Current venues

If you’re travelling by car to races or club events please car share where you can.

NOTE: If poor weather occurs, sessions may be cancelled at short notice! We will communicate via FB

Monday 4th December
7:00 pm Track at PoW with James - Book online.
Click Here for PoW Track Booking Details

Tuesday 5th December
6:45pm for 6:50 pm: Hill reps session with Michael on the Parabola/Bayshill Road, meet at Waitrose.

Wednesday 6th December
Club run starting at 7pm from Cheltenham Town Football Club, Whaddon Road. There will be a variety of paces over a 5 mile road route and possibly a 4 mile road group too. Please wear Hi Viz and headtorches.

Thursday 7th December
Morning run Meeting point for coffee/tea after your run is at Wheatsheaf cafe on Old Bath Road. Aim to arrive at about 10.15am, after your run.

5-6pm PoW Track with Fi-Book Please book online. Click PoW Track Booking Link for details

7:00 pm Speed endurance session with Fi or Matt on the Honeybourne Line, meeting at the second bridge from POW

Keep running!

Please continue to take personal responsibility to look after the health of your fellow runners and stay away from club sessions if you have COVID symptoms. In addition, please consider the current health of your close contacts when deciding whether you should attend any sessions.

The Linda Franks Race

The 30th Linda Franks 5-mile race is scheduled to take place on Sunday 21st January 2024 (race start 9am).

Entries will open (on Entry Central), in three waves on the following dates / times:
- Sunday 29th Oct @ 6pm
- Wednesday 1st Nov @ 6am
- Saturday 4th Nov @ 7am.

LF start 2021 Almost Athletes - Linda Franks 2021 road race

The Linda Franks Race is a 5-mile road race set on a fast two-loop circuit on largely quiet residential roads. Hosted by Almost Athletes (Cheltenham), the race commemorates the memory of a popular (and one of the original) members of the club who passed away suddenly many years ago. The race is typically held in mid/late January, on the Sunday closest to what would have been Linda's birthday.
The race started out as a 2- or 4-mile fun run, with proceeds going to a local charity. Such was the success that it became an annual event and ultimately evolved into a measured, mile-marked and chip-timed, 5-mile race which now forms part of the county race series, whilst keeping to its original premise of being a race for everybody.
Now approaching its 27th year, the race proceeds have contributed to over £6000 for local charities, In addition to the charitable contribution from entries, all finishers receive a medal and some lucky ones may find themselves the recipient of a spot prize!
Prizes are also awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd male and female finishers, 1st age category places, 1st male and female team plus, with the recent addition of wheelchair athletes, 1st wheelchair finisher. The presentations - as well as the race briefing beforehand - take place at the local Community Hall where hot and cold drinks and cakes are on offer.

2023 Race Results:

The results are available via LuSH Race Timing link below.

https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/7pg7j9jvxd5q53xv/results?subEvent=

Linda Franks Final Results 2023 (PDF)

Linda Franks Final Results 2023 (Excel Format)

Click here for Previous years' results

Course measurement documents

Certificate of Accuracy
Course Measurement Summary

This year our race is kindly sponsored by: