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May/June
Update Monthly Club Handicap - contact Ian May for details. Handicap
races for 2010 are Musselburgh
10k July Best 5k
Parkrun August orSeptember? Scottish
Gas 5K and 10K August Club
Wol Pursuit Handicap, August Jedburgh
1/2 Cross Country November Results
from Chris Hoy half marathon are:
Race
time H'cap time
Time
below
h'cap
Jonathon CARPENTER 1:14:19
Peter
KADOBINSKYJ
1:21:44 Bill
MURPHY
1:24:47 1:27:11 0:02:24 Daren
CAVAROLI 1:31:04 1:36:45 0:05:41 Donald SANDEMAN 1:37:08
Jonathon
PAGE
1:38:39 1:41:15 0:02:36 Frank
TOOLEY
1:41:21
1:45:45 0:04:24 Jamie
DOW
1:48:30
Ian
SMITH
1:50:20
Alan
PRICE
1:50:30 1:54:11 0:03:41 Gordon MILLER
1:51:14
1:59:15 0:08:01 Peter
MCGAVIGAN 1:56:55
1:57:00 0:00:05 Ian
MCBRIDE 2:02:50 2:03:45 0:00:55 Alan
FLEMING 2:15:05 2:17:15 0:02:10
Margie LEITCH
1:36:30 1:40:41 0:04:11 Chris
MORGAN 1:38:24 1:50:15 0:11:51 Lorna
BROADHURST 1:43:23
1:45:45 0:02:22 Amanda PENNYCOTT 1:45:44
1:50:15 0:04:31 Kirsty
STODDART 1:48:10 1:53:04 0:04:54 Elaine
Shona
STEWART 1:55:06 1:57:00 0:01:54 Elaine
SCOTT
1:59:58 2:01:30 0:01:32 Morag
LEITCH
2:04:55 2:08:15 0:03:20 Angela
NICHOLSON 2:11:29
2:24:00 0:12:31 Caroline
MILLER
2:25:20 2:42:34 0:17:14 Katrina
FLEMING 2:25:21 2:39:45 0:14:24
FEMALE
WINNER Caroline MILLER
MALE
WINNER Gordon MILLER
Matching
trophies for the mantelpiece??
Reports lots of reading this month after
the marathons etc so here goes! Elaine
Scott, Nicky Freedman and Janice Brown had club places for London, Harmeny usually gets 2
or 3 places each year and we allocate these to firstly,
club members who have not had a club place in past 3 years and who have been
unsuccessful in the ballot or (if no-one in
this category then any member wishing to run
London). Elaine reports from I was so delighted to be offered a
club place for this year's VLM! When I first found out, it seemed to be at some distant
point in the future, but the time flew by, and it seemed like no time before I was in the
pen at the Blue start waiting for the off! Everyone tells you that the
London Marathon is like no other experience for any endurance athlete. Nobody can really
prepare you for it though! Everyone got cold and wet
waiting to start, as we had all been promised hot weather. The layers soon dried
out within the first mile or 2, as the sun came out and we all warmed up. My outer layers
were quickly shed and discarded as the temperature rose. For me it was a pleasant warmth
for most of the way round, though I know some people found it uncomfortable. Compared to The support and enthusiasm from the
crowd is incredible! Every few metres it seemed I heard someone urging me on....me,
personally. I felt like a celebrity. I could feel myself filling up with emotion as I
reached out to touch all those little children's hands stretching out to 'high 5' the
runners. The miles just flowed by on a tidal wave of goodwill. As I got into my stride I was amused
to pass the Angel of the North trying to take off, several rhinos, and the most humungous
giraffe whose neck was about 3 storeys high! I overtook a butterfly with a beard, who
turned out to be Richard Branson. Bands were playing all the way round, and my charity was
out in force at various sites to cheer me on. I crossed the line on a absolute high,
having run a PB, determined that some day I would do it again, but faster. The
organisation for the whole event was utterly superb, from the Expo, to the finishers'
photos. The only downside for me was the way a lot of runners discarded their water
bottles actually in the middle of the road, which was rather hazardous, but I don't think
the organisers could have helped that. I did not manage to meet up with fellow Harmenites
on the day, which was a little sad, but we made up for it after returning to If anyone gets the chance to run VLM
in the future, grab it with both hands and hold on tight.You won't regret it ! And
Nicky on her 2 marathons in 4 weeks!! Two Marathons, One Ash Cloud and
turning 40. Its always the same when you
are about to hit forty - you just have to prove you can still do it all. So my intention
was to run the I thoroughly enjoyed training for The marathon itself was a strange
experience after a fall at 3miles (someone behind me tripped me) which really shook me. I seemed to struggle the whole way. Nothing felt right and indeed the whole experience
felt quite lonely and I yearned for hills and scenery.
