Eastleigh 10K race

The B & Q Eastleigh 10K
is celebrating its 25th an-
niversary this year.

This year the race has its
biggest ever entry of up
to 2000 runners including
international athletes.

This race is one of the biggest events on the Eastleigh
Calendar and last year it raised over £8000 for local
charities.

Last year we handed out 1,500 pieces of cake, banan-
as, teas and coffees, marshalled and de-tagged.

This year we are also responsible for the start line so
we are looking for even more volunteers.

If you would like to bake cakes please contact

Lizzie Cox for the recipe 8067 6608.

If you can help on the day please contact

Neil O’Connell on 8048 6842

29 March (Race day)

For the second year we helped out at the Eastleigh
10K Run last Sunday morning. This time we helped at both the start and finish line,
making and handing out over 1,500 pieces of fruit cake as well as water and
juice to the runners at the finish and welcoming over 200 runners and
supporters with tea and coffee and a chat on the Red Bus. The recipe for the
fruit cake was again requested.

The weather was bright and warm, unlike last year, and this along with
greater confidence about what we were doing meant that most of us had the
opportunity to enjoy the race. Michelle Fisher, Simon Saunders and Paul
Handley-Garland did us proud all completing the run in very good times -
will they be joined by others next year? There were many opportunities for
conversations and we did a great job representing the church in Eastleigh.

Again Neil O'Connell did a wonderful job organising us and heading up the
day for us, so much so that we're already looking forward to next year.

Sunday 28 March 2010

For the third year running we helped at the Eastleigh B & Q 10K road race.  along with the famous fruit cake we served over 300 cups of tea & coffee.

We were well reprersented in the race itself by James Farr, Michelle fisher, Paul Handley-Garland, Judith Scott & Paul Smith.