Club Training Thursday 19th February

Thursday's session is an easy pre-race run with strides. The route is Kingsway to Whirlies, East Mains Rd to West Mains Rd and KFC. Then Queensway back to the club. Within your packs fit in 6 x approx 100m accelerations to 5k race pace (accelerate over 50m and hold for 50m). Do these on downhill and flat sections starting the first one at Kingsway BP station.

Alan 

NATIONAL XC CHAMPIONSHIP

 This Saturday sees us at Callendar Park (Falkirk) for the National XC Championship

The following are entered

U/13 girls  11.00am    C Buchanan

U/13 Boys  11.16am    L MacArthur

U/15 Boys  11.53am    H Anderson

Sen Women  12.50    F Ferguson.  L Buchanan,  A Lessells and C McSorley

U/20 Women  13.55    R McPhillips

Sen Men     14.40     R Couper,  A Derrick,  A Buchanan.  G McInally,  R Pattinson,  J Grant,  A Higgins,  I MacLean,  J Stewart,  C Banks,  K Leinster   and  R Lawton.

Ladies should be there by 12.10 with the U/20 Ladies by 13.00 and Men by 14.00.

Juniors will be advised by there coaches.

Club Training Monday 16th February - Brancumhall

This is the last Brancumhall session of the season. However, if there issignificant snow cover, the session will be on the golf course instead. As this is the pre-National XC week, the session is shorter and lighter to allow recovery through the week.

I will leave it to the more experienced Harriers to judge if the conditions on Monday night are suitable for the golf course or not. If we are at Brancumhall, then the session is 6 x 1 lap at threshold with a 1 minute jog recovery. If we are at the golf course, then warm up with a 10 minute run on the usual golf course lap and then 6 x 3 minutes threshold on the golf course lap with a 1 minute jog recovery. Keep the threshold effort controlled and don't finish the session feeling you are on your last legs.

Alan

Club Training Thursday 12th February

Thursday's session is a fartlek on the 4-hills. On each uphill (decide what is a hill and what is not a hill within your packs, but note that there are more than 4 hills!) pick the effort up to threshold. In between the hills run easy, conversational pace.

Alan 

Club Training Monday 9th February

Monday's session is a longer session at 10k race pace. The session is 4 x 1600m with a recovery of approximately half the repetition time (which means that each pack will have a different recovery time). The recoveries are as follows:

Pack A 3:00 minutes

Pack B 3:30 minutes

Pack C 4:00 minutes

Pack D 4:30 minutes

The route starts at the roundabout on Greenhills Rd at the top of Langlands Drive (which is the road that leads down to Langlands Place). Run on the pavement on the left hand side of Greenhills Rd heading towards the Auldhouse roundabout. Turn left at the Auldhouse roundabout and keep left at the fingerposts. The 1600m should finish close to the new houses. Stop there and jog around during your recovery. The next rep is the reverse. Clearly, the even reps will be tougher than the odd reps due to climbing back up to Langlands Drive. Control your effort to be the same rather than trying to keep the same pace on the downhill and uphill reps.

Alan

THE ALLAN SCALLY ROAD RELAYS

The Allan Scally road relays will take place on Saturday 28th February in Glasgow Green.

Start time is Noon with teams of 4 running 5k each.

Cost is £11 per head and should be paid in advance.

Teams and running order will be posted on the Blog on the Friday 27th.

I need names by Tuesday 24th Feb.

This is a great team event run on a fast flat course so if your looking for a fast 5k with great company this is the one for you.

If you wish entered please leave your name HERE. Those registered are listed HERE.

Harriers Party Night - Saturday 14th February

Calderglen Harriers are hosting a disco/party night to hopefully raise some club funds on Saturday 14th February. Family/Friends welcome. U16s to be accompanied by adult. Tickets are £8 and can be paid in cash or transferred to the club bank account. Names should be left here:  

Responses can be viewed here

Also if club members are able to contribute something to the raffle it would be much appreciated.

PS Dont worry - Frances has booked the DJ and not Eddie 😜