Beginner Track Sessions!

Thanks to the Trafford Active Fund, this is the second initiative we’re introducing as a benefit to our existing members of the #MileShyClub!

Introducing TRACK sessions!

Thanks to Sale Harriers, we’ve hired the running track at Crossford Bridge in Sale to deliver 6 weekly sessions on a Wednesday evening at 7.30pm starting from the 23rd June. Sessions will be delivered by Personal Trainer and National Winner of the 2020 AoC Sport Fitness Trainer Competition, Anne Chinoy. You can find out more about the lovely Anne here: https://run-pt.co.uk/

Sessions are £2 PAYGO, for 6 weeks only, and are limited to 30 spaces at each session.

To find out more, visit our #MileShyClub group page here!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/mileshyclub/

#tracksession #traffordactivefund #crossfordbridge #saleharriers #dogoodfeelgood #noonegetsleftbehind #c25k #runfaster #runningcharity #runningfamily #funtimes #feelgood #movemoreeveryday #thatcounts #manchestermarathon

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Couch to 5k runners graduate at Old Trafford club!!!

Last night a few of our Couch to 5kers from the Old Trafford club completed their first 5k! We know with it being half term lots of you were away so we're looking forward to celebrating your success next week.

We had a BRILLIANT time at our mini "fun run" despite the warm weather and it was great to see some members of the Old Trafford community get behind us and cheer us along!

Massive thank you to the coaches for organising the event, especially to coach Sam who brought a water station and ice pops. Just perfect!

#C25K #c25kgraduate #running #first5k #runningmotivation #runningcommunity #runningfamily #oldtrafford #learntorun #noonegetsleftbehind

Sports and Asthma Masterclass with the #MileShyClub

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21% of the British Olympic team, 30% of professional footballers and up to 70% of elite swimmers have asthma.

Well managed asthma will not hold you back from sport, but only if people know how to manage it.

The #MileShyClub has collaborated with Queen's Nurse Heather Henry from BreathChamps (on a mission to make Sale the UKs first child asthma friendly town), and Professor John Dickinson, a sports scientist who has worked with GB Swimmers, England Football Team and many other elite athletes preparing for major competitions such as the Olympic Games to bring you this online masterclass.

Check out the event page to sign up: https://www.facebook.com/events/1153270951818455/?ref=newsfeed

Limited edition t-shirt to celebrate the NHS - out now!

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OUT NOW for 2021 is our limited edition t-shirt (and vest option available too!)

You can purchase your merchandise direct from our supplier, Mellers Productions, here: https://www.mellersproductions.co.uk/Mileshy_Blue_T-Shirt/p3972365_21126587.aspx

Alternatively, the club is arranging bulk orders in May and November of this year. Visit one of our clubs during that time to get your order in!

Trafford Active Fund Results

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Hi everyone,

We’re really sorry to announce that we were not in the top three of charities who made it through the public vote to receive £14,000. We came fourth.

We found out the result last week but had been asked to not announce anything until today, so we have had time to digest the news already. We know that lots of you will be disappointed.

We want to thank the judges and the Manchester Marathon organisers who put us through to the top 5 from over 30 applications. We also want to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for voting for us. We had nearly 1,000 votes in total, and every single one means the world to us. Thank you so, so much for your support.

The good news is that the Trafford Active Fund have given us a consolation prize of £2,000 which we are very grateful for and will be using wisely. We are currently having discussions over what to do with this money, and will let you know as soon as we have a [brilliant!] plan. If you have an idea, let us know, we’d love to hear from you!

It wasn’t our day this time round, but there will be others, so keep smiling! Well done to the winners who are awesome in their own right (Simply Cycling, Henshaws and Disability Snow Sport UK).

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#MileShyClub are shortlisted for funding pot of £14,000 thanks to Trafford Active Fund

We have some amazing news to share with you, and PLEASE we NEED YOUR HELP!

We have been shortlisted by the Trafford Active Fund for one of three pots of funding of £14,000. We made it through the first 30 applicants – and now we’re down to the last 5.

What do we plan to do with that money, if we are successful?

We have something amazing lined up!

We want to:

Launch #MileShyClub Manchester – a club specifically working with the HOMELESS in MANCHESTER, operating outside of the Booth Centre

Launch two new clubs in STRETFORD and ALTRINCHAM to complement our existing offering in Sale, Urmston, Old Trafford and Partington.

This funding means SO MUCH to us because it means we can bring the joy of running to a wider audience, and share our club with others. When we say no one gets left behind, we really mean it.

PLEASE VOTE FOR US HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TBV3V7M

Full details of the process and the fund can be found here: https://www.manchestermarathon.co.uk/news/vote-now-will-receive-42000-funding/

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Hurrah! Our face to face Couch to 5k sessions are back!

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Pop the date in your diaries! Our Couch to 5k programmes are relaunching week commencing 29th March at our clubs in Sale, Urmston, Old Trafford and Partington!

Check out the Eventbrite link below to book!

BOOK HERE NOW!!!

Places are limited due to covid restrictions and on a first come first served basis. Check out the video below to see what it’s like and hear some testimonials from people - like YOU - who have gone through this programme and completed their first 5k!

And that's a wrap! Our first 2021 C25k graduates have completed their training!

And that's a wrap! Our 2021 cohort of Couch to 5k recruits finished their final session this evening! We're always super proud of our C25k graduates, but these lot are just amazing. We had 170 sign ups for our face-to-face programme at the beginning of January, which was then cancelled due to the announcement of the third lockdown. But these steely lot below are just some of the graduates who decided to continue with the programme... online! Doesn't that determination make them that little bit extra special, making us that little bit extra proud?

Special shout out to Feroza, Sabine, Caroline, Steph, Laura, Claire, Lisa, Jess, Zahida, Diane, Jonny, Heidi, Amanda, Heather, Alma, Clare, Anita, John and Anna! Shout out to our volunteer coaches too who have been supporting some of these runners with 1-2-1 outdoor run sessions, to the moderators who cheered on our runners, and to our coaches who delivered the sessions.

We can't wait to see some of these faces joining us at our run sessions which will be returning at the end of next month! And of course we'll be relaunching our beginner programmes, just in time for the Summer!

#noonegetsleftbehind #traffordmoving #gmmoving #movemoreeveryday #c25k #beginnerrunner #learn2run #covidrecovery #lockdownfitness #exercisemotivation #zoom #onlineclasses #2021success #mileshynomore

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