Club Training Monday 20th June

Given that Thursday is the Vertical Mile, Monday's session is the traditional 10k Trail Race route pack recce. The aim is to run the full 10k trail race route and for everyone to make a mental note of any potential problems and to report them back to the race director. After running the 10k route, finish with the 3k and 1k routes, also noting any potential problems. As many were running 10k's over the weekend, this is also a recovery run.

Alan

Trail Race Marshalls - Friday 24th June

Dear Harriers,

Please see spreadsheet below for Trail Race duties. These have been worked out based on the information each of you have given me regarding your availability and estimated time of arrival. 

Marshall Spreadsheet

Please note the time that you must be in place and if possible arrive in plenty of time for this. If you have a marshalling role please report to Jim Holmes who will be in the main hall. You will be given a marshall vest and lanyard and Jim will tick off that you have arrived. Individual race coordinators will then take you to your marshalling post and explain your responsibilities.

Once Jim has marked you present, please vacate the main hall as it can get extremely busy with registration.

It is vital to the smooth running of the evening that you attend in a timely fashion. I understand that life can sometimes throw you a curveball. If for any reason you can no longer attend can you please let me know directly and as soon as possible.

The race team will be in the park from 10am in order to set up the courses and the hall. I would encourage any of you who can attend during the day to consider joining us. The help would be appreciated.

Jim

Club Training Thursday 16th June

Tonight's session is a Threshold Thursday episode comprising 4 x 6 mins at threshold (1 hour race effort or 3 word talking pace) with 2 mins jog recovery.

We shall use the undulating Carron Place loop meaning that the effort (ie heart rate and breathing) remains constant after the initial minute ramp up but the pace varies depending on whether uphill, flat or downhill.

Warm up via Strathaven Road and Greenhills Rd. Coll down via Kelvin Rd, Murray roundabout and Strathaven 6.

Alan 

Club Training Monday 13th June

Monday is further consolidation of 10k training. Enough Harriers have raced 10k recently to have a good feel for current 10k pace.

The session is again 8 x 3 minutes at 10k pace with 2 minutes jog recovery (regroup as you recover). 

The route is club through the Glen via the various diversions to the Crutherland and then across the Strathaven Road and along the back road to our usual rep start point at the left hand 90 degree corner.

Turn right on Leaburn Road and continue all the way along until the road bears right downhill. At the bottom of the hill turn right and immediate left past the Kennels along Shields Road, Greenhills Road, Strathaven Road and the club.

Alan 

HARRIERS GRAND PRIX VICTORIA PARKRUN PART 1

 This Saturday is part 1 of the Victoria parkrun Grand Prix event. To explain you can run either Saturday the 11th or Saturday 18th but only your 1st time will count if you do both. Any jokers must be declared in advance of the run starting so for this Saturday as i wont be at the event you can either leave your declaration as a comment on this post or a comment in the clubs whatsapp group. For those new to the Grand Prix please feel free to ask another member about how the jokers work.

Russell

Club Training Thursday 9th June

Given most of the club have done either or both of Milngavie and Chatelherault trail races this week, Thursday is a recovery run. This is a medium/long run at an easy, conversational pace (if you can't talk, it's not easy enough!) 

The route is Glen (with new trail race diversion) to Langlands, past Park Farm, left then right on Leaburn Rd up to the higher level cross roads. Turn right at Cross Roads and then follow the road along and down back to Leaburn Road. Turn right then left down the dip and up to Auldhouse Cross. Turn right and back to the club via Langlands Golf Club, Sainsburys and Strathaven Rd. 

Its important to stick to assigned packs so everyone gets an easy run and the packs are not being stretched by interloping bandits! 

Alan

Club Training - Monday 6th June - Chatelherault World Championships

Someone probably should have told me that many were doing the Milngavie Trail Race when I published the dates of the final set of GP races and I would have selected another date. Anyway, lets consider it a form of handicapping. This will be a mass start lap of Chatelherault in the form of a race. Jokers should be declared to Russell in advance of the start. I would appreciate if someone could take the times (not just the finishing order) and e-mail them through after the event and I'll update the GP scores.

Register using the training registration form as per usual and remember to select either "Training Venue" if going direct or "EKSC" if giving or requiring a lift from the Sports Club (leaving at 7pm) so we know who is coming. Gather as per usual in the car park at Chatelherault at 7:30pm and warm-up jog to the start line. I will most likely be driving in traffic from work at 6pm, so probably won't update the packs (which are not required for a straight race anyway).

Alan