 Your
Club
Subs Are Now Due.
Sorry to be the bearer
of bad tidings but doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun.
Yes,
it’s that time of year again when we all smile through gritted teeth and
pretend to be pleased to make our donation to the up-keep of the club.
But the good news is, if you pay up
early before 1st September it will only cost you £35 for the coming
year. If you delay and pay up after 1st September it will cost you £40.
When
you pay up you will receive either a new blue tee-shirt,
a white lo ng-sleeve
top or a club cap. Clothing stocks and sizes are limited so it will have
to be on a first come first served basis. When they’re gone, they’re
gone, so get in early.
Pick up and fill in a
new membership form next time you’re down the club and hand it in to one of
the girls on the desk with your payment.
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 Natalie
Cuts it Fine at the inaugural Birmingham & Black Country Half Marathon
On Saturday 5th July "fresh" from receiving her
award for the Most Improved Runner of the Year at the previous Friday
nights Presentation Evening, Natalie Dellar ran the inaugural Birmingham
and Black Country Half Marathon together with 500 hearty souls.
The race started in Wolverhampton and was run
entirely along the towpaths of the canal to Birmingham.
To
find out more, click here
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 Carrie Creamer Voted
Runner of the Year 2008
Friday 4th July 2008 saw around 130 Dudley Ladies put on their
glad rags to receive the adulation and recognition for their past efforts at
the clubs annual presentation evening that was again held at Linden
House in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton.
Click
here to see who all the other winners were !
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 Pammy
and Co Bolt for itFriday 20th June saw Pam Edmunds and co take
part in the Blakedown Bolt 10k at Kidderminister.
It was Pam's first race in
over 5 months and she writes:-
To find out how everyone got on and
to see pictures of the night, Click here
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 Mary
Does Dudley Ladies Proud at Race For LifeMary Lavender again
did Dudley Ladies proud when she organised yet another successful turnout at
the Race for Life at Sandwell Valley on 8th June.
To read all about it and see photos
of the day, click here.
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 Jo
Takes On The CrocodileJo Jones, one of Dudley Ladies long list
of intrepid explorers recently did the Crocodile 8 mile multi-terrain run at
Tillington.
To find out how she got on,
click here
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 Natalie
and Denise Go To The Market For Yoghurt
Natalie Dellar and Denise Anslow recently did the
Muller 10k at Telford and report that they have never had such a
generous goody bag for finishing a race in their lives. In fact they are
still working their way through all the freebie yoghurts that they were
given.
To find out what
they have to say about it, click here
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 Do
You Need a New Shopping Bag
Mary Solomon is currently
trying to raise as much money as she can for Mencap
As well as doing a sponsored 10k run in
London, she is also making and selling some very pretty and practical
shopping bags.
To find out more, click here
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Clothing
Sale
As of Thursday 15th May, we
will be selling off all of last years Tee-shirts and long sleeve tops
for £2.00 each, as well as assorted other garments at give away prices.
Sizes and quantities are limited so get
there early and get in quick.
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 Dudley
Ladies take on DK 10k under clear blue skies
Hundreds of runners from across the Midlands lined up beneath clear blue
skies for the annual 10k run around the roads of Wall Heath and
Kingswinford.
Around 30 of Dudley
Ladies finest joined over 1200 other runners from across the Midlands to set
out on this year’s Dudley-Kingswinford 10km Road Race in warm and breezy
conditions on Wednesday 5th May.
To read more and see photos of the night click
here
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  Here
We Go Again - New Beginners Take Their First Steps
Today we start our
3 mile journey but tomorrow...............The Marathon!!!!
Dudley Ladies now infamous beginners running course got off to a flying
start on Tuesday 15th April 2008 at Wombourne Leisure Centre.
To read and see more click here !
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 London
Marathon 2008Dudley Ladies were again well represented at this
years London Marathon with all runners runners achieving personal bests.
To read their reports and see more
pictures, click here
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 Baby
Epidemic ContinuesPhillipa Cook is the
latest Dudley Lady to be struck down by the mystery virus that is currently
circulating within the club when she gave birth to 7lbs 09oz Charlie George
on 19th April.
If anyone can shed any light upon the cause of all
these unexplained births would they please contact Rita.
