Post by David H on Mar 23, 2010 19:41:29 GMT
Hello everyone.
Grand Prix Update – Ladies lead the table
I have just received an update on the Kent Grand Prix standings a quarter of the way through the season and once again the Harriers are looking good especially the ladies (as they always do).
In the team event comprising 24 teams the ladies are in 1st place 8 points ahead of Larkfield. The men are in 3rd place 77 points behind Paddock Wood but 157 points ahead of Canterbury.
In the ladies individual competition of which 82 have scored so far, Sharon Hawkins is 1st, Penny Holden 9th, Sharon Barnett 11th,Juilie Stoppani 14th, Lizzie Cooper 42nd, Sarah Brenton 55th, Kay Risby 57th, and Liane Foord 74th.
In the ladies vet 35, Sharon Barnett is 8th.
In the ladies vet 45 Sharon Hawkins is 1st, Julie Stoppani 4th, and Kay Risby 15th.
Excellent running girls!!
In the men’s individual competition of which 172 have scored so far, Paul Barton is 8th, Michael Murdoch 15th, Lyndon Gurr 20th, Lee Pearson 26th, Steve Chalklen 38th, Ian Forrest 48th, Tim Erskine 53rd, Martyn Earl 81st, Jon Bond 98th, Steven Crane 113th, Paul Ashunollah 121st, David Moore 142nd, Craig Peake 151st, Stewart Wing 157th, Michael White 163rdand Nick Bennett 172nd.
In the men’s vet 40, Paul Barton is 1st, Michael Murdoch 11th, Lyndon Gurr 21stand Lee Pearson 29th.
In the men’s vet 60, David Northcroft is 6th.
Once again excellent running guys!!!
The next event is the Paddock Wood Half Marathon on the 11th April which is a County Championship event and of course a club championship event.
Speed Training Gets Under Way
Last Thursday saw the beginning of our speed training sessions. If you want improve your running times then this is way to do it. When I embarked on speedwork many years ago I saw my times drop dramatically, especially the Half Marathon distance.
Do have a look at the message board, but this week it is Fartlek along Plains Avenue. Floyd Risby is organising the sessions with the help of a few other experienced members. We meet at the Hockey Club at 7.00pm.
Once the lighter evenings start next week, Nigel Warren will be looking to start up his core fitness sessions again which are essential to maintaining flexibility.
I do implore that you support bosh these sessions as these members are prepared to put themselves out to improve your speed and fitness.
Tonight Photo Shot – Club Watch Feature
I am in the process of preparing an article for the Running Fitness Magazine which has a feature that profiles interesting running clubs around the country. I will mention about the history of the club, races we organise and talk about some inspiring runners. I expect you will have all seen the message from Bob a few weeks ago calling for photos of runners. One of the photos we would like to do is a collective shot of club members in their new livery and we would like to do this tonight. So could as many of you as possible please turn up this evening in your club kit.
London Marathon Coach 2010
I expect you have all seen the message on the board from Bob that the coach is now full. Bob would now like to collect the fare of £8 each.
Curry Evening – Sunday April 11th
Yes we haven’t had one of these for a while so we are booking the Mughal Dynasty on Sunday evening the 11th April at 7.00pm. It will be an excellent way to recover after the Paddock Wood Half Marathon earlier in the day. We will assemble beforehand in the White Horse in London Road from 6.00pm.
The list has been started at the club for you to include your name on or alternatively please contact either Paula or myself.
Accompanying Runners for Prospective New Members
Many thanks to all the volunteers who are helping out with looking after prospective new members, it is very much appreciated.
As you know with the increase in membership, I have the pleasure most weeks of introducing new members to the club. One of the difficulties is finding someone for them to run with as quite often they are not sure of their pace or how far they can run. The following group of volunteers are prepared to take it turns to look after the new members for the first couple of weeks.
The ten who have volunteered so far are: -
Di Wright
Peter Foxall
Matt Fraser
Graham Pearson
Russell Morling
Sharon Barnett
Mathew Barnett
Alan Probert
Sarah Brenton
If I have missed anyone off please let me know or if anyone else would like to volunteer, again please let me know. Many thanks.
