Harmeny Pentland Runners
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November
Update
If you like
running in the snow – enjoy – otherwise take care and hopefully conditions will
improve soon!
Annual
Membership fees for 20010/11: £22
Membership
Form: An
updated membership form (Word Document) for the new membership year 10/11 can now be
downloaded from the club website
It’s a
closed group purely for club members to discuss races, share lifts to races, post photos etc etc. Contact us to become a member of the group. If you
do not want to set up your own facebook page we have a dummy login and password so that
everyone can access Harmeny facebook pages with complete security and anonymously (contact
Norma/Frank/Anne D for details)
We’ve received
an allocation of three places again this year, and as only 3 members had received ballot
rejections the 3 places are going to Frank Tooley, Amanda Pennycott and Fiona Donaldson. Good luck to all.
Next Coffee & Cake run… 23 Jan?
We’ve not run for our Coffee & Cake this year and with everything frozen we
probably won’t…. so we’ll pencil in Sunday 23 Jan, and hope the slow thaw
will have done its stuff by then. For anyone
who’s not done one before, these are slo-o-o-w-w-w-w paced runs on easy flattish
routes that are under 10k. And as the name suggests we run to somewhere where we can
recover with coffee & cake.
New Jogscotland beginners group will start in January, weather permitting! If you know
anyone who wants to start/or return to jogging and wants to join a group starting with
very gentle walk/jog sessions then please ask
them to contact us, it will probably be on Sunday mornings – but Wednesday
evenings/Monday mornings might be also possible.
At the runners
council meeting we talked about continuing with facebook or trying to set up a forum via
the club website. Norma has tried Yahoo groups, that got a majority thumbs down for
difficulty of logging in and all the advertising on the site and Google seems to be too
inflexible. We have set up a ‘dummy’ login email and password to allow
people without their own facebook page to simply login and join in discussions see photos
etc – so we’ll see how this goes. But
if anyone can help with setting up a forum or has a friend/relative/etc that might be
willing to help then please get in touch.
Those who went to Lancers reported an excellent evening enjoyed by everyone there. We are planning our annual ceilidh for middle of
January (Sat 15th is probable date) – more details to follow.
This has been a busy period with 4 handicap events – the results of which appear in
this newsletter. I have taken the best Park
Run time for anyone who ran more than once during September and the first two weeks of
October for the Park Run Handicap. For both
this and the two Jedburgh events I have used the handicap times based on the Water of
Leith Handicap. I have then used your “best”
time for the new Handicaps, which will be posted on the web.
I have used the new handicaps for the Broxburn Cross country. For the men I have used your 10k handicap and for
the women I have used 60% of your 10k time. I have not modified handicap times following
the Cross Country.
And for this year
trophies for:
Because no one
entered the Scottish Gas 5k this year I have two trophies left and I propose we use them
for the January Eastern League Cross Country.
Finally now is
the time to think about next years handicaps events – what would you like to be
included?
