SVHC teams for Masters International XC; XC sessions in Glasgow, Forres

Tuesday 15th October 2019

Scotland V40 women’s team at Swansea last year

Scotland win four golds at Masters International XC

The Scottish Veteran Harriers Club have named their teams to represent Scotland in Masters XC competition next month.

Southport on Merseyside is the venue this year for the British and Irish Masters XC International with teams competing from V35 and up in five-year age bands.

The SVHC held trials in Glasgow in September and have named their selection across male and female age groups as below – well done to all those picked and to their clubs!

M35	M40	M45	M50	M55	M60	M65	M70	M75

Stuart Gibson	Chris Devine	Scott Brember	Ian Johnston	Chris Upson	Jeff Farquhar	Roger Homyer	Alex Sutherland	Jim Scobie
Ian MacCorquodale	Kenny Campbell	Stephen Wylie	Stephen Allen	David Eckersley	Rob McLennan	Tony Martin	Norman Baillie	Robert Young
Stephen Brown	Grant Baillie	Justin Carter	Stuart Robertson	Ted Gourlay	Alastair Walker	Andrew McLinden	Robert Marshall	Peter Cartwright
Darrell Hastie	Darran Muir	Stephen Campbell	Duncan Ryan	Robert McCulloch	Donald Petrie	Frank Hurley	Andrew Rennie	David Fairweather
Richard Mair	Jethro Lennox	Gordon Barrie	Walter Henderson
Colin Reilly	Stuart McGeachy	John Coyle	David Gardiner

W35	W40	W45	W50	W55	W60	W65	W70	W75
Michelle Sandison	Louise Ross	Jennifer MacLean	Susan Ridley	Rhona Anderson	Isobel Burnett	Ann White	Anne Docherty	Betty Gilchrist
Katie White	Jacqueline Etherington	Allie Chong	Ana Richardson	Pamela McCrossan	Innes Bracegirdle	Linden Nicholson	Liz Corbett
Sara Green	Ann Robin	Megan Wright	Mary McCutcheon	Mary Western	Phyllis O’Brien	Jeanette Craig	Margaret Robertson
Jill Smylie	Yvonne Burgess	Karen Kennedy	Shona Donnelly	Anne Howie	Nanette Heaney	Jane Waterhouse

More details on SVHC website

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The Glasgow Athletics Association have once again set up a schedule of XC Sessions for the winter period – with the first of these taking place this weekend (on Saturday 18 October).

Six in all are planned between mid-October and early February with the clear plan being to prepare athletes for the Lindsays National XC at Falkirk in February next year.

Saturday 18 October is the first date with the venue being Bellahouston Park and will involve up to 10 x 3 minute reps with 90 seconds recovery. All of the GAA sessions are suitable for athletes U15 and upwards.

At all sessions, athletes should arrive warmed up ready to go for 10:30am start.

Pre-Christmas dates and venues:

Saturday 18 October – Bellahouston Park; Saturday 2 November – Pollok Park; Saturday 16 November – Tollcross Park

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North District XC sessions also start this Saturday – in Forres.

Athletes are invited to come along and enjoy the benefit of training together at Grant Park, Forres, with a series of XC reps. Those taking part should be ready to start at 10.30am, with the session being 10 x 3 minutes with 90 seconds recovery.

Young athletes should take advice from their coaches and clubs on how many reps are appropriate.

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Tags: British and Irish Masters XC International, Forres, Glasgow Athletics Association, Glasgow XC Sessions, North District XC Sessions, Southport, SVHC