Running Medals

Running Medals, originally uploaded by Running in Suffolk.

A small collection of running medals that I have kept from races over the years. I think I said in a previous blog post that given the choice I much prefer to receive a medal than a t shirt on finishing a race.

I recently had a big clear out of race t shirts which seem to be more popular with race organisers to give out as prizes in recent years. Is that because runners generally prefer a t shirt, or is it cheaper as a prize or better for sponsors to have their company logo in big letters on a t shirt. I have to say the general quality of the race t shirts given as prizes isn't great to actually run in. These tend not to be your technical t shirt more your cotton variety.

For those interested if you hover over the photo there is a note indicating the race and date when you view this in Flickr

What about you do you prefer a medal or a t shirt or perhaps something entirely different? Perhaps nothing and cheaper race entries?

Flickr UK Running Photos

I am pleased to see there are over 3,000 photos on the UK Running Flickr Photo Group. I am encouraging anyone to join and add photos related to any running clubs in the UK.

If you don't know flickr in short this is a free photosharing site for all your photos amd I have started a group for UK Runners.

There are over a 1000 running clubs in England, Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland. This group is about promoting your club by posting your photos here from events and competitions. This can be any event from a track meeting, cross country race, road race, trail or fell run. In fact any event in the UK .

Club running vest colours can date back many years and have a proud history. If you know a bit about your club and its history feel free to add some background with your photos.

With over 1000 clubs in the UK be the first to send in photos from your local clubs. The link here suggests there are 1039 clubs in the UK.

There are currently 37 members of the group but this growing slowly. You are welcome to join if you have an interest in runing in the UK. Any questions drop me an e-mail

