Phil Sharkey RIP

We are extremely saddened to have to report the death, on Friday, 1st March, of Phil Sharkey, who managed our National Young Athletes team and was one of the founders of our "Wasps" section on Saturday mornings.

Phil-Sharkey

It was Phil and Steve Dunn's idea to add another training option for our Under 11s back in 1994-95. During the first few years training was irregular, but from 1998 it became more formalised, with membership fees and t-shirts, and the name "Wasps" was adopted.

Boxing Day Relay 2018

Now here is a popular hardy perennial... the Boxing Day Relay!

This will take place at High Beach, in Epping Forest, on 26th December. Please arrive for 10pm to register for a 10.30 race start. For those of you who haven't done so before, the relays consist of two x 2 mile legs and one x 1 mile leg, and it is handicapped so that slower runners are paired with faster.

Please feel free to bring along friends and families to spectate / take part - or both! The meeting point is by the church, just down the road from the main car park, which also acts as the start/finish line.

Thank you from the Baker family

The Baker family would like to express their gratitude for the support given by club members to the British Heart Foundation in the wake of John's death in August.

The BHF received a total of £779 from John's friends and the family's supporters, a sum which includes donations by numerous club members.

The family would like to say a big "Thank You" to all.

Canaan Solomon on Olympic Futures Programme

Congratulations to Canaan Solomon, who is on the list, published this week, of 26 athletes selected for the 2019 Olympic Futures Programme.

Athletics Weekly article

Defibrillator training: Tuesday December 4th

Having acquired a new defibrillator for the clubhouse, there will be a training session starting at 7.30pm on Tuesday 4^th December in the clubhouse. Training will be provided by 2 trainers led by Eddy of Heartstart Training. Members are welcome to attend.

The session will last approx 2.5 hours and will cover:

· Choking

· Recovery Position

· Basic Life Support

· Overview of use of Defibrillator

· Heart Attack

· Bleeding

So this is a very comprehensive training session which should ensure we are best prepared for any eventualities.

If you could let Terry (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) know that you intend to be there, it would help us to estimate numbers.

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