Subject: V S Update - Dates
including GP, FC, lasagne,Max's run, BMW etc; Results & reports; Valley
Riders; Arthur James; Charities
Sent: 25 May 2012 09:54
Subject: V S Update - Dates including GP, FC, lasagne,Max's run, BMW
etc; Results & reports; Valley Riders; Arthur James; Charities
Sorry (again) that it
has been some time since the last V S Update. Make a cup of tea, put your feet
up and take your time. Apologies to those of you reading this on your
iPhone or Android, you’ll have a lot of squinting and scrolling to do. For
an easier read, this is already on the website – see “For Club Members” and
“Email updates”.
DATES (PLEASE READ)
Sun 27 May –
Sheffield Half Marathon – Valley Striders Grand Prix.
Tue 29 May – Kathy’s
session at 6pm, Holly’s session at 7pm, “club” session at 7pm. The club
session is the 5th of the month, run to Eccup then runners’ choice –
hills or intervals or pyramid.
Wed 30 May – 7:30pm
Post Hill 5k from at Troydale Club, Troydale Lane, Pudsey see www.pudseypacers.co.uk . This is the
second race in the Leeds Race Series see www.leedsathletics.net for details.
Thu 31 May – 7:30pm
Apperley Bridge Canter approx. 10k from Woodhouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge,
see www.horsforthharriers.co.uk. This is the
third race in the Leeds Race Series and is also a V S Grand Prix race
Sat 2 June –
Wharfedale Half Marathon from Threshfield http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=1730 – V S Grand
Prix. There is also a full marathon but no V S G P points for this
Tue 5 June – 4
sessions – Kathy’s 6pm, Holly’s 7pm, Simon’s 7pm fell session (various reps round
the woods near Leos), and 7pm club session 3 by 10 mins – followed by LASAGNE
at 8:30pm – please book to [email protected] by 10pm Sunday 3rd
saying whether you want meat or veggie lasagne (£3) and whether you want apple
pie & ice cream (£1.50)
Wed 6 June – 7:30pm
Otley Chevin Fell Race http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.php?id=1855 – V S Fell
Championships
Thu 7 June – note
change of training venue - 6:45pm “Max’s Run” - the Scott Hall session
will instead run from Oakwood Clock to run a 2 mile lap of Max Jones’s
training route (it would have been his 86th birthday) and then
probably a lap of Roundhay Park (optional)
Sun 10 June –
Bradford Millennium Way Relay http://www.stbedesac1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ . We have
entered two teams of 10 but still need 4 more runners and a few reserves.
See section below and contact John Wallace if you’d like to run or need more
information. We’ve a long weekend coming up, just a week before the race,
so some good opportunities for a reccy run.
Wed 13 June – Otley
10 mile road race. This is the fourth race in the Leeds Race Series and
is also a V S Grand Prix race
Sun 16 June – Buckden
Pike fell race – V S Fell Championship
Tue 26 June – Yorkshire Vets Race at Leos starting at 7:30pm – approx. 5
miles round the woods near Leos, There will be a 6pm Kathy’s group but
the two 7pm sessions are cancelled as we need people to marshal. If we
have enough marshals then spares will be able to run (you needn’t be a
vet). If you can marshal please email [email protected]
Fri 29 June – date
confirmed - Tony Haygarth’s band, two singers who cover most things from Elvis
to Adele, dancing compulsory (says Dan), buffet food, cost is £12.50, please
book at [email protected] . If you’re
probably going to come, please “book” saying “probably” so we get an idea of
numbers.
Tue 24 July – VS 30th anniversary – run on the Meanwood Trail
(some to start at Woodhouse Moor), followed by barbecue. More information
to follow
Bradford Millennium Way Relay – Sunday 10 June
Ask anyone who’s run this in the past few years and I reckon they’ll
tell you it’s a picturesque run, more interesting but harder than Leeds Country
Way and much easier than the hilly Calderdale Way – in other words it’s the
most interesting and enjoyable of the 3 big off road relays in the region.
And, as you’ll see on the link http://stbedesac1.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html it goes nowhere near Bradford which is a bonus.
