Marlborough Harrier Club wish all its members, friends and Associates a Merry Christmas with family and friends and may 2013 bring you all good health and a succesful running and/or walking year.
King and Queen of the Withers: 5th January 2013. Look at the course description on the events tab and take a virtual tour of the course. There is a link on this website that you will be able to print off an entry form. Complete it and bring with you on the day. See you there!
Marathon and Half Marathon tips on food and drink
What to eat in the final week.
People should choose relatively concentrated sources of carbs, like juices, pasta, potato, rice, bread, veggies and sweets topped up with protein like chicken. That way the volume of food needed isn’t so enormous. In addition, lower-fibre foods may be good since that could reduce the potential for stomach distress during the race. Don’t completely upend your normal diet though. Stick to foods that are familiar. It’s always a bad idea to experiment right before a race. And don’t expect that diet alone will lift you from the back of the pack.
Have you participated in the 5km time trial on offer. Far more important in the overall determination of people’s finishing times was their training and their fundamental fitness. Runners who were fastest during the time trial generally are fastest in the marathon.
The evening before the race, spoil yourself with a good feed of quality fish and chips. Does not take long to prepare! No dishes and boy oh boy after the weeks of controlling that diet, it will taste like the best meal you have ever had.
On the day eat a light breakfast.
You can’t alter your training or talent at this point. You can though, have a chocolate chip cookie on Saturday and call it race preparedness.
What to drink in the final week.
Start one week out from the day drinking plenty of water interspersed with your favourite sports drink. Drink enough that you need to visit the bathroom regularly and also your urine is clear or near to it as possible. If it stays yellow, drink more. You must be the judge.
While out running in preparation for the day also practise if you can to drink successfully out of a plastic cup. The secret is to drink the water, not bathe in it.
Cease this regime the night before. Drink sufficient on the day to keep you topped up.
Do not overhydrate. Drinking too much water, known as hyponatremia (low blood sodium), is a leading cause of death among marathoners. So drink just enough. You’ll have no problem determining what that precise amount is late in the race as your muscles seize, your head throbs and your blisters erupt. By then it is too late. It is all in the preparation.
During the race, do not miss a drink station to take on liquid even if you have to stop to take it. There is no race rule that says you must start running and stop only when you cross the finish line.
Marlborough Harrier Club AGM 2012
Don’t forget Marlborough Harrier Club Inc AGM Monday 26th November 2012. Please consider giving a bit of your time and be nominated for the Harrier Club Committee. I can assure you it is rewarding and gives you a good insight as to what happens in the background to make events happen. Getting onto the committee is the same as belonging to the Harrier Club. People do not think they are good enough. Utter rubbish. No matter who you are you have something to bring to the Club. Meeting nights are every 4th Monday of the month with the exclusion of October and December each year.
Blenheim Round Table Sportsperson of the Year 2012
Marlborough Harrier Club Inc has nominated Ray Waters for Sportsperson of the Year 2012.
DATE OF EVENT: Monday 19 November 2012.
VENUE: Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000.
COST: $60.00 per person which covers a seated meal and drinks with a yet to be announced guest speaker and announcement of the nominees and winners. Come and support our nominee.
The early bird booking will allow us to have all our Harrier members at the same table and I know Tracey will be asking the Athletics table be sited close by.
To enable this to happen we need to know who will be going (name) with money to me by 31st October 2012. Please email me then send the money to 14 Hillside Terrace, Blenheim 7201. Once paid there will be no refund unless we can on sell the ticket but do not rely on this happening.
