Pub run
Every summer we hold a pub run in themed fancy-dress. Participants assemble at 2pm at Tring train station and follow the Grand Union canal to Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, stopping at each pub along the way and finishing the Steam Coach.
Each year the theme changes, but the spirit stays the same – have fun running together as a club, and raising some money for muscular dystrophy in the process.
For 2019 the theme is pub names and all participants have been allocated a local pub name drawn at random.
The themes and photos from previous years are listed here. The pub run has been running continuously since 2008.
Special recognition to Vince Ellerby who’s brain-child this was and who is the chief organiser each year.
Weekly report Dec 22nd 19
‘Tis the season to be jolly, but Teresa Reason wasn’t using that as an excuse not to run, as she was the star for Gade Valley Harriers this weekend by being the only club member to take part in a race. After having to pull out of last year’s Portsmouth Coastal...
Nov 2019: George Einchcomb
It is with great pleasure that I award Novembers Member of the Month to George Einchcomb. George joined GVH only in June of this year but in that short time he has made a big impact amongst the other members, he quickly became a regular attendee to both the Tuesday...
Nov 2019: Sam Raffety
For the ladies, I am completely thrilled to offer the award to Sam Raffety. Sam has absolutely been on fire lately with some cracking training and racing achievements. Sam took part in the cross country at Milton Keynes in brutal conditions and of the 24 ladies that...
Weekly report Dec 15th 19
Once a lot of people reach the age of sixty-six, they think about enjoying retirement and slowing their live’s down, but Gade Valley Harrier Peter Tucker continues to put the years behind him, and on Saturday he took part in his 37th marathon. On a cool, windy morning...
Weekly report Dec 8th 19
Men’s team at Luton XC Morgan, Raffety, Beckett and Gibbs at the MK Winter Half Flowers at the Cheviot Goat Saturday saw the return of the Chiltern Cross Country League as Gade Valley Harriers travelled to Stopsley Park in Luton for this winter’s third fixture, where...
Weekly report Dec 1st 19
Chris Dowling is no stranger to an ultra-marathon having completed various long distance races over the last few years, and on Saturday he took part in his latest endurance feat – the inaugural Copthorne 50k. The Gade Valley Harrier embraced the three-lap course...