The SVHC Road Relays will take place on Sunday 25th Jan at Strathclyde Park.
Teams of 3 for Ladies and 4 for Men. This event is for 35 and overs.
Start time is 11.00am. Cost is £7.50 per head and legs are 6k on an out and back course
We will enter part teams too if we dont have enough for full teams.
I need names by Thursday 22nd Jan.
If you wish entered please add your name HERE. Those registered are listed HERE.
Thursday's session is a run without reps! Instead the plan is to do the 4-hills as a relatively easy aerobic run. Just a constant, easy effort with the hills providing a slight increase in heart rate as and when they come. For this type of run, absolutely stick to your packs and feel the benefit of a session that is not leaving you on your knees.
Alan
For those new to the club or who have not participated in the West XC League before here are a few pointers as to why it is important to have you participate for your club, Calderglen Harriers.
Unlike any other race we do, the two races in the West XC League are team events only. There are no individual awards or positions. The winners are the clubs.
For the few years that the league has been in place, we have done well, especially given the relatively small size of our club. We have done well not because we have super fast, elite runners but because we were represented by many Harriers across the different male, female, age group and combined categories.
What do we need to do for Calderglen Harriers to place highly?
1. we need to have at least the maximum number of counters in each team in each category to avoid accumulating penalty points for incomplete teams. Senior teams have 4 counters per team; all other age groups have 3 counters per team. Scores are awarded by adding up the finishing positions of each member of a team (4 or 3 to count) and adding on any penalty points as explained in point 2. The lowest score wins.
2. we need to have more than the maximum counters per team running. Penalty point system has changed. Penalty points are the total number of participants in the race + 10 points. So every extra person we have above the maximum counters for a team puts a penalty point onto the score of each team for each person they are missing from a complete team. Full explanation here on the West XC League web site.
3. we need to have good attendance in both league match 1 in Strathaven and league match 2 in Balloch as the competition is a 2-race league.
4. for the reasons above (and as it is only 2 races this year), both races are in the Calderglen Grand Prix (see the newsletter sent out last week).
So, looking to see as many as possible of you in Strathaven on Saturday!
Alan
To help us determine what teams are complete (and whether we need to encourage individuals to run to make complete teams), please leave your details here. The entries we have so far are listed here.
This Saturday is race #1 in the West league XC in Kirkland park Strathaven.
FU/11 11.30, MU/11 11.45, FU/13 12.00, MU/13 12.20
U/15 combined 12.40, U/17 comb 13.05, U/20, Sen, Mast comb 13.40
This is not a pre entry and we only pay for those taking part on the day.
Make sure your SA number is up to date.
For those new to the club we all wear the same number which i will bring along to the event and distribute but to give me an idea of who im looking for let me know through a message on whatsapp nearer the end of the week or a text.
Cost im expecting to be the same as last year of £3 per runner.
Russell
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 😜
Monday's session (was supposed to be last Thursday) is at the Langlands Place "track". The session is 12 x 400m at 5k pace with 1 minute stand/jog around recovery followed by 4 x 200m at 5k pace with 200m jog recovery. Hopefully the ice is completely gone, particularly from the Langlands Place road.
Thursday's session will be a longer, steady run without even a hint of a rep.
Alan
