NEWS

EDINBURGH FORTHSIDE HALF MARATHON – ASSISTANCE REQUIRED

The 2nd Edinburgh Forthside Half Marathon takes place on Sunday 1st April from Ocean Terminal in Leith. Last year, fifteen of our club members marshalled a section of the route in the Cramond / Silverknowes area which is about the halfway point on the course. The race organisers have contacted us enquiring if we will be able to provide assistance again this year. The race starts at 9am and assistance would be required from about 8am to 10.30am unless the last runners pass. All helpers will receive a goody bag and possibly a few other bits and bobs. If you are willing to help out could you please email Iain Taylor at carnegie.harriers@virgin.net who will co-ordinate the Carnegie marshalling team. Several of our club members have entered the race and I’m sure they would appreciate our support. At the moment eight members have volunteered to assist and further volunteers would be appreciated.

AWARDS EVENING

The presentation of annual awards for our Cross Country Grand Prix and All Rounder Competition will take place this Sunday (25th March) at 7.30pm within the Dunkeld Suite at the King Malcolm Hotel, Dunfermline. This will be followed by the option to join us for a few beers at the lounge bar within the Hotel or participation in the weekly quiz in the Canmore Vaults which is adjoins the hotel. A good turnout of members is requested.

AULD TOUN 10K

Our popular Auld Toun 10K Road Race takes place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th May 2007 from Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline with over 400 runners expected to take part. On-line race entries courtesy of the Q-Buster Race Entry Service can be made by clicking here or you can download a race entry form here. The 2006 Auld Toun 10K was a huge success with Pitreavie’s John Newsom winning the men’s race and Carnegie’s Cathy Mutwa winning the ladies. A photo from the start of last year’s race can be found here. Many thanks to Fife Council, Interloq Ltd, Red Bull and Fife Constabulary for their continued support. Click on the pics link for more photo’s from last year’s Auld Toun 10K. Many thanks to those who attended the 10K Planning Meeting and volunteered to assist organising this year’s event.

CLUB TRAINING

Our club training from February through to March is now posted on our website at www.carnegie-harriers.co.uk This weeks training can be found below;

Tuesday 20th March – 6 to 8 x 700m with 75 – 90 second recoveries in Pitreavie Industrial Estate loop or 40 minute tempo run in Rosyth.

Thursday 22nd March – 4 x 6 minutes at 10K pace with 2 minute recoveries

For those looking for a more relaxed social run then the option of an easy paced group run is also available on both training nights.

If you would like training advice then please contact Pauline Walker (01383) 416211 or Val MacAulay (01383) 729511 who are both qualified coaches.

CIRCUIT CLASSES

Club member Tommy Lawrence’s circuit classes are now taking place every Monday and Wednesday at 5.30pm & 6.45pm, Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 10.30am at “The Tree of Knowledge”, Fairykirk Road in Rosyth. Plese note that the Saturday class does not contain any Cardio Vascular work in it, just Stretching, Core Stability, Resistance, Body Balance and Coordination workouts so no major sweating. There is a cost of £4 per person and each session lasts one hour. Each class consists of a 5 minute warm up, 40 minute main session and 5 – 10 minute cool down including stretches. Tommy is looking for feedback if anyone would like to do a stretching class for 45 mins on a Saturday at 1200.For further information please contact Tommy by email at thomaslawrence@btinternet.com or on 07050 253541.

RACE ROUND-UP

Saturday 17th March – Chapelgill Hill Race, Glenholm.

Dougie McGarry was the leading Carnegie runner at the Chapelgill Hill Race, covering the 1400 ft race in 26.59 placing 23rd. Jim Lang finished 34th in 32.14 and Stephen Greer was 36th in 32.29.

Sunday 18th March – Alloa Half Marathon

The weather conditions were horrendous for Sunday’s Alloa Half Marathon with driving rain and hailstones complete with a bitterly cold wind which the runners faced along the hillfoots. The conditions severely affected everyone’s race times but nevertheless there were some excellent performances. There was a large turnout of Carnegie runners amongst the thousand runners taking part and we are still awaiting the official results. The following Harriers who record their times on the Fetcheveryone website all took part in the races; Duncan McGougan ran a very strong race to cross the line in 1.18.18 placing in the top fifteen overall. Jamie Philip clocked 1.24.01 while Kate McKinnon’s winter of hard training paid dividends as she recorded a personal best of 1.28.10 despite the adverse conditions. Colin Reynolds had a solid perfomance timing at 1.34.53 and Alisdair McKinnon knocked four minutes from his previous best finishing in 1.36.30. Hopefully all the results will be available soon and the Carnegie results will be posted on our club website and the RR Grand Prix updated.

