The first week of the new year always brings a renewed vigour…
A sense of positivity courses through everyones veins as we say goodbye to the old and celebrate the arrival of the new…
What’s done is done…
New memories to be made… together!
The week started by seeing out the old and a few travelled to the capital for their New Years Eve running fix before the evening arrived representing the club in a veterans only race.
A huge club contingent travelled to the top of the valleys to do battle on the streets of Mountain Ash. Elite and fun runners had their turn. The Phoenix made their mark and calls were heard over the speakers celebrating our abundant presence. A significant placing warranted an award that will take pride of place on one Phoenix mantelpiece in 2019!
What a farewell to what’s gone before!
Happy New Year!
Many woke early, some bleary eyed, to head out for their unique double parkrun fix. The one day of the year where it’s possible to “do the double”. Some stayed local. Some travelled far. Dedication. Record numbers made the effort. Some did just one and headed back home to tackle a local event run by our friends from Cornelly. With Phoenix in large numbers they ploughed through fields and country lanes in the final compulsory event of the festive competition which has had a number of us focussed in spite of the excesses of the season.
Great running resulted in significant placings for a couple with one prize on the table!
A great way to start the new year!
Saturday arrives and the second parkrun outing of the week saw numbers out in force up and down the country. Significant milestones were celebrated at home events and huge Phoenix numbers down on the seafront helped towards a record attendance!
Training numbers were swelled by the renewed enthusiasm…
A new intake of our heroes starting their journey saw a record high attendance in one location…
Coupled with high numbers on the trails we saw the highest training attendance on record for one day!
A positive start to a new and exciting year!
Long may it continue…
Start as you mean to go on…
Use that positivity to drive forward…
I smiled today. Smiled a lot. Seeing those starting their journey. Nervous faces. Pensive moments not quite knowing what was to come. Replaced later by happy smiling faces. The biggest step is turning up. The start of a journey that knows no limits. There are no boundaries to what you can achieve if you just stick with it. Small steps now lead to giant leaps as time moves on. I remember when it all started for me. Those first weeks of the journey. So excited to see what it leads on to for all our heroes!!
Keep it up you lovely people!
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