A picture of me crossing the line is on http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisnaeme/2521478673/in/set-72157605250525885/
Tommy before the six mile mark with the wind in yer face guys with the blue numbers are in the 4 man relay team doing about 6 mile each.
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This post was written by Tommy on May 28, 2008
Who’s coming along to the classes for the next week have been uploaded on to Circuit Class Comfirmation page! If your coming along please let me know likewise if your on the sheet but can’ make it, same detail let me know, thanks Tommy
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This post was written by Tommy on May 21, 2008
Many thanks to all below who came to the classes last night!
6.45pm Class
Details of who’s coming on Wednesday night shall be uploaded today!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 19, 2008
Sunday had myself Stevie King and Maryann going up this hill which I knew was in the Calendar in November, it was good to get an idea of how it was with a wee reece of it the day after the Ghru. Starting off from Glenmore Lodge going round the east side of the Hill up to the Bothy then up the recognised track which was runnable in sections with Stoney steps in places. On starting we had great views of the Cairngorms then the clouds came and we had Hail and Snow on our ascend to the top. Got to the top then down the other as the weather and time were against us. On the other side we could have carried on over the ridge decided to cut back to get the rest of the crew back in Loch Morlich, beautifull descend with pine trees and hugh canopies of trees, can’t wait to do this again! Met up with the crew for some well earned rest and Irish Cream Lumpy Bumpty cake!!!!!!!!!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 19, 2008
A successfull recce of the Ghru on Saturday morning a mammoth beast of a race. The start was dry and pretty warm with a wee wind. Got out onto the road and the body temperature started to rise.. The road section continued for 4-5miles what I can remember is that when we started off road the track was Ok a bit like the Westhighland way etc, then a rivercrossing, Stevie King went first, but slipped and ended up lying in the river with water coming out his shorts! Myself and the girls, Helena, Gail and Lynne all went the dry way which would add 2 mins at least to your time!
The other side we started to hit slight gradients but the stone were hard to navigate round this was nothing for what was in store later. Got to the bothy then round the corner, the route starts here, the path gets worse with upturned stones that get bigger by the mile, gradient gets higher the wind starts to hit you coming up the funnel of the Ghru, hit the Pools then the boulders I’ve never seen the like of before, I was wondering why the walkers were carrying Ski Poles now I know!!! This lasted for about a mile after this you started to descent but the heather was covered by stones everywhere which was murder on the ankles and your balance!
Then you get over that into peat bog which is suppose to be a path, by this time you can see the trees of Rothiemurchus and the potential near end! The path again is shrewn big boulders and stones for another mile of so before you get into the woods.
Getting to run in the woods brings it’s own problems your tired you have been running on uneven surfaces which are the most technical I’ve done to date, like me you running along with your toes coming off the ground by 2 milimeters when I tripped on a tree root the next thing I could see was a boulder moving very fast to the head to save myself I put my hands out to rip your arms rather than to have a boulder bounce off your head!!!Unbelievable!!!!!The rest of the run is good decending in the forest going into a flat for about 2 miles, get to the Caravan Park 3 miles to go on road, this is bloody hard in itself!!!!!Glad to have done it but you need to watch your sugar intake take plenty of water and calories and treat it with the respect it deserves!!!!!!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 19, 2008
Just to confirm I’m now confirmed for the Edinburgh Marathon taking place next weekend!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 15, 2008
Alastair Anthony getting presented with his award for being 2nd Brilliant!
Grant Stewart and Clair Gordon, City of Edinburgh and Hunters Bog representing Scotland East, who won the Inter-districts from our Central team. A picture of me representing the Scotland Central Team!
The start of the race! 400 meters of tarmac before the hill!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 15, 2008
Only have 8 people for tonight’s class looking for more if your interested in coming along!!!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 15, 2008
I had a terrible cough over the last few days which I have been spreading round the gym which is not the most positive thing to say however you have to work, I think the Half Marathon has surpressed the old Immune System, so I had to take the morning off to try and recover.
1.30pm Done a 13 miler, 85 mins from my normal starting point from home up towards Kingseat, to Cowdenbeath back through Crossgates, felt strong on the way back especially last 2 miles.
Friday’s plan to do 4×2.26
Saturday Lairig Ghru 28 miler in 4.30hours starting at 0900.
