Bella Blether Winter 10-11 Finished

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The Committee 2010-2011

PRESIDENTRobert [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTPeter Gallanagh

ECRETARYulie [email protected]

LADIES CAPTAINane Wild

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MENS CAPTAINBrian ODonnell

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MEMBERSHIP SECRETARYEwan [email protected]

PR GURUGreig Glendinning

TREASURER

Craig Ross

ORDINARY MEMBERMaddie Smillie

ORDINARY MEMBERLucy Mackay

OCIAL SECRETARYMark [email protected]

Men5 Km Ronnie Bruce 00:15:36

East Kilbride 200010 Km Kenny Richmond 00:32:09

Ayr 200510 Miles Kenny Richmond 00:53:06

Tom Scott 2010HM Kenny Richmond 01:10:27Balloch Clydebank 2010

MarathonKenny Richmond 02:29:53London 2008

Woman5 Km Deborah Ferns 00:17:45

Bella 5k 200510 Km Elke Schmidt 00:35:50

Linlithgow200810 Miles Elke Schmidt 00:59:40

Tom Scott2007HM Helen Stuart 01:18:47Glasgow 2006

MarathonElke Schmidt 02:47:09London 2007


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Membership Renewals

A large number of people have STILL not paid up asmembers this year. Now that the snow has gone for2010/11 theres no longer any excuse not to get along tothe ski centre to hand your forms and money in.

The club funds many team and individual cross country/

road relay races so it is only fair that all those competing

are club members. For example the club pays 4 per person

for the West District X country relays coming up.

Editors BitsIdliketoofferhugethankstoallthe

peoplewhoassistedwiththisissueofthe

Blether.WhenItookoverthisroleIdont

thinkIreallyappreciatedtheeffort

involvedingatheringthematerial

together.AtonepointIdacceptedno

onewasbotheringtoanswermyemails

andPMsbecauseIwasjustincredibly

unpopularbutthankfullyDaniellenoticed

medescendingintoself-pity,gavemea

kickupthearseandsentmostofthem

againwhichjustaboutworked(youdont

needtobepopulartoharasssomeone).

IcertainlytakemyhatofftomyBlether

predecessorAliKellwhodidanamazingjobinputtingoutasmanyissuesashe

didandforsettingsuchahighstandard.

Iassumelikemeandtheothercommittee

membershewassomewhatsurprisedto

findhewasntgivenayearspaidleave

fromwork,hispersonallifedidnt

suddenlygoontoautopilot,hewasnt

givenamagicpillfromhiscoachtoallow

himtocuthistrainingandstayinshape

andImprettysurethecommittee

meetingswouldhavestillgoneonforfour

hours.ButontheplussideImsure

everythingAlididwasalwaysappreciated

andnooneevercomplained,Sothats

cool!

ForthenextissueImhopingtohaveasectionwhereyoucanputyourquestions

totheclubsnutritionexpertEmmaBirnie

andmakemoreuseoftheclubs,

brimmingwithadvice,coaches(once

theyvefinishedclearingthesnowandice

fromallourtrainingroutes).

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Ifyouthinkanythinginthisissueisinaccurateoryoureoffendedbysomethingyoucanalwaysletmeknow.Icanassureyouallthatnoonewasinintentionallynotcreditedforaphoto,revieworarticle,giventhewrongtimeorpositioninarace,overlookedforsomeathleticfeatthatshouldhavethequeenlookingoverthenewyearshonourslistwithpencilinhandordeliberatedslanderedinthisissueunlessofcourseyouwereandthatcaseyouprobablydeservedit.

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TheBellaAwardsnightthisyearalsomarkedtheClubs10thAnniversaryandwasheldintheglitteringsurroundingsofHouse

ofanArtLoverwithinBellahoustonPark.SuitablyrefreshedafterthemorningsracingeffortstheBellaPurplePosseturnedup

inlargenumberstoattendaprestigiouseventcompetentlyorganisedbyMarkMcGoldrick,Oscar&JaneWildandthe

Committee.Afterasumptuousmeal,ClubPresidentRobertMcEwangaveaninspirationalspeechbeforebeginningthe

presentationofawardswhichwereaccompaniedbymorelightheartedvisualsbyclubtechnicalguruBrendanMoriarty.AswellasthetraditionalClubChampionshipawardstherewasapresentationofawardstotheTerrificTwelveforservicesto

BellahoustonRoadRunnersovertheyears.Thiswasfollowedbyadiscowheresomememberstooktheopportunityofabit

ofcrosstrainingbydancingthenightaway.Pics:JaneSimpson

Club Championship Awards 2009 - 2010Claire Wharton Female Vet

Jane Wild Ladies 3rdLinda Kennedy - Ladies 2ndJane Simpson - Ladies 1st

Alistair MacLachlan Supervet male (over 50)Gerry Scullion Vet Male (over 40)Scott Kennedy Male 3rd

Russell Whittington - Male 2ndKenny Richmond - Male 1st

Richard Leyton Member of the Year

Terrific Twelve awarded for services to the club:Bryan Burnett

Jackie McGuireAndy Birnie

Emma BirnieDougie McGregor

Scott KennedyLinda KennedyRobert McEwan

Oscar WildJonathan Slow

Nicky JohnstoneBrendan Moriarty

Mens ChampionKenny Richmond Member of YearRichard Leyton Ladies ChampionJane Simpson


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After missing much of 2009 throughinjury, Kenny Richmond was rightback at his best in 2010 to clinch his5th club championship. To mark thisachievement we decided to ask him afew deep and meaningful questions.


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Whatwasyourfirstraceandhowdidyoudo?

IwastalkedintodoingtheGlasgowmarathon(backin2000Ithink),andaspartofthebuildupIenteredtheBallochClydebankhalf.ThinkIran1.45orsowhichIwasecstaticabout!!.WhydidyouchooseBella?

DidaninternetsearchonGlasgowclubsBellatopofthelist(justaswellCambuslangarenotsponsoredby,erm,AbacusInternational.!)Whatraceperformance(s)areyoumostproudofandwhy?

Goingtochoosetwo.Londonmarathonin08asInippedunder2.30(whichforsomeisoneofthosebenchmarktimes).Justmissedoutonthistimein06and07sowasprettypleased.Forhillrunning,theKaiserMarathon09inAustriaasImanagedtobeScottishteamcounter.Whatdoyouthinkwasyourworstraceandwhy?

GreatEdinburghcrosscountryearlierthisyearitwastheintercountiesandhadanabsoluteshocker.IthinkIwas2ndor3rdlast.Iblamethesnow,badhamstring,wrongshoes,missedmysessionwithmysportspsychologistthatweek,arrivedtoolateforaproperwarmupbutreallyjustabadrun!!Doyoulogyourmileageandifyoudowhatisyouraverageweeklydistance?Doyoutrainmorethanonceaday?

Idontreallygettoohunguponmileage,mainlyaimtogetqualityrunsin-bychasinghighmilesIthinkyoucanenduprunningjunkmilesthatdomoredamagethangood.Ionlyreallylogmileswhenmarathontraining,justtomakesureImkeepingtothe3weekhard,1weekeasycycleanddoingthekeysessions.Highmileageweekscanbe90100(onlybeenover100twiceanditwashardwork-afewjunkonesinthereprobably).

Whennotmaratrainingdontkeepanoteofmileage,butitsprobablyaround60to70orso.Whenmaratraining,usuallyruntwiceaday4or5daysaweek-inthemorning(asacommutetoworkgreatwaytoearnmilesandsavetime)thenasessionoreasyrunhome,otherwiseonlydoubleup2to3timesaweek.Doyoufollowanyparticulartrainingsystem?

Onlyreallywhenmarathontrainingtomake

sureImgettinginthekeysessionstemporuns,longruns,longreps,easydaysetc.Otherwisetrytoget2-3harderrunsaweekandalongerrun.

