Sent: 25 January 2009 11:13
Subject: VS Update - Dates, Snake, Training Course, Fell Championship,
Grand Prix, English Fell, Monkey Results
Important Dates
Dewsbury 10k Entries – Sunday 1 February
Entries have now closed, but I have access to 3 entries,
contact me for details
Lasagne Night – Tuesday 3 February
Please book by Sunday 1 February 10p.m, stating whether meat
lasagne or vegetarian lasagne, also whether you want apple pie.
Late bookings by text 0777 5898 558 up to 2pm Monday 2
February
Peco Cross Country – Sunday 8 February – at John
Charles Centre (
Lots of women needed to help stave off relegation, lots of
men needed for our push for 2nd place in the league. See www.abbeyrunners.org.uk for details
(not yet on their website).
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]
NB for other events organized by Yorks Vets, see www.yvaa.org (you only have to be 35 to
run!)
Regarding
travel to and from the race, please email Dan Murray [email protected]
before Thursday 29 January if you are interested in travelling by the Abbey
Runners coach. So far we have the back seat booked! Here are the details.
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
Northern 12 Stage Relay – Sunday 5 April
The Northern men’s 12 stage and women’s 6 stage relays are
on the 5th April in
Please contact Paul Hunter [email protected]
if you'd like to be included in the men’s team; Laura Clark [email protected]
for the women’s team.
The Northern 12 stage relay is a qualifying event for the
National 12 stage relay. Teams that finish in the top 25 qualify for the
National.
Leading Training
Sessions
This note
was lurking at the bottom of the previous V S Update. I got 3 replies,
two interested and one rant. We have the potential to take up 6 places in
total. Please contact me if you are interested or would like further
information. Do not be put off by the term “Jog
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.
A summary
of the course is http://www.valleystriders.org.uk/leaf/jogengland-leaflet-form-v4-29.5.08.pdf
Membership Fees
69 still to
pay. See www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmemreg.htm .
Standard rate £14. Cheque to Valley Striders for £14 to
After a stimulating email debate a meeting was held recently
to determine the basis on which the 2009 Fell Championship will be
contested. You can never please all the people all the time, but this is
what was decided at the meeting for the 2009 championship.
Twelve qualifying races: 4 short, 4 medium, 4 long.
Total score to be based on your best 4 races to include at
least one short, one medium and one long.
Your score at each race
is:
Winner’s time x 100 x AF (adjustment factor)
Your time
At category A races: AF = 1.1
At category B races: AF = 1.0
At category C races: AF = 0.9
The qualifying races are:
Short
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Jack Bloor Race, Ilkley |
Tuesday 12 May |
BS |
5.2m 1150’ |
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Otley Chevin |
Wednesday 3 June |
AS |
3.5m 900’ |
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Tom Tittiman, |
Sunday 21 June |
BS |
4.0m 700’ |
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Oldfield, nr Keighley |
Sunday 19 July |
CS |
5.5m 550’ |
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Medium
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Noon Stone, Mytholmroyd |
Saturday 28 February |
AM |
9.0m 2300’ |
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*Windmills Whizz, *To be confirmed |
Saturday 14 March |
BM |
7.0m 800’ |
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Ilkley Trail Race |
Sunday 24 May |
CM |
6.5m 700’ |
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Round Hill, nr Otley |
Sunday 2 August |
CM |
9.0m 1100’ |
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Long
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Three Peaks, Horton in Ribblesdale |
Saturday 25 April |
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24.0m 4500’ |
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Wharfedale Off Road |
Saturday 6 June |
CL |
25.0m 2600’ |
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Sedbergh Hills |
Sunday 16 August |
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14.0m 6000’ |
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Yorkshireman Off Road |
Sunday 13 September |
CL |
26.0m nyk |
You need to get your entries in immediately for the
Anthony has kindly volunteered to collate results and
calculate scores using Steve’s unique patent pending system. The scores
will be publicised after each race and totals will be updated on the VS
website.
Geoff has kindly volunteered to create a new trophy to be
awarded to the lady with the highest score in the championship. Any
suggestions for the design of this masterpiece of conceptual art to go to GW at
his studio – but please no pickled Swaledale sheep or unmade beds.
Steve
2009 Grand Prix – from
Bob Jackson
A few
changes – we’ve added the Ilkley Trail Race and the Ilkley Incline to the list
of Grand Prix races, which completes the calendar. The Ilkley Incline is
an interesting race, it is just one mile … uphill!
Having
completed the calendar, we have removed the Wetherby 10k because it is the same
date as the Yorkshireman. Suggestions are required for a replacement 5k,
5mile or 10k race.
Note that 5
of the races in the Fell Championship are also in the Grand Prix – by running
these you would not only qualify for the Fell Championship, but also only need
3 more to qualify for the Grand Prix.
These
double counting races are : Jack Bloor, Ilkley Trail, Wharfedale, Round Hill
and Yorkshireman.
There is
also a proposal (from me) to change the scoring system for the Grand Prix so
that it is not biased towards races where only a few Striders turn up. To
see the new system, click on http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsclubch.htm
. Comments please!
