In a new venture, the club hosting a Ladies Running Night,
open to all women and girls in the area interested in running. The event
centred around a strictly non-competitive fun 5k run along Lady Mary’s Walk.
Before the run, Maddy lead a warm-up session to get the circulation working and
muscles loosened up and adult and junior members of the Harriers ran with
newcomers to answer any questions about running with the club.
The event was Kerry’s brainchild, with the aim of showing
that joining a running club is not just about racing, but is right for anyone
who likes running and enjoys running in the company of like-minded folk.
Kerry worked really hard to get support and sponsorship from
local businesses, and also from Run4It, Scotland’s biggest chain of running
shops. Ian White, Managing Director of Run4It and coincidentally married to
Kaz’s sister, said "Run4It are delighted to support Strathearn Harriers in
their efforts in this area. We are committed to helping any event which
supports helping get more ladies and girls running and improving their general
health and wellbeing".
After the event, there were refreshments and a free raffle
will be held, with spot prizes generously donated by local businesses The Handy
Shop, An Cnoc, Snip, Tack and Sew, Be Salon, Delivino and Crieff Hydro Leisure.
In all there were
more than 70 runners, with an almost immediate follow-up with three new
juniors on Sunday. There was a terrific buzz about the event, and we'll
be looking at ways of building on this success.
1 comment:
Glad the event went well and there was a really positive turnout. Hopefully there'll be some more adult members coming along to runs to match the junior sign-ups.
Well done, Kerry and everyone involved with the event.
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