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It's what the RATs president and family get up to when not in Bude!
    Simon, Nicola, Keiran and Zerran Hammond
www.youtube.com/watch?v=svW6RDH-hMU&feature=share

Climbing RATs ?

RATs ... not content with getting you to RUN up the coastpath, Bridge now invites you to start CLIMBING!
"Some of you might know there is a new climbing room in Bude known as 'The Chalk Room', I did my first ever climb the other day (apart from the odd tree) and thoroughly enjoyed and recommend it.
They call it a bouldering/climbing room.
Would anyone be interested in a 'one off' guided group session?
Maybe a bit of fitness/warm up first before climbing?
If you would like to give it a go, please get back to me stating whether you would prefer a day or evening session and which days you are unable to do.
The session is £5 pp.   You don't need special clothing or shoes."     Bridge
    Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally
    limited to very short climbs over a crash pad (called a bouldering mat) so that
    a fall will not result in serious injury. It is typically practiced on large natural
    boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and outdoor urban areas

Quick   Get those Triathlon entries in!

Season Greetings all RATies!
Thought i'd kick off my new role as tri spokesperson with some diary dates for 2012, triathlon appears to be increasingly popular and prevelent in the county, here are some events that you might want to take look at, before they get booked up -
                    and believe me, they will - so don't miss out!
March
  25th   Peaky Freaky Duathlon - Weston-super-Mare   www.freakevents.co.uk
April
  15th   Abbeyfield Duathlon - nr Bath       www.eventslogicuk.com
  15th   Penzance Tri                             www.tri-logiccornwall.co.uk
  29th   Wincanton Tri                           www.totalbuzzevents.com
  29th   Upper Tamar Lakes Tri                www.freakevents.co.uk
Happy Christmas everyone - and the best of luck in the New Year!!
          Sarah Miller

New local 'clifftop' 10k
- 'Mouth to Mouth'

On Saturday 15th October 2011 the National Trust, supported by Bude RATs,
staged the first The Mouth to Mouth
    Starting and finishing at Sandymouth, this was
    a 10k (ish) off-road trail with stunning views
    on the coast path, up and down hills
    (including up the steps at Northcott Mouth),
    through woodland and over farmland.
                        Some runners were flying ... -->
    More detailed report on:   Results  page
    View route map
    View full results (.xls format)     View full results (.doc format)
            Photos of the event:   on paparazziparrish website
                                            at Coombe ford

42 miles for Bern

On Sunday 2 October Mogsy (Morag Ford) successfully completed her 42 mile Ultra Marathon in memory of her close friend Bernadette Inniss from Holsworthy in 24 degrees heat!
Mogsy has so far raised £3,900 and nearly reached her target of £4,200.42 raising funds for FORCE Cancer Charity working locally to support anyone affected by cancer.
If you would like to help Mogsy reach her target please visit www.justgiving.com/42milesforbern
        View more detail & photos

Grrr support for Sea Pool

Jane Cann seen presenting Paul Tilzey (chairman, Friends of Bude Sea pool) with a £145 cheque collected from voluntary race entry donations from Grrr (Great Rats Random Relay) 40/20 mile event at the end of September.
Rats were delighted to be able to make a contribution in support of our endangered Sea Pool.

It's a Knock Out - the 'video'

A short video of the RATs social "It's a Knock Out", held on Sunday 4th September,
is now on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOMw0bcakX8

SOS - Save Our Seapool

RATs are urged to support the 'Save Our Sea Pool' campaign by becoming individual members of 'Friends of Bude Sea Pool'.
Whether you are a swimmer or not this is such an important amenity for Bude it must be saved for our children, grandchildren and visiting friends and family.   Visitors from all over the world talk fondly of this unique facility.
You can support the pool by becoming a member, all it costs is £10 a year.
              More details and membership form
Once downloaded and filled in, the form can be dropped off at
        'Seventh Wave Gallery', Belle Vue, Bude.
Have a read, there are other benefits available to you too!
        Don't allow CC to take away something that belongs to Bude.

Sunday 25 September - GRrr
              (Great RATs random relay)

T'was a day out in the stunning North Cornwall countryside
in ideal weather, exploring new paths and hidden valleys
It was a route of 12 legs that took runners on a figure of eight route both North & South from Bude between the sea and the A39, with start and finish at the Pitch & Putt hut.
The legs ranged from 3km to 7km over varying terrain.   Relay teams could cover the whole course (roughly 40 miles) or the shorter version (roughly 20 miles).   Some even ran the whole distance solo!   There was no time limit, although getting back before dark was a good idea!
See more information and downloadable documents
See some initial pictures
Report to follow ....
 

