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Jan
2010 Update January
has not been the easiest month to get out running but some have carried on much as normal
while the rest of us have either had a bit of a rest or been champing at the bit to get
rid of the ice so things can get back to normal. Hopefully February will be better running
conditions. Since we started the running group back in 1998 I think its the first
time we have had to say that our organised sessions are cancelled! There
are quite a few new members over the past few months so as there are not race reports weve included
details of the various things organised by Harmeny Pentland runners. Reminder of running group times Sunday morning at 10.00 am
Balerno HS Car Park: Friday morning at 9.00am Runner council next meeting is on Sunday 14th Feb at 8pm in, Riccarton Arms,
Currie, please come along and join in everyone is welcome . Your ideas and
suggestions will help to make the club work for everyone. Monthly Club Handicap For newcomers (and a reminder to
everyone else) we designate some local races, plus our own pursuit handicap race, as club
medal handicap events. The Handicapper maintains a list of 10k target times
based on performances. For the designated races we calculate how everyone performed
relative to their target times. The leading male & female win a very prestigious
medal,
then get their target time reduced. Its only open to club members. To
get a Handicap please forward some verifiable times from recent 10k or half marathon races
to Ian May (ianmay@talktalk.net). Handicaps are updated regularly during the season
according to performances (in handicaps). Final list of races still to be
decided for 2010, but will be on the website, facebook and in next newsletter
soon. See the pentlandrunners website for
more information and current handicaps. And
results for Broxburn cross-country which was the last handicap race for 2009 season were
10
k hcap race
time time over
Jonathon
CARPENTER
0:36:00 0:37:22 0:01:22 Gavin ORR
0:39:45 0:44:47 0:05:02 Alan KERR
0:40:00 0:41:27 0:01:27 David GIBSON
0:43:30 0:43:30 0:00:00 Thomas WHITE
0:45:30 0:49:00 0:03:30
Male
handicap winner
David
Gibson
7.5
k hcap race time
time under
Margi LEITCH
0:33:57 0:29:18 0:04:39 Lorna BROADHURST 0:35:37 0:32:11 0:03:26 Kirsty
STODDART
0:36:21 0:32:58 0:03:23
Female
handicap winner
Margi
Leitch
Entry form for races: Please put in Harmeny for the club as
it: (a) makes it easier to find everyone
on result websites, (b) when race organisers calculate
club trophies based on first nn finishers from a club, it means they can
readily identify everyone from a club. (c) its our official club name C&B News Trophies Last year we
started awarding a trophy to the Male and Female who have improved the most over the last
year these trophies were bought courtesy of the Currie & Balerno News. Winners
for 2009 were Gavin Orr and Kirsty Stoddart. They were presented with their trophies at
the club ceilidh. A 'Facebook Group' has been set up
in the name of 'Harmeny Athletics, Pentland Runners'. This is
a forum to chat to other members about finding lifts to races, info from Frank and the
Runners Council, nights out and anything else. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=46768682967 JogScotland groups Several of us are qualified JS
leaders and as well as taking the regular groups on Wednesdays and Sundays every so often
we start a group for complete beginners, so if you
know anyone who is keen to give running a go then let us know and we will start a new
group early Spring sometime. Bog n Burns Iain Morrice usually organises an
even more wet and muddy run than normal on the last Sunday of each month, and often a route that is new to most of us. Sometimes in the summer we do routes in nearby
places such as Roslin etc. Coffee n Cake runs Every so often Bob organises a fun
run on a Sunday which finishes at a suitable coffee and cake place usually about 6
miles or so, flat (or downhill), at a slow pace, to allow everyone to join in if they
want. Social runs Weve done runs such as down
the water of Leith which is 12 miles and then have food and a pint in a pub, others have been starting at Carlops and running
back over the Pentlands to Balerno, or over to Flotterstone. Good fun! Best performances Chris Morgan keeps
records of club best performances by age group and males/females you can see the
lists on the website. Club tops & running vests Norma keeps a stock of these so
contact her for sizes and prices etc. Club trip: over
the past few years some of us went over to do the Paris marathon, and then a group went to
Amsterdam for the weekend where there was both a half and full marathon. Suggestion for 2010 is to go over to Prize Fund: The junior side of the club has been
active for over 30 years and we currently have about 60 youngsters aged 8-16 attending
regularly. Over the years many have won Scottish titles and gone on to represent Race
Info from other clubs: 1)
Meadows Marathon 2010, an entirely student run project which aims to raise as much money
for charity as possible. We are organising a half marathon and 5k fun run in March, with
the intention of getting around 1,000 runners to participate. The event has been
