COMMITTEE MEETING (ALL WELCOME)

The first committee meeting  took place a week last Tuesday, 18 Striders attended

The theme of the meeting was improving communication.

ABAC / UK Athletics - Paul gave us an update - due to the block vote of ABAC clubs, the closure of AAA of England has at least been postponed to allow further discussion and involvement of the clubs.

Meanwood Trail.  Alan Hutchinson volunteered to be chief marshal.  Most our regular section leaders were at the meeting and volunteered to take their places again this year. (Thank you!).    Please could ALL Valley Striders make themselves available on Saturday 8th April to support the race, we need at least 60 of you to marshal or for other duties.  Your start time will be between 9:30 and 10:15, depending on where you are marshalling (if you volunteer early you can choose your place).  We would also like a few of you to start 08:00 to 08:30 to help lay out the route - you will be given expert instruction and then will be qualified to lead a section next year.  Reply by email if you can help in any way.

Team Race Diary  A calendar of events (team races and relays) that we regularly enter was discussed and a few events added.  Team managers were appointed for those events in the near future.  This calendar is now on the website http://www.valleystriders.org.uk/yearplan.htm .  Team managers are required for the remaining events and deputy team managers are required for all events, please apply if you are interested!   If there is an event you are interested in running, contact the team manager for details.

Team Manager's Checklist  A checklist for Team Managers was discussed.  This was to help newcomers to the position know what was required when.  It was agreed that we should ask team members for race entry fees at around the time the entries were submitted, and only as a last resort collect the money on the race day or afterwards.

Vadim Kuznetsov Trophy  - we discussed what this should be awarded for - watch this space!

Email Message Board - Paul Briscoe suggested this as a way of intercommunication between Striders.  We will be setting up a trial for those that attended the meeting and see how this goes for two weeks with feedback at the next meeting.  If you would like to be included in the trial, please email me.

The main topic of discussion will be the Meanwood Trail Race.  We will also review the year planner and have feedback from the message board trial.  Business should take no longer than 20 minutes.

This will be combined with the buying of drinks for all present by your Publicity Secretary who will recently have run his first race in his new age-group. 

This will also be a pie and peas night, book these by return email to [email protected] - choose whether meat or vegetarian pie, and choose whether accompanied by peas or beans.

Note that you do not need to participate in the Committee Meeting (all welcome) to have either the pie'n'peas or the free drink.

RESULTS OF WEEKEND 4th and 5th FEBRUARY

Rombalds Stride trail

22 or 23 miles (depending on whether you chose a pioneering route (i.e. got lost) or not)

   10 Steve Webb         182.14 100
   13 Mick Loftus        182.51  99
   26 Alan Hutchinson    195.44  98 PB
   27 Simon Vallance     197.52  97
   60 Dave Milner        218.14  96
   66 Bob Jackson        222.27  96
   68 Alison Bogie       224.38  95
  111 Geoff Webster      252.13  95

Dewsbury 10k

Yorkshire team champions were Tracey (3rd W), Vicky (6th W) and Sam (7th W) - CONGRATULATIONS

And several Striders achieved PBs, apologies if I've missed some.

   16 Brian Hanley        32.52 100
   40 Tracey Morris       35.06  99
   58 Vicky Whitehead     36.28  98
   81 Sam Harris          37.47  97
  111 Adam Parton         38.39  96
  117 Richard King        38.49  95
  174 Tim Towler          40.32  94
  181 Roy Flesher         40.40  93
  196 Eric Green          40.57  92
  204 Paul White          41.06  91
  207 Jules Barltrop      41.09  90
  219 Mark Hunter         41.29  89
  221 Mick Tinker         41.33  88
  235 Bill Mccaffrey      41.44  87
  260 Carmel Barker       42.04  86 PB
  373 Paul Sanderson      44.48  85
  386 Tony Haygarth       45.09  84
  444 John Bucktrout      46.31  83 PB
  493 Paul Morris         47.35  82
  517 Lisa White          48.05  81 PB
  542 Emma Jenkins        48.33  80 PB
  554 Maddy Illingworth   48.59  79
  762 Anne Mccaffrey      54.52  78
  775 Matt Watkins        55.38  77

Up-to-date Grand Prix positions (including your groups for this year) on http://www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsgp06t.htm

Blackburn 10k

Lou Gilchrist ran 51:39 to finish 199th out of 301 runners, 29th out of 76 women.  She was the only W70, so won her age category, but also beat all 5 W60's, 3 of 4 W55's and 3 of 4 W50's.