On ‘Global Running Day’ 🏃♂️ on 1st June discuss members' experience of running ...
Did they run in school or play sports? Did anyone get any medals?
Do they or did they jog or go the gym?
Do they watch the Olympic Gamess athletics or London Marathon?
On ‘World Bicycle Day’ 🚴♀️ on 3rd June discuss cycling ...
Who owned abike as a child? Did anyone need stabilisers?
Has anyone cycled their way into adulthood and older age?
What equipment do you need these days?
What is the best running or cycling route?
Maybe find out if there is a assisted cycling club nearby (such as ‘Pedal Power’) and book a session for your group?
Idioms
Ask members to complete the following phrases together, by way of a shout out. (We find this helps build confidence and supports engagement in the session.)
Get off to a running START
Running around in CIRCLES
Run a tight SHIP
Run around like a headless CHICKEN
Still waters run DEEP
Hit the ground RUNNING
The tortoise and the HARE
Run a country MILE
Take a running JUMP
It's just like riding a BIKE
Back PEDAL
Hit the BRAKES
Get back in the SADDLE
Ride a cock horse to BANBURY CROSS
She's got a ticket to RIDE
Think once think twice think BIKE
A bicycle built for TWO
Singalong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl0ldpTlQkY
Round 1. Famous Runners
Name these ten famous or memorable runners ...
Clue. 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
Clue. 4 minute mile 1954.
Clue. 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (one won 800m gold, the other 1500m).
Clue. 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Who tripped who?
Clue. Welsh record-breaking hurdler?
Clue. 2004 Athens Olympic Games (won gold in 800m and 1500m)
Clue. 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. What was his nickname? (He killed his girlfriend on Valentine's Day 2013)
Clue. 2012 London Olympic Games (Heptathlon champion)
Clue. 2012 London Paralympic Games (100m gold)
Clue. Most successful long-distance Olympic runner. What was his gesture called?
Greatest sprinter of all time. What is his name and nickname?
How fast do you think he could run? (Fastest man on the planet.)
What are they called now?
Song break - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2ySIDtXfg
What were they raising money for?
Round 2. Name the bike?
Simply name the bike?
Who has ever owned or ridden one?
Round 3. Famous bikers
Clue. His most famous jump was in 1968, over the fountains at 'Caesar's Palace', Las Vegas.
Clue. His most famous jump was across the 'Devil's Leap' in Maldon, Essex, in 1979.
Clue. She won 11 gold Paralympic medals, the last in Athens 2004.
Clue. He won the 'Tour de France' seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was later stripped of his titles after a doping scandal.
Clue. Winner of four 'Tour de France' races (in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017) and two Olympic Bronze medals.
Clue. He won the 'Tour de France' in 12012 and won gold medals at four successive Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016. What is his nickname?
Clue. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and has won the London Marathon on eight occasions. What is his nickname?
Clue. Married Olympic champions. She won four Olympic golds and he won seven, making him the most decorated British Olympian ever.
Clue. He is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion.
Clue. He enjoys having lots of parties!
Round 4. TV & Movies
Name the TV show +
What were the character's/actor's names & how much would he be worth today?
Name the characters?
Name the TV chefs?
Name the friends?
Name the actor & who wrote the books?
Name the TV chefs?
Name the 1963 war movie about life as a POW? Name the character & actor?
Name the 1969 movie about two outlaws on the run? Name the two lead actors?
Song link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT1HCQcSHW0
Name the 1969 road movie? Name the actor?
Name the 1981 movie? Who wrote the music?
Here is a music clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a-HfNE3EIo
Name the 1976 thriller? Name the actor? (If you need to go to the dentist, don't watch this film!)
Name the 1994 movie and the actor? Complete the phrase "Life is like ..."
Round 5. Running & Cycling Songs
Now for some running songs ... Ask members to choose a couple to play ...
Which TV sitcom did they compose and sing?
What is it called if you runaway to get married?
Can you think of any other names beginning with the letter 'S'?
Name some other 'running' and 'walking' words?
Which of his albums had the word 'Born' in the title?
What was his best selling hit single?
Which of her albums was this hit single from?
What colour shirt does the leader wear?
Are there really nine million bicycles in Beijing?
What was their best selling hit single?
Name the album?
Name as many of the celebrities as you can?
PRACTICAL ACTIVITY
There are some good ‘exercise for seniors’ videos on YouTube, both seated and standing. Here’s one from Joe Wickes, 'The Body Coach' https://youtu.be/A2wp8Ipxn9s
Here are a couple of closing songs ...
