10/08/2026
Happy Monday, Everybody!
It's that time of the week where we give a 'shout out' to our awesome Club members for their running achievements over the weekend. We had a handful of members doing Ultra Marathons and there were some appearances at a few Parkruns on Saturday where the 'vest was repped' in splendid fashion.
Let's start with the Parkruns.....
Peter K travelled to Cornwall for a scenic coastal effort at the Trelissick Parkrun. Peter always sets a great example for others by making sure he is warmed up properly for a run, so he completed a full lap of the course as a 'sighter' before the actual Parkrun! ๐
In our hometown of Bridgwater, Becky R and Vicky R went to the St. Matthew's Field Parkrun to take on the 3-lap course and did so tremendously. An extra, "Well done and welcome to the Parkrun family" to Vicky who lost her Parkrun ๐ today. Hopefully it's the first of many for her.
Slightly further afield, at Apex Park in Burnham-on-Sea, 25 of our members (and some of their offspring) gave up their morning to be part of our latest BADRAT Parkrun Takeover, our 6th in total and the 5th one we have done at Burnham & Highbridge.
Parkrun is all about a running community of diverse people who come together for their weekly 5km walk, โjeffโ, jog, or run. As runners, we rarely get the chance to โgive backโ to the running community but at BADRAT Runners, we do things differently. We put an emphasis on supporting friends, and strangers, to achieve their running goals, no matter how big all small the goals are and โtaking overโ a Parkrun is the perfect opportunity to do that.
It was another polished display of teamwork by all the volunteers on a busy morning with 440 people taking part, which passed without incident except for some vomit from one participant who pushed himself a little too far, hitting Jemma!
However, in true BADRAT style, she carried on with her timekeeping duties and didn't miss a single finisher. ๐คฎA huge personal "Thank you" from me to the following for volunteering their time to 'rep the vest' in a non-running capacity: Ellie, Martin, Jim, April V, Elaine, Mark H, Peter M, Becca L, Dr Matt, Simon, Bjorn, Jemma, Tilly, George, Jo A, Lisa E, Rach, Bexy, Danielle, Emma H, Michael, Issy, Mark B, and Martyn.
Moving on to the Ultra Runners, we had Nicola and Chris J taking part in the Mendip Marauder, a 30-mile challenge taking in the entire length of the West Mendip Way from the start in the city of Wells to the finish on Uphill Sands beach, with just the small matter of 4161ft of elevation to contend with along the way. Hats off to you both, that is some effort on a warm sunny day. โฐ
Not to be outdone, Kathy and Michelle headed for the foothills of Mid Devon in Crediton, for the Black Dawg Ultra event. This involved running a 6km trail loop, on the hour, every hour, until you can run no more! Kathy managed an outstanding 8 laps, while Michelle, suffering with the effects of jetlag from her recent transatlantic travels, managed 4 laps. Great work both of you! ๐พ
A number of our members got out for social runs over the weekend as they continue their buildup towards upcoming half marathons, or just to add some distance to their Strava, COROS, and Garmin Connect stats. Well done to everybody who got out and about. ๐
If youโve been inspired by our awesome members and want to give us a try, take a look at our public Strava page which contains details of this weekโs Club runs: https://www.strava.com/clubs/badratrunners
Have a great week, everybody.
Kev, Team BADRAT
