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A
bit of Admin
There have been a few problems with emails not getting
through to some folk recently (esp to Hotmail accounts), so I’m using a different
mail account to send this out. If you’re unsure about emails getting through, the
monthly updates go onto the website (www.pentlandrunners.org.uk)
, so it’s possible to keep up-to-date there.
Last
summer several folk who had been training hard (and some not-so-hard) came along for an
evening of track races (100m, 200m, 400m 800m and 1500m) to see if they had a potential
Olympic career behind them. This is open to everyone, adults and juniors. This is my only
chance to challenge all you real runners over my distance!
Come along to Saughton track for 6:30 (& bring some pins for numbers). Race order:
400m, 100m, 800m, 200m, 1500m. Sensible folk should do no more than three events…….
Our next 10k club handicap is the Scottish Gas 10k, and we’ve
also designated the accompanying 5k as a handicap race to gauge interest for the shorter
distance.
We’re looking for a big turnout for our annual run
down the Water of Leith and along the canal path to
Bring some along friends to run, (Medals for all finishers)
Handicap trophies (for members only): M & F x
Low & High handicap groups
I’ve trawled my files for performances by
club members over the last 10 years to compile the first list of “best performances”
in five year age bands over a range of distances. These are now on the website. I’ve
almost certainly not got details of all members’ performances over the last 10 years,
so please check them out to see what I’ve missed. You might also spot a few
opportunities to get into the best performers lists in some events.
Coaching
and jogleader courses
We always need committed and enthusiastic
coaches for the club’s juniors and jogleaders for the adults. The latest programme of
Scottish athletics courses is now published on the Scottish Athletics website or the
JogScotland website. I can also provide info. There will be a jogleader course at
Riccarton of Sep 22nd – right on our doorsteps. The club pays the coaching
fees for anyone who will use the qualification to take groups.
We’ve been handing order forms our recently, but if you haven’t got one, an
order form for jackets for fleeces is now downloadable from the website www.pentlandrunners.org.uk
Sundays at 10.00 am Balerno HS Car
Park:
1. Steady Improvers Group - approx 8k / 60 mins (Jogleader led)
2. Long run / hill run self-led groups - Usually 8 - 12 kilometres at 5 - 6 mins per km
pace
Mondays, Balerno HS Car Park
Monday mornings: JogScotland Beginners Group: 9:30am (moved from Tue)
Monday evenings at 7:00pm : Intermediates, jogleader led (Cheanged from
7:15pm)
Wednesday
evenings at 7.00pm Balerno HS Car Park:
Mixed ability group: Jogleader led, 7 - 10 km at varying paces according to ability.
Winter routes follow streets, summer routes are on quieter country roads & footpaths.
Intermediate group: Slower 7-8 km
JogScotland Beginners Group
Thursday evenings at Saughton Track:
Harmeny AC Track sessions for endurance runners. 6.30 - 7.30.
Next Beginners programme?
I’ve had a couple of queries about when we’re
starting our next beginner’s course. There’s nothing planned yet, but we would
like to feel for the likely numbers if we were to do another one starting in the Autumn.
So pass the word out and let us know of any likely candidates.
Performance Details
Arran Half
Resent recruit Allan Price joins the “Sub-2 Half Brigade” with a run in the
Arran Half, finishing 80th of 97 finishers in 1h 57
min 10 sec
77
100 Ian May
49:25
170 William Cummings
57:22
220 Catherine White
76:08
223 finishers
Conditions were kind for a change. On Saturday I ran 13.57s in the 100m for the silver
medal. That was enough for one day, so back to a relaxing afternoon in the garden hacking
out some tree roots.
Returning on the Sunday morning I discovered summer in Grangemouth. Someone said the 15
July would be summer as it lay between two weather systems (early summer rain and late
summer rain). There are more picturesque places to spend summer, but I’m not
complaining as I won gold in the Shot Putt, coming from behind with a final round throw of
9m 17 (a pb). I also sort of won my age group in the discus, but with no others in my age
group, and not making the medal standard, it doesn’t count (although it was a pb).
It’s a few years (too many!) since the club has had a Scottish age group champion.
There’s certainly a few more who should try these Championships next year!”
Forthcoming Races
Those marked ** have been selected as
club handicap events -
Bring
some along friends, Medals for all finishers!
Handicap
trophies (members only for M & F for Low & High handicap groups
www.anthonynolan.org.uk
A
good one to do, and as trophy winners, honour is at stake.
As
an additional incentive, we’ll make this a club medal event.