Nottingham City Harriers 2018- Training for road, cross country running, fell racing

This will be an approx. 9 miles fartlek but refinements are being made to the routes all the time. For those not in the know about the two groups; as a rough rule of thumb this group is for slower paced runners very roughly 40 to 50 mins 10K , 65 - 70 mins for 10m 90 - 105 mins for half marathon and who would like to improve. If any slower paced runners feel this is still to fast for them, please note a vacancy exists for anyone who will lead slower runners on a regular basis starting at the same time as the rest of us. Any volunteers are most welcome though initially you will need to bring your own slower runners to kick start it. All new runners who fit the bill are more than welcome; no obligation to join any club at any time. Just turn up! 6.30pm Nottingham Tennis Centre - meet in foyer / bar area a few mins. before.

Last Wednesday the numbers attending increased to 7 but no bloggers, joggers or runners as yet. Circuit Training complements the running by exercising the parts those miles cannot reach. So get yourselves there. New! The Lion is serving food until 8.45pm Circuit Training is held at Noel Street Leisure Centre 7pm - 8pm Wednesdays (near Shipstone Street Tram stop and the Lion Inn Moseley Street. GBP2.90 (2.65 with City Leisure Card).

Training and Racing 11 October - 17 October 2004 Tuesday 12 October - 6:30pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard 10 miles+ at a strong pace, with at least 4 efforts on the Bramcote route, see below (click on picture for larger map.) Thursday 14 October - 6:30pm. Nottingham Tennis Centre for an interval session comprising a 2.5m warm-up, 5 intervals of 1.5m and a warm down. See map below. Saturday 16 October - 10am - St. Leonards Avenue, Wollaton. Easy 1 hour session around Wollaton Park and University of Nottingham duck pond. Sunday 17 October - 9am - Tennis Center, University Boulevard. We are leaving the Tennis Centre at 9am for a long run to Holme Pierrepont, should be in the 20's for those willing to go all the way as part of Toni's last build-up for the New York Marathon. or 10:30am, Scott King 5m, Hucknall Leisure Centre.

Every finisher gets a bottle of beer! £5 to enter, a free coach to the start, a bag van, soup and a roll, free entry to the country park and a superbly organised event. Fell Runners do it again! We ran 8.5 miles through historic Bronte country, starting at Ferndean Manor , past Wuthering Heights to the Bronte Parsonage to finish on the cobbled streets of Haworth. The whole race (one way) was into a strong East wind. I managed 7th, which I am pleased with! The British Fell Champ won. Results here in a couple of days . 1 Ian Homes M 53:57:00 Bingley 2 Lloyd Kellett M 57:29:00 K&Cac 3 Shawn Wilkinson MV40 57:39:00 K&Cac 4 Neil Armitage M 58:02:00 Pudsey Pacers 5 Andrian Thomas M 59:30:00 K&Cac 6 Richard Pattinson M 59:30:00 7 Gary McMahon MV45 01:00:48 8 Johnnie Butler MV50 01:01:48 K&Cac 9 Brent Hoggan M 01:01:04 Accrinton Road Runners 10 Steven Whitaker MV40 01:01:15 Clayton le Moors 11 Paul Crabtree M 01:01:18 K

On Wednesday 7th, Noel Street Leisure Centre circuits recommenced. Kathy the instructor who I recommended as very good a few weeks ago has returned - in one piece and as punishing as she was before. Apparantly she has merely been on holiday; the person who suffered the mishap was apparantly the stand in when she was away; such is communication from Leisure Centre staff! So I can stongly recommend this session to complement the running efforts. Due to the gap in continuity there were only 2 of us there so we need support to get Kathy's very excellent session viable and well established. I don't need that amount of individual tuition from such a knowledgable teacher as it hurts too much! Please get your butts there - it will only enhance your running performances over a period of time. 7pm - 8pm Wednesday's Cost £2.95 (30 p off with City Leisure card) adjacent to Noel Street Tram stop and the Lion Moseley Street.

This will be an approx. 9 miles fartlek but a variant on last weeks route. For those not in the know about the two groups; as a rough rule of thumb this group is for slower paced runners very roughly 40 to 50 mins 10K , 65 - 70 mins for 10m 90 - 105 mins for half marathon and who would like to improve. If any slower paced runners feel this is still to fast for them, please note a vacancy exists for anyone who will lead slower runners on a regular basis starting at the same time as the rest of us. Any volunteers are most welcome though initially you will need to bring your own slower runners to kick start it.

This will be a 9 miles fartlek. For those not in the know about the two groups; as a rough rule of thumb this group is for slower paced runners very roughly 40 to 50 mins 10K , 65 - 70 mins for 10m 90 - 105 mins for half marathon and who would like to improve. If any slower paced runners feel this is still to fast for them, please note a vacancy exists for anyone who will lead slower runners on a regular basis starting at the same time as the rest of us. If any one volunteers we will shout it from the rooftops as well as circulate by electronic means.

Training and Racing 3 October - 10 October 2004 Sunday 3 October - 9:00am - TENNIS CENTRE, University Boulevard The long one, we will head out to Holme Pierrepont and return along the river to Chilwell. Toni & Craig are starting early to do 5 miles extra. Tuesday 5 October - 6:30pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard 10 miles+ at a strong pace, possibly with efforts on the Chilwell route, see below (click on picture for larger map.) STAPLEFORD 10 mile route only, due to a lack of turn offs From TC, west along Uni B'vard, then left at Queens Rd East. Follow this road for about 3.5 miles to the Manor pub, turn right. Follow this road all the way to Stapleford, crossing the A52 on the way. Turn right, up to the Bramcote Island, then continue down the A52 to the Priory Island, turning right onto Woodside Rd, then back along Uni B'vard. Wednesday 6 October - 6pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard The Ken Allen-endorsed midweek longish run. An out-and-back to ...

The dinner at Yod Siam Thai Restaurant was great, Carmel received a leaving present of an elongated pear(?) It was a celebrity event as you can see.

RESULTS: Retford Half Marathon Paul Archer 4th overall, County Gold medal(vet), County Bronze (overall), 1st Vet, personal best in 1:17:20. Well done Paul, not a bad day out! Neil Kirk 1:19:50 a personal best, well done Neil. Gary McMahon 1:28:(a lot) a 'bench-mark' time (get a move on!) A great day out was had by all - well done lads.

As with the fastest group (see blog below) this also starts at 6 .30 pm from the Tennis Centre This will be a 9 miles fartlek. For those not in the know about the two groups; as a rough rule of thumb the main group doing the 10 miles at strong pace are for those whose times are below 37 -38 mins for 10k, 62 for 10 miles 85 mins half marathon or kick s**t out of assorted fells. Geoff's group is for slower paced runners down to very roughly 50 mins 10K ,70 mins for 10m 105 mins half marathon and who would like to improve. If any slower paced runners feel this is still to fast for them then a vacancy exists for anyone who will lead slower runners on a regular basis starting at the same time as the rest of us. If any one volunteers we will shout it from the rooftops as well as circulate by electronic means.

Date: Friday 1st October The meeting Place: Wetherspoons Old Market Square (The trendy one in South Parade) Departure : 8.04pm Tram (stop next to pub) to Beaconsfield Street (Tramrider ticket £2 ) Pub 1 - The Frog and Onion - then Tram to Basford Pub 2 - The Fox and Crown - then Tram to Wilkinson Street Pub 3 - Horse & Groom Pub 4 - Lion Inn (live music) - then Tram back to town All serve fine ales Be there or be sober - C U Friday

The scheduled session at Noel Street Leisure Centre on Wednesday at 7pm was cancelled because he new instructor fell and broken her ribs. They will be trying to find a replacement. Potential attendees are advised to call them on 9151545 before leaving for the Centre. I will keep you posted of developments.

Click here for a PDF version of the Tanky's Trog race entry form. File is 123k. Depending on how you have your browser configured, you'll either be prompted to save / open it, or it will open directly in your browser window. If you need Acrobat to view the PDF, go here for a free download.

Training and Racing 28 September - 3 October 2004 Tuesday 28 September - 6:30pm - TENNIS CENTRE 10 miles+ at a strong pace, possibly with efforts. Meet in the Cricketers, Beeston afterwards at 8pm, followed by a dinner at Yod Siam Thai Restaurant (round the corner) as Carmell is leaving. Contact Carmell to book your table if you have not already done so. Wednesday 29 September - 6pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard The Ken Allen-endorsed midweek longish run. An out-and-back to Holme Pierrepont returning via Beeston Lock. Meet at the Tennis Centre at 6pm. Check with Toni, Rich or Paul for run. Thursday 30 September - 6:30pm. Nottingham Tennis Centre for a 10 mile road run. Note that Trev's group are going to resume winter training on 7 October. Tuesday at the University or Embankment (long reps) and on Thursday, track sessions. For October the dates are Tues 5th, 19th, University...12th, 26th Embankment, 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th Track. Saturday 2 October - NOTE BAC...

