SWET stands for Summer Wednesday Evening Training run – the brainchild of club member Graham Turner. While we have to run the same training routes around the street-lit roads of Thame in the winter months, Graham suggested that once the longer evenings allowed, the club should take advantage of the many, varied and beautiful off-road running trails in the countryside around Thame. Starting around the turn of the century, the concept is one where club members volunteer to take responsibility for a SWET run. This involves identifying a village pub with a running route starting from the pub at 7.00 pm, ideally nearly all off-road, and returning to the pub between 8.00 and 8.15 pm. As the pace of the club varies, we normally have a slower group doing anything from 4.5 to 5.5 miles, and a faster group which could cover up to 7 miles. Both groups have leaders who know the route. As these are new routes for most people, we never want to leave runners behind and leaders will check everyone is together and regroup if necessary. Please turn up on time (6.50 pm) so we can run promptly at 7. The organiser should contact the pub landlord to check if parking is okay and advance notice of 20-30 thirsty runners coming in for a drink after the run.
Our 2024 SWET schedule is shown below, we are looking forward to our 2025 summer of SWET, details of which will be released closer to the time!
| SWET Schedule 2024 | |
| Date | Venue |
| 17 April | Spring Stagger 5K, St. Catherine’s Church cross roads Towersey OX9 3QL |
| 24 April | The Red Lion, Chinnor OX39 4DL |
| 1 May | Sports and Social Club Tetsworth OX9 7AU |
| 8 May | The Plough Cadsden HP27 9PE |
| 15 May | The Fox and Goat Tiddington OX9 2LH |
| 22 May | The Lion Waddesdon HP18 0LB |
| 29 May | The Russell Arms Butlers Cross HP17 0TS |
| 5 June | The Pheasant Brill HP18 9TG |
| 12 June | Lions of Bledow, Bledow HP27 9PE |
| 19 June | The Bell Chearsley HP18 0DJ |
| 26 June | Racquets Thame 10K Try Out |
| 3 July | Fleur De Lis Stokenchurch HP14 3TZ |
| 10 July | The Lamb Little Milton OX44 7PU |
| 17 July | Waddesdon Manor 5K Club Champs race HP18 0JH |
| 24 July | Hampden Arms Great Hampden HP16 7RQ |
| 31 July | TR Handicap Southern Rd Rec Thame OX9 2EB |
| 7 August | FAST & MED 1 GROUPS: The Red Lion Chalgrove OX44 7SS MEDIUM 2 & STEADY GROUPS: The Peacock Henton OX39 4AH |
| 14 August | The Shepherds Hut Ewelme OX10 6HQ |
| 21 August | The Lions of Bledlow HP27 4PE |
| 28 August | The Spire and Spoke Watlington OX49 5AD |
| 4 September | FAST & MED 2 GROUPS: The Kings Head Haddenham HP17 8ET (meet at Duck Pond) MED 1 & STEADY GROUPS: The Golden Cross Saunderton HP14 4HU |
| 11 September | The Dusk Dash Towersey. By St Catherine’s Church OX9 3QL |
