Foxy Ladies Running Club

Month: January 2021

  • Bringing a little colour to the grey wintery days.

    Bringing a little colour to the grey wintery days.

    The Foxy Ladies members remain colourful throughout this team challenge.

    We all know how hard it is to stay motivated to go out for a run in the COLD or RAIN or WIND or in the dark on a frosty evening or when its still covered with a blanket of ice first thing in the morning. So what better way to keep going then with the support of a virtual team taking part in the fun Colour Challenge?

    Communication is key

    As well as encouraging the members to keep going out running for their mental and physical health, we also wanted this challenge to be about communication. To involve members that are perhaps more remote and don’t have access to a +1 running buddy at the moment, or those living alone or having to shield or isolate. To have a bit of banter, exchange messages and photos with like-minded people in a “WhatsApp” or “Messenger” group can really make a difference to someone’s day, especially at the moment with the current pandemic affecting everyone’s lives in some shape or form.

    Team tasks and tactics

    The members were tasked with choosing a colour for their team which they must try to wear during the challenge and provided with a shopping list of tasks they had to complete as a whole team. Each team consisted of 5 members and 20 teams took part. Their shopping list looked like this;

    They had to plan which team member would cover which task on which day – lots of the Foxy ladies members are taking part in RED (Run Every Day) for charity or continuing a previously set streak challenge which meant quite a few could easily tick off item no 2. run every day with just one team member!

    Their were adaptions made for injured members or newer less experienced runners and everyone wholeheartedly embraced all the tasks.

    Presentations

    The 20 teams were then asked to evidence their tasks and publish their photos in any form of media onto the clubs private Facebook page. Some teams produced imaginative collages and others individual photos of collective tasks, we also received some amazing creative videos.

    The 20 teams who took part all donned team colours!

    After seeing the team’s presentations of the challenge, it was clear to see they had all really enjoyed it and had put a lot of time and effort into doing it. The feedback was great, they had a lot of fun taking part, some trying new things they hadn’t done before, meeting new foxy members or running or chatting with members from different groups. It also helped pass another week of lockdown and most importantly new lines of communication have opened and new friendships made.

  • Creative Running

    Creative Running

    Move over Banksy ….the Foxy Ladies are the new artists about town!

    Art map creations helps the ladies stay focused

    From the 1st January for a week the members of FLRC were tasked with producing a work of art whilst out running. They either, ran a random route then using their imagination turned it into a masterpiece, or planned and created a route in the shape of something before they set out and completed the vision whilst out running. Whichever way round they did it they came up with some impressive ideas.

    The creations have been flooding in daily and it has proved a popular challenge. Keeping lots of our ladies motivated to run or walk (if injured) and produce artistic creations daily. They have taken to the sea front promenade, off road to the woods and trails or just around their local streets.

    Getting the family involved

    It has taken quite a lot of determination to keep going out through the recent cold and previously wet weather but once given a focus the ladies always rise to it. What is heart warming to see is the amount of family members getting involved. Whether it’s the children accompanying mum on a bike, or running along with them, or helping turn their maps into unique works of art. Even lots of the ladies partners have sprung into action as +1 running buddies to get creative.

    Streak challenge

    Alongside the arty maps we have also set the ladies a running streak challenge. They choose how long they set their running streak for x 3 days / 5 days / x 7 or more. Some ladies have even gone one step further and decided to run everyday for the whole month. RED January (run every day) or Run 31 are great challenges which are charity fund raisers for local and or national charities.

    With lockdown set to continue for some time yet, we aim to set weekly challenges to keep the ladies running when and where they can, adhering to all government COVID safe guidelines. As well as a weekly task we continue to support and encourage our members with 1 to 1 running, twice weekly zoom strength classes, alternative exercise solutions, wellbeing mindfulness and informative posts.