These are the clubs currently represented with photos

Abingdon Amblers Athletics Club
Alchester Running Club
Amber Valley AC
Banbury Harriers AC
Barnet & District AC
Bedford Harriers AC
Belgrave Harriers
Bellahouston Road Runners
Benfleet Running Club
Biggleswade AC
Bildeston Bounders AC
Billericay Striders
Bingley Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birmingham Rowheath AC
Bishop's Stortford Running Club
Black Country Triathletes
Blackpool Wyre & Flyde AC
Blyth Running Club
Bolton United Harriers
Braintree & District AC
Brandon Fern Hoppers
Bridlington Road Runners
Bristol Triathlon Club
Bristol &West AC
BRJ Road Runners
Bungay Black Dog Running Club
Bushfield Joggers
Cambridge & Coleridge AC
Cambridge University Press Running Club
Cannock & Stafford AC
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
Castle Point Joggers
Centurion Running Club
Chelmsford Athletic Club
City of Norwich AC
City of Stoke AC
City of York AC
Clapham Chasers Running & Triathlon Club
Colchester Harriers Ac
Cornwall AC
Coventry Godiva Harriers
Derby AC
Derby Triathlon Club
Dereham Road Runners
Diss AC
Dorking and Mole Valley AC
Doncaster AC
Dudley & Kingswinford AC
Dulwich Runners AC
East Cheshire Tameside AC
East Cornwall Harriers
Edmonton Running Club
Elvet Striders
Ely Runners
Falmouth Road Runners
Farnham Runners
Fairland Valley Spartans
Felixstowe Road Runners
Fetch Everyone
Framlingham Flyers
Garden City Runners
Gateshead Harriers & AC
Gloucester AC
Great Bentley Running Club
Great Western Runners
Great Yarmouth Road Runners
Guildford & Godalming AC
Haddington & East Lothian Pacemakers AC
Heddington Road Runners
Hadleigh Hares AC
Halesowen Athletics&CC
Halifax Harriers
Hallamshire Harriers
Hayle Road Runners
Halstead Road Runners
Handsworth Road Hogs
Haverhill Running Club
Havering '90 Joggers
Helsby Running Club
Horsforth Harriers
Horwich RMI Harriers & AC
Hunts AC
Ilford AC
Ipswich Harriers
Ipswich Jaffa Running Club
Ipswich Triathlon Club
Kendal AC
Kimberworth Striders Running Club
Kingston upon Hull AC
Lakenheath Lopers
Larne AC
Launceston Road Runners
Leamington Cycling & Athletics Club
Leeds Carnegie
Liverpool Harriers & AC
Leicester Coritanian AC
Long Eaton Running Club
Looe Pioneers Running Club
Lowestoft Road Runners
Marshall Milton Keynes AC
Newmarket Joggers
Newquay Road Runners
Norfolk Gazelles
North Derbyshire Running Club
North Herts Road Runners
North Norfolk Beach Runners
Norwich Road Runners
Oakhampton Running Club
Oak Park Pacers
Orion Harriers
Peterborough AC
Pitsea Running Club
Plymouth Harriers
Pudsey & Bramley AC
Purple Patch Runners
RAF AC
RAF Honington
Ramsey Road Runners
Redhill Road Runners
Road Runners Club
Rothwell Harriers
Royston Road Runners
Saffron Striders
Saint Edmund Pacers
Saltwell Harriers
Serpentine Running Club
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers AC
Shepshed Running Club
Southend on Sea AC
Southville Running Club
South West Road Runners
Springfield Striders Running Club
St Austell Running Club
Staffordshire Moorlands AC
Stilton Striders Running Club
Stockport Harriers & Athletics Club
Stopsley Striders
Stowmarket Striders
Strathaven Striders
Stubbington Green Runners & AC
Sudbury Joggers
Swindon Harriers
Tamworth AC
Tavistock AC
Team Kennet
Telford AC
Telford Harriers
The Saxons
Thetford AC
Tiptree Road Runners
Tipton Harriers
Totley Athletics Club
Trail Running Association
Trentham Running Club
Tri-Anglia Triathlon Club
Truro Running Club
UK netrunner co uk
Valley Striders Yorkshire
Ware Joggers
Waveney Valley AC
West Bromwich Harriers
West End Runners
West Cheshire AC
West Suffolk AC
Wharfedale Harriers
Wigan Phoenix AAC
Witham Running Club
Witney Road Runners
Woodbridge Shufflers
Woodstock Harriers AC
Wrekin Road Runners
Wrexham AC
Wye Valley Runners
Wymondham AC
Yaxley Runners and Joggers
York Acorn Running Club
York Knavesmire Harriers
26.2 Road Runners Club

Running in Stratford on Avon

This week I have been working in Stratford on Avon which as many of you will know is a huge tourism draw it being the birthplace of one William Shakespeare.

On the first day with time being short I decided to use the gym facilities at the Holiday Inn. Luckily the hotel had a swimming pool and gym and I took full advantage. I did a triathlon not in the usual order as I started with bike doing 11.1 km in 30 minutes, followed by the treadmill doing 4.20 miles in 35 minutes and then a casual swim where I did no more than probably 100 metres. It was really enjoyable having all of the equipment to hand and not something I have done for a long time as I don't belong to a gym. The workout measurements on the bike and treadmill are useful to know and motivational in that sense for measuring progress.

However that said give me the outdoors anytime. It was hot inside the gym and looking at euro pumped up electro r&b music is a real turn off for me. I noted several others in the gym had obviously come prepared and had ipods eyephones to overcome this.

The Holiday Inn sits on the River Avon Canal and the photo above is a view from the garden.

I have now uploaded all the photos I took at the recent Bury 5 race at Nowton Park Bury St Edmunds, you can view them on my link to flickr here or on the side panel flickr tool.







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Running Photographs of races in Suffolk

Just to say I am gradually adding more photos of races held in Suffolk. There are nearly a 100 now and I have recently added more pictures from the Tarpley 10 held in Beyton last year. Who knows you may just be on camera!

Click on the flickr button on the left hand side of the screen, or go to flickr.com or click here for a direct link to the set of pictures on running in suffolk.

If anyone else has pictures of running in suffolk feel free to post them on to flickr on the running in suffolk group