There are 5 legs, run in pairs, between 8 and 10.5 miles long. Last year
both teams got the baton round (ie. we didn’t have the indignity of being part
of a mass start – well, except right at the start) in creditable times, and but
for injury the mixed team would have been second and but for Bingley, Andy and
Rob would have won leg 2 instead of being 6 minutes behind in 2nd.
(Bingley won 4 of 5 legs, set course records on 3 and set an overall course
record)
So if you’re up for challenging Bingley, last year’s Valley times,
yourself, or just fancy a decent run put your name down for the BMW. See me at
the club or email [email protected]
Let me know if you’ve a preference for a late or early start and as soon
as we get an idea of numbers we’ll put some pairings together and organize some
reccy runs.
RESULTS & REPORTS
Hyde Park parkrun
mobrun 5 May
We had the second
highest number of club finishers with 25, well short of Hyde Park Harriers’ 49,
but they did have home advantage.
10 Roy
HUGGINS
18:44 VM45-49 78.11% M 9 PB stays at 17:49
16 James
TARRAN 19:08
VM45-49 74.13% M 15 PB stays at 18:28
22 Tahir
AKHTAR 19:36
VM50-54 77.72% M 20 PB stays at 19:34
31 Gary
David MANN 19:47 SM30-34
65.54% M 29 PB stays at 19:09
36 Holly
WILLIAMS 19:50
SW25-29 74.62% F 4 PB stays at 19:25
52 Adam
PARTON
20:27 VM40-44 67.24% M 46 First
Timer!
87 Callum
PARTON
21:58 JM14 66.01% M 77 First
Timer!
93 Richard
ADCOCK 22:11
VM40-44 62.43% M 83 PB stays at 21:37
95 Sue
SUNDERLAND 22:13
VW50-54 76.37% F 11 PB stays at 21:24
98 Keith
William BREWSTER 22:17 VM55-59 70.76% M 86 PB
stays at 21:05
116 Christopher
A SAWYER 22:52 VM50-54 66.11% M 100 PB
stays at 22:17
164 Pascale
FOTHERBY 24:18 SW30-34
61.32% F 31 First
Timer!
203 Sarah
HOWELL 25:08
SW30-34 58.95% F 51 New
PB!
211 Bob
JACKSON
25:28 VM60-64 63.55% M 159 PB stays at 20:11
251 Claire
BARKER 26:45
VW45-49 59.94% F 76 PB stays at 26:19
266 Richard HEMSLEY
27:21 VM40-44 51.43% M 184 First
Timer!
280 Helen
GILL
27:54 VW40-44 55.14% F 89 New
PB!
285 Meryll
CRIPPS 28:14
VW60-64 69.72% F 92 PB stays at 26:35
293 Sarah Jane
CLARK 28:31 VW40-44
54.76% F 96 PB stays at 28:08
344 Ellen
DOLAMORE 30:22
VW35-39 49.23% F 127 PB stays at 29:07
356 Deborah P
FRAITES 31:02 VW45-49 52.74% F
132 New
PB!
398 Theo
GIDDINGS
35:08 JM14 50.66% M 236 PB stays at
31:48
399 Emma
BEAUMONT 35:27
VW35-39 42.69% F 163 First
Timer!
400 Joel
GIDDINGS 35:28
VM40-44 38.49% M 237 PB stays at 17:57
407 Richard
BALSHAW 36:44 VM45-49
38.61% M 239 PB stays at 17:04
Marathon of the North
(Sunderland)
174 Patrick
Barrett 3:36:28
Andy emailed “Just
finished my first marathon @ marathon of the north. Very pleased with 3.21 but
know there's more to come. Might write a report when I have the energy - it was
an excellent event!!”
Jack Bloor Fell Race
(V S Fell Championship) – from Steve Webb & Richard Adcock
Report
from Steve Webb
An
excellent turnout of 21 Striders for the midweek Jack Bloor race at Ilkley and
there were some really good performances. The weather was favourable but
the going was very heavy in places, although compensated by the lengthy new
section of flagstones from Whetstone Gate to the Trig Point.
