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⁣⁣ Absolute Beginners 🌟 It’s back!!! 🙌 Boxted Runners are delighted to announce the return of our popular and fun “Zero to 5k” (absolute beginners) running course! 🌟 If you think you can’t run a 5k then this is definitely for you! No experience required in running, we will show you how it’s done and how it can be achieved in a fun, welcoming and supportive environment! 10 week course, starting on Sunday 17th October 9:15am Boxted Village Hall. Give it a go! You might just surprise yourself! 🤩 To book your place please follow the link below to our website booking page and startRead More →

Now that the days are getting longer, we can begin our Thursday evening hill training sessions, starting on May 6th. It is a great session for all abilities and helps to improve cardiovascular fitness, leg strength and power, and increase the range of movement and form.

Celebrating our first Thursday session back as a club! So good to be back! 🙌🤩🏃‍♀️🏃🏻 Boxted Runners are now running again after the third COVID-19 lockdown. Welcoming all of our runners back in a Covid secure running environment. We will be running in maximum groups of 12, each group with a LiRF qualified run leader. New members are welcome to join. Visit our “Join us” section to find out more.

Following the UK Government’s announcement on Saturday 19 December of new Tier 4 areas, details have been released by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Sport England as to how sport and physical activity is impacted and unfortunately, all club activities will need to stop until the restrictions are lifted. The physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our members and their loved ones remain the priority throughout this difficult and challenging period so it is vital everyone adhere to the UK Government’s new local COVID-19 restrictions and we encourage everyone to exercise outdoors alone, with their household, support bubble, or one otherRead More →

We are delighted to announce following recent Government and England Athletics communications that our club sessions can resume as from Wednesday 2nd December with our first session back on Thursday morning 3rd December! 🙌 😁

Following the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions and the publication of bespoke instructions from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), EA have revised the current guidance for athletics and running. Despite us lobbying DCMS for certain exemptions, this new guidance will apply from Thursday 5 November 2020 until Wednesday 2 December 2020. From this Thursday [5 November 2020], the UK Government is requiring everyone in England to stay at home, except for specific purposes, and not gather with other people who do not live in the same household, again except for specific purposes. As a result, the impact on athletics and running willRead More →

Boxted Express – Coming soon to a Boxted Runners session this Autumn

I’m thrilled to announce that as from this coming Sunday (26th July) we will begin the phasing of our club return! 🤩 🙌 We have now reinstated our Sunday and Tuesday runs, and the Thursday morning run will start on the 10th September 🤩 More information to follow shortly regarding COVID 19 safety guidelines for returning clubs which we all need to understand and be aware of.

With the sun shining down and perfect running conditions, just after 8:00am, the 25 Boxted Runners made their way to the Colchester United Stadium for the 2019 Colchester Half Marathon.

The big race of the weekend this week was the 7.5 and 15 mile Colchester Harriers annual road race. Whilst many of the Boxted Runners were taking it easy this weekend in preparation for the upcoming Colchester Half Marathon next week, Becky was taking on the challenging 7.5 mile route.