Whatdoyouthinkisyourmostimportantsession?

Temporun5or6milesplusatbetweenmaraandhalfmarapaceIthinkisagreatwaytobuildupstrength,enduranceandabitoflegspeed.Itrytodoone(orarace)onceeverycoupleofweeksorso.Thiswasmykeysessioninmymaratrainingwithan8,10,12,14and16miletemporunoverthebuildup.Alsoagoodwaytobuild

mentalendurance-10lapsofGlasgowGreenonyourowncanbetoughonthemind

Itsawetcoldshittydaywhatisusuallyyourmainmotivationtogetoutandtrain?

Illbewarmin5mins!

Whohasinspiredyouinathletics/runningandwhy?

Cantthinkofanyonepersonwhosinspiredmereallyjustanyonewhoiswillingtoputinthehardworkandtimetoreachtheirgoals.Doyouhaveatargetraceoraimforthenewseason/future?

Notyetjusttryingtogetfitagainafterahard2010!Iftherewasonepieceofadviceyoudgiveanewrunnerwhatwoulditbe?

Thatsatoughone.Couldofferlotsofadviceontrainingideas(andhappytoifanyoneasks!)butthatisbasedonwhathasworkedformemaynotworkforothers.Myadviceforanewrunnerisiftheywanttoimprove,trainwithothers(i.e.joinaclub).Forsomeonewhohasbeenrunningforalittlewhile,Idadvisethemtobeclearontheirrunninggoal-justtokeepfit,enjoythesocialside,ortoreallyimprove.Ifitsthelatter,mylastpieceofadvice(toldyouIhadlots)isthattoreallyimproveyouhavetoputinalotoftimeandeffort.Last,lastpieceofadviceisdontdoyourbestrunningattrainingsessionsracesareforthat.Snow!GoodorBad?

Itsthere.Dealwithit.Getoutandrun!

Bella Mens Club Champion -

2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06

2006/07, 2009/10

Represented both Scotland and Scot-

land West at Cross Country and Hill

running.

PBs

5km 15:41

10km 32.09 (club record)

HM 1.10.27 (club record)Marathon 2.29.53 (club record)


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FromSeptemberthe4-11 th Jane(Simpson)andIfollowedinthe footstepsofDougalRossandMatt WilliamsonbytakingontheGoretextransalpine run.Thisyearthetransalpineruntookplaceonthe Easterncourse,startinginRuholding,Germanyand finishinginSexten,Italy.Thetotaldistancecoveredwas310km(194Miles)withatotalclimbof13800m.WhyEh,justbecause!Stupidity.WhyNot?ItallstartedwhenIaskedafewpeoplethathaddonethetransalpaboutit,itsoundedlikeagreatchallenge.The PrepJaneandIstartedoffbyworkingoutatraining/racecalendar.Wedidntgetthechancetotrainahugeamounttogether,butdidas

oftenasworkandothercommitmentsallowed.Bothofustriedtotrainorraceeverydayforabout16weeks.Itwasntallrunningtherewasplentyofcycling,running,gymworkandswimming.Well,tobehonestJanewentswimming,Iamaterribleswimmer,whenIgetinapoolIsplashaboutsomuchthatpeoplethrowintheirlaundryandsomepowder.Trainingwashardandthemaximummileageinasingleweekwenttoover100miles.WewantedtolongdistancetrainingandracesasmuchaspossibleandworkedoutafewracesthatwecoulddoasapairincludingEdinburghRatRace,TheLairigGhru

RaceandTheSevenHillsofEdinburgh.WealsodidafewindividualracesincludingtheHelensburghhalf,bythetimewegottoHelensburghourendurancelevelswerestartingtosoarandbothofusgotPBs.Thelast2weeksbeforewewentawaywetoneddownthetraining,JanewentofftoseeherburdinKenyaandIspentmost


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ofmytimeindulginginhissecondfavouritepasttimeofeatingcake,espStarbucksSkinny(!?)stemgingermuffins.The RaceFortheracewetravelledouttoGermanyontheThursdaywithTom(Owens),Casey(Morgan)andmetupwithAndySymondsandfamilyattheairport.OntheThursdaynightstayingatafriendofmineinMunich.OntheFridayweexploredMunichinthemorning,

beforemeetingupwithIona(Robertson)andGareth(IonasBurd).WethentravelledbytrainfromMunichtoRuhpolding,itwasthenthatwestartedtobumpintosomeoftheotherrunners.

Distance

(Km)

Height

GainedWeather

Day 1 36 1200 Overcast

Day 2 33 1800 Clear Skies

Day 3 47 2300 Overcast

Day 4 44 2000 Overcast- Rain

Day 5 38 1800 Sunny

Day 6 37 1500 Sunny

Day 7

42

2000

Sunny

Day 8 33 1200 Sunny

Total 310 13800


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Transalp day 1: 36km1200mclimb.4hrs13mins.94thoverall.15thinmixed.Bigdaytomorrow... Transalp Day 2: 33kmsand1800mofclimb.83rdoveralland13thinmixedclass.Sittingin15thinmixedclassoverall.Transalp Day 3:46.9kmsand2252mofclimb.6hrs35minsandchange.75thoverallonthestage,11thinmixedclass.10thoverall.Wedownhilllikedemons

andholdpositionontheuphill's.Tomorrowisanotherultra...astraightclimbofalmost2000mandthenashortdownhill...Targetisstilltofinish! Transalp Day 4: 43.7kmand1987mofclimb.6:02:13.9thinmixedcategorytodayandstill10thoverallinmixedcategory.67thoverallinallcategories.Ihadabaddaytodayandwentpopinabigwayafter30kms.Tookalongtimetoun-pop.2ultramarathonsin2daysisaveryveryemotionalexperience... Transalp Day 5: Effingbrutal!Routechangedtodayduetoarecentlandslide.Newroutewas4.5kmlongerthanplanned33.5kmsand1800mofclimband2300mofdescent.Wefinished10thagaintodayinatimeof5:02:23.Wearesitting10thinthemixedclassand61stoverallinallclasses...

Transalp Day 6: thekneeinjurywhichJanehasbeenfightingfor4dayshasgottensobadthatshewasadvisedbytheracedoctornottocontinue.Janeisofcoursedevastated.Ithinkshe'sdoneaphenomenaljobandit'stherightthingtodotoretirefromthetransalp.Transalp Day 7: TodayIranwithJakob(whosepartneralsohadtodropout).Today'scoursewasamarathondistancewithalmost2000mofclimb.Icompletedthecoursein5:58:30.Thecoursewentthroughthedolomitesandprovidedstunningviews,butwasextremelyphysicallyandmentallypunishing.Transalp Day 8: today'sstagewas33kmand1200mofclimb.WhichIdidin4:26:47.Itwentthroughthedolomitesandwasstunning..Againabrutaldaywhichmadeitafittingendtothetransalp.ThankstoJakob,AlistairandGavinforthecompany...Andthesprintfinish!!

WeregisteredatRuhpolding,thenwentofftoourhotelforawhile,thentothepastapartyandopeningceremony,thenitwasofftothecrazygolfcourseforaroundwhichBrendanwonemphatically.OntheSaturdaywegotup,hadbreakfastandgotalifttothestart.Wedecidedtostartrightattheverybackofthefieldandjusttakeiteasy,beingnovicesatthiseventwedidntknowwhattoexpect.Soonwewerepassingpeople,wejustkeptonploddingalongatasteadypace,butwereconstantlypassingpeople.Everydaywehadthesametacticstartslow,andfinishaswellaswecould,withonlyoneaimtogettothefinal

finishinglineinSexten.Thedaysstartearly,havebreakfast,handinyourkitbag,startrunning.Eachdaysstagestartsat7or8amdependantondistance,thelongerdaysstartearlier.Oneachdaywewerefinishedbyabout1or2intheafternoon.Atthefinishthereisalwaysabigselectionoffoodwhichisverywelcome.Oncewefinishedforthedayandhadsomefooditwastimetogettowhereweweresleeping,getkitsortedandtryanddoabitofrepairforthenextday.Mostdaysbothofushadamassage,buttheamounttheycandogetslessdayafterdayasyourmusclesbecomemoredamaged.Kitsorted,massaged,showeredandchanged,then,itsofftothepastapartyforlotsoffood,thedailyprizegiving,briefingforthenextdaysstage(deliveredin3languages)andfinallythevideosandphotosoftheday.Afterallofthispeoplestarttodriftofftobed,thenitallstartsagain.

