VCAC and VRUK
Member's & Supporter's Diary
* Member of the Vegetarian Cycling & Athletic Club otherwise Vegan Runners UK or member of both.
MT - multi-terrain;  XC - cross country
Vegetarian CAC 120th Anniversary Events
Date Location Start Event / Distance Members Present
21-May Tadcaster (Yorks) 1830 or 1900? VC&AC 10 miles Cycle Time Trial Organised by Steven Wigglesworth; *Emma Smith, *Stan Mills
08-Jun Harrold-Odell Park (North Bedfordshire) 1100 Combined 120+ miles Cycle Tour of North Beds Peter Simpson
22-Jun Dartmoor (Devon) 900 Perimeter of Dartmoor cycle tour? Peter Simpson
12-Jul Belvoir Castle (Leics) 830 Little Beaver Olympic Distance Tri: S1500M / B40K / R10K  Contact Steven Wigglesworth
12-Jul Belvoir Castle (Leics) 1200 The Beaver Tri: S1900m / B85K / R21K *Terry Vine?
12-Jul Belvoir Castle (Leics) 830 10K run Peter Simpson, *Max d'Ayala, *Keith & *Sharon Hammond
10-Aug Weston Turville (nr Aylesbury) 1000 Bearbrook 10K Peter Simpson, *Keith & Sharon Hammond, *Steve Coote, *Ade Gibbon
21-Sep Gwalchmai (Anglesey) 1000 Marathon *David Palmer, *Steve Coote
21-Sep Richmond Park (Surrey) 1100 Combined 120 miles or kilometres cycle tour Contact: Peter Simpson
07-Dec Luton 1000 Marathon & 3-Stage Relay Teams of 3 especially (Contact Steve Coote)
Running
Date Location Start Event / Distance Members Present
01-Jun Northbrook (Coventry) 1045 10K Stewart Boulton
01-Jun Wallingford (Oxon) 1000 Chiltern Chase 10K Maria Hamilton, Sharon Davidson, *Rod Paris
01-Jun Poole   10K Sidney Delara
03-Jun Weedon (Northants) 1945 10K Peter Simpson
04-Jun Portsmouth   D-Day 10K Sidney Delara
06-Jun Ashton (Bristol) 1930 Towpath 10K series 2 Matt Cole, Karen Morgan
08-Jun St. Albans 1000 Half Marathon Laurence Klein
08-Jun Warwick / Kenilworth 900 Two Castles 10K Stewart Boulton
08-Jun Winchester   10K Sidney Delara
10-Jun Caen   Half Marathon *Rod Paris
10-Jun Banbury 1945 5 miles Peter Simpson
15-Jun Wargrave (Berks)   10K *Gwen Morys
18-Jun Lavant (W.Sussex)   Midsummer 5 miles (caters for vegans) Sid Delara
20-Jun Marston Forest (Beds) 1930 5K *Keith & *Sharon Hammond
22-Jun Freckleton (Lancs)   Half Marathon *Michele Drasdo
22-Jun Henley-in-Arden (W.Midlands)   9 miles Ed Banks
27-Jun Luton 1930 5 miles *Keith Hammond
29-Jun Sway (New Forest)   5 miles XC Sid Delara?
29-Jun Lordshill (Southampton)   10K Sid Delara?
29-Jun Thame (Oxon) 930 10K *Mary Davis, *Ade Gibbon
29-Jun Clapham (Surrey) 1000 Clapham Common 10K series Annette Herold, Vanessa Hudson
29-Jun Leatherhead   Sam Run 10K *Gwen Morys
29-Jun Coventry   Fun Run Stewart Boulton
01-Jul Milton Keynes 1945 10K Peter Simpson
02-Jul Portsmouth   Promenade 5K series Sid Delara
