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On Saturday 28th September, the England Athletics South West region held its annual Volunteer Awards, hosted by the brilliant Jo Pavey - and what a night it was for AVR! 

The event aims to celebrate all the work of dedicated volunteers from athletics clubs across the South West and the evening saw our club bring home an amazing four trophies! They were;

• Winner in Coach of the Year - Fiona Price
• 3rd place in Club of the Year 
• Runner Up in Contribution to Athletics and Running - Sara Robert
• Runner Up in Newcomer to Volunteering - Katie Oliver

The night provided many stories of hard work and achievement from a range of different clubs, and it was also a great occasion to honour and remember the dedication and passion of the wonderful Sara Robert. 

A big congratulations to all our award winners, as well as all our members who help to make AVR the club that it is! What an achievement!

Club Update: New Chair Appointed

On Monday 5th August we held an EGM in order to appoint a new Chair for the club. 

Following the member vote on the evening, we are delighted to welcome Vicky Bodman and Tim Burrell to the position who will be taking on leadership of the club in a joint capacity. This therefore means that we no longer have a Vice Chair position on the committee. 

Congratulations to both Vicky and Tim for the appointment, and a big thank you for stepping forward for the position. There is no doubt that AVR will continue to go from strength to strength with you both at the helm.

Following the results of the survey circulated (and thanks to so many of you for responding with such an overwhelmingly positive response), we have finalised the plans for our Autumn race training. We will be running the training programme on Thursday evenings for ten weeks, commencing on 15^th August, and culminating in the Great South Run on October 20^th and/or the Gosport Half Marathon on November 17th

If you missed the survey, or need a refresher on the programme, you can find it at AVR Autumn Target Races and Coaching Plan | News | Avon Valley Runners

Tim Burrell will be the lead coach for the programme, and he is delighted to have a brilliant and inspirational team who will act as your group leaders and mentors to ensure that the training and the race(s) itself will be a truly memorable experience.  Your group leaders will include Ed and Gemma Knudsen, Hayley Anderson, Paul Dredge and Becky Fletcher.

As we will be training for a 10 mile and Half Marathon distance (or both if you fancy it!), you should currently be able to run a 10K distance (at any pace).  However, this programme is designed to cater for everyone.  Whether you are nervously wondering whether you can achieve your first half marathon (you can!), or are an already proficient runner looking to achieve a PB in these distances, this programme is for you.

In order to secure your place, and be allocated to the group appropriate for your aspirations, we to invite you to sign up to participate in this exciting programme, which you can do on the link below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MRYDPZC

We look forward to training and racing with you!