Posts from — December 2020

This event is a straight copy of the trail quests that we hosted as a club earlier this year.
The aim is to find 12 hidden festive images as quick as possible, located in and around a number of green spaces in Hillingdon. The time starts when you find the first location and ends when you find the last one. They can be found in any order.

There is no time limit, however there will be a time penalty of 15 mins per unfound image. Please take a photo of each image you find and share your time if you are in our facebook group, or email me at mbateman@hillingdonac.co.uk. A pic of yourself during the quest will be good too. If you do it on a bicycle or walk please mention that when posting your time and images.
This event runs from 7am Sunday 27th Dec to 4pm Thursday 31st Dec.
Current Covid Tier rules should be followed during this event including only mixing with max 1 person not from your household.  Festive Quest Map and Clues to print.
Come prepared for mud!

• Organised outdoor sport for under-18s (including those who were under-18 on 31 August 2020) and disabled people is allowed. Indoor sport for under-18s is only permitted for education or to facilitate childcare that enables parents or carers to work, seek work or take part in education.
• Organised outdoor and indoor sport for over-18s is not permitted.
• People can exercise outdoors or visit some public outdoor places, such as parks, the countryside, public gardens or outdoor sports facilities. They can continue to do unlimited exercise alone, or in a public outdoor place with their household, support bubble, or one other person.
• Outdoor sports facilities are allowed to open and can be used by individual households, bubbles or two people from different households. This applies to outdoor track and field provision where it is open locally
• There are no exceptions for disabled people taking part in sport or physical activity indoors.
• Competition licences within Tier 4 areas are suspended.

EA advise that in Tier 3 outdoor organised coached activities for adults and children, carried out within a COVID secure environment, are allowed. Numbers are not limited in such groups but coaches must not exceed a ratio of one coach to twelve runners. Runners should avoid socialising before and after the session. Unorganised and non coached activity is permitted but are required to follow the rule of 6 and socialising before and after should be avoided. If running on the road you should avoid running into tier 1 or 2 areas.

Over 18’s living in tier 3 can travel within their own specific tier 3 area to train or compete. Over 18’s living in a tier 3 area cannot travel into another tier 3 area, nor into a tier 1 or 2 area, to train or compete. As far as we understand all 32 London boroughs are one tier 3 area.

Under 18’s can travel across all tiers to train at their club and/ or compete.

Volunteers (including coaches, leaders and officials) may travel across all tiers where necessary to enable participation to take place. This should be kept to an absolute minimum

In tier 3 you must not meet socially indoors or in most outdoor places with anybody you do not live with, or who is not in your support bubble, this includes in any private garden or at most outdoor venues. In view of this and with great regret the clubhouse will be closed from Wednesday 16th December.

YOU need to do what YOU feel is right and safe. When making these decisions please consider your safety and the safety of others.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a happy and peaceful xmas. I look forward to seeing you all back at the clubhouse when the virus has reduced and restrictions have been lifted. Stay safe.

Now that the lockdown is over and we are returning to running it is important that we all adhere to the guidance issued by England Athletics and the UK Government.

EA advise that in Tier 2 outdoor organised coached activities for adults and children, carried out within a COVID secure environment, are allowed. Numbers are not limited in such groups but coaches must not exceed a ratio of one coach to twelve runners. Runners should avoid socialising before and after the session. Unorganised and non coached activity is permitted but are required to follow the rule of 6 and socialising before and after should be avoided.

The UK Government advise that you can only meet indoors with people you live with or have formed a support bubble with. You can see people you do not live with outdoors in groups of up to 6 people. You should continue to follow guidance on social distancing when you meet.

The clubhouse will be open on a Tuesday and Thursday for toilet facilities only. On a Sunday the patio area will be open for socialising in groups of no more than 6 people observing social distancing with table service only. Under no circumstances should you congregate inside the clubhouse unless it is with someone with whom you live. If you are waiting for your session to start you should wait outside or in your car. Come prepared for all weathers!

Please take personal responsibility for following this guidance, it is not the job of club officials to have to enforce it. This will ensure that you are keeping yourself and fellow club members safe. 

Dave Smith, Club Chair

Unfortunately, our next 0-5k course is postponed due to the current COVID-19 restrictions. As soon as restrictions are lifted the course will be rescheduled. 

Hillingdon Athletic Club is pleased to announce our next Ruislip Run Hub 0 to 5k beginners programme. Our next course starts on Saturday 9th January at 11am and will run every Saturday for 8 weeks.

The cost is just £2.50 a session and you will be fully supported by qualified England Athletics Run Leaders every week.

More information and where to book sessions can be found here.