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Message from Dreamz4u:-

Dreamz4u is a small charity based in Dundee. We are mainly run by a team of volunteers who dedicate their time to granting the dreams of sick and disabled children. We currently have 32 outstanding dreams that we are working on. They vary from little girls wanting to be a princess for the day, a very disabled child requesting a basket swing in their garden. Trips to the Zoo/Safari parks, the list goes on. To see more of our dreams please visit our website www.dreamz4u.org.

We are holding an It's A Knockout event on Sunday 19th September. We did have 12 teams ready to take part, but unfortunately several have let us down at this late stage and we are now down to 6 teams. We were hoping that you would be interested in putting a team together.  The poster states £75 per person, but if you did manage to get a team together at this late stage we would be happy to change that to as much as you could raise. We will provide you with sponsor sheets and can help you set up Just Giving pages as individuals or as a team.

For more information about the event please visit www.itsaknockout.com , this is the event team who will be running the event on the day.

If you could get a team together that would be great.

There are some photos of the Templeton Trail race here - thanks to Steph & Kris for these

We are thinking about dedicating one Thursday session per month on circuit training from October. The idea is to break up our training session and introduce a bit of variety to your schedules. The sessions will be taken by ex-forces coach, so prepare to work hard!

The proposal is to have 3 sessions, once per month. The total cost will be £15 per attendee, to cover the coach's costs

We need to get an idea of numbers who would be interested in this first, so could you please email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you want to attend. We will finalise dates and location, etc once we have an idea of numbers.

Please see the attached link for info on the City of Stirling 10k which is on Sunday 19 September 2010.

There is a fantastic new running event taking place in Edinburgh on Sunday 3rd October 2010 – the Scottish Kilomathon.

This is a new 26.2km run starting and ending at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh.

We are hoping to persuade runners to run to raise funds for WWF Scotland - see here for further details

‘Twas on the 30^th day of March in the year of twenty-over-ten

When a band o’ drouchit misfits met by Camperdoon gates

The daffies were pokin’ their yelly heids above the fray

On that balmy, nay barmy spring (yer jokin) day.

The heavens were open, the wind blew strong

The runners got running, one by one

Gerard ,why did ye start me with RICKY?

Any dang fool kens he is far too  er...  quick-ee

for me

Runners ahead, but I’ ll no catch em

They’re running too strong and I can’t match em

Ricky’s but a memory, he’s oot o sight

Why did eh come oot o the hoos the night?

But ma second wind is coming now

The woods are sheltered, ma face is aglow

Doon the Gourdie, wi flailin’ hands

Nae sign o others ... but who’s this mon?

Eh ken that bounding stride

(that causes wimmin tae run and hide)

With graceful ease and foolish grin

Its Doc Stewart running the rang way UP the hill!

With nary a chuckle ma feet keep poundin’

Runners ahead, c’mon, c’mon (ma breath is soundin’)

Up the wee hill to the road and the end is in sight

Chasin’ a girl tae the finishin’ line

 Ged, Malcolm and Gerard countin’ us in

Mark wi the choccies (damn, how did ah miss HIM?!)

Ye wouldnae believe on a night such as this

That Dundee Road Runners could find such bliss

                William Gemstone McGonagall, 2010