Despite this, crossing the finishing line was still a sense of achievement
and 4hrs 32min 45secs was ok wasnt it? It gnawed away at me... I was sure I
could have done better. My strategy had been
10min miles but I had gone slower than that and the whole thing was pretty exhausting. I rested for a week, did some swimming and
cycling. Entered the North Berwick Triathlon
and finished 7th female. My
confidence grew. Then I caught a cold and
became so tired. It was 2 weeks until the That week the sun came out and my
energy seemed to flood back. Everything
clicked the kids all slept well, I felt well rested and incredibly positive but
totally determined to really enjoy this marathon! Everything just fell into place on
the day. I was at the People had warned me not to do 2
marathons back to back but on reflection its just brilliant to have completed 2 well
known marathons before I turn 40. I am so proud of both times. There is no question I enjoyed Gavin
Orr also ran Links to some stories (with photos)
of me guiding Ken Reid, together with David Lott, his main guide, round London Marathon
are at the end. Firstly a big thank you to Harmeny
for offering me a club place, to enable me to run as a guide, to my blind friend, Ken Reid
at this year's London Marathon. As it was, I got a place as an official runner's guide,
but knowing Harmeny were there to give me a place if needed was much appreciated. So, Ken had trained well, was
targeting a sub 4 hour marathon (having done 4:08 at We met up before the start,
enjoyed the atmosphere and set off at a pace that had me wincing: around 8 minute miles. I
kept suggesting, "Should we slow down a bit?" and popped my first Ibuprofen at
about 4 or 5 miles in. However, everything changed at 8 miles. Ken got a strain in his
calf, had to slow down and after a mile or so of trying gentle running, he made the
decision that he would have to walk the rest. This might get some people down, but not
Ken. He was determined to finish and still to do as well as he could. Oh, a wee Harmeny aside:
bizarrely, among 32000 other runners, we bumped into Janis! What are the chances of that?
Of course, we didn't literally bump into her... though with some idiot runners trying to
run in between Ken, me and David, there were some hairy moments of nearly crashing into
other runners! The summary of the rest of the race
was that there was lots of noise, a great atmosphere and after a few miles jogged and
about 16 very fast walking miles (or a jog for me, because I couldn't keep up!) we
finished in a very respectable 4:55. (Ironically of course, that pace suited me much
better than the sub 4 would have!) Most importantly Ken was delighted to have finished and
really enjoyed the experience. His quote was "Terrible race, wonderful
experience!" Ken, David and I (mostly Ken
actually) raised over £5,500 for RP Fighting Blindness, the charity supporting research
into cures for Retinitis Pigmentosa and providing services for those like Ken who suffer
from it. His justgiving page is still open for donations, should anyone so wish to do ;-)
... http://www.justgiving.com/kenreid59 A quick word on guiding to anyone