In the meantime we all pass on our congratulations to Phillipa and hope to see her back running soon.
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 Yes, It's another Boy
Farrah Hunter Coley reports that she gave birth to
8lbs 06oz Isaak Dylan on Saturday 22nd March.
He weighed in at 8llb 6oz !!!!! Natural birth with NO pain relief
!!!!!!!! although it did make her eyes water for a bit.
Farrah says that everyone is
doing OK, she is enjoying being a mom for the first time, and is looking
forward to get her running shoes back on as soon as all the night-shifts and
messy stuff is out of the way.
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It's a Boy
Kerri Pearson gave birth to Billy on Friday 22nd
February.
Both mother and baby are doing fine and Kerri is
looking to get her running shoes back on as soon as possible.
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Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10k
One of this years trips out will be to the Beaverbrook Blackpool 10k on
the 11th May 2008
The coach will cost about a tenner and If you want to come on the coach
then put your name down ASAP because places always fill up quickly.
The race sounds really good. It's flat, not too serious and there's lots
of water to bathe your feet in afterwards.
Race entry forms are available at the club or you can enter on line and
find out more about the race by clicking on the icon on the right.
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 Women
set for race against cancer
On your marks, get set, go! It’s time to get your running
shoes and prepare for the inspirational Race for Life.
Thousands of women from
across the Black Country and West Midlands are being urged to take part in
Cancer Research UK’s 2008 fundraiser.
To find out more, click here
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 London
Marathon Appeals
Click here for further details
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New
Dudley Ladies Beginners Course Starts 15th April 2008
Dudley Ladies now infamous beginners running course will start
start on Tuesday 15th April 2008 at 7.30pm at Wombourne Leisure Centre.
Every year, club
founder, Rita Vanes organizes this very popular beginners running course for
women who have either never run before or else haven’t run for some time and
it has proven to be extremely successful.
Last
year, nearly
300 ladies turned up to take their first steps towards achieving
their goal of running 3 miles within 10 weeks and practically everyone did
it, with some even going on to run this years London Marathon.
Click here to read and see more !
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Dudley Ladies Required For BBC's "Weakest Link" TV program
with The Queen of Mean.
Click here for
further details
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The Bells Ring Out For Dudley Ladies
Following on from last weeks Badger Bite a lot of the ladies had
obviously not learnt their lesson again and took on the even more demanding Bells
of Pattingham run on Sunday 14th October.
The race comprised of hills, mud, ploughed fields, mud, long grass, mud,
a bit of road and oh yes.......mud but having said that, conditions were
surprisingly good.
For photos of the day and to see how the
everyone got on, click on the Bells icon on the right
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 Dudley
Ladies Bite The BadgerSunday 7th October saw nearly 50 Dudley
Ladies take on the infamous Badger Bite off-road race.
Because the race was billed as being only 4 miles in distance, a lot of
our virgin runners were lulled in to giving it a go...... and what a
surprise they had.
To see photos of the day and see how
they got on, click here.
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 Our
Great North Hawaiian Experience 2007
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 OAP's
Day Out At Birmingham Hydro Run
Marion Willetts writes
Just a
short report about the race this morning.
Eileen, Ann and I set off at 8.30am this morning for the Hydro Women’s
Challenge in Birmingham. We tried ‘Ring a Ride’ for transport but they
would not cross council boundaries so Ann’s husband Roger acted as
chauffeur, bless him...........................................
To find out how our OAP's got on and to see
more pictures, click here
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  Brenda's
Climax At Lake VyrnwySunday 9th September saw over 50 Dudley
Ladies take part in this years Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon.
It was the final event in Brenda Chapman's year long fund raising
campaign to raise £10,000 for her grandson Callum's cerebral palsy charity
at the Phoenix Centre in Wordsley.......................
Click here to read more of Brenda's
story, see more photos and see how everyone got on
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Dudley Ladies Now Affiliated To The Association Of Running
ClubsAs of 21st May, Dudley Ladies are now affiliated to The
Association of Running Clubs, which provides the club with public liability
insurance plus the benefit of it's members not having to pay the unattached
entry levy at races run by other ARC clubs.
