D/D Gill’s Photos
08/02/2010 by Dick.
Enjoy this photo gallery all captured by newly-appointed club snapper, Gill.http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/apgstott/ChepstowHarriersDinnerDance2010#
D.Dance Slave Auction for Haiti by Niki
07/02/2010 by Lou.
An enormous thank you for everyone who contributed to the auction last night. It was a huge success and raised £1300 - and that’s without Rob Brown’s party bus to and from the venue. How much did this raise Gill/Rob? People were extremely generous with offering their services as ’slaves’ and people were even more generous with their bidding. I’m sure alcohol helped! A very big thank you to Andy Creber – our auctioneer for encouraging people to bid as highly as possible – and generally for doing such a sterling job. The highest bid was £180 – for Berta’s painting services. Clearly the credit crunch has ended in Chepstow. I’m sure certain ladies in the audience appreciated the oiled up, loin cloth clad slave – certainly Esther and Jane participated eagerly. Good girls!
Below are the services offered, and the amount they went for at the auction. One very important detail, that wasn’t mentioned, is that everyone who successfully bid for a service and didn’t pay last night (and that’s everyone except for James, Mark, Tom Gibbs, Neil and Gill), needs to send me a cheque for the relevant amount, made payable to the British Red Cross, or give me the cash – cheques are preferable. Please either hand these to me at a training night, or post to:
Niki Morgan
Flat 7, St Maur House
St Maur Gardens
Chepstow NP16 5NZ
SERVICES BID FOR:
Mathew Lawson - Half day’s gardening – to Steve Caldwell for £12
Geoff Cram - Computer assistance – to Syd for £10
Jo – Sports massage – to Luke for £30
Suzie – babysitting – to Andy Ost for £12
Astrid - Reflexology – to James for £20
Gerry – Digital photography. On-line gallery – to Esther for £15
Esther – Taxi service – To Andy Stott for £30 (I think it was £30?)
Ian and Gareth – Off-road extravaganza with Sunday lunch – to James for £20 (paid)
Lou and Niki – Off-road extravaganza with lunch – to Andy Stott for £20 (paid)
James – Car Valeting – to Niki for £21
Niki – Meal at flat to one hunky (oh well, I tried) bloke – to Mark for £30 (paid)
Lou – Painting/decorating or cooking – to some random person for £20 – who won this bid?
Syd – Trailer full of logs – to Neil for £60 (paid)
Rick – Day’s climbing for beginner – to Jenni for £35
Vanessa – Fairy cake masterclass for kids – to Steve Caldwell for £18
Charlotte Blore – Swimming tuition plus training plan – to Andy Green for £45
Kath – Sports massage – to James for £40 (paid)
Vanessa – cake making - to Rick for £40
Becky Lane’s company – Free life insurance review – to Nicola for £15
Jane Green – Piano lessons (5 x 30 mins) – to Jane Rymer for £50
Jane Rymer - Dog walking/ironing – to Steve Caldwell for £13
Laura – Month’s free membership of Curves Fitness Centre – to Esther for £15
Jane – Babysitting – to James for £20 (paid)
Andy M-W – Scale and polish or dental filling – to Rick for £40
Jem Cohen – Personalised nav day – to Steve Caldwell for £48
Geoff Cram – Cat fed for weekend – to Tom Gibbs for £21 (paid)
Andy C – Adventure activity day for 8 people – to Andy M-W for £65
Berta – Portrait painted - person/animal (can you distinguish in Chepstow Harriers?) – to Mrs Carter for £180 (paid)
Neil – B&B weekend in Poole – to Gill Stott (with her husband?) for £140 (paid)
Laurie – Ride on his throbbing machine – to James for £20 (paid)
Jan – Horse-riding – to Jane Rymer for £70
Natasha – Gourmet meal – to Steve Caldwell for £60
Steve Caldwell – curry night at youth club – to Gerry for £20
Disco bloke at Dewstone Golf Club – Free Karaoke Night – to a random person for £50 – who won this bid?
Thank you all again! If anyone disputes anything above, please post here.
Niki
The Week Ahead 8 Feb 2010
07/02/2010 by Dick.
A hilly theme this week. On Tuesday you can choose either:
1) the gentle hill of Beech Grove. We go a little faster this month, but for 40 secs instead of the 50 last month. And the recovery jog back is longer - 80 secs instead of 70. And there’s a longer rest of 2 minutes between sets. Do 3 or 4 sets according to your schedule and how your body feels.
2) the bigger gradient of Steep St (prize for first reader to guess how it got its name). Here again choose 3 or 4 sets. Each set consists of a short, a long, a short and a long hill.
The Shirenewton run on Thursday. One of our longer outings, and why not in your preparation for the 13.1 miles of the FOD Half? But don’t take too long getting round and getting changed: for the 2nd Thursday of the month is CURRY NIGHT!!!
Or the 20 mins out and back on the Bridge may fit in better with your plans. Or again the Off-Road gang is growing weekly and new members are nursed along so nicely.
And finally on Saturday it’s the next Gwent League at Brecon. Always excellent training and a good Club occasion, come and join the fun and enjoy the cakes and sweets after. Junior races start at 12, senior women at 12.50, and senior men at 2.20. No fee, no numbers, no registration - just tell the Club Captains you’re coming and get there early enough for us to put your name down.
Revised Dinner/Dance Bus Timetable
05/02/2010 by Dick.
