We are pleased to announce that the following members were elected to the Committee of East London Runners at the AGM tonight: Sherika Ranasinghe - Lead Welfare Officer Emma Corbett - Social Secretary James Nichols - Committee Member Paul Watkins - Committee Member Neil Bianchi - Committee Member Imran Mustak - Committee Member Simon Nash - Committee Member The following members were also elected at the AGM and make up the new Committee for 2026/27: Re-elected Officers: Jacob Stevens - Chair Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera - Vice Chair Michael Wilson - Club and Membership Secretary and Assistant Welfare Officer Calvin Bobin - Treasurer Additional Re-elected Officers: Derek Wright - Webmaster Catriona Hoult - Wednesday Run Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator Clare Stevens - Volunteer Coordinator Becky Evans - Committee Member Ian Mackie - Committee Member Janet Bywater - Committee Member The roles are to be confirmed at the next Committee Meeting on 24th March. The meeting also agreed the new annual membership fee of £36 (including £23 England Athletics Affiliation Fee) due 1st April 2026 and second claim membership fee of £13 due 1st April 2026. A vote was taken to choose the ELR charity for the 2026 Valentines Park 5K. The winner was Magpie Project. Finally, it was good to see another big turnout at The Leytonstone Tavern tonight. The new Committee look forward to working for the club in the forthcoming year. Mike Wilson Club Secretary
New Members - Join the club between January and March 2026 and benefit from extended membership of East London Runners and England Athletics up to 31st March 2027.* *This only applies to those being registered with England Athletics for the first time. It does not apply to lapsed athletes or those who have changed clubs. email info@eastlondonrunners.org.uk for further information.
We are taking entries for the Essex and Suffolk Road Relay Championships at Colchester on Sunday 22nd March. Please add your name to race entries, or email info@eastlondonrunners.org.uk by Thursday 12th March, if you would like to be entered as part of an ELR relay team. The event schedule will be as follows: Race 1: Junior Girls (U13, U15 & U17) Distance approx. 1.6 miles Start time 9.45am Race 2: Junior Boys (U13, U15 & U17) Distance approx. 1.6 miles Start time 10.30am Race 3: Women (Open, V40, V50 & V60) Distance approx. 3 miles Start time 11.15am Race 4: Vet Men (V40, V50 & V60) Distance approx. 3 miles Start time 12.15pm Race 5: Open Men Distance approx. 3 miles – Start time 1.15pm Races 1-4: team of 3 runners and for the Open Mens event it will be a team of 4. In order to comply with EA regulations, Team Captains are required to submit a list of names, EA numbers and Dates of Birth of their runners who could be part of their teams before race day so that county qualifications can be checked (same process as the County XC relays which were held in the winter). Athletes are reminded that they must wear Club colours. The club will enter you and pay your registration fee, however please ensure that you are available to run on the day. Thanks, Mike