Due to the predicted snow forecast before Sunday, I can confirm the following statement was given to me by the Chichester 10k Race Secretary.

- If there is more than 1 inch of snow, the race will be cancelled.
- If the Police say it is unsafe, it will be cancelled.
- If there is less than an inch of snow but a frost, then the route will be inspected to ensure there are no serious ice patches.

It may be right up until the start of the race when a final decision is made.

No details have been released whether the race will be staged at a later date.

Apart from that, cold or a little snow on the day, it goes ahead.

Fingers crossed, it will all be fine. Have fun, at least the cold will keep the running condition cool!

P.S. Don’t forget, a TZ team photo will take place before the race at 10am outside of the festival theatre.

A big THANK YOU to all those who supported our Xmas Cracker Charity Run, we raised £115 plus a further £9 for signing of our club christmas card.

All proceeds are going to our nominated charity The Friends of Bognor Hospital

If you would like to join the Tone Zone Runners we are happy to welcome you at our Beginners Joining Night on Tuesday 10th January 2012, from 6pm.

Please download and complete the forms found here before coming along.

If you have any questions prior to the night, please send an email to our Head Coach

You will not want to miss this fun evening.............

Click Here to view the details on the Social Page

The draw for the 3 club London Marathon 2012 places took place on Tuesday 1st November. The "lucky" winners were:

- Brian Etheridge
- Ian Culton
- Leslie Ward

Reserves:
- Keith Hardwell
- Tony Hancock

Hi Tone Zone Runners - Firstly, well done to everyone who raced this weekend, I know that there were some great results and P.B.s.

If you gained a PB or have a special note on your race, please let us know as we’re always keen to advertise your achievements.

Whist writing, can I respectfully remind you that if you are running under someone else’s name, you should try and notify the organisers of the change. We realise that some runners may occasionally use another runner’s number, and although we don’t advocate this, if you run under someone else’s name, please drop me a line through the website, or on Facebook so we can publish the correct results.

Thanks
Ian

Our coaches are offering to hold a session where they will give advice to all runners on Training and Races and will be happy to answer any questions you may have to help your race experience be as enjoyable and stress free as possible.

Please see the club noticeboard for more details.

The club have 3 places which will be placed in a draw available to all those members, (subject to qualifying conditions - see details on website) who entered the 2012 marathon but received rejection letters.

If you wish to add your name to the draw a list has been put on the TZR Club Notice Board, at the Arun Leisure Centre,(base of the stairs leading to the gym).

The list will be available until the end of October and the draw will take place early November.

The successful members will be required to pay the "standard entry fee" . There is no obligation to raise money for charity, but if you decide to do so, we would ask that 50% of the money you raise goes towards the clubs nominated charity (this year it is The Friends of Bognor Hospital). We would also expect winners of club places to run in their TZR Vest (unless you choose to dress up as a fairy...rhino... banana etc)

Ian recently completed 5 marathons in 5 days for charity. Click here to read his race report.

WELL DONE IAN ON A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT.

Glen Penfold placed this on the TZR Facebook page:

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WELL DONE SIMON !!! A great win for the Tone Zone Runners at this years Littlehampton 10k.

Go to the Gallery to see a photo of Simon receiving his winners cup from the Mayor

Here is a link to an article in the Bognor Regis Observer titled "Chichester and Bognor Runners shine in Arundel 10k"
Click here to read>

Well done to all those who took part - its nice to be recognized.

Join Run England for more fun, camaraderie, advice, information and special member deals. Make sure you don’t miss out!

Enjoy your running more with Run England. Membership is free:
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Cath Ryan has a place for the New Forest Half Marathon on 25th September that she is not using.

If you are interested please send an email to adminstrator@tonezonerunners.org and I will forward your message on to her.

WELL DONE TONY !!!

On 6 August Tony completed the Green Light Round the Rock Ultra Marathon in Jersey, Channel Islands. The event distance was 48 miles, 1000 yards.

Tony finished 64th out of 104 finishers in a time of 9 hours, 44 mins, 51 secs.

He was awarded a silver medal for coming in under 10 hours A fine finish for his first ultra !!!

For some photographic evidence please go to the Gallery

Tone Zone hoodies are now in. Keith will have them at the club from Tuesday 5th July.

Don't forget the few who still owe the money for them!!

We have received a message from Bognor Town Twinning Association re a 10k Race being held in our Twin of St Maur des Fosses on 9th October.

They are looking for a team of 6 (who can achieve a sub 45 min time) from Bognor to take part, own cost of travel but hosted by a French family.