who is considering it: I find it to be an enjoyable and hugely rewarding experience. I am
very lucky in that Ken is an experienced runner and very competent all round who sees
blindness as no barrier to achievement (for instance, he also does triathlons, with the
bike section on a tandem). But, to be a guide, all you have to be able to do is run a bit
(preferably at or ahead of the pace of the blind runner) and to give some verbal
directions. If you are interested in taking it up, try your local running website or
online community, or contact a blind organisation, such as RNIB, of course. Thanks once again to Harmeny for the
offer of a place and to everyone who sponsored us. P.S. We made it into the local
press too...! http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/400050-blind-runners-marathon-feat/
http://media.podcastingmanager.com/2/6/3/2/1/222571-212362/Media/Episode_6_final.mp3 Paul Houston Sandra McDougall &
Donald Sandeman all ran the complete Highland Fling as well as 2 ladies and 1 mens
relay teams so a great turnout from harmeny - And heres Paul Houstons blog about his 10 hours on the west highland
way!!(Sandra and Karen also wrote great blogs but I cant find them now so
apologies for not including in the newsletter as well ) I woke up at 5am on Saturday morning
after a surprisingly good nights sleep. It was a little too good and it was hard to force
myself out of bed. But I dragged myself up, made my normal pre-race porridge and set off
for Milngavie. Race
results 3
Jonathon Carpenter 2.28.06
Lochaber Marathon 18 April
342 Ran 122
Colin Barber
3.27.59 183
Bill McKendrick
3.41.07 284
Karin McKendrick
4.18.13
Parkrun 5k Cramond 24 April
178 Ran 35
Colin Barber
20.13 113
Rhoda Ross
26.37 pb 139
Alan Fleming
28.19 168
Katrina Fleming
33.36
Highland Fling 53 Mile ultra 24 April 254 Ran 33
Paul Houston
9.52.02 105
Sandra Mcdougall
11.06.33 187
Donald Sandeman
12.24.02 Teams
35
Teams 14 Harmeny Hunks
9.15.00
24
Harmeny Harlots
10.00.22 32
Harmeny virgins
11.10.17
4800 Caroline Dunn
3.32.36
7405 Carol Blamire
3.46.33
14809 Verity Missen
4.15.16
16903 Janis Brown
4.22.51
19624 Nicola Freedman
4.32.55
19955 Elaine Scott
4.34.03
25404 Gavin Orr
4.55.42
Balfron 10k 25 April
490 Ran
297 David Syme
54.58
Meadows 5k 28 April
82 Ran
65 Alan Greirson
23.06
Parkrun 5k Cramond 1 May
132 Ran
35 Donald Sandeman
21.29
Ed/Nb 20 Mile 1May
220 Ran
2 Jonathon
Carpenter
1.57.56
88 Kenny Tindall
2.38.28
108 Colin Barber
2.42.06
141 Willie McKendrick
2.48.44
151 Chris Morgan
2.51.47
152 Ian Smith
2.51.47
155 Lorna Broadhurst
2.53.28
160 Kirsty Stoddart
2.54.41
199 Karin McKendrick
3.09.58
Bupa Edinburgh 10k 2 May
Mass
Event 31 Jonathon
Carpenter
34.38
62 Peter Kadobinskyj 37.48 ??? Sam McNab (U17) 41 19 (Hand timed due to lost chip) 627 Matthew Donaldson
(U17) 45 28
1177 Amanda Pennycott
48.18
1465 Graham Tait
48.28
1525 Gordon Miller
49.42
1993 Fiona Donaldson
51.33
2719 Jane Scaife
54.15
2893 Brian Yates
54.56
3631 Wendy Gibson
57.32
3760 Nikita Ferguson
57.57
4265 Alan Fleming
59.37
6207 Jan Mitchell
1.12.02
6208 Janis Carnie
1.12.02
6462 Ruth Shering
1.15.54
Meadows 2 Mile 5 May
66 Ran
61 Alan Greirson
13.54
Ben Lomand Hill Race 8 May