running successfully for three years, and this year we want to make it bigger and
better. If you would like any more information then Please email on launch@meadowsmarathon.org.uk
2) The
Poppy On the
15th May 2010, hundreds of heroes will take to the stunning hills of the
Scottish Borders to show their support for Armed Forces veterans and rugby players, whose
lives have been drastically changed through injury or hardship. We
are looking for running clubs or members that are willing to take up the challenge The
Poppy Scotland Hearts & Heroes Challenge takes you along 29 beautiful miles of the
Southern Upland Way, from St Marys Hearts
& Heroes is a joint venture between leading veterans charity Poppy Scotland and In
addition to the full 29 miles there are also shorter 21 and 12 mile routes, so there
really is something for all abilities. Find the challenge thats right for you,
get together a team of 4 and register online today. Log
on to www.heartsandheroes.co.uk or call Colin
Whybrow on 0131 550 1559 for more information. 3) I'd
be grateful if you could pass on to your club members that entries are NOW OPEN for the
2010 Dunblane Hydro 7.5 mile road race. This year the race takes place on Sunday 30th
May at 1pm. Places filled quickly last year and we were oversubscribed well before race
day, so early entry is recommended - it is also cheaper, as entry cost increases
closer to race day. You
can enter online at www.dunblaneroadrace.com or www.entrycentral.com 4)
Entries are now open for the 5)
Theres a new event in the calendar this year with the inaugural Glenlivet 10k. See www.glenlivet10k.com for further info. Looks scenic, if a bit remote. Scottish
Masters Indoor Championships, Kelvin Hall, Bob made
his annual pilgrimage to the Indoor Track & Field Championships for older folk, and
came away with three medals: Bronze
in the 60m 8.39 seconds; Silver in the Shot Putt - 9.26, metres; Gold in the 800
2min 49.5seconds. (em very good tho
not much competition in the 800m- first out of one says Anne!) There
are a few others who should think about the Masters as Im sure we could
gather in a few more medals. The Scottish Masters Outdoors T&F will be the second
weekend in July, the British the previous week in Race results
Park
Run 5k 26 Dec 09 Cramond
77 Runners 31 Ian Smith
23.22 Park
Run 5k 2 Jan 2010 Cramond
82
Ran 17 Keiran Morgan
22.24 23 Ian Smith
23.44 30 Chris Morgan
24.55 36 Graham Tait
25.57
Park
Run 5k 9 Jan Cramond
52
Ran 13 Keiran Morgan
20.43 17 Colin Barber
21.04 29 Chris Morgan
23.23
Great
Winter Run 9 Jan
88 Margie Leitch
17.23 272 Lorna Broadhurst
19.30 447 Fiona Donaldson
21.11 511 Bev Dodgson
21.40 597 Brian Yates
22.21 780 Sarah Broadhurst
23.36 (u16) 1177 Breige Stewart
27.03
Park
Run 5k 16 Jan Cramond
120
Ran 27 Donald Sandeman
21.19 35 David Boyle
21.58 40 Graham Tait
22.29 62 Alan Price
24.32 71 Lindsay Boyle
25.26
East
League X/C 16 Jan Broxburn 3rd Race Under
11 Boys
35 L.Johnston
8.50 36 Ran
Under
13 Girls
22 Alison
Broadhurst
12.55 36 Ran
Senior
Ladies
33 Margie Leitch
29.18 73 Ran
52 Lorna
Broadhurst
32.11
61 Kirsty Stoddart
32.58
63 Amanda
Pennycott
33.07 Ladies finished 11/27 team for season Senior
Men
60 Johnathon
Carpenter
37.22 195 Ran
69 Peter
Kadobinskyj
37.58
104 Richard McGregor
40.22
117 Alan Kerr
41.27
137 David Gibson
43.30
152 Gavin Orr
44.47
161 Colin Barber
45.50
177 Tom White
49.00 Men Finished 15/36 Teams For Season
Parkrun
5k 23 Jan Cramond
200
Ran
56 Donald Sandeman
21.22
70 Ian Smith
22.04
78 Lorna
Broadhurst
22.35
98 Alison
Broadhurst
23.25 (u14)
Parkrun
5k 30th Jan Cramond
182
Ran
29 Keiran Morgan
19.59
45 Donald Sandeman
20.57
61 Johnathon Page
22.01
76 Sandra McDougal
22.54
90 Gavin Orr
23.48
Membership
Update Memberships
for 2009/2010 have been received from the following (as at 31 Jan). There are a few overdues
so please check if your name is NOT on the list below. If theres any queries please
contact Norma.
Reminders from .. to use the toilets by the Drama Studio rather than the office
toilets (bear right after entering from the car park.) Theres a second car park at the far end of the school (opposite end
from the swimming pool). 2010 Race Dates but check
websites in case Ive got any wrong Sun 21 Feb Kirkintilloch 12.5k Sun 7
March
Arbroath Footers
10 mile Ladies Only race. Sun 7
March
Lasswade 10
miles Sun 14 Mar Balloch to Sun
21 Mar Alloa Half Sun 14
March Inverness Half Sat 20
March Mighty deerstalker (http://www.themightydeerstalker.com) Sun 28
Mar Grangemouth 10k Sat 3
April Sat 17
April Edinburgh half marathon Sun 11 Apr
Heaven & Hell half marathon (Venue
: Stormont Hall, Sun
11 Apr Glenlivet 10k( new race in cairngorm national park) Sun 18 Apr Lochaber Sun ?
Apr Gala Harriers 10k and 3k fun run Sat 24 Apr Balmoral 10k 5k 2.5k and 1.5k Sun ??April Angus
half marathon (at
www.eventfull.biz) Sat 24
Sun 2 May BUPa Edinburgh 10k Sat 1
May Mon 24
May Rigg Race ( Balerno gala) See the
club website for more local races coming up this year. http://www.harmenyac.org.uk/prunners/events.htm The full Scottish Athletics fixture
list for the season is at http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk |
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