The closing date for entries is 30th June

If you are interested please contact Mike Batstone or Keith Hardwell as soon as possible.

For the first time this year we are publishing the Minutes from our AGM held in May.

Please click here to read:
AGM Minutes 2010-11
AGM President's Address 2010-11

Also the Minutes from the last Committee Meeting held on 20th April can be found at the link on the Committee Page

Brian Etheridge is now selling tickets for the Race Night to be held on 1st July. He needs to know numbers of those attending as soon as possible as if the minimum number is not reached the event will have to be cancelled.

Click here for details of the event>

Peter Chittenden recently completed 2 very tough races in Wales. He came 1st in one and 4th in the other in his age category. Please see the Race Results file (10m sheet) for details.

WELL DONE PETER !!

On Sunday 15th May Roy Webb took part in the European Veterans Athletic Championships at Thionville in France.

He finished 4th in the over 75's category, behind the winner from France, runner-up from Czech Republic and a German was 3rd.

His time for the Half Marathon was 1.53.20 and he was the first GB runner.

VERY WELL DONE ROY !!!!!

A good time was had by all at our AGM and Quiz Night on Friday 6th May.

Congratulations go to the following:
- Female Runner of the Year - Miyako Scott
- Male Runner of the Year - Roy Webb
- Member of the Year - John Baitup
- Special Award - Simon Gill

WELL DONE TO YOU ALL !!!

We will be issuing minutes of the AGM in the near future.

Following the departure of Tony Flint as our Race Secretary, it was agreed at the AGM on 6th May that Ian Bayley would take over the role.

Many thanks to Tony for all the hard work in the past and welcome to Ian.

Please go to the Social Page to view the new social event added for 1st July

Please click here to view the list of committee members to be considered for re-election as Officers of the Tone Running Club, subject to approval by the membership at the AGM on 6th May 2011 at RAFA Club, Waterloo Square 7.30pm.

If you would like to be considered for any position on the committee, please contact the President (Mike Monk) with a brief outline of why you would like to be on the committee and what you can do for the club. Applications close 22nd April 2011.

Please submit your nomination for our "Member of the Year 2011". The closing date is Saturday 30th April. Either use a form available on the club noticeboard or click here to send your choice by email, including why you think they should receive the award.

Presentation will be at the AGM on 6th May.

Each year the Coaches present the "Runner of the Year" award to one male and one female member of the club at the AGM.

The following people have been nominated so are asked to attend the AGM at the RAFA Club on Friday 6th May:

-Male - Danny Mahonny, John Baitup, Peter Chittenden, Roy Webb
-Female - Benita Milton, Sam Yates, Nicola King, Debbie Patching, Miyako Scott

Good Luck to all !!

All members who are running these two events, and who are raising funds for a registered charity, are requested to show which charity they are running for in order that our members may donate to a central sponsorship pool.

A form will be placed on the TZR Notice Board.

Members who wish to sponsor our marathon runners will be encouraged to support all of them. All money sponsored will be distributed equally between all the runners’ charities.

Your 2011 club subscription will be due on 1st April. The cost is £10 (£5 covers affiliation to England Athletics + £5 club fee). Collection of renewals will start March 2011.

New members who joined in 2011 do not have to pay the renewal fee until next year but should collect their new cards from a committee member.

The two Brighton Marathon places allocated to the club by Sussex Athletics were awarded to Gareth Fish and Ray Blackwell.

Best of luck to them both.

If you are interested in entering the Chichester Corporate Challenge this year, please see Keith for an entry form.

Keith will be taking names from Wednesday 2nd February onwards.

The club have been awarded TWO Brighton Marathon Places by Sussex Athletics.

If you would like to be considered for one of these places Click here to notify Club Secretary by Monday 31st January.

- Must be from a TZR member of more than 1 year (as per London Marathon ballot)
- Must be fit enough to run a marathon in 11 weeks time (10th April)
- Preference will be given to those who have rejected London entry and who missed out in club ballot for London places
- Cost £42 + admin fee.

Only apply if you are serious about doing this. The successful members will be informed by Wednesday 2nd and given instructions on how to enter.

Entry must be in by 4th Februay.

Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance have charity places available for the Brighton Marathon 2011.

If you are interested please send an email to amys@kaat.org.uk for more details

As a result of the recent ballot of members, with effect from 1st April 2011 the club training nights will be changing from Wednesday/Friday to Tuesday/Thursday.

Please click here to read more >

We held our joining night for new members on Wednesday 5th January and were very pleased with the response.