UnfortunatelyJanegotinjuredanddespiteherowndeterminationandmedicalsciencesbestefforts,herkneesjusthurttoomuchtocontinue.ThedecisionforJanetopulloutoftheracewasanagonisingoneforbothofus.Wedhadachatpriortogoingtothealpsaboutpullingoutandwhatshouldhappenifoneofushadto,soasagreed,Icontinuedtorunonandwentontocompletethecourseasanindividualfinisher.The AftermathBothofuswereprettybrokenaftertheTransalp.JanehavingdoneafairbitofdamagetoherkneesandIhadcompartmentsyndromeonmyleftshinbroughtonbydamagetomyleftAchilles.Bothofusarenowbackrunning,but,itstakentime.TwoweeksaftertheTransalpIwasracingagain,takingashockwinatTheChaseduathlon.ItwasprobablyabitearlytobebackracingbutIwantedtodoit.Uselessfacts:

Duringtheeightdaysmywatchsaidthatheburnedatotalof42000calories.Sleepinginhallswithupto200otherpeopleishard,theresconstantnoise:

farts,coughs,sneezes,peoplesnoring,teethgrinding.Hotelsaremuuuchbetter.

NomatterhowmanytictacsIfedJane,theyjustdonthavethesameeffectasrealdrugs.


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P A G E 1 1N E W S L E T T E R O F B E L L A H O U S T O N

I.WOTMADEYOOANDHOOMANJANEDOHOOJJJSNOWYHILLSGONERUNNINGRACE?Stupidity!Itskindalikeyouchasingyourtail,totheoutsideritdoesntmakeanysensebuttomeIcouldntfindareasonnottodoit.

II.HOWMANYTERRITORIEZDIDYOOCROSANDIDUSTOP2SSENTEVRYWON2TELLTEHLOCALSYOOWERINCHARGE?Wewentthrough3territoreesandImarkedthemallasmyownquitefrequentlysometimesiwentintothewoodsorbehindabooshytree,thatwaymysentwillnotgetwoshdawaybyebighoooojjjrain.AlthoughHoomanjanesometimesdisappearedintotreestoo,ithinkshewastryingtomakehersentortofindgoodsticksbutthatsjustsillyasIgotpeeenvyandpeedtwicetomakeupforit...Everyoneinthoseterritoriesnowknowsiownthem...III.DIDURPAWSGETHURTY?Yes,bytheendmypawshurtalot!But,notnearlyasmuchashoomanJanes.Myrightpawwasfine,exceptforafewtiredmus-cles.Myleftpawwasswelledupbecausemyleftakilizwasswold,ihadcompartmntsindromwhichIculdntunderstandcozidbeenowtsidedoinghugelonggonerunningsfor8sleeps.IIII.WOTMADEHOOMANJANESTOPRUNNINWOSITTEHHOOJJJSCARYCOWS?No,itwasthatherpawshurtedtoomuch,thescarycowsaren'tsoscaryastheyallhavebellsonthem

soitsnotsoeasyforthemtosneakuponushoo-

mans.Hoomanjaneskneeswentonstrikelikethefrenchmetaljetburdcontrollurs.IIIII.WHENIHURTAPAWIBITEITTHENEATGRASSANDWHENTEESHHURTSHISPAWIBITEHIMONTEHNOSE2MAKEHIMFOCUS.DIDUTRYEITHROFTHEESOBVIOUSFIXEZON

HOOMANJANE?HoomanJanewasbitingonsomemagictictacsfoodtotryandmakeherpawsbetterer,butintheendshestilllookedlikeacatwithsmartiestubesonitslegswhensheran.Itriedtotellhertogrowapair,shedidnt,butifshedidwewudhavebeenkickedoutofthemixedcategory.IIIIII.DOUTHINKITWUDHASBEENBETTRWITHABORDRCOLLIE2ORGANIZEAPATHTHRUTEHCOWS?Yes,totally!Bordercolliesarebrullyent.IIIIIII.WHATWOSTEHBESTSTICKUFOUND?ANDWHATWOSTHEFUNNYSTORYABOUTIT?

DIDUBRINGITHOME?nofunnysticksatallverydisappointing.Ididhowev-ergetamedalwhichibroughthomeithangsfromatrophy(likeabigstick).IIIIIIII.WOSTEHAIRFINANHOWDIDUKNOWIFUCOULDNTSEEITWITHUREYES?DIDITMAKBALLSGOFURTHER?Theairwasthinner,iknowcosIneededmuchmoreofittodoanythingandsomeonehadstolenitfrommymouthandlungs.Ballsalsowentabout20%furtherontheflatand55%furtheronadownhill.Uphilltheywentabout15%furtherthanusualuphillhoomanthrowedballs.Itwasnotanentirelyempiricalexperiment.

Brendan was initially reluctant to do an articleabout his and Janes fantastic Transalpine ex-periences, fearing it was too long ago and eve-ryone would be bored of his tales by now.However a little(ish) Border Collie who goes

by the name of Tibbie Doo and has gone run-

ning with him on the odd occasion disagreedand talked him into meeting in a car park atone of her favourite dogging sites* for a chatabout the race.*It means something completely different to a

3 year old Collie as does internet grooming.

Tibbie runs in Rogz collars, Mikki Jogging Lead

and Ruffwear Webmaster Harness but not prettyRed Ruffwear Bark 'n Boots Grip Trex (unleash theinner athlete) due to owner meanness. 15% of the

proceeds of this interview will be spent on gravybones.


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WhenwenoticedBellacoupleSuzieLambanddeposedmen'scaptainNickReidwerebothdoingtheLochNessMarathonanditwasSuzie'sfirstitgaveusanideaforaweearticle.Here'showthetwoexperience'scompared.

NickWhat was the motivation in your signing upto do the race?

IhadpickedupanAchillesinjuryduringtherunuptoLondon2010,sofeltsomewhatcheatedoutofmymarathonthisyear,andLochNesswasanice(relatively!)localmarathonfortheAutumnmarathoncalendar.What was your goal in the race?Mygoalwastobreak2:45forthefirsttime.

