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Mike & Jackie

The Horsham franchise is run by Mike De Frateschi (pictured with Jackie). A member of Horsham Joggers for 16 years, Mike has completed 8 London Marathons and enjoys off-road running too: Seven Sisters (now Beachy Head) Marathon, Rottingdean Marathon, Chanctonbury (sadly, no longer), High Weald Landscape Trail (85 miles), and more.

"Runners are such a great bunch of people. There's a great camaraderie and mutual respect that exists between such people that push themselves physically and also emotionally. It doesn't matter who you are or what you are running is a natural leveller."

Mike demonstrates the U&R ethos of providing a high standard of customer service to the local running community - not just selling running clothing and footwear but also providing a meeting place and information point, a conduit for ALL running related issues and services.

Mytery Shopper Award Winner
March 2007

August 2006

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER NOTICE
Please be advised that the shop will be closed
from Monday 1st September to Saturday 13th September inclusive.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.



RAM - the Running Analysis Machine, only at Up & Running

In-store Events

Alfred Shrubb Exhibition

Local Sussex born Alfred Shrubb was arguably the greatest runner ever in the history of athletics. As the forgotten hero of British athletics, he astonishingly not only set 7 world records in one night, but escaped death from an iceberg and raced against horses after his ban from the Olympics. A holder of 15 world records he lived up to his nickname of `The Little Wonder'.

See the exhibition now at the Horsham Museum - more info Adobe PDF filehere

There's also a very informative web site at www.alfredshrubb.ca.


Road, trail, XC, gym, or Tri
Horsham has shoes for all runners ...
mudclaw Agreat terrain racing shoe from Inov-8. Ideal for ascending, descending and contouring on steep terrain. Great grip and comfort, light weight.

NORDIC WALKING CLASSES
Our Nordic Walking page
Want to find out more about NW? See our Nordic Walking page ...

Kids Running Gear In Now!
Moonwalk shoes now in

In Now! Salomon Skins

Reviews

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Our staff are testing kit now, and we'll have some reviews here soon ...

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How to find us

Horsham map  

20 Queen Street *
Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 5AF

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Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30

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* Please Note, Google Maps error: for reasons beyond our control, our address on Google Maps is incorrectly given as Church Rd. We are trying to correct this error at Google, BUT please note that our correct address is, as above, 20 Queen Street


Contact Us

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Telephone: 01403 268688   Email: horsham@upandrunning.co.uk   Forum: TalkBack Forums TalkBack Forum
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Local Runs

One of Mike's local favourite runs is St. Leonards Forest ...

From the shop, head away from town along the Brighton Road turning left into St Leonards Road (by the pub). Continue until reaching Hammerpond Road and turn right (there is no pavement at this point so ensure you are running on the correct side of the road (i.e. towards oncoming traffic) as it is narrow and twisty in places. This road lives up to its reputation as being the local `switchback' however when you reach the Roosthole Car Park on your left, turn into it. Before turning left again into the car park itself, turn right and follow the track which will take you into St Leonards Forest and the start of what is locally known as Mick Miles Race. Local legend has it that Mick Mills (or Miles), a famous smuggler, met the Devil besides an old oak tree. The two raced for each others souls and such was their speed that the trees were set ablaze. Mick won and kept his soul but since that time no tree has grown on the path of their legendary contest.

Follow this track (1.5 miles approx) until you almost reach the barrier across it and turn right following the path down towards the bottom of the forest. Follow the lower paths all the way around until you eventually come full circle rom where you started i.e. the beginning of Mick Miles Race. Take the path (back down this time) to the Roosthole Car Park and retrace your footsteps, returning to the shop in Queen Street.

Another favorite is the "South Downs & Mid-Downs Link" - ask about both them in the shop. Or if you've got your own local favorite run, why not share it with others in our Horsham shop forum.


Local Clubs

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Horsham Joggers Mike's club, meeting at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre
Amphibians2 Tri Club Tri club, meeting at Christ's Hospital Sports Centre
Burgess Hill Runners meet on a Wednesday evening at Burgess Hill Rugby Club
Brighton Pheonix AC Multi sport club (incl. tri)
Crawley AC  
East Grinstead Tri Club Triathlon 9 May
Fittleworth Flyers  
Henfield Joggers  
Horsham Blue Star Harriers Athletics club, meeting at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre
Mel's Milers weekday `daytime' running club designed for those who are unable to get to the traditional running club evening meetings, meeting at Christ's Hospital Sports Centre
Southdowns Orienteers Local orienteering club
Mid Sussex Tri Club  
SGP - the Sussex Road Racing GP
Steyning AC Also does Triathlon
sussexraces.co.uk Promoting Sussex running
Tri Esporta Crawley Gym-based tri club
Triton Tri Squad Fitness club for kids
Tuff Fitty Tri Club Littlehampton-based
BTA (British Triathlon Association) 10% discount to BTA South East members in the shop

Local Races

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The Great Clarendon Full, Half and Relay Marathon
Winchester
Sunday 5th October
Supported by Up & Running
Entry forms in store or download Click herehere
www.clarendon-marathon.co.uk

Epsom Downs Dash
5km Fun Run
Sunday 19th October
Supported by Up & Running
Entry form for download Click herehere

www.worldwidehalf.com

Run The World's Biggest FREE Half Marathon, Register at WorldWideHalf.com

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Sunday 2nd November 2008 at 11.00 am
For race entry forms call in at the shop or go to www.barnsgreen-half.org.uk

Drop into the shop for the latest race information and entry leaflets, and if you're an organiser drop us a line with your race details.


Other Local Information

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AD Cycles 01403 258391
A local independent business, owned and run by Andy.
Been around for about 20 years and located just across the road from us.
Bodycare Clinic GOsC Registered Osteopaths,
The Pavilions in The Park, Hurst Road, Horsham RH12 2DF
01403 242624
Broadbridge Leisure centre 01403 211311
Cannons Health Club Crabbett Park, Crawley. 08707 582138
Jennifer Cole (Podiatrist) Park Surgery, Albion Way, Horsham RH12 1BG
Tel: 01403 217100
Evans Cycles Gatwick Showroom & HQ
Awarded `Best British Bike Shop of the Year 2003'
Horsham Golf & Fitness
Fitness Suite
Worthing Road, Horsham. 01403 271525
JG Fitness Personal Training. 07909 694313
Motiv8 Sports and Fitness Consultants
Osteosport Osteopathic and Sports Injury Center
www.carolowen.co.uk Carol Owen
Owen-on-One Personal Training
Pilates Instructor

www.carolowen.co.uk
07852 133062
Pavilions In The Park Sports and leisure facility in Horsham Park
Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic Pease Pottage. 01293 529001
Raw Energy Pursuits Organiser of the tri series we sponsor (see above)
Southdowns Bikes Our joint tri sponsor (see above)
Kathryn Tyler (Podiatrist) Clockhouse Podiatry, 5a Blackhorse Way, Horsham RH12 1NU
Tel: 01403 259248
Virgin Active Health Club Tel: 01293 608000
Warnham Health & Fitness Warnham. 01403 271698

Some Extras for runners

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Click for a range of running linksMore WWW links
Click for our fell and mountain running pageFell running
Click for some introductory info on TriathlonTriathlon
Click for some info on fitness walkingWalking
Click for info, advice, links on ladies runningLadies Running
Click for some runners blogsGood Ideas
Click for some runners blogsBlogging
Click for some injury advice pagesInjured?
Click for all the extras!All the Extras!
Click for a web linking tipsLink To Us - some graphics buttons for web sites
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