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Gareth Pemberton writes:]
The Club is about running competitively and now holds regular weekly coaching sessions. It is also about fitness, health and feeling good about yourself. It is about having fun and achieving goals in the company of others. It is amazing how so many members have improved their performance over a short period of time simply by running regularly with other people.
Membership is open to any runner, male or female, who meets the above criteria and can cope with being called an 'Oddball'!
The Club formed originally as the male equivalent of the Epsom Allsorts, which is an all-ladies club. However through the wonders of evolution, social change and 'political correctness' the Club now encourages all ladies to join and also has Family Membership to allow for other family members, to participate at a reduced membership subscription rate. (Family membership is referred to later in this pack).
We have strong relationships with the Allsorts, and we meet quite frequently on social, training and race events - it is not surprising that quite a few Oddballs have partners who are Allsorts (and vice versa of course!)
If you are interested in running with us, why not come along to a few of our
training
runs. There's no obligation to join the club at this stage, but we are sure that you will find the effort
worthwhile.
Alternatively why not drop an email to one of the committee members. The names, roles and email addresses of
the committee are provided further down this page. If you're not sure who to direct a query to, then start at
the top with Martin Day our chairman.
If you've got any feedback on this website, then please use the 'Feedback' link on the left menu or click
here!
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| Chairman |
| Martin Day
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| Profile: Martin's role as Charirman is to focus the committee's work for the benefit of all club members. He is always pleased to receive your suggestions and comments - preferably by email.
Martin is a qualified grade 3 coach.
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| General Secretary |
| Dave Wylie
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| Profile: Dave looks after all membership issues and maintains contact with the major athletics bodies involved in the sport, such as UK Athletics. Please contact Dave if you any questions regarding membership of the club.
Dave also looks after the website and keep it up-to-date. No matter how good a website looks, there is always room for improvement. Dave is always pleased to consider suggestions from Club members.
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| Treasurer |
| Ceara Joyce
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As treasurer, Ceara banks your subscriptions and any other income, pays out expenses and presents the accounts at committee meetings and the AGM.
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| Club Captain & Events Secretary |
| Valerie Cooper
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As Club Captain, Valerie takes care of the major team events and will aim to field as many Oddball teams as possible.
In her role as Events Secretary, Valerie also puts together a schedule of events and works with Rob Donkin to get this published in the regular newsletter.
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| Newsletter Editor |
| Rob Donkin
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I joined the Committee in June 2003 and before I really knew what was happening, found myself taking on the role
of Newsletter Editor. With much help on the technical side from my wife, Dawn, the newsletter is produced five
times a year usually in March, May, August, October and December.
At the end of the day, the newsletter is only as good as its content and I welcome all contributions of both an
informative and/or light-hearted nature, however vaguely related to running they may be! It is particularly
rewarding to receive articles from new contributors to the newsletter, especially where a strong degree of
‘arm-twisting’ has not been necessary to get them to put pen to paper (or should I say fingers to keyboard) in
the first place.
As far as Oddballs race results are concerned, I can pick up most of the MABAC and local race ones from the
internet. However, if you run any ‘odd’ ones that I’d be unlikely to know about please send the results to me.
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| Kit Secretary |
| Steve Howson
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| Profile: Talk to Steve if you want to get your hands on a funky yellow Oddballs running vest..!
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| Cross-country rep |
| Sue Day
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| Profile: Sue takes care of the ladies cross-country teams that compete in the Surrey League events that take place over the winter months. Sue has considerable experience of running in off-road and road events and puts this to good use in helping out with many other club events.
Sue is a qualified grade 2 coach.
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| MABAC rep |
| Graeme Brown
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Anybody wishing to run with the Oddballs may do so on the training sessions without
having to commit themselves to joining the Club. Infact, we encourage people to
'try us out' on a free trial period basis before making such a commitment. However there
are certain benefits to be gained by joining the Club and paying the annual subscription
- currently £10 * (plus £5 for members requiring competing status) and paid at the end of February each year. Apart from receiving a membership card and official 'welcoming' letter (and being part of an inspirational
running club!), you will benefit from discounted rates on race entry fees (typically £2 per run) and kit purchased from most running shops (5 to 10%) - just flash your membership card. Additionally you will benefit from a very attractive family membership scheme at minimum cost - an extra £5 for each member of the immediate family.
In return we ask you to participate, compete in races of your choice (representing
the Oddballs of course) and simply 'have a go'. Of course, we recognise that not everyone will be able to train on a regular basis or want to enter races - and that's fine as well.
We ask, however, that you make every effort to attend the Annual General Meeting held in June so that you are made aware of the financial position and can have a say in the running of the Club.
For further details regarding membership, you should contact the
General Secretary, Dave Wylie.
* Please note that membership fees may change from time to time.
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