Archive for the Social Category
The Week Ahead 8 March 2010
08/03/2010 by Dick.
Only 3 weeks to the FoD Half and what training you decide to do is important in optimising your race performance.
The Severn Avenue session on Tuesday will give you just under 500 metres of fairly flat (but a testing little slope at the end) speed per loop with a slow jog recovery between each of the 8 or 10 efforts. Last time some of us found that we were taking it too fast at first, but then controlled our pace better: and control of pace is what you need in racing.
The alternative Hospital Hill aims to give you more strength – in your legs and upper body as you drive up the hills within the 40 secs effort. It should improve your running efficiency in general, and specifically your ability to glide effortlessly (!) up the slopes in the FoD course, and then push off the top with strong legs.
A good chance on Thursday to put in a ten-mile pace run with the over the Severn Bridge and back course.
Plenty of time after to change and get yourself down to the Bellhanger for CURRY NIGHT!!!
A call to arms for Sunday. The final LCL cross-country at Rogerstone, Newport is a vital race for Chepstow. Our men’s team are only a couple of points behind the leaders, so a good turnout could just get us success. Our women need a good performance to clinch first place. Come along and be part of a great Club experience. There will be cakes!!! And a pub visit!!!
MEET AT LEIS CTRE 9.45 TO SHARE CARS
Chepstow’s Leisure Centre League Cross Country
15/02/2010 by Lou.
Chepstow Harriers’ LCL XC is on Sunday 21st Feb. in Piercefield Park - 10 mins jog from the leisure centre - starting at 11 am. Course map and info go to piercefield-xc-course-210210.pdf
After the race there are showers in the leisure centre, the bar will be open, runners from all clubs are welcome to join us for a drink and some free homemade cakes.
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#
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 18 Jan 2010 - from Dick
18/01/2010 by Lou.
On Tuesday two sessions are on offer. The new Beech Grove threshold hill session where we are trying to work at the aerobic /anaerobic boundary and the good old favourite 10k efforts on the 400 m long Elm road which is an aerobic speed session.
The Shirenewton run on Thursday is a good nine-miler as a loop via Crick but can be shortened by retracing your steps when you reach Shirenewton village. The 20mins out/20 mins back down the Link Rd and across the S Bridge is the usual tempo pace alternative.
Off-road addicts are also getting together to continue the trend of torch-lit cross country runs. A head torch and off-road shoes are essential and a mobile phone in case of emergency. It’s very easy to lose the way in the dark and get detached from other runners. Everyone must make themself sure of the route and find at least one other person to run with. The risks of tripping or turning an ankle are also increased in the dark.
By now you should have heard about the Haiti fund-raising night that will be incorporated into our Curry Night after Thursday training in the Weatherspoon’s Bellhanger in St Mary St. The Club has generously offered to make a donation to the Haiti appeal for each Club member who attends, and there will also be a raffle of Club stuff and items donated by members. Please come and bring something raffleable.
Finally our Saturday morning Piercefield Park cross-country training sessions resume. Meet in the top car park at 9.30.
Harriers Dinner & Dance Saturday 6th February
09/01/2010 by Gerry.
Final Reminder and extended deadline for low cost tickets!
Suzie will be at the Leisure Centre on Tuesday 12th for your cheques. You should all have recieved copies of the Menu
Hope you can make it!
Social events – dates for your diary
16/09/2009 by Dick.
Cake, kit and raffle night at the Leisure Centre bar – Tues 22 September After training, come and socialise with your running friends, and support the Leisure Centre bar. There will be club kit for sale, a raffle where the first prize is a night out with the social chairlady, 2nd prize is 2 nights out with the social chairlady – joking obviously. The raffle prize will be your choice of an item of club kit. There will also be free cake. Beer (and other, less interesting beverages) of course will also be available at the bar. You don’t even have to talk about running.
Curry night at the Bellhanger – Thursday 08 October The ever popular and amazingly cheap night out – less than £6 for curry and a beer, and fabulous company of your fellow Harriers – and if you’re a lycra-clad lovely, you might even get a ride home in Rob Brown’s awesome set of wheels.
Curry night at the Bellhanger – Thursday 12 November
Family Quiz Night at Leisure Centre - Friday 20 November Steve Harris is Quizmaster for this family-friendly quiz game. The theme is ‘Are you Smarter than a 10 year old on Sky?’ Come and rest your legs and exercise your brain. If you’re no great shakes at running, but you’ve got a couple of brain cells to rub together, this could be your night to win a prize. The price will be around £2 which includes a tasty buffet.
Christmas Curry Night at Mughal Spice - Thursday 17 December A repeat of the popular Mughal Spice curry night. £15 for a top quality, all you can eat buffet (a night to forget about your increasing Body Mass Index).
Lou Year’s Eve - Thursday 31 December Nos Galan Club Champs is on 31 Dec at 7 pm. Lou has extremely kindly offered to invite Harriers back to her gaff for a rave (sorry quiet evening of convivial chat and lemonade) afterwards. The format will be that everyone who plans to attend should take a dish and whatever they would like to drink. More details in due course.
Annual Awards/Dinner Dance – 6 February 2010 The definitive Chepstow Harriers social event of the year. If you’ve achieved a lot in running this year, it could be your chance to pick up a gong and have your Oscar moment. If not, a chance to applaud your mates through gritted teeth and try harder next year. Also, a chance to glam up, realise your running mates aren’t quite as unattractive as you’d thought, dance really badly to cheesy 80s music, and try not to throw up on the coach on the way home. More (sensible) details to follow.
Curry Night Thursday!
09/09/2009 by Dick.
Sorry - forgot to mention in the Week Ahead that this Thurs 10 Sept is of course the 2nd Thurs in the month and therefore our monthly Curry Night.
So get yourself down to the Bellhanger in St Mary Street after your run. There should be Harriers there from about 9. Curry and a drink for £5.59!
