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The racing season has well and truly started this weekend, with RSE doing well at a number of races, as well as a good range of Park Runs. Great stuff, everyone!

Mark G

Boddington 10 Mile

“Well marshalled; very good atmosphere: great to be with other RSE runners – and,  considering the recent weather, very lucky – didn’t rain, not very windy.  Particularly happy with getting a bottle of beer and an engraved beer glass.”

Paul Beaumont

“This was my first time running this race, which is a really nice flat course with an out/back and 4 loops. The weather was on our side today with a bit of wind but a nice dry morning with even some sunshine. I managed to run it faster than expected which is a great confidence boost for the rest of my marathon training block. I shaved a minute off my PB which was a nice bonus.”

Nia Glover

“After all the mud and hills which are my usual terrain this 4 lap flat course felt easy . Great support and I was thrilled to achieve a PB for this race.  The first race of the season is always
quite nerve-racking and the last half mile seemed long as it leaves the circular route but we all did well today and it was fun being together again.”

Sharon Smith

“This was my first race of the year so 10 miles felt like a tough start. It’s 4 laps of country lanes so mentally quite tough. My aim was to go sub 1:30 which I just about scraped and achieved a 10k and 10 mile PB along the way! Great to see so many other RSE runners have a successful race too!”

Jade Beaumont

“Really pleased with today’s effort. After coming back from a few injuries I wasn’t sure how it would go. Ended up 30 seconds off my PB so really happy to be back to race pace so quickly.
Tough course mentally because of the 4 laps, but pretty flat and fast in general. Good to see everyone and back into racing.”

Alan Powderhill

Shipston 1X

“Lovely, quiet, undulating course with friendly marshalls. Recommend it as a good 9 mile winter run. Amazing homemade cakes afterwards!”

Catherine Steer

“Friendly race run on quiet country roads through pretty countryside- well marshalled , easy free parking and good cake at the end! Says fairly flat but I would say undulating! Happy to have improved on my time from last year and second in my age category.”

Sarah Page

“This is the second time I have ran this Warwickshire race. The route is very pretty and very undulating with a headwind for the first few miles. I debated running this race this morning due to a recent chesty cough but very pleased I ran it in the end.
A nice reward of an ice scraper for my car as a momento. 🙂”

Linda Edwards

The Stonehenge Stomp

“A lovely low-key, laid back event with options to run or walk 10, 20, 30 or 40km. Vicki and I ran/walked the 20k and really enjoyed it. Only one flood to wade through, no crazy mud underfoot and it only rained in the last 15 minutes!”

Sarah Reynolds

Windsor 10K Trail Run

“As anyone who has come back from some time out will tell you – you have to start somewhere… a fun race today – one trail loop – meticulously organised and jolly vibe. And the most enjoyable part was that I had no injury flair ups. My 15 year ran his first adult race today – came a cool 5th. But I am – so I’m told – cruel for not letting him wear his white Adizero trainers on the trail today. How different we are. Happy to be back racing.”

Jo Wood

Park Runs

Cirencester

Tetbury Goods Shed

Bushy

Wotton

Newent

Kilkenny Lane Country Park

Well done to Elliot completing his 25th Parkrun milestone.  I think that the other two in the photo have done quite a few as well.  What a fantastic thing parkrun is.  (Thinks to self .. must get out and do a few more..)

A bit about difficult parkruns

I asked AI some questions about parkrun relating to RSE e.g. which member of the club has done the most parkruns. AI wasn’t able to answer – maybe someone with more skills could get a better result.  So I asked other questions about the hardest parkruns which might interest you (or might not!). You have to go to Australia or South Africa for the toughest but here’s a bit about the UK

Woolacombe Dunes is infamous for its challenging sand dunes.  However, Athletics Weekly in 2020 rated Great Yarmouth as more difficult. AI says Coed Cefn-pwll-du is the hardest parkrun in Wales; in Scotland it’s says Drumchapel parkrun (Glasgow) and PL parkrun (near Perth)

In  Gloucestershire it’s Stratford Park parkrun, Stroud; in Wiltshire it’s Thoulstone parkrun (Marlborough Common also gets a mention (as it has some inclines and is run entirely on uneven grass, which can be sapping on energy)