Parkrun 5k
Cramond September and first 2 weeks of October
Best
time
Handicap Time
faster Time slower
Bill
MURPHY
0:17:53
0:18:06
0:00:13
Ryan
RIDDELL
0:17:59
0:18:34
0:00:35
Keiran
MORGAN
0:20:21
0:20:29
0:00:08
Colin
BARBER
0:20:43
Jonathon
PAGE
0:21:47
0:21:26
0:00:21
Hugh
CHALMERS 0:22:09
0:21:23
0:00:46
Graham
TAIT
0:22:54
Bob
Alan
FLEMING
0:29:20
0:28:41
0:00:39
Lorna
BROADHURST 0:21:54
0:22:30
0:00:36
Christina
MORGAN
0:22:34
0:21:26
0:01:08
Kirsty
STODDART 0:23:20
0:23:06
0:00:14
Nicola
FREEDMAN 0:23:24
0:22:59
0:00:25
Alex
GORDON
0:23:44
0:22:30
0:01:14
Fiona
DONALDSON 0:23:45
0:23:13
0:00:32
Amanda
PENNYCOTT 0:24:05
0:23:56
0:00:09
Male winner Ryan Riddell
Female winner Lorna Broadhurst
Jedburgh Half 31
Oct
Jonathon
CARPENTER 1:12:19
1:14:49
0:02:30
Bill
MURPHY
1:20:16
1:25:30
0:05:14
Tom
MATKO
1:29:15
Paul
THOMPSON 1:34:13
1:34:30
0:00:17
Kieran
MORGAN
1:38:02
1:36:45
0:01:17
Tom
WHITE
1:38:53
1:37:32
0:01:21
Ian
SMITH
1:39:07
1:42:22
0:03:15
Hugh
CHALMERS 1:43:14
1:41:49
0:01:25
Howard
OKELY
1:53:03
1:51:22
0:01:41
Kirsty
STODDART 1:49:43
1:49:07
0:00:36
Fiona
DONALDSON 1:49:35
1:49:41
0:00:06
Angela
NICHOLSON 2:09:20
2:12:11
0:02:51
Pauline
WHITE
2:13:30
2:12:11
0:01:19
Norma
BONE
2:14:05
2:06:00
0:08:05
Female winner Angela Nicholson
Jedburgh 10k
Robert
TURNER
0:34:26
0:34:00
0:00:26
Jane
SCAIFE
1:18:26
0:54:00
0:24:26
Female winner Jane Scaife
East Dist X/C
Broxburn
Jonathon
CARPENTER
0:30:50
0:32:00
0:01:10
Bill
MURPHY
0:33:56
0:36:15
0:02:19
Peter
KADOBINSKYJ 0:34:35
0:37:00
0:02:25
Ryan
RIDELL
0:35:06
0:38:00
0:02:54
Iain
MORRICE
0:38:59
0:41:00
0:02:01
Margie
LEITCH
0:26:07
0:27:00
0:00:53
Fionna
ROSS
0:26:36
Lorna
BROADHURST 0:27:44
0:27:54
0:00:10
Chris
MORGAN
0:29:02
0:27:54
0:01:08
Kirsty
STODDART 0:29:29
0:29:15
0:00:14
Amanda
PENNYCOTT 0:29:31
0:30:09
0:00:38
Male winner Ryan Riddell Female
winner Margi Leitch
Reports from
recent races
It was a
bit of a special day at Jedburgh with a unique winning double. Jon Carpenter won the half
marathon and Boab Turner won the 10k. We look forward to their next head-to-head!
You can always tell when winter is here. No its not the snow on the Pentlands or the
frosty mornings in Balerno or the fact you need to turn the heating on.
Its Clova time and that means winter.
Good turnout of Pentland Runners for the 2010 Clova half, there were 15 names in the entry
list but on the day only 9.5 runners. The .5 refers to Kieran who ran in his home
club colours of Carnegie.
I have done this race since 2002 and I think this years conditions were the best ever. No
wind( ok a wee bit), no frost or ice and clear skies with only a few puddles on the roads.
Many of you who have done this race before will recall some of the conditions you have
encountered and let me tell you this years was defo the best ever.
The tops were snow covered and looked FAB U LOUS.
This to me is still one of the best and hardest halfs on the road racing calendar although
nothing compared to the Heaven and Hell which is in a different league. For those who have
not done this race before, the route is over undulating tarmac around the Glen clova area
which is 1 of the 5 fabby Glens in Angus. Its a race that you must do sometime in your
running time as it is very special.
The race was full early on and a reserve list was made up, this shows how popular it is
now.
Our runners were Iain Morrice,Gary Connelly,Alan Grierson,Lucy Marshall,Kirsty
Stoddart,Alan Price,Mo may,Ian May, Kieran Morgan(.5) and Gavin Orr who ran it as a blind
guide for his friend Ken.
The special mention for the race goes to MO MAY who got 1st Prize for being the
1st lady over the line in the xx age category, she did it in an amazing time of 1
hour 56 mins.
As usual the after race stovies and the huge log fire were welcomed after a hard race
around the Glen.
Wendy Beardmore
and Caroline see their first brockenspectre!
