Club Training Thursday 7th November

Thursday's session continues the Brampton build with an easy run interspersed with uphill efforts at 10 mile race pace, as we did a few weeks ago. This means the easy sections need to be sufficiently easy that there is a definite step-up in effort when each hill is reached. 10-mile race effort should feel like a threshold session, which means that we are not using a pace target this time but rather running to feel. That feeling should be comfortably hard, two to three word talking pace as is usual. This is a level of effort that you need to keep in mind for Brampton.

(For those coming to Callander on Sunday, the session will be the final Brampton-specific session and will be on the road/tarmac throughout).

Alan

Festive dates for the diary

Dates to remember for the Xmas season.

Xmas Handicap race - Sunday 15th December (fancy dress fun handicap race). Get thinking of your costume. Further details closer to the time.

Pub Run - Friday 27th December (usually one of the most popular training nights). Again full details closer to the time.

Night out - Saturday 11th January. Meal in Carrigans. All welcome. Menu and price to follow.

LAAA ROAD RELAYS

The Lanarkshire road relays are back after a short hiatus and will be held in Drumpellier park on Saturday 23rd November

U/11 1.2k per leg, U/13 2k per leg and U/15 2.4k per leg. U/17 is a straight race and will be run along with the 1st leg of the senior race. U/20 will race with the seniors over 4k.

3 legs for all relay races except senior men which is 4

We want to and should be able to get huge participation from our membership with this being a local race so with this in mind we shall cover the entry fee.

First race starts at 11.30 with the final senior race at 13.30

This is pre-entry so i need names by Tuesday 5th November

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

Club Training Monday 3rd November

Monday's session is at the Sainsbury's Loop and consists of 6 x 1 mile at target 10 mile pace. Warm up via Strathaven Rd and around past the main gate. Keep going past the main gate until you reach the T-junction. The first rep starts at this junction and heads up the long downhill/uphill straight, past Langlands Place and up to Greenhills Rd, turn right and follow the Sainsbury's Loop until you have covered 1 mile (1600m). This should be in the vicinity of the roundabout at the truck entrance into Sainsburys. The recovery is then a jog onwards to the junction where the first rep started. The second rep and all other reps start here.

Aim for consistency of time on each rep. Each rep has an approximately equal amount of uphill and downhill, so a slower pace on the uphill should be compensated by a slightly faster pace on the downhill such that the overall time for each rep is your target average mile time for Brampton. Now is the time to find out if that target is achievable!

Alan

Callander Run

REMEMBER, REMEMBER, THE 10TH OF NOVEMBER is the day we are going to Callander for a pre Brampton run. The plan is to meet at Tullipan Crescent behind the Dreadnought hotel at 10am. We will go for a run suitable for all and go for something to eat in Callander. Bring road shoes as we won’t be going off road, (unless you are with Eddie).

Kenny

CALDERGLEN HARRIERS AGM 2024

 This years AGM will be held on Thursday 5th December at 8.00pm in East Kilbride Sports Club

For those that can attend training will be at 7pm that evening for a shorter run to allow you to get changed before the meeting.

Any motions should be made in writing to the Secretary ( Julia Pechlof ) by 21st November.

Anyone wishing to be part of the comittee (Executive or General) should let it be known and in the case of the Executive will require a nomination. Anyone interested in being part of the comittee going forward please speak with any of the present comittee if you need information about whats involved. This will be for executive and non executive positions.

Please try to attend, this is your club and its important that you attend.

On behalf of your Comittee

NATIONAL SHORT COURSE XC

 Final instructions for Saturday. Ladies start at 13.30 and Men at 14.00.

I will pick up the numbers and distribute.

With it just being a short time between races and no juniors running it was decided not to take the tent.

Please be there in plenty time to warm up and support Lorraine in the Ladies race.