SPORTS MASSAGE / SPORTS INJURY TREATMENT

Thomas Lawrence – Fitness Instructor and Sports Injury Therapist

Club member Tommy Lawrence offers a range of services which help to improve and maximise your performance. These include personal training, sports massage and sports injury treatment. Please note that ‘Thomas Lawrence’ is insured through Sun Alliance through Premier Global, a national registered and accredited therapist training organisation in the UK and he also a member of the Register of Excercise Professional’s. Tommy offers a discount to members of Carnegie Harriers and he can be contacted by email at thomaslawrence@btinternet.com or tel. 01383 624444 or 07050 253541. Tommy’s business is located at 4 Crinan Place, Dunfermline.

Mary Western – Sports Massage

Club member Mary Western along with students from the Scottish School of Professional Massage will be providing free pre and post training sports massage for club members and others using the football facilities on some Tuesday and Thursday training nights at the Academy for Sport starting from during March and April. Students from the SSPM are qualified massage therapists studying advanced massage techniques. They will be available from 6pm for pre event (before training) massage and will be around till 8pm for post event (following training). For further information please email Mary at marywestern@tiscali.co.uk

FORTHCOMING RACES

The complete list of road races can be found on the Scottish Athletics website at www.scottishathletics.org.uk and hill races can be found at the Scottish Hill Runners website at www.shr.uk.com Below is a selection of local races and Harriers Grand Prix events;

MARCH

Saturday 31st March – Scottish National 6 & 4 Stage Road Relay Championships, Livingston

The annual National road relays take place at 12 Noon on Saturday 31st March. After the recent success at the Devil’s Burden we hope to enter several teams for this prestigous event. In 2006 our men won the National Master’s title and will be hoping for a successful defence of this coveted award. The men’s race is over six stages alternating between 3 and 6 mile legs while the ladies is over four stages. Please let us know asap if you would like to take part. You must be a member of the Scottish Athletics Membership scheme and contact your respective club captain (Men – Ian Johnston, email – IronCaulker@aol.com , Ladies – Fabienne Thompson, email – fabienne.thompson@btinternet.com ) or write your name on the club notice board.

Saturday 31st March / Sunday 1st April – The Highlander Mountain Marathon

The Highlander Mountain Marathon is a new event for people with a sense of adventure and club members Paul Davies has already entered. It will follow a traditional mountain marathon format over two days, with teams of two navigating over mountainous terrain and carrying all their equipment for the overnight camp. There are 5 classes to choose from; A, B, C, D and Score. The routes have been designed to allow a wide range of participation; however none of the courses will follow paths and given the possible weather conditions at the time of year, the event is not suitable for novices. The primary aim of the event is that everyone enjoys a weekend of travelling through a wild and beautiful mountain environment. SPORTident TIMING, the premier electronic system for recording times at checkpoints, will be used to give instant and accurate results for each day. The team behind the HMM have years of experience between them as mountaineers, competitors and organisers of adventure racing events. This, combined with an intimate knowledge of the event location, means that the HMM promises to be a special event – challenging, fun, sociable (and midge free!!!) For further details see: www.highlandermountainmarathon.org.uk

APRIL

Sunday 1st April – Edinburgh Forthside Half Marathon

Over 4000 runners are expected to take part in the 2nd Edinburgh Forthside Half Marathon on Sunday 1st April. The event website and entry details can be found at http://www.edinburgh-forthside-half-marathon.co.uk/

Saturday 7th April – Dunbar 10K Road Race (Event No.3 in the Road Running Grand Prix)

The highly popular Dunbar 10K takes place at 11am on Saturday 7th April at Hallhill Healthy Living Centre, Dunbar. Please enter asap as this race fill up very quickly. An entry form can be found at http://www.dunbarrunningclub.supanet.com/Brform_2007.pdf

Sunday 8th April – Heaven and Hell Half Marathon, Scone, Perth

The 2nd Heaven and Hell Half Marathon takes place at 11am from Stormont Hall, Perth Aerodrome in Scone. Entries are £10/£12 and further details can be found the Perth Road Runners website at www.perthroadrunners.co.uk . This half marathon as the names suggests is not for the faint hearted.

Sunday 15th April – Round the Houses 10K and 5K, Grangemouth

The fast and flat Round the Houses 10K is ideal for those important PB’s. The race starts at 12.30pm with entries accepted on the day at Grangemouth Stadium.

Sunday 22nd April – Balfron 10K Road Race (Event No.4 in the Road Running Grand Prix)

The Balfron 10K is a new event for 2007 and will be run on countryside roads. Pre-entry is strongly advisable and further information and an entry form can be found at the event’s website at http://www.balfron10k.org.uk:80/

Sunday 22nd April – London Marathon

Several Harriers are entered for this year’s London Marathon which will be shown live on the BBC.

Sunday 22nd April – Lochaber Marathon

The popular Lochaber Marathon reached its capacity several months ago and no more entries will be accepted. Several Carnegie runners have secured entries for this event which starts and finishes in Fort William.

Saturday 28th April – Loch Katrine 12K Road Race, Brig o’Turk, near Callendar

The 4th Loch Katrine 12K takes place at 12 Noon from the Trossachs Pier. Advance entry is recommended – entry forms & directions are available on www.LK12K.com , by emailing LK12KRun@aol.com or by phoning us on 01877 376381(Brian) or 376363 (Liz).

