2026 September Newsletter
Summer is now behind us, although it still felt pretty warm at Parkrun this weekend. The training schedule is being put in place for the Autumn season, and I’m sure the sessions will help us all work towards our running aims — whether that’s a Parkrun, cross‑country, a 10k, or something even further. It has been great having Wednesday training at Watermeadows, especially the session with the added eclipse! Well done to our coaches for keeping everyone motivated. Please keep an eye on the Facebook page, as from the 16th of September we move to the Winter Hills for a couple of weeks.
As our club continues to grow, I would love to hear what additional things you feel we could offer — training, races, or social events. To support this, we will shortly be sending out a questionnaire. Please take the time to complete it and help us continue to develop.
Training
September 9th Wednesday Training at Watermeadows, Towcester
September 16th, 23rd & 30th Wednesday Training at Winterhills, Silverstone
Facebook is the place to check for Wednesday training locations, and it will also highlight the additional Saturday sessions held at Stowe (Next session is October 17th). As the nights begin to draw in, please make sure you attend with appropriate high‑viz tops and running torches.
Sunday Runs- Thank you to all the hosts who have led Sunday runs over the last couple of months. These sessions offer a great chance to explore different routes across the local area, and they’re always a brilliant social opportunity too. If you are interested in hosting a run, look out for messages on Facebook.
Cross Country- The club cross‑country event is on Sunday 4th October at Brackley Lane, Abthorpe. If you wish to enter please contact the men’s (Chris Coghlan or Charlie Purr) or women’s captains (Sue Torrence) by Thursday October 1st. You will need to give your name and the time you are currently running 5k. The race is a handicap event with women starting at 10 am and running a 3.2-mile race. The men’s race is 6.4 miles and will start at 10.45am. It will be a staggered start with the slower runners going off ahead of the faster ones. It would be fantastic to have as big a turnout as possible. If you don’t wish to run but are able to marshal, that would be greatly appreciated.
The Chiltern Cross Country League starts on Saturday 10th October at Milton Keynes. A WhatsApp group has been set up, and additional details are available on Facebook.
Chip Shop Challenge- What an incredible event this turned out to be, with a record turnout. Fifty‑six competitors took on the course, with the winner arriving bang on 8:00 pm — well done to Simon Storer. We also had more than fifteen marshals who helped the event run so smoothly, and around twenty family members joined us on the mound for fish and chips. A huge thank you to Dave Moreley for organising the world’s premier Friday‑night running event… with chips.
Keep pounding those pavements everyone and see you soon.
Bob Kellam
Chairperson
The next section has been put together by Graham and is some race results and news from July and August.
East Midlands Grand Prix Series 2026- Final Standings
A somewhat curtailed East Midlands Series, due to our summers extreme heat. The races at Corby and Rugby were cancelled, not to be rearranged. This left this year’s EMGP with 6 races, with the final standings calculated on 4 completed races. Silson had two podium finishers, with Mel Bignell 2nd in the vet lady 65s and Maddy Moutrie 3rd in the over 60 ladies. Well done both!!! Sen Ladies 7th Hannah Torrance, 9th Marina Lister, F40 12th Emily Castle F45 13th Louise Honeyball F50 6th Rachel Coles, 14th Helen Heley, 18th Joanna Gregory F60 3rd Maddy Moutrie, 4th Sue Torrance, 10th Kim Froggitt F65 2nd Mel Bignell, 6th Sheona Smee Sen Men 31st James Spencer, 40th Will Knibbs M40 32nd Paul Holmes M45 28th Richard Francis M55 21st David Morley M60 4th Michael Spencer, 5th Richard Popiel M65 7th Dave Jarrett M70 5th Humphrey Marten
Sunset 5k Desborough Sunday July 26th
As the name suggests this is an evening race, on a Sunday evening!!! Never the less it is gaining a reputation of being a fast course, with this year’s race won in 15.48. it is now part of the Northants Road Running League Series of races. This year’s race field was 313 runners, 7 of which were Silson runners. Results 60th Helen Heley 19.44, 71st Paul Holmes 19.51,175th Susan Mulligan 25.02, 197th Laura Torrance 26.30, 208th Hannah Torrance 27.11, 222nd Sue Torrance 28.09, 247th Marina Lister 29.51
September and October Race Fixtures
Sunday Sept 13th Northampton Half Marathon
Saturday Sept 19th Midland 6 stage relays and Ladies 4 stage
Sunday Sept 27th Rugby 10 mile
Sunday Sept 27th Brackley Chicken Run 10k
Sunday 4th October - Silson AC club XC, Abthorpe.
Saturday October 10th Chiltern League Division 1 Milton Keynes
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