Happy 70th Birthday Andy !

Another milestone today as Calderglen Harrier stalwart Andy Henderson celebrates his 70th birthday. He has been with the club,  I think, since our inception in 1984 (I am sure Chas could confirm or deny) and as well as competing in many races for the club at national/championship level and up to marathon distance, he has also served the club in a number of capacities with one of his later ones being the Club Secretary.  Andy is not on Whats App or active on Facebook a lot so it was fitting to put a post on the blog to allow past and present members to wish him many happy returns.

Club Training Thursday 15th June - VERTICAL MILE

Thursday's session is the final race of the Grand Prix - The Vertical Mile. Meet at the club as per usual and run out in your packs to the bottom of Auchentibber hill where the mile starts. There is no need to declare jokers as every joker each runner has remaining will be automatically played. Register as usual for training.

I have two volunteers for the timing and results, both of whom are injured: Richard Lawton (achilles tendon); Frances Ferguson (pain in the back....). We don't need any more than 2 people to time an event of this size, so please everyone else treat this as you would any other training session (i.e you don't come along to training to stand and watch!!) and run up the mile putting as much or as little effort into it as you feel comfortable doing. Imagine I had written here that tonight's session is 1 x 1 mile hill rep and its not a race. The conditions could not be better.

Alan

TTC 2023

Preparations for the 2023 Trossachs Training Camp are underway. The dates for your diary are Friday 8th September (usual start at around 1700 to 1730) until around mid-day on Sunday 10th September. The venue is the Dreadnought Hotel again, which has now been booked: 20 places in 10 x twin rooms, although being a hotel, we can add to this if we are over-subscribed (the hostel is not an option and may not be an option in the future when it eventually reopens next year due to a change in use). Dinners will be at the Lade Inn as per usual.

We will open for registration in a few weeks once some final details are sorted and we can determine the costs/pricing. The price is likely to be similar to last year, perhaps up a little as the hotel's prices have increased. Please make sure your calendar is free for Callander as your club needs you to make this event fun and a success! If you have any questions, please let me know.

Alan

Trail Race Roles

The Trail Race roles are here. Although the marshalls need to be in place by the times specified,  I will be in the park from 10am on the 23rd to set up the courses. Would be good to see as many of you as possible if you can help out" 

Thanks,Jim

Club Training Monday 12th June

Monday's session is a 10k pace session and is a slight progression. For those who were racing 10k in Kilmarnock on Sunday, run this session as an easy run by dropping down a pack or two and not increasing the pace to 10k pace.

The session is 16 x 90 seconds at 10k effort with 45 second jog recovery. The route is an easy start through the glen to the corner at the bottom of the hill at Langlands. Start the first rep there heading towards Park Farm. Turn left on Leaburn Rd and then immediately right, continuing uphill to the cross roads where you turn right. Follow that road all the way along and then eventually down until it joins Leaburn Rd again. Turn right and then left down to Auldhouse Cross. Turn right back to Langlands and back to the club via Sainsburys and Strathaven Rd. Take the warm up and the cool down back to the club after the last rep very easy indeed.

Alan

Club Training Thursday 8th June

Thursday is a threshold Thursday. Given the high density of races at this time of year, which need proper recovery, the threshold session is shorter in total duration than we have been doing. Please make the effort at the bottom end of threshold, meaning that you are in control throughout each rep and finish the second rep feeling you could do a third and a fourth rep.

The session is 2 x 9 minutes at threshold with a 3 minute jog recovery.

The route is a through the glen warm-up to Sainsburys and then use the Sainsburys circuit in a clockwise direction for the reps. Cool down back through the glen.

Remember that Saturday is the second opportunity to do the Victoria Park parkrun for those who did not do it last Saturday. I will update the GP on Friday night.

Alan

Club Training Monday 5th June - Chatelherault World Championships - Calderglen Grand Prix Race

It looks like perfect conditions for the annual Chatelherault World Championships on Monday evening. This is a straightforward race around the usual Chatelherault lap and is the only time when I say go for it on a lap of Chatelherault. Be extra careful not to trip, especially as fatigue builds in the second half. Pace judgement is vital and holding something in reserve for after the log jam may well be a good strategy.

Please register with the online training form as usual and indicate if you are going to the club for a lift or direct to the training venue. Please advise Russell of any jokers which you may be playing.

Alan