MyPB(fromLondonacoupleofyearsago)is2:48,sothisseemedastretchbutdo-able.What training plan did you decide tofollow? What kind of mileage did you endup doing?IfollowedaplanputtogetherbyScott(Kennedy)whichhadbeentailoredtomygoals,appetitefortraining(orlackthereof!)andcurrentperformance.Thisworkedoutatabout6daysperweekrunning,withsomedaysbeingdoublesessions.Mypeakmileagewassomewhereinthemid-80's,butIdidafewweeksaroundthis

mileagethroughouttheplan.How did your training go? (injuries,motivation, perfection etc.)Trainingwentreasonablywell,withno

injuriestospeakof.Ihadspecifictargetsintermsofspeedsessiontargetpacesandlongrunpaces,including"progressive"longrunswithblocksoffasterpaceinthem,andalloftheseseemedtogoasplanned,somotivationwasrelativelyhigh.TheoneaspectIwasdisappointedwithintherunupwasmyperformanceattheGlasgowhalfinSeptember.Thisfeltalotharderthanitshouldhave,andIhadhopedforafastertime.Lotsofexcusesaboutthechangedcourseandmorehillswereavailable,butIwasoveralldisappointed.How did you feel when youwoke up on the morning ofyour race?Ifeltprettygoodonthemorningoftherace-SuzieandIhadstayedinalovelyhotelonthebanksoftheNessclosetothefinish(andthebuspickups

forthestart).Wehadgorgedatthehotel'sawesomepastabuffetthenightbeforeandhadadecentsleep,sofeltreadytogo.What was the race start /race atmosphere like?Racestartwasactuallyaprettychaoticaffair.TheLochNessmarathonstartwasthisyearonasingletrackroadontopofahill,whichbythetimewegot

therewasacarparkofbuseswithfreespacefilledbyrunnerstryingtogetbacktothestart.Havingfeltreasonably

smugbeingonanearlybus,thisunfortunatelyputusfurthestfromthestart,sowasabitofajogbackdownthelineofbusestogettothestartpoint.Madeitintime,butonlyjustbeforethegunwent,soalittleunsettled!How did the race go?Inaword,terrible!Was there a point where you felt youcouldn't go on or had to change your raceplan or did it all go smoothly14milemarker.Bythispointmyheartratehadbeenat5kraceeffortforthelast3


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miles,andIfeltenoughwasenough.Ihadbeentryingtokeeptomytargetpaceof6:10-6:15minmile-ingforthefirsthalf,buttheundulationsofthecourseinthefirstfivemileshaddonealotofdamage(bothupanddownhill)thatIwasn'tcopingverywellwith.Atthispointitwasintodamagelimitation,soIeasedbackthepacebased

onmyheartratetosomethingbackintheaerobiczoneinanattempttomakeithomeinonepiece.How did you feel when you crossed theline?Happytohavefinishedanothermarathon,andcarriedalongbythefinishlinebuzz,butverydisappointedthattheracehadn'tgonetoplanandIwassofaroutsidemytargettime(finishedin2:57).Did you achieve your goal? If you've donea marathon before did you get a PB?Asabove,no!What did you enjoy more the race or thetraining?Givenhowtheraceendedup,Ithinkthetrainingonreflectionwasmoreenjoyable!How did you recover from the race?Immediatelyontheday,Ihadanhour'smassageonmylegsandthentriedtostaymobilefortherestoftheday.TheDOMSkickedinonthedayaftertheSundayraceandmyquadswerestillpainfultowalkbyThursday!

How soon did you get back running?Iranagainforthefirsttimeaweekaftertherace,thenslowlyrampedupthetrainingvolumeagain.HadaminorslipupintermsofthenationalXCrelaysandalegoftheBritishHillRelaysinFife,whichisn'tpartofatextbookrecoveryplan(!),butbothwentprettywellsohelpedwiththepsychologicalaspectofgettingbacktotrainingagain.Longerterm,itsnowDecember,andI'vebeenfundamentallyslackingsinceOctober,soprobablytimetogetsomeactualtrainingdoneagain!Will you do another marathon? and isthere one in particular you want to do?Yes-stillhaveunfinishedbusinesswiththedistance,especiallythe2:45target.I'vegotaplaceforLondon2011deferredfromthisyear,sothetrainingkicksinagainshortlyafterChristmas.LookforwardtowritinganotherreportonwhatexcusesIcomeupwithinApril!

SzieWhat was the motivation in your signing

up to do the race?Notalltogethersure!IhaddoneahalfmarathonandthoughtIwouldliketotryafullone-forthechallengeIsuppose.

What was your goal in the race?InitiallyIwasaimingforasub4hourbutIlostaboutamonthoftrainingthroughillnesssore-evaluatedmytimeandexpectedtocomeinataround4.30.ClosertothemarathonmytrainingwasgoingwellsoIchangedmyaimto

about4-4.15.What training plan did you decideto follow? What kind of mileage didyou end up doing?Acombinationofarunnersworldplan,BrianO'DonnellandOscarsplans.IfolloweditquitecloselyuntiligotillinJuneandafterthatmoreuseditasageneralguide.Iwasrunningbetween35-55perweekbyAugust/Septemberbutbuiltuptothatgraduallyfrom20

perweekinApril.How did your training go? (injuries,motivation, perfection etc.)Ok-IllnessreallyknockedmeofftrackandItookalongtimetogetbackintoarhythmafterthat.Hadfairlyconstantproblemswithbothknee'sbutkeptthemincheckwithlotsofice,ibuprofenandphysiosotheynevergottoobad.Motivation-swingwildlyfromverytonotatallbutmostlyremainedquitemotivated.-Aimingforasetmileagehelped.

How did you feel when you woke up onthe morning of your race?AbitsickWhat was the race start / raceatmosphere like?Strange,missedmostofitaswaswaitinginthelongtoiletqueueswasverycoldbutoveralleveryoneseemedquiteoptimisticandhappy.How did the race go?Surprisinglywell!Was there a point where you felt youcouldn't go on or had to change your raceplan or did it all go smoothlyMylegswherealreadyverysorebymile13/14andbymile21Ifeltliketheywereinpiecesbutwasdeterminedtokeepgoing-IknewifistoppedIwouldn'tstartagain.Actuallywentverysmoothly,stucktoplanofaverage9.30minmile-ing.How did you feel when you crossed theline?Relievedandabitsick!(andquite

pleasedwithmyself)Did you achieve your goal? If you've donea marathon before did you get a PB?Yesandno.Iwaspleasedwiththeresult,

verypleasedwithmyselfthatIhadn't

stoppedonce,feltIcouldn'thavegivenmorethanIdidonthedaybutdisappointedasIreallywantedasub4eventhoughIknewitwasn'treallyachievablebasedonmytraining.What did you enjoy more the race or thetraining?Actually,both.How did you recover from the race?Massage,restandagentlerunaboutaweekafter.How soon did you get back running?Abouttwoweeksafterbutstillhaven'treallygotbacktoitproperlyyetbutthatismoreduetotimerestraintsthanlackofmotivation.Will you do another marathon? and isthere one in particular you want to do?Yes-contemplatingtheLairigGhru(thoughnowherenearfitenoughrightnowsowillverymuchdependonhowmytraininggoesafterXmas)andtheKelderMarathonsforthisyear,alsoconsideringEdinburghbutmaychangemymindyet.


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WhenlookingforanaututhisweekIenlistedthehMaureen.WescouredthoptionsanddecidedtoplGardainItalyandthentaregionaftertherace.EvtoaboutLakeGardatoldtheplacewasandweweWebookedanicehotelitownofMalcesinewheregottheferryacrossthela

inLimoneonthemorningdadalsoenteredtheracespentafewdaysdrivinginSpain,stoppingoffinF

Ithinkyouhavetobemadtorunmara-thons!It'sloadsofhardworktrainingforweeksonend.Wellinmycaseanyway!ButthetrainingisgreatifyoulovegoingoutfThenwhenracedaycomesatthestartlineyenoughtrainingforthis?I'msureI'mnottheoMylatestmarathonwasLochNesswhereImButyetagainitwasn'tmytargettimeofsub3

Thiswasmy3rdmarathonandprobablythehoutat19mileswhereIhitthewallmentallyanIt'stheonlytimeI'veranupahillandfeltasifFromthenoninitwasacaseofjustgettingtolast7milesfeellikethelongestofyourlife.OnceIcrawledoverthefinish-lineandrealisethingasIdidinmyprevious2marathons."I'mThenafewdaysaftertheraceyougetwhatIcominguptobullyyouintodoinganotheroneyouwanted.ButthesadthingisthatIwillprobablydoanot

Firstmarathon.Reallyenjoyedthetraining,buthavingafattylumpremovedfrommybacksixweeksbeforetheracedestroyedthe

trainingplanandre-quiredarethink.Thebigdaywasamaz-ing...andIsmiledlikeCheshirecatthewholeway,oratleastuntilthetwentytwo

milemarkwhenitstartedgettingalittlebittough.BeingavirginAndySmiliejoggedroundwithmemakingcertainIfinished.Canonlythankallattheclubfortheirhelpandsupport.