We would like to welcome our 27 new members - happy running!!

A Flying Coach from England Athletics will be visiting the club on Wednesday 26th January, 2011.

The talk will cover ALL aspects of running followed by a question and answer session. A not to be missed night. Martin is a 2hr 11 min marathon runner, so clearly know's his stuff.

Start Time - 6.30-6.45pm with duration of approx 1 hour

Earlier this month Peter Chittenden successfully completed the 100 Mile Himalaya Challenge in the Indian Himalaya region.

Go to the Races Page to read Peter's inspirational Race Report or to view some photos go to the Gallery Page

What a fantastic achievement - Well Done Peter !!!!

Ian Culton has just completed the Pembrokeshire Challenge which consisted of running 3 marathons on 3 consecutive days.

He ran them in the following times:
1st day - 6.02.00
2nd day - 7.48.00
3rd day - 8.25.00

He did over the distance on each day bringing the total miles run to 86.5m.

Well done Ian - now enjoy a well earned rest !!!

The draw for club ballot London Marathon 2011 places took place on Wednesday 3rd November. The "lucky" winners were:

Samantha James
Sue Bickell
James Harrison

Good luck to you all !

The Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on 21st October are now available and can be viewed here

We are sorry to say that due to our Community Page being hijacked by bogus users posting messages that were not appropriate, we have had to disable the application.

This area was not used very often by legitimate users so the impact should not be great.

Please go to the Social page for details of the new venue and date of this years Christmas Party

If you would like our Head Coach Keith, or one of the other coaches, to create a personal marathon training plan for you, please go to the Training page and download the "Training Schedule Questionaire".

If you complete this prior to your discussion it will help them to tailor the plan to your goals.

Viv will be starting a Monday night session for those runners that want to do longer runs.

These will start on Monday 20th September, meeting at 6pm for a 6.15pm prompt start, usual meeting place. These will be added to the Training page

If you would like to order short or long sleeved tops printed in our TZR colours and logo, please put your name and required size down on the list on the club noticeboard.

Available Sizes - 30" to 46" in 2" increments

Prices: Short sleeve £15.50 / Long sleeve £16.50

All monies to be paid to Keith Hardwell by end September 2010.

Roy Webb (now aged 77) ran in the Burnham Beaches half marathon in Buckinghamshire on Sunday 22nd August, his time was 1 hour 53 mins. 38 secs.

This race incorporated the British Masters Athletic Federation Championships and the Southern Counties Veterans Championship.

Roy finished 2nd in the British Masters over 75's to Walter McClaskey from Edinburgh and got a silver medal for this

Also he is now the Southern Counties over 75 veteran champion, and he's got a gold medal to prove it. WELL DONE ROY !!!

The Stubbington Green 10k for 2011 will give priority to those who entered the abandoned race in 2010. All those who entered in 2010 will have 8 weeks from 1st September in which to enter the race for 2011 & claim a discounted place. As from 1st November the race will then be open to anyone who wishes to enter (subject to availability).

An entry button will be visable at the top of the SGRAC.NET homepage from the 1st September 2010.

We try our best to include all club runners results on the Race Results spreadsheet which can be accessed on the Races Page.

However if you run a race that we do not know about or have missed please send the details to here to be included.

Please check out the Social Page where two excisting new events have just been added............

Keith's team for the Southdowns Relay Marathon on 12 June came 1st in the over 40's section !!!!

Well done to them all - Keith Hardwell, Brian Etheridge, Perry Lee and Danny Mahoney

Congratulations go to Pat Argent who came 2nd in her age category at the Bognor Prom 10k.

Many congratulations go the Kerry & Gavin on the birth of their son Oscar on Friday 21st May.

Mother and baby are both doing fine !!

The details of the Off Road Runs for Summer 2010 have now been posted on the Training page.

These start on Wednesday 2nd June.

Congratulations to this years winners:

- Runners of the Year - Female Pat Argent / Male Paul Jarvis
- Member of the Year - Felicity Paton

All awards were presented at the AGM and Games Night which took place on Friday 7th May 2010. All very well deserved - well done !

If you have pledged to contribute to the joint sponsorship for all of our runners who took part in either the Brighton or London marathons this April, please pay your sponsor money to Karen Harrison.

As a reminder, the money collected will be evenly distributed between the offical charities the runners were running in aid of.

Thank you to all who have contributed.