Sunday an easy hill session
next week Edinburgh Marathon as a training run <2.45hours
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This post was written by Tommy on May 15, 2008
5.30pm
6.45pm Class
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This post was written by Tommy on May 14, 2008
1st half of the year, done Inter Districts never really got off as I had a slow start and the course was difficult to get round other runners who were in front!
Over 700 starters in Dunfermline, 10th finisher, 1st Local 4th Year in a row a feat never done before two previous winners had done it 3 times including Nigel Cunningham who I expected to be running after doing well in the 10k on Wednesday.
As stated by Iain Taylor I was 2nd Male Vet by SAF rules and myself Scott Bradley and Ian Johnstone were 3rd Scottish Team!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 11, 2008
A warm and hugh field of Fell runners which incorperated the Scottish Inter Districts Championship race results located here: http://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2008/belmontfellrace.htm Post race Feedback to follow!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 11, 2008
Brilliant to be picked for your county ! I was utterly flattered and very honoured!!
Final Teams for Winter Hill Race Belmount in Bolton 4.5mile 1000ft:
Al Anthony (Scotland Central)
Tommy Lawrence (Scotland Central)
Chris Russell (Scotland Central)
Simon Peachey (Scotland East)
Grant Stewart (Scotland East)
Yujiro Iida (Scotland East)
Claire Gordon (Scotland East)
Tom Smith (Scotland North)
Alan Smith (Scotland North)
Nicola Meekin (Scotland North)
Tom Owens (Scotland West)
Kenny Richmond (Scotland West)
Matt Sullivan (Scotland West)
Elke Schmidt (Scotland West)
Emma Birnie (Scotland West)
Helen Stuart (Scotland West)
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This post was written by Tommy on May 11, 2008
5 Hardy souls namely Sharon & Ryan McKenzie, Malcolm Weir, Stevie Greer and Ricky Connelly came along to the class last night. Where we split the room into two different sections.
1st section which took up 75% of the room section 2 which we done floor and step work, all resistence!
I think although a small class a very effective one!
We shall see you all next week, the Dunfermline Half marathon has affected numbers this week hope to be next week!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 11, 2008
Over 280 runners finished leading runners as follows:
Men
1. 31.59 Murray Strain (HBT)
2. 32.25 David Simpson (Carnegie Harriers)
3. 32.36 Steve Cairns (HBT)
4. 33.48 Tommy Lawrence (Carnegie Harriers)
5. 34.39 Nigel Cunningham (Pitreavie AAC)
Ladies
1. 39.10 Ros Alexander (Carnegie Harriers)
2. 39.34 Angela Howe (Fife AC)
3. 41.17 Kristin Lownie (Unatt)
4. 41.34 Clare Carswell (Unatt)
5. 42.39 Jane Aitchison (San Diego)
Male Team
1. Carnegie Harriers – 22 points
2. Pitreavie AAC – 61 points
3. Dunbar Running Club – 80 points
Ladies Team
1. Carnegie Harriers – 152 points
2. Perth Road Runners – 358 points
3. Kinross Road Runners – 447 points
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This post was written by Tommy on May 7, 2008
The great sunny warm weather has been great but safety constraints have been made in the class to assist in the warm environment!!!!
It was great to see
Friday’s class is still very much on at the moment! However I have to go to Bolton on Saturday for a race so I may need to get away sharp on Friday afternoon, keep putting your name up for the class.
Sorry I never had the sheets tonight I please let me know of your plans for Friday and next week so I can put your name up!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 7, 2008
Only one class on tomorrow night at 5.30-6.30pm then heading up to the Glen for our Club’s Auld Toun 10k for a 7.30pm kick off! details on www.carnegie-harriers.co.uk
Auld Toun 2006, from the late George Murdoch.
First K, with the PIE MAN!
Good luck to all who are taking part, it shall make for a good spectical if you are not running!
Friday’s class is still on to date however I need to get to Bolton for a race on the Saturday so I’m organising transport at the moment more details to follow.
I’m still interesting on hearing from you on any issues on Health & Fitness Topics!!!Appointments can be made by phone email, website etc.
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This post was written by Tommy on May 6, 2008
Monday-Friday Business as usual from Step Up, Primrose Lane, Rosyth, anyone who is interested in Personal Training, Sports or Relaxation Massage get in touch or look at the available appt section!
Wednesday evening Auld Toun 10k from the Glen, 200 runners so far
Classes are on are normal Mon & Wed 5.30 & 6.45pm Friday 6pm all abilities ages are welcome!
