Burnham Joggers

Burnham Joggers hosted their annual Charity Evening on Thursday 9^th February. Five charities were in attendance, all giving a brief review of their work in the area:

Alzheimer’s Society Eric Abbott introduced the charity. They have been grateful beneficiaries of support from Burnham Joggers for a number of years and gave an update on their activities in the Beaconsfield area over the last 12 months.

Pepper Foundation Nell Neale introduced the charity and their representative Dave Beven  enlightened the club with a description of their support for nursing.

Lighthouse Mick Driver nominated this local charity and their representative explained how the charity ran one week summer ‘camps’ for local children in South Bucks.

Chiltern Prostate Cancer Support Group John Irwin introduced Andrew Scott- Priestley, the Chairman of the support group, who outlined their activities over the last year in raising the awareness of Prostate Cancer in the both the male & female population. Burnham Joggers are one of the main contributors to this charity.

Padstones Eric also introduced the Chairman of Padstones, who are based in Burnham High Street. They provide accommodation for local homeless children.

All the charities greatly appreciated the efforts of Burnham Joggers in organising events that benefit their causes.

From nothing to 5km in 8 weeks commencing Tuesday 3rd April 2012, 19:30.

Sign up and briefing meeting Tuesday 27th March 2012 at 19:30. To be held at Burnham Cricket Club, Taplow Common Road, Burnham, SL1 8LP.

There will be a maximum of 24 places on this course. Participants should have a reasonable level of general fitness and must be committed to carry out jog sessions on 2 further days each week in addition to the 8 coaching evenings. At the end of the course there will be an opportunity to take part in a 5 km run. The aim is to enable attendees to be able to run 5 km without stopping by the end of the course through a structured walk and jog plan. A certificate will be awarded on completion of the course. If you have any health concerns, please contact your GP for advice before applying.

Course fee £16

To reserve a place please use the contact form on our About page.

Please note there is a new link to Patricia’s Marathon Training site: Click on Marathon Training on the right hand side of the page under Links.

Winner of this season’s Cross Country point competition is Peter Allen (7 races, 668 points). Joining Peter on the podium are Alison Allen (7 races, 617 points) and Oliver Keene (7 races, 604 points).  Well done guys.
The Cross Country Trophy will be awarded at our annual prize-giving dinner.

The cross country points competition table has been updated with the latest results from Tadley. A few regulars were absent on Sunday, which has rearranged the table and puts Peter Allen at the top closely followed by Patricia Fairlamb and Alison Allen. Only two races left in the series and all to play for!