Subject: V S Update - Diary including
track training, MVT race, Hot Cross Run; results of Northern womens 6-stage and
Peco relays
Sent: 23 March 2014 17:23
Diary for end March
to mid April
Tuesday 25 March and
Thursday 27 March
Normal training
sessions – see www.valleystriders.org.uk
Saturday 29 March –
Roundhay parkrun
The first race in the
Leeds Race Series 2014 is your fastest time for any Roundhay parkrun in March
so this is your final chance to earn points at this event. Details at www.leedsathletics.net . John Shanks
and Sarah Harper both finished 3rd in the 2013 Series.
Sunday 30 March –
Roundhay junior parkrun
The Leeds Junior Race
Series 2013/14 includes your fastest time for any Roundhay junior parkrun in
March so this is your final chance to earn points at this event. Details
at www.leedsathletics.net .
Tuesday 1 April –
Meanwood junior recce and Pie’n’peas for all
Normal training
sessions, but our junior session will include a recce of the route of the
Meanwood Junior 1 mile race. Note that the Meanwood Junior 2 mile
race is just 2 laps of the one mile, so that’s covered too. Normal start
time (clocks have gone forward so light(er) evenings)
After the sessions,
we’ll have pie and peas
·
for
the 7:15pm sitting, book to [email protected]
·
for
the 8:30pm sitting, book to [email protected]
·
choosing
meat or veggie pie, whether you want mushy peas or baked beans, and whether you
want apple pie
·
book by 10pm Sunday 30 March
·
if you book but need to cancel, please cancel by 10pm Sunday 30
March
Sunday 6 April –
Baildon Boundary Way
Number swaps are
available – see http://baildonrunners.co.uk/ - no
restrictions. Please do not “borrow” another runner’s number without
informing the race organisers.
Mick Tinker has a
number available, contact [email protected]
Anyone else with
numbers available or wanted, please email me by Thursday 27 March and/or use
Facebook.
Tuesday 8 April –
Track Training for all
The 6pm sessions for
juniors and adult beginners & improvers will be at Grammar School at Leeds click for map showing where to
park and where to meet
The 7pm sessions for
intermediates and experienced runners will be at Leeds Met Track map for Carnegie Athletics Track / map for parking
These details are
also on the V S website
Saturday 12 April –
Meanwood Valley Trail
I’m thinking we now
have enough marshals for MVT, but if you’d still like to help, email [email protected]
If we actually have
more than needed, this will allow some Striders to run (it’s not often we are
in this position and it gives the marshals extra interest). If you’d like
to run, email [email protected] with the message
“would like to run” or simply “WLTR”. NB we may ask you to help with
course set-up.
It would be great to
have lots of V S Juniors running, and they will earn V S Junior G P points and
Leeds Junior Race Series points.
Also please could all
Striders publicise the race at work, schools etc.
Friday 19 April – Hot
Cross Run
Many Striders have
the 3 previous races organised by Jason Praill, including the Meanwood
Resolution, at which 15 Striders ran. His next race is …
The Hot Cross Run, 6
mile trail race, Good Friday 18th April, Star & Garter Inn, Kirkby
Overblow, Harrogate, HG3 1HD.
A self guided race
using easy to follow instructions, over a scenic and undulating course. Start
when you like between 11am and noon. All runs are timed, run solo, in pairs or
groups. Ideal way to start a long weekend, or as a reward after spring marathon
training.
£5 attached / £7
unattached, minimum age 16. All entrants receive a £2 voucher to use in the pub
and a hot cross bun. Race as fast or just enjoy the route, then stay to
socialise afterwards.
Online entries via
Racebest, entries on the day subject to 100 runner limit not being reached.
Full details on: http://www.countrytrailraces.co.uk/ Online Entries
on: https://racebest.com/races/hot-cross-run
Sunday 21 April –
Guiseley Gallop
This race, on Easter
Sunday, is the third race in the Leeds Race Series www.leedsathletics.net
Details to follow for
·
Tuesday
29 April – V S Junior Mile and V S Spring Handicap
·
Saturday
3 May – V S hosting Roundhay parkrun
·
Saturday
17 May – parkrun mobrun at Roundhay
RESULTS
Northern women’s 6-stage road relays –
from Alex
We had such a good
time on Saturday, it was a really good day and we’re all so so pleased with how
we did too. I was quite genuinely worried that we might come last. 24th
out of 49 teams- we were all pretty delighted with that!
A special thanks must
go to Myra too – she got the team together and organised everything, so it
couldn’t have happened without her.
I think we could even
get two teams out next year – given our ‘1st team’ could be stronger
with the likes of Holly, Julia, Kim etc, then we could probably put a
respectable ‘2nd’ team out too.