Club Sunday Social Events

The idea is that we do some new runs in different places... and make it sociable with the start and finish at a pub to go for a drink/lunch/natter and a laugh afterwards. Additionally we'd like to co-ordinate with our cyclists for the more local runs.
    The first such event was on Sunday 7 August when we did a run based on the pub at Pyworthy.   The next such run is planned for Sunday 9th October, based on the pub at Marthamchurch (runners to meet at the pub at 11am, cyclists meet at Morrisons at 10am as usual).
The intent is to do this on a monthly basis, alternating between a new run round some new local pub one month and a more distant run (say on Dartmoor or Exmoor) the following month.   Does anyone have any good routes (run or cycle) or pubs that you would like to share that we could do? e.g. Crackington Haven, Week St Mary....
If so, please contact Sally Gostick

LOST, Stolen or Strayed

  Alex, Andrew, Bridget, Emma, Mark x2, Neil, Roger,
    Sabine & Wendy...
  Last spotted searching for foxgloves on the
    East Devon Way ...
  However, there is some evidence that Bridget and Emma
    made it to the sea at Lyme Regis!
                      view more/larger photos

Autumn swimming sessions

As last summer, swimming sessions have ceased
  for the 2011 summer months . . . but there is now A PLAN.
RAT's Swim Sessions will re-start in September
 after the summer holidays.
      Mondays between 8 - 9pm.
11 week course to Christmas school holidays (this will exclude half term week)
      Cost is £49.50 pp.
Jackie just needs to know names now and the details will follow later.
For more detailed information, e-mail info@buderats.co.uk
      or contact Jackie via Streamline Swim Club

Pyworthy 10k & Children's Fun Run - Sunday 10 July

The full results are now available via the RESULTS page of this website

Mountain (bike) RATs

The Mountain Rats had a great fun morning out with Jodi and Wayne on the 1st Mountain Bike technical session... mixed abilities but no lack of enthusiasm!
    After meeting at Stibb , we were taken over a few
    bumpy fields and some varied downhill stretches
    so that Jodi and Wayne could assess the RATs before
    taking them into Stowe woods for the real tech stuff;
    the 'gang' all practiced at each of the 'obstacles',
    with mixed and sometimes amusing results....Roger!
Wayne and Jodi then tied it all together on one big circuit...
good instructors CAN teach old dogs new tricks!
            view a more complete report and more/larger photos

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World climbing machine record

Members of the Bude Surf Boat Club and Bude Running and Triathlon ( RATs ), are celebrating after setting a new World Record.
The eight-strong, all female team are set to enter the record books after scaling the equivalent of Mount Everest on the specialist Versaclimber Sport climbing machine.
Together, they climbed 8,848m in 2hr, 13min and 27sec, beating the previous record by just over 32 minutes.
A crowd of friends and family, as well as a group of independent witnesses gathered at the Aspire Fitness Pod in Bude to watch the record attempt and cheer on the team.   Evidence of the achievement will now be sent to officials at Guinness World Records who will review and verify the claim.     more information

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'MudRATs'

The MudRATs had several outings last winter.
Undoubtedly, the MUDDIEST so far was on 7th November when they started from Duckpool, took the path north up the valley to Woodford, then across to Eastaway and further north via Stanbury and Tonacombe before returning via the coast path.
On 21st November they again ran from Duckpool, pictured at Hawker's Hut (more photos in GALLERY)
 

'Bude Runners' win the European Surf Boat Championships

On Saturday 28th August the team from
Bude Surfboat Club (including some Bude RATs)
won victory at the 2010 European Championships
at Wijk aan Zee in Holland.

[ See more details ]
 

Mon 30th Aug to Sat 4th Sept -
Holywell to Bideford legs
of the Coastal Challenge

This was a relay run round the entire coast of Britain
Bude RATs covered most of this
Holywell to Bideford section

More information including runners and pictures

Drambuie Challenge outcome

 
The Drambluie Rinse team, comprising Isobel Waterhouse, Irene Thomson, Bridget Funnel and Jess Lynes, came 7th out of 15 international all male teams (just one other young girl in one team), and were 3rd out of the 6 British teams.
"Totally awesome !!!   we finished so much higher than we could ever have wished for!"

Eventually there will be our video on the Drambuie website but they have thrown together a short one for youtube which gives a few glimpses of our team   [ see video ]
[ See Bridget's report ]
The Rinsers' original video can still be seen on www.drambuie.co.uk/teams

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Drambluie Rinse win the voting!

The RATETTES team (Drambluie Rinse - comprising Bridget, Irene, Isobel and Jess) won the voting for entry to this challenge, over 2000 votes ahead of their nearest rivals. Only the teams with the top 5 voting scores will compete.

Final top 5 votes Drambluie Rinse - 6702 Garioch Goers - 4625 Are We There Yet - 4499 Riff Raf - 4379 Dramacious B - 4089

Thanks for everyone's voting help.

By winning the voting, Drambluie Rinse have also won a £2,500 donation
for their chosen charity, Cornwall Air Ambulance.

'RATS Nest'

As from early last year, the RATS have had the use of the Pitch & Putt hut* for our training sessions.

 * the Pitch & Putt hut is on Summerleaze Down midway
    between the Sainsbury car park and Crooklets car park.
    Best to park in Crooklets car park (currently free after 6 pm) and walk up.

Club discounts

    Bude Sports (10%)
    HPT Sportleisure (15%)
    Fusion Gym (half price 'Pay as You go' sessions)

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