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

Training and Racing: Tuesday 01 April - Sunday 06 April 2008 Tuesday 01 April - 6:30pm BRAMCOTE for a 9.4 mile run on the Pit Lane - Tin Bridge - Nottingham Canal route. The satanic Mr. T has devised the following: 5 x 5 mins @ ~10k pace, 2 min jog recoveries 5 x 1 min @ 3-5k pace, 1 min jog recoveries Saturday 05 April - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 06 April - 9am Tennis Ctr/Bramcote? If anyone is interested in an easy ~12-13M run from the Tennis Centre/Bramcote give me (Ben) a shout. Race Results Lincoln 10k - Sunday 30th March 11 - Rob Keal - Redhill Road Runners - 32:55 (gun) - 32:53 (chip) 15 - Matt Clapp - Redhill Road Runners - 33:48 (gun) - 33:46 (chip) 24 - Rich O'Sullivan - Amber Valley AC - 34:56 (gun) - 34:56 (chip) Well run chaps. Congrats on the PB Rich, can see that you weren't taking any chances of a poor start impeding your bid for a sub-35 ;-) Superb run mate. Full Results . Upcoming Races ...

Training and Racing: Tuesday 25 March - Sunday 30 March 2008 Tuesday 25 March - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the (amended) Wollaton route. Appallingly hard VO2 session anyone??? Thursday 27 March - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 13.75M undulating/hilly progression run. If you're interested give Ben a call/text - start time is flexible. Saturday 29 March - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. CLOCKS GO FORWARD Sunday 30 March - 9:30am (Time Revised) Tennis Ctr. If anyone is interested in a ~16-17M run from the Tennis Centre with the possibility of a few miles at Marathon Pace. Upcoming Races Lincoln 10k - Sunday 30th March Might be too late to enter now, but if not and you fancy giving Rob and Matt a good kicking then here you go. Info Entry Rother Valley 10k - Saturday 5th April Alternatively, if you want to give Craig and I a serious thrashing then this is the race. Info Entry Form WE ARE AT OUR SUMMER TRAINING VENUE,...

Training and Racing: Tuesday 18 March - Sunday 23 March 2008 (Easter) Tuesday 18 March - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Chilwell route with a series of efforts: something similar to last week, about 3x4mins, 3x3mins,3x2mins, 3x1min with 2mins recovery between the 4's and 3's and 1min between the 2's and 1's, that's 47 mins + wu/d. Thursday 20 March - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 13.75M undulating/hilly run. To be confirmed with Ben, send a text or email. Saturday 22 March - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. The will be a 1 hour fartlek session for those interested. I'm not sure who will be there this week. Gary is away and I'm likely to be in bed nursing a hangover of biblical proportion ;-) Sunday 23 March - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M/21-22M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Race Results Inter Counties Championships and World Tri...

Training and Racing: Tuesday 11 March - Sunday 16 March 2008 Tuesday 11 March - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the (amended) Stapleford route with either a tempo run or a series of efforts to be agreed on the night. Some, like me and Simon will be sweeping up and afterwards we are eating in the Durham Ox, Beeston High Street for Chinese: all welcome. Thursday 13 March - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 13.75M undulating/hilly run. To be confirmed with Ben/Toni/Gary. Saturday 15 March - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. The will be a 1 hour fartlek session for those interested. Sunday 16 March - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M/21-22M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Race Results East Hull 20... Races 15 March 2008 11:05 Inter-counties and World Trials Cross-Country at Wollaton Park, Nottingham 21 March 2008, Good Friday and Full Moon - Spring Tide (or vernal) equinox Rot...

Training and Racing: Tuesday 04 March - Sunday 09 March 2008 Tuesday 04 March - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the (amended) Wollaton route. Tempo run anyone? Thursday 06 March - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 13.75M undulating/hilly run. If you're interested give Ben a call/text - start time is flexible. Saturday 08 March - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. The will be a 1 hour fartlek session for those interested. Sunday 09 March - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M/21M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Race Results Reading 1/2 Marathon - Sunday 02 March 47 - Matthew Clapp - Redhill Road Runners - 01:13:07 (gun) - 01:13:05 (chip) - PB, Great run Matt. Milton Keynes 1/2 Marathon - Sunday 02 March Sharon Orridge - 01:20:34 - Long Eaton Running Club - PB, 1st Female, 1st V40!!!!!!!!!! Awesome. Antoinette Minniti - 01:27:31 - Redhill Road Runners Congrats on the big PBs...

