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Jun 3

'Global Running Day' 🏃‍♂️ 1st June & 'World Bicycle Day' 🚲 3rd June



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









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?





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?


Name the 1969 road movie? Name the actor?


Name the 1981 movie? Who wrote the music?


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'










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