A hen party with a difference

By Jennifer McCreadie, Invergordon jogscotland

Our group had the absolute honour of hosting one of our most special jogscotland sessions yet, when one of our members was preparing to tie the knot and would be attending her last club session as Miss Stacey Butcher. With current restrictions we knew our friend would not be able to have a hen party, bridal shower or any other prenuptial celebrations so decided that we would use our last session before her big day to host her Hen Party. We surprised her with a personalised bridal vest in white and pink instead of the usual green for our club and altered the logo to include the text “Last miles as a Miss,” put up a few decorations around the football field and handed out sashes when members arrived.

Stacey in her bridal running vest!

We split the members into two teams, identified by the colour of their hen party sashes, and made use of the large football field to play a number of socially distanced running games. We started off with “runners have you ever?!” Then went onto play “race to the ring” and “relays” which all included elements of strength training and running intervals. In the end it was a tie with each team winning a round each! All the start and finish lines were measured out before the members arrived so our members remained two metres apart throughout the session. We finished the session with Stacey wearing balloons, sashes and her special vest for her walk home, in the typical end of hen party fashion. Stacey and her high school sweetheart Martin, who have two children together, were married on 27 March and Stacey looked every part the beautiful bride. We wish the new Mr & Mrs Stillwell all the love and happiness in the world.