For more information click here to go to
http://www.runningclubs.org.uk/
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 Costa
del Wolverhampton Half
Pam Edmunds writes
Well after only being back from sunning ourselves
in Portugal 7 days previously Gail & I were on our way to collect Raj
who still smelt of suntan lotion as she had only returned from Spain 2
days ago !! ....................click
here to see how they got on !
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 Snowdon or Otherwise Engaged for Rachel
As days go Saturday the
28th of July started out as quite an ordinary day for our Rachel
Harris when she set off to do the Snowdon International Race with her father
Chris.
Click here to find out what happened
to Rachel !
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Kay is Knot
Amused!!!!!!!
Kay
Shotton writes:-
When Marion
and Jacky insisted we sign up for the “Staffs Knot” in Cannock, I thought
Yay! Here we go again.......................Click
here to find out what happened !
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Tough
Beauts Do The Tough Guy
Jacky Fellows writes:-
Today I had the hottest, longest, most refreshing shower I’ve ever had.
Dear reader, you have no idea how satisfying it was watching the mud slide
from me into the bath and down the plughole. It seemed to take an age
before the water eventually ran clear and as I washed my hair for the third
time, I reflected on what I and my long-time friend, Amy May Butler had put
ourselves through just a few hours earlier...............................Click
here to read and see more !
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Crown
Classic – Telford aka The Noah’s Ark Float
Jacky Fellows writes:-
Kay and
Marion invited me to this 10K a couple of weeks beforehand. We’d had such
good fun at the Stratford 6 that I decided to give it a go and I in turn
invited Jayne Morley.
Click here to
find out why all the girls are looking like drowned rats !
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Are you doing a half
marathon in the near future?
Do you want to do a bit of extra
Training?
Is it difficult to make it on a
Sunday sometimes?
Do you just want to increase
your mileage?
If the answer to any of those
questions is YES then Jacky Fellows would love to hear from you.
Starting on Saturday 14th July,
Jacky Fellows and some of the other ladies who have entered for the Lake
Vyrnwy Half Marathon will be meeting at Wombourne Leisure Centre on
Saturday mornings at 9.30am.
For more information regarding
routes and distances etc drop Jacky a line on
fizzog4.theatre@virgin.net
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 Dudley
Ladies’ ménage à trois strike the Stratford Summer Six
Jacky Fellows writes:-
I quite
like Stratford and the thought of running around quaint little village
streets really appealed to me. I always enjoy running with Marion and Kay
during training (when I can keep up that is!) and they didn’t need much
persuading to tackle this race with me.
Click here to find
out more !
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 Timberhonger
10k
Jacky Fellows writes:-
Three
of us ran this race, myself, Jayne Morley and Shirley Jones. We met up early
Sunday morning and set off for Bromsgrove. I’m usually quite proud of my
navigational skills but I have to say I was bettered on the day by Jayne’s
gentleman friend, Tom Tom (so good they named him twice!) Jayne nicknamed
him ‘Tim nice but dim’ and I can see why, he hadn’t got much of a
personality, although he was very polite and only spoke when required to do
so... at least he knew where he was going!
Click here to
find out what happened !
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 Dudley
Ladies Waddle and Widdle and Paddle at the Wiggle as Marion Wins a Her First Prize
Sunday 1st July saw some of Dudley Ladies finest waddle, widdle and paddle
as they wallowed in the mud following the very heavy recent rain at the new
Wombourne Wiggle 10k....................................Click
here to read more and see photos of the day !
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 Jacky
& Jayne Do The Two Castles 10K
Jacky
Fellows and Jayne Morley recently took on the Two Castles 10K run and lived
to relate their experience. Click here
for their account of the day !
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Breaking News
It just goes to show that some people get all the breaks don't they!!
Last week saw Karen Perry, who is one of Dudley Ladies longest
serving members fall during one of her many training runs and break her
elbow.
She is now so fed up that she has put out an appeal for an exercise bike
so t hat
she can keep herself ticking over until she is able to take the sling off
and run again.
So if anyone can help Karen out with either the loan of or sale of a
suitable exercise bike then please email her at
priceper@blueyonder.co.uk
We don't mind people having a short break just as long as they don't get
too plastered. So come back soon Karen you're sorely missed.