Marlborough Harrier Club Prizegiving 22nd September 2012
Prizegiving 22nd September 2012
Children / Juniors
Novice Cup XCountry Champs
Under 7 Boys Jaxon Harris Mini Midget Boys (U10) Hunter Bendell
Under 7 Girls Amber Bendell Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell
Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell Midget Girls (U12) Sophia Bendell
Midget Girls (U12) Anna Barnes
Under 14 Boys Bailey McKay
Burton Cup Road Champs
Mini Midget Boys (U10 Hunter Bendell Mini Midget Boys (U10) Dylan Endersby
Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell Mini Midget Girls (U10) Lucy Bendell
Midget Girls (U12) Sophia Bendell Midget Girls (U12) Sophia Bendell
Under 14 Girls Hannah Munro Under 14 Girls Hannah Munro
Prosser Cup
Under 7 Boys Hunter Bendell
Under 7 Girls Amber Bendell
Mini Midget Girls (U10) Emily Munro
Midget Girls (U12) Anna Barnes
Under 14 Boys Bailey McKay
Under 14 Girls Hannah Munro
Vulcan Trophy Most promising midget – Boys Hunter Bendell
Western Trophy Outstanding midget – Girls Sophia Bendell
Seniors
Novice Cup X-Country Champs
Senior Men Tom Burgess Senior Men Ben Minehan
Senior Women Jess Barnes Senior Women Jess Barnes
Veteran Men Paul Gunningham Veteran Men Robbie Barnes
Veteran Women Jan Curnow Veteran Men +60 Rab Rodger
Veteran Women Joanne Farrell
Burton Cup
Senior Men Dale Smit Veteran Women +55 Margaret Hazelwood
Senior Women Cara Shirley Veteran Women Joanne Farrell
Veteran Men Ron Adams
Prosser Cup Road Champs
Walkers Leanne Barnes Senior Men Dale Smit
Prosser Cup Cara Shirley Senior Women Kiri Johnson
Women’s Road Handicap Cara Shirley Veteran Men Peter Dick
Veteran Men +60 Rab Rodger
Fairhall Road Race
Walkers Phillipa Hyndman Veteran Women Michelle Harris
Fairhall Road Race Tom Burgess Veteran Women +55 Margaret Hazelwood
Veteran Fairhall Trophy David Bendell
Guerin Trophy Ron Adams
President’s Supporters Cup TBA
President’s Trophy Tom Burgess
John Western Memorial Cup Steve Olsen
Most Improved Walker Kay Leach
Anita Neal Trophy – Most Improved Runner Cara Shirley
Harrier of the Year Ray Waters
Prosser Cup Plus 2012 Prize Giving
Cara Shirley is the 2012 holder of the Prosser Cup. Contested on Saturday, and the last event on the club calendar for the 2012 season, the cup is raced on handicap around the streets of Blenheim, encompassing an 8.2 km circuit. The Prosser Cup dates back to 1949 and up until 2002 it was awarded to the first male across the finish line. In recent years it has been presented to the overall winner regardless of gender. The Prosser Cup doubles as the Women’s Road Handicap event and Cara also claimed this title.
Cara won on a handicap time of 71 minutes and 49 seconds, just 13 seconds clear of runner-up Emily Burgess. Third place went to Bill Hunter. Robbie Barnes recorded the fastest actual time of 30 minutes and 49 seconds.
Leanne Barnes won the walker’s title, more than five minutes ahead of runner-up Barry Hyndman. Kay Leach finished third a further four minutes back. In the junior grades Hunter Bendell, Amber Bendell, Emily Munro, Anna Barnes, Bailey McKay, Hannah Munro and Piers Landon-Lane won titles.
Who ate the most jellybeans?
Junior prize giving followed the afternoon racing. Hunter and Sophia Bendell were aptly rewarded for their outstanding efforts during the season by being awarded the Vulcan and Western Trophies respectively. The Vulcan Trophy is awarded to the Most Promising Midget (12 and under) Boy. The Western Trophy is awarded to the Outstanding Midget (12 and under) Girl.
David Bendell completed an extra 5 km during the prize giving to pick up the trophies won by Sophia and Lucy.
The senior prize giving saw Tom Burgess awarded the President Trophy, awarded for Best Club Spirit, recognising his valuable contribution to the new club website. The John Western Memorial Cup for sportsmanship went to Steve Olsen for the second year in succession. The Anita Neal Trophy for the Most Improved Runner throughout the season was awarded to Cara Shirley and Ray Waters was named Marlborough Harrier of the Year. Kay Leach received the trophy for Most Improved Walker at the senior prize-giving. This is the second year in succession that she has claimed the silverware.