Congratulations go to Mike and Jenny who both ran in the Mels Milers 10k on Sunday 28th March at Christs Hospital and got excellent results.
- Mike 36th @ 44.25 (2nd in age category)
- Jenny 162nd @ 58.09 (3rd in age category)

They said - The race started in the grounds of Christ's Hospital School then onto the Downslink Way (a disused railway that runs from Guildford to Shoreham) but we only had to go as far as Southwater where we did a lap of the Country Park before returning to CH via Downslink Way. A low key run with about 250 runners, good showers at the Sports Centre and well organised.

For 2009 the club nominated chartiy was Sussex Air Ambulance, this will change to a new one after the AGM on 7th May.

If you would like to nominate a Local charity for the coming year please use the form available on the club notice board or click here to send your choice by email

Closing date - Friday 23rd April.

Roy came first in the over 70's category in the Exbury Gardens 10k race this March in 53.22 and won a trophy!!

Well done Roy - very well deserved.

Ian Culton kindly made some notes during the club talk on Stretching and Injury Prevention given by Mitchell Phillips of Stride UK on Feb 17th,

You can access these very extensive and useful notes and corresponding links on the Training page under Flexibility.

Thank you Ian !

All runners who put their name on the list have now been entered into the Corporate Challenge. The cost is £9 payable to Keith Hardwell.

We have 17 runners at present, but runners can still enter on the night if they want to. First race is 7.15pm on 24th feb but runners should arrive by 7pm to collect their number from captain Keith!!

We would also like anyone not running to come and cheer us on!!

Why not take a look at the new design Community site, its been updated to make it more user friendly and now includes a Tutorial to help you get started if you are new to forums.

A forum is, quite simply, the part of the website that gives you the ability to contribute and get involved outside of training and TZR social events. It's simple, easy to use and allows you to join in and reply to other people's messages as well as start your own discussions. It's just another way to really get involved with the club!

Congratulations to Thomas who took part in the Brooks Sussex Cross Country Championship at Stanmer Park, Brighton on 2nd January and was 74th in the Senior Men category.

Full result details on the Races page, under Race Results.

Grahame Hurren has a place in the Brighton Marathon 2010 which he no longer requires as he is now in the London Marathon.

Note from Grahame - "They say I can pass the number on to some one else, so If anyone's interested then please contact me at gdhurren@hotmail.com or catch me at the TZ club. I'll even knock a fiver off the entry fee."

The Tone Zone Runners swept the board on New Years Day:

* 1st prize Pat Argent £20.00 voucher (Tin Man)
* Leslie Ward (The Wicked Witch) Signed Certtificate
* Alan Argent (Scarecrow) Signed Certifcate

11 Brave Tone Zone Runners took the plunge - Mike Young (Yellow Brick Road), Pat Young (Lion), Sarah Spurr (Dorothy), Tony Flint (Wizard), Maureen Flint (Witch), Nicky King (Munchin), Debbie Patching (Munchin), Miyako Scott (|Elf)

Go to the Social Gallery page for photographic evidence !!

On Sunday 6th December Mike Batstone ran in the Sussex Masters Cross Country Championship at Denne Park in Horsham, and finished 6th in the 6 mile event, his time was 46mins. 04sec. an excellent achievement and the only TZR in this event.

Sunday 6th December was a day for many of our runners to get really muddy!!!!

Dave and Jade took part in the Doyen of the Downs 30 mile race. As Dave says "This was by far the toughest race we have ever done and the conditions were awful. Never seen mud so thick and it was incredibly slippery. Just when you thought that it couldnt get any worse we found that we had to go over a recently ploughed field!! After that, I took every opportunity to run through the huge muddy puddles just to make my shoes a bit lighter. Even climbing over stiles was hazardous as they were so muddy. I slipped over twice and its not a race I will be doing again. I was so tired at the end that although I was running I could only just catch up with runners who were walking."

We also had 8 runners that took part in the Duck Pond Waddle which was flooded in places and the mud was mostly ankle deep!!!

Why not join in the banter on the Tone Zone Runners "Facebook" page.

BUT please don't stop sending your news and photos for this website as many people do not participate in Facebook and still would like to keep up with our members antics on this - our official club website.

The draw for the 3 club allocated places for the 2010 London Marathon took place on Wednesday 4th November.

The following were the "lucky" recipients:
- Tony Hurren
- Viv Baker
- Jonathan Clayton
- Back up - David Butler

Watch this space for news of the date we will be welcoming any beginners that would like to join the Tone Zone Runners.

If you are new to running please use the 6 Week Beginners Schedule to get you ready !

The details for the Tone Zone Runners Xmas Party are now on the Social page and the club notice board.

Don't forget to sign up for A GREAT NIGHT OUT!