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Sunday 31 March 2024
Club Training Monday 1st April
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Club Training Thursday 28th March
Sunday 24 March 2024
Club Training Monday 25th March
Monday's session is a repeat of the recent 10k-specific session at Carron Place. The session is the 8 x 1 lap of Carron Place at 10k pace (averaged over the full lap which means slower on the uphill, faster on the downhill) with a 90-second standstill recovery between reps. This is a challenging session which requires strict control of the effort to remain consistent throughout. Each lap is approximately 1km, therefore 10k pace judgement is straightforward; a 35 minute 10k pace will take 3:30 per lap, a 40 minute 10k will take 4:00 per lap, a 50 minute 10k will take 5:00 per lap and a 60 minute 10k will take 6:00 per lap.
Thursday's session will be an easy run ahead of the Tom Scott.
Alan
Thursday 21 March 2024
West Highland Way Relay 2024
Its now that time of year to plan our West Highland way weekend. We have booked the Ben Nevis hotel for Saturday the 18th May 2024. For those new to the club we hire a 17 seater minibus and leave East Kilbride about 3:30am on the Saturday morning and drive to Milngavie where Alan will allocate a section of the Way to be run by each person although you can, if you wish, run with others on their legs. Arriving in Fort William early evening for a swim if there is time and dinner with some refreshments. Depending on the weather we may do an activity on the Sunday before arriving back in East Kilbride around 6pm. As places are limited it will be a first come first served basis upon giving Frances a deposit of £30 (from Thursday 28th March onwards at the Sports Club). Total cost for the weekend will be £100 and this includes your place on the bus and dinner, B&B in the Ben Nevis Hotel. As we have to pay the hotel in full two weeks in advance, we need the final payment of the balance to Frances by 2nd May. Places will go fast so don't delay.
Frances
Club Training Thursday 21st March
Monday 18 March 2024
Jack Crawford Springburn Cup 10k Race
Sunday 17 March 2024
Club Training Monday 18th March
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Club Training Thursday 14th March
Thursday's session is a 10k race-pace specific session. The session is 8 x 1 lap of Carron Place at 10k race pace with a 90 second recovery (standstill/jog). Note that a lap of Carron Place is very close to 1km. Given the ups and downs of the loop, the pace is going to vary throughout the lap. On the uphills the pace will be slower than target pace and on the downhills slightly faster. This should average out over the lap to give the correct average pace per lap. The target times are simple to calculate: for a 35 minute 10k, aim for a lap in about 3:30, for a 40 minute 10k, a lap is about 4:00, for a 50 minute 10k, a lap is about 5:00 minutes and for a 60 minute 10k, the lap is about 6:00 minutes.
Take an easy run to the start via the Murray roundabout and Kelvin Rd. Cool down back to the club via Greenhills Rd and Strathaven Rd.
Alan
Sunday 10 March 2024
Club Training Monday 11th March
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Club Training Thursday 7th March
Sunday 3 March 2024
Club Training Monday 4th March
Friday 1 March 2024
TEAMS FOR ALLAN SCALLY
The teams for Saturdays race are as follows
Senior Men Leg 1 J Stewart, 2 K Wheeler, 3 D Searil, 4 R Gibson
M40 Leg 1 A Buchanan, 2 J Grant, 3 G McInally, 4 G Ferguson
M50 Leg 1 S Phimister, 2 J Mearns, 3 G Connelly, 4 A McLellan
M50 Leg 1 R Couper
Ladies Leg 1 F Ferguson, 2 L Buchanan
Race starts at noon and i will be down at the start by 11.20 with the numbers. Please arrive in plenty of time to allow good warm ups and to support others.
Russell