English Fell
Championship – from Anthony Fryer
This year the English Champs events are all a bit more local
than in previous years so if interested in doing them it is a lot easier than
usual.
6 races in the series. Best 4 results count and 1 needs to be done at each
distance.
The champs are as follows
Short: Stretton Hills (Sat. 6th June), Dentdale (Sat. 29th Aug.)
Medium: Half Tour of Pendle (Sat. 7th March), Tebay (Sat. 20th June)
Long: Wasdale (Sat. 11th July), Langdale (Sat. 10th Oct.)
I will be doing Tebay, Dentdale, Wasdale and Langdale. So if anyone is
interested but is not up for the drive there and back you are more than welcome
to car share. Also if you are just interested in one ot two of the races just
to see what the Champs are like then again let me know.
Some are pre-entry and will fill up fast!
Half Tour of Pendle - Entries open at Clayton Le Moor Website http://www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk/
or http://ukresults.net/09mar.html#halftour
. A grand total of £4 to enter. I have a map of the course that I am happy to
copy although will be a big field and a short course so nav will not be a
problem.
Stretton Hills - Bit far away and is entry on the day. Don't know much
about it?
Tebay - A nice day out in the Howgills. Grassy, fast running perfect for
those who like XC but just add a few more hills. Again I have a map of the
course but should be okay with nav. Not sure about entry for this as awaiting
my calendar.
Dentdale - Entry forms not out yet but website is http://www.dentdale.com/fellrace.htm
Part of the Dentdale show so can take the family http://www.dentdale.com/dentdaleshow.htm
Wasdale - Entries found here. Total of £6. Pre-entry only and a limit of
250 hardy souls. http://www.cfra.co.uk/ Didn't fill
up last time it was a champs race but this is getting more popular. Note that
it is a tough race that in bad weather would require navigation skills. One of
the hardest on the calendar. I did it last year and here is how I found it. http://middlepack.co.uk/2008/07/wasdale-fell-race/
Again I have a map.
Langdale - Pre-entry, there is a limit but I think it is around 500 as a
champs race. Last years entry details here. This will fill up as it is a
classic race. http://www.amblesideac.org.uk/Langdale_2008.htm
I know some people are put off by some of the fell races that need navigation
skills. If that is a concern for people then let me know. I will happily go
through the basics on a weekend up on Ilkley Moor. Even put on a little
navigation training event for you to brush up your skills. I also have an
e-book on mountain nav that people are welcome to have.
Anthony Fryer
Race Reports &
Results
Ilkley
Moor Night Race and Ovenden Fell Race
See Anthony Fryer’s website www.middlepack.co.uk
Brass
Monkey Half
Chip
Chip G.P
Gun Gun
Pos
Time Pts Pos
Time
47 Gwilym Thomas
1:20:25 100 47
1:20:31
71 Kevin McMullan
1:21:42 98 71
1:21:48
82 Dan Fisher
1:22:53 97 83
1:23:00
93 Matt Allen
1:23:48 95 93
1:23:55
133 Ian Rosser
1:26:21 94 133
1:26:29
136 Gary Sutherland
1:26:26 92 134
1:26:31
142 Ian Sanderson 1:26:42
91 142 1:26:49
145 Eric Green
1:26:57 89 145
1:27:00
150 Dan Murray
1:27:19 88 149
1:27:26
172 Steve Tighe
1:28:34 86 173
1:28:48
202 Patrick Barrett
1:29:57 85 201 1:30:05
206 Alan Hutchinson
1:30:07 83 208
1:30:17
208 Tim Towler
1:30:08 82 207
1:30:15
221 Tom Button
1:30:46 80 221
1:30:54
235
270 Liz Wood
1:32:51 77 274
1:33:08
273
275 Bob Jackson
1:33:01 74 273
1:33:08
293 John Wallace
1:33:42 73 293
1:33:54
295 Greg Skerrett 1:33:43
71 294 1:33:58
299 John Batchelor
1:33:51 70 298
1:34:03
332 Nick Barnes
1:35:06 68 331
1:35:21
340
365 Simon Redshaw
1:36:35 65 363 1:36:42
389 Michaela McGarry 1:37:25
64 385 1:37:38 2
431 Richard Adcock
1:38:57 64 428
1:39:10
480 Sue
610
621
712 Geoff Webster
1:48:41 58 709
1:49:00
804 John Bucktrout
1:51:58 56 806
1:52:51
915 Kay Duggleby
1:57:05 55 923
1:57:54
1009
Tracy Stewart 2:00:58
53 1009 2:01:46
1125
Debbi Wagman
2:09:12 52 1128
2:10:22
GP Points
allocated on Chip time. My sprint to the line to beat Liz was in
vain.
There were
1279 finishers. Striders had 34 of them, but Darlington Quakers with 41
and Dragons with 37 both had more. Our 34 was equalled by Abbey.
But,
looking at positions, we had 29 in the top half, and this was well ahead of the
others (Quakers 20, Abbey 19).