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- 22nd January 2012
Glentress Duathlon - Short
With the "Burden" of tired legs a few Carnethies turned up at Glentress for the 2nd (short) Duathlon of the series.
A new route from The Peel found us running uphill for 20 minutes before a great descent back down and a sting in the tail climb to the bikes. Then there was another 20 minutes of uphill before a fast return on the Blue and Red routes back to The Red Squirrel.
The route was great fun and Carnethy figured in the prizes, with Adam Anderson 3rd in the Vets and Bob Johnson winning the M50, Bob Waterhouse winning the M60 and Cali Ingham winning the FV50. Fraser Gibson was 31st, Willie Gibson 75th (I'll get him in the long!).
Bob W and I had a great tussle with me a minute or so behind at the changeover and I was catching him all the way and got to within a wheel of him by the finish (I'll get him in the long!!).
A great race! Thanks to all the Glentress Team and the numerous marshalls. Results are on the Glentress Duathlon Site
Willie Gibson
- 21st January 2012
Three 2nds and a 1st from 9 Carnethy Teams at The Devil's Burdens!
With a record 9 teams out (54 runners!) at The Burdens today, the Carnethy machine were out in force.
The weather was kind (if a bit windy and cold) and somehow all the runners got to all the changeovers (with correct numbers).
The race was close throughout and Carnethy's Senior Men A team managed a very impressive 2nd place in the very high quality field (and out of 123 teams). But also we finished 2nd in the Ladies and 2nd in the MV40, although it was left to age and experience to go one better and get the first place with the MV50 team pulling it off!
2nd Senior Men A: Stewart Whitlie/Paul Falkner; Ali Robertson; Sam Hesling/John Mitchell; James Waldie
12th Male V40 (2nd): Olly Stephenson/Mick James; Gregor Heron; Steven Fallon/Adrian Davis; Neil Burnett
14th Senior Men B: Matt Davis/James Hardie; Andrew Gilmore; Konrad Rawlik/Jon Ascroft; Simon Titmuss
25th Male V50 (1st): Bob Johnson/Gordon Cameron; Andy Spenceley; Adam Ward/Ronnie Gallagher; Colin Elder
33rd Senior Women A (2nd): Helen Bonsor/Jacqui Higginbottom; Maggie Creber; Jasmin Paris/Angela Mudge; Kim Treadgall
40th Senior Men C: Andy Millard/Micheal Nowicki; Neil Gilmore; Steven Yule/Neil Campbell; Mike Lynch
72nd Male V50 B: Digby Maass/Bob Waterhouse; Paul Lynch; John Blair-Fish/Willie Gibson; Brian Howie
77th Senior Women B: Kate Friend/Joan Wilson; Lorna Ascroft; Joanne Anderson/Jane Jackson; Hilary Spenceley
114th Senior Women C: Margaret Forrest/Cali Ingham; Moira Stewart; Mandy Calder/Patricia McMaster; Kirsty Loudon
Results are here. Fastest leg times are here. All previous Carnethy times here
A full report here - please send your reports to the webteam. Thanks to Fife AC for a great event (as usual).
Some photos are on the Carnethy Picasa Page
21st Jan 2012 - 19th January 2012
Wednesday training and winter talk no. 4
An ultra run for Wed training! Well, ultra short so we could get to the talk, which suited Fraser who had reccied the Skyline the day before, and which included an interesting ascent of a minor peak to get us in the mood for Everest. First speaker was Graham Nash with some painful looking exercises to improve strength in the bum region, a key area for balance and helping to prevent various leg injuries. Otherwise known as the 4 minute Jane Fonda workout, you can download it here.
