Author: Bourne Town Harriers

Tuesday Run Club saw the group taking on 400m efforts around the Green, with everyone putting in a solid shift. 💪

The rest of the week saw members getting their own training sessions in, keeping the miles ticking over.

Saturday brought some parkrun action, with three Harriers out representing the club:

Simeon Adams – Irchester Country parkrun, 26:07 – 65th
Ciaran McKay – Snowden Field parkrun, 20:54 – 4th
Giles Hawthorne – Wisbech parkrun, 21:57 – 17th
Well done to all three! 👏🏃‍♂️

Then on Sunday, Matt Bellis headed to the Cardiff 10K and came away with a fantastic new PB of 35:55! 🔥 Congratulations, Matt!

And finally, Alison took on the Deadly Dozen World Championships 💀🏋️‍♀️ — another challenge ticked off!

Another great week of running and training from the Harriers. Keep getting those miles in and flying the purple and blue! 💜💙

Another busy week of running for BTH, with plenty of miles clocked up both together and individually. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🏃 Tuesday Run Club
Tuesday night saw us tackling 1-mile efforts. A tough session, but everyone put in a fantastic effort and pushed themselves right to the end. 💪

Away from club night, our runners have been getting their own training in too, with everything from tempo sessions and long runs to easier recovery miles. It’s great to see the consistency across the club as everyone works towards their own goals.

🏅 Saturday = Parkrun Day!
Saturday saw plenty of purple and blue popping up at parkruns across the country!

📍 Ferry Meadows
Richard Burton — 32:04
Michael Gilbert — 32:05

📍 Keswick
Giles Hawthorne — 22:49

📍 Kettering
Simeon Adams — 26:16

📍 Rhein Park
Caden McKay — 21:11
Kieran McKay — 22:25
Lucy McKay — 38:58

📍 Rutland Water
Tony Gilbert — 20:57

Another great week of training, racing and getting those miles in. 👏

Well done everyone! 💜💙 Keep running, keep supporting each other and keep enjoying the journey! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Running brings people together in all sorts of ways, and we’re delighted to be sharing some very special news from within the club.

Huge congratulations to Abi Cooper and Jamie Moore, who recently got engaged whilst on holiday in Italy! 💍🇮🇹

Jamie chose a truly stunning location to pop the question, proposing at the top of Cinque Torri near Cortina d’Ampezzo, surrounded by incredible mountain views and making for a moment they’ll never forget. ⛰️❤️

We’re absolutely thrilled for you both and wish you every happiness as you start this exciting new chapter together.

💙💜Congratulations from everyone at Bourne Town Harriers! 💙💜

Another good week of training and running for Bourne Town Harriers.

Tuesday’s club session saw members head into the woods for 800m efforts. With our summer training now in full swing, there were some great efforts put in by everyone.

Throughout the rest of the week, members continued with their own individual training plans, getting the miles in and building towards upcoming races and events.

Saturday saw several Harriers at parkrun:

📍 Ferry Meadows

– Michael Gilbert – 30:58 (incorporating parkrun into a longer run)
– Richard Burton – 32:38
– Alison Burton – 38:59 (also part of a longer run)

📍 Long Eaton

– Giles Hawthorne – 21:35

📍 Melton Mowbray

– Simeon Adams – 26:17

📍 Rutland Water

– Tony Gilbert – 20:47

There were no club races on Sunday, but there was still plenty of activity. Alison Burton took on a MiniROX event, consisting of eight 400m laps with exercises between each lap, providing a different challenge from the usual road and trail running.

Well done to everyone who trained, raced, volunteered, or simply got out and enjoyed their running this week. 💙💜

Another busy week for Bourne Town Harriers with plenty going on across both the senior and junior sections.

Tuesday saw our senior club night out in the woods for Kenyon Hills. Throughout the summer months, our training moves into the woods from the Green on Beech Avenue, and despite the hills everyone put in some great effort.

During the rest of the week, plenty of members continued with their own individual training plans and miles. Our Thursday evening runs pause over the summer, with several members also taking part in cycling events and training alongside their running.

On Friday evening, our juniors met at Bourne Grammar School for another strong training session, with great attendance and effort from all involved.