Parkruns

Cheltenham Parkrun

Liz HULCUP                      00:46:04

Chippenham parkrun

Paul ROBERTSON            00:28:16

Elliot GARDINER              00:28:57

Alan POWDERHILL          00:28:58

Cirencester parkrun

David BARKER                  00:21:55

Wayne HEWITT               00:22:25

Paul BILLINGHURST        00:23:40

Claire SHARP                    00:24:43

Richard SHARP                 00:24:53

Steve SANDERCOCK        00:25:33

Robert BAKER                  00:25:43

Andy SWORN                   00:26:17

William COBBETT            00:26:29

Sarah REYNOLDS             00:28:03

Jade BEAUMONT             00:28:05

Rachel SMITH                  00:28:58

Carol SWORN                   00:29:00

Maria YATES                     00:30:16

Anne-Marie DAVIES        00:30:17

Sylvia WARMAN              00:37:34

Sarah BOOTH                   00:39:19

Julie TAYLOR                     00:39:57

Fire Service College parkrun

Darren JENNER                00:24:52

Felicity CROTTY               00:32:14

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun

Phil HUDSON                   00:53:40

Stratford Park parkrun, Stroud

Rachel WEAVER               00:36:57

Seven Fields parkrun

Vicki MASON                   00:30:04

Save The Date

RSE Awards Evening Saturday 31st January at the Gateway, South Cerney – details on ‘RSE Info’ on What’s app

North Cerney Scamper – 16th May  2026 – organised by club member Jess, it will also be a Club Championship race

Running Somewhere Else

There weren’t any races to report on, but lots to say about parkruns.

Parkrun Report

Event Date: 20 December 2025

🏅 Highlights

• 🎄 A big festive turnout: 29 members across 9 different parkruns in the run-up to Christmas.

• 🟢 Strong showing at Cirencester: 16 club runners, led home by Andy Cullen.

Cheltenham parkrun (#602)

• Paul ROBERTSON – 28:11
• Alan POWDERHILL – 28:12

Cirencester parkrun (#322)

• Andy CULLEN – 21:43
• Paul BILLINGHURST – 23:49
• Claire SHARP – 24:46
• Ben CHAPMAN – 24:51
• Andy SWORN – 26:18
• Mark GARRETT – 26:20
• Daniel DRAYTON – 26:25
• William COBBETT – 26:49
• Rachel SMITH – 29:38
• Samantha WARD – 30:14
• Wayne HEWITT – 31:19
• Carol SWORN – 31:57
• Vicki MASON – 31:57
• Sylvia WARMAN – 38:15
• Cheri EDWARDS – 1:01:32 (Tail walker) ” Mischievous elves tail walking today. Karen was the reason I started running all those years ago”. Cheri

Fire Service College parkrun (#87)

• Sarah PAGE – 28:17
• Linda EDWARDS – 31:23
• Cathy STEER – 32:02

Tetbury Goods Shed parkrun (#262)

• Sharon SMITH – 23:34 (age grading 102.9%!!)
• Anne GARDINER – 25:42 (unofficial as didn’t scan) 

“Cold and foggy when we started off, with mist hanging over the water, but then the sun broke through and was beautiful. Sharon was absolutely flying – only 2 secs off her recent PB – amazing! The Tetbury Trail is a very good surface.” Anne

Stratford Park parkrun, Stroud (#231)

• Rachel WEAVER – 38:00“Such a lovely morning in the valleys. Do love the cross country type parkrun at Stratford Park” Rachel

Milford Waterfront parkrun (#243)

• Jon CAMPBELL – 21:21

Seven Fields parkrun (#250)

• Anne-Marie DAVIES – 29:05 (1st LV55)

” Seven Fields very festive – even had to sing a parkrun carol beforehand!” Anne-Marie

Berkeley Green parkrun (# 206)

• Darren JENNER – 23:25
• Felicity CROTTY – 29:06 

“Bit chilly at the power station (Berkeley Green parkrun), We even had a visit from Santa – that delayed the start.” Felicity

University Parks parkrun (#199)

• Jade BEAUMONT – 26:15 (New PB !!)

and finally a message from Phil Hudson…

“If you don’t fancy running a parkrun, have an injury, or will be racing over the weekend, then think about volunteering. You will always be most welcome at Ciren’ parkrun” Phil

Dates to mention

Monday 22nd December  – Christmas Jumper run to Vale Road Christmas lights (for charity, consider bringing a small donation if you’d like to)

Wednesday 24th December – 2pm Efforts in the Abbey Grounds – let Dave W know if you would like to also join for drinks afterwards at The Hop Kettle.

Christmas Day  – 9am Tetbury parkrun

New Year’s Day morning- Club run TBA

RSE Awards Evening Saturday 31st January at the Gateway, South Cerney – details on ‘RSE Info’ chat

North Cerney Scamper – 16th May  2026 – organised by club member Jess, it will also be a Club Championship race

Hi all.

It’s a bit of a skinny report this week, as there were no races reported in. However, RSE turned up in force at many Park Runs, as you’ll see below.

Mark

Park Runs

Lydiard Park

Cheltenham

Didcot

Seaton

Cirencester

Gloucester

Tetbury Good Shed

East Park

Stratford Park