Sent: 16 January 2009 00:48
Subject: VS Update - Monkey, Snake, Fell Champs, Yorks Vets, Peco,
Training Sessions, Membership
Brass Monkey
Race Numbers
I know of 1 man and 4 women who are not
running. If you are interested, then text me on 0777 5898 558 and I will
try and do some matchmaking. Also please read www.valleystriders.org.uk/17rules.htm
.
Arrangements
Striders
wanting to meet up for a drink or a meal after the race should head for the
“Fox and Hounds” on
Dan Murray
recommended this “a few of us went here last year and the grub was good and
there were plenty of tables”.
The price
of a carvery meal is £7.95 and this includes a complementary glass of wine.
Here's a
link www.maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=pubs+top+lane+york&fb=1&split=1&view=text&latlng=14266572711547918975&dtab=7
From York
Racecourse, head towards
Dewsbury 10k
This is on
Sunday 1 February. Postal entries close January 17th, but
online entries close Tuesday 20 January at 10pm www.ukresults.net . Grand Prix points are
available.
Race
Numbers
Race number
“swapping” is permitted in the Snake Lane 10 providing the organizers are
notified at least the day before the race.
If anyone
wants to run but did not get in, then let me know. I believe there are at
least 4 of you, but I’ve lost my list of names so please email me.
If anyone
knows that they won’t be running, then let me know. I already have 3 of
you that have emailed me – Max, Tom and Xanthe – but if there is anyone else,
I’m sure I can arrange for your number to be transferred.
If there
are more “wants” than “dropouts”, we’ll allocate the numbers we have and put
the rest of you on a waiting list.
Arrangements
Abbey
Runners have organized a coach (bus) to and from the race. It’s a 53
seater, and Abbey have taken 30 of the places. So we will be slightly
outnumbered, as we will for the race.
The provisional timetable for the day is:
08:30 leave
from the Abbey club car park at Adel
11:00 race
13:30 leave
race venue (after showering, changing and attending the prize giving)
14:00 arrive
at a pub in
Rest of
afternoon to continue eating and drinking or for shopping or sightseeing, etc.
17:30 leave
18:00 arrive
back at Adel
Email Dan Murray [email protected]
in the next week if you may be interested in travelling by coach and want
further information.
Fell Race Championship
2009 – Meeting Tuesday 20 January
There have
been many emails flying about over the last 3 weeks discussing alternative
schemes to improve the Fell Championship.
Steve has summarized these to two main options
Option 1. All FRA approved races to be
allowable. Scoring based on my "percentage winning time
formula" e.g. if winner runs 40 mins and you run 50 mins you score
80%. Also including adjustment factors of 1.1, 1.0, 0.9 for A, B and C
category. Best 5 scores from 1st January to the last Sunday in November
to count (so trophy can be awarded at Christmas party) and to include at least
one short, one medium and one long.
Option 2. Nine designated races, 3 short, 3 medium, 3
long. Scoring based on rank within Valley Striders finishing the race as
per the Grand Prix. Best 4 scores to count including at least one short,
one medium and one long. Suggested races for Option 2:
Geoff may have some good alternative ideas for the
races. I've failed to include any Dave Woodhead promotions which is a bit
of a shame and I'm a bit concerned that two of the longs are very long and
could be a bit off-putting. Alternative Longs could be Whernside (BL) (12 miles
3,000 ft) on 26 September or Wycoller Hoof (BL) (18 2,600ft) on 27
September.
Anthony
Fryer has come up with Option 3 which is a combination of Options 1 and 2, that
is to have 9 named races as in Option 2 but to use the scoring system from
option 1.
We’ll meet
at Leo’s next Tuesday (20th) at 8:30pm to decide. All welcome!
Three
Peaks Fell Race
– note that Online entries are now open http://www.threepeaksrace.org.uk/
Your Race Calendar for
2009
Planning
your race calendar for 2009?
Look on the
Striders website for our Grand Prix races www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsclubch.htm
Look on the
Striders website for other races www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsdates.htm
Look on
Can’t make
up your mind and want to see what Striders thought of a race? Have a look
at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsracerp.htm
and thank Xanthe for cross-referencing all the race reports from the
last 4 years.
The
Yorkshire Vets hold a series of 10 races, mostly mixed terrain, between
February and November. The first race is at Horsforth on 1 February – for
details see http://www.yvaa.org/
The Yorks
Vets cross country championships is at Knavesmire on Saturday 14
February. Please let Drew Taylor know before 4 February if you want to
run [email protected]
Peco Result
Men
9 Gareth Moules
14
Steve Webb V
17
Gwilym Thomas
23
26
Kevin McMullan
37
Ian Rosser
52
Andrew Thompson V
53
Eirik Stangnes
72
Nick Barnes
87
94
Bob Jackson V
96
John Wallace V
110
Malcolm Coles V
133
Bob Wilkes
The men’s
team finished 2nd , their highest position ever. The mens vets
were 5th (counters for vets team indicated with V).
Gareth made
a great comeback to racing, and Andrew Thompson, signed up on the morning of
the race, was a counter for the men’s team and for the vets’ team.
Women
15
Sue Sunderland V
23
36
64
Sara Dyer V
The women
were one short for a team of 5 so were allocated an extra 92 points the same as
the last place finisher plus a further penalty of 25. Even so, they were
still 6th out of 7.
The series
results so far now read
Ilkley G.Acre J.Smeaton
Men
5 4 2
Women
3 7 6
Men
vets
5 6 5
Women
vets 8
11 7
Can the men
finish runners up in the league? Two more second places may be
sufficient! Can the women save themselves from relegation? It will
go to the last race (as last year)!
The final 2
races are Sunday 8 February from John Charles (a.k.a.
Leading Training
Sessions
There is a
one-day course available from England Athletics which covers all the aspects of
leading a training session, whether it be for newcomers to running or for
serious runners (like ourselves).
Tim Towler
and myself have both been on this course. We would like every Valley
Striders training session to include at least one qualified leader and are
proposing to pay for 4 more Striders to attend this course, which will
hopefully be held in
A summary
of the course is http://www.valleystriders.org.uk/leaf/jogengland-leaflet-form-v4-29.5.08.pdf
Please
contact me if you are interested or would like further information.
P.S. Do not
be put off by the term “Jog
Membership
We now have
145 members paid and 70 still to pay. See www.valleystriders.org.uk/reg2008.htm
to check whether you have paid.
Are you in
the minority who haven’t paid yet? If so, then standard rate is
£14. Please make out a cheque to Valley Striders and send to