Subject: V S Update - Tue 1 April training and food, Diary incl parkruns
and MVT, Marathon des Sables, Results including duathlon, Report from Haworth
Hobble, and more
Sent: 27 March 2014 23:56
Tuesday 1 April – Training
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 6pm.
The
experienced runners will be at the summer venue on the “towpath” by Eccup
Reservoir for their 3 by 10 minute session (not at High Ashes as in previous
email). Despite the clocks having gone forward, it is likely to be quite
dark by the end of the session, so please arrive on time, the group will set
off from Leos at 7pm prompt. Please wear reflective bibs, you will
need them on the way back.
Regarding the monthly
fell runners session, Simon Vallance has emailed - As it is the first summer
run, I suggest heading out towards the reservoir and Emmerdale via the
woods. Will be a circular loop of around 9 miles with some added hilly
bits. Meet Leos at 6:45pm . Please note the slightly earlier
start time to make best use of available daylight. Bring a head
torch as it will be getting dark by the time we finish.
After the sessions, we’ll have pie and peas
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for
the 7:15pm sitting, book to [email protected]
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for
the 8:30pm sitting, book to [email protected]
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choosing
meat or veggie pie, whether you want mushy peas or baked beans, and whether you
want apple pie
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book by 10pm Sunday 30 March
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if you book but need to cancel, please cancel by 10pm Sunday 30
March
Diary for end March to mid
April
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.
Saturday
29 March – Cross Flatts parkrun first birthday – message from Phil Hodgson
Hawks celebrate Cross Flatts Parkrun's 1st Birthday
Saturday
29th March sees the first anniversary of the Cross Flatt Parkrun in
Beeston. To help celebrate Harry the Hawk will be in attendance handing
out 2 for 1 tickets for our match against London Skolars to all runners.
The Hawks
have supported the event throughout the year providing volunteers to set up the
course and record results.
The run
has gone from strength to strength with over 90 runners of all ability attending
most weeks.
The magic
"100" has still to be reached so there is no better time than this
weekend to don those trainers and put South Leeds on the running map !!!
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 .
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 use Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/291402584033/
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] .
Please check www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmarshals.htm
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.
Race
details at www.valleystriders.org.uk/trail.htm
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. Enter online at www.racebest.com, or just
bring your entry form and money along to the junior session on 1st
or 8th April.
Also
please could all Striders publicise the race at work, schools etc.
The Marathon des Sables Preview
Richard Adcock -
Competitor 479
The Marathon des Sables is a 250km multi-stage Ultramarathon through the Sahara
Desert where competitors must be self sufficient and carry everything (apart
from water) required for a week (this includes all food, sleeping,
clothing and medical equipment) of running through desert trails, jebels and
sand dunes in temperatures around 50ºC
(125ºF) during the day and just above 0ºC at night. Stages vary from 25km to over 80km
(50 miles) per day.
It is less than 2 weeks to go and my big training weekend before taking it
easy.
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Friday
- 14 miles (3hrs 25mins) running up and down the dunes at Southport in a
howling gale - fun but exhausting.
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Saturday
- The 3 Peaks route 25 miles (6hrs 30mins) - the weather and conditions were
atrocious making it hard work but an enjoyable day out.
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Sunday
- Edale Skyline 21 miles (5hrs 18mins) - I started this tired but in good
spirits and right from the off it was a hard climb, followed by 20 miles of
hills, bogs, rocks, stream crossings, wind and snow. A lack of energy midway
meant I struggled to keep a good pace, but a quick stop for a bit of food and I
felt a lot better (and thanks to Alun for giving me a tow round and then
letting me beat you on the final descent :) ) (288/301 finishers)
These were all done
with my 8kg MDS race kit which slowed my pace, and even though my shoulder is
sore I’m sure will benefit me for the main event. Total 60 miles,
15hrs13mins
The plan now is for some ‘hot room’ sessions on the treadmill in 47°C with full pack - this is like running
in a sauna, is absolutely exhausting and above 40ºC my performance suffers a huge drop - I have to push hard to
achieve 6km/hr for an hour and during the sessions I will lose at least 1kg/hr
in sweat! (the temperatures in the desert are likely to be mid 40°C most days but last year it peaked at 56°C (132ºF)
!!!) - by the way there is a second treadmill if anyone fancies a session!
Details of the race, live updates and the facility to send messages to the
competitors during the race are available at www.marathondessables.co.uk
The trip dates are 4th-14th April, with the actual race 6th-12th April.