IenteredLochNess2010asmyfourthmarathonhavingpreviouslyrunitwithmyPBof3.29in2008.ThiswasmyfirstmarathonsincejoiningtheclubandIfeltthatthestepupintrainingintensitywouldbenefitme.Traininghadgonewell,doingafew20-22milerunsalongwithJimRobinsonandIwasfairlyconfidentofmaintainingapaceofaround7.40fortheraceduration.RacedaynervesandexcitementseenthisstrategyfallapartandsoonIwasrunningtheearlymilesfartoofast.Paybackforthiscameuponmeasearlyas17mileswhenIstartedtotoil.This,combinedwiththeverylongclimbjustoutsideDoresmadecertainofaverydifficultfinal8mileswhichIfoundanythingbutpleasant.IgotthroughthefinishinaPBtimeof3.21andimmediatelyvowedthatthiswasdefinitelythelastmarathonofmybriefcareer.AftersometimeandreflectionIdecidedthathadIstucktotheraceplanthenIwouldhavehadaslightly

morepositiveexperienceandpossiblyafastertime.WiththisinmindwasluckyenoughtogetaclubentryforVLM2011whichisdefinitelymylastmarathon.


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ThecoursemashedmeupreadytobefedtoNessybythetimewewereadjacenttotheLochat13.Struggledthroughthehillyse-

condhalfmanagingatinyweePBsohappyenough

marathontorunfmynewwifeernetforforLakeholidayintheodythatIspokehowbeautifuldisappointed.picturesqueraceendsandotheracestart

herace.Mymyparentsomtheirhomeeandthe

Italianborderontheway.Theracewastakingplaceforthefourthyearand1389peoplecompletedit.ThestartwasquitenarrowandIworkedmywaypastquiteafewrunnerstogetintomyrunningafterabouthalfamile.ThestartoftheraceisonthenorthwestcoastofthelakeandtookusnorthtowardstheDolomitesandtookusthroughseveraltunnels.ThismeantthatmyGarminwatchkeptlosingitssignalandwhenthe5thlapwasshowingas5minutes6secondsIknewthatitwasn'tgivingmeveryaccurateestimatesforthelostsignalsectionsasthatisfasterthanIcanrunonemile!Afterabout15kilometrestherouteheadsawayfromthelakethroughsomevineyardsandolivegroveswithstunningviewsoftheDolomites.Afterafewkilometresofthatweturnedaroundandstartedheadingbacktowardstheeastsideofthelake.Thesecondhalfoftheracewasmoreundulatingthanthefirst,butingeneralthecoursewasfairlyflatandthebeautyofthelakeandthemountainsoverlookingthecoursekeptmeinspired.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthesmalltownsthatwepassedthroughwereverysupportiveandfriendly.

Ifinishedin2hours50andwas12thoverall.Mydadfinishedin3hours34.Iwoulddefinitelyrecommendtheraceasagoodoptionforanautumnmarathon.

LochNesswasmarathonnumber8forme,overallI

wasprettyhappyasItookmorethanaminuteoffmypreviousbest.However,with2.5milestogoitlookedlikeImightbreakthroughthe2hr50minbarrierandsowasabitdisappointedtolose2or3minsoverthelastcoupleofneverendingmiles.HopefullywithabitmoretrainingI'llgetastrongerfinishatLondonnextyear!

ngweekendrunsasIdo.vethethoughtsofhaveIdoneonewhohasgonethroughthis.gedanewPBof3hrs06mins16secs.

stoneI'vedoneroutewiseasIfoundsothehorriblehillwhichbrokeme.goingbackwards.finish-lineinsomeshapeorform.The

dn'tgetmysub3hrsIsaidthesamedoinganotherone"!ocallthe"BellaMarathonGang"ausetheyknowyoudidn'tgetthetime

oneatsomepoint.

LochNesswasmydebutMara-thon,nottheeasiestofcoursesforafirstperformancebutranwellandonlyreallystruggledduringthelastcoupleofmiles.Reached

thehalfwaypoint3minutesaheadofschedule,whichinhindsightwasprobablywhyIslowedinthefinalstages.Finishedin2hours30minutesand12seconds,whichIwasmorethanhappywithasIhadthoughtIwasaroundthe2.32areabeforetheracestarted.ThehillsinLochNessaretherealproblem.Thefirsthillatmile5completelycaughtmeoffguardandImusthavelostalotofener-gyearlyongettingoverit.ThenexthillatMile18againseemedtotakealongtimetogetover.I'mmakingsuremynextMarathonisonaflattercourseandhopefullyI'llgetmyselfanewPB!


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Perfectweather-cool,drizzle,slighttailwind.Gotofftoafaststart,foundthefirst8mileseasyalthoughgenerallydownhill.Tiredearlyandbyhalfwayfeltprettyrough.Pickedupby18miles,okupthebighillbutcouldn'tpickupthepaceafterwards.Thefinal10kwasthetoughestI'vedone,lost

aboutaminuteamile,finishingadisappointing7minutesdownonwhatIhadhopedfor.Nexttime-startslower!

AsIsatonthebusheadingtothestartlineofTheLochNessMarathon,Icouldntbelieveracedayhadfinallyarrived.Whatwasmoresurprisingwasthelackofnerves;insteadIwasburstingwithexcitementandcouldntwaittogetstarted!SeveralvisitstotheportalooslaterIstoodatthestart,mytrustytrainingpartner,Tonia,bymyside.BythetimeIgottothehalfwaymarkIwaswellintomystrideandenjoyingeveryminuteofthe

picturesque,undulatingcourse!However,Ihadbeenwarnedthehardestbitwasstilltocomethemile18killerhill!AsIranthroughthe19milemarkerIcommentedtoToniathatreallyitwasntthatbad!UnfortunatelyIspoketosoonasweturnedthecornerandsawwhatloomedinfrontofus!Bymile20Iwasreadytostoporthrowuporboth!Thenext6.2mileswerethehardestmiles

Iveeverrunhoweversomethinginsidemademekeepgoing!AnditwasmostdefinitelyworthitrunningdownthefinishingstraightwithtremendoussupportfromthecrowdsandfellowBellas,crossingthelinewithmixedfeelingsofreliefandexhaustionandunabletowalk amazing!

LochNesswasoneofmyfavouriteraenjoyedabeautifulviewandwell-orgrace.Sofar,Ihavedone17marathon(Edinburghx8,Tokyo,London,Monais,Berlin,Snowdonia,Tromso,NiceaNess).IamhopingthatIcangetmytimeunder3hours30minnextyear.


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TraininghadgoneprettywellandIwasfeelingokuntilIdrovethecoursethedaybefore.Iwasjustshockedbythenumberofhills-includingthefamoushugeoneat19miles.Ontheday,IhadRob-ert'svoiceinmyheadforthefirst2miles("flynow,paylater!")andwithScott'sbrillianttrainingscheduleandmassivesupportfromBel-lasalongtheway,somehowitallcametogether.

Arunnersparanoiapeaksonthenightbeforeamarathon.Mymindwasinturmoil.IhadjustdriventhecourseandimmediatelyIwishedthatIhadnt.IdheardsomuchaboutthebighillatMile19ascarybeastofahillbyallaccountsthatIhadtoseeitformyself.Yetnobodyhadwarnedmeaboutalltheotherbighills,atwhatseemedlikeeverymilefrom1to18.Thentherewasmycold:Idspentmostofthepastweekfeelinglousyandmoaningincessantlyaboutit.SoI

didntthinkthatmytaperingperiodhadcompressedmeintoatightly-coiledspringofenergy,readytoexplodeatthestartersgun.Ifeltmorelikeasackofpotatoes,readytospill.ThentherewastheadviceofrunningguruRobertMcEwanorrathertheadvicehedgiventoKenMacMahon.Overabowlofcold,overcookedPizzaHutpasta,KentoldmethathedbeeneatingbananasalldayonRobertsadvice.Hesaysyoushouldeatsixbananasthedaybeforeamarathon,saidKen.Ihadnteatenasinglebanana.Failure,surely,wasinevitable.

