Tonight

A reminder about tonights event:

Ray Head, Dip PT I.I.S.T

Ray, Personal Trainer and Sports Massage Therapist, will be visiting
Hallhill on Thursday 23rd November 2006 at 8:00 pm to give taster
sessions in Sports Massage Therapy.

What is Sports Massage Therapy?
"The scientific manipulation of soft tissue for injury prevention and
therapeutic purposes, involving the restoration to normal functional
activity of the various structures of the body".

So if you have any sore bits that need a good rub, then please come
along to the main hall.

Ray will also do a question and answer session and will be able to
give guidance on stretches and exercises to help with rehabilitation.

More Cross Country Runners.....

Apologies for missing out four more juniors who did excellent runs on
Sunday - Bruce Lindsay came in 18th with a time of 16:04, Joanne
Lindsay in 18:06, Rachel Lindsay pretty close behind in 18:28,
followed by Rhys Demianczuk in 18:39. Well done!

Yesterday.....

Sunday saw the second race of the Borders Cross-Country series, which
was hosted by Dunbar Running Club.

While it was a cold start to the day, the weather remained fine for
the runners taking part in the event which was run over a new course
this year, taking in part of John Muir Country Park

Dunbar was well represented in the junior race, which was won by
Lindsay Gordon of Lasswade in 13:11, followed by Alice Haining of
Galashiels in 13:22 and Jack McWilliams of Wooler in 13:56. Alice and
Jack were also first in their respective categories. Toby Sherwood
led the Dunbar contingent, coming in 7th place in a time of 14:26,
followed by Alex Noble in 14:58 in his second race of the series.
Hamish and Cameron Law again had a close finish, with five seconds
between them, finishing in 16:05 and 16:10 respectively. Harry Steele
had another good run in the series, followed by club mates Elliot
Mullen, Lewis Ross, Haley Whyte, Andrew Taylor, Martin Sparksman, Cory
Smith, Liam Dunn, Gemma Bolton, who also put in a good second round
run, Katriona Proudfoot, Kayleigh Johnston and Isabelle Taylor.

The senior race was won by Matt Bell of City of Edinburgh in 27:28,
with Brian Marshall of HELP just one second behind and Darrell Hastie
of Teviot in third place. Colin Menzies performed well for Dunbar
coming in 11th in a time of 29:40, with Richard Taylor putting in a
good run along with Neil Teather, in his first run for the club and
Hannah Stevens. Local club HELP were strongly represented on the
course, fielding fourteen runners in all. Everyone is looking forward
to the next run in the series which takes place in Peebles on 3rd
December.

Sports Massage Therapy - Thursday 23rd November

Ray Head, Dip PT T.I.S.T will be visiting Hallhill on Thursday 23rd at
8:00 pm to give taster sessions in Sports Massage Therapy and will
also do a question and answer session.

This will take place in the main hall and entry will be £1.
Refreshments will also be available (will need a rough idea of numbers
beforehand).

Contact details for Ray are:
Tel 0131 315 3409/0774 674 2066
email ray@head4health.com
www.head4health.com/sports_therapy.htm

From Sandy......

GOAT'S GALLOP – 12 NOVEMBER 2006

Twenty one members and guests took part in the annual 9mile run over
the Lammermuir Hills on a bright blustery day. Results were as follows
:-

POSITION NAME TIME
1 Brian Marshall 58:48 1st Male
2 Ian Rowland 60:07 1st Guest
3 Ian Sills 61:06 1st Male Vet
4 Alan Proudfoot 64:41
5 Sandy Wallace 65:03 1st Male Supervet
6 Eddie Balfour 66:30
7 Finlay Smith 68:09
8 Frank McPartland 70:20
9 Krish Bissoonauth 71:14
10 Brian Carr 72:24
11 Ali Black 74:39 Guest
12 Ian Murphy 74:49
13 Paddy Macdonald 82:56
14 Ruth Watson 83:47 1st Lady
15 Anne Hay 89:54 Guest
16 Fiona 107:46 Guest
17 E Judith Donaldson 92:23 1st Lady Vet
17 E George Armstrong 92:23
19 Val Herring 107:57 Guest
20 E Sheila Morrison 109:45 Guest
20 E Theresa Leslie 109:45 Guest

Everybody enjoyed the run and then retired to the Goblin Ha' for food
and drink and prize giving. Thanks were given to Ray Harris for
timekeeping and to Joe Forte for setting out flags and marshalling.

First Cross-Country at Lauder

The cross-country season started for local runners with the first of
the Borders series taking place at Lauder on Sunday.

The strong winds made the conditions fairly tough along a course which
follows part of the Southern Upland Way and took the runners over some
fairly steep and muddy terrain.

The junior section of Dunbar Running Club were represented by Alex
Noble, who came 5th overall, with a time of 12:11. Hamish Law and
Cameron Law were only three seconds apart, with Harry Steele and Gemma
Bolton both putting in an excellent run.

