Sent: 13 March 2010 01:32
Subject: V S Update - Training, Events (ladies afternoon, parkrun,
Rothwell, LHM), National XC results and reports, Other results, British
Duathlon
Very Important Notices
Training on Thursday 18 March – steady run 6:45 but meet at LEOS not at Scott Hall – afterwards curry
at Arti on Harrogate Road (click for details) formerly the
Police Station, centre of Chapel A) not the Ruchee
Leeds Half Marathon is now over 80% full and is likely to fill in next 10 days (sooner if
they put any publicity in the local press). See below for details on how to
enter online or by post.
Word of warning Valley Striders do not support the swapping of race numbers unless
permitted by the race organiser. This can lead to unexpected,
embarrassing or disastrous consequences. Three examples:
Other Training Sessions
Tue 16 March – 5 by 6 minutes at High
Ashes – meet Leo’s at 6:45
Thu 18 March – see above
Tue 23 March – hills at
Thu 25 March – steady run meet Scott Hall
at 6:45
Tue 30 March – clocks have gone back –
choice of interval session by Eccup Reservoir or hill session by Eccup
Reservoir - meet Leo’s at 6:45
Tue 6 April – provisional date for Club
Handicap 5 mile – meet by Eccup Reservoir at 6:40 prompt – first runners will
set off at 6:50 (otherwise head-torches will be required)
Events
Sunday
11 April – Ladies’ Afternoon Out
Message
from Holly Williams - invitation to all ladies:
The event
will commence Sunday 11th April, meeting at the Mustard Pot in Chapel Allerton,
at 1pm, for Sunday lunch and then proceed onto drinks (and cake, for Amanda)
around the vale of Chapel A.
Contact
Holly [email protected]
to sign up or for more information.
Saturday 1 May – Parkrun Mob Run
Message from Thomas Atkinson
I am a race director from parkrun Leeds and am
trying my utmost to increase awareness and participation in physical activity
around the
On May 1st 2010 parkrun
We are really hopeful you will come and support this event
as it would be great to see all the runners in the area come together and
compete against each other for a fun community event.
You can follow us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/Leedsparkrun?ref=ts
where there will soon be information on this and future events.
Bob says: See http://www.parkrun.org.uk/leeds/Home.aspx
for details of these 5k races that take place every Saturday
morning. Valley Striders already has the third highest number of club
runners in
Monday 3 May – Rothwell 10k and
Places are filling fast so get your entry in as soon as
possible. You can enter online at no extra charge (£10) at http://www.ukresults.net/10may.html#rothwell
Sunday 9 May – Leeds Half
Race is now over 80% full - less than 800 places left (3800
limit)
Here’s the website http://www.leeds.gov.uk/page.aspx?pageidentifier=abd608ad-77a3-45ad-bf66-e1e6a71f33c3
Here’s an entry form to download (small pdf) http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2010/4/marathon%20application%20form-printer%20friedly.pdf
. You fill it in and send off a cheque for £18.
You can also enter at Runners World http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/events/registrationinfo.asp?sp=&v=2&EN=51438&ms
but this will cost £2 extra.
Saturday 15 May – Meanwood Valley Trail
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-kingdom/leeds/591036118123
. 60 helpers needed. 9 have volunteered so far.
Friday
16 July -
Message from Otley A C. www.otleyac.co.uk
Just to let you know that this years event will be on Friday
16th July 2010, starting at the slightly earlier time of 7.00pm.
New to 2010, there will also be a Junior relay, for teams of
4. - further details to follow.
National Cross Country
NB points for juniors and women have been
provisionally calculated on “pace” e.g. Gavin Taylor’s time of 14:56 for 3km is
the equivalent of 59:44 for 12km. Comments to me please!
Pos
Time G.P.Pts
Under 13 (3km)
326 Gavin
Under 17 (6km)
220 Eddy Robinson
0:24:18 98
Women (8km)
250 Catherine Farrow
0:37:02 85
295
307 Sue
369
503 Sara
Dyer
0:47:00 67
543 finished Team 48/61
Other clubs
included 1 Charnwood, 2 Aldershot Farnham & District, 3 Bristol &
West, 11 Bingley, 14 Holmfirth, 16 Thames Hare & Hounds, 17 Keighley, 18
Leeds City, 19 Serpentine, 21 Clapham Chasers, 32 Knavesmire, 43 Kippax, 45
Ilkley, 50 Kirkstall, 54 Otley, 59 Virgin Active
Men (12km)
314 Dan
Fisher
0:46:22 100
377 Gwil
Thomas
0:47:19 99
477 Steve
Webb
0:48:37 97
598 Jerry
Watson
0:50:17 96 (
747 Jim Clay
0:52:22
95
767 Andrew Thompson
0:52:34 94
778 Rob
Bumstead
0:52:43 93
805 Eirik Stangnes
0:53:08 92
808 Tony
Mills
0:53:10 91
856 Joel Giddings
0:53:48 90
857 Dan
Murray
0:53:49 89
865 Drew
Taylor
0:53:59 88
900 Simon Vallance
0:54:33 87
945 Roy
Huggins
0:55:16 86
1024 Mark
Hunter
0:56:37 84
1048 Gary
Mann 0:57:04
83
1064 Alan Hutchinson 0:57:22
81
1112 Alistair Smyth
0:58:28 79
1137 Andy
Thorpe
0:58:54 78
1187 Malcolm Coles
0:59:50 76
1188 Patrick Barrett
0:59:53 75
1190 John
Wallace
0:59:56 74
1244 Bob Jackson
1:01:28 72
1251 Tony Haygarth
1:01:36 71
1256 Paul
White
1:01:56 70
1282 Mick
Tinker
1:03:02 69
1345 Steve
1422 Paul Holloway
1:19:39 66
1428 finished Team 52/107
Other clubs
included 1 Aldershot Farnham & District, 2 Leeds City, 3 Bedford
& County, 10 Serpentine, 20 Bingley, 30 Knavesmire, 35 City of York, 37
Thames Hare & Hounds, 43 Wakefield, 45 Leeds Univ, 49 Pudsey Pacers, 62
Abbey, 69 Holmfirth, 74 Wetherby, 77 Harrogate, 82 Ilkley, 96 Kirkstall, 100
Virgin Active
Also running
was Gary Mann’s dad, Geoff, who finished position 1356 in 1:06:29
Geoff and Sylvia emailed
Thanks to
our team of 32 marshals & to the others who turned up unexpectedly offering
to help on the day; to Maureen Coffey who supplied the cake on the field &
to Jerry for tea & buns at his house, shame more people didn't take
advantage of his hospitality which could almost compete with the spread at the
Hutton Roof fell race.