Late
October Caroline Dunn and I were running in the hills. As we staggered towards the first
peak - East Kip - we were in such dense mist that we could not see more than a few feet in
front. Wondering if we were lost the hill top suddenly emerged, lit up by an
intense sun. Feeling more motivated to continue, we reached the ridge before the final
climb. Here, we found ourselves standing on a perfect blanket of cloud with only
'our' peak and a couple of others in the far distance visible. Then we spotted
it!.....
............As
we turned with the sun behind us to admire the view there was a distinct large circle
opposite in the far distance, sitting in the mist. The only thing which separated
the circle from the mist, making it visible, was a perfect, rainbow edged circumference.
It gets better! Inside this circle our silhouettes were perfectly
reflected, even showing our pony tails and noses. We stood and waved our arms like
"angels" and then made a star shape with arms/legs as we sidestepped along the
ridge with the circle/silhouette following us. If we separated we each had our
own circle and silhouette, which we were able to overlap/merge by moving back
together.
Unfortunately
neither of us had a camera to capture this awe inspiring site. We both agreed that if we
had been alone we may have questioned our sanity or wondered if we had encountered
spirituality! After discussing with another member of our running club, we learnt
that this phenomenon is called a "Brockenspectre". From this we were able
to search the web for a scientific explanation and found that others all over the world
have experienced a similar spectacle. Have spoken to loads of other Harmeny folk and have
yet to meet anyone else who has witnessed such a spectacle. Have any of you? Wendy Beardmore
Race results
If we’ve
missed any results just let us know and Tom will add them to his list and we’ll give
you a mention in the next newsletter – thanks.
9 Ryan Riddell
17.38 pb
16 Peter Kadobinskyj
18.10
57 Tom White
21.08
71 Lorna Broadhurst
21.43 pb
147 Pauline White
27.08 pb
166 Sarah Broadhurst
28.39
Jedburgh Half 31
Oct
511
Ran
1 Jonathon
Carpenter
1.12.19
13 Bill Murphy
1.20.16
59 Tom Matko
1.29.15
102 Paul Thompson
1.34.13
149 Kieran Morgan
1.38.02
161 Tom White
1.38.53
165 Ian Smith
1.39.07
211 Hugh Chalmers
1.43.14
299 Kirsty Stoddart
1.49.43
301 Fiona Donaldson
1.49.35
318 Howard Okely
1.53.03
481 Pauline White
2.13.30
482 Norma Bone
2.14.05
Jedburgh 10k 31
Oct
351
Ran
1 Robert
Turner
34.26
345 Jane Scaife
1.18.26
Parkrun 5k
cramond 6 Oct
207
Ran
3 Ryan Riddell
17.25 pb
44 Tom White
20.35
76 Alison Broadhurst
22.33
128 Norma Bone
25.14
176 Pauline White
28.48
179 Sarah Broadhurst
28.59
189 Lorna Broadhurst
30.41
204 Jane Morgan
33.25
205 Keiran Morgan
33.29
Buchlyvie Half 7
Nov
110
Ran
20 Tom Matko
1.30.23
66 Howard Okely
1.51.12
Strathaven 10k 7
Nov
340
Ran
2 Robert Turner
33.11
13 Peter Kadobinskyj
36.28
71 Ian Smith
42.58
Lasswade Cross
Country 7 Nov
Under 11 Boys
42
Ran
23 Alex Bates
6.40
26 Lucas Johnston
6.44
Under 13 Girls
31
Ran
17 Zoe Bates
16.43
Glen Clova Half
13 Nov
244
Ran
42 Iain Morrice
1.33.16
52 Gary Connelly
1.36.17
121 Alan Greirson
1.48.21
144 Lucy Marshall
1.51.45
147 Kirsty Stoddart
1.52.12
151 Alan Price
1.52.34
175 Mo May
1.56.12
181 Ian May
1.57.23
Gavin Orr
and Ken
1.
