Club Training Monday 1st May

Except for those who were racing yesterday (or doing massive WHW miles), Monday's session is a continuation of our preparation for the Summer 10k season. The session is as follows:

15 x 90 seconds at 10k pace with 45 seconds jog recovery.

These recoveries are quite short, making it vital that the pace is kept strictly to 10k race pace.

Warm-up along Greenhills Rd to the fingerposts/roundabout at the start of Shields Rd. Do the session on Shields Rd, running the first rep and first recovery in the same direction and then turning around for the second rep and recovery and so on, back and forward along Shields Rd. This will keep the session reasonably flat and provide a good chance of even pacing. Cool down via the reverse of the warm-up.

Alan

WHW Relay Pick-up Times

For those not already aware, Eddie has set the pick-up times for Saturday 13th May as follows:

WHW Relay Pick-Up Times 2023 (Satuday 13th May)
Name	Time (am)	Location
Russell	03:50	main road
Julia P	03:50	Greenhills Roundabout
Gordon	03:55	Anywhere as last year!
Billy	04:00	Kwikfit
Julie T	04:00	Kwikfit
Kenny	04:00	Kwikfit
Geo	04:05	Bus stop Queensway
Frances	04:05	Bus stop Queensway
Richard	04:05	Bus stop Queensway
Alan	04:10	Bus stop main rd
Jim M	04:10	Bus stop main rd
Stephen	04:15	Markethill roundabout

Any vagueness in the locations is entirely intentional. 

Alan

Summer Pub Run

We are having the summer pub run on Friday 28th July. Start time is 6pm so be up at Sports Club for 5.40 so we can sort out the money and orders 💴 

Thanks

Eddie

Club Training Thursday 27th April

With the Monklands Half coming up this weekend, Thursday's session is light and pacy. The session is 10 x 2 minutes at about 5k pace/effort with 2 minutes jog recovery, regrouping into your packs during the jog recovery.

Run easily through the glen to Langlands Club House corner to warm-up and start the reps at that junction. We shall keep the route reasonably short and flat by heading past Langlands Club House and on to Auldhouse Cross. Turn right at Auldhouse Cross and on through the new houses to the fingerposts. At Greenhills Rd, turn right and back to the club via Strathaven Rd.

Alan

Remaining Grand Prix Races

Some more dates for your diaries. In addition to the Monklands Half Marathon (30th April) we have the following races to complete our 16 race Grand Prix race series.

Victoria Park parkrun (there will be two alternative dates to choose from) dates to be decided based around our other races, WHW relay and our Strathclyde parkrun volunteering. Will probably be late May/early June.

Land O'Burns 10k: Wednesday 24th May - Land O'Burns 10k Road Race - EntryCentral

Chatelherault World Championships: Monday 5th June as part of club training.

Vertical Mile: Thursday 15th June as part of club training.

Alan

Monthly Auldhouse 5k Time Trials start on 4th May

We will soon be in May and the first of our monthly Auldhouse 5k individual time trials. These occur on the first Thursday of each month as part of normal club training. Therefore, the first one is on Thursday 4th May. Further details will follow before the session.

Alan

Club Training Monday 24th April - Chatelherault!

 As mentioned in the post last week, this Monday is the first of our fortnightly runs at Chatelherault. This is about a 7 mile, undulating trail run. The aim is to run nice and easy. Don't worry, even nice and easy you will be working hard, building strength and aerobic fitness at Chatelherault..... Wish I could be there. See the post from last week for details of where, when and what to put on the training registration form if you are going to the club for a lift to Chatelherault.

Alan