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Bella Blether Spring 08 bTHEella blethespringr 2008 THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF BELLAHOUSTON ROAD RUNNERS Spring Fever IT'S FULL STEAM ahead for the spring preparations at the marathons with preparations for the annual club training now-traditional Bella exodus to London camp. The club for the FLM on April 13 well-advanced. returns to Aberfeldy on The colour purple will also be well- March 28-30 and to represented at Paris and Edinburgh Dunolly - our camp and weather conditions will once again base in 2007. Club play a major role in all three events. President Emma Birnie Speculation about the pre-race form told THE BLETHER: of the London entrants has been muted "The feedback after this year but expect a late flurry of last year's camp was gossip now that Honest Al has provided very positive so we've a list of runners and riders with associ- decided to go back to Above: Happy Bellas in London (2006) and Below: For many Bellas the Women’s 10k in May will be their big race ated odds. Around 30 runners are Aberfeldy. It's a perfect likely to come under starters' orders set-up - good accom- although a similar number of support- modation, excellent and varied running ers and assorted camp followers will be routes in the area and we're handy for making the trip to the metropolis to the centre of town. Good weather has enjoy the unique race atmosphere. been ordered too.” Runners will be hoping to emulate the Emma added: “The training camp successes of 2006 when Kenny caters for runners of all abilities and Richmond set the club marathon record you can do as many or as few ses- of 2.31.39 and there were sterling sions as you want; groups go out for performances from Matt Williamson distances of 4 to 16 miles so plenty of and Colin McGill. That same year Elke choice. It would be great to see some Schmidt was first Scottish-based of the recent Bella recruits coming woman and Scott Johnston won many along - it’s a good way to meet people admirers with unrivalled sartorial from other groups. elegance. “This year the focus is on fun, fun, Last year conditions mitigated against fun, and no expense has been spared record times but Kenny still managed a for Saturday night entertainment with time of 2:33:45 while Colin, Matt, Rich the famous duo of ‘Ken & Bren’ scheduled for May and June. The Troon Wild, Scott Kennedy, Peter Gallanagh topping the bill. Expect the usual high Tortoises 10k (May 7), the Resolution and Kenny Macbeth all managed sub 3 standard of cordon bleu cooking and Asset Management Womens 10k (May hour times. For the girls Elke finished some of the best home baking in 18) and the Polariod 4-race series in a sensational 15th place and Helen Scotland. (which starts on May 22 at Helensburgh) Stuart finished in 2:53:38. “There will be various competitions all attract big Bella turn-outs. For the In all 28 Bellas battled to the finish throughout the weekend - most drunk, guys the Men’s Health Forum Scotland line on that very hot April day. The worse taste shirt, home baking Gold 10K (June 17) grows in popularity each same effort in 2008 will surely harvest Medal, etc. Still a few places left!” year. more flattering numbers. Meanwhile ‘rank and file’ Bellas will Plenty to look ahead to as the lighter FLM runners will be able to put some be hoping that their winter training will nights approach and thoughts of spring of the finishing touches to their race pay off in the high profile events and summer glory abound. P4 P6 P2 Spotlighting Captains News Jimmy Irvine Calling www.bellahoustonroadrunners.co.uk SNIPPETS NEWSDESK Friday Race End Of Hill Opportunity Boom? ONLY THREE BELLAS (Alistair Robertson, Emma Birnie and Stuart Mathieson took part in this year’s Carnethy 5, one of Scotland’s top hill races. This compares to 13 Bellas who Richmond had called for a 25 strong came under starter’s orders in 2006. purple contingent. Meanwhile the popular short hill race The Devil’s Burdens Relay is a at Tinto attracted an entry of 11, a growing Bella favourite. So there is decline on the 19 Bellas who took part evidence that hill running continues to in 2005. be popular however it seems that On a positive note Elke Schmidt was Messrs Richmond, Schmidt, Birnie, first woman in the Bishop Hill Race on MacMahon, Ross and Taylor may have March 2 and Kenny Richmond finished to mount a propagnada offensive. EVER FANCIED taking in the delights of in 11th place overall. Ruchill while racing for a historic trophy 6 Bellas took part at Bishop Hill