02-Jul Greetland (Halifax)   Helen Windsor 10K *Ant Walker
05-Jul Caerphilly Summits (South Wales) 900 31 miles XC *David Palmer
05-Jul Regents Park (Middx) 900 10K Annette Herold
12-Jul Belvoir Castle (Leics) 830 10K Peter Simpson, *Max d'Ayala, *Keith & *Sharon Hammond
17-Aug Winchester   5K Sid Delara
18-Jul Bristol 1930 Towpath 10K series 3 Matt Cole, Karen Morgan
20-Jul High Wycombe 930 Half Marathon / 10K (post-race veggie buffet invite for members & family in Ade & Jill's garden.) *Ade Gibbon, *Simon Cope, *Mary Davis, Peter Simpson, Sharon Davidson, *Gwen Morys, Ed Banks
20-Jul Milton Keynes 1000 Half Marathon *Keith Hammond, *Manuel Corriente
01-Aug Bristol 1930 Towpath 10K series 4 Matt Cole, Karen Morgan
03-Aug Wellingborough 1100 5 miles Peter Simpson
06-Aug Alderney (Channel Is) 1200 10K *Rod Paris
06-Aug Portsmouth   Promenade 5K series Sid Delara
10-Aug Weston Turville (nr Aylesbury) 1000 Bearbrook 10K (120th VC&AC event) Peter Simpson, *Ade Gibbon, *Steve Coote, *Keith & *Sharon Hammond
17-Aug Burnham Beeches (Bucks) 1000 Half Marathon *Caroline Chapman, *Nicola Hatch, *Joe Chapman,  *Gwen Morys, Peter Simpson, Judith Oakley?
17-Aug Hackney (Middx)   Half Marathon Annette Herold
17-Aug Everton (New Forest)   10K Sid Delara
22-Aug Ashton (Bristol) 1930 Towpath series 5K  Matt Cole, Karen Morgan
28-Aug Oxford 1900 Mota-vation Series 4 miles Peter Simpson
06-Sep Alderney (Channel Is) 1200 Half Marathon - Rod (event promoter) encourages veg*ns to meet-up here) *Rod Paris, *Graham Beck
07-Sep Welwyn Garden City   10 miles *Manuel Corriente
14-Sep Nottingham 1005 Robin Hood Full / Half Marathon Max Newton(H), Ed Banks(M)
20-Sep Buxton (Derbys) 800 High Peak 40 miles MT *David Palmer
21-Sep Gwalchmai (Anglesey) 1000 Marathon *David Palmer, *Steve Coote
21-Sep New Forest (Hants) 1000 Marathon Cris Iles-Wright
21-Sep Windsor   Half Marathon *Gwen Morys
21-Sep Leighton Buzzard (Beds) 1000 10 miles *Keith Hammond
25-Sep Littleborough (Lancs) 1845 Ron Hill's 70th Birthday 5K *Ant Walker
05-Oct Letchworth (Herts) 1000 Standalone 10K *Keith & *Sharon Hammond
12-Oct Tring (Herts)   Ridgeway Run 15K *Gwen Morys
18 & 19-Oct Tooting Bec (Surrey)   Sri Chinmoy 24 hours Track *Steve Coote
19-Oct Abingdon (Oxon) 900 Marathon (VRUK targeted event) *Keith Hammond, *David Palmer, Sharon Davidson, Laurence Klein, James Meldrum?, Peter Simpson, *Michele Drasdo, *Gwen Morys
25-Oct Llanberis (North Wales) 1030 Snowdonia Marathon *David Palmer, *Michele Drasdo
02-Nov Stevenage   Half Marathon *Manuel Corriente
07-Dec Luton 1000 Marathon & 3-stage Relay *Steve Coote, Peter Simpson, *Keith Hammond, *Manuel Corriente(M), Ed Banks(M)
         