Saturday brought a lovely joint senior and junior social run, before everyone headed over to The Sugarmill afterwards for our presentation evening and club awards.

🏆 Senior Awards

– Matt Bills – Frostbite League Trophy & Winter Series Trophy
– Abby Cooper – Female Frostbite League Trophy & Female Winter Series Trophy
– Richard Burton – Club Handicap Trophy (hosted at Christmas)

🏆 Junior Award

– Alfie Fleming – Frostbite Performance Award

A huge well done to all our award winners — thoroughly deserved.

Sunday then saw plenty more racing, with our juniors taking part in the Deeping Fun Run, while the seniors were out at the Deeping 10K. Meanwhile, Matt Bellis headed over to Wales to take on the Barry 10K.

Another brilliant week for BTH with lots of training, racing, social running and club spirit throughout. 💙💜

#BourneTownHarriers #TeamBTH #RunningClub #JuniorRunning #SocialRun #FrostbiteLeague #SummerTraining #RunningCommunity #BlueAndPurple

🏃‍♀️ Run Club AGM 🏃‍♂️

Our AGM will be held on Tuesday 7th April at 7:30pm at The Sugar Mill.

We’ll be chatting about where the club currently stands, how we’re doing, and any plans for the future.

If you’d like to come along and have a listen, you’re more than welcome. 💙

#RunClub #AGM #RunningCommunity

A huge thank you from Bourne Town Harriers to Jake Reed of Reeds Sonar Consultancy Ltd for an incredibly generous equipment donation of over £750 to support our junior running and athletics section.

The donation has gone towards training equipment, which will be used regularly at junior sessions to help develop skills, confidence, and a love for both running and athletics. Support like this has a real impact on what we can provide for our young athletes.

We’re extremely grateful to Jake and Reeds Sonar Consultancy Ltd for backing grassroots running and athletics and supporting the future of our club. 💙💜

Huge congratulations 🎊

Well done to one of our members Alison on completing her 250th Parkrun on New Years Day!
This was also her 200th Parkrun at Ferry Meadows.

Great achievement!

#parkrun #milestone #running #runclub ##loverunning

A great way to head into the festive period with our pre-festive 5km time trial, followed by well-earned drinks and food at The Sugar Mill 🍻🍽️

Some strong running across the group and a really good turnout. Results from the night:
Matt Bellis – 18:12
Matt Bills – 18:15
Tim W – 20:08
Tony G – 20:10
Mark Botteley – 20:42
Sim – 20:57
Abi – 21:02
Jamie – 21:43
Kate W – 22:47
Jon Spencer – 22:57
Jim Sands – 23:51
Ellis Parker – 24:21
Chris Ward – 24:22
Michael Gilbert – 25:45
Laura Langdon – 25:55
Emma Langdon – 25:56
Gillian Pryor – 27:52
Richard B – 30:21
Alison Burton – 34:43

A big thank you to Tom for his continued support this year and for always accommodating our social events — much appreciated 🙌

Well done everyone. A solid way to finish training before Christmas.

#BourneTownHarriers #5KTimeTrial #ClubRun #RunningCommunity #TeamHarriers #PostRunSocial #EndOfYearMiles 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

🏃‍♂️ Tuesday — Club Night: 400m Efforts

Tuesday’s session was all about 400m efforts. The evening turned out warmer than we expected, but everyone knuckled down and put in some brilliant work. Strong pacing, good form, and a great atmosphere across the group.

🏃‍♀️ Thursday — Tempo Session

Thursday was our tempo night — usually a slightly smaller group, but always a committed one. Plenty of focused block running and solid consistency from everyone who came along.

🏞️ Saturday — parkrun Highlights

A few of our runners headed out to parkrun this week, with some great performances:

Giles Hawthorne – Bedworth parkrun in 26:52

Alison Burton – Rutland Water parkrun in 35:48

Michael Gilbert – Rutland Water parkrun in 24:51 (Course PB!)

Richard Burton – Rutland Water parkrun in 31:35


Fantastic running from all of you, especially with that course PB from Michael.

🏃 Sunday — Easy Miles & Own Training

No races on Sunday, so most people headed out for their own steady miles. A nice way to round off the week and keep the legs ticking over.