Young Athletes Training - Easter Holidays

Note that there will be no Wednesday night training for the Young Athletes for the next two weeks. Training will resume on Wednesday 21st April.

NATIONAL 6 + 4 STAGE RELAY

The following are entered for saturdays race but can you confirm your attendance or non attendance by leaving a note on this BLOG or see Alan at the club so he can make the teams after training in Thursday. There is also places available and a list of resrves so if any of these want a run please indicate this by leaving a comment or seeing Alan.

R Couper, A Derrick, D Watt, D Herbertson, J Holmes, B McDougall, C Steven, S Waugh, E Reid, C McDougall, C Freeman, M Duthie, B Matthew, C Banks, S Hill, S Reilly, D Wardrope, G Lindsay, A Henderson, J McMonagle
reserves
G Mullen, G Allan, A Cullie, B Ferguson, I Hughes, C Jarvie, R Lawton, J McBride, I McKenzie, S Phimister, I Rae, R Shanks, G Stewart
LADIES
F Maxwell, M Goldsmith
reserves
G Freeman, C Brady, A Crooks

Grangemouth 10k Race Report

The conditions looked great for today's Grangemouth "Round the Houses" 10k but on stepping out of the car it was clear that a very strong wind was going to wipe out any chance of fast times on this flat course. Eight men and one lady from Calderglen Harriers joined the field of around 500 for this long standing fixture on the Scottish road running calendar. As this race was the 13th of 16 in the Harriers' Grand Prix all the main contenders were there.

First home for the Harriers was club championship leader Alan Cullie, finishing in a time of 37:47, not his fastest 10k of the season but still achieving a club Bronze M40 performance standard. Eddie Reid is in great form just now courtesy of his marathon training and was one of the few Harriers to run a season's best time, finishing in 38:20, a club Bronze M45 standard. Jim Holmes nipped a second off his EK 10k time to record 41:24 after a race long battle with Stuart Waugh. Stuart has been out of action with an injury for a week or so and was feeling a little heavy legged but still had the best age-graded performance of the day with a time of 41:30 equating to a club M60 silver performance standard. David Herbertson demonstrated another improvement for the season recording 42:04. David Wardrope is also heavily into his marathon training programme but was a little disappointed to record 43:49, slightly down on his early season form. However David still hangs on to the lead in the club Grand Prix. Frances Maxwell was our only lady (in a field full of women; come on Calderglen ladies, where are you all?). In her first race "apres skiing" holiday, Frances was perhaps a little rusty and suffering more with the wind (nothing to do with the apres-ski, just the weather conditions) and was not too happy with her time of 44:18, a bronze performance standard none the less. Next home was Ian McKenzie in around 47 minutes; Ian continues to move in the right direction. Another big improver was Russell Couper, over a minute faster than at the EK 10k finishing in 51:57.

More photos from the event are available here. Well done to all in quite tough conditions.

Alan

Nigel Barge Memorial Road Race

Thanks to Richard Lawton for the following race report:

As other Harriers are preparing for tomorrow’s Grangemouth 10K, I decided to continue to do the Maryhill Harriers annual 10K memorial race which had been postponed from early January due to snow.

The course is a 2 lap route with a tough uphill start but at the top of the hill the Maryhill Harriers got the big gate open so unlike the Glasgow University Road Race there was no small gate for all the runners to get through. This allowed a smoother running experience for the 160 runners in attendance. The route took you down towards the canal, turn left and run parallel to the canal, then left again and head back to Maryhill Road and into the science park before doing a second lap.

It was a windy Saturday afternoon with slight rain but provided good running conditions. With a fast first lap I developed a stitch which caused me to walk for 10 metres after the 5K mark then run for 100 metres then stop again. I re-gained my performance and from the 7K mark I began to re-gain what was left of obtaining a half decent time (for me), achieving a fast last 1K. I managed to produce a time of 49:57, 106^th. I admit not the best time but you win some you lose some and there is always next time.

Good luck for everyone who is running in Grangemouth tomorrow.

Richard

Grangemouth 10k Arrangements

Note the following arrangements for the Grangemouth 10k this Sunday 28th March:

• Pre-entry only, so if you haven't registered already, you have missed it.
• If you need a lift, then be at the Sports Club ready to leave at 10:30.
• Timing Chip/ Number Pick Up closes at 11:30.
• Race starts at 12:30.

Look out for Russell or I before the start to declare any jokers and try and let me know your time before you leave.

Note also that you have the option of a free, post-race massage:

****Important Announcement****

This year we are pleased to welcome 14 Trainee Therapists from the sumo, Falkirk Massage School. This group will give a 10 to 15 min massage to runners after the race in the Indoor Centre at Grangemouth Stadium. This will be free, however donations to Strathcarron Hospice will be appreciated.

The purpose of a massage after a sporting event is to aid the athlete to recover from the activity. This is achieved by reducing post-exercise soreness, re-establishing full range of motion and enhancing blood flow to tight muscles.

