups take part in the event which consisted of 5 8-mile loops around the city throughout the day, the event started at 8:19am just as the sun came up as runners continued to rack up the miles throughout the day until the sun set at 4:15pm which finished with a โ€˜donโ€™t let the sun go down on the Hereford athletics trackโ€™ community lap for everyone to take part in. 

On the day the event saw many runners run further than they had ever done in a day before with 6 runners; Kieran Merrick, Graeme Walker, Kim Saunders, Alex Knowles, Darren Gibbons and Ben Skinner taking on the full 5 laps and racking up an incredible 40 miles of running during the daylight hours. 

The event was the kickstart of the Save Herefordโ€™s Athletics Track Campaign which is being led by the Herefordshire Athletics Association, working with Halo Leisure as It is feared that without major investment, the only track and field facility in the county of Herefordshire will not obtain a permit to host events and meetings in future years. 

The athletics track and field facility at Hereford Leisure Centre was first laid in 1988, is now in need of major investment with recent surveys estimating something in the region of ยฃ350,000 will be needed to resurface the track along with investing in the jumps and throws areas to bring the much-loved facility up to the required standard.

The athletics association have begun a crowdfunder fundraising page for donations  https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/herefordathleticstrack working alongside Halo both parties would be happy to speak to anyone who can offer any funding opportunities on this project please contact herefordshireaa@gmail.com