GariochRR This Week

March 27, 2006Running despatches from the heart of the Garioch
Announcements
Bigglo Sale

Those nice folks that sell the relfective running gear have 33% discount on all kit on their website till the end of March. Check them out at http://www.bigglo.com/.

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Congratulations to GRR's Ian Cran who ran in Elgin 10k at the weekend.
Ian was our GRR sole representative in the race, completing it in a time of 41:00.-
Well done!

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A couple of photos have been added to the GRR website photo gallery; these are from some of the races held earlier this year.
Click here for a peek.
If anyone has any other photos for the gallery, then please send them on.

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GariochRR Website Survey

Do you ever visit the GariochRR club website? (www.gariochrr.freeuk.com)
Sure, it hasnt been updated for a wee while, but we are planning a few updates.
But we first need to find out a wee bit more about what GRR club members would find useful/interesting to have on the site.
So if you could spare a few moments to answer a few questions, then we'll have a better idea what should be available online.
Its completely annonymous, so dont hold back on your comments - this is about what we do to improve things, and making sure that valuable running time isnt wasted on something that isnt going to get used much.
Give it a go - it will give us something to discuss a the AGM.
To access the questionaire, click here


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FREE Drink at the GRR AGM!

The GariochRR AGM will soon be upon us, so make a note in your diaries for 20th April at 8.00pm (after a short club run).
As usual the AGM will be in the meeting room at the Garioch Sports centre, Inverurie.

In a departure from the usual tea & cakes refreshments, we've decided to up the calorific intake to cheese & wine; so please leave the car at home if you are planning having more than a tipple.

Please contact Steve ('the sec') Waites with your nominations for office bearers (go on make his day!) and also nominations for the John Sharp Trophy.

Thanks for all who sent a reply to the GRR PB survey. There's still time to respond to this - for anyone who missed last week's request, Charman Pete Stephen wants to know how many runners in GariochRR got PB's in the last year. Its not the actual time for your PB(s) that is of interest here, just if you ran a new PB in the last 12 months. The statistics on our achievements will be included in Pete's big speech at the AGM; so if you could send an email to listing what distance you got your PB at, that would be grand.
Alternatively you can send a text: Simply send 'PB' followed by '10k' or 'half' or 'mar' or 'none' and your name to 07808055382


What's Up This Week
Tuesday Evening...
Hurrah! Hurrah! the light nights are here at last!
As a warmup for this weekend's Inverurie 10k, were planning to run the race route.
Meet in the Garioch sport centre's foyer at 6.30pm
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Thursday Evening....
Meet at Shakin' Brig for one of the club's favourite runs, at the usual time of 6.30pm.
Click here for more details on this route and meeting point.

Alternatively, theres a Club night at the Run-4-it store in aberdeen 6-8pm.
Sale items up for grabs, or 15% discount on non-sale items.

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Saturday 1st
Club run from Essons car park, Bennachie.
Usually start with the rally route (8m) with plenty of options for going a bit further for anyone with the energy.
Meet at Essons car park at 8.00am

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Sunday 2rd

Inverurie's first 'Garioch 10k'

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If your in training for the London or Lochaber marathon, then its 3 weeks till race day, which by most training schedules means the last 20miler run before the tapering to the big day.

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Have a great week.

Run Long at Taper.
The GarriochRR team.
Garioch 10k
The first Inveruire 10k is taking place this weekend on Sun 02 April.

Theres a goody bag and race T-shirt on offer - you can download an entry form here.


GRR is also having a stand at the start/finish area to promote the club - anyone not taking part in the race who can lend a hand please come along and spread the word on the benefits of club running.

We could do with a few more voluteers as so far only Sandra Reid has come forward.
  
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