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Village Voice <strong>August</strong>/September 2018<br />
THE PENN 7<br />
& SUPER FUN RUN<br />
Following another year of preparations,<br />
when sometimes with all the bureaucracy<br />
we now have to jump through, it seemed<br />
as if it might not happen - with the<br />
magnificent support from an army of<br />
volunteers, the 2018 Super Fun Run and<br />
Penn 7 came to fruition...<br />
The races attracted yet more large fields, 301<br />
runners for the Penn 7, 459 for the Fun Run and<br />
69 for the Mini Marathons, great numbers and<br />
great support for the 35th running (sic) of this<br />
fantastic village event. You, the villagers came<br />
out in droves during the day, though it might<br />
have been a tad warmer, but thanks to you all<br />
for giving your support to the event.<br />
I would like to start off, on behalf of the<br />
organising committee, by saying a VERY<br />
VERY BIG THANK YOU to the wonderful<br />
volunteers who performed the most important<br />
role of the weekend, marshalling the junctions<br />
and points on the route of both courses. Without<br />
your efforts, the races would not have been able<br />
to take place, but you provided a secure and safe<br />
environment for all the<br />
runners, and there were no<br />
reported incidents, so you<br />
all did a brilliant job!<br />
This year we were<br />
raising monies for Sparkles<br />
and Charlies Footsteps, so<br />
to Jo and Tim Oliver, (and<br />
Charlie) thanks for<br />
organising your group to man the inflatables on<br />
the day, also to Steve and his bar staff, and John<br />
and Debbie and their BBQ team. The music<br />
during the afternoon provided great talent and<br />
entertainment, so thanks to all the performers.<br />
Having moved to chip timing for the Penn7,<br />
which is usually expected these days for the<br />
organised road races, we also moved into new<br />
technology using card readers to take payments,<br />
which is something we are looking to expand<br />
next year!<br />
The Fun Run, still being<br />
recorded manually, relys<br />
on the finishing team,<br />
thanks to those who stood<br />
in to issue numbers, record<br />
placings and deliver<br />
medals, we are human, and<br />
sometimes things get<br />
missed, but we think at the<br />
end of the day, everyone<br />
got a finishing position!!<br />
We may consider chip<br />
timing for the Fun Run in<br />
the future, but that will<br />
incur slight price increases.<br />
6 www.pennandtylersgreen.org.uk
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