Letter Of The Month in Runners World

One of our race organisers has had his letter published as 'Letter Of The Month' in February's Runners World Magazine.  Click here to read it.

Chalgrove Chug 2011

The 2011 Chalgrove Chug was a great success with plenty of runners and walkers enjoying the mild post-Christmas weather.  Many thanks to Ian Shortman who hosted a record breaking 72 minute raffle in The Red Lion with the proceeds going to the Friends of Chalgrove Primary School to help them raise money for new computer equipment for the school.

Relive the day by looking at the photos.

Happy Halloween

Enjoy our Halloween pumpkin, expertly carved out by David Sawyer.  Magnificent!

Runners' Packs To Be Sent Week Commencing 18 April 2011

The Chalgrove Festival 10K organisers are in the process of preparing runners' packs ready for posting week commencing 18th April. Packs will be sent to the addresses given on your original entry.

Please allow a few days for your runner's pack to arrive before contacting the race office. Numbers lost in the post will be replaced on the day of the race at the Race HQ subject to suitable ID being provided.

Timing Chips to be collected on the day of the race from the Race HQ. Your runner’s number and timing chip are unique to your entry.

Runners should not in any circumstance hand their number and chip to anyone else.

Thank you to everyone who has entered. The organisers hope your training is going well and look forward to seeing you on 2nd May.

Chalgrove Residents to run the Rome Marathon in March 2011

Just imagine for one minute how you would feel if your child was seriously ill in hospital miles from your family home.

How would you cope with the stress, anxiety and separation?

Helen Rees and Dave Crosthwaite are now hard at work training for the Rome Marathon on 20th March 2011 in order to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Oxford, which provides support to families while their children are in the Oxford Children’s Hospital. The charity ensures families have somewhere to stay close to their child and is available to them without cost.

Running 26.2 miles is going to be quite a challenge for couple of people who until this year hadn't run a single mile in over 25 years! Thank you in advance for your support - it means a lot to us, but more importantly, it means a lot more to Ronald McDonald House Oxford.

Please sponsor them at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Dave-and-Helen

All the money donated goes directly into improving the service and facilities provided for families.

Your donation means there is one less thing for parents to worry about and they can concentrate on their child’s care. As well as providing accommodation for families an important part of their role is to provide emotional support during their stay, offering practical advice, signposting to other organisations or to just be a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on.

The House has 18 en-suite bedrooms, two kitchens, a laundry room and communal lounges. The accommodation is not only for parents, but for siblings and extended family and every bedroom has a telephone directly linked to the hospital ward. Since opening in January 2007 the House has been full to bursting with mums, dads and other family members of critically ill children. In total so far they have accommodated over 2000 families and their stays range from just a couple of days, to many months.

The development of the House was fully funded by RMHC – Ronald McDonald House Charities. Together with the RMH-Oxford management board the staff the staff at the House are responsible for raising the annual on-going running costs of £140,000.

Every time you think about having a meal at McDonald's why not donate the money to us instead? It's going to a great cause and if you could spare £10 per month (the price of a couple of Big Mac Meals) or a one-off payment of a little more then that would be brilliant.

Thanks for taking the time to visit our virginmoneygiving page. So please dig deep and donate now - and keep donating!

List Of Winners

Heath Bampton (MV40) 34mins 56secs Overall Winner and MV40 Winner
Sue Street (F) 40mins 30secs Female Winner and F Winner

Matt Hammersley (M) 37mins 19secs M Winner
Bob Wyatt (MV50) 39mins 14secs MV50 Winner

Abesser Comiser (FV35) 41mins 29secs FV35 Winner
Deborah Jones (FV45) 47mins 56secs FV45 Winner

Adam Richardson (M) 45mins 29secs Male Chalgrove Winner
Caroline Bourne (F) 51mins 59secs Female Chalgrove Winner

The full list of results can be viewed by clicking here.

Results Now Published

Results from the inuagural Chalgrove Festival 10K Run are now available for viewing on line. Click here to view.

Photos From Chalgrove Festival 10K

Click here to view photos from the Chalgrove Festival 10K run.

