Club Champs - Running

Once again the focus of this years championship races is variety and to support local club run races.  The aim is to have as many of the club runners turn up to the events and show Calne SMaRTT as an enthusiastic and active club.

• The races selected for this years club championships are in the right hand column.  These are linked to the entry details for the event. 
• A summary of the results and points allocation for each race is shown here.
• The league table showing total points throughout the season is here

 Club Champs - Triathlon

• The races selected for this years Triathlon club championships are in the left hand column.
• A summary of the results and points allocation for each race is shown here.
• The league table showing total points throughout the season is here

 Wiltshire Road Race League

February sees the start of the 2013 Wiltshire Road Race League. Following victories in both the Men’s and Ladies tables in the inaugural Wiltshire Road Race League by Avon Valley Runners, the new season will see the Ladies competing alongside the Men with the scores achieved by both sexes contributing to a clubs points tally, as the League is split into two divisions with Calne SMaRTT A in the first Division and our B Team in Division 2.  The club encourages any of our members who want to run additional races to the Championship races to consider these as good races which also earn points for the club.  Full details of the league races and teams are here.

 Running Health & Safety

As you may have seen in the press, there have been some recent incidents where local runners have been taken ill during training.  REMEMBER - if you feel ill when training or competing then stop and seek help and advice. Better to be well for the next race than face a long lay-off pushing by the extra mile or few seconds.  In addition always carry identification whilst training by yourself.  There are some very good and inexpensive dog tags or 'ICEID' bracelets which are well worth looking at.

 Running Safety - Personal Stereos & Lights

At recent races competitors have been disqualified for wearing personal stereos during the run. It most definitely effects your ability to hear traffic and so can be extremely dangerous whilst out on the roads. It's also antisocial when in a group. If you feel you have to have tunes to run to then use one earpiece only or buy sports earpieces which allow outside noise to be heard as well (somehow!). Remember for Tri events it is instant disqualification to use phones, personal stereos or other devices at any time in the event.

During the dark months be seen - wear reflective jackets/bibs hats etc or better still get a small clip on cycle light which shows up a long way and will not affect your performance.