196 Ran
157 Fionna Ross
1.52.05
Penicuik 10k 8 May
184 Ran
12 Bill Murphy
37.26
56 Gary Connelly
43.07
91 Keiran Morgan
46.26
115 Kirsty Stoddart
49.29
153 David Syme
55.39
Cateran Trail 23m Race 8 May
38
Ran 19 Bill McKendrick
4.14.26
23 Sandra
McDougall
4.25.53
28 Karin
McKendrick
4.54.25
Ingis Womens 10k 9 May
2200 Ran
57 Margie Leitch
42.52
113 Chris Morgan
45.06
415 Amanda Pennycott
49.23
447 Fiona Donaldson
49.40
Parkrun 5k Cramond 15 May
175 Ran
139 Rhoda Ross
27.46
Cateran Trail 55m Ultra 15 May
41 Ran
24
Sandra McDougall
11.09.27 37
Karin McKendrick
12.49.47
53 Tom Matko
1.29.13
350 Tom White
1.57.28
427 Norma Bone
2.07.06
461 Pauline White
2.15.41
473 Ian Smith
2.25.26
Cape Wrath Challenge 39 Iain Morrice
4.09.09
Parkrun 5k Cramond 22 May
178 Ran
148 Alan Fleming
27.53 pb
171 Katrina Fleming
31.00 pb
861 Darren Cavaroli
3.31.15
966 Tom Matko
3.33.40
2180 Frank Tooley
3.54.27
2336 Keiran Morgan
3.56.12
2365 Kenny Tindall
3.56.22
2674 Ian Smith
3.59.55
2709 Chris Morgan
4.00.24
3021 Nicola Freedman
4.04.36
Kirsty Stoddart
4.09.03
3896 Lorna Broadhurst
4.15.28
4212 Tom White
4.19.00
6387 Alan Price
4.47.42
6666 Norma Bone
4.52.22
Rigg Race 24 May
196 Ran
5 Jonathon
Carpenter
32.46
18 Bill Murphy
35.28
22 Peter
Kadobinskyj
36.06
36 Richard
McGregor
38.48
54 Gary Connelly
40.49
85 Tim May
43.30
100 Tristran Jareckyj 45.00
112 Bob Douglas
45.33
118 Aimie Shaw
45.47
125 Fionna Ross
46.14
136 Gordon Miller
47.11
144 Mo May
48.19
151 Monique Olde-Olthof
49.53
169 Janis Brown
52.53
191 Ray Wyper
59.25
192 Sarah Bruce
1.03.12
194 Caroline Miller
1.03.36
195 Katrina Fleming
1.03.36
Parkrun 5k Cramond 29 May
261
Ran 195 Angela Nicholson
28.07 pb
Dunblane 7.5k Race 30 May
302 Ran
287 288 Ian Smith
1.18.25
Auld Toon 10k 2 June
400 Ran
58 Gary Connelly
42.23
Parkrun 5k Cramond 5 June
180 Ran
51 Margie Leitch
20.42 pb
Strathallan 5 Mile 5 June
82 Ran
42 Keiran Morgan
35.44
Corstorphine 5 Mile 9 June
126 Ran
90 Nicola Nash
37.38
96 Nicola Freedman
38.38
Black Rock 5 11 June
809 Ran
254 Ian Smith
35.26
406 Lorna Broadhurst
38.34
414 Kirsty Stoddart
38.42
532 Derek Stewart
41.13
550 Shona Stewart
41.42
746 Elaine Sandeman
48.30
Parkrun 5k Cramond 12 June
155 Ran
46 Colin Barber
20.30
85 Fiona Donaldson
23.56
Skye Half 12 June
308 Ran
4 Jonathon
Carpenter
1.14.51
284 Lorna Broadhurst
1.47.31
317 Kirsty Stoddart
1.49.55
377 Alan Price
1.54.12
Dechmont Law 10k Trail Race 13 June 135 Ran 4 Bill
Murphy
35.41
2010
Race Dates but check websites in case Ive got any wrong Thur 17
June Portobello 4 mile race
the Indoor Bowling Centre where 29 June
Jogscotland 5k challenges INverleith park 11 July Crieff 10K 11 July
Scottish Masters T&F Championships, Pitreavie 18 July
Kelso 10k 24 July
Musselburgh 10K 1
August Scottish gas 10K and 5K 8
August Forth bridge Pitreavie 10K 14
August haddington half marathon 5
September Glasgow half and 10K 12
September Hawick half marathon 19
September 26 Sep
Linlithgow 10K 3 Oct
Loch Ness marathon 10K 5K 3 Oct
Kilomathon (26K) Ingliston 31 Oct
Jedburgh 10K and half 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 And for
hill runs see http://www.shr.uk.com/Calendar.aspx or speak to Iain Morrice. |