Holly had
a superb run for 2nd lady, within a minute of the winner, and is rewarded with
nearly 100 points as this is a B category race. I was first over 50 by
the comfortable margin of 3 seconds.
All
results are included in the updated league attached (now on the website).
We now have 7 men who have completed 3 scoring races and are jostling for
position. But the man in best form at present is undoubtedly John
Bottomley; leading the chasing pack and ready to strike!
VS
Results list compiled by Richard Adcock
29 Steve
Webb 46:26
35
Simon Vallance 47:07
40
Mick Loftus 00:47:46
44
John Marsham 00:48:11
53
Holly Williams 00:48:58
73
Justin Vogler 00:52:00
85
Richard Adock 00:53:07
86
Dan Murray 00:53:13
89
Robert Bumstead 00:53:19
94
John Batchelor 00:53:35
97
Gary Mann
00:53:58
101 Mark
Woodhead 00:54:23
109 John Wallace
00:55:15
113
Alistair Smyth 00:56:18
116
Stephan Dixon 00:56:29
124 Mark
Hunter 00:57:51
132 Keith
Brewster 00:59:12
135 Ged
Coll
01:00:12
146 Alun
Davies 01:02:05
157 Graham
Ford 01:03:33
189 Sara
Dyer 01.16.15
first
1
Tom Adams 00:39:03
last
194
Antonio Cardinale 01.39.17
River Moy Half
13 Gary
Mann
01:28:14 1st International
15 John
Batchelor 01:29:21 2nd M40
18
Alistair Smyth 01:30:10 2nd M50
20 Alan
Hutchinson 01:30:27 1st M55
24 Dan
Murray 01:31:53
30 John
Wallace 01:34:01
31 Greg
Skerrett 01:34:15
54
Patrick Barrett 01:38:11
72
Jonathan Brownbill 01:41:17
97 Tom
Button 01:44:49
Patrick emailed “One did
not finish, Tim Towler, pulled out at approx half mile due to injury and
Guinness overload!”
Parkruns 12/05/2012
Brueton : 72 Paul
HOLLOWAY 27:55
Leeds : 4 Roy
HUGGINS* 18:52 , 24 Adam PARTON 20:14 , 43 Richard ADCOCK** 22:04 , 48 Callum
PARTON 22:23 , 67 Christopher A SAWYER 23:26 , 107 Claire BARKER 25:18 , 139
Mike HIGGINS* 26:38 , 176 Sarah Jane CLARK 28:09 , 187 Meryll CRIPPS 28:34 ,
222 Ellen DOLAMORE 29:49 , 243 Melanie MURRAY 31:12 , 244 Deborah P FRAITES
31:14 ,
Pontefract : 1
Simon MIDWOOD 16:54
Roundhay : 9 Ian
SANDERSON* 19:55 , 17 Graham NEEDHAM 20:45 , 49 Pascale FOTHERBY 25:20 , 75
Richard IRVINE* 28:43 , 90 Sue CARR 30:11 , 95 Anne JONES 30:30 , 105 Kim
KNOWLES 32:39
Runners marked * were
taking it easy (or not) before running Leeds Half next day. ** Richard
Adcock does not seem to have been taking it easy before running two legs of
Calderdale Way the next day.