Bring it on :}
Richard
RESULTS
Lytham St Annes 10
98 Eric
Green 1:15:04
158 Chloe
Hudson 1:23:07
Liverpool Half
Gun time Chip time
125 Gary
Mann 1:26:23 1:26:14
2459 Julie
McGurk 1:57:01 1:54:29
2582 Liz
Reddington 1:57:59 1:55:27
3398 Sarah
Howell 2:04:06 1:15:18
6784 finished
Thirsk 10
Gun time Chip time
19 Paul
Kaiser 0:58:02 0:58:04
66
James Tarran 1:00:56 1:00:59
128 Kevin
Ainley 1:05:48 1:06:00
210 Robert
Marsh 1:09:10 1:09:28
278 Eric
Green 1:13:31 1:13:48
292 Iain
Currie 1:14:20 1:14:39
312
Michael Robins 1:14:58 1:15:34
374
Eleanor Currie 1:18:32 1:18:51
391 Claire
Senior 1:19:01 1:19:44
412 Ruth
Warren 1:20:02 1:20:18
801 finished
Peco Relay
Juniors
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2nd
Tally Diamond 11:07 Joe Sherman 9:37 Alex Irvine 10:13 total 30:57
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10th
Jude Howes 14:56 Jordan Diamond 13:31 Joe Irvine 11:44 total 40:11
Joe ran the second
fastest time of the day
Seniors
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14th
Richard Irvine 26:29 Andy Pagdin 26:45 Joel Giddings 25:05 total 1:18:19
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15th
Stephen Diamond 29:35 Callum Parton 26:55 Alex Pagdin 22:40 total 1:19:10
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29th
Wetherby Runners 36:15 & 36:33 Bob Jackson 32:41 total 1:45:29
Stephen is 16 years
old, Callum and Alex are 15! Alex’s time was only 1:15 slower than the
fastest of the day
Stokesley Duathlon
Pos
Name
Run 1 T1
Cycle T2 Run
2 Total Time
31 Howard King 0:18:12
0:00:38 0:58:59 0:00:46 0:19:23
1:37:56
56 Andy Stoneman 0:19:16
0:01:45 0:56:31 0:01:19 0:22:04
1:40:53
91 Jon Pownall
0:17:18 0:01:07 1:08:21 0:00:58
0:18:13 1:45:53
101
Dan Murray 0:19:46
0:01:56 1:05:19 0:01:06 0:18:59
1:47:03
141
John Batchelor 0:19:19
0:01:25 1:09:36 0:01:14 0:20:40
1:52:11
150
Simon Vallance 0:19:15
0:01:53 1:10:45 0:02:00 0:19:52
1:53:42
213
Alistair Smyth 0:20:16
0:02:43 1:15:40 0:02:59 0:20:11
2:01:46
228
Michael Mansfield 0:22:26 0:02:09
1:16:00 0:01:46 0:22:09 2:04:26
246
John Bucktrout 0:24:06
0:01:32 1:15:42 0:02:07 0:24:51
2:08:16
267
Sarah Smith 0:22:26
0:02:25 1:24:52 0:02:13 0:23:04
2:14:57
281
Chloe Hudson 0:22:18
0:02:27 1:31:35 0:01:17 0:22:57
2:20:32
289
Graham Fisher 0:27:46
0:02:16 1:20:39 0:01:51 0:31:02
2:23:30
Haworth Hobble Report from Mick Loftus
It may have two
comedy names but the Haworth Hobble/Wuthering Hike is a serious day out.
It is listed as 32 miles 4,400 ft of ascent. This year we lined up
on Haworth High Street on a dry but chilly morning.
The race starts with a visit to Top Withens (supposed site of Wuthering
Heights). While on the way there, pondering on Catherine and
Heathcliff's tragic relationship, without warning I found myself sprawled
in the mud with a bruised and bleeding knee. I wasn't even sure
how I had tripped but I bounced back up trying to retain some dignity.
From here I managed to get over the ridge and down to the reservoirs
without incident. Along with a few others I chose to stay to the
left of the second reservoir and was pleased to gain 100m or so (every little
helps!) on those who had taken the right-hand side.
The wind throughout the early part of the race was strong and straight in the
face. I just hoped that it stayed in this direction for the return home
later in the day. Now we settled into miles of undulating tracks until
eventually reaching the road by a wind farm when we turned to have the wind on
our backs. This was about two hours in. I was
feeling OK and kept eating and drinking regularly.