Training and Racing: Tuesday 26 February - Sunday 2 March 2008 Tuesday 26 February - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Wilford route. Suggest 4 mile effort. Saturday 1 March - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. For a change a Fartlek session is suggested. This is speed play over short distances, from one landmark to another, say, 800m or less followed by a full recovery. To add spice take it in turns to call out the next landmark. The run should still take an hour. Sunday 2 March - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M/21M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Films The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (Broadway Cinema - 1 night only 17 March 2008) Results (Sunday) Madrid Half-Marathon Mark Rowlson 1:28:40 Upcoming Trips Stockholm Half-Marathon (September) Trans-Rockies (Aug-Sep)

Training and Racing: Tuesday 19 February - Sunday 24 February 2008 Tuesday 19 February - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Chilwell/Stapleford (hybrid) route. Dunno what Andy is planning but I'm thinking to do 5 x 3 min @5k pace off 2 min recoveries. Saturday 23 February - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 24 February - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M/21M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire.

Training and Racing: Tuesday 12 February - Sunday 17 February 2008 Tuesday 12 February - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the (amended) Wollaton route with efforts of varying lengths. Thursday 14 February - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 13.75M undulating/hilly progression run. If you're interested give Ben a call/text - start time is flexible. Saturday 16 February - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 17 February - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M/21M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Race Results Stamford 30k - Sunday 10th Feb 5 - 1:47:05 - KEAL, Rob 7 - 1:50:16 - BENNETT, Ben 49 - 2:05:29 - WATSON, Andrew 78 - 2:09:22 - ORRIDGE, Sharon (1st V40) 123 - 2:15:00 - MINNITI, Antoinette 1st Mens Team - Redhill Road Runners Rob Keal, Ben Bennett, Andrew Norton & Mark Davis

Training and Racing: Tuesday 5 February - Sunday 10 February 2008 Tuesday 5 February - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Wilford route. They'll probably be a couple of different sessions - I'm (Ben) planning on 5M threshold, think Andy might be doing intervals of some description. Saturday 09 February - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton . Sunday 10 February - 9am Dunno whether people are planning on doing a long one from Papplewick - probably best to check. I'll be out at Stamford with Matt and Rob. Upcoming Races 11am Sunday 10 February 2008 Stamford 30k

Training and Racing: Tuesday 29 January - Sunday 03 February 2008 Tuesday 29 January - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Wollaton-Stapleford hybrid route with efforts of varying lengths. Thursday 31 January - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 13.75M undulating/hilly progression run. If you're interested give Ben a call/text - start time is flexible. Saturday 02 February - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 03 February Dunno..........Matt & Rob are both racing and I'll (Ben) be nursing a red-wine hangover of biblical proportion. If you fancy a 20 miler in the afternoon with a hungover, boring old tosser then give me a shout - thinking to do the Nottm/Erewash canal route. Upcoming Races Sun 03 Feb - Alsager 5 Sun 03 Feb - Dewsbury 10k Sun 10 Feb - Stamford 30k

Training and Racing: Tuesday 22 January - Sunday 27 January 2008 Tuesday 22 January - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Chilwell/Stapleford (hybrid) route with 4 mile tempo/threshold thrown in for good measure and also an 8-mile tempo with 7 * 100 sprints Thursday 24 January - 5:30pm I'm leaving my house at 5:00pm'ish for a 11.5M hilly progression run, if you're interested send Gary a text (or call) in order to confirm time/route. Saturday 26 January - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 27 January - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Upcoming Races 11:00 am SUNDAY 27 JANUARY - TIGGER TOR (R). BM. 10m/1,750' from Sheffield Tigers RUFC (GR 299821). £5 pre-entry on form from website or £6 on the day. Teams (3) free. ER/LK/NS. Over 18. Records (new route): 1.12.31 P. Winskill 2007; f. 1.18.41 J. Mciver 2007. Shower...

