Sent: 18 August 2008 00:00
Subject: FW: VS Update - Dates including LCW, Lasagne and Leeds Half;
also a Report and a Result
Dates
Thursday 21 August – Yorkshire Vets race at Starbeck –
see further details below
Sunday 31 August –
Tuesday 2 September – lasagne night at Leos (please
book by email, saying whether you want meat or vegetarian lasagne, and whether
you want apple pie), also Special General Meeting to discuss new Club
Constitution see http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsconst.htm
for details.
Wednesday 3 September –
Sunday 7 September – Leeds Half Marathon (GP
points). We have 56 Striders entered which is 16 more than any other
club. Swapping of race numbers is strictly forbidden, but if, despite
this, you are still considering it, please read the “17 rules” http://valleystriders.org.uk/17rules.htm
. Hopefully we’ll be the best supported club, too. The race
organisers are looking for marshals, and clubs supplying a team of marshals
will get a donation from Leeds City Council (see below). Please let me
know in the next 7 days whether you are interested.
Tuesday 9 September – track training at Leeds Met
Headingley
Sunday 14 September – Yorkshireman marathon and half
(GP points).
Sunday 14 September - Cancer Research run at Harewood
– 6 more marshals needed – please let me know if you are available to marshal
for this very good cause.
Sunday 14 September - Wetherby 10k (not GP)
Tuesday 16 September – recce run of part of Harewood
Trail Race route. Meet Harewood Village Hall at 6:30 pm prompt. (it
goes dark early)
Sunday 21 September – Kirkstall off-road race (not
VSGP)
Tuesday 23 September – Autumn Handicap. Meet by
the Res at 6:45 prompt. (it goes dark early)
Sunday 28 September – Abbey Valley Challenge at
Horsforth 10k (and GP points). Ranges of numbers have been reserved for
Striders and Abbey. Can we retain the Abbey Valley Challenge
Trophy? Please enter early!
Sunday 5 October – Harewood 10 Mile Trail Race
organised by Valley Striders. 45 more marshals needed. Please let me know
if you are available to marshal for this, our biggest fundraising event - last
year we raised over £3000 for Lineham Farm Children’s Centre.
Sunday 12 October – first race in West Yorkshire Cross
Country League. At Otley. Striders are helping Otley A C organise
the race. 20 Striders needed to help please (some of whom will be able to
run the race). More details on the series to follow. It costs £7
(in total) for 4 races, if you want to enter the series, please give your £7 to
Paul White.
Sunday 23
November - Abbey Dash (VSGP) www.helptheaged.org.uk/dash - enter early
(will close early)
Sunday 30
November - Thirsk 10 (VSGP) http://www.ukresults.net/forms/081130thirsk.doc
There are
other Grand Prix races between September and November – see http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsgp08c.htm
Events
The next
grand prix race is on Thurs 21 Aug at 7.30pm at Starbeck,
"Womens"
1. Tracey
Morris & Vicky Whitehead
2. Xanthe
Hannah & Hayley Nancolas
3. Sue
Sunderland & Sharon Tansley
4. Elika
Tasker & Erica Hiorns
5.
6. Mary
Egan & Kates Ford
Reserves:
Anna Costello, Carole Schofield
"Mens"
1. Mick
Loftus & Mick Wrench
2. Rob
Bumstead & Drew Taylor
3. Graham
Needham & Ian Sanderson
4. Panos
Aristotelous & Steve Webb
5. Paul
Hunter & Eirik Stangnes
6. Gwil
Thomas & Simon Vallance
Reserves:
Alastair Kennis, Jon Uttley
"Vets"
1. Patrick
Barrett & Jonathan Brownbill
2. Paul
Sanderson & Mick Tinker
3. Alan
Hutchinson & Tim Towler
4. John
Wallace & Geoff Webster
5. Bob
Jackson & Paul White
6. Jonathan
Cocker & Tony Haygarth
Reserves:
none!!
"D"
1. Dan
Murray & Greg Skerrett
2. Simon
Redshaw & ANO
3. Lucy
Carey & Kay Duggleby
4. Matt
Allen & Ian Rosser
5. Jim Clay
& Alistair Fale
6. Sarah
Coll & Lisa Hodgson
Reserves:
none!!
More
reserves needed – please let me know!
And could
you please give your £7 to Paul White. Ideally we’d like to collect these
BEFORE the race, please.
Marshals
Required to assist with the
The Leeds Half Marathon is taking place on Sunday 7th September 2008 and in
order to managed the route effectively and safely, Marshals are required at
various parts around the route. The Organisers are looking for Clubs /
Individuals to assist with the Marshalling roles at this event.
Marshals should only be required for a couple of hours and in return, will be
provided with a Volunteers T-shirt, Marshalling Bib and event information.
A small donation will also be made to Clubs / Groups who provide a large number
of volunteers.
For further details or to register your interest, please contact Sean
Kachmarski on 0113 3951444, email [email protected]
Race Reports
Wharfedale
Triple T (from Steve Webb)
My dodgy
ankle ruled out another foray in the solo class at the Saunders Mountain
Marathon and so last weekend I headed instead for Kettlewell, and 3 races in 3
days. The weather on Friday evening was absolutely glorious for the
4k uphill only road race. The race ends at the top of the pass to
Coverdale and is really hard; on the hairpin bend at Park Rash the slope appears
too steep for tarmac to remain in situ! I was 7th in about 20
minutes - much longer than I take for 5k on the flat. Race winner
was the evergreen Ian Holmes of Bingley Harriers.
Saturday
saw a 20k navigational fell race (Cat. A Medium) around, up and over Great
Whernside. The weather was no longer perfect and people were left
fumbling about in driving rain and very low visibility around
the summit plateau. I was in the chasing group which almost closed the
gap to the leaders at the trig point after they had gone wandering in the
mist. On this day I was 10th, being tailed off a little on the
tussocky descent. (The "TTT" stands for tarmac, trail and
tussock - so I couldn't really complain about misrepresentation)
Finally on
Sunday morning we reconvened for the 3k (Cat. A Short) fell race which leaves
the event field, goes straight up through the scree and crags above Kettlewell,
traverses some upland meadow and comes back down a track. All over
in the blink of an eye and the gasp of a lung; and pro-rata to the distance I
probably did did more walking than in any other race I can think of.
My finish
position was 8th on day 3, good enough for 5th place overall and 2nd Vet
behind Ian Holmes, who was series winner with three outright wins. But
there was very good competition at the front; in each race he was only a
few seconds ahead of Joe Mercer of Skipton. Sara ran on day 1 and day 3
but found other things to do on the Saturday, so no Grand Prix mug for her.
Editor’s
note, if you are wondering how Steve managed glorious weather last weekend,
this event took place in July and his report has been in my inbox for a while
Scandal
of missing points in VS Fell Championship (from GW)
Steve
Webb 210 points (Round Hill not included)
Steve Webb,
captain of the fell section & prolific winner of the VS Fell Championship,
was missed off the recent points list. This was, of course, a sneaky attempt to
keep him from winning again. An eagle-eyed investigator spotted the omission
and so Captain Webb has been reinstated with full points tally!!'
Grand Prix
points are scored according to the best time for the series. Here is the
current position
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
Best Pts Pos Time Pos Time Pos Time