Training / Curry Tuesday 6 May

 

Following this week’s junior race and handicap (results below), we’re back at Leos for normal sessions at 6pm and 7pm next Tuesday (NB the fell runners monthly session is also from Leos but note earlier start time of 6::45)

 

Curry at 7:15pm - book at earlyfood@valleystriders.org.uk before 10pm Sunday 4 May, choosing meat or veggie curry, and whether you want apple pie.

 

Curry at 8:30pm - book at food@valleystriders.org.uk before 10pm Sunday 4 May, choosing meat or veggie curry, and whether you want apple pie.

 

Please don’t book directly to Tony, this isn’t fair on him!

 

Note that the following week (13 May) will be track sessions – 6pm at Grammar School at Leeds for juniors/beginners/improvers and 7pm at Leeds Met for intermediates and experienced runners – details will be on the website soon.

 

Valley Striