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

Training and Racing 25 October - 31 October 2004 Tuesday 26 October - 6:30pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard Wollaton Route for a strong 10 miles+. Starting easy and picking the pace up over the latter stages. Wednesday 27 October - 6pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard An early start for a fast 7 mile around Wollaton Park. Thursday 28 October - 6:00pm. Nottingham Tennis Centre A sustained pace 7 - 8 mile run from the Tennis Centre. Saturday 30 October - 10am - St. Leonards Avenue, Wollaton. Easy 1 hour session around Wollaton Park and University of Nottingham duck pond. REMEMBER THE CLOCKS GO BACK TONIGHT! Sunday 24 October - 9am - Tennis Center. The not-so-long one, start steady, finish at 'Paul Archer-endorsed' suicidal pace! Ben, Rich, Nick and Gary are doing 15 - 17 miles along to Holme Pierrepont. or 10:30am Worksop Half-Marathon Neil and Mark.

Circuit training is getting established with the small core of regulars appreciating the programme. More regulars are still needed. Making circuit training part of the weekly training routine improves performance by training muscle groups that do not get much benefit from mileage or efforts sessions and helps to balance up fitness between different parts of the body. Because of this it helps prevent running injuries. This is of particular concern at the moment as there are a number of runners associated with the bloggers training groups suffering from long term injuries. Don't let it happen to you! Circuit training is held at Noel St Leisure Centre 7pm - 8pm Cost GBP2.90 (2.65 with Nottingham City Leisure card). Located very near Shipstone St Tram stop and the Lion Moseley Street.

This week Tracey Hallam will lead the group. It will be a 6 miles approx steady run. Unfortunately I will not be there due to work commitments, I should be back for the usual fartlek session next Tuesday 2nd November.

Worksop Half Marathon - 10:30am, Sunday 31 October 2004 Market Place , Newgate Street, Worksop RW Forum Thread Clowne Half-Marathon - 10:00am, Sunday 28 November 2004 Clowne Community Centre, North Road, Clowne , Derbyshire RW Forum Thread Nene Valley 10 - 1:00pm, Sunday 5 December 2004 Bretton Woods School, Flaxland, Bretton Centre, Peterborough Keyworth Turkey Trot Half-Marathon - 10:15am, Sunday 12 December 2004 South Wolds School, Keyworth, Nottingham RW Forum Thread NB/ This race filled well before the closing date last year, so enter early if you fancy it. Telford 10k - 11:00am, Sunday 19 December 2004 Telford Ice Rink, Next to Telford Shopping Centre, Telford RW Forum Thread Folksworth 15 - 11:00am, Sunday 23 January 2005 Folksworth Village School, Folksworth, Peterborough

For anyone that wants the high res. versions of the 10M Tuesday night routes they can be downloaded here: bramcote.jpg - 1.417MB bramcote.gif - 2.129MB chilwell.jpg - 1.631MB chilwell.gif - 2.91MB showcase.jpg - 0.977MB showcase.gif - 1.802MB stapleford.jpg - 1.436MB stapleford.gif - 2.667MB wilford.jpg - 1.565MB wilford.gif - 2.346MB wollaton.jpg - 1.054MB wollaton.gif - 1.867MB

Training and Racing 19 October - 24 October 2004 Tuesday 19 October - 6:30pm - Tennis Centre, University Boulevard 10 miles+ at a strong pace (and an easy pace for those Marathon runners past and future!) :) Wednesday 20 October - 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. Gary and Rich are definately running today. Thursday 21 October - 6:30pm. Nottingham Tennis Centre for an interval session comprising a 2.5m warm-up, 4 intervals of 1.5m and a warm down. See map below. 9.75m total. Saturday 23 October - 10am - St. Leonards Avenue, Wollaton. There are few people around this weekend, Rich may be doing an early run from Bramcote, most others are on holiday, post marathon or injured! Easy 1 hour session around Wollaton Park and University of Nottingham duck pond. NEW Sunday 24 October - 9am - Papplewick. The not-so-long one, st...

Results - Amsterdam Marathon this weekend Neil Kirk came in 2nd over 40 Brit, 15th Brit overall, 131 Race position and 1st Nottingham man home, nice one Neil. 131 Neil Kirk Nottingham (GBR) M40 02:50:17 02:50:06 377 John Byrne Nottingham (GBR) Msen 03:04:46 03:04:25 1210 Collin Franklin Nottingham (GBR) M40 03:29:52 03:28:52 2544 Kevin Wells Keyworth, Nottingham Msen 03:57:23 03:53:56

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.