There is no better time to join the Couriers and if you are a new member we are offering all new members a free club vest or t-shirt.
£Annual Membership! FREE Club Vest or TShirt for all new members!
It’s time to join England Athletics West Midlands Club of the Year Runners up 2021!
With your membership you will get;
Full Club Membership. England Athletics Affiliation, discount on races you sign up for Free entry to Winter & Summer Off-Road Leagues. Various Training options for all abilities usually offering 4 groups options each session! A great club social scene, events outside running is really important to us! it’s not all about the running! And far more……
Please read the below race information for the first of our 5k series that kicks off this coming Wednesday (6th April).
** If you have any symptoms of Covid-19 do not attend! **
On the night we will have 2 start times as this will help us with social distancing & race numbers, the same as last year the first wave will be for any runners who will finish in sub 20 minutes and will start at 18:45, once this race has been completed, we will then start the 2nd wave which will be for all the remaining competitors which will start at 19:15.
The race is chip timed so the results will be created for both waves combined.
Please only take part in the first wave if you are going to complete the course in under 20 minutes as this will delay the start of the 2nd wave.
Race numbers: Numbers are to be collected on the evening of the first race, these MUST be kept for all 3 races – If you are unable to make race 1 don’t worry, we will be having number collections for race 2 & 3 on those evenings too. Please arrive in plenty of time to collect your bibs.
Venue: The venue for the race is Hereford Racecourse, Roman Road, Hereford. HR4 9QU
Facilities: No facilities for changing are available, Toilets are supplied by the Racecourse & we are asking that runners are mindful of runners using these at any one time.
Parking: Parking will be available at the racecourse, there is plenty of parking but please car share if possible.
Face Masks: Face masks are optional, please respect those who are wearing a face mask, hand sanitisers will be on offer too so please use these as you please.
Bag Drop: There will not be a bag drop at this event, the parking is all based around the start and finish area so you will be able to leave your valuables in your cars.
Marshalls & First Aid: The race will have plenty of Marshalls out on the course along with yellow directional arrows. Please listen to Marshall’s instructions as they are out on the course for your safety. We have a professional local company Point to Point Services who will be supplying first-aiders who will be at the start/ finish area along with a rapid response car out on the course.
Course: The route is a 2-loop course on open roads around a housing estate, you will see that we have made a slight change to the start and finish points, this is due to us being able to give you a halfway split. please be mindful of other participants and members of the public, please keep to your left at all times, if you need to overtake, please give space and do so on the right. We will hold the traffic for the start of the race but on the 2nd loop please be careful when you go onto the main road as the turn is tight, we will cone this area but please stick to the left.
Warm Up/ Warm Down Area: You can use all of the grass area for warming up, Please do not warm up/ down on the course whilst the other races are happening, it can get very congested in and around the roads leading back into the racecourse. If you need to warm up on the road, we suggest going up Roman Road (right of the gate entrance)
Race start: Due to the high volumes of entries we are advising runners to line up in an estimated finish time order.
Race Finish: The race finishes in the same area as the start, please be mindful of other finishers.
Water Station: We will have one water station at the finish, this will just be a bottle collection table, to keep participants moving. Please discard all empty bottles in the bins provided.
Medals: Each runner will receive a finishers medal; these medals can be picked up on race 3 in June.
Spectators: Spectators are welcome, if you happen to take any photo’s / videos don’t forget share them on social media with the hashtag #Couriers5kseries
The Couriers hosted their Annual General Meeting & Awards Ceremony on Saturday 12th March 2022 at the Left Bank, Hereford. The club turned 40 last year during lockdown so celebrations were put on hold till now. This event was a first for the club in its 40-year history and the perfect way to thank its growing membership, currently making it the largest running club in Hereford for their dedication and continued support. As part of the celebrations the club hosted its annual awards, voted by its members before dinner and dancing commenced.
Luke Rudd was awarded Best Newcomer, the club Volunteer of the Year was Hollie Francis, Performance of the Year was picked up by John Jaspers for a remarkable run in the Beacons Way Ultra 100 miles. Ben Skinner was awarded Club Member of the Year; Matt James was the top Male runner with Ellie Smithers picking up best Female. The Most Improved Runner was awarded to Rob Connell & the Hall of Fame winner & becoming the clubs latest life member was awarded to long serving Courier Matt James.
Club Chairman, Jon Edwards recognised the club’s run leaders and committee members for all of their efforts over the last 12 months.
In the Couriers Winter Cross Country Cups, Ellie Smithers picked up the John Norton Trophy with Matt James winning the Woodford Green Cup.
Chairman Jonathan Edwards said “We dare to dream big, the pinnacle of our 40th anniversary year, celebrating our successes with our members. What a fabulous occasion it was, this club has set the bar for others to follow. There has been no better time to become a member of the Couriers.”
Next up for the Couriers is it’s popular spring 3-race series which starts in April, the club is expecting a sell-out & entries are going quick, you can sign up by visiting https://herefordcouriers.com/club-races/5kseries2022/
This years Herefordshire AA cross country championships will be held on Sunday 10th April 2022 at Hereford Leisure Centre.
The championships which is returning for the first time since the coronavirus-19 pandemic gets underway at 11am & for the first time for many years will see the senior races being run on the same day as the juniors.
The criteria for entry is that you either were born in the county or you have lived in the county for 9 or more months.
The race schedule for the day can be found below:
Age Group
Time
Senior & Vet Men & Women
11:00 AM
Under 9 Girls
12:00 PM
Under 9 Boys
12:05 PM
Under 10 Girls
12:10 PM
Under 10 Boys
12:15 PM
Under 11 Girls
12:20 PM
Under 11 Boys
12:25 PM
Under 13 Girls
13:05pm
Under 13 Boys
13:10pm
Under 15 Girls
13:15pm
Under 17 & U20 Women
13:25pm
Under 15 Boys
13:40pm
Under 17 & U20 Men
13:45pm
Entries are all paper based via post, please download the entry form & return it to the address attached:
Sign up to our 5k series now, all 3 races for £20!
FAST | FLAT | CHIPPED TIMED | BESPOKE FINISHERS MEDAL
Be quick our race limit is 500, we sold out in 2021 and we predict the same! once they have gone they’ve gone!
Race : Wed 6th April Race : Wed 4th May Race : Wed 8th June
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£20 for the series (£22 unaffiliated) that’s just £6.66 (£7.30) a race!
Annual Membership!
FREE Club Vest or TShirt for all new members! 
Full Club Membership.
England Athletics Affiliation, discount on races you sign up for 
Free entry to Winter & Summer Off-Road Leagues.
Various Training options for all abilities usually offering 4 groups options each session!
A great club social scene, events outside running is really important to us! it’s not all about the running!
And far more……
: Wed 6th April
: Wed 8th June
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