This weekend is another busy one for myself and runners in general:
Any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me I shall be happy to help!!!
Hope you had a good Weekend!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 5, 2008
Friday night had came and one sleep until the Stuc race, I was so looking forward to it after last week’s successfull recce with Pete Humphries!
The weather, the skies were grey, dry, temperature about 8 degrees with a slight wind pretty perfect for a race, yeaterday was beautifully sunny in the morning then turning into some slight rain spells but the previous few days were pretty wet so the underfoot conditions were going to be tough!
Race started at 1pm, conditions were as they were above, I started slow and felt great along the track which was just over 2 miles long, up through the forest then into the farmers field hogging the fence line, this was a long drag and energy sapping as the camber is very undulating and wet underfoot in places, gets to the top and heading down to Glen Ample, felt very very relaxed and chasing the Dutch boy how beat me two weeks ago at Clacnaben. I overtook him decending into the valley, he was stronger than me going going up Beinn Each but he was only 10-20 away nearer the top I was been shadowed by Mark Harris from Fife. I was slighly quicker on the straight yet he was better on the ascends, got to the top and I was bringing in Cameron Watson from Pitreavie a mix up with the marshalls at the top as they tried to mark my number but I didn’t hang about, I had lost time on Cameron down towards the Caber, the sun was now coming out and I was feeling great, still again on the flat got a bit of breathing space from Mark behind but he was catching me on the rock climb, the technical rocky section of the course managed to hold him off until the first quarter of the ascend to the Stuc, by this time Brian, Simon Stewart and Keith had all past with you trying to mentally keep focused!
Got to the top of the Stoc, a bit windy and marshalls were very upbeat and generous with the sweeties and chocolate which was very much appreciated!!!!! Tried to relax myself and give encouragment to the people coming up maybe I was trying to mask the pain, I think I was trying too hard here I got to the bottom and started the climb again before turning left over the hard rocky parts past Colin, I suddenly felt pretty low I always seemed to take these just after taking in a high sugar content, Colin and commented that my eyes had gone which was proably not far from the truth. Mark Harris and Cameron Watson were out of sight by now I was still feeling a bit low carried on walking albeit, Andy Sim past me still feeling a bit crap yet I got onto a flat part then I was carrying a bit of momentum then bang my foot went from under me a shooting pain up my ankle. I couldn’t move it I tried to walk nothing I looked up at the small figures on Beinn Each which seemed millions of miles away, I couldn’t believe I was hurtling down there not 20 mins earlier now nothing. My plan of relaxing, concentrating on my own personal race and trying to perserve my body had been blown!!!!!! The weather was now drawing in I had sat for maybe 1-2minutes when I decided 1, got to keep warm so got my windproofs and hat on then wee Richie with Adrian Davies past me…..asking me if I was alright…..with the normal response Yea on you go….as if your OK as if anyone is going to stop….
I needed to get it moving again so I was not relying on anyone picking me up. Got up and moved ok I was only 100 meters from the decend of the Crossover point I was travelling slower down towards the sheep track heading for Glen Ample I was now only in 3rd gear perserving the ankle when 13th placed Adam Anderson from Carnethy past me got to Glen Ample started the climb back up when I saw Des Crowe with his dog, I must have lost 8-10 places now, going up that Heartbreak Hill I’m going to call it where I heard Alan Young is the familiar Aberdeen ascent”It’s yersel Tommy, well done” I needed to relax get my momentum back more sweeties at the top lost another place over the field into the forest bloody slipped someone else had taken me, now onto the track, 2.3 miles all down hill, thank god, ankle was not hurting at all going down, caught 1 guy after 500 meters then overtook another Westie Don Reid who stayed with me for about a mile while I opened up another wee bit until we were home, glad to be in the homeward straight and finished.
Final Sediments: Everything was going pretty well to plan, I maybe got a wee bit panicky with Mark Harris up my back for a while, maybe I should not have pushed it on the rocks before the crossing point is probably my biggest fault. Stopping due to overstretching my ankle slowed me down considerably however I carried on to get finished and was glad to have done it, I plan to be up there during the summer for a few training runs. The race had a better more quality field than this yeat comparing stats, I came in 24th I wouldn’t have made it in the top 50 last year!
Well done to all who ran and especially Richie who had just last week came in 4th the 53 mile Highland Fling! It’s now too late to check for spelling mistakes if you see any let me know!!
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This post was written by Tommy on May 4, 2008