Clue. 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. JESSE OWENS
Clue. 4 minute mile 1954. ROGER BANNISTER
Clue. 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (one won 800m gold, the other 1500m). STEVE OVETT & SEB COE
Clue. 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Who tripped who? ZOLA BUDD & MARY DECKER
Clue. Welsh record-breaking hurdler? COLIN JACKSON
Clue. 2004 Athens Olympic Games (won gold in 800m and 1500m) KELLY HOLMES
Clue. 2004 Athens Paralympic Games. What was his nickname? (He killed his girlfriend on Valentine's Day 2013) OSCAR PISTORIUS / 'BLADERUNNER'
Clue. 2012 London Olympic Games (Heptathlon champion) JESSICA ENNIS-HILL
Clue. 2012 London Paralympic Games (100m gold) JOHNNIE PEACOCK
Clue. Most successful long-distance Olympic runner. What was his gesture called? MO FARAH / 'MOBOT'
SNICKERS
AFRICAN FAMINE RELIEF
PENNY FARTHING
CHOPPER
VESPA
TANDEM
MOTORBIKE ('HARLEY DAVIDSON')
UNICYCLE
GYM BIKE
TUKTUK
Clue. His most famous jump was in 1968, over the fountains at 'Caesar's Palace', Las Vegas. EVEL KNEIVEL
Clue. His most famous jump was across the 'Devil's Leap' in Maldon, Essex, in 1979. EDDIE KIDD
Clue. She won 11 gold Paralympic medals, the last in Athens 2004. TANNI GREY-THOMPSON
Clue. He won the 'Tour de France' seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was later stripped of his titles after a doping scandal. LANCE ARMSTRONG
Clue. Winner of four 'Tour de France' races (in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017) and two Olympic Bronze medals. CHRIS FROOME
Clue. He won the 'Tour de France' in 12012 and won gold medals at four successive Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016. What is his nickname? BRADLEY WIGGINS / 'THE MODFATHER'
Clue. He has won a total of six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, and has won the London Marathon on eight occasions. What is his nickname? DAVID WEIR / 'THE WEIRWOLF OF LONDON'
Clue. Married Olympic champions. She won four Olympic golds and he won seven, making him the most decorated British Olympian ever. LAURA & JASON KENNY
Clue. He is eleven-times a world champion and six-times an Olympic champion. CHRIS HOY
Clue. He enjoys having lots of parties! BORIS JOHNSON
What were the character's/actor's names & how much would he be worth today? 'SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN' / STEVE AUSTIN / LEE MAJORS / $28 BILLION
Name the characters? 'LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE' / COMPO, CLEGGIE & FOGGY (OR ALVIN) MISSING FROM THE PICTURE IS NORA BATTY
Name the TV chefs? 'TWO FAT LADIES' / JENNIFER PATERSON & CLARISSA DICKSON WRIGHT
Name the friends? 'LONG WAY ROUND' / EWAN MCGREGOR & CHARLIE BOORMAN
Name the actor & who wrote the books? 'FATHER BROWN' / MARK WILLIAMS / G.K. CHESTERTON
Name the TV chefs? 'THE HAIRY BIKERS' / DAVE MYERS & SI KING
Name the 1963 war movie about life as a POW? Name the character & actor? 'THE GREAT ESCAPE' / HILTS 'THE COOLER KING' / STEVE MCQUEEN
Name the 1969 movie about two outlaws on the run? Name the two lead actors? 'BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID' / PAUL NEWMAN & ROBERT REDFORD
Name the 1969 road movie? Name the actor? 'EASY RIDER' / PETER FONDA
Name the 1981 movie? Who wrote the music? 'CHARIOTS OF FIRE' / VANGELIS
Name the 1976 thriller? Name the actor? (If you need to go to the dentist, don't watch this film!) 'MARATHON MAN' / DUSTIN HOFFMAN
Name the 1994 movie and the actor? Complete the phrase "Life is like ..." 'FORREST GUMP' / TOM HANKS / "MOMMA ALWAYS SAID 'LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.'"
Which TV sitcom did they compose and sing? 'DAD'S ARMY'
What is it called if you runaway to get married? 'ELOPEMENT'
Can you think of any other names beginning with the letter 'S'? SARAH, SANDRA, SALLY, SHEILA, SHIRLEY ETC / SEAN, SCOTT, SIMON, STEPHEN ETC
Name some other 'running' and 'walking' words? DASHING, JOGGING, RACING, SPRINTING ETC / HIKING, MARCHING, STROLLING, WANDERING ETC
Which of his albums had the word 'Born' in the title? 'BORN IN THE USA'
What was his best selling hit single? 'EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU)'
Which of her albums was this hit single from? 'HOUNDS OF LOVE'
What colour shirt does the leader wear? YELLOW
Are there really nine million bicycles in Beijing? IT HAS INCREASED (WITH THE POPULATION) TO ABOUT 13 MILLION
What was their best selling hit single? 'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY'