Then James Ogilvie, only one summit short of the 7 continents, talked on his ascent of Everest with fascinating images from Kathmandu all the way to the summit. James works in the Forestry commission and has a particular interest in helping to restore tree cover, adding a broader context to the story of the trek to the snows. James performed the talk on behalf of his chosen charity TreeAid; feel free to make a donation here: http://www.justgiving.com/jamesogilvie
- 16th January 2012
Trigger
This Sunday saw the inaugural running of the Trigger race from Marsden to Edale with Alex McVey and myself taking part. The race is roughly 22miles long, taking in the three trig points of Black Hill, Higher Shelf Stones and Kinder Scout (west) with pretty much free route choice in between. I had heard horror stories about the ground and some tricky navigation, in particular across the Bleaklow and Kinder plateaus, but luckily several days of clear and cold weather tamed the man eating bogs and dressed the bleak moors into a sparkling coat of hoar, making it a glorious - if slightly chilly - day to be out and running.
From the start a small lead group formed on the long but gentle climb along the flagstones to Black Hill, but after the trig point I lost touch with the others mainly due to insisting on a more individual line. The error of my judgment was confirmed when a group of three, including two local Glossopdale runners, appeared to my right making seemingly effortless progress along a trod. This was to become a recurring pattern over the next hour and a half or so - the group repeatedly appearing from an unlikely angle, cutting in ahead of me. After reaching Snake pass I made what was to be my last attempt to drop the group and catch 4th place. I pulled ahead on the descent and climb up Kinder, however one of the Glossopdale runners ended up joining me at the trig coming in at a 90 degree angle to my direct line. As I couldn’t see 4th place on the rugged plateau and after an enquiry about the complexity of the remaining route lead to a rather involved description, I opted for a gentler pace and a guided tour across to the edge above Edale. Eventually I finished in 3hrs30 for 5th place having managed to hold off my former guide with a well judged final effort after a shortcut had given him the advantage one last time during the final descend. Alex meanwhile had an interesting pain killer fuelled run, which I’ll leave to him to tell you about, and finished 53rd in 4hrs39. Overall winner was Oli Johnson of Dark Peak in 3hrs14 and full results are here.
Many proclaimed the new race a classic in the making and I’m inclined to agree that it certainly is a very enjoyable route and, especially at this time of year, when long events are scarce, well worth the journey south. Be advised however that local knowledge is highly recommended if frustration is to be avoided and I can imagine the race being a less appealing proposition with the cloud down and the bogs in their unfrozen state.
Konrad
- 14th January 2012
London to Edinburgh Challenge
On the 29th April, I'm running from London to Edinburgh. I'll start off from in Parliament square, London and finish in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh. My purpose is to promote mental health and raise money for SAMH's (Scottish Association Of Mental Health) Get Active and Suicide Prevention programmes.
The Journey will last 15 days and below are the stages:
Day 1 London – Hertford 26 miles Day 2 Hertford – Sandy 33.6 miles Day 3 Sandy – Peterborough 49.4 miles Day 4 Peterborough – Grantham 36.2 miles Day 5 Grantham – Retford 35.7 miles Day 6 Retford – Pontefract 35.1 miles Day 7 Pontefract – York 25.1 miles Day 8 York – Northallerton 32.2 miles Day 9 Northallerton – Durham 35.9 miles Day 10 Durham – Corbridge 31 miles Day 11 Corbridge - Byrness Village 29.9 miles Day 12 Byrness Village – Jedburgh 16 miles Day 13 Jedburgh – Galashiels 16.9 miles Day 14 Galashiels – Peebles 18.6 miles Day 15 Peebles – Edinburgh 21.2 miles (will be more as I have to run past the Scottish Parliament and the castle)
Basically I need your help to reach my target of £10,000.
Also if anyone is doing any long runs please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm training alot on the road, but I do prefer hills, so long runs in the Pentlands or any other paths would be great.
Here is my fundraising page: http://www.justgiving.com/Michael-Nowicki-run-to-edinburgh
My email michaelnowicki1978@gmail.com
Cheers guys and hopefully see everyone soon.
Michael
- 13th January 2012
Strathpuffer 2012
Was up at Strathpuffer last weekend riding in the solos. Very mild this year and instead of contending with snow & ice, this year's flavour of the day was mud and gloop. Some of the highlights of my day being: wiped out at the end of my first lap and ending up bike an all in the gutter (I was not amused), tree hugging after attempting to fly my bike ET style over the bridge, listening to the band rock it out as I changed and unfortunately not being able to stay, assuming wrongly the burn time on my mate’s light was for max setting, and the grand finale - mastering the art of simultaneous vomiting & riding single track. I called it a day at lap 16 as I couldn’t keep food or water down and was starting to make mistakes which were becoming bad for my health. A little disappointed not to have been out the whole time, but lots of positives to take away and I live to fight another day. Thanks to Sam who gave me great encouragement whenever he saw me going by.
