RUNNERS from across the country are expected to descend on South Gloucestershire this weekend to take to the streets in the Oldbury Power ten-miler.
Thornbury Running Club members are likely to be out in force but there are still spaces available for anyone to have a go.
Entries will be taken on the day for the 10-miler which is at 10.30am on Sunday.
It is a fast, flat road race which starts and finishes at Oldbury Power Station where there is ample car parking.
Thornbury Running Club is providing pacemakers to help people achieve your goal times, whether they range from an hour to nearly two hours.
And there are various cash prizes on offer including £100 for beating the target times of 52.51mins for men and 60.01mins for women.
But running isn’t just about course records. The club has always encouraged runners of all abilities, so anyone who has caught the running bug this year will find a group of Thornbury runners at the back at something like 10-minute mile-pace. 
There is no cut-off time for the event, and full details are on the Thornbury Running Club website at  thornburyrunningclub.co.uk.
Meanwhile, Arthur Renshaw completed the Richmond Duathlon, coming ninth in his age category in three hours 02.01mins, his speed over shorter distances having suffered since taking-on the longer training runs necessary for the marathon, but still a good result.
The usual members did their best over five kilometres in park runs around the country on Saturday.
At Little Stoke, Andrew Darton finished fifth to achieve a new personal best for the course in 18.14mins, with Garry Slater following in seventh in 18.44mins. 
Kevin Arnold ran 21.48mins, John Welsh was in at 24.56mins, and Malcolm Carr 26.04mins. 
Chris Dawes had his first run at the Bath Skyline event, finishing ninth in 20.10mins, while the Palmer’s found their way to Ormskirk where David finished in 26.08mins and Anne 31.21mins.
A number of club athletes took part in the annual Meningitis Now Five Valleys Walk, many using it as a training run for the upcoming Bristol to Bath marathon. 
Last to start but first to finish were Nancy Harding and Jim Williams, taking the Cotswold Hills in their stride with no apparent effort. 
Paul Thomas and Hugh McPherson also ran the distance with relative ease, while Sue Pascoe, Angela Bushell, John Grimsey, Arthur Renshaw and Judy Mills absorbed more of the views and the glorious sunshine having a relaxed jog round the 21-mile circuit with a free beer thrown in part way round, thanks to the generosity of Stroud Brewery. 
Helen Renshaw, Alan Pascoe, Carole and Graham Bishop weren’t up for a long run but didn’t want to miss out so joined the event for a good walk instead.
Although billed as a charity walk, this occasion offered something for everyone, a fast run, a social run or just a walk in the autumn sunshine.