Latest News from England Athletics

The latest essential information from England Athletics

Setting The Pace, the England Athletics magazine, is now available containing essential information for clubs, athletes, coaches, officials, schools and volunteers. Copies are being distributed to secretaries of affiliated clubs and events. A copy can also be downloaded by clicking here

The Annual General Meeting of England Athletics Ltd will be held at UKA in Solihull on Saturday 12 September 2009 at 10.30am. Due to venue restriction, attendance is be limited to two members per club. To find out more please click here

We are pleased to announce that Sweatshop, the official retailer of England Athletics, is offering all members 20% off everything online throughout August 2009. Just enter the discount code EAA902 in the promotion code field on the checkout page to claim your discount. (Full terms and conditions available on Page 25 of Setting The Pace, see above).

Click here to visit Sweatshop’s online store.

Remember every penny you spend at Sweatshop helps grass root athletics in England. Sweatshop repay 2% of all sales to EA to directly support the Flying Coach scheme.

To find out more see www.englandathletics.org/flyingcoach

Run in England Launched

We are delighted to announce the launch of Run in England. This is a nationwide initiative to get more people of all abilities out running and into our sport. For clubs this is a chance to grow and build membership. For more details see www.runinengland.co.uk.

A Run In England Facebook group is available at www.runinengland.co.uk/facebook

Alongside the launch of Run In England a new Leadership in Running Fitness course has been created that offers a great opportunity for people to train to lead a running group. Details are available at www.runinengland.co.uk/lirf

For more of the latest news and information from England Athletics see www.englandathletics.org/news

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