55mins (Gavin was acting as blind guide for Ken – well done to both)
Parkrun 5k
Cramond 13 Nov
183
Ran
4 Ryan Riddell
17.43
74 Nicola Freedman
23.27
77 Alex Bates (U11)
23.42 pb
78 Zoe Bates (U13)
23.43 pb
94 Alex Gordon
24.33
129 Sarah Bates
27.21
142 Rhoda Ross
28.20
155 Alan Fleming
29.51
East Dist X/C
Broxburn 20 Nov
Under 11 Boys
61
Ran
16 Alex Bates
5.34 7th Team
27 Lucas Johnston
5.58
28 Ben Wilson
6.05
34 Alistair Forman
6.17
46 Cameron Main
6.38
48 Alex Robinson
6.40
49 Rory Cartlidge
6.40
Under 11 Girls
36
Ran
19 Beth Campbell
6.24 5th Team
31 Lara Byers
7.04
32 Amy Birrell
7.04
33 Ellie Stewart
7.04
35 Rebecca Russell
8.10
Under 13 Girls
35
Ran
16 Zoe Bates
10.48
Under 15 Boys
32
Ran
25 Callum Campbell
17.26
Under 15 Girls
40
Ran
30 Alison Broadhurst
18.15
40 Rachel Birrell
25.37
30 Margie Leitch
26.07 9th Team
33 Fionna Ross
26.36
46 Lorna Broadhurst
27.44
59 Chris Morgan
29.02
62 Kirsty Stoddart
29.29
63 Amanda Pennycott
29.31
Senior Men
228
Ran
26 Jonathon Carpenter
30.50 16th Team
74 Bill Murphy
33.56
94 Peter Kadobinskyj
34.35
103 Ryan Riddell
35.06
158 Iain Morrice
38.59
Parkrun 5k
Cramond 20 Nov
178
Ran
1 Jonathon
Carpenter
16.20 pb
Fraserburgh Half
21 Nov
236
Ran
28 Tom Matko
1.29.46 Tom’s 10th half in 2010! Congratulations!
Snowdonia
marathon
Kenny Tindall 3.48.11 (298/1267)
Newcastle Town
Moor marathon 11 Nov
Kenny Tindall 3.18.27 (14/144).
54 03:41:46 97 Donald Sandeman
67 03:46:02 30 Sandra McDougall
Race Dates
The final meeting
in the East District Cross Country League will be at Deans,
Road Races
5 Dec
jogscotland xmas cracker 5k Strathclyde country park 11am
Enter online at
www.jogscotland.org.uk/christmas-cracker
20/02/2011 RAF
Kinloss to RAF Lossiemouth Half Marathon *
Lossiemouth
Community Centre
26/02/2011 Cupar
5 Mile Road Race Cupar,
Details for the Forfar Road Runners Multi Terrain half marathon are not yet available. The
race is normally held in the 2nd week of February.
28/11/2010
Beinn Lora, Victory Hall Benderloch nr Oban .
Distance 5km, elevation 340mtrs
26/12/2010 Beecraigs
handicap trail race, Balvormie carpark,Beecraigs Country Park Linlithgow
26/12/2010
Cockleroy Chaser Hill
Fun Run Cockleroy Car Park, Beecraigs, Near Linlithgow
27/12/2010
The Law Breaker, Centenary Hall
Tillicoultry, Distance 5km elevation 594mtrs
Scottish
Athletics Hill Races for early 2011
1/01/2011
Aonach Mor Uphill Race
2/01/2011 Greenmantle Gallop Hill
Fun Run Broughton, By Biggar
8/01/2011 El-Brim-Ick Dash and
Junior Race
22/01/2011Devil's Burdens Hill
Relay Falkland,
19/03/2011 Chapelgill Congrie Conga
Hill Fun Run Glenholm, Near
Broughton, Peebleshire
19/03/2011 Chapelgill Hill Race
Glenholm, Near Broughton, Peebleshire
Our contacts are
( replace AT with @)
Bob & Anne
– bob.douglasATharmenyac.org.uk
Norma -
normaboneATblueyonder.co.uk
Frank -
tooley.frankATgmail.com
Ian May (
handicaps) - ianmayATtalktalk.net