Mile Festival info

Langport Runners note to all members and friends sent by blind email.

You are all invited to come along as spectators as well as to participate in our Festival of Mile Running.

A special guest will be Adrian Marriott  who will be running with us in a mile race on Wednesday 15th in an attempt to set a record time for the Huish track.  Adrian is currently ranked number 5 by  the UKA for 2013 V40 for 10k  with 31.45 at Bristol on 5 May and UKA number 1 for 2013 for Half Marathon with  69:50 at Reading.

On Monday 13th we are starting three days of running events inspired by Dr Roger Bannister who was the first in the world to run a mile in under 4 minutes on May 6th 1954. As far as I am aware our event is the first festival of mile running in Somerset.

On Monday 13th Langport Runners Junior Club will be starting the series of challenges by running in relays and individual races over 1 mile on the Huish Academy grass track. Meeting  as usual at Huish but please arrive 10 min early at 6.20 pm  to allow time to organise the evenings events. A warm up as usual and then mile relays and mile races.  Invitations to local primary schools and running clubs have been sent  and events will be open to non club members. 

On Tuesday 14th we are being joined in this series by Huish Episcopi Academy. (see previous post for programme)

On Wednesday 15th Our normal Club Session will also be at Huish Academy sports field and not at All Saints Hall which will be closed. A similar programme of mile relays and races will be open to non members. 

By having the option to join with  teams of 5 runners in a Paarlauf relay we believe we will achieve a very respectable 1 mile time.

If you are nor running you will be welcome to help us with the organisation of the events on Monday and Wednesday.

For more information contact me.

David German