1 Leigh Harriers &
Ac 'A'
1:47:29
2
Stockport Harriers &
AC
1:48:30
3
Wakefield District H & AC 'A'
1:50:11
4
Morpeth Harriers &
AC
1:50:34
5
Liverpool Harriers & Ac 'A'
1:51:27
6
Vale Royal
AC
1:53:32
7
Hallamshire Harriers Sheffield
1:53:47
8
Holmfirth Harriers Ac 'A'
1:54:23
9
Salford Harriers & AC
'A'
1:55:01
10
Leeds City Athletic Club 'A'
1:55:09
11
Trafford Athletic Club 'A'
1:59:04
12
Keswick
Aac
'A' 1:59:20
13
Rotherham Harriers And AC 'A'
2:00:49
14
Lancaster & Morecambe
Ac
2:02:30
15
Blackburn Harriers & AC 'A'
2:02:45
16
Keighley & Craven Ac
2:03:05
17
Barrow & Furness Striders Ac
2:03:31
18
Accrington Road Runners 'A'
2:03:37
19
Liverpool Harriers & Ac 'B'
2:03:47
20
Sale Harriers Manchester 'A'
2:04:34
21
Harrogate Harriers &
Ac
2:05:34
22
Bury Athletic
Club
2:06:07
23
Border Harriers &
Ac
2:08:10
24
Valley Striders
Ac
2:09:02
Hannah
Corne (20)
19:11
Sharon
Kaiser (32)
22:18
Louise
Wardman (32)
22:13
Alex
Watson-Usher (28)
22:29
Steph
Gledhill (33)
23:30
Myra
Jones (24)
19:21
25
Leigh Harriers &
Ac 'B'
2:09:33
26
Keswick
Aac
'B'
2:10:14
27
Altrincham & District
AC
2:10:21
28
Burnden Road
Runners
2:10:26
29
Horwich R M I
Harriers
2:10:58
30
Penny Lane Striders
'A'
2:11:28
31
Liverpool Running
Club
2:11:33
32
Rochdale Harriers & AC 'A'
2:12:23
33
Holmfirth Harriers Ac 'B'
2:14:44
34
Bingley Harriers &
AC
2:15:25
35
Bolton United Harriers & Ac
2:16:38
36
Blackpool Wyre & Fylde
Ac
2:17:09
37
Trafford Athletic Club 'B'
2:17:14
38
Accrington Road Runners 'B'
2:20:02
39
Trawden Athletic
Club
2:21:47
40
Wigan & District H &
Ac
2:21:53
41
Knowsley
Harriers
2:22:11
42
Salford Harriers & AC
'B'
2:24:28
43
Penny Lane Striders
'B'
2:25:12
44
East Hull Harriers &
Ac
2:27:02
45
Middleton Harriers AC 'A'
2:29:34
46
Lytham St Annes Rr
Club
2:35:49
47
Middleton Harriers AC 'B'
2:37:35
48
Blackburn Harriers & AC 'B'
2:38:36
49
Rochdale Harriers & AC 'B'
2:44:03
Bob says, yes, they
did really well, only being beaten by 1 “B” team and ahead of 12 other ‘A’
teams.
There is a photo of
the team on the home page of the website. Click on this photo to see more
pics from the race.
Paul Fotherby emailed
to say the date for the Northern men’s 6-stage road relay and women’s 4-stage
road relay is Saturday 20 September.
Maybe we can get 2 or
3 teams of each. Put the date in your diary
Northern Major Series
Simon Vallance
finished 10th overall in the “Northern Major Series”, a time of 1:14
for 10km, so I suspect it wasn’t a road race!
For more information
see http://www.majorseries.com/results-and-photos#north
Simon says “I don’t
expect any GP or Fell points for it though ;)”
I ran it with 24
colleagues to raise money for our outdoor learning area at school. If
people want to know more, see https://www.facebook.com/BrackenEdgeFundRaiser/info or ask me.
Peco Relays
These were this
morning, I only have unofficial results.
In the junior relay
(3 * 1.5 miles) there were just 10 teams in total – 2 from Striders and 8 from
Harrogate. Our “A” team of Tally Diamond, Joe Sherman and Alex Irvine
finished 2nd overall and were first mixed team, each winning a
chocolate Easter egg. Our “J” team of Jude Howes (his first run with VS),
Jordan Diamond and Joe Irvine finished 10th but were in sight of 7th,
8th and 9th .
In the senior relay
(6 * 3.5 miles) there were 33 teams including 6 teams representing the Peco
league in their match against the West Yorks Winter League. Hannah Corne
represented the Peco ladies under-35 team and their team were the first ladies
to finish. The VS team of Richard Irvine, Andy Pagdin and Joel Giddings
finished 1st M40 team and won a bottle of wine each. They were
15th overall and they were followed in by a V S Junior team of
Stephen Diamond, Callum Parton and Alex Pagdin who opted for the longer
distance. I ran in a Wetherby Striders mixed team (me and 2 Wetherby
ladies) and we finished 30th.
Note that everyone
(including juniors) who ran all 5 league races and also everyone who ran 4
league races but missed the West Park race won a Peco goody bag, I have 12 in the
back of my car, please claim!
I hope to have
Stokesley Duathlon and Thirsk 10 results for the next edition
