Archive for the Club News Category
AGM and other important dates!
06/10/2011 by Dick.
Advance warning – this year’s Club AGM will be on Thursday 24 November. A full written invitation to all members will follow in due course.
Other important dates:
2 Dec (Friday) 7-10 pm Club Quiz, including the Club Fell Race Champs prize giving. All members welcome, but there will be a ‘mountain’ theme to the quiz.
15 Dec (Thursday) 8.45pm, annual Christmas meal in Shangri La restaurant, Chepstow, £15. Limited places so book with Niki Morgan now.
28 Jan (Saturday) Annual Club Dinner, Ceilidh and Prize Giving. Further details to follow.
Olympics Tickets Draw
05/09/2011 by Dick.
Today is the closing day for applying to join the ballot for the Club allocation of four pairs of Olympics athletics. So if you haven’t yet sent me your name for inclusion in the draw, please do so before midnight tonight.
We originally thought we’d do the draw tomorrow but as a lot of members are doing the Rose Inn relay, we’ll do it on Thursday before the Three Woods run.
Most applicants have applied for all four sessions, but we expect that some people have a preference. So you are advised to come along on Thursday to have the chance to maybe arrange a swap with someone.
We’ll also be drawing some reserve names in the event that one or more of the four original winners of these Club tickets find that they can’t get to the games.
Dick
Week Ahead 30th August 2011
30/08/2011 by Lou.
Tonight’s speed session is a 3k time trail at Beachley Track. Cars will leave the leisure centre after announcements by Niki. Us wanting to jog over will leave promptly to arrive after the track warm up for the 3k.
Thursday’s run is a shortened version of the St. Arvans MT 10 - through the Piecefield Park, Porthcasseg Farm, Fedw Woods, Chep Park Woods, down the hill into St. Arvans and back.
Gill and Dick are still looking for more runners for the White Horse Relay this Sunday - legs are between 5 - 10 miles - drive about 45 mins.
If you are available please let either Gill or Dick know - ideally you would recce your leg but otherwise there is a virtual route available http://www.whitehorserelay.org/
Dick can be contacted on 627569, 07828102680 or dickfinch@talktalk.net or reply on the bulletin board or leave a message here.
Iron Mountain 7 mile trail run
28/08/2011 by Lou.
Bank Holiday Monday Run?
Sorry if this is up somewhere else - just back from the Gower and this looks good for tomorrow - an email from Chris Vorres
“Hi
A few of us are going to do the Iron Mountain Trail on Monday as there is no Machen run.
The name refers to the industry in the area – Blaenafon – not the challenge!
We will meet at Midday, at the Keepers Pond, Blaenafon, and then afterwards pop into the Lamb and Fox for a drink.
It’s a stunning trail, very runnable. Some climb, but at a diagonal so not too steep.
Must stress, this is not an official race – I have not applied for insurance etc….
Please forward this to anyone you think may enjoy the run – I will go out earlier in the day and put out some flour blobs to mark it, but it isn’t really necessary as it’s a well-marked trail. The map attached contains lots of info about it.
walks-ironmountaintrailpart1-1.pdf
Cheers,
Chris. ”
The run is 7 miles - Drive there about 30 - 45 mins from Chepstow
Web updates - Club champs & Fell Series
25/08/2011 by Ivan.
Stats man James has been busy and there are a bunch of new results for the Club champs & Fell series are now uploaded. Also a few updates to the Ladies records.
Standish Woodland Chase Meeting Time
13/08/2011 by Lou.
August’s Club Champs race - Standish Woodland Chase - 10 mile MT
http://www.stroudathleticclub.co.uk/index-activeglobalredirection.html
You can enter on the day.
About 30 mins drive.
Race starts at 11:00 a.m.
Meet at the Leisure Centre steps ready to leave at 9:45
Rose Inn 2011, Race 4 results
12/08/2011 by Ivan.
Results from the last race in the series can be found online
http://www.chepstowharriers.org.uk/roseinn.htm
(Apologies for the short delay - new baby to deal with…) The overall series results should be added soon.
And for those who have enjoyed this short flat road race but now fancy something different - take a look at a new race we are putting on this year in september
http://www.chepstowharriers.org.uk/starvansmt.htm
Llanthony Show and Fell Race - Saturday 6th August
05/08/2011 by Lou.
Llanthony Show Saturday 6th August
Dick’s fell race starts from the showground 12.15 (ish)
3.5 miles 1100ft ascent.
Quite a few Chepstow runners should be there - come and run.
There is a junior fell race which is the same route but they start about a mile up the hill – it’s still a tough race and really for children who are used to running up mountains or just a bit tough! There are lots of other races for children at the showground too.
Race entry is in the show entry/parking which was £5 last year
http://www.llanthonyshow.co.uk/Directions%20and%20Contacts.html
Show formally opens at 1pm – great show lots of children’s races – plus sack races for adults and children, 4 in a bag race for all, beer race for ‘adults’, a mile race, stalls and a rodeo.
Beautiful backdrop.
IMPORTANT: Caerleon LCL Race Tuesday 19th July
15/07/2011 by Lou.
The Caerleon race is now a new route - parking is in the University grounds where we need to be for 7.15 pm ready to walk to the start at St. Cadoc’s Hospital
Meeting time at Chepstow Leisure Centre - 6.20 p.m.
A summary of the rules for this race - please read!
Caerleon Running Club Leisure League Race Route – 19th July 2011
4 Main Rules:
University of Wales (Newport), Caerleon Campus – Only park vehicles in the designated bays on the campus.
St Cadoc’s Hospital – Race start. No one must deviate from the roads we are using for the run, and certainly no one should relieve themselves in the bushes or take any other liberties.
The Highway –any runner who strays from the pavement on Lodge Road or Pillmawr Road WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Both areas will be marshalled. Follow any instructions from these marshals.
The Cyclepath & Pillmawr Road – Runners will be passing each other in opposite directions so all competitors to stay on the left side of the path when approaching runners coming in the opposite direction.
Runners are welcome to use the changing and shower facilities in the Sports Centre, and the Students Union Bar has been opened especially for the evening, so we would be glad if members of other clubs would care to join us for a post-run beverage!
A description of the route here caerleon-lcl-route.doc
Full rules here caerleon-lcl-rules.doc
