Fan-blooming-tastic!!!

Thank you all so much for working so hard last Thursday...it was great to see you all come over the raher makeshift finishing line in such fine form and you all got fantastic times, now we have a bench mark to work on...shame it was so wet that i darent stand longer with the increasingly more soggy time sheet so here they are......
Wendy 25.30
Jackie 26.39
Aly 27.30
Paul 28.19
Jillian 28.40
Rosie (and Holly) 30.27
Jacs 31.01
Cheryl 34.17
Big thanks to Toby, Freya and Penny for all their help over the last few weeks..and to you all for sticking with it and doing your homework!

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Second group worked hard too with some speed work and hill repeats...thanks everyone...a hard 3.77 miles.




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END OF SESSION RUN




inveraray jogscotland (intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, Beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.

Such progress in eight weeks!!

Eight weeks ago it was a bit of a struggle to run a minute and now....fifteen minutes last night in fantastic style and even managing to breathe and talk at the same time..well done all of you. The run back was pretty good too...almost continual running there too.
 The total mileage was 3.0 not 2.2...for some reason the GPS stopped when we stopped on the way past the water works.




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The second group had a muggy run out on a route that will now be known as Penny's car keys route...all ended well though!




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If you could let me know your length of run for the 28th when you have decided.
So far I have....
Lizzie 7.5
Alison 7.5
Fiona 7.5
Penny 7.5
Toby 7.5
Kerry 7.5
Fee 7.5 (hopefully)
Rosie 4
Jacs ?4 or 2.5
Ailish 2.5
Moira 2.5
Jillian 4

Thanks


(intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, Beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.

Mull of Kintyre 10k and 1/2 marathon

Well the PBs went crashing on Sunday with a fine turnout from the Inverarary js group. Toby was in fine form and did the 10k course faster than last year in a time of 38.38 and secured the place of 5th overall and 1st male junior...I was home in 54.22 and Fiona set her new Pb in a slightly frustrations 1.00.34! the 1/2 marathoners did a fabuolous job despite the very windy conditions with Liz setting a new PB too at a fabulous 01:52:20 and 5th in her category, Penny set herself a great time in her first 1/2 making in under 2 hours at 1:59:20, next back was Kirsten getting into training for the big 26 miler with a time of 02:02:05 and then Alison knocking a fabulous 18 MINUTES off her PB to come over the line smiling in 2.20.04. A great event and great pastries!!

Inveraray jogscotland (intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, Beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.

We planned to run a mile...no stopping...

and run we did! Everyone made the mile in great style, What a great improvement in such a short time...and a little introduction to our training buddy Fartlek! So a slightly shorter mileage (2.72) but very consistent running and every week you get better and better!




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 Group two was short on members this week with a big race on Sunday for most of us but Rosie, Freya, Fiona and I had a very pleasant run (3.74) out past the sweetie seat that is no more...... It is fantastic to see so many taking part in The Mull Of Kintyre events on Sunday...we too have come a long way (no pun intended!).




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 Dates For The Diary

21st June....End of Session Event for Group One (can't really be called beginners any more). Please try to make it if you can and celebrate your achievements together.  If any Intermediate members can come along at 6.10 to help please let me know.

28th June.... End of session event for Intermediate Group. Run from Furnace to Inveraray...7.5 miles from the Quarry to the George! This time we will have staggered starts i.e. the fastest setting off last so I will let you know a start time when you have given me the following information:-
 1) if you are coming
 2) Roughly how long you think it will take you.
3) If you are running with someone so I can start you together.  If any family or friends want to join in that is fine.
4) What time you are available to start from.
5) if you want a shorter run I can arrange a different start point.

Group One please come and join in....the plan is to have a second group leaving from the Caravan Park (2.5) miles too. I will need numbers for this as well please.

Oh.....food and drinks in the George afterwards....

Inveraray jogscotland (intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, Beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.

Hot run!!

A very hot run indeed so thank you very much to all who came and did the three miles through the baking sun and not much cooler shade!...not just three miles but hills too so a big pat on the back and keep at it over the next week...I am so chuffed with your progress. Anyone fancy this 5k?
The results of the voting for club clothing etc are
Traditional T shirt and Fleece with long zip.
The Inveraray Trail Busters and the Royal Burgh Runners tied
"The faster you run the Faster your are done" tied with "Are we nearly there yet".....will put up another poll so you can vote directly between these choices...so pick a slogan and a name each...thanks...we are getting there! As for colours we decided on black and yellow with black as the main colour, the T shirts will just have the chosen name plus inveraray jogscotland and the fleeces will have the slogan as well if it is not too pricey..




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Inveraray jogscotland (intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.

May Days...

The so called Beginners Group are now doing us and themselves proud...Good short circuits session and some very consistent running last night...even some wee hills in there too! Just keep at it during the week getting out a couple of times if possible with run/walk... run/walk for 20-30 minutes...and no weather excuses cos its looking good!




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Well done to those intermediates too! Repeat Hill sprints on the big Hill itself and all ran fast enough to dodge the midges...then a nice run out and about, thank you Freya, Linda, Penny and Fiona.




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For anyone wanting to dip their toe in the Race Pool there are some great beginner races out there....

Vale of Leven 5k

Race for life Glasgow

Inveraray jogscotland (intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.

Great turn out depsite the Argyll drizzle

So chuffed with the beginners group last night...good turn out in the drizzle and a good amount of running...a minimum of 3.1 miles covered by all....more by some.  after the warm up we did a bit of rather random relay work which did the trick to get everyone ready for a really good out and back run.Well done all of you! Homework would be to go out for a couple of runs for 15-30 minutes or so, whatever fits in with your day and just run/walk as you feel able. Try to be disciplined about restarting your running when you and/or your running buddy is/are ready.....it is easy to forget to get going again when chatting! it is always easier and more motivating to run with someone else if you can but not essential and you all seem to be doing something every week so keep up the good work. Any issues or problems please let me know.

 


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Only Penny and me at the Intermediate Group and so training (saving it for next week!!) was shelved in favour of a run out which was shamefully short as my feet hurt!! Sorry and thanks for your tolerance Penny!

 


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Inveraray jogscotland (intermediate) meets every Thursday 7-8pm, beginners Group 6.10pm at the shelter shed at Inveraray Primary School during term time. All levels of runner welcome.£1/session. 01499302160.