IfeltlikeIwasstrugglingforthefirst20rain-batteredmilesoftherace.Butall

thoseBellatrainingsessionsandlongrunsonSaturdaymorningshadpreparedmefarbetterthanIhadbeenwillingtoaccept.Iguessittakesmorethanaminorcoldtodilutethatmileage.DavieWeatherhead,withwhomIddonemostofmytraining,wasbymysideforalmostallofthose20milesandhisstrengthcarriedmealong.Andasever,theBellasupportwaspunchingaboveitsweight.Inparticular,theboostthatLiamandBrendangavemeonMile19'sLoch

NessMonster:theyyelledmeuptothetop.AndthenIlookedatmywatch.Tomyastonishment,IsawthatIcouldstillgosub-3,anambitionIdhadforsixyearsthatIthoughtIdblowninLochNessbeforethestart.Thelegsfeltstable;Iknewthecoursewaslargelyflatfromhereon.IthinkitwasthefirstpointintheracethatIsmiled.ByMile24,whenIsawcoachScott,thatsmilehadbecomeabig,cheesygrin.AsIcameuptothefinishline,BryanBurnettscommentarymademefeellikeanOlympian.Seeing2:58ontheclockfeltlikewinningthegold.

asIed

Par-ochm

2010-2011ChampionshipClubMarathonResults

AndySmillieBerlin04:09:26BrianO'DonnellLochNess02:53:25BruceCarmichaelLochNess02:52:06DavidBoyleBerlin03:28:12DavidWeatherheadLochNess03:06:16DougieMacGregorBerlin 04:09:25GordonDrydenLochNess03:21:24GrantMacDonaldLochNess03:08:05HamishBarbourLochNess02:59:03HughCampbellLochNess02:30:12IvanChindurzaLochNess03:21:04JimRobinsonLochNess03:21:20JohnO'NeillBerlin03:26:06NickReidLochNess02:57:27RussellWhittingtonLakeGarda02:50:25ScottKennedyBerlin02:44:49StruanRobertsonLochNess02:58:01EmmaBrysonLochNess03:38:30FioraMcFarlaneMunich03:56:57JulieFitzpatrickMunich03:59:55

LucyMackayLochNess03:55:53SuzanneLambLochNess04:16:47SuzanneMoriartyMunich 04:06:13TomoyoFujiwaraLochNess03:38:55ToniaDavidsonLochNess03:36:02


18/25

Afterlastyearsgaleforcewinds,theweathergods

wereslightlykindertothe95runnersattheBellaBen

VenueHillRacetoday,withatorrentialdownpouron

thestartlineandonly30mphwindsontheridgeto

contendwith.

Buttheweatherdidnotstopsomefastracing,withthe

leadchanginghandsmanytimesbetweenthetop

groupbeforeMattSullivan(Shettleston)&Peter

Devenport(Bellahouston)usedlocalknowledgefora

goodlineonthefinaldownhillontheopenhillside

fromtheridgeintoGleannRiabhach,andmanagedto

pullawayfromtheothers.MattheldoffPetertowinin

atimeof1hour10minsforthe8milecourse,butif

Peterhadnotbeenforcedtostopandtieashoelace

intherun-in,thefinishcouldhavebeeneventighter.

FinishingclosebehindthispairweretheShettleston

duo,TomOwensandJethroLennox.

Intheladiescompetition,JacquiHigginbottom

(Carnethy)usedherspeed(&longlegs)onthesteep

trailsectiontoovercomeShonaRobertsonof

Westies,whileEllieHomewood,alsoofWesties

finishedinthird.

Inatightlyfoughtmalevetrace,theeventualwinner

wasBruceSmith(Carnethy)fromWillManners

(Strathearn)andAlanGilkison(Westerlands).Inthe

ladiesvetcompetitionFabienneThompsonof

CarnegieheldofftheCarnethypair,JoanneAnderson

&JoanWilson.

Theteamsprizesweresplittotheeast&

westofthecountry,withShettleston

winningthemens(MattSullivan,Tom

Owens,JethroLennox)andCarnethy

winningtheladies(JacquiHigginbottom,

FionaMcKinnon&JoanneAnderson).

Beinganewrace,noteveryonetookthe

optimumroutetoday,andImsure

everyoneknowsofplaceswherethey

canshaveoffafewsecondsin

thebigracenextyear,but

spareathoughtforthe

runnerwhotookaverynon

-optimumroute,andended

upatKinlochard,resultingin

a12miletaxiridebacktothe

finish!

BenVenueisoneoftheSHR

championshipracesin2011,so

withthisbeingthefirstraceover

thefullcourse,wearekeentolearnfromyourexperience,so

pleasesendanycommentsor

suggestionsforimprovement

[email protected]

2nd Oct 2010Report: Andy Birnie Pics: Brendan Moriarty
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ThemensracewaswonbyRonhill

CambuslangRobertGilroyinatimeof

31:37.InsecondplacewasDavidMillar

ofIrvineACwithatimeof32:04,followed

byJozsefFarkasinthirdplacewithatime

of32:47.Themalevet40categorywas

wonbyKerry-LiamWilson,alsofrom

RonhillCambuslang,inatimeof

35:26.BrianCraigfromIrvineAC

scoopedtheprizeinthemalevet50

category(38:49)withKennyMcVeyfrom

VPCityofGlasgowtakingthemalevet60

prize(43:00).HostclubBellahouston

RoadRunnerstookthemensteamprize

(MattWilliamson,CiaranDoughertyand

RussellWhittington).

TheladiesracewaswonbyLindsayMorrison

fromCentralACwithanimpressivetimeof

37:36.LindsaywasfollowedhomebyMichelle

SandisonfromSpringburnHarriersfinishingin

atimeof38:22.ThirdplacewasBellaRoad

RunnerDeborahGray(38:56),whotookthe

1stfemalevet35prize,allowingJillSmylie

fromGiffnockNorthtotakethelastoftheopen

prizeswithatimeof39:32.JacquiThomson

fromVPCityofGlasgowwonthefemalevet45

agegroupwithatimeof39:41.Denise

Lindsaywonthefemalevet55category

(49:52).Theladiesteamprizealsowenttothe

hostclub,BellaRoadRunners(DebsGray,

JaneSimpsonandClaireWharton).

Theracealsoformedpartofaserieswiththe

Bella5KheldinAugust.DavidMillarfrom

IrvineACandClaireWhartonfromBellaRoad

Runnerstooktheseriesprizeswiththelowest

accumulatedtimesfrombothraces.

Saturday 13th November saw the first ever running of the Jimmy Irvine AchillesHeel Bella 10K. The race celebrates 10 years of both Bellahouston Road Runnersand Achilles Heel. Almost 400 runners took to the start in truly autumnalconditions in Bellahouston Park. Rain, sunshine and windy conditions all played apart in the days performances.

Ciaran Dougherty and Matt WilliamsonDebs Grey

Report: Brian ODonnell

Pics: Brendan Moriarty


20/25

Three male and almost two female teams frontedBella's first foray into relay cross-country for2010/11. An ideal day for running, with relativelygood conditions underfoot meant that the only realexcuses for the difficult runs were lack of fitness,and the race starters going a bit prematurely. Bothmale and females completed two 2k laps ofpicturesque Rouken Glen Park.