Click here for a PDF version of the Scott King 5 race entry form. File is 785k, so might take a little while to open. Depending on how you have your browser configured, you'll either be prompted to save / open it, or it will open directly in your browser window. If you need Acrobat to view the PDF, go here for a free download.

Training and Racing 21 September - 28 September 2004 Tuesday 21 September - 6:30pm - Bramcote Leisure Centre 10 miles+ at a strong pace, possibly with efforts. Cossall and the Erewash Canal (all off-road). The reverse of the normal route. Neil will give a running commentary on the distance traveled and speed and the response will again be a chorus of "I can't believe that, you want to get rid of that you do". Wednesday 22 September - 6pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard The Ken Allen-endorsed midweek longish run. An out-and-back to Holme Pierrepont returning via Beeston Lock. Meet at the Tennis Centre @ 6pm. Check with Toni, Rich or Paul for run. Thursday 23 September - 6:30pm. Meet at Bramcote for a 10 mile road run. Note that Trev's group are going to resume winter training on 7 October. Tuesday at the University or Embankment (long reps) and on Thursday, track sessions. For October the dates are Tues 5th, 19th, University...12th, 26th Embankment, ...

Training and Racing 16th September - 22 September 2004 Thursday 16 September - 6:30pm - Bramcote Leisure Centre 10M mainly off-road, start steady, finish quick. Saturday 18th September - NEW TIME 9am - St. Leonards Drive, Wollaton Park Easy 1 hour session round the Park & University. Saturday 18th September, Toni's Birthday. Toni's Birthday celebration at Mem Saab (curry). Meet in Fat Cats at 6pm. Contact Toni for booking. Sunday 19th September - 9am - Tennis Centre Long run along river and Erewash Canal.

5 December 2004 9am Tanky's Trog: 32nd Marsden to Edale Fell Race. Start at Marsden GR:050110 , Finish at the Jolly Rambler PH, Edale. 21 miles (difficult ground). Details from B. G. Stokes, 6 Angelsey Road, Hill Top, Dronfield, SHEFFIELD, S18 1UZ. T: +44 (01246) 410905. Start: Marsden GR: 050110 Checkpoint 1: A628, Crowden GR: 072992 Checkpoint 2: Tinsel School Wood path exit GR: 062986 Checkpoint 3: Snake Inn (PH) GR: 113905 Finish: Edale GR: 123854 Timouts: Marshall arrives 09:45 10:30 - First runner due 10:15 11:15 11:45 Last runner expected 11:15 13:30 14:45 Vetting runners 11:15 13:40 - Timed out 11:30 13:45 - Rescue alerted 11:45 13:45 - Registration: 07:15 - 08:55 on the road opposite and above the New Inn (PH) Prize Giving: 14:15

02 Oct 2004 2:00p Tentative: Midland 4*4 Cross-Country Relays: Men 02 Oct 2004 2:00p Tentative: Midland 3 *4 Cross-Country Relays. Women 09 Oct 2004 2:15p North Midland Cross Country League - Markeaton Park, Derby. 1:00pm - U13 Boys. 1:05pm - Girls, U15. 1:15pm - U17 Men. 1:20pm - Girls, U13. 1:40pm - U15 Boys. 1:50pm - Women, Senior, Junior, U17 and Vet. 2:15pm - Men, Senior, Junior and Vet. 30 Oct 2004 2:15p North Midland Cross Country League - Heanor. 1:00pm - U13 Boys. 1:05pm - Girls, U15. 1:15pm - U17 Men. 1:20pm - Girls, U13. 1:40pm - U15 Boys. 1:50pm - Women, Senior, Junior, U17 and Vet. 2:15pm - Men, Senior, Junior and Vet. 06 Nov 2004 2:15p Tentative: English Cross Country Relay Championship - Berry Hill Park, Mansfield. 4*5Km - in the team. 13 Nov 2004 1:30p Tentative: Midland 7 (Men & Women's 5 mile) Wollaton Park 27 Nov 2004 2:15p North Midland Cross Country League - Sutton-in-Ashfield. 1:00pm - U13 Boys. 1:05pm - Girls, U15. ...