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club’s Christmas and Burns combined with the very the club has introduced
Night dinners. undulating nature of Salisbury so many different types of
Jackie feels proud to be a military land I was pleased running and opportunities,
member of BBHAC – her just to finish at Stonehenge social events and trips to
only regret is not having and get the medal.” some great places, as well as
joined years earlier! dabbling with triathlons. The
The following year having Brussels trips were always
Adrian Stocks lost his mother he made entertaining! The club relies
Adrian was born and bred a bold decision to run on volunteers and I couldn’t
in Billericay in Essex and the London Marathon to say no when Carolyna asked
spent years playing football raise some money for the me to help out with the Will
and doing the odd fun run, British Lung Foundation. Bolton Relays organisation.
oft with hangover, and never He ran half marathons and A lot of work goes into
really ran seriously. He spent long distances beforehand, the day but it is ultimately
a while working in Australia and started the marathon rewarding to be a part of
and met some runner types surrounded by Rhinos and it and make a contribution
and dabbled with jogging and fancy dressers then spending to club life. I was flattered
got the bug just as he was the race boxed in gave him when asked if I would join
thinking of hanging up his a finish time of 4h 12m. “I the Executive Committee to
boots and, returning to the was elated to have achieved be a voice for the Wednesday
UK, work brought him over the goal but was disappointed night runners, triathletes
to Bromley. not to break the 4 hours so and road runners and it’s
“A friend then talked me followed it up at the Halstead great to be a small part of the
into running a half marathon Marathon and managed a 3h development and success of
in 2003 with the Wiltshire 57m. However I was enjoying such a huge club.”
Wildlife Trust, seeking a the running and thought I
new challenge I agreed to could get faster (and I was Tim Ayres
join in. I began a beginners right!) so decided to search Tim joined the club aged 10
training plan jogging around out a club to keep up the or 11, encouraged by a friend
the streets and exploring running. A brief website from school and following
the area and began to enjoy search lead me to Blackheath in the footsteps of my older
longer distance running. and Bromley, a club with lots sister, one of the early female
The race was the Neolithic of things going on, nice West members of the club. He
Half Marathon and being Ham claret and blue colours initially trained with John
the furthest I’d ever run and a bar sold it to me.” Robinson (who would have
a huge impact on my life in
“Mike Peel introduced me
to some friendly Wednesday
night runners and the rest,
11 marathons, countless Mob
Matches, Parris Handicaps,
track races, holidays, currys
and booze ups, is, as they
say, history. Running with