Matt Davis
- 12th January 2012
Bonaly Night Run
The forecast was for mist & 40mph gusts of wind, an unlikely combination. I had thought that mist was a calm milky substance but the forecast was right, and when mist comes at you at 40mph it makes itself felt. Bob's (inaugural?) night run started with a comprehensive briefing on the route, but we all just followed in the usual fashion and head counting ensured that no-one needed to remember anything much. If you thought our head torches were bright a group of cyclists encountered at the head of Maiden's Cleugh lit up the track with super bright lights much to Willy's disgust. Jess the dog chased something that turned out to be Cody – "I thought that great furry lump was a sheep" said Kate frantic from trying to call Jess off. So a good time was had by the large turnout. If you had any idea where we were you were probably Bob, so here's where we went.
Post run food in Dante's Italian Restaurant, including the ones who arrived late and did their own run!
Digby
- 10th January 2012
New Handicap Year...
... and a bumper turnout of 18 starters all in. With the new years resolutions must come some self assessment's of ability as we mixed up the start order according to how we felt. What may have seemed anarchic led to some quite close bunching as the westerly blew away the remaining cobwebs of Christmas.
After a last minute reminder I reset Cam and Mike's time which was just as well as Mr Reid has been storming has way around the borders cross country, but as some horses a suited to the flat, others are more suited to the rough ground and Stewart showed his form by reversing their Paxton differences by taking a minute back from Mike. Another couple of close Borderers were Eddie and Martin, and with this in mind the experienced Mr Hulme used this as an excuse to find a pace maker for the day - leading him to the honour of first across the line for 2012. Eddie, obviously spurred on by Martin, took a minute and a half off his handicap to be the stastical winner on the day. Allister, who arrived late, was also storming round the course in a mini pack with Cameron B and myself being shadowed by Paul. Early starter Pete had to pull out after the summit as his back was playing up. Newbie Rab had a great run join a bunch of us with a time between 30 and 32 minutes, and this is a time that can only improve as he learns the shortcuts.
Chloe finally got a clean run in and broke the 35 minute barrier, and looks to be homing in on Lucy's 33 minute record. But the fastest time of the day went Mr Whitlie as he started the year off with a sub 27 minute time despite a late start and maybe looking to get that record back off Paul. Results.
Great to see so many out. Find out more on the lunchtime handicaps page
Bruce
- 8th January 2012
Junior/Senior Relay, Flotterstone
We had a great turnout of 12 juniors and 18 seniors for this year's race. At 10 am Flotterstone car park was already busy and when I got back from marking the course at 10:50 it was full. The runners were already turning up and within minutes I was swamped with juniors and seniors and was struggling to sort out the teams. Michael helped by taking names as I negociated pairings and the 12 juniors split into 6 teams with one "medium" runner and two "long" runners. Then we headed for the hillocks. Moira and Frances offerred to marshall and set off up the hill closely followed by the troops.
There was an interesting mix of Juniors being carried by Seniors and Seniors being dragged by Juniors on the first climb. The juniors ages ranged between 2 and 16?, and the adults between 17 and 70. All the juniors beat all the seniors back and most seniors arrived around the same time.
The Race was won by Tom, Joe, Chris, Andy and Jason.Their team name was "We Weren't Asked" , which was the answer I got when I was asked what name they had decided on.
Full Report and Results
- 8th January 2012
Borders XC series – Paxton House
Andy Fallas continued his good form with a 3rd place in the latest Borders Cross-Country at Paxton House from a large field of 160 runners. Stewart Whitlie was not far behind in 5th place. Charlotte Morgan also continued her good form with another easy win in the women's.