I've survived 11 miles this morning so back to normal for me with the others ; Fartlek for 9 - 10 miles. Fun.

Training and Racing: Tuesday 15 January - Sunday 20 January 2008 Tuesday 15 January - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the (amended) Wollaton route with efforts of varying lengths. Thursday 17 January - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 11.5M hilly progression run. I'll (Ben) be taking it easy this week so give Toni/Craig/Gary a shout if you're interested in order to confirm time/route. Saturday 19 January - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 20 January - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Upcoming Races 11:00 am SUNDAY 27 JANUARY - TIGGER TOR (R). BM. 10m/1,750' from Sheffield Tigers RUFC (GR 299821). £5 pre-entry on form from website or £6 on the day. Teams (3) free. ER/LK/NS. Over 18. Records (new route): 1.12.31 P. Winskill 2007; f. 1.18.41 J. Mciver 2007. Showers/changing/bar food etc. in Rugby club. Counter in the Totl...

Back to work from the Tennis Centre 6.30pm for 9 miles ish fartlek session.

Training and Racing: Tuesday 1 January - Sunday 13 January 2008 Tuesday 1 January 2008 The Tennis Centre is closed today and it is possible to run in daylight, so there will be no training session tonight. The next training session will be on Saturday. Saturday 5 January - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton and also the Cross Country County Championships at Markeaton Park, Derby (12:35pm) Sunday 6 January - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Tuesday 8 January - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Wilford route with a 4-mile effort. Thursday 10 January - 5:30pm Tennis Centre for a 11.5M hilly progression run. If you're interested give Ben a call/text - start time is flexible. Saturday 12 January - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton and also the NMXCL Sunday 13 January - 9am Papp...

1 - Tom Doe - Lincoln Wellington AC - 30:23 2 - Philip Hoole - Rotherham Harriers - 31:21 3 - Richard Kay - Notts AC - 31:47 7 - Matthew Clapp - Redhill Road Runners - 33:31 - PB Well done Matt 9 - Ben Bennett - Redhill Road Runners - 33:32 - PB Well done Ben 14 - Simon Nash - Redhill Road Runners - V40 - 35:20 24 - Nichola Clay - Stilton Striders - F35 - 36:00 - First lady 29 - Nigel Cobb - Redhill Road Runners - V40 - 36:22 34 - Simon Elliott - Hatton Darts - 37:00 37 - Clive Greyson - Redhill Road Runners - V40 - 37:08 215 - Geoff Jackson - Redhill Road Runners - V50 - 45:21 Overall 649 finishers, 410 men Simon appears to have switched clubs, again, and rapidly found some form!!!

Training and Racing: Tuesday 11 November - Sunday 16 November 2007 Tuesday 11 November - 6:30pm Tennis Centre for a 10 mile run on the Chilwell/Stapleford (hybrid) route with 4 mile tempo/threshold thrown in for good measure. Saturday 14 November - 9am Wollaton Park easy 7.5 mile run for 1 hour, meet at St. Leonard's Avenue, Wollaton. Sunday 15 November - 9am Papplewick. Meet at the Griffins Head PH Car Park for a 13.75M/18M run around the forests of North Nottinghamshire. Upcoming Races Sunday 30th December - Road 10k - Caythorpe Saturday 15/12/2007 12 noon. Great Langdale Christmas Pudding 10k Road Race, New Dungeon Ghyll Hotel/Stickle Bar, Great Langdale 2007 brings you a choice of 10k Christmas Pudding Runs - do the Saturday OR the Sunday OR BOTH!

Well......................the weather could certainly have been much worse. But it was a bit windy and a bit wet but regardless, results were good: WOMEN 46(F5) - 86.13 - MINNITI, ANTOINETTE MEN 05 - 74.13 - BENNETT, BEN 22 - 82.12 - ARCHER, PAUL 37 - 84.48 - MCMAHON, GARY 72 - 87.54 - ROWLSON, MARK 105 - 92.50 - ODONNELL, JOHN 201 - 98.39 - ACID, RAB(ID)

Rob clocked a 32:10 at Leeds Abbey Dash today - awesome run mate. Brilliant!