The course now took on a contouring sequence of track and trails along
Calderdale towards Studley Pike which eventually came into view in the
distance. After dropping down to cross the valley bottom and over the
A646, we climb, firstly over to Mankinholes Youth Hostel and then the up to Studley
Pike.
At this point everyone discovered if their preparation and pace had been right.
Most runners become walkers here. I did. It was a big relief
to get Studley Pike out of the way and start the descent to Hebden Bridge.
It was also a relief to get the punishingly steep road section of the
descent out of the way.
Then there was the small matter of the climb to Heptonstall and the
slightly dispiriting descent straight back down to Hardcastle Crags
car park. On previous outings I have always fallen to pieces here but
this year conservative pacing had kept disintegration at bay. The long
climb to Top 'o Stairs passed slowly but with a steady trot most of the way I
was pleased not to be reduced to walking.
Then the final miles down to the finish passed in a blur. I knew now that
I was on for a possible sub 5 hours and pb. As I passed back over
Penistone Hill it looked like I was going to miss 5 hours. This spurred
me on down through Haworth, bounding down steps to chase into the finish and
press the button on my watch 4:59:36; brilliant.
Several other
Striders came out for a Hobble: Paul Smith, Simon Redshaw, Steve Dixon &
Sarah Smith (team), Ian Sanderson and Malcolm Coles.
Short Report on Two Long Races from
Steve Dixon
These races were the
first two in the 2014 Runfurther Series, with short, medium and long races
throughout Britain: http://runfurther.com/page-2/
Haworth Hobble, 15
March
32 miles traversing
gritstone moors around Haworth, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge – 4,400 ft of
ascent/descent
1
04:04:31 Kim Collison M Borrowdale
36
04:59:45 Mick Loftus
51
05:10:35 Andy Gibbons/Carol Morgan Bingley First Lady
78
05:30:18 Andy Smith
95
05:39:34 Paul Smith
105
05:44:10 Simon Redshaw
235
06:42:15 Stephen Dixon/Sarah Smith
236
06:42:21 Ian Sanderson
273
07:08:25 Malcolm Coles 1st M70
355 solos and
pairs completed the course and 9 retired.
It was very
impressive time by Mick Loftus to go under 5 hours. Smith brotherly
rivalry continued with Andy taking the honours in this contest. Malcolm
was yet again the M70 winner.
Hardmoors 55, 22
March
55 miles following
the beautiful Cleveland Way from Guisborough to Helmsley - 8,850 ft of
ascent/descent
1 8:09:27
Bert Goos
7
8:59:26 Charmaine Horsfall 1st lady
70 11:17:30 Stephen
Dixon 1st M60
170 completed the course and
29 retired.
I was quite hopeful
of finishing in less than 11 hours having gone through the 50 mile mark in a PB
time of 10 hours 5 mins but faded badly during the last few miles in the
dark. Bert and Charmaine broke the male and female records for this race.
Paced to Perfection
Brian Hanley, former
member of Valley Striders, has had an interesting article published in
Athletics Weekly.
Click on http://repository.leedsmet.ac.uk/main/view_record.php?identifier=8641&SearchGroup=Research
Banff Mountain Film Festival
I think Amanda has recommended these when they have been
in Leeds or Sheffield. I’ve just received information about Harrogate.
This is
just a quick email to invite you and/or some of your group to the Banff
Mountain Film Festival, coming to Harrogate Theatre on Thursday 24 April. It promises to be a
great social night out for your members!
The night
will feature a collection of exhilarating adventure, exploration, and mountain
films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival. We’re showing a
selection of films, featuring a variety of mountain sports and extraordinary
adventures. The evening will be a fun and inspiring night - a true celebration
of the great outdoors!
We are
also running a competition to give away £1000 worth of kit and Cotswold
Outdoor vouchers. Please go to the following link for more information: http://www.banff-uk.com/WIN-GEAR%282929766%29.htm
You can
check out the details, trailer and more info about the films on our website: banff-uk.com
It would be really appreciated if you could let your
members know about the event (and any other clubs you think might be
interested!). The screening starts at 7:30pm, with doors opening at 6:30. The
bar will also open at 6:30pm, as well as during the interval, ensuring an all
round social event! We also have lots of giveaways and prizes on the night!
Nell Teasdale 07880850931
