🐣 Easter Sunday Update – Plodders Cancelled 🛑
Just a quick note to let you all know that there will be no Plodders meet-up this Easter Sunday
We’re taking a short break so everyone can enjoy the day with family, friends, and plenty of chocolate eggs! 🍫🐣
Back to our usual pace the following week – we’ll see you then, refreshed and ready to run!
Wishing you all a happy and restful Easter! 💙
Plod and Duck
We had a good turn out at our new start point for a Tuesday evening, thanks to you all for coming out and hopefully, going forward more members will come along and enjoy a new start location, and maybe enjoy a pint or a soft drink at the end of a tough run...
Sundays are staying the same so if you cant make a Tuesday, we will look forward to seeing you at the usual place by West Park Café
We have had a busy weekend race wise, so huge congratulations to everyone who took part in events this weekend, please see below for more details.
Sorry if anyone is missing, and if you want to be included please drop an email to promenadeplodders@gmail.com
Everyone is welcome, whatever your ability, there will always be someone to run/walk with
*RUNNING TIMES*
Tuesday: 6.30pm start
Meet in or outside the The Dog and Duck - Bognor Regis (Steyne Gadens) a few minutes before the start.
Sunday: 9:45am start
Meet at West Park car park a few minutes before the start.
The Core Team
Matthew
Court
David
Skidmore
Kelly
Hazeel
Some background information about Promenade Plodders.
Plodders was discussed and developed by 6 initial members. Chris, David, Matthew, Ben, Jamie and Wayne, since then in the last 6 years we have lost Chris, Ben and Wayne. But with losing them we have gained a new core member, Kelly.
We started the club with the idea we could help and encourage runners of all abilities, which we think we have achieved over these years.
The club prides itself on being there at the beginning of a runners journeys and helping them complete there running journeys.
No matter of your ability a plodder will always be at the start to support a fellow member and there will always be someone there at the end cheering you on.
We started the club running on a Sunday and Tuesday evening leaving the Waverly at 6.30pm running 20 minutes along the prom and 20 minutes back all starting and finishing at the same time. This format still applies, although we have now changed Sundays to start at 09:45 at West Park, we have also added monthly away days.
If you ever need some advice, please reach out to one of the core members who will help to the best of their abilities.
We now have a Web page which is constantly updated and we hope this will get the club some further recognition.
Our club is free to join fully insured and extremely friendly. Please feel free to get in touch or come along on a.... TUESDAY AT 6.30PM WAVERLY WEDNESDAY AT 9.45 WEST PARK CAR PARK.
Please email promenadeplodders@gmail.com if you need any more information
Phoenix Running
On Friday 4th we had a group who ventured to Surrey to run along the Thames, it was a lovely day and from what I hear they all had a great time and would highly recommend taking part in their events. There is a choice of distances along with a choice of medals, which is what we all like. Well done to you all and maybe we can arrange a full plodders visit one day.
5K
Kerry May - 33:51
Caroline Mckellar - 40:41
Richard Taylor - 41:40
Gillian Taylor - 56:16
Jean Morris - 1:12:03
Madrid Half and 5K
We had some Plodders who went international this weekend and took on the Madrid half and 5K.
Hopefully you al had a good weekend and behaved yourselves before the big day, and looking at your times is seems you did, so well done on your restraint, chip time are below.
Half Marathon
Sean O'Carroll - 1:37:30
5K
Julie O'Carroll - 38:00
Jane Court - 38:01
UpcomingTraining Sessions
22/04/2025
This will be the usual 40 min run meeting at The Dog and Duck @ 18:30
20 mins out along the prom*
20 min return along the prom*
We look forward to seeing you
All welcome to meet in the Dog and Duck at the end for refreshments
*This may change depending on the weather
27/04/2025
This will be the usual 40 min run meeting at West Park @ 09:45
20 mins out along the prom*
20 min return along the prom*
We look forward to seeing you
All welcome to meet in West Park Café at the end for refreshments
*This may change depending on the weather
29/04/2025
This will be the usual 40 min run meeting at The Dog and Duck @ 18:30
20 mins out along the prom*
20 min return along the prom*
We look forward to seeing you
All welcome to meet in the Dog and Duck at the end for refreshments
*This may change depending on the weather
ParkRun Tourism
We all know the Plodders like a bit of Parkrun tourism now and again. Please click on the links for more information.
Guys it seems to be the same team members who are always touring, If you do have an awayday somewhere please take some photos, lets see if we can get some new faces on this board.
Send any photos via promenadeplodders@gmail.com, it saves me trying to stalk you all.
Promenade Plodders Clothing
If anyone is intrested in buying running tops or hoodies please click on the image below and place an order from JW Sports, or you can pop in and see them, once ordered they can be either delivered to your house or collected from JW sports in Bognor Regis.
The waiting time for orders placed is roughly 2 weeks.