Mondays, Alive Lynnsport, 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Cost: £2 per session (for members, £4 non-members)

We operate a track based running session for general running fitness of all abilities

Thursdays, Downham Market Sports Federation Club, 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Cost: £1 per session (for members, £2 non-members)

This is a road running session suitable for improvers. At HQ we have toilets and showers available to use. We run on the roads in and around Downham Market. A hi viz vest is mandatory in winter months. 

Seniors can compete for the club in both a team and as an individual.

As a club we enter teams for leagues, relays and championship events and encourage our members to join in at these. Our team offering for endurance runners is as follows:

Road Running

• Round Norfolk Relay
• Hereward Relay
• Regional/National Road Relays (where interest permits)

Cross Country

• Our own Cross Country Grand Prix Series
• Regional/National Cross Country Events (where interest permits)

Track and Field

• Southern Athletics League
• East Anglian League
• Eastern Masters Athletics League

Individual competitive opportunities exist in the form of open races on all surfaces (road, track and cross country) as well as county, regional and national level events. These all require individuals to enter themselves. If you would like to know more about the competitive opportunities or how to get involved in the team events then speak to the road running or cross country reps.

The club has a comprehensive list of Road Running standards, the aim of which is to serve as an incentive for runners to keep improving or to have a target for upcoming races. They range from Copper, through to Diamond. Click here to view the standards.

Badges are awarded to club members that achieve a given standard for 4 distances over a year. These are awarded at the annual awards evening.

As you can imagine keeping track of the running activities of all members is an impossible task and so for those that would like to be awarded we ask that members apply for this Road Running standard by contacting the club road running rep.

*** WE ARE REVIEWING THIS FOR 2020***

What is it?

• 17 running events between February and December (5K to Marathon)
• The more races you complete the more points you accumulate (up to maximum of 8 races)
• Bonus points on offer for personal bests and volunteering
• Trophy awarded to top 3 males and top 3 females with the most points at the end of the year, to be presented at the Awards Dinner
• This is a friendly competition to promote participation, camaraderie and volunteering
• Open to all paid up senior club members

Scoring

Seven 20 point races – Ryston organised events*. 20 points for the 1st Ryston to finish, 19 for 2nd, etc. down to a minimum of 10 points (i.e. all after the 10th Ryston to finish will score 10 points). Your best 3 scores out of 7 will count.

Ten 10 point races. 10 points for all Ryston members to finish (up to maximum of 5 races)

5 points each time you break a personal best

15 points for volunteering (or providing a volunteer) at Ryston organised events* (up to maximum of 3)

Races 2020

• Mad Hare 15M* - 16th February
• Ryston XCGP 6.5K* - 8th March
• Thorney 10K March - 29th March
• Norwich Half - 5th April
• Kings Lynn GEAR 10K - 3rd May
• Breckland 10K - 8th May
• Humpty Dumpty 10K - 21st June 
• Hancock 5M Handicap* - 9th July
• DerehamTown 5K - 23rd August
• Wissey Half Marathon* - 6th September
• Ryston XCGP 5K* October (TBC)
• Peterborough Half October (TBC)
• Fenland 10M - 25th October
• Ryston XCGP 9K* November (TBC)
• Ryston XCGP 6.5K* December (TBC)
• Marham 10K December - 31st December
• Any Marathon (inform road running rep of your time)

Age Graded Competition

The age graded competition runs concurrently using the same races (except XC) and is based on the average of your best 4 age graded %

We run a paper-based handicap competition at each of our Cross-Country Grand Prix races. Any Ryston member running in the senior race is automatically entered with prizes being presented at the Monday club session following the race.

Members must have competed in any one of the previous 6 races (no matter what distance) and are given a predicted time for the next race based upon their best performance in the last 6 races. (Any questions, ask Marlene).

There is an award presented at the Annual awards evening that rewards consistent improvement from one calendar year to the next (minimum of 3 races in each calendar year to qualify).