Mounts Bay Harriers are the newest local Running, Triathlon and Athletics Club in Penwith, being set up by local triathletes and runners in June 2005. The club meets at Mounts Bay School every Monday at 7pm for social runs of varying lengths, with structured coached sessions on Thursdays at 7:30pm.
The club now has over 200 members and regularly has 20-30 turning up for training sessions. Of the group that turn out there is always a wide standard of athletes from beginners, who are especially welcome, to accomplished triathletes and runners. The club also has a large junior section who meet on Friday nights at "The Dome" at Mounts Bay School, Heamoor.
From tonight, 2nd September, sessions start at 7pm NOT 7.30pm.
All of September’s sessions start from Mounts Bay School.
From October there will be different venues for meeting on Thursday nights throughout the winter. See Viv’s schedule for further details.
Results in links below:
Many thanks to all competitors and supporters making the 2010 Yacht Inn Swim the most successful ever with 453 taking part……..congratulations to all.
Nick Brooks
It may be a bit wet and windy on Wednesday evening so marshals please come prepared!! Wellies, waterproofs, sou’westers - umbrellas may cause you to take off into the sunset (25mph winds forecast!).
Competitors - If the wind is too bad I may not be able to put out as many signs as I usually do. Just turn left once you leave the pool and keep running until you are told to turn around, and then come back the way you went.
Marshals please be at the pool by 6.30pm (in the case of Mark O, 6.30am!!)
Dry off in the Yacht Inn afterwards for a drink and presentation of the prizes.
Took part in my first parkrun at Hackney Marshes on Saturday. A flat 5k run on a course which overlooks the new Olympic building site!
Very informal - arrived 20 minutes to 9am and no-one about. 15 minutes to go and two people turn up on bikes. 10 minutes to go - a marshal turns up. 5 minutes to go - and everybody comes out of the woodwork!!
THE START!!
Organiser gives a rough description of the route - the start is here by the tree, follow the arrows, marshal will direct you over the bridge, the finish is there where the flat cones are laid out! Start the countdown, 3, 2 - oh someone else has turned up to start - wait for them - 1, Go!!
Cross the finish line - one marshal with a timing box pushing a button every time someone crosses the line - another giving out barcoded positions and another person scanning the barcodes in the order that people cross the line. Hopefully the two will tally up correctly later (the organiser said that this very rarely happens as people turn up without their bar codes and so cause problems.)
THE FINISH!
The results say that there were 27 entrants - the handwritten list at the end that I saw said that there was nearer 35 - 8 people without bar codes. My time was wrong due to the “no bar code” runners not being included within the final list so everyone with a code moves up into their timed places.
There were four marshals that I saw and three of these were doing the timings. As I said a very informal run - all abilities taking part. It was good fun. A great way to get new runners into the sport as it is very laid back. No club vests were worn (apart from me in my MBH top!) No water at the end - bring your own and leave it on the picnic bench.
45 minutes after it started everyone had left and it was like it was when I arrived - no-one in sight!
The date of the final Jubilee Pool Aquathlon has been set for Saturday, 18 September 2010 at 6pm - make a note in your diary now!
Our next event is on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 at 7pm.
Swim the triangle - Run the Prom!
Jubilee Pool, The Promenade, Penzance
Open to anyone 13 years and above as at 31 December 2010
Registration commences one hour before swim start
Approx 200 metre solar-heated pool swim / 2 mile run along the Promenade to Tolcarne, Newlyn and back
Entry form HERE
More details HERE