What a nice place to be on a still winter's day, with just a hint of springtime about it. The course of 3.45 miles is an intricate variety of crossing loops around the estate with a long leg along the banks of the Tweed. Mostly good underfoot with some mud and the world's biggest cowpat, of unknown depth, guarding the route through a gate into a field. Some went over the fence and some splashed on through, but since it also adorned the fence that was not such a good option after all. Very good lentil soup to be had in the café afterwards. Route on Other Races page.
Results
Digby
- 7th January 2012
Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry
Today was the Bupa Great Edinburgh XCountry in Holyrood Park, and by the simple act of standing around losing all feeling in various parts of the body a chilled band of Carnethy marshals helped once again to fill the coffers of the club. A changed route at Haggis Knowe where we were stationed gave much better viewing with the course snaking to and fro in front of the hill, but an adverse camber on the descent caused problems with some runners slipping & taking tumbles. James Waldie unfortunately had to withdraw after 2 laps of the boys inter-district race. Alerted by cries of Aitch-Bee-Teeee! we saw Murray Strain of HBT striding out to clinch the final senior men's inter-district race by a good measure. We didn't really know quite what was happening in the main televised races but we gazed in awe as various semi-naked athletes shot round the muddy circuit. Is a bikini really the best gear to run in on a Scottish January day?!
A final struggle to stuff miles of blue plastic tape into the flimsiest of bags and it was off to claim our booty of windproof jackets. Paxton House Borders XC tomorrow… mankini anyone?
Digby
- 7th January 2012
Charlotte wins at Greenmantle Dash - Monday 2nd January
Another victory for new member Charlotte Morgan and an excellent start to the year as she won the Greenmantle Dash hill Race by over a minute finishing 17th overall in 20:07. Mark Macleod was first Carnethy finisher and also first Under 20 with a storming run in 6th place. In fact the first 3 Carnethy finishers were all Under 20 as not far back was Carl Heaven in 14th and Andrew Gilmore in 15th - this is great news for the club too long dominated by the old guys ! 15 Carnethies ran in the 105 strong field.
Results and photos
- 5th January 2012
Aonach Mor Race - Sunday 1st January
Several Carnethies took part in this New Year Day's race, a race that is normally a 600m climb uphill only race followed by a ride back down in the Aonach Mor Gondola. However with the whole area hit by a power cut there was no Gondola and no facilities and with heavy freezing rain making it inadvisable to go high, the race became a 5 mile trail race. Andy Fallas had a great run to take 2nd place not far behind winner Dave Rodgers (Lochaber). Next Carnethies were Adrian Davis, Colin Wilson, Hilary Spenceley and Joan Wilson. Results.
- 4th January 2012
Clothing Order now CLOSED
The final list of those people ordering kit is here. I have sent our requirements to Brian Gibb of the thecyclejersey.com and will update members on when they can expect to see the new gear in due course.
I will also update members on the final price and how to pay...
Bob Johnson
- 30th December 2011
Carnethy Cycling shirts - FINAL ORDER and LAST CHANCE to order your 2012 kit...
Here is a list of names showing all those who have ordered cycling kit with me. If you've ordered a shirt then please check that your name appears on the list and that I've got your order correct. All those that have ordered "specials" then please make doubly sure that you agree with the details stated.
The order will go to the suppliers as soon as we get back to work on January 4th 2012.
If other members have Christmas money left over (you never know) then I will gladly add you to the order so email back with your requirements.
Full details for ordering on the gear page
Bob Johnson
Buchlyvie 10k Race
Having not signed up for the Devil's Burdens relay, I headed over to Buchlyvie for the 10k race. 225 runners took on the out and back course. The race starts in the village and is on road for the first 1.5km and then follows a disused railway line. Wet and extremely windy conditions made for tough going, however the wild weather and rough track may have favoured the hill runners amongst us! Race winner David Munro of Cambusland Harriers recorded a time of 34.20. A quick look through the results shows the only other Carnethy home to be Pamela Whitlie - 10th female, 86th overall. Apologies if I have missed anybody else. I finished in 39.03 for 11th place. A nice wee race to start the year off and gauge fitness before hitting the hills next month.
John Hammond
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