Common Runners is happy to support the Santa Charity Park Run on Wimbledon Common this Saturday (17th Dec) where money is being raised for:

* Wimbledon Common Rangers who take great care of the common
* Stem4, a wonderful local charity which focuses on raising awareness about
mental illnesses in teenagers, in the hopes of early intervention – specifically
eating disorders, anxiety and depression, self-harm and addiction

We hope to see lots of Common Runners and their families on Saturday, enjoying the festive run as well as the mulled wine and mince pies!

If you would like to give (or receive!) Common Runners’ gift vouchers for Christmas – to be used on any course or on a one-to-one – why not order some today? Just let us know who they are for and for how much and the vouchers will be sent to you.

A Christmas celebration with a difference…

On Tuesday 29 November @ 7pm, we’re organising a Christmas ‘photo scavenger hunt run’ around Wimbledon Village to discover some fun and interesting sights! The run will be followed by drinks and canapes at the Dog & Fox pub, a must to recharge the batteries and to celebrate a year of running!

Our Christmas ‘photo scavenger hunt run’ starts outside Sweaty Betty and finishes at the Dog & Fox pub in Wimbledon Village. You will be divided into teams of varying speeds/abilities, given a list of places/items to find and
photograph with all team members before heading back to the pub by 8pm. The team with the most photos will win the hunt and a prize!

The Mezzanine area in the Dog & Fox pub has been reserved for us and Prosecco, soft drinks and canapes will be pre-ordered so that everything is ready for us after the run. The cost of the refreshments is £26 per person (based on 20 people attending) and gives you two glasses of Prosecco/soft drinks and a selection of canapes.

We hope that you can make the run and drinks!

4-week pilates course to help strengthen and prevent running injuries @ The Wimbledon Club on Friday 4/11/18/25 November, 9.30-10.30am

If you find that you are prone to running injuries, your muscles feel tight after a run or you’re training for a big race, then this 4-week ‘Pilates for Runners’ course is for you.

The course will focus on exercises that specifically target the areas in the body that become tight from running such as the hips, thighs, hamstring, ankles and more.

Stretching is really important after a run as it helps prevent tightening of muscles, reduces injuries and improves your flexibility.

Whether you are a social runner, or someone who takes running more seriously, this course is suitable.

It will be taken by a physiotherapist and trained pilates teacher from APPI Health Group in Wimbledon.

The course must be booked and paid in advance and costs £60. Numbers will be restricted to 11 to ensure individual attention. 

We now have 13 Common Runners signed up for the secret London Run! 

On Friday 23 September @ 10am, we are going on a running/walking tour to discover the women who have shaped London – London’s Power Women (a perfect choice!). The tour will be followed by coffee & cake at a local cafe, an absolute must to recharge our batteries before heading home.

London’s Power Women running tour – organised by Secret London Runs – starts from Waterloo Place near Charing Cross station and finishes at Tavistock Place near Euston Station. The tour takes about 1.5 hours and briefly stops at about 10 places of interest along the way to tell the story of London’s heroines. The distance covered is about 9k which can be run or combined with walking. In other words, all levels are catered for.

This tour looks fabulous and has had some great reviews. The cost of the running/walking tour plus coffee/tea & cake after is £22.

If you haven’t signed up yet but would like to attend please let me know.

SUMMER HOLIDAY RUNNING CLASSES

If you fancy keeping fit while having fun on the Common, please come along to our mixed ability running classes on the following dates throughout the summer holidays:

* Tuesday 26 July @ 7pm; Tuesday 9 Aug @ 7pm; Tuesday 23 Aug @ 7pm; Tuesday 30 Aug @ 7pm.

Each class costs £10 and must be booked and paid for prior to each class. To book, please email info@commonrunners.co.uk.

Caroline Dunleavy, owner of Common Runners, ran in this year’s Virgin London Marathon and came in at 3.49.03!

This is the first time that Caroline has ran in the London Marathon and hopefully, it will not be her last! Her time gets her a ‘good for age’ place in the marathon for next year/the year after.

“The atmosphere was amazing and it brought a tear to my eye a few times when I was running!”

Common Runners is pleased to donate a ‘Learn to run’ voucher to the Wimbledon Guild for it’s grand raffle at this year’s Wimbledon Village Fair on the 18 June. Good luck to all who enter the raffle and we look forward to meeting the winner soon.

Common Runners was delighted to put together a ‘Spring fitness package’ for Bishop Gilpin’s auction of promises event in March. The package included:

* A ‘Learn to run’ private, one-hour session on Wimbledon Common with Common Runners

* Barre/HIIT/yoga class with Create Pilates

* A sports/remedial massage with Create Pilates

* A foot scan & pair of sports insoles from Sporting Feet

We look forward to meeting the lucky winner of the package soon.