Sent: 07 March 2008 00:26
Subject: VS Update - SDXC, Lucozade, Results, Orienteering, Liz Wood
Cross Country at Thackley, Sunday 9 March
Fifth and final Peco Sport Direct race this Sunday.
Race is from
Registration 10:00 to 10:45 (at latest) for £2.50.
Race starts at 11:00. One lap of a small field, down a stony path, down a
muddy path, to the canal. Along the towpath, cross the canal, back
through (flat) fields, then back up the muddy and stony paths that you
originally ran down.
The entry fee includes pie and peas afterwards at Idle
Cricket Club,
The women are 4th equal in the first division and need to
finish 3rd or better on the day to be safe from relegation.
The men are 1st in the second division and are almost
certain to be promoted.
The men vets are 2nd overall and need a strong result to
maintain this position (I believe there is a trophy for this).
Lucozade Night, Tuesday 11 March
Note that training is 5 by 6 minutes at High Ashes, meet at
Leos.
Tommy Craig, Sports Scientist of the Lucozade Team has sent
this message
“Just to confirm the date and time for the
presentation – Tuesday 11th March. I’ll be along at around
6pm. If anyone has any specific questions for me then it is always
helpful to get an email list of these before hand“
“If you could also ask people to bring sweat towels
for the post weigh, this way I can get an accurate weight of each person and
put it in to the spread sheet I will have ready. After I present, I’ll
stay for as long as is required for anyone who has individual questions.
I’ll also have some samples on the night as well, but the most important aspect
of this is education.”
So turn up 6:15 to 6:40 if you want to be part of the
weighing experiment, and stay afterwards to hear the results of the experiment
and listen to Tommy’s presentation.
If you have any questions you want to raise with Tommy
(e.g. is Tony’s quencher better for you than Lucozade) send them to
Patrick [email protected]
Trollers Trot 25 miles
41 Dan Harman
4hrs02
47 John Wallace 4hrs11
75 Richard Adcock 4hrs32
132 Geoff Webster 5hrs12
John Wallace emailed “Trollers was excellent, apart form the
howling wind in our faces on the last 5 miles along the
Richard
Adcock emailed “We
did the Trollers Trot today and with the wind as well as the distance and a
couple of mistakes in direction I found it exhausting. Never again.....
until next time”
Other Recent Results
Huddersfield 10k (toughest 10k road race in
75 Jeremy Ladyman 43:36
250 Chloe
Haweswater Half
18 Steve Webb
1:22:46
347
Norton 9
31 Mark Greaves
55:39
70
New Club Member
We welcome Ian Rosser, who joined last Tuesday.
Want to try Orientering? (from Steve Webb) – Sunday 16 March
This is one of the larger orienteering races of the
year put on by Airienteers.
Orienteering is basically a cross country navigational
race run on a time trial basis. There are 16 different lengths of course
in total.
We have arranged two courses suitable for runners who
might like to give orienteering a try. The distances are approximately 8k
(Purple, Course 11) and 5k (Red, Course 12). The times you are likely to
take will be comfortably in excess of what you would take over the same distances
on the road; orienteering kilometres are probably equivalent to cross
country miles. Shoes with a good grip would be an advantage and we
recommend wearing full leg cover (tights/tracksters).
We have kept the navigation simple. All the
controls, which you have to visit in order, are either on line features (paths,
walls, fences, streams) or within sight of them. If you are uncertain you
should be able to stay in touch with one of these. If you can use a
compass it might be helpful, but it is far from essential on these
courses. There will be maps of the area with example courses for you to
study before you run. These will be available at enquiries (Aireport).
Entry is £6.50 (you can run as a pair if you wish for
the same fee – but with one map between you). Parking is at Bolton Abbey
Riverside. The parking is £5.50, but gives you access to all the Bolton
Abbey car parks for the day, so it is best to come with a car full. Start
times are from 10.30 to 12.30.
Further details can be found at www.aire.org.uk If
you know a lot of people who intend to come it would be worth leaving a message
for Chris Burden on 01274 583853 a week before the race to ensure we
produce enough maps.
(Or contact Steve [email protected] )
From Liz Wood
I've recently qualified as a Personal Trainer and Sports
Massage Therapist, and wondered if any Striders would appreciate a post-run
massage after their Tuesday night training session? The idea is that the
massage couch would be set up at Leo's (probably in one of the changing rooms)
and anyone who's interested could put their names down for a quick massage, say
10 minute slots each (the fee being whatever amount you'd like to contribute to
the tips bucket!). If you'd then like a full 45 minute sports massage,
injury assessment (assessment of soft tissue damage, treatment massage and
post-care advice) or a personal training session, you can contact me for
further information or to book your appointment.
Sports massage has numerous benefits for everyone - it
increases circulation, nourishes the skin, improves skin elasticity and
mobilises the tissues. These improvements to tissue condition bring
particular benefits for runners, as they reduce pain, stiffness and fatigue in
the muscles, increasing your flexibility and range of movement, and reducing
the risk of injury. Come along and give it a try!
Please contact me for any further information on 07866
480368 or at [email protected]
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