Run for fun, run with friends, reach your goals

Cairngorm Runners are please to present TWO races coming up over the next few weeks. In May we host the Race the Steam Train race, and in July we will again assist with the Nethy Explorer race. Further details and links to the race pages are below:
 

Race the Steam Train  - Sunday 6 May 2012 

Results now available via the Race page

Nethy Explorer 12k - Sunday 15 July 2012

After making a successful debut last year, the Nethy Explorer 12k Multi-terrain race returns in July. This race offers a unique opportunity to race around this ancient woodland area.

More details and links to registration site can be found here

 

Run with a map!

The Badenoch and Strathspey Orienteering Club (BASOC) is very kindly putting on a series of 4 sessions to introduce runners to the fun and delights of orienteering.  Basic skills will be covered, and there will be a run of between 4km and 10km available.

These sessions are aimed at runners who are interested in trying orienteering, and will introduce the basic skills in a progressive way, with a course to practise and extend those skills.  The course will be up to 10km, with options for shortening.  You can expect to be going off paths;  please wear full leg cover and nobbly shoes.

Venues:

Wednesday 18th April - Hayfield car park, near Glenmore village

Wednesday 25th April - Uath Lochans car park, on west side of Glen Feshie (take left fork at Insh House on B970 half mile south of Loch Insh Watersports)

Wednesday 2nd May - end of forestry track at B970 1.5 miles south of Insh House

Wednesday 9th May - venue to be confirmed

Contact Hilary Quick with any questions

Check the BASOC website regularly at www.basoc.org.uk 

Meeting Place for Club Sessions

NEW LOCATION - Thursday Running Sessions in Kingussie

Thursday sessions follow a jogscotland programme for Beginner and Intermediate runners meeting at Kingussie at the Badenoch Centre at 6:30pm.
 

NEW LOCATION - Sunday Running Sessions in Grantown

Sunday sessions open to all, following a jogscotland programme for Beginner to Advanced runners, meeting at 10am at Craig MacLean centre, Grantown-on-Spey
 

 

Sessions continue as normal in Aviemore on the following nights:

Monday Sessions 

Monday sessions will follow the jogscotland programme for Beginners and Intermediate levels and a more structured technical run for Advanced runners. 
Please note that the Club meets at the car park behind the Fun House at the Hilton Coylumbridge Hotel by kind permission of Iain Miller. Please do not park in front of the hotel - turn right at the mini-roundabout and park in the Fun House car park.

Wednesday Sessions

Wednesday sessions offer technical and specialist running training for Beginners right through to Advanced runners.  Advanced runners will follow a programme of Fartlek, Hill sessions, Tempo, Intervals and Paarlauf and so on aimed at improving strength, speed and endurance. The programme can be found by clicking here.
A separate session will be taken for Beginners and Intermediate runners who want to try some advanced techniques in an achievable and realistic bespoke session with the emphasis on fun.

Sunday sessions

Meet on Sundays at 10am at the car park adjacent to the Rothiemurchus and Aviemore Tennis Club opposite Mikes' Bikes. The session will not follow the jogscotland programme but will be a sociable long slow duration of 8km or more for anyone wanting a long run at any speed - always finishing with coffee and cakes.

 

Jog Leaders Courses

Any Club Member that would like to volunteer to become a Jog Leader within the Club should contact Morgane as Club Secretary.  Details including pre-requisites can be found here.
The next course will be held in Aviemore on Saturday 26 May 12 at the Badaguish Outdoor Centre.  The current cost of the course is £70 and the Club can refund you half of that fee and help you find funding for the other half.
 

New Advanced Jog Leader Qualification for Jog Leaders!

A new course has been designed for current Jog Leaders to enhance their skills.  To find out about the new Advanced Jog Leader course click here.
To qualify for the new course you need to be a current Jog Leader or UKCC Level 1 Assistant Coach.  The course is £90 which the Club will donate some money towards.  The next course is in Edinburgh on 12 May 12. 
 

New Club Committee

The new Club Committee was formed at the AGM and are entirely focussed on creating the conditions for yet another successful year and together with Club Jog Leaders will be facilitating jogscotland and advanced running sessions for all Club Members. See here for the new Committee. 
 

*****STOP PRESS******

Read this Exciting News - We are the Champions of Scotland!

At the scottishathletics awards held in the Marriott Hotel Glasgow on Saturday 29th October 2011 it was announced that Cairngorm Runners jogscotland had won the award for Community Group of the Year for 2011.  This is the third year in a row the Club had been nominated, in 2009 and 2010 the Club were Runners Up to the award but this year we went one better and took the coveted title. 

Winning this year is testament to all the fantastic members, incredible jog leaders and a very strong committee as well as the collective amazing efforts from you all this year.  The Club were nominated as finalists along with 3 other brilliant jogscotland clubs from the 400 or so clubs across Scotland. 

Five Club members attended the awards (Alan Riach, Robin McConnell, Jacqui Dick and Steve and Melissa Wall) which was hosted by the GB track legend Roger Black MBE (Individual 400m Silver medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, and World 4 x 400m Gold medalist at Tokyo in 1991) as well as GB High Jumper Dalton Grant, 1983 London Marathon winner (2:09.43) and Scotland 400m legend Brian Whittle, the Scottish Commonwealth Games team as well as hundreds of athletes, coaches and volunteers from across Scotland.

Steve was presented the award by Duncan Riddoch the Director and Co-Founder of Run 4 It which was a fitting tribute given that Duncan has been such a great supporter of our Club and has supplied the Club with prizes for the past 3 years at the annual Club awards. To finish the night off in style Duncan bought the 5 members a lovely bottle of Champagne and the girls won a spot prize comprising of 5 bottles of wine!
 

A full report and photos will appear here but are also featured on our facebook pages.
 

New Race Report template

For anyone taking part in an event and wishing to submit a race report, please follow the template provided here (also available on the Race Reports page) and don't forget to include any pictures of the event.  Thanks! 

Last season time trial

Well done to those who braved the last 5K time trial of the season!

The results are available here. 

Results and pictures of the 2011 Nethy Explorer 12K are now available! 

Explore Abernethy and the Cairgorm Runners jogscotland are delighted for all the support the participants and community have shown for the race. Thank you all for having made it so successful! 
Results are available here along with links to pictures.  See press reviews here too.

The date for the 2012 race has been set at the 15th July 2012.

Cairngorm Runners Online Planner

We now have a webpage dedicated to the Google Calendar for the Cairngorm Runners which can be accessed here.  Add it to your favourites!   
 

2010 Annual Club Awards 

The 2010 annual club awards night was held the evening of the Aviemore Half Marathon and 10k For All.  Read the report of the evening HERE.

Race Results

Read how Cairngorm Runners have been getting on.  Read the latest race reports.