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London Marathon completed!

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!”

Spring fitness package donated to Bishop Gilpin for auction of promises

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.

Richmond half marathon completed!

 

Well done to Natasha and Jane who ran the Richmond Old Deer Park half marathon with me!

It was a hard race starting with multiple loop backs in the park followed by a very muddy towpath and road running…and then we had to do it all over again as the race was done in two laps!

But we were rewarded with a really nice medal and a sense of achievement. Natasha and Jane are the first Common Runners to complete a half marathon – well done ladies!

Social Run: on Wimbledon Common & Richmond Park

Social run on Wimbledon Common & Richmond Park

Our 2.5k/5k social run on Wednesdays at 9.30am on Wimbledon Common will continue in 2016. However, from January we will decamp to Richmond Park (Roehampton Gate) on the last Wednesday of every month for our social run plus a well deserved cup of tea!

The Richmond Park social run will take place on Wednesday 27 January, 24 February & 23 March 2016.

‘Learn to run’ gift vouchers for Christmas

‘Learn to run’ gift vouchers from Common Runners make an ideal Christmas present, so why not treat someone today?

The vouchers can be used for one-to-one running sessions or for any new beginner or improver running courses starting in January or April 2016.

If you have a friend or spouse who would love to get fitter, run faster, lose weight or run a 5k, why not treat them with ‘Learn to run’ gift vouchers this Christmas? To order your vouchers, for any amount, please call Caroline on 07810 486286 or email info@commonrunners.co.uk.

Common Runners enjoyed Bushy Park Race

Some new and seasoned Common Runners enjoyed the 5k & 10k Capital Runners Bushy Park Race on Sunday 28 June.

The route was flat and partly shaded, which was very important as it was a humid day! Four ran the 10k in under one hour and one runner completed the 5k in under 30 minutes! Well done to Alethea, Emma, Michelle, Siri & husband.

Summer holiday classes

As most people go away at some time over the summer holidays and many have children to entertain when at home, there will be no day time classes during this period, only two classes on Tuesday evenings which are open to all and will operate on a pay-as-you-go-basis – the cost is £10. The classes will run if there are a minimum of 4 people attending.
There will be an improver’s class at 7pm where we’ll run for about 40 minutes and includes sprints & hills. And then there will be a beginner’s level 2 class at 8pm where we’ll run for up to 30 minutes and build fitness with some low level sprints and hills.
Summer class dates are as follows:
* Tuesday 21 July – 7-8pm (improvers), 8-9pm (beginners plus)
* Tuesday 28 July
* Tuesday 11 Aug
* Tuesday 25 Aug
* Tuesday 1 Sept
If you are interested in attending a summer class please let me know and I will put your name down. Nearer the time I will reconfirm to see if you are still interested in attending.

Common Runners will be at Bushy Park race!

At the end of every term we enter a local race and this term it’s the Capital Runners Bushy Park 5k/10k race on the 28th June.

So far we have 8 runners signed up for the race – please let us know if you would like to join us. A picnic will follow after the race – husbands and children are very welcome!

Common Runners at Holy Trinity School Fair

Common Runners is taking a stand at Holy Trinity School Fair in South Park Gardens on Saturday 13 June, 12-4pm. As well as giving running advice to new and improved runners, we are giving away vouchers from Sporting Feet (£50), Create Pilates (60 minute sports massage) and Common Runnerss (£25).

Hope to see you there!