National 4km XC 2025 - Lanark - Some Photos

 

Perfect conditions awaited the record field entered for the National 4km XC Championship at Lanark Race Course today in which we were able to field 3 women and 7 men in the senior/masters races. The firm, flat course meant that fast, sustained pace was possible, despite the wind picking up, coincident with a light shower, for the men's race. The 4km senior races covered two laps of the course. In the women's race, Alison Lessells lead the club home in 18:26 with Frances Ferguson finishing as 6th V60 in 19:17 and Lorraine Buchanan crossing the line in 23:55. The men's race was a competitive affair for Calderglen with our top 3 swapping places throughout the race. By the end of the final lap, Andrew Buchanan had established a small gap and worked hard for the final 300m to extend that lead, finishing in 16:17. With 150m to go, Jason Grant had opened a metre or two on Andrew Higgins, both sprinting hard. But by the line, Andrew had closed back up resulting in a photo finish, Jason and Andrew recording an identical time of 16:26. I can't remember a dead heat between Harriers in an individual race before, although it has happened in relay legs. Well done to the first 3 for making a real race of it. Then Robert Pattinson was not far behind in 17:34. Gordon McInally ran well, finishing in a time of 18:42. Kenny Leinster was feeling a bit heavy legged throughout, crossing the line in 20:03 and Russell Couper would probably have preferred a tougher course, finishing in 22:45.

Well done to all. There are some photos in this album although the tight competition made it difficult to get clear action shots of everyone!

Alan

CALDERGLEN HARRIERS AGM 2025

 This years AGM will be held on Thursday 4th 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 20th 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 (LANARK)

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

I will pick up the numbers and distribute from 12.30.

Will someone pick up the tent and bring it for 12.30 to 12.45.

Please be there in plenty time to warm up and support Ladies race which is just shortly before the mens race.

Those running are A Lessells, L Buchanan and F Ferguson

A Higgins, A Derrick, K Wheeler, J Grant, R Pattinson, A Buchanan, G McInally, G Ferguson, K Leinster, S Phimister and R Couper

If anyone cant make it let me know so i dont need to collect the number.

WEST DISTRICT XC CHAMPIONSHIP (ERSKINE)

The West District XC Championship will take place at Barwood Park Erskine on Sat 6th Dec.

Junior races start at 11.30 onwards and are straight races U/13, U/15, U/17 and U/20

Senior woman start at 13.40 and Men at 14.30

Distances range from U/13 at 3.2k to Seniors at 7.5k

Cost is £7.50 for Juniors and £9.00  for U/20s upwards

Please make sure your SA number is up to date or the system wont allow the entry. If it expires before the 6th Dec it also wont allow entry.

I need names by Tuesday 18th Nov.

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

Club Training Thursday 6th November

Thursday's run is a steady run with some strides. With some doing the National 4k XC on Saturday, the instruction to you is to take it quite easy between the strides. The route is down the Queensway all the way to the Holiday Inn and then along the Stewartfield bypass as far as Morrisons, carry on past Morrisons and then turn down the back lane to West Mains Rd and back to the club via Lidl and Churchill Avenue. Fit in 6 x approximately 100m accelerations up to 5k race pace on flat or gentle downhill sections.

Alan

Injury Prevention Talk

 NK physiotherapy who sponsor our trail races will be hosting an injury prevention talk after Tuesday night training next week (Tuesday 11th November). This will take place in the main hall of the club house at 7:30. All welcome to attend - would be good to get as many along as possible.

Club Training Monday 3rd November

For Monday, we just keep working at the basic sessions. Nothing fancy. We are back at Langlands Place for 6 x 800m reps this time. The pace is still 5k pace but the recoveries are relatively shorter. Packs 1 to 3 have 1:30 recovery; packs 4 to 7 have 2:00 recovery and packs 8 to 10 have 2:30 recovery. This is the session where you find out if the pace you were running the 400m reps at was really 5k pace or if perhaps you were going a little bit too fast.

Given the weather and the wet leaves, be particularly careful doing the U-turn at the 400m point on each rep. Consistency of pace is the name of the game.

Thursday will once again be a longer run but without any efforts given the National 4km XC on Saturday.

Alan