Picture shows Cammie Taylor enjoying the (among other fine prizes) in a free Friday although hill racing enthusiast pleasures of the ascent. lunchtime race? A few Bellas have in recent months taken part in the Ruchill Park Mile Handicap, a small event which has been organised by local runners for over 10 years. In fact, the course record is currently Mystery Of the held by Mark Johnston (pictured above), and Mark, Scott Kennedy and Mike Devlin are all regular participants. Left Handed Glove However the race isn’t just for fast runners as the Handicap tag indicates. The race is held around four times per ACE BELLA COACH Oscar Wild may Gore high-spec year, so if you fancy joining in the fun, have to seek inspiration from a major glove but keep an eye on the message board for 19th century literary figure if he is to sinisterly details of the next event. solve the ‘Mystery of the Left Handed (classical scholars please enjoy the pun!) What better way is there to fill a Friday Glove’. This curious case started all are left-handed. lunchtime? innocently when Ian Goudie reported Speculation is rife to the meaning of that he had picked up a glove in the car this bizarre affair - a biological default park. among runners; a Jacksonesque fashion Next Oscar announced that he had a revival; a satanic cult? cache of ‘good quality running gloves in Inspector Wilde is working hard on the top quotes lost property at the ski club’. Each is a case just now. A two piper, perhaps? Do not ask what your club can do for you - ask what you can do for your club. Marathon Heroine Ally G Jonathan Slow (with apologies to JF Kennedy) A DOUBLE PAGE account of Allison Graham’s fund-raising efforts of behalf of Kidney Reseach appeared in a recent edition of the Edinburgh Marathon Magazine. Allison raised £2,000 for her CONTRIBUTORS WANTED: chosen charity and ran a brilliant time of 3 hours 54 minutes. The editorial team here at the In the feature Allison describes how she was BELLA BLETHER have noticed the motivated to run after a family member had a high quality of personal website and kidney transplant. She also talks about her training blog information written by a number regime and thanks her Bella clubmates for their of Bellas. Any potential contributors support. to the BELLA BLETHER can This year’s Edinburgh Marathon is on Sunday, contact PR advisor Terry Brennan May 25 and the new super-fast course has already through the website. attracted a bumper entry. For details visit www. edinburgh-marathon.co.uk Bella - The South Africa Korps IN THEIR USUAL attempt Another couple of roasting runs in the interest of everyone in the hallowed purple following days went along the same lines. and white vest. They all seemed to escape the ravages of A bit like running in a giant tumble dryer. genuinely delighted to have someone from the Scottish winter, Scott Then race day came ... so far afield taking part in their local race. Before we’d travelled to South Africa, It didn’t matter to me that I’d run terribly and Linda Kennedy chose Linda had managed to track down an and that things had seemed so bad during to disregard any possible evening 10k race in the Cape Town suburb the race. The warmth of the welcome is of Brackenfell, so we’d decided to include what really sticks in my mind. difficulties arising from a it in our plans. But that was as far as our After some chat with the other runners, I ‘planning’ went. Now, in normal headed back out onto the course to look plane crash-landing at circumstances, we’d have an easy day or out for Linda entering the finish area. Heathrow and the political two in the lead-up to a race, to optimise Unsurprisingly, her run had followed the performance and all that. Not a bit of it same pattern as mine, but again the whole unrest of the Robert here. Our race day wasn’t exactly experience of the event had her smiling textbook ... broadly afterwards. Mugabe regime to holiday We thought we had struck it lucky when All that was left was the lucky dip (all in South Africa and it was cloudy and overcast in the morning. finishers numbers are put into a draw for We drove down to Cape Point and had a prizes donated by the sponsors). For Zimbabwe. No reason stunning hike up to the lighthouse, back anyone who’s sat through the endurance why such trivialities down again, then wandered for another test that is the post-Nigel Barge raffle, couple of hours to the Cape of Good Hope, we’ve found a new challenge (Colin should get in the way of all through dazzling scenery.
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