Alan

Performance Standards Update

Plenty of Harriers are doing well on the performance awards this season. Check the latest situation here. If I've missed any qualifying performances since 1st October 2009 then please let me know. It's easier for me if you let me know of performances through the season rather than saving them all up to the end of the season. Note that we are missing Brampton as our 10-mile performance "banker" this season so look out for a 10 mile race to do (e.g. Tom Scott). You can use the "Current Performance Standards" link in the menu to the left to access the standards status at any time.

Alan

Ednburgh Marathon

I have been approached by Scottish Athletics to ask if any club member is planning to run the Edinburgh Marathon on May 23rd. They are looking for someone to assist a visually impared runner both in training and on the day. If you can assist please give me a call or I am at the club most Thursday training nights.

Malcolm

John O' Groats to Lands End

Andy Buchanan is embarking on an epic solo cycle over the 900 miles from John O' Groats to Lands End at the end of this month. Andy will be doing this completely on his own carrying all his own gear over a 9-day period.

Andy is raising money for Alzheimers; Andy and Dawn's Grandpa had advanced Alzheimers before he died and he attended day care centres where he was looked after to give their Gran respite. Without such fundraising these centres would cease to exsist.

Andy has a justgiving site:

http://www.justgiving.com/end2endsolocycle

I know he’d appreciate any extra support anyone could give him no matter how small.

Dawn

Alloa Half Marathon and Clydebank 5k

Five Harriers ran in the Alloa Half Marathon today and there were excellent performances all round. With an early start and more or less perfect conditions, Gerry McParland was first Harrier home in 1hr 23mins 39secs followed closely by Eddie Reid in 1hr 23mins 47secs (Pb by 3mins 15secs, so well on track for the marathon in a few weeks). Next was Ian Hughes in a time of 1hr 25mins 51secs, Jim Holmes in a time of 1hr 33mins 47secs and John McBride in a time of 1hr 44mins 12secs.

Thought I’d also give Blair a mention as he ran his first race yesterday as a Harrier in 2 ½ years at Clydebank 5K in a time of around 16mins 35secs (official time to follow).

Thanks to Eddie for the report. Gerry (M40) and Eddie (M45) both achieved half marathon Bronze performance standards with those times whilst Blair achieved a 5k M35 Gold performance standard (subject to confirmation of official time). Well done to all.

Alan

Grangemouth 10k Entry Deadline Extended

Note that contrary to the information announced at the club tonight, on-line entries for the Grangemouth 10k (the next race in our Grand Prix) are still open until midnight on Wednesday 24th March. Visit www.q-buster.co.uk to enter.

The race is on Sunday 28th March with a 12:30 start time.

National Young Athletes Road Race Championships

This event takes place this Sunday (21/3/10) at Rouken Glen Park in Giffnock. The following young athletes have been entered :

Under 13 Girls 2500 metres 12 noon - Amie Mulholland , Megan Brady

Under 13 Boys 2500 metres 12.15 pm - Alistair Crawford, Craig Ferguson, Andrew Mcgurk,PaulMcMonagle, Paul Mullen, Greig Mulholland, Andrew Reid

Under 15 Girls 4000 meters 12.35 pm - Emma Campbell

Under 15 Boys 4000 metres 12.50 pm - Ross Paterson, Ian Rae, Stuart Hill

Under 17 Men 5000 metres 13.35 pm - Richard Campbell

Those listed in bold should update their Scottish Athletics membership in time for Sunday's event by telephoning 0131 476 7330.

Please arrive at Rouken Glen Park in plenty of time for each race as it is expected to be busy.

Trossachs Training Camp 2010

Update: Already HALF FULL!!


The time has come......

Now in its 4th year, this training camp will provide runners of all levels with the opportunity to escape from the usual routine and experience a weekend devoted entirely to running.

The training camp is open to a maximum of 32 runners which includes a number of places reserved for non-members of Calderglen Harriers. Under the expert guidance of UK Athletics qualified coaches, the weekend will consist of a number of coaching sessions (both running and classroom based) over the Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning and will take advantage of the picturesque trails by Loch Venacher and the nearby Trossachs area.

The dates for your diary are from the afternoon of Friday 17th September to around lunchtime on Sunday 19th September 2010. As always we will be based at the Trossachs Backpackers Hostel near Callander in Perthshire.

Deposits of £20 required to secure your place.

The cost of the weekend will be approximately £50 per person. This includes:

• Two nights (Fri/Sat) dormitory accommodation in the hostel
• Breakfast (Sat/Sun), lunch (Sat/Sun) and dinner (Fri/Sat)
• Technical T-shirt souvenir
• Full coaching program

Cheques should be made payable to ‘Calderglen Harriers’. Completed forms can be sent to me (Genevieve) at;
ATHelite
58 Cadzow St
Hamilton
ML3 6DS

Please be aware that the actual cost of the weekend has yet to be confirmed but will be around the fifty pound mark.

We fully expect this wonderful weekend to fill up quickly so don't miss out and get your deposit in quickly.