Club Championship 2010
The following are the list of club championships planned for this year:-
11 Apr - Paddock Wood Half*
23 May - Canterbury Half*
27 Jun - Weald of Kent 10
11 Jul - Mount Ephraim 10K*
03 Oct - Dulwich Park 10K*
31 Oct - Barns Green Half
05 Dec - Thanet 10*
Note: - Those marked with an asterisk are Grand Prix events
March/April Diary
March
March 24th - Club evening – Route….The Triangle. Don’t forget Photo Shot!!
March 25th – Speed training (Fartlek Plains Ave).
March 31st - Club evening – Route….Leisure Centre/Tudor Ave
April
April 1st – Speed training (Forest Hill Reps).
April 7th – Club evening – Route….New Cut
April 8th – Speed training (Regents Drive 800's).
April 11th – Club Championship – Paddock Wood Half Marathon
April 11th – Curry evening at the Mughal Dynasty
April 14th – Club evening – Route…. Prison/Lancet Lane
April 15th – Speed training (Postley Road sprints)
April 21st – Club evening – Route….Coxheath
April 22nd – Speed training
April 25th – London Marathon
April 28th - AGM
Wednesday’s Route
Yes, it's that favourite again - put your climbing boots on!
The Triangle
Turn right along Armstrong Rd., cross over the lights, run down the Loose Rd and take the third right into Barton Rd. Go along Barton Rd, go left at the end down Hastings Rd to Mote Rd at the bottom. Turn right, then left into Square Hill Rd, up Square Hill, cross over and turn right along Ashford Rd. Continue along Ashford Rd, past New Cut, down the dip, up the other side and turn right into Willington St.
Go along Willington St., down the dip, up the other side and continue on past School Lane junction up to the Sutton Rd. Turn right down the Sutton Rd to the Wheatsheaf, cross over, continue down the Loose Rd and right into Armstrong Rd back to here.
6 miles
(Part of The Triangle)
On the main route at School Lane junction turn right along school lane. At the end go left then right into Plains Avenue. Follow Plains Avenue through to the Loose Road and turn right to join the main route.
4 miles
A passing thought
Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other. ~Henry David Thoreau
Take care all of you, be safe and I look forward to seeing you later.
David
Grand Prix Update – Ladies lead the table
I have just received an update on the Kent Grand Prix standings a quarter of the way through the season and once again the Harriers are looking good especially the ladies (as they always do).
In the team event comprising 24 teams the ladies are in 1st place 8 points ahead of Larkfield. The men are in 3rd place 77 points behind Paddock Wood but 157 points ahead of Canterbury.
In the ladies individual competition of which 82 have scored so far, Sharon Hawkins is 1st, Penny Holden 9th, Sharon Barnett 11th,Juilie Stoppani 14th, Lizzie Cooper 42nd, Sarah Brenton 55th, Kay Risby 57th, and Liane Foord 74th.
In the ladies vet 35, Sharon Barnett is 8th.
In the ladies vet 45 Sharon Hawkins is 1st, Julie Stoppani 4th, and Kay Risby 15th.
Excellent running girls!!
In the men’s individual competition of which 172 have scored so far, Paul Barton is 8th, Michael Murdoch 15th, Lyndon Gurr 20th, Lee Pearson 26th, Steve Chalklen 38th, Ian Forrest 48th, Tim Erskine 53rd, Martyn Earl 81st, Jon Bond 98th, Steven Crane 113th, Paul Ashunollah 121st, David Moore 142nd, Craig Peake 151st, Stewart Wing 157th, Michael White 163rdand Nick Bennett 172nd.
In the men’s vet 40, Paul Barton is 1st, Michael Murdoch 11th, Lyndon Gurr 21stand Lee Pearson 29th.
In the men’s vet 60, David Northcroft is 6th.
Once again excellent running guys!!!
The next event is the Paddock Wood Half Marathon on the 11th April which is a County Championship event and of course a club championship event.
Speed Training Gets Under Way
Last Thursday saw the beginning of our speed training sessions. If you want improve your running times then this is way to do it. When I embarked on speedwork many years ago I saw my times drop dramatically, especially the Half Marathon distance.
Do have a look at the message board, but this week it is Fartlek along Plains Avenue. Floyd Risby is organising the sessions with the help of a few other experienced members. We meet at the Hockey Club at 7.00pm.