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Half Marathon Training Schedule
A number of people have been asking about a training
schedule that they can begin following in order to build up to a Half Marathon..
To that effect, we have now put a couple of 12 week
schedules geared around running three times a week on a Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday morning on the Advice/Training page.
Click on the Advice/Training button on the left to see
what it's all about.
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Sandwell
Kicks Off Race for Life Series Over four thousand women from across the Black Country and West Midlands
donned their running shoes and took part in this years Cancer Research UK's
Race For Life at Sandwell Park...............
Click here to read and see more !
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Women's 10k - A Stroll in the Park for Madeleine
Over 2500 runners started this years Liverpool Women's
10K run on Sunday 13th May from Sefton Park in Liverpool, with many using it
to highlight the plight of missing toddler Madeleine McCann as they ran...Click
here to read and see more !
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 Dudley
Ladies Run the DK
Wednesday 2nd May again saw dozens of
Dudley Ladies take part in this very popular event which this year attracted
around 1300 runners.
Click here to read and see more !
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 Do
You Want To Be Featured in Top Sante MagazineWe have just
received the following appeal from a journalist called Andrea Childs who
wants to feature one of Dudley Ladies in a forthcoming article that she is
writing for Top Sante magazine.
If you are interested and think you fit the bill then
click here to find out more !
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HAVE YOU GOT A THIRST FOR ADVENTURE?
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 Alison's
Progress Around The WorldHi Girlies (& Phil)
We've just left Peru and had the red-tape 'fun' of crossing the border
into Bolivia yesterday. Today has been raining so we've ended up in an
internet cafe. Mike from the Inca Trek just stuck his had through the door -
we keep bumping into the same people as we're all traveling the same
well-trodden path!
We booked our campervan for New Zealand today! We couldn't get
availability from Auckland in our budget range so we've had to book an extra
flight to Christchurch and pick-up from there. We're really looking forward
to just being free to do as we please after the rigid planning we've had to
stick to in South America.
Keep me posted on home life - good and bad!
Love Ali x
www.ourworldtrip.co.uk
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Goodbye
Ali and Good Luck
On the 11th October,
Alison Camwell, one of Dudley Ladies most long standing and popular
members will undertake the adventure of a lifetime when she embarks upon
a back-packing trip around the world.
Click here to find out more !
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SUMO WRESTLERS WANTED
WOMEN!
ARE
YOU STRONG, PROUD AND DETERMINED?
The BRITISH SUMO FEDERATION
is looking for big women to train to compete in the Sumo WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
in JAPAN this Autumn
Click here to find out more !
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 Dudley
Ladies Nearly Famous
A couple of weeks ago,
Dudley Ladies RC were visited by Endemol, the TV Company that produces “Big
Brother”
To find out why, click here !
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  This
is Dudley LadiesDudley Ladies Running Club's growing fame
again led to a big feature being written about them in the Black Country,
Dudley, Stourbridge and Halesowen group of newspapers.
Click here to find out what all
the fuss is about !
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Rita Reveals All About Phil's Shocking Past.
After much cajoling and investigative journalism, evidence has finally
been produced that proves conclusively once and for all that Rita's club
coach husband Phil actually has run himself.
We're not quite sure when or where it was, but judging from the black and
white photographs, it
must have been quite some time ago.
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 Dudley
Ladies To Make Headline News - Yet Again.On Tuesday 13th
September, Dudley Ladies were again visited by the Express & Star Newspaper
with the intention of running another feature article about Rita and the
club and hundreds turned up in all their blues with their hair done and
makeup just so.
Express & Star feature writer Sarah Lefebve interviewed several members
about their reasons for running and what they thought of the club in general
before organizing numerous photographs and joining us for a 5 mile run.
The article should be appearing at a news stand near you very shortly.
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A personal story of how to run a Half Marathon
Following her experiences, trials and tribulations of running the
Blackpool Half Marathon in near blistering conditions, our race
correspondent Alison Camwell now gives some personal advice and training
routes for virgins just starting out.
Click here to find out more !
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For More Information Contact:
Dudley Ladies Running Club
c/o Wombourne Leisure Centre
Tel 01902 898202
Internet:
admin@dudleyladies.co.uk
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