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 2025 SWET schedule is shown below.
| SWET Schedule 2025 | |
| Date | Venue |
| 23 April | Spring Stagger 5K, Three Horseshoes Towersey OX9 3QY |
| 30 April | The Lions of Bledlow HP27 9PE |
| 7 May | Choice of 2: Tring Invitation Evening Tring Park Cricket Club HP23 6HA OR The Black Lion Naphill HP14 4SH |
| 14 May | The Red Lion Chinnor OX39 4DL |
| 21 May | Seven Stars Dinton HP27 8UL |
| 28 May | The Fox and Goat Tiddington OX9 2LH |
| 4 June | The Lion Waddesdon HP18 OLB |
| 11 June | Fleur De Lis Stokenchurch HP14 3TZ |
| 18 June | The Lamb Little Milton OX44 7PU |
| 25 June | Racquets Thame OX9 3TH |
| 2 July | Fast / Medium 1+2: Recreation Ground Long Crendon HP18 9BS Steady 1 / Freshers 1: Church House Long Crendon HP18 9AL |
| 9 July | The Bell Chearsley HP18 0DJ |
| 16 July | Waddesdon Manor 5K HP18 OJH |
| 23 July | Spire and Spoke, Watlington OX49 5AD |
| 30 July | The Pheasant, Brill HP18 9TG |
| 6 August | Thame Runners Handicap, Southern Road Rec, Thame OX9 2EP |
| 13 August | The White Swan, Whitchurch HP22 4JT |
| 20 August | The Shepherds Hut, Ewelme OX10 6HQ |
| 27 August | The Golden Cross, Saunderton HP14 4HU |
| 3 September | Hampden Arms, Great Hampton HP16 9RQ |
| 10 September | 5K Dusk Dash. Towersey Crossroads, just by St. Catherine’s Church OX9 3QL |
