Sent: 09 November 2007 00:24
Subject: V S Update - Cross country, Track training, Results, Reports
(Snowdonia, OMM, New York) and more
Cross Country – final
reminder for Woodkirk this Sunday (11 Nov)
Teams comprise 8 men and 5 women. The vets teams
comprise 6 men and 3 women (I think). We get penalized for not having a
full team and the more runners we have the better.
The course is approximately 5 miles and is a good
introduction to off road running. There are a couple of muddy tracks on
each lap but there are also some dry stony paths and even a section of
pavement, so come on, give it a go!
- Race Date & Time: Sunday 11th November, start time
11.00am, registration 10:00 – 10:45 but suggest you arrive 10:30 at the
latest. Race fee is £2.50.
- Race Location: The race HQ will be alongside Shaw Cross
Rugby Club,
- Directions: M62 junc 28, take main road signposted
Dewsbury A653 & travel 3 miles to Shaw Cross, ground on main road on right,
club house 100 yards up the road on the right (just after end of dual
carriageway)
- Car Parking: All parking will be on road: please park
legally, and with consideration for local residents
- After The Race: Changing and showering facilities, race
results and food will all be provided at Shaw Cross Rugby Club
Thank you to Xanthe, Dan, Jonathan, Geoff & Sylvia for
volunteering to marshal, this means the rest of you can run!
The next cross country will be Saturday 17 November at
Knavesmire Racecourse
Track Training at Leeds Met
Carnegie /
There were
30+ at the first session and there was an overwhelming majority to continue
this on the second Tuesday in the month throughout the winter. And Leeds
Met say they’ll be pleased to have us back!
Several
Striders have sent details of their favourite track sessions but we’ll not get
too complicated before Christmas, so this is how it will work next Tuesday
Meet in the
foyer of the Sports Centre at 7:10pm ready changed (directions below)
20 minute
warm-up jog out of the campus, up Otley Road as far as the Ring Road
Roundabout, when the first one gets there, all turn round and head back to the
track.
Assemble on
the 400 metre staggered start using lanes 3 to 8. Then run a 400 metre
timed lap, when the last runner crosses the line there is a 40 second break
before repeating three more times. For this set, runners should be
in mixed abilities in each lane so that the runners in each lane get spread out
quickly. Also at the end of the 400 metre lap, the faster runners in
particular should continue jogging because they are going to get a break of 70-90
seconds before their next 400 metres.
2 minute
break
Then running
round the track, 2 minutes on, 40 seconds walk recovery and repeat
three more times. Please note the slowest runners should use lane 3
or 4 so that they complete a full circuit. Other runners should use lanes
5 to 8. Just continue running/walking, no need to return to the start for
each lap. Geoff and Sylvia will have a loud whistle to start each 2
minute rep.
2 minute
break
Repeat the
first set of 4 by 400 metres timed laps.
Finally,
between 3 and 5 laps gentle jog on the track and/or on the jogging trail around
the track.
Showers then
refreshments at Three Horse Shoes pub.
Directions
There are two ways of getting into
We will meet in the Indoor Sports Centre which
is much smarter, has a foyer area where we can meet, and drinks machines etc
for afterwards. NB Don’t forget £2.25 and also bring a £1 coin for the
lockers.
It sounds complicated, but the floodlights will be on at the
track and this should make it easier to find!
Jerry says : “If you park in the car park by the track using
the north entrance from Church Wood drive, the entrance to the Sports Centre is
opposite the car park entrance. £ 2.25 is the standard price for a using the
track. As you enter the Sports Centre you'll see the turnstile and cash desk in
front of you so you'll just need to say "one for the track". Go
through the turnstile and either turn left to go straight to the track, or turn
right and through the doors to look for the changing rooms”.
Meet in the foyer at 6:50 before getting changed or 7:10
ready changed.
I’m sure some people won’t get this email, so we’ll have to
start by finding them, they’ll be at the Outdoor Reception / Athletics Centre
(they will have entered via the South Gate on St Chad’s Road, and again
continued in a straight line), which has portacabins for changing.
Hopefully the training will be easier than finding your way.
Subs
Oops, I
printed Paul’s address incorrectly in the last email, please send your cheques
to Paul White, 17 Whinmoor Court, Red Hall, Leeds LS14 1NX.