Leeds Half
Gun
Gun Chip
Chip GP Age Cat Pos Age graded
Pos
Time Pos
Time
Pts in Cat %
39
Kevin Mcmullan 01:23:12
40 01:23:05 100 M40-44 8 76.66%
62
Ian Sanderson 01:25:04
65 01:24:57 98 M40-44 13 73.19%
70
Abdoulaye Kodokod 01:25:30 51 01:24:10
99 M35-39 14 72.16%
113 Roy
Huggins 01:28:35
117 01:28:28 97 M45-49 8 75.04%
157 Eric
Green
01:30:53 175 01:30:46 96
M55-59 2 77.05%
226
Richard Irvine 01:33:47 255
01:33:22 95 M35-39 42 65.56%
263 Liz
Wood
01:35:24 321 01:35:18 94
F35-39 2 70.61%
409 Ged
Coll
01:38:55 521 01:38:43 91
M45-49 32 65.59%
457 Mike
Higgins 01:39:46
451 01:37:42 92 MOpen 222 60.61%
542 Leroy
Sutton 01:41:15 412
01:37:06 93 M50-54 20 71.39%
566 Iain
Currie 01:41:40
714 01:41:29 88 M40-44 75 62.76%
575 Paul
Stead
01:41:50 654 01:40:34 90
M35-39 97 59.61%
646 Sue
Sunderland 01:42:58 711
01:41:25 89 F50-54 1 76.56%
729 Mick
Tinker 01:44:17
834 01:43:06 86 M55-59 11 69.70%
742 Simon
Barker 01:44:30 815
01:42:54 87 M40-44 96 59.95%
759 Chris
Sawyer 01:44:46 837
01:43:08 85 M50-54 31 66.63%
1348 Lucy
Nowlin 01:52:22
1321 01:48:36 83 FOpen 120 60.80%
1350 Mary
Egan 01:52:24
1088 01:46:07 84 F55-59 3
79.28%
1375 Simon
Duckworth 01:52:35 1375 01:49:04 82
MOpen 599 54.38%
1515 Tomas
Mildorf 01:54:03 1866
01:53:55 81 MOpen 650 51.98%
1999 Gillian
Felton 01:59:09 2359 01:58:25
78 F45-49 31 61.61%
2139 John
Bucktrout 02:00:42 1926
01:54:25 80 M55-59 33 61.68%
2496 Bob
Wilkes 02:04:21
2211 01:56:59 79 M70+
3 69.79%
2778 Shelley
Hemsworth 02:07:29 2615 02:01:02 77
F40-44 93 58.26%
3037 Keith
West 02:11:02
3044 02:06:14 76 M50-54 121 54.43%
3143 Richard
Hemsley 02:12:31 3150 02:07:32
74 M40-44 310 49.94%
3173 Sarah
Howell 02:12:53 3077
02:06:34 75 FOpen 550 52.09%
3201 Arun
Manoharan 02:13:12 3206
02:08:13 73 M35-39 357 47.74%
3456 Jacqueline
Hunt 02:16:56 3371 02:10:29
72 F40-44 144 53.04%
3458 Natalie
Ross 02:16:56 3371
02:10:29 72 F40-44 145 53.04%
3581 Jane
Sanders 02:18:49 3606
02:14:01 70 F45-49 96 55.10%
3741 Helen
Gill 02:21:43
3760 02:17:11 69 F40-44 165 50.45%
3938 Jeni
Sword-Williams02:26:02 3803 02:18:01 68
F40-44 178 51.09%
193
Howard Jeffrey 01:32:40 229
01:32:31 95 M55-59 3
238
David Gillian 01:34:10
266 01:33:43 94 MOpen
114
Is anyone else
claiming for this? (either in their own number or someone else’s?)
Congratulations to 5
Striders and one 2nd claim Strider on the prize sheet – Eric, Liz, Sue,
Mary, Bob and Howard
The Vadim Kuznetsov
Trophy for best age-graded performance goes to Mary Egan!
Several new members
were wearing their club vests for the first time and said there got
encouragement all the way round.
Jacob and Joseph
Hemsworth ran in the Junior 2.5km race (in their Striders vests)
Calderdale Way Relay
– report from Steve Webb
Excellent
performances in the Calderdale Way relay in bright but windy conditions on
Sunday. The A team managed to get the baton all the way round for the
first time in years which was great. The first 5 legs kept us
sufficiently high up in the pack for Jon and Richard to deliver a
devastating blow on the final leg, moving up 10 places with the fastest leg
6 performance on the day. (Just like the HTC/Sky cycling teams
bury themselves for Mark Cavendish!)
The B
team also managed a fine 54th place out of 80. We suffered the
traditional spate of late injuries and illness so John, Holly and Richard A all
had two experiences of the Calderdale Way on the day. But it was really
good that we managed to get two sets of VS vests round this course despite the
competing attractions of Leeds and River Moy Half Marathons.
Many
thanks to Sarah for organising the teams together with her posse of
strategists.
Results found first
by Jon Parker, who said “Thanks for organising, Sarah, much appreciated.