Bob says
– although Jerry and Madeleine were running in their first claim colours of
Thames Hare and Hounds, I am recommending that their performances are included
in the Grand Prix on the basis of their tea and buns. Maureen’s daughter
was there supporting her club, Bristol and West, but, although Maureen’s cake
was excellent (as testified by at least 15 Striders), we won’t be offering GP
points to
Clerk of
the Course, John Lunn of
'Now that
the dust has settled after Saturday & I've come down to earth, I'd like
personally to express to you & your Club members my thanks for everything
you & they did towards making the events at
You may be
aware that this was my fourth 'National', & I had already decided before
the event it would be my last, so you'll understand that I wanted to make as
good a job of it as I could. In the last few days I've had numerous
communications from clubs & individual athletes, all congratulating me on
an excellent course for the Championships. In my opinion the praise is really
due to you & the other clubs, without whose hard work & willingness
none of my plans would have amounted to anything, & I'm honestly grateful
to everybody for letting me go out on a high note. I've always said that
the secret of running an event of this sort is to get a lot of people to do one
small job each & do it well; on Saturday you & your members helped to
prove the point.
I'd be grateful
if you'd pass on my thanks to all your members who contributed in any way at
all to the Championships' success. Thanks again.'
Chris Leggatt took many
pictures of Striders in action and I hope to have them on the website soon.
Sunday run with Serpentine Runners and Clapham
Chasers
I was contacted by members of these two
Many emails passed between Leeds and London during the
week, and Tim Towler and John Wallace re-organised our Sunday run
on 28 February to start from Bridgewater Place (the Dalek in the centre of Leeds),
to run up the canal to Horsforth, round the Ring Road to Smithy Mills, and down
the Meanwood Trail back into Leeds. 7 Striders were joined by 13 runners
from
Poppy
Lenton from
Serpentine Runners emailed on Sunday evening: just wanted to say a big
THANK YOU for not only allowing the Serpies to join today but also picking them
up and making them so welcome ... they loved the run! Do say if we
can ever be so obliging if any of your guys are down in
The
Troller’s Trot
Pos
Time G.P.Pts
24 Joel
Giddings 3:45:00
100
26 Simon
Redshaw
3:46:00 97
27 Simon Vallance
3:46:00 94
32 Alistair Smyth
3:52:00 91
33 Alan Hutchinson
3:53:00 89
47 Nick
Barnes
4:09:00 86
93 Geoff
Webster
4:46:00 83
100
Other Results
Parkruns
In recent Parkruns, Gwil Thomas recorded his eighth
win (this equals the most
Noonstone
(English Fell Championships)
F pos Age group pos
212 Holly Williams 91.25 17 12
364 Xanthe Hannah 109.57 75 41
424 finished
9 Rob De’Giovanni 57:14
11 Dan Fisher
57:27
109 Eric Green
67:29
117 Alistair Smyth 67:56
244 Paul Sanderson 74:57
568 Paul Holloway 94:10
Cupar 5 mile – from George Black (now M70)
Had my
first proper race in my new 70 age group.on Saturday 27 February. The
event was the Cupar 5 on a certified course I managed a 35:19. After my
enforced 2 year break through various events I have averaged 19 miles a
week running and about 24 miles a week cycling since January .Roads have
been VERY bad. I have completed 13 Turbo sessions on the bike so that
may have helped.
I am
heading down to
British
Duathlon Championships – from George Black
Won 70-74
age group and gained selection for age group world duathlon champs in
Bob says
: Congratulations George! Results http://www.tri247.com/event_7708.html
. George’s times included a 10k in 47:21 and a 5k in 24:31
Norton 9
39 Jeremy Ladyman 55:49
104 Tim Towler
61:26
251 Chloe
317 Carole Towler 74:03
And finally
Sarah Coll’s husband, Ged, is running his first half
marathon at