Few Words About Us
The club was formed over 10 years ago by five individuals aged between 79 and 88 in the
The Name
Sikhs In The City (SITC) is the successor name of the North East London road running club with an international reach. SITC was formerly known as ‘Team Fauja’.
The Founders
Fauja Singh from East London, Ajit Singh from Huddersfield passed away, Karnail Singh from Ilford, Amrik Singh from Glasgow and Gurbaksh Singh from Gravesend
Dedication
Organised and led by the Golden Oldies group who were exceedingly enthusiastic about their training, who meet early (before 7:00am) every Sunday morning whatever the weather to train for long distance runs.
SITC Dawn To Dusk Ultra
The Event is a multiple lap comprising three distances (Half Marathon, Full Marathon and Ultra Marathon 50km plus) all starting at Sunrise and finishing by Sunset. There is also a 10km race that happens on the same day. Each lap is officially measured at 2.014k and is registered as the Fauja Singh Training Course. There is a feeding station at the start/finish of each lap.
D2D 2023 resultD2D course records
For the Ultra, Marathon, Half Marathon, and 10k
Ultra
To receive the Ultra Marathon medal the participants will have to complete 25 or more laps (minimum 50k)
Marathon
To receive the Marathon medal the participants will have to complete 21 laps (Total distance of 42k)
Half Marathon
To receive the Half Marathon medal the participants will have to complete 11 laps (Total distance of 22k)
Summer Samosa Ultra
30th June 2024
Sign up for our new event. Same as D2D but in the summer. The Event is a multiple lap comprising three distances (Half Marathon, Full Marathon and Ultra Marathon 50km plus)
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Events
For more information regarding our events/Results please
vist our facebook page
SITC have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY By registering you agree to the following. Sikhs In The City (SITC) running club is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive global running community to promote accessible running for all. We celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, event staff, volunteers, and participants. It is the policy of SITC, and by extension, its participants, to foster an environment that respects people's dignity, ideas and beliefs thereby ensuring a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and hate. Violation of this policy will lead to the review of your continued participation and may result in immediate removal from the event and possibly future SITC events. By agreeing to the zero tolerance policy, you acknowledge your commitment to upholding SITC inclusion policy.
Fauja Singh ClubHouse Appeal
A Project to Honour Fauja Singh BEM
The Aim of the clubhouse
We at Sikhs In The City (SITC) Registered Charity No.1179621 have embarked on a project to build a multi-use eco-friendly Clubhouse, which will be used by the local community to encourage health and well being. We are now seeking financial support from everyone around the globe.
When donating please be aware by default the gofundme site prompts a donation percentage 'tip' when donating, please change this to £0.00 so you don't incur any other fees, please also tick the Gift Aid box if your a UK taxpayer as we can claim another 25% on your donations. Many thanks in advance from Fauja Singh and the SITC team
The Interview with Fauja Singh
Contact
Our meeting point for training & races is at the junction of Roding Lane South & Woodford Bridge Road opposite the PDSA centre, nearest postcode for SatNav IG4 5PS, every Sunday morning 6.00am - 9.00am (Please note: no changing facilities or WC, bring your own water/drinks)
Sikhs In The City - 47 Wellesley Road Ilford Essex IG1 4JX
info@sikhsinthecity.org
07958 946 868