Auldhouse 5k Time Trial - August 7th

A great turnout tonight in good, windless conditions. Many continued their steady improvement in time or at least came to within a matter of seconds of their previous best times, so well done to all for keeping the effort going. Fastest time of the day and the new season record went to Andy Buchanan in 16:50. Fastest lady was Dawn Buchanan (25:03), fastest youth was Ewan Murray (20:14), fastest junior was Stephen Reilly (19:00) and fastest vet was Charlie MacDougall (18:08). All the times are here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p_aBIInrxrvPphZsIOTy8HA&hl=en_GB

Helensburgh Half Marathon

A few of the Harriers made the early journey down to Helensburgh to take part in the half marathon, which promised good times for everyone with it’s flat course. The rain seemed to be holding off but as the first mile was reached the heavens opened and everyone appeared to be running through a wall of water.

These tough conditions had little effect on Andrew Buchanan who crossed the line in a fantastic PB of 1:19:08. Gerry McParland, taking part in his last senior race, had another great time of 1:22:11 while Scot Hill took over a minute off his previous PB to finish in 1:24:15. Stephen Reilly’s time of 1:25:22 showed another fine performance for a junior in half marathon. David Herbison’s race times continued to drop as he completed the course in 1:32:48 (still to be confirmed), yet another PB.

Unfortunately, Stuart Waugh had to pull out of the race, due to a back injury, at about 10 mile.

One of the plus sides of the race was the free swim in the nearby pool that every runner was entitled to, which everyone took advantage of. Thanks to all who supported the runners and endured the rain to cheer everyone on.

TTC Countdown!

Only 4 weeks to go to the Trossachs Training Camp and your club needs you to make it a success! If you haven't got your entry in yet, then please do so as soon as you can as caterers have to be advised, T-shirts printed and several other details sorted out in the very near future. More blank forms will be available at Chatelherault tonight if you don't have one. Alternatively, use the TTC menu item on the left to download one.

Chatelherault and Auldhouse TT

Just a reminder that this Monday 4th August is Chatelherault training night and Thursday 7th is the next Auldhouse TT, a chance to see if the summer training is paying off or coversely, what the damage is from the summer holiday lack of training! Leave your Chatelherault times as comments.
Alan

Club Heart Rate Monitors

The club has purchased 6 heart rate monitors for members to use. Full details and availability on the following link (also from the menu at the left side of the blog screen):
http://www.calderglenharriers.org.uk/clubhrm.html

I hope to gradually introduce you all to the use of these devices over the coming months. Enjoy!!

Donkey Brae 7 Mile Multi-Terrain Race

Calderglen Harriers enjoyed yet another day at the Donkey Brae 7 mile race on Sunday. The event was part of the Aberdour Festival which added to the atmosphere at the start and finish line, with plenty of stalls to wander around before the start of the race. The warm summer weather provided perfect conditions for the Harriers' sun bathers Irene Hill, Caroline Lindsay and Alison Searil, who occasionally put some effort into clapping and cheering in between sipping their Pimm’s. The weather though was too hot for the runners who suffered in the blistering heat, making PB’s difficult on an already tough course with several large hills. This showed as the runners crossed the finish line, and they all were suffering from dehydration, although there were multiple water stations lined up around the course. The first Harrier to cross was the ever improving Stuart Gibson in a time of 40 minutes and 11 seconds. To add to this achievement Stuart also took second prize. Next to cross the line, collecting the prize for third veteran was Scot Hill in a PB of 44:05 followed by 17 year old Stephen Reilly with another PB of 44:43. Eddie Reid also ran an excellent time of 45:27.A newcomer to the course, Graham Lindsay’s performance was first rate, finishing in 50 minutes and 48 seconds. Colin Banks debut to the course produced great time of 55:25 while Sandra Reid enjoyed a great time of 57:39. Claire Brady in one of her first runs for the Harriers produced a time of 59:16 and not forgetting the ever present David Searil who finished in 60:49. To keep with tradition, the day was capped off with a swim in the nearby Silver Sands Beach (see picture above)...... Report by Stephen Reilly.

The Track is Back!

Due to popular demand (at least two requests!) the Wednesday night track sessions have been re-introduced after an absence of over a year. We aim to build the sessions from now through to the Winter. The sessions will focus on a different aspect of training than our road sessions and are complementary to rather than a substitute for the reps sessions we do on Mondays and Thursdays. As with all training, the benefits only come after months of gradual progression, so hope to see you there on a regular basis. The sessions are at the John Wright every Wednesday starting at 6:30pm. Meet in the corridor leading out to the track changed and ready to go.