Congratulations to everyone who took part in the County Champs yesterday, a special thank you to all the volunteers for putting on the events.
The U20, Senior & Vets results can be found here:
The Junior results will follow shortly.
HEREFORD COURIERS 5K SERIES 2021
IMPORTANT RACE DAY INFORMATION.
Runners,
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.
Start Time: Wave 1: 6:45pm (Sub 20 runners), Wave 2: 7:15pm (20mins +)
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
Results: Results will be available to view post-race, they will also be displayed on https://www.readysetgotiming.co.uk/2021results-1 & the club website www.herefordcouriers.com
Future races of the series: The other 2 races of the series will be on Wednesday 4th May & Wednesday 8th June in the same format as above.
Extra information & updates: for any last-minute updates please check out Facebook page www.facebook.com/HerefordCouriersRaces
Please make yourself with the following guidelines from England Athletics/ UK Athletics:
https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/news/guidance-update-2021/
If you have any questions about the above, please do not hesitate to drop us an email at
herefordcouriersrunningclub@hotmail.com
See you on Wednesday.
Hereford Couriers RC.
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:
For the next event we are looking to move toward an online entry system for sign-ups.
Who’s up for some Spring speed?
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! 
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£20 for the series (£22 unaffiliated) that’s just £6.66 (£7.30) a race!
Enter here: https://www.entrycentral.com/5kSeries2022
What a day Sunday!
The full results are in!
It was a rd place finish for Matty James, he really does love the Rotherwas course 
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In the men’s we picked up both nd and rd placed teams, again just behind Croft Ambrey – showing the great depth we have in the team
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See the full results here; https://hayhotfooters.co.uk/rotherwas-race-4-sunday…/
Congratulations to everyone who took part in this mornings Christmas 10k race, the race was won by Charlie Jones of Western Tempo Running Club & Annie Birch of London City Athletics Club
In the men’s race it was London City AC runner Luke Rowlands in 2nd with Matthew Brunnock of Hereford & County AC in 3rd.
In the ladies 2nd place was taken by Donna Morris of Builth & District Running Club & Samantha Harris of Forest of Dean Athletic Club runner in 3rd.
A special mention you to our race sponsors The Studio – Hereford for your sponsorship of the race and to our race partners Ready Set Go & Point To Point Services and a big thank you to Hereford Rugby Football Club for being amazing hosts.
A big shout out to all of our volunteers, days like today don’t happen without our awesome team of helpers.
The full results along with the category prizes can be found here: https://www.readysetgotiming.co.uk/2021results
Can you help? Local Member of the Hereford running community Jan Edwards is missing
Much loved Wye Valley Runner Jan is missing – West Mercia Police issued the following statement. If you can help please get in touch with them.
MISSING || We’re growing increasingly concerned for 66-year-old Janet Edwards who has been missing since 2.30pm on Friday (10 December) from Hereford.
Herefordshire local area commander, Superintendent Edd Williams said: “This is very out of character for Janet and we are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare. If anyone has seen her or knows where she is please get in touch.”
He continued: “Janet, if you are reading this, please get in touch with us asap, we want to make sure you are safe.”
At the time of Janet going missing it is believed she was wearing a grey Raab puffa jacket, blue jeans and walking boots.
If anyone has seen Janet or knows of her whereabouts please call 999 quoting incident 654 of 10 December.
We are pleased to announce that this Saturday the 11th December we will be teaming up with the Co-op for a collection for Hereford Food Bank at Hereford parkrun.
We will have a drop off point for any donations you may have so keep an eye out for the Couriers red tent prior to the event on the 11th.
We’ve got a small wish list from the Foodbank so if you can bring an item or 2 of the below it would be gratefully received:
See you Saturday.
Congratulations to everyone who took part in our first ever club beer mile the weekend before last, It was a close run race for first and second but Harry Woodhouse held off Andy Tyler’s late charge to win the case of beer!
Charlotte House took victory in the females race finishing just ahead of Bryony Dean 
It was great fun, well done to all that took part, shout-out to Graeme Walker for organising, Kevin Kerrigan for supplying the beers & everyone who volunteered 
The results are as follow’s;
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