Useful stretches.....

Useful stretches Great hairstyle!!

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Last nights session

Very well done to all last night with the longer style sprints...impressive stuff. Over 6k....fantastic!!


inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Gigha Challenge Information

Come along, get active and join in the fun by taking part in the 2010 Gigha Challenge.

The Serious Stuff
You can either Run, Walk or Cycle the island. Starting from the shop going first to the North End of the island then South to the South Pier and back to the shop the course is 11.2 miles. The event will be staggered with the walkers and runners setting off at 12pm and the cyclists at 2.30pm. For health and safety reasons, under 16 year olds are not permitted to take part in the run section of the race, they are however more than welcome to join in the walk or cycle section.
Prizes
The Gigha Challenge is primarily a fun non competitive event intended to encourage active participation, however prizes will be awarded to those entrants coming 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each of the three categories. Additional prizes may also be made at the judges’ discretion.
All other entrants will receive a goody bag on crossing the finishing line.

The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
Additional money raised from entrance fees will go towards the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust, the body set up in 2002 to conserve, develop and manage the island on behalf of the islanders. The Trust is a charitable organisation and is responsible for a wide range of activities and attractions on the island such as Achamore Gardens
The challenge provides an opportunity to raise funds for the island and should you wish to help a sponsor form is enclosed and we would very much appreciate your efforts.

Party Time Pasta Party
To celebrate the challenge, we will be swapping trainers for dancing shoes and finishing the day off with a pasta party and ceilidh in the village hall. There will be live music, licensed bar, prize raffle draw and of course lots of pasta! Tickets available on the door on the night.

For further information or to obtain
an entry pack, see www.gigha.org.uk
or contact Laura or Lorna at
gighachallenge@btinternet.com

I have entry forms and sponsor forms too-Fee

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Race for Life...Glasgow

Race for Life details

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Polaroid eye care series

Funny name...great series of races locally

This year’s race dates are;
Race 1: The Polaroid Eyewear Helensburgh 10K Thursday 20/5/2010 7:30pm
Race 2: The Polaroid Eyewear Clydebank 10K Thursday 27/5/2010 7:30pm
Race 3: The Polaroid Eyewear Dumbarton 10K Thursday 3/6/2010 7:30pm
Race 4: The Polaroid Eyewear Vale of Leven 10K Sunday 13/6/2010 10am

We are proud to be hosting the;
Polaroid Eyewear Loch Lomond 5K Fun Run in partnership with Jog Scotland and West Dunbartonshire Sports development on Sunday 13th June at 10:15am
Our website is up and running – check out www.polaroid-10k.co.uk

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Tonights training route

Well done all tonight...a good hard session . A hard fought 5k!

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Winter Mile Trial

Well done tonight everyone, especially Aly, Jackie and Shona and as for everyone else you did good too!! ..I knew the chocolate bribe would do it. Good times all round on a crisp evening with a few extra hazards this time (i.e. the road works by the chemists) and who put that hill into the Main Street? Well done to Linda who shaved 8 seconds off her last time out and to Toby who breezed in in 6.30s..something for us all to aim for.....maybe.Map of run tonight...this is includes the longer wind down so you will need to adjust according to group. For all those that missed the impromptu discussion at the end we are meeting next week.

Winter mile trial
Present 24.11.09........9.02.10
Fiona 9.36.....................9.57
Jacs 9.92....................10.38
Linda 9.03.................. 8.55
Liz 7.15.......................7.28
Kerry 7.51....................... -
Shona -....................... 9.14
Fee 7.13...................... 7.22
Jackie -....................... 10.10
Aly -.......................... 10.14
Jillian -....................... 9.41
Alison -....................... 9.19
Ann -......................... 8.23
Toby -......................... 6.30

inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160

Blowing the trumpet of running!

Running is a versatile, social and cheap form of exercise that is available to most people whatever their initial level of fitness in most places. Expensive equipment is not necessary just reasonable footwear and if possible a hi vis vest for safety. You can run anywhere from the city streets to the hills and loch side. Training can be done all year round now with many runners using the street lighting to enable winter training. Running regularly will help strengthen and tone all muscles including that all important heart muscle. Not only do things improve for your cardiovascular system which reduces the risk of coronary and lung disease, you look and feel better too. Regular exercisers gain self confidence and laugh more! It gives you time out to yourself to appreciate the outdoors, especially if you live in a fantastic area as this.
Top Tips
• If in doubts about your level of health consult your doctor first
• Don’t run before you can walk! Start slow and steady. Judge your own levels of fitness ,a good way to get into regular running is to run (slowly) for a few minutes ( or even one minute if this is what you feel suits you) and then take a walking break for the same amount of time. Three to five minute intervals are good to start. You gradually reduce the walking interval until you can manage 30 minutes of continuous running.
• Run with a friend and or join a group. Local jogscotland (www.jogscotland.org.uk) groups are springing up all over Argyll so give it a go. This gives motivation and makes running the great social sport it is.
• Enter a race! There are plenty of local races/ fun event so keep a look out on appropriate web sites (www.midargyllcycleclub.co.uk ) and in the local press and take the plunge...it is good motivation and you will get to meet lots of fellow enthusiasts of all abilities/ages.
• Take it easy and listen to your body. As you improve the temptation is to push harder and this is when injuries can occur therefore up your weekly goals gradually and take your rest days. For the first 6 months training should be built up gradually.
• Use a training programme. These are available on the internet for all manners of ability and distances so get Googling!
• Have Fun!
Routes
There are some fantastic routes around Loch Fyne on well established and marked paths maintained by the forestry commission. Ardcastle is fantastic with great views and a variety of distances to choose from. There is a short run (3 miles) at Port Ann with a challenging hill, if hills are not your thing there are plenty of distances on offer along the Crinan Canal route from the full length of 9 miles one way or less depending on where you start. The paths at the back of Lochgilphead take us back to the hills and loch views with one route going from the golf course to Achnabrek. For the longer distance runner there is the Loch Glashan loop of ten miles. Inveraray has a variety of routes on offer too with flat runs on the Castle roads and hillier forest tracks above the town. Mixing exercise and pleasure can be combined by a run along Loch Fyne from Inveraray to Furnace and then a pub lunch. For the fell runners there is a steep sharp run up Dun na cuiche for a quick look at the view up and down Loch Fyne.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY TO ADD TO THIS OR THE FOLLOWING LIST

Local runs coming up
Kintyre Relay May 1st
Anthony Nolan 10k May 2nd (rhonabarnett@hotmail.com for details)
Inveraray Jail Break (Dun na cuiche) 6.5k May 9th (01499302160 for details)
Mull of Kintyre ½ marathon and 10k May 30th (www.mokrun.com)


inveraray jogscotland meets every Tuesday 7pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray primary school during term time. All levels of runner welcome. £1/session 01499 302160