Cross-country debutants and stalwarts alikecombined for some decent performances, with Maleteams finishing in 10th, 30th and 45th places, withthe complete female team coming in 20th. Notableperformances include Peter Davenport (aka CiaranDougherty) who was in the toilet when the racestarted and he was scheduled for leg 1, and LouiseRoss for a confidence-boosting return to

competitive running.

First cross-country races of the year (or many,many years as was the case for some), are usuallyfollowed by comments such as: "Now I remember why I hated cross-country at high school", or "The first lap wasOK, the second was awful".

Bring on the Renfrewshire and Nationals!

9th Oct 2010Report: Craig Ross Pics: Kenneth Philips

Some fine Bella performances today at a muddy RenfrewshireXC today in Gourock. Jane Simpson was 3rd lady, Julia Harris3rd Ladies Vet. Peter Davenport was 3rd male closely followedby Matt Williamson in 4th. In the team competitions the mensteam won the silver medals for 2nd and the ladies the bronzemedals for 3rd. (GG)

20th Nov 2010Report: Greig Glendinning Pics: Danielle Glendinning


21/25


AnimpressivenumberofBellasmade

thetripnorthtoInvernessforthisyears

LochNessMarathonandRiverNess10k.

Themarathonwasruninsomewhat

dreichconditionsonwhatlookedlike,fromthebottomofthehillatmile11,a

ratherchallengingcourse.Somegreat

performancesstandoutinparticularfirst

BellahomeHughCampbellwhowas6 th

overallin2.30.13justoutsidetheclub

record.Hughalsopickedupthe1000

prizeforfirstHighlandresidenttogiveto

hischosencharity.StruanRobertsonandHamishBarbourbothcrackingsub3

screamedonbytotallyneutralMCBrian

Burnett.Andfinemarathondebutsfrom

EmmaBryson,Tonya

DavidsonandSuzie

Lamb.

Read individual reportsin the marathonmadness section.

3rd October 2010

5th September 2010

Ive heard it described as the Glasgow club

runners cup final day and it certainly feels a bit

like that when your a Bella runner with shouts

of either your name or come on Bella as on

every street (Top Tip - if you can find a

Harrier quick enough to stay with you get

double the shouts). For some reason (possibly

the heat remember that) this year PBs were a

little thin on the ground. There were still some

notable performances with Skye runner

Hugh Campbell making his debut in the purple

vest and producing a stunning 1.11.02 to finish

first Bella and 19th

overall followed by club

championship clinching Kenny Richmond 3rd

V40 in 1.14.20 and Scott Kennedy getting a

seasons best of 1.15.23. Alastair Maclachlan

was 4th

V50 in 1.21.06 and Hamish Barbour

was 4th

V45 in 1.22.29. For the ladies

Rebecca Johnson was first V40 and Bella

home in 1.26.58 followed by Debs Grey 5thV35 in 1.28.02.


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10K Women Overall 2010 to 43:00

Rank

Perf

Chip

PB

Name

Venue

Date

1 38:56:00 38:56:00PB Deborah Gray Glasgow 13-Nov-10

2 39:00:00 38:15:00 Claire Thompson Helensburgh 20-May-10

3 39:14:00 39:14:00PB Amanda Wilson Glasgow 05-Sep-10

4 39:51:00 39:51:00PB Jane Simpson Troon 05-May-10

5 40:06:00 38:25:00 Jo Jeffries Derby 11-Apr-10

6 41:17:00 41:17:00PB Sarah Dowling Beckenham 03-May-10

7 41:45:00 40:33:00 Claire Wharton Clydebank 27-May-10

8 41:59:00 39:42:00 Shona Donnelly Troon 05-May-10

9 42:04:00 42:04:00PB Karlyn Forsyth Glasgow 08-May-10

10 42:20:00 42:20:00PB Emma Bryson Clydebank 27-May-10

11 42:32:00 40:58:00 Ann Robin Clydebank 27-May-10

HM Women Overall 2010 to 94:00RankPerf Chip PB Name Venue Date

1 86:24:00 83:17:00 Rebecca Johnson Liverpool 28-Mar-10

2 87:21:00 86:22:00 Deborah Gray Balloch 14-Mar-10

3 87:37:00 87:37:00PB Jane Simpson Helensburgh 01-Aug-10

4 89:46:00 85:07:00 Iona Robertson Petersham 16-May-10

5 91:51:00 87:49:00 Sarah Dowling Paddock Wood 11-Apr-10

6 93:00:00 91:22:00 Claire Wharton Girvan 11-Jul-10

Mar Women Overall 2010 to 3:45:00

RankPerf Chip PB Name Venue Date

1 02:57:25 02:57:14 02:57:25PB Rebecca Johnson London 25-Apr-10

2 03:29:49 03:29:25 03:29:49PB Linda Kennedy London 25-Apr-10

3

03:35:50

03:35:27

03:35:50

PB

Karlyn Forsyth

London

25-

Apr-

10

4 03:37:50 03:36:02 03:37:50PB Tonia Davidson Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

5 03:40:18 03:38:30 03:40:18PB Emma Bryson Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

6 03:40:23 03:38:55 3:36:01a Tomoyo Fujiwara Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

Power of 10 is the UK Athletics ranking and standards

website. These are the league tables for 1st and 2nd claim

Bella runners who met the standards criteria in 2010.

Claire WhartonLinda Kennedy Karlyn Forsyth

Deborah Gray Jane Simpson

Tonia Davidson and Emma Bryson

Amanda WilsonRebecca Johnson

Shona Donnelly


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10K Men Overall 2010 to 36:00

Rank Perf Chip PB Name Venue Date

131:20:00 31:20:00PB Hugh Campbell Isle of Skye 24-Jul-10

232:59:00 32:09:00 Kenny Richmond Glasgow 28-Mar-10

333:20:00 32:46:00 Matthew Williamson Glasgow 13-Nov-10

433:22:00 33:22:00PB Ciaran Dougherty Glasgow 13-Nov-10

533:28:00 33:26:00 33:28:00PB Scott Kennedy Stirling 19-Sep-10

634:18:00 34:18:00PB Greig Glendinning Troon 05-May-10

734:23:00 34:23:00PB Alun Myers Irvine 18-Aug-10

834:29:00 34:08:00 Chris Black Glasgow 20-Jun-10

934:34:00 32:48:00 Mark Johnston Linlithgow 26-Sep-10

1034:37:00

34:37:00

PB

Russell Whittington

Troon

05

-May

-10

1134:52:00 34:39:00 Alastair McLeod Glasgow 20-Jun-10

1235:22:00 35:22:00PB Neil Farnell Helensburgh 20-May-10

1235:22:00 33:52:00 Nick Reid Clydebank 27-May-10

1435:36:00 35:36:00PB Craig Ross Clydebank 27-May-10

1535:40:00 34:53:00 Gerard Scullion Helensburgh 20-May-10

1635:42:00 35:42:00PB Stewart David Robertson Helensburgh 20-May-10

1735:47:00 35:21:00 Andy Birnie Bishopbriggs 27-Feb-10

HM Men Overall 2010 to 80:00


170:27:00 70:27:00PB Kenny Richmond Balloch 14-Mar-10

271:02:00 71:02:00PB Hugh Campbell Glasgow 05-Sep-10

372:34:00 72:34:00PB Matthew Williamson Balloch 14-Mar-10

473:13:00

73:12:00

73:13:00

PB

Colin McGill

Inverness

14

-Mar

-10

575:23:00 74:25:00 Scott Kennedy Glasgow 05-Sep-10

675:24:00 75:24:00PB Russell Whittington Balloch 14-Mar-10

776:15:00 76:15:00PB Alun Myers Balloch 14-Mar-10

876:44:00 76:44:00PB Greig Glendinning Balloch 14-Mar-10

977:00:00 77:00:00PB Bruce Carmichael Alloa 21-Mar-10

1077:52:00 76:51:00 Nick Reid Glasgow 05-Sep-10

1178:28:00 78:28:00PB David Tamburini Alloa 21-Mar-10

1278:35:00 78:35:00PB Bruce Carse Balloch 14-Mar-10

1379:15:00 75:56:00 Chris Black Balloch 14-Mar-10

1379:15:00 79:14:00 77:38:00 Alastair Maclachlan Inverness 14-Mar-10

1579:51:00 79:31:00 Brian O'Donnell Balloch 14-Mar-10

1679:55:00 79:30:00 Gerard Scullion Alloa 21-Mar-10

Mar Men Overall 2010 to 3:00:00


102:30:13 02:30:12 02:30:13PB Hugh Campbell Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