Thanks to Trevor Cox and Helen Rees for taking the photographs. These photos are copyright of Chalgrove Festival 10K but can be downloaded for personal use.

214 Runners Take Part In Our First 10K Run

Congratulations to the 214 runners who competed in today's 10K race. Reports, results and photos will be published on this website soon.

Also, many thanks to all the marshalls who helped - the feedback we got from runners was that every marshall was brilliant! Comments such as "they were all smiling and cheering us on" is great to hear!

News Story In The Oxford Mail

We've got some great coverage in the Oxford Mail in the run up to the race.

Click here to read.

Spot Prizes Announced

We have some great spot prizes for the Chalgrove Festival 10K Run, including:

- Sunday lunch for two at The Red Lion (pictured right) x 2

- Free one month's gym membership at Park Sports Centre in Wheatley x 2

- Hand grip water bottle x 2

- Woolly hat x 2

- Baseball cap x 1

From Thursday 29th April We Are Taking On-line Applications Only

Please note that from Thursday 29th April we are now accepting on-line applications only. This is because there are now only two postal delivery days left before the race and we wish to avoid potential disappointment with forms getting lost in the post.

Places are filling up fast and we are close to our maximum race numbers, and at the current rate we will only have limited "on the day" places available.

To guarantee your entry please enter on-line by going to our On-Line Applications Page.

Thame Runners Support The Chalgrove Festival 10K

Thanks to Thame Runners who have posted a link to the Chalgrove Festival 10K on their website.

There is also a great Thame 10K run being held on 27th June 2010. The CPM Thame 10K has become a very popular summer race for both people local to the area and those from further away. For many the Thame 10k has become a regular fixture for their yearly calendar with no less than 94% of runners polled by Runners World Magazine saying they would return to run it again. Click here for details.

At only £15, including membership to UK Athletics Thame Runners continue to be one of the best value club in the region. Click here if you are interested in joining Thame Runners.

The Park Sports Centre Supports The Chalgrove Festival 10K

The Park Sports Centre, based at Wheatley Park School, has joined forces with the Chalgrove Festival 10K to provide some stunning sport prizes and giveaways for our goody bags.

Rated one of the leading sports centres in South Oxfordshire, The Park Sports Centre is situated on the Wheatley Park School site in Holton, Oxford, OX33 1QZ and offers a wide variety of facilities and services:

■An air conditioned gym with the latest Technogym equipment
■Large sports hall for a variety of racquet sports, ball games, gymnastics and arts events
■Junior Sports Courses
■Dance studio offering a full programme of all the latest workout classes
■Personal training
■In-door cycling classes
■Sports Bar - available for coffees and light refreshments, in the evening is also a fully licensed bar
■Children's birthday parties
■Holiday Active Zone activities for children
■Meeting/function room hire - available for corporate events, parties
■Free car parking
■Creche

Race Packs Sent Out

A busy night was had by the Chalgrove Festival 10K committee as the Race Packs were put together and sent out. All entrants should receive their runner numbers and pre-race information over the next couple of days.

Chalgrove Festival 10K Gets The Running Bug

Leading running website Running Bug, the website devoted to getting the UK running, has recently published details of the Chalgrove Festival 10K on its website. Click here to view.

You'll find advice and features for runners of all abilities, as well as a great search facility to find your next race with their free event listings.

Chalgrove Festival 10K Now On Facebook

Become a fan of the Chalgrove Festival 10K on Facebook to keep up to date with all the latest information. Click on the below link for more information.

15% Discount At Fit2Run

All runners at this year's Chalgrove Festival 10K can benefit from a 15% discount off their next purchase at leading sports and athletics shop Fit2Run.

Simply keep your runner number and present it with your purchase when you visit the Abingdon based retailer.

Fit2Run has kindly printed all this year's runner numbers and is sponsoring the winner of the Male (age 16 to 39) Category.

Chalgrove Festival 10K Programme

The Chalgrove Festival 10K Race Day Programme can now be downloaded from the website. the Programme contains useful details such as a timetable of events and information on car parking, as well as a map of the course (see our Google Map for a more detailed overview).

On-Line Payment Facility Now Available

We are now accepting on-line payments through PayPal. For more information please select the link on the right of the screen or click here.