By popular request we’ve increased the number of stops and delayed the timing to give everyone more time to titivate themselves (actually the Chief Coach couldn’t get an early hairdresser’s appointment and always nicks himself if he has to rush shaving his legs). Tutshill 5.55. Leis Ctre steps 6.10. High Beech R 6.20. Pwllmeyric Layby 6.25. Caldicot X 6.40. Arrive at Dewstow 7.00. Return at midnight
Dinner/Dance Bus Timetable
03/02/2010 by Dick.
The Queen of the Tarmac will try to observe the following schedule for serving Chepstow to the Dinner Dance venue on Saturday:LYDNEY RAILWAY STATION leaving at 16.50. TUTSHILL: outside Chepstow Motor Services at 17.15. LEISURE CENTRE: at steps, main entrance at 17.30. St ARVANS: car park of the Piercefield at 17.50. CHEPSTOW ROUNDABOUT: 17.55. CALDICOT: outside the Cross Inn at 18.10. Arrival at Golf Club 18.30.NB: Leyland `Titan` PD2, 1959. Seating capacity : 64. Top speed: 38 mph. It`s a closed top, not an open topper, but no heaters. Little luggage space, no WC. Children and Fell Runners upstairs, Road Runners downstairs. No hawking or spitting. Do not distract the driver.The glamorous Clippie will be collecting fares for the benefit of the Haiti appeal - and will sit on passengers’ laps for extra large donations!
The Week Ahead 1 Feb 2010
01/02/2010 by Dick.
Lou starts her stint as Coach of the Month on Tuesday with 1) the Beachley Loop session., which is three each of the 900 metre loop and the 700 metre straight at your 5k race pace with a jog recovery. The Beachley Loop is about the only flat course around Chepstow but it is a fair way to get there, so a couple of the coaches will be offering lifts there and/or back.Choice 2) is the Danes Park Loop, with a smaller loop for Groups E and F. Runners are being asked to increase their pace in February sessions from the 10k that we did in January to 5k this month. The coaches will explain in more detail before the sessions.Please note that announcements and session choice now take place at 6.55, with runners leaving the Leis Ctre at 7 sharp. Please don’t amble in at 7 or later and wonder why everyone is going the other way!On Thursday the Boughspring runs offer you three distances. See the maps on the Training & Coaching page.I expect the off-road gang with their headtorches and off-road shoes will also be finding an interesting route on Thurs.Have a good time at the Dinner/Dance Sat night, but go easy on the alcohol because… you need to be ready to race in the Leisure Ctre League cross-country in Pontypool Park at 11 on Sunday morning. Meet at our LC at 9.30 or follow the directions on the Club Only/Cross Country LCL page.
Next LCL Cross Country Sunday 7th Feb
27/01/2010 by Lou.
Fairwater’s LCL Cross Country Race at Pontypool Park is confirmed for
Sunday7th Feb.
The course is approx. 1.25 miles per lap.
So, the race will be run over 3 laps for women, 4 laps for men.
The race start time is 11:00 am.
It is approx. 10 mins. walk from the Leisure Centre car park to the
race start, which is just past the ski slope reception building.
Changing facilities will be available from 10 am to 1 pm.
Changing facilities are the Pontypool RFC facilities (underneath the
grandstand) and not the Leisure Centre facilities.
We are advised to wear suitable off road shoes.
This is the day after the dinner dance so points for turning up and extra points for being able to run well!
Adrian Ellis Memorial XC race - Wed 17th Feb
26/01/2010 by Ivan.
Adrian Ellis Memorial XC race on Wed 17th Feb at 2pm Police Headquarters Cwmbran. This is a race we are invited to each year together with other local clubs. It’s the Gwent Police event but they like to have others runners too. Entry is free and so are the refreshments afterwards. The course is similar to the LCL XC from the Oasis Club. We usually support it and no doubt there will be some Harriers heading along. Feel free to ask me any questions.
Additional info
Syd
The Week Ahead 25 January 2010
25/01/2010 by Lou.
Tuesday’s choice is 6 or 8 sets of 2mins fast with 30 secs recovery on the Severn Bridge after drills/speed bursts down the Link Road, or 4/5 Danes Loop figure-of-eights.
Important Reminder – we’ve been getting slack and should be arriving in the Leis Ctre bar by 6.55 at the latest for sorting out who’s doing which session and for any announcements. We’re aiming to be out on the road at 7!
Back to the Bridge on Thursday for the monthly 5k Time Trial. Always worth doing for its great training effect and for helping with pace judgement and race technique. Leave the Leis Ctre dead on 7 or be ready and warmed up on the Bridge for 7.30 start.
The Saturday morning Piercefield Park sessions are getting very popular under our Saturday coach, Rich Matthews. Meet at Leis Ctre ready to jog over to the Park at 9.30 for a very sociable and stimulating hour.
…and the shortlist is:
21/01/2010 by Andy.
(in alphabetical order):
Kath Matthews
Laurie Carter
Marianne Gittoes
Matt Leathard
Niki Morgan
Vanessa Lawson
I have asked each candidate to produce a summary of their improvement through 2009 to help your decision (which will be posted on the Bulletin Board and distributed in a club email when they become available).
Voting is open NOW - one vote per person (full club members only).
Cast your votes by email, bulletin board private message, phone/text or in person to me (Andy Ost) only (contact details on the bulletin board).
Voting finishes at 23:59 on Tuesday 2nd February.
