I went down to see the new track at St Peter's tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was the first time I had seen all ages and stages in the club training together since we were unceremoniously evicted from Whitecrook eighteen or so years ago. From Under 13's through to over 60's; sprinters, middle distance runners and endurance runners; several coaches (Phil, John and Donald) all doing their stuff and Donna Campbell and Megan Reid keen to do some coaching and running when the equipment becomes available. John Hanratty was the only Harrier with the wit to bring his camera along and capture the evening. Get the pics up on the blog. It looked as though the club was a community again and no doubt all who took part and all the parents who were there will be telling friends and fellow pupils about it. I would guess that by the end of the summer, the track will be too small for all who want to use it. The rain did not diminish the occasion one bit!
It'll take a couple of weeks for the initial excitement to wear off and for track conventions to be learned by those not familiar with track running (eg no jogging in the inside lane, no going from lane to lane when you are running fast, keep your eyes peeled for others coming from behind, etc) but it was a great night and we can look forward to many more.
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
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wish i had known trainng had moved spent a lonely 90 mins at mountblow
Hi
All people who supplied e-mail addresses were advised of change of venue. Do we have your e-mail details??
Id just like to say i was very
priviledged to be part of something good last night. There were indeed Harriers everywhere on the track and coaches galore on the sidelines shouting encouragement.
If we can maintain such great numbers we will become even closer in unity and once we all become track specialists...then our competitors had better watch their backs...we're after ye !!
do we have the facility for throws at st .peters
Unfortunately not. It has the track and all jumping events but there is a lot of grass around .... There is always the field events facility at Posties Park however if you have or can access your own implements.
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