The Wellesley 10km Trail Run is a fantastic, flat trail race which takes place annually in the Autumn.

This race is organised jointly between the very experienced race team at Blackwater Valley runners and the Greater Rushmoor Nepali Community group.

17 of our club runners took to the trail this year and with weather conditions perfect for running, we were joined by runners from all over the south of the UK with a full capacity 630 in attendance.

Welcome to Octobers edition of welfare Wednesday, this month we will be focusing on Women’s health, covering a range of topics.

The first topic on women’s health is the most common type of cancer in women in the UK - Breast cancer.

Breast cancer is when abnormal cells in the breast begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way and eventually form a growth. Each year around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer.

For our last week on heart health we are taking a look at blood pressure readings. It is important to check your blood pressure regularly to ensure you are not at risk of high blood pressure.

Keeping your heart healthy means adopting a range of different lifestyle habits, not only do these keep your heart healthy day to day, it also helps to reduce your risk of developing any heart problems in the future.

So, what can you do to help yourself❓

Farnham Pilgrims Half Marathon - Team FTRC tackled the Farnham Pilgrims Half Marathon with spirit and grit. Despite the challenges, we embraced the race and made it a day to remember!

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Septembers edition of welfare Wednesday will be focused on keeping your heart healthy🫀

Cardiovascular health refers to the health of the heart and blood vessels. It’s important that you understand your risk, make healthy choices and take steps to help reduce your chances of getting heart disease. 

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Welfare Wednesday!

This week we are focusing on how to reduce your own risk of developing dementia.

There has been lots of evidence to suggest that lifestyle choices can affect our risk of developing dementia. The risk is lowest in people who have healthy behaviours in mid-life, those aged 40-65. It is important to remember that no single behaviour is guaranteed to prevent dementia and some are easier to change than others.

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This week we are focusing on symptoms and causes of Alzheimer’s.

So what are the causes❓

Alzheimer's disease is thought to be caused by the abnormal build-up of proteins in and around brain cells. One of the proteins involved is called amyloid, deposits of which form plaques around brain cells.

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Welcome to August, this month we are going to be focusing on the signs, symptoms and coping strategies of Dementia and Alzheimer’s 🧠

Lots of people may not totally understand the difference between the two…

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For our last week on summer running we are looking at breathing.

Your running speed and ease will depend on the temperature and the different seasons, especially the summer months…