MAY

Saturday 5th May – Edinburgh to North Berwick 22 Mile Road Race

Race starts at 11am from Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh with entries on the day closing at 10.30am. Entry forms are available by contacting Bill Gardner on 01620 893318 or by email at bgardner@eastlothian.gov.uk

Wednesday 9th May – Auld Toun 10K Road Race

Our very own Auld Toun 10K takes place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th May. Enter on-line at http://q-buster.interloq.org.uk/index.php

Saturday 12th May – Cateran Trail Relay

The Cateran Trail Relay has proved very popular with our club members over the past few years with 51 members taking part in 2006. The race covers the 22 mile Cateran Trail from the Spittal of Glenshee to Blairgowrie (running in reverse this year) and is run over three stages in pairs. There is also the option of the 22 mile individual event. If you would like to take part or would like further information then please Bill Duff at bosnianjock@aol.com

Saturday 12th May – Ben Lomond Hill Race

Online entries for Ben Lomond Hill Race are now available at racentries.com

Saturday 26th May – Pittencrieff Park 5K Road Race

This popular 5K is part of the Run Dunfermline weekend and starts place within Pittencrieff Park at 2pm on the Saturday afternoon. Pre-entry is preferable but entries will be accepted on the day within the Glen Pavillion.

Sunday 27th May – Dunfermline Half Marathon

The main event in the Run Dunfermline weekend is the Dunfermline Half Marathon. Established as one of the leading races in Scotland the event will again be incorporating the Scottish Half Marathon Championships. Over 1000 runners are expected to take part and there will be NO entries on the day this year. If you wish to take part then please pre-enter asap. Entry forms and on-line entry details can be found at the event website at http://www.dunfermline-half.co.uk/

Friday 29th June – Black Rock ’5′, Kinghorn

It’s time to get your feet wet again at the infamous Black Rock ’5′ which takes place at 8pm on Friday 29th June in Kinghorn. Last year this event attracted over 500 runners who all run across the sand at Pettycur Bay around the Black Rock and black to the finish in Kinghorn. This is a truly unique race which is well worth getting your feet wet for. After the race there will be plenty of beer and burgers available so don’t miss out taking part in this event in 2007! Further details and an entry form can be found at http://www.blackrock5.org/index.htm

Sunday 2nd September – Moray Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K (The Marathon is Event No. in the Road Running Grand Prix)

The 26th Moray Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K all take place on Sunday 2nd September 2007 with the Marathon starting at 9.30am from Cooper Park in Elgin. This race as well as being a counter in our Road Running Grand Prix is also incorporating the Scottish Athletics Marathon Championhips. The Half Marathon and 10K both start at 11am. Entry forms are now available for these events and can be found at www.moraymarathon.com

Sunday 14th October – Aviemore Half Marathon

Entries are filling up very quickly for the Aviemore Highland Half Marathon which takes place on Sunday 14th October 2007. There is a race limit of 1000 runners and if you would like to take part then entry details can be found here.

Carnegie Harriers Races 2007

04/05/07 Friday Evening Race Series One Mile Road Race, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline
09/05/07 Auld Toun 10K Road Race, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline
01/06/07 Friday Evening Race Series Two Mile Road Race, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline
02/06/07 Strathallan Five Mile Road Race, Strathallan School, Forgandenny near Bridge of Earn
06/07/07 Friday Evening Race Series One Mile Road Race, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline
25/07/07 Loch Fitty Trail Race, Kingseat
03/08/07 Friday Evening Race Series Two Mile Road Race, Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline
22/08/07 Graham Clark 3.9 Mile Road Race, Knockhill Racing Circuit
26/08/07 Carnegie Harriers Hill Race (Venue to be confirmed)
15/12/07 Festive Forest Run, Blairadam Forest near Kelty

Fife AC Races 2007

07/04/07 Norman’s Law Hill Race.
18/04/07 St Andrew’s 5km – Mid-Week Series
02/05/07 Strathkinness to Blebocraigs – Mid-Week Series
18/05/07 Beveridge Park 5km
06/06/07 Hill of Tarvit Race – Mid-Week Series
15/06/07 Beveridge Park 5km
23/06/07 Falkland Festival Hill Race plus children’s races
11/07/07 Newburgh 4 – Mid-Week Series
13/07/07 Ship Inn Shell Bay Sandy Slither
20/07/07 Beveridge Park 5km
01/08/07 Tour of Fife Beach Race
02/07/07 Tour of Fife Hill Race
03/08/07 Tour of Fife Time Trial
04/08/07 Tour of Fife Trail Race
05/08/07 Tour of Fife Road Race
16/08/07 Balmullo Trail Race – Mid-Week Series
17/08/07 Beveridge Park 5km
09/09/07 Scottish 50km Championships
29/09/07 Fife Hills of Fife Race
30/09/07 Ceres 8 Mile Road Race