Looking forward to next year...”
14
48 Valley Striders
A
Eirik Stangnes Holly
Williams Mark Woodhead Steve Webb Tahir Akhtar Jon
Parker
John Bottomley Steve
Dixon Justin Vogler Rob Bumstead Tony
Mills Richard Balshaw
1:29:47 (23)
1:17:12 (36) 0:43:18 (11) 1:21:43 (29) 1:04:06
(17) 1:08:54 (1)
1:29:47 (23)
2:46:59 (31) 3:30:17 (24) 4:52:00 (26) 5:56:06
(24) 7:05:00 (14)
54
49 Valley Striders
B
Myra
Jones Geoff Webster Holly Williams Malcolm Coles
Pam Lomoro Paul Sanderson
Paul
Smith John Bottomley Richard Adcock Alun
Davies Martin Oddy Richard Adcock
1:41:25 (45)
1:35:55 (70) 0:47:08 (29) 1:39:26 (60) 1:21:30
(60) 1:32:02 (49)
1:41:25 (45)
3:17:20 (63) 4:04:28 (52) 5:43:54 (60) 7:05:24
(57) 8:37:26 (54)
Parkruns 19 May
Bradford : 23 Alan
WALSH 21:53
Cannon Hill : 180
Paul HOLLOWAY 28:04
Leeds : 3 Gwilym
THOMAS 17:56 , 19 Roy HUGGINS 19:30 , 21 Gary David MANN 19:36 , 88 Christopher
A SAWYER 23:05 , 223 Meryll CRIPPS 28:24
Roundhay : 2 Mick
LOFTUS 18:56 , 9 Graham NEEDHAM 20:15 , 10 Andy STONEMAN 20:16 , 15 Adam
PARTON 20:54 , 21 Tomas MILDORF 22:17 , 31 Callum PARTON 23:53 , 86 Natalie
ROSS 28:01 , 88 Jacqueline HUNT 28:04 , 131 Justin VOGLER 34:24
Wanstead Flats : 67
Pamela LOMORO 25:43
NB if you’ve run a
parkrun and are not on the list then it will be because you’re not registered
as “Valley Striders” or “Run Leeds @ Alwoodley”. Don’t be shy!
VALLEY RIDERS
Etape Du Dales 110 mile cycle sportive
110 miles round the
Yorkshire Dales from Grassington www.etapedudales.co.uk
Mick Wrench MV40
07:04:33 Silver
Simon Redshaw MV40 07:53:35 Silver
Mick Loftus MV40 08:56:51 Bronze
Perhaps we should
have a new club section “Valley Riders”. Tracey would obviously be
club president, having cycled from Paris to London via Leeds a couple of weeks
ago for the Jane Tomlinson fund. Or maybe she just had a faulty satnav.
NB some time ago we
set up a separate club for fell running called “Valley Spiders” (this actually
derived from a misprint in the Daily Telegraph).
Our tobogganing or
curling team could be called “Valley Sliders”
To be continued …
“LATE” RESULTS
London Marathon Report
– from Joe Hanney
I was chuffed when
Bob texted shortly after Christmas to say someone had dropped out and as first
reserve I could have a club place for London. The big day
eventually came and I was hoping for a PB of around 3.30. I didn't
want repeat previous mistakes of starting too fast - but I went too
far the other way as when the start eventually came I couldn't get moving.
I was in pen 3 not far from the start but for some reason there were lots of
cast members from TOWIE (Andy Settle is a big fan and will explain) and various
giant vegetables in front of me and it took nearly 29 minutes to cover the
first 5k.
I tried not to panic
and to enjoy the atmosphere and found I was able to gradually
speed up through the race (my first negative split!). The Runners World guys
with the big 3.30 lollipop eventually came into view but had a huge
following behind them so it seemed to take an age to overtake them. But I
eventually did and was pretty pleased to finish in 3.29.11, especially as the
predicted rain and cold never came and it was a pretty hot day.