202:31:41 02:31:41 02:29:53 Kenny Richmond London 25-Apr-10

302:35:01 02:35:01PB Matthew Williamson Belfast 03-May-10

402:35:43 02:35:43 02:35:43PB Colin McGill London 25-Apr-10

502:44:52 02:44:52 02:41:43 Russell Whittington London 25-Apr-10

602:45:02 02:44:49 02:43:01 Scott Kennedy Berlin, GER 26-Sep-10

702:49:29 02:49:24 02:49:29PB Alastair Maclachlan London 25-Apr-10

802:49:49 02:49:49PB Peter Gallanagh Fort William 18-Apr-10

902:52:09 02:52:06 02:52:09PB Bruce Carmichael Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

1002:53:29 02:53:25 02:53:29PB Brian O'Donnell Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

1102:57:29 02:57:27 02:49:04 Nick Reid Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

1202:58:03 02:57:47 02:58:03PB Alastair P Robertson London 25-Apr-10

1302:58:08 02:58:01 02:58:08PB Struan Robertson Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

1402:59:23 02:59:03 02:59:23PB Hamish Barbour Loch Ness 03-Oct-10

Hugh Campbell Kenny Richmond

Craig Ross

Peter Gallanagh

Mark Johnston Russell Whittington

Alastair McLeod

Scott KennedyAlastair Maclachlan

Ciaran Dougherty

Matthew Williamson Gerard Scullion Chris Black

Power of 10


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Abitofsnowandicedidnothingtodampenthespiritsofthe

attendeesoftheannualBellaFestive5k.EveryyearahardybandofrunnersspendtheSundaybeforeXmasdressedupasamixtureofmoretraditionalfestivecharactersandthemorebizarre.ThisyearamongsttheusualsantasandelveswehadTheIncredibles(family),aWalnutWhipandthreeWisemen.Thekeytowinningthisraceisnotnecessarilytobefirstoverthelinebuttopredictatimeclosesttoyouractualfinishtime.Lotsofconsiderationsneedtogointothisnotleasttheslippinessofunderfootconditionsbutforinstancehowlongyouthinkitwilltakeyoutorun5kdressedinacardboardmilkcarton!Nocheatingallowedeitheraswatches/garminsarebanned!Intheendthejoint1stoverthelinewinnerswereRobertMcEwan(asnowman)andGreigGlendinning(WalnutWhip).TheoverallwinneroftheracepredictingclosesttotheiractualtimewereClaire&KennyWharton(Santa

&hiself).Firstchild/babyoverthelinewasAnnaRoss(accompaniedbytherestofher'Incredible'Rossfamily).And

finallythewinnersofthefancydresscompetitionweretheThreeWisemen(Stuart,Katie&Brendan)dressedingiant'Wiseman'milkcartons.AftertheracemuchmulledwineandgoodieswereconsumedandthentherunnersdepartedtheirseparatewaystohaveaniceChristmasandquietlycontemplatenextyearsoutfit!


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Howdoesitwork?Thereareanumberofracesspreadacrosstheyearandpointsareawardedforeachraceyoucomplete,basedonyourofficialfinishtimeandrecognizedscoringtables.Thefasteryourunthemore

pointsyouearn.Thisyearwehavetakentheopportunitytoreviewthechampionshipsandwehavetrimmedtheracelist,alongwithaddingacoupleofnewraces.Thecriteriaforcompletionnolongerincludestherequirementtoassistatarunningeventovertheyear.Theoverallnumberofracesrequiredtocompletethecriteriaisreducedfrom8to7.EachraceisclassifiedasShort,MediumorLong.TofulfiltheChampionshipqualifyingcriteria,youmustcompleteatleast7racesintotalcomprising2short,2longand2mediumPLUSanyother1fromthelist.AtleastoneofthelongracesMUSTbeatleastahalfmarathon.Thepointstotalfromyour7qualifyingbest-

scoring(fastest)racetimeswillberankedagainstyourclub-mates,withupdatesastheyearprogresses.Thereisachangetotheagecriteriaintheladieschampionship.Ladiesfallintothevetcategoryat40(asat01.01.2011),ratherthan35.

AwardsEVERYONEwhocompletestheChampionshipcriteriawillbeawardedaspecialClubChampionshipmemento!

PrizeswillbeawardedtotheoverallClubChampionsi.e.thehighestscoringmaleandfemalefromthesenior,vet(40+forbothmenandwomenasof1stJanuary2011)andsupervet(45+forwomenand50+formenasof1stJanuary2011)categories.Thewinnerofeachcategorytakeshometheannualclubtrophy.Prizeswillbeavailableinthefollowingcategories.Itisonlypossibletobeawardedaprizeinyourownagecategoryonceallopenprizeshavebeenallocated.Allqualifiers-specialmementoOpen1st,2ndand3rd-trophyfor1stplace,prizesforfirst3.

Vet1st,2ndand3rd-trophyfor1stplace,prizesforfirst3.Supervet1stTrophy/Prizes.

ShortracesGlasgowParkrun5KJan8RenfrewAAARR5MFebJogScotland5KJuneStrathclydeParkrunJuly2Bella5KAug

MediumracesJimmyIrvineBRR10KNov13TurkeyTrot10KDec26Troon10KMayLadies10KMayClydebank10KMayDumbarton10KJuneMen'sHealth10KJunePaisley10KAug

LongBalloch/ClydebankHalfMarchTomScott10MAprilGirvanHalfJulyHelensburghHalfAugGlasgowHalfSeptPlusanyMarathon(Since5Sept.Onlyonemarathoncancount.)

ThefirstraceinthischampionshipistheJimmyIrvineBella10K,takingplaceon13thNovember.ThelastraceistheGreatScottishRunHalfMarathoninSeptembernextyear.DatesfortheraceswillbeconfirmedontheRaceCalendar. ThefirstraceinthischampionshipistheJimmyIrvineBella10K,takingplaceon13thNovember.ThelastraceistheGreatScottishRunHalfMarathoninSeptembernextyear.DatesfortheraceswillbeconfirmedontheRaceCalendar.

Race List

Thewinterhandicap,asthenamemightsuggest,bringsinanele-

mentofnormalisationbasedaroundanindividual's10kmracetime

expressedinrelationtoeachrace'sparticularwinningtimeoverall.

Scoresarebasedonyourrecent10KPB,andaredesignedtore-

flectonyourimprovement,ratherthanyourabsolutetime.(Please

postanoteofyourmostrecent10kmtimeontheWinterHandicap

topicontheforumboard)

ItisalsohopedthattheWinterHandicapSerieswillencourageBellastotakepartinracesoverterrainthattheymaynotnormally

raceover(e.g.crosscountryandhills).

least3eventsfromthechoiceof6(ifyourunmorethan3races,

yourbest3scoreswillbeusedtocalculateyourtotal).

Thisyearsracesareasfollows.

RenfrewshireXCChampionships20Nov2010

WestDistrictXCChamps04Dec2010

JackCrawford10K15Jan2011

Renfrewshire5MRoadRace06Feb2011

NationalCrossCountryChamps19Feb2011

Fornow,thereareonly5raceslisted,onehillraceistobecon-

firmedandthiswillbeeitherFebruaryorMarch2011.Detailsto

follow asap

Winter Handicap 2010 /2011

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