The senior race attracted record numbers for this event with Ian
Rowland of Dunbar coming 7th in 28:20 with Ian Sills finishing in
29:52. Colin Menzies, Grant Noble and Stuart Hay battled for
position, finishing very closely in 30:24, 30:35 and 30:37
respectively. Club mates Anne Hay and Amanda Thornton also completed
the course, along with Sandy Wallace of HELP in 31:26 followed by
club mate Alan Proudfoot in 32:46. HELP were well represented,
fielding a team of a dozen on the day, with the women being led in by
Ruth Watson in 39:04. Julie Aitken, having a good run for Jog
Scotland, completed a strong East Lothian contingent on the day.

Well, you kept that one quiet..........

A big "well done" to Sheila Morrison on her time of 4:35 in the Dublin
Marathon on Monday.

What most of us never knew about was that Theresa Leslie also went
along for the trip and never let on she was intending to make her
debut at the distance. So a big "CONGRATULATIONS" to Theresa, coming
in with a time of 4:44. Great stuff!

Also other congratulations to three members who achieved PB's in the
Jedburgh Half Marathon on Sunday - Richard Taylor in 1:28 (finally
getting through the 1:30 barrier), Emma Taylor in 1:47 (definitely
been getting faster in training) and Fay Stanton in 1:58. Fay cut an
incredible 19 minutes off her time for Jedburgh last year, so that
deserves another celebration. Well done Fay!

A Nice Sunday Run (or two)

From Sandy Wallace of HELP : Sunday 12 November 2006 at 10.30 am is
the Goats Gallop at Long Yester. The club's annual easy 9 mile run
over the Lammermuirs, followed by a shower and lunch at the Goblin
Ha'. Not to be taken too seriously but with prizes, if you do. Dunbar
and Musselburgh are invited to come along to this social event. Let
us know who is interested.

Sunday 10th December 2006 is Dunbar's Festive Half Marathon and 10K.
Remember this is a handicapped run (again, not to be taken too
seriously), with the intention that everyone finish round about 12:00
noon. There will be soup and sandwiches after at Hallhill. HELP and
Musselburgh are invited to take part and fancy dress is optional.

A message from Sweatshop

Hi there,

My name is Mark Johnstone and I have recently taken over as Branch Manager
at Sweatshop Edinburgh. Stewart Kerr has also recently joined the company
as Assistant Manager.

Sweatshop is one of Britain's largest specialist running retailers and our
branch is based in Next Generation Health Club at Newhaven Harbour, Leith,
EH6 4LX. We have a large free car park directly outside the store. You
can view our webpage at www.sweatshop.co.uk and the store locater option
will take you to the Edinburgh store's page.

Since taking over we have introduced new lines in our shoes, running apparel
and accessories. Our services instore include Adidas footscan gait analysis
and a treadmill to try out our range of shoes. We also stock a full range
of Phiten products.

I would like to offer you and your club members a 15% discount on any initial
purchase at the Edinburgh store (excluding sale items). If we do not stock
a particular item required we will be happy to order it for you from one
of our other stores in the UK or direct from the manufacturer.

We also have a mailing list that allows us to let you know when we are running
promotions and if any of your members would like to be added to this please
ask them to send me their email address and a note of any particular range
or brand they are interested in.

If you have any questions please email me at mjohnstone4@tiscali.co.uk or
edinburgh@sweatshop.co.uk or call us on 0131-467-8740.

Best Regards

Mark Johnstone
Branch Manager

MARATHON CHALLENGE 2007

DO YOU WANT TO GAIN A P.B. (PERSONAL BEST) FOR YOUR MARATHON NEXT YEAR?
IF SO READ ON TO TAKE THE 'CHALLENGE'

As an experienced athletics coach I am currently undertaking my Level
4 UK XL Coaching Qualifications in both athletic development and
performance.
I am looking for up to SIX , minimum THREE, athletes who would like to
improve their performance over the next year.

Also I am the Course Director for the 2007 Edinburgh Marathon (27th
May 2007) and have redesigned the course to provide a potentially very
flat fast course that could give anyone the chance to obtain a PB with
the right coaching and training. The course will start in Edinburgh
taking in the Capital sight and then go into the lovely East Lothian
countryside including circumnavigating the beautiful Gosford House
before coming back and finishing at Musselburgh Race Course.

Ideally I would like to help TWO Senior athletes, under 40 years and
who are aiming at a time of under 2hrs 30mins; TWO veteran athletes
who are aiming at breaking 3hrs or faster and TWO athletes that are
looking to improve their time to under 4 hours. I would like a mix of
men and women and will provide a detailed coaching and training
schedule based on their realistic expectations and assessment. The
programme would start about mid November thus allowing for a full six
months of preparation.

If you are interested in being considered for taking up the CHALLENGE
please contact me by the end of October on my telephone or by e-mail
henry@edinburgh-marathon.co.uk and we can arrange an initial
discussion and possible meeting.

I hope I can help you achieve your goals for 2007 and in turn you will
help me achieve mine.

Best Wishes.

HENRY MUCHAMORE

0131 653 2547 Mob. 07960 039136