There were some
amazing performances from other Striders, and it was great to see friendly
faces at the 'V' meeting point at the end. I'd been off the beer for a couple
of months so enjoyed the celebrations afterwards (although perhaps it is
now time to ease off a bit!) But I never thought
I'd achieve a time like that, so I wanted to say thanks Valley
Striders for the race place and all the support and encouragement. Thanks
too to all those who sponsored me ( website still open - https://fundraise.unicef.org.uk/MyPage/Joe-Hanneys-marathon-fundraising-page ).
Cheers, Joe
London Marathon – from
Asheila Narang
Just wanted to let
you know I ran VLM on Sunday but for some reason it doesn't come up in VS list
for the results. My time was 5:00:34 which I was pleased with as I really
struggled with the last 7 miles. although not my PB (4:53), I enjoyed the
atmosphere and the day.
Secondly, just to let
you know, Tues 24th will be my last session at VS group as I am moving away (to
Australia!) on Sunday. I am going because of work but I will miss the support
and friendliness of VS 6pm Tuesday group. Hopefully I will make it to the last
session tomorrow.
Thanks for all your
support and help over the last year.
Three Peaks
Striders featured
high in the clubs who had the most finishers - Wharfedale 27, Ilkley 24,
Clayton Le Moors 21, Dark Peak 19, Calder Valley, Pudsey & Bramley and
Striders all 17
Manchester Marathon
Also seen in the
results - Duncan Clark (Abbey Runners) 2:57:35, 1st M50,
Richard Butterfield (former Valley Strider / former winner of Leeds Half)
3:24:29, Tony Audenshaw (of Emmerdale) 3:29:09
ARTHUR JAMES
Tom Williams (Hyde
Park Harriers and Northern director for parkrun) wrote in the parkrun weekly
newsletter “Last Saturday I took part in the 105th Bradford parkrun, an event
where they smashed their all-time attendance record as almost 400 people
celebrated the life of Arthur James. Arthur ran his first ever parkrun at my
home event of Leeds back in March 2009 at the wonderful age of 73, and on
Saturday the 5th of May this year picked up his 100 club t-shirt and jacket at
his home run in Bradford. That night Arthur passed away peacefully in his
sleep.”
I had first heard the
news from Stella Cross of Abbey Runners, who emailed “Dave G and Jane and I
chatted to him on Wednesday before the John Carr race. He told us that he had
had a pace maker fitted. I told him what an inspiration he was to us all”.
Many Striders would
know Arthur as the last man to finish in “our” Yorkshire Vets race for the last
3 years, usually running in with one of the ladies in their blue Eccleshill
vests.
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CHARITIES
From Sinead O'Brien,
Fundraising Officer at MenCap in Leeds (and new Valley Striders member)
I have a favour to
ask, I noticed sometimes on your group email send outs you put personal news
stories at the bottom. Would it be possible to tell people about Leeds Mencap’s
Royal Garden Party? Description below:
Leeds Mencap Royal
Garden Party - On Sunday the 3rd
of June from 1-4pm Leeds Mencap are hosting a jubilee celebration in the lovely
gardens of our residential home the Rookery on Woodland Lane in Chapel
Allerton. The event will boast a traditional British theme with old style
games including an egg and spoon race, a three legged race and a tug o’ war
finale. There will also be live music, children’s craft workshops, stalls and
afternoon tea. Bakers will be able to don their aprons and pop along to show
off their best Jubilee-themed cakes for our cake-baking competition judged by
Sunshine Bakery and the Rookery residents, and there will be King and Queen
Fancy Dress competition for those wanting to show off their regal side. Special
Guest on the Day will be Leeds Rhino’s star Danny McGuire.
I am just trying to
spread the word as much as possible so it would be a great help if you could
add it to the next email update. Thank you
Tony Firth, cycling
Coast-to-Coast on 15-16 June
Tony Firth (bar
steward and chef at Leos) is riding from Morecambe to Scarborough with 13
friends the weekend 15-16 June and raising money for St Gemmas, where his mum
died last February. If you are able to sponsor him, there is now a form
behind the bar at Leos. I’ll try to persuade him to create a Just Giving
page next week!
AND FINALLY
I’m sure I’ve missed
something – let me know and I’ll put it in the next edition!
Bob