HEREFORD COURIERS RUNNING CLUB

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!

Here’s all you need to about race day…

Sunday 22nd October

11am chip timed race

8 miles multi terrain

£18 affiliated / £20 unaffiliated

Woolhope Village Hall, HR1 4QS

Car parking in nearby field

Toilets available in village hall

Water provided at finish

First Aid: full medical cover in place

Medals for every finisher

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.

All profits from this race will be donated to the ABF The Soldiers Charity.

Sign up here https://www.entrycentral.com/TheHopeValleyRun2023

and growing

This week the Couriers hit a huge milestone ad they have just passed 250 members for this membership year

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

If you’d like to join us, we don’t plan on stopping at 250 – see how to become a member below The Club Membership has no monthly membership fees, just £20 for the year! Club benefits include

England Athletics Affiliation. (£2 off each race you sign up to & other benefits)

Join our Tuesday & Thursday Clubrun’s.

Take part in our weekly speed/ endurance sessions.

Free entry to Summer and Winter Herefordshire Cross Country series.

Fantastic social calendar of events.

Join the Couriers by visiting: https://www.entrycentral.com/Couriers2023

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

Next up this August – The Jon Ward Hereford 5k

Sunday 20th August 2023

Hereford Racecourse

£15 (affiliated) £17 (unattached)

Chip Timed | Bespoke Medal | Fast & Flat Course

Or join us virtually between 12th – 20th August. £10 for all runners

Run anywhere | Time that suits you | Bespoke finishers medal.

Enter here: https://www.entrycentral.com/JonWard5k23

Summer is officially here

It’s time to get on the Hereford Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k startline

Order of the night

Run 10k

Pick up your medal

Grab a drink

and collect something from the BBQ

All participants get a burger along with a fantastic finishers medal!

On the evening we have a BBQ at The Rugby Club along with the bar being open – a fantastic Summer social!

Get signed up now, for just £12 (£14 affiliated)

Saturday 8th July

Hereford Rugby Football Club

Enter here: Hereford Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k

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

Race 3, Hereford Couriers 5k Series

Weds 7th June

Enter Here: Couriers 5k Series Race 3

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New for

Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k

Saturday 8th July

Enter Here: Couriers Summer Sizzler 10k

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The Jon Ward Hereford 5k

Sunday 20th August

Enter Here: Jon Ward 5k

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

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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

It’s Fast

️ It’s Flat

️ It’s a PB Course

️ £20 for all 3 races!

As part of your entry we will be donating £2 to the Save Hereford’s Athletics Track campaign.

Race 1 Weds 5th April.

Race 2 Weds 3rd May.

Race 3 Weds 7th June.

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

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
🥇 Abi Knight
🥈 Christina Pinto-Pearson
🥉 Bronwen Tyler-Jones

Woodford Green Cup
🥇 Ryan Knight
🥈 Andy Tyler
🥉 Will Morris

Summer 22
Alison Cooke Cup
🥇 Ellie Smithers
🥈 Christina Plant
🥉 Laura Hands

David Preece Cup
🥇 Ryan Knight
🥈 Ryan Lawrence
🥉 Will Morris

🎊 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 👏

For the individual awards the below members were voted by fellow members:
🆕️ Best Newcomer – Will Morris
🦺 Volunteer of the Year – Graeme Walker
🏅 Performance of the Year – Ryan Knight (Berlin Marathon)
🔴 Club Member of the Year – John Noonan
🏃‍♂️ Male Runner of the Year – Andy Tyler
🏃‍♀️ Female Runner of the Year – Addy Carter
📈 Most Improved Runner – Lucy Jarvis
📝 Hall of Fame & life membership – Nicola Tyler

✅️ 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:
🏅Chief Welfare Officer- Bronwen Tyler-Jones
🏅Run Leader Co-ordinator- Izzie Seal
🏅Head of Media- Gitta Ferguson
🏅Club Membership Secretary- Clare Mallender
🏅Club Treasurer- Graeme Walker
🏅Club Secretary- Ben Skinner
🏅Club Chairman- Jon Edwards

Congratulations to everyone, what a night of celebration 🍾 👏 🙌

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

All races for £ that’s less than £ a race!

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

As part of your entry we will be donating £2 to the Save Hereford’s Athletics Track campaign.

Race 1 Weds 5th April.

Race 2 Weds 3rd May.

Race 3 Weds 7th June.

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

Just week until we have

to close bookings for the AGM.

Only 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 :

Drink on Arival

A recap of 2022

Celebrate our 2023 award winners

Small bit of official AGM business

Goodie Bags

Random on the spot prizes

3 course meal

Party until early hours!

Don’t delay, get your ticket today!

Saturday 11th March.

6:00 for 6:30pm Start. (TBC)

The Left Bank Village.

Dress to Impress.

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

Tickets are £25 a head, again the event is heavily subsidised by the club.

Not one to be missed!

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 county’s athletics track. 

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 ‘don’t let the sun go down on the Hereford athletics track’ 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 Hereford’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 £350,000 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