RAF
Lyneham 10K Race Invite
Royal Air Force Lyneham
www.raf.mod.uk/raflyneham
20th June 2009
The RAF Lyneham 10km race will take place on Saturday 26th
September 2009. The race
is open to all and will be held on a fast, flat
course within the confines of RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire.
Flight Lieutenant “Seb” Coe, a pilot on 24
Squadron is organising the race. He said: “I
was based at RAF Lyneham as a Loadmaster on the Hercules
before I was commissioned as a Pilot and returned to Lyneham
earlier this year. When I was
here before, I arranged the RAF Lyneham 10km race for
2 years. I saw the Station Commander when I returned
as a pilot and he tasked me to resurrect the race!! Of
course, it is an honour, and I hope the event will prove
to be the success that it was when it was last held in
May 2003.”
The gates will open at 9am, with a race brief taking place
at 10.30am and the race starting at 11.00am. There
will be prizes for the winners of each category: male runners,
female runners, male veteran (over 40), female veteran
(over 35), team of 3 runners and the 1st RAF Lyneham runner
to cross the finish line.
Entry is strictly by application only, with the closing
date for application to arrive at RAF Lyneham by Friday
18th September. All entrants need to complete an
official application form and pay the entry fee of £9
for affiliated runners and £10 for unaffiliated entrants. Download
your application form here
All
proceeds will go to the RAF Benevolent Fund and cheques
should be made payable to SFAS RAF Lyneham. Completed
application forms and entry fees should be forwarded to:
Flight Lieutenant “Seb” Coe
24 Squadron Pilots
RAF Lyneham
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 4PZ.
All applications should enclose a 9x6 SAE to allow for
a race pack to be sent to you.
The Station Physical Education Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Mark Colebourn said: “It promises to be a good
event which offers the unique opportunity for RAF Lyneham
to invite people from the local community to come and get
involved in a race around the airfield.”
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