Walking (Long Distance Walkers Assoc. and Other) Events
Date Location Start Event / Distance Members Present
17-May Glencoe   6-hour scramble along Eagle's Ridge *Steve Coote
28-Jun Wolsingham (Durham)   LDWA Durham Dales Challenge 52 miles *Steve Coote (running)
02-Aug Sheringham (Norfolk)   LDWA Poppyline 52 miles *Steve Coote (running)
         
Cycle Racing / Touring
Date Location Start Event / Distance Members Present
01-Jun Chiltern area   100 miles *Andy Jordan
02-Jun Redditch (Worcs)   700K Audax *Michael Kelly
07-Jun Droitwitch (W.Mids) 1030 West & Midlands 400K Audax *Michael Kelly
08-Jun Harrold-Odell Park (North Bedfordshire) 1100 Combined 120+ miles Cycle Tour of North Beds *Peter Simpson
14-Jun Alfreton 1430 Moors & Wolds 400K Audax *Michael Kelly
14-Jun Wythal (South of Birmingham) 800 Cotswold Expedition 200K *Dominic Burford
21-Jun Darlington 600 The Border Raid 600K Audax *Michael Kelly
22-Jun Dartmoor (Devon) 900 Perimeter Tour of Dartmoor? Contact: Peter Simpson
28-Jun Sutton Coldfield 700 Midlands Super Grimpeur 300K Audax *Michael Kelly, *Nik Windle, *Dominic Burford
03-Jul Redditch (Worcs)   DIY 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
06-Jul Hampton-in-Arden 800 Solihull Rando 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
10-Jul Stourbridge   To Redditch 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
12-Jul Droitwich (W.Mids) 700 Worcs & South Cotswolds 300K Audax *Michael Kelly, *Nik Windle, *Dominic Burford
14-Jul Redditch (Worcs)   To Redditch 700K Audax *Michael Kelly
20-Jul Redditch (Worcs) 800 Cotswold Edge 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
26-Jul Quarndon  800 The China Run 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
31-Jul Redditch (Worcs)   Redditch 400K *Michael Kelly
02-Aug Upton Magna (nr Shrewsbury) 500 Offas Dyke 600K Audax *Michael Kelly
02-Aug Long Hanborough (Oxon) 700 Cheddar Gorge 300K Audax (organised by Nik Windle) *Michael Kelly
04-Aug Moreton-in-Marsh 800 Spa Run 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
05-Aug Redditch (Worcs)   Redditch 300K Audax *Michael Kelly
16-Aug Galashiels 600 Flamborough 1000K Audax *Michael Kelly
23-Aug Mildenhall 400 Mildenhall Rally 300K Audax *Michael Kelly
26-Aug Redditch (Worcs)   To Stourbridge 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
30-Aug Droitwich (W.Mids) 700 Spa Trek 600K *Michael Kelly
01-Sep Redditch (Worcs)   700K Audax *Michael Kelly
21-Sep Richmond Park (Surrey) 1100 Single / Combined 120 miles or kilometres tour Contact: Peter Simpson
11-Oct Droitwich (W.Mids)   Across to the Cotswolds 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
25-Oct Stourbridge   To Holmes Chapel 200K Audax *Michael Kelly
30-Oct Stourbridge   To Redditch 600K Audax *Michael Kelly
         
Duathlon / Triathlon
Date Location Start Event / Distance Members Present
01-Jun Rother Valley (Sheffield) 800 Olympic Distance: S1500m / B40K / R10K *Terry Vine
01-Jun Lutterworth (Leics) 1300 Tri: S400m / B18K / R5K *John Gabriel
01-Jun Dorset    Tri: S250m / B10M / R3M *Max Hunt
06-Jun Vancouver (Canada) 630 ITU World Champs: S750m / B20K / R5K *Steven Wigglesworth
08-Jun Weymouth 645 Tri: S1.2M / B56M / R13M Jacqueline Bond
15-Jun Woodhall Spa (Lincs) 815 Tri: S400m / B20K / R5K *Steven Wigglesworth, *John Gabriel
21-Jun Rutland Water   Dambuster Olympic Dist *Terry Vine
22-Jun Marlborough (Wilts)   Tri: Fast Twitch S400m / B20M / R5M *Max Hunt
26-Jun Salford Quays (Manchester)   Aquathlon: S750m / R5K *Steve Coote
29-Jun Eastnor Castle (Herefordshire)   Tri: S1500m / B80K / R21K Jacqueline Bond
06-Jul White Oak (Kent)   Triathlon *John Gabriel
12-Jul Belvoir Castle (Leics) 830 Little Beaver Olympic Tri *Steve Coote
12-Jul Belvoir Castle (Leics) 1200 The Beaver Tri: S1900m / B85K / R21K *Terry Vine?
13-Jul Andover (Hants) 700 Tri: S440m / B30K / R7K *Max Hunt
20-Jul Lincoln   Tri: S400m / B20K / R5K *Steven Wigglesworth
20-Jul Burton Waters (Lincs)   Triathlon *John Gabriel
24-Jul Salford Quays (Manchester)   Aquathlon: S750m / R5K *Steve Coote
21-Aug Salford Quays (Manchester)   Aquathlon: S750m / R5K *Steve Coote
06-Sep Rutland Water (Leics)   Vitruvian Tri: S1900m / B85K / R21K Jacqueline Bond
07-Sep Horwich (Lancs)   Rivington Tri: Olympic Dist *Steve Coote
         
Adventure / Other Events
Date Location Start Event / Distance Members Present
11-15 Jun ?   Microsoft Corporate Challenge Cup *Max Hunt
7/8 Jul Lechlade (Glos)   Swimtrek 14K in R.Thames over two days *Steve Coote
         
         
Festivals / Fayres
31-May & 1-Jun The Quays, Bristol 1100 - 2100 Bristol Vegan Fayre www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk VRUK stall
07-Sep Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London 1100 - 2100 London Vegan Festival VRUK stall
30-Nov Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London 1000 - 1700? Animal Aid's Cruelty-free Xmas Fayre No stall planned; VRUK meet-up
         
Annual General Meetings
26-Oct Transport House, Theobalds Road, Holborn, London 1400 - 1800 Vegan Runners UK Paid-up members only; Meal at local vegan buffet after AGM.
16-Nov Moot Hall, McIntyre Care, Haddon, Great Holm, Milton Keynes 1200 - 1600 Vegetarian C&AC Doors open 1100, refreshments available; Paid-up members only