Fees are £12
for first claim, £9 for second claim, £6 for juniors, £3 for social
members. NB First claim and juniors subs includes £3 UK Athletics affiliation.
Paul is also
collecting other dues - £6 for West Yorks XC, £4.30 for short sleeve T shirts,
£5.50 for long sleeve T shirts.
Xmas meal
Friday 14
December. Buffet meal and awards presentation. Possibly a drink or
two. Partners invited! Only £9 each. Please book with Steve
O’Callaghan [email protected]
NB state whether vegetarian meal.
Race Results
Bridlington
Half
18 Howard Jeffrey 1:22:48 M50 Yorks gold medal
Holmfirth 15
188
20 Howard Jeffrey
1:37:35 M50 Yorks silver medal
228 finished
Guy Fawkes
10
First Strider home was new member Gwil Thomas in a
time worth an hour and a few seconds on a flat course! Congrats too to Howard
Jeffrey (Otley AC) 1st M50 and to John Wallace on a PB by 4 minutes!. The
following table shows Grand Prix points
18 Gwilym
Thomas 1:03:33
100
29 Howard Jeffrey
1:05:28 99
33 Ian
Sanderson
1:06:10 99
65 Eirik Stangnes
1:09:10 98
160 Jim
Clay
1:14:46 97
182 Simon Redshaw
1:16:02 96
209 Hayley Palmer
1:16:54 95
289 John
Wallace
1:19:51 94
317
363 Nick
Barnes
1:22:59 92
828 finished
Final events
for Grand Prix points are Burley Bridge Hike (Sat 10 Nov), Knavesmire XC (Sat
17 Nov) and Abbey Dash (Sun 25 Nov)
The 2008
Grand Prix season opens on Wed 26 Dec at the Chevin Chase (entry forms now
available – enter early).
Snowdonia Marathon – from
Steve Webb
News from the wet and windy Snowdonia marathon last
Saturday.
Sara ran this for the nth time and finished 832nd in 4.34.27
(chip position and time). Having now had the benefit of a back to back
comparison she thinks it is definitely harder than Windermere!
As the cloud was so low and it looked as though it was going
to rain I decided not to embark on my usual jaunt up to
The early race leader had a more startling fall
from grace. He went off like a rocket apparently intending to
challenge the course record, but it sounds as though he had a complete system
failure at about 23 miles and failed to finish.
OMM 07 (formerly KIMM) – from
Three Striders took part in the
Original Mountain Marathon (OMM) this year, all in the Elite Class. This
involved 50+ miles and 13,000+ft of ascent over two days, carrying all over
night gear, with self navigation over rough mountainous ground in the Lowther
Hills in
We were all delighted to complete
the event; quite an achievement for us all. Simon and his partner beat Mick W
and I with 30th and 35th placings respectively. Of the 53 starters in our
class only 38 completed the race. Over 3000 runners take part in total in
various classes.
After picking up an injury on day
one I struggled round on day two. We only just managed to get back within
the cut off time with 4 minutes to spare. Mick and I had been 'running'
for a total of over 18 hours.
30 Edward Gascoyne &
Simon Vallance Day 1 09:53:57 (32) Day 2 07:22:33 (30) Overall
17:16:30
35 Mick Wrench &
In short; I had a terrible experience and hated the latter
stages of my first, last and only marathon. I finished in 4:23 after
walking the last 6 miles as I simply ran out of energy and felt like death
would be a preferable way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I set off way too fast
for the first 10 miles which was pretty stupid and I regret not sticking to the
3:50 pace group when I blew past them early in the race.
The course is supposed to be quite undulating but I thought
it was very flat compared to north
I didn't realise quite how painful the following couple of
days would be but it was very funny walking around
And Finally
The apple
pie was superb on Tuesday. There was a proposal that we should have pie,
peas and apple pie every week and train once a month. Even with the
current arrangement of the first Tuesday in the month, we are still likely to
be the fattest running club in
Oh and
before I forget an early warning for January 2008. The club won’t be open
on 1 January. So first training Tuesday will be 8 January and we’ll do 3
by 10 minutes and have pie/peas. Second training Tuesday will be 15
January at Leeds Met Carnegie track etc
