Sent: 28 June 2007 00:11
Subject: V S Update -
Valley Striders’ biggest participation event of the
year is now only two months away. Planning has commenced!
In the last 4 years we have been the only club to have
4 teams of 12 competing. We must be able to do it again. Since my
last email we have 17 signed up, we’re one-third of the way, only 31 more
needed.
The race is on Sunday 2 September, starting at 08:00
from Garforth Sports Centre and taking a circular clockwise route of 60 miles
mainly off-road (footpaths and fields) through and near Woodlesford, Stanley,
East Ardsley, Morley, Gildersome, Pudsey, Apperley Bridge, Thornbury, Golden
Acre Park, Eccup, Bardsey, Scarcroft, Barwick, Scholes and back to
Garforth.
Each leg is about 10 miles, you run in pairs, we try
and match you for speed as near as we can.
Interested? Then email me or ask me or Paul
Furness for more information. There are still some guaranteed places in
our “D” team for even the slowest runners, although we will select our “A”,
“Vets” and “Ladies” teams on ability.
We need to get as many names as possible in the next 2
to 3 weeks so that we can put provisional teams together and let you recce your
leg once or twice before the race.
Events in July
I know I listed them in the last email, but in case
you’ve deleted your copy …
Tue 3 Jul – Final Reminder! - Pie and Peas
night, please reply by email on or before Sunday 1 July stating whether meat or
vegetable pie and whether mushy peas or baked beans. NB in emergency
(e.g. you’ve been on holiday) text to 0777 5898 558 before 12 noon Monday 2
July
Wed 4 Jul –
Tue 10 Jul – normal training but also recce run for
Handicap (24th) at the pace of the slowest. We’ll meet by the Lodge by
the Res at about 7:05-7:10pm (we’ll use our usual routes to get there) then do
the clockwise circuit via Eccup, Emmerdale and the Reservoir Dam.
Sun 15 Jul – Eccup 10 mile (VSGP), NB may fill up
before race day
Tue 17 Jul – normal training session or you could do
the recce run again.
Fri 20 Jul – Washburn Valley Relay, teams of 4, approx
4 miles per leg. http://www.otleyac.co.uk/Washburn%20Relay/WVR.htm
Anyone interested? 44 teams entered last year, most of the local clubs
were represented.
Tue 24 Jul – Summer Handicap 5 mile trail (VSGP),
start by lodge by Eccup Res, first runner off at 7pm. Afterwards pie and
peas. And some presentations as this is the nearest Tuesday to the date
of our 25th Anniversary.
Wed 25 Jul – Golden Acre Park Relay, teams of 3, just
over 2 miles per leg, very sociable event, all standards welcome, make up your
own teams and name them yourselves (preferably with Valley and/or Striders in
the name) and enter on the night. We had 4 or 5 teams last
year. http://www.abbeyrunners.co.uk/GoldenAcre/golden.htm
Sun 29 Jul – Round Hill Fell Race (VSGP) (more trail
than fell), approx 7 miles from Timble, north of Otley
Anniversary Run and Barbecue
Sun 12 August – Valley Striders run down and up
Meanwood Trail followed by lunchtime barbecue. Please let me know ASAP if
you are definite or are likely to be coming so we’ve an idea of numbers (also
let me know if you are vegetarian). £6.50 per head.
The Vets team couldn’t quite hold on to their trophy,
being overtaken by
But well done to everyone, conditions were difficult,
the early legs had to contend with very steamy conditions (warm and boggy
underfoot) and the later legs had to contend with very rainy conditions (warm
and boggy overhead).
Outstanding performance of the day was that by Dan and
Gaz on leg 1, they had only recced it once and came through in fifth
place (Otley got lost on this leg!). The other BMW debutants Graham
(called up on Thursday evening), Paul, Jonathan, Patrick, Dan M, Joel and Simon
also all had good runs.
The Club Secretary will be writing 100 lines “I must
be in place and ready to run when the incoming team arrives”.
Valley Striders Vets
Pos on Leg Cumulative
1 Ian Sanderson &
2 Bob Jackson &
3 Jonathan Brownbill & Patrick Barrett
9 1:08:20 7 3:58:18
4
5 Rob Bumstead & Mick
Wrench 10
1:25:50 8 6:43:43
Valley Striders B
1 Dan Harman & Gaz
Moules
5 1:22:38 5 1:22:38
2
3
4
5 Joel Giddings & Simon
Redshaw 19 1:35:43
19 7:39:07
Selected
Team results
1
Keighley & Craven 6:09:48
2
Horsforth Harriers 6:12:29
3
Abbey Runners 6:12:41
4
Ilkley Harriers 6:13:26
5
Bingley Harriers 6:31:13
6
7
Pudsey Pacers 6:40:58
8
Valley Striders Vets 6:43:43 2nd Vets
9
Otley
AC
6:58:31
10
Ilkley Vets 7:08:39
3rd Vets
12
14
Ilkley H Ladies 7:25:37 1st Women
16
32
teams
Other Results
Jane
Tomlinson 10k
A big
turnout for the Striders and special congratulations to Tracey (1st W), Mary
(1st W50) and
Chip
Chip Gun
Gun Cat Cat
Pos
Time Pos
Time
Pos
4 Tracey Morris
0:34:43 4
0:34:43 FSEN 1
129
164
Mary Egan
0:44:11 168 0:44:42
F50-59 1
189
Liz Adams
0:44:33 274 0:46:37
FSEN 19
265
Anna Costello
0:45:41 277 0:46:38
FSEN 21
301
445
494
Xanthe Hannah
0:48:27 428 0:49:07
FSEN 41
503
731
Paul Morris
0:50:40 636 0:51:22
MSEN 362
1148
1200
Sarah Spruytenburg 0:53:59 978
0:54:19 FSEN 126
2324
John Sutcliffe 0:59:49
2143 1:01:38
2478
3252
Matthew Watkins 1:04:23
3499 1:09:24 M40-49 535
3303
Anne Mccaffrey 1:04:43
3549 1:09:38 F40-49 451
4554
Melanie Watson 1:12:13
4666 1:17:40 FSEN 1439
Let me know
if I’ve missed anyone not registered as a Strider
British
Masters 5k Championships at Horwich
George Black
20:05 4th M65
135
Wheldrake
10k
20
Tim Towler 39:53
Otley
Beat The Clock 5k
33
44 Rob Bumstead 19:28
64 Paul Sanderson 21:10
42 Steve Trout
40:35
All of
these are now listed on the website (2007 Performances). We’ll be getting
the Personal Bests and Age-group bests up to date in the next week or two so
keep sending them in
From Tracy Stewart
I was stopped by a small child outside his house on my way
home asking me why I was running, was a man chasing me ... I nearly said no
such luck but managed to try to explain I was doing it for fun!! He
looked at me as if I was mad!
And finally …
… belated Congratulations to Liz Wood (previously