Once the lighter evenings start next week, Nigel Warren will be looking to start up his core fitness sessions again which are essential to maintaining flexibility.
I do implore that you support bosh these sessions as these members are prepared to put themselves out to improve your speed and fitness.
Tonight Photo Shot – Club Watch Feature
I am in the process of preparing an article for the Running Fitness Magazine which has a feature that profiles interesting running clubs around the country. I will mention about the history of the club, races we organise and talk about some inspiring runners. I expect you will have all seen the message from Bob a few weeks ago calling for photos of runners. One of the photos we would like to do is a collective shot of club members in their new livery and we would like to do this tonight. So could as many of you as possible please turn up this evening in your club kit.
London Marathon Coach 2010
I expect you have all seen the message on the board from Bob that the coach is now full. Bob would now like to collect the fare of £8 each.
Curry Evening – Sunday April 11th
Yes we haven’t had one of these for a while so we are booking the Mughal Dynasty on Sunday evening the 11th April at 7.00pm. It will be an excellent way to recover after the Paddock Wood Half Marathon earlier in the day. We will assemble beforehand in the White Horse in London Road from 6.00pm.
The list has been started at the club for you to include your name on or alternatively please contact either Paula or myself.
Accompanying Runners for Prospective New Members
Many thanks to all the volunteers who are helping out with looking after prospective new members, it is very much appreciated.
As you know with the increase in membership, I have the pleasure most weeks of introducing new members to the club. One of the difficulties is finding someone for them to run with as quite often they are not sure of their pace or how far they can run. The following group of volunteers are prepared to take it turns to look after the new members for the first couple of weeks.
The ten who have volunteered so far are: -
Di Wright
Peter Foxall
Matt Fraser
Graham Pearson
Russell Morling
Sharon Barnett
Mathew Barnett
Alan Probert
Sarah Brenton
If I have missed anyone off please let me know or if anyone else would like to volunteer, again please let me know. Many thanks.
Club Championship 2010
The following are the list of club championships planned for this year:-
11 Apr - Paddock Wood Half*
23 May - Canterbury Half*
27 Jun - Weald of Kent 10
11 Jul - Mount Ephraim 10K*
03 Oct - Dulwich Park 10K*
31 Oct - Barns Green Half
05 Dec - Thanet 10*
Note: - Those marked with an asterisk are Grand Prix events
March/April Diary
March
March 24th - Club evening – Route….The Triangle. Don’t forget Photo Shot!!
March 25th – Speed training (Fartlek Plains Ave).
March 31st - Club evening – Route….Leisure Centre/Tudor Ave
April
April 1st – Speed training (Forest Hill Reps).
April 7th – Club evening – Route….New Cut
April 8th – Speed training (Regents Drive 800's).
April 11th – Club Championship – Paddock Wood Half Marathon
April 11th – Curry evening at the Mughal Dynasty
April 14th – Club evening – Route…. Prison/Lancet Lane
April 15th – Speed training (Postley Road sprints)
April 21st – Club evening – Route….Coxheath
April 22nd – Speed training
April 25th – London Marathon
April 28th - AGM
Wednesday’s Route
Yes, it's that favourite again - put your climbing boots on!
The Triangle
Turn right along Armstrong Rd., cross over the lights, run down the Loose Rd and take the third right into Barton Rd. Go along Barton Rd, go left at the end down Hastings Rd to Mote Rd at the bottom. Turn right, then left into Square Hill Rd, up Square Hill, cross over and turn right along Ashford Rd. Continue along Ashford Rd, past New Cut, down the dip, up the other side and turn right into Willington St.
Go along Willington St., down the dip, up the other side and continue on past School Lane junction up to the Sutton Rd. Turn right down the Sutton Rd to the Wheatsheaf, cross over, continue down the Loose Rd and right into Armstrong Rd back to here.
6 miles
(Part of The Triangle)
On the main route at School Lane junction turn right along school lane. At the end go left then right into Plains Avenue. Follow Plains Avenue through to the Loose Road and turn right to join the main route.
4 miles
A passing thought
Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other. ~Henry David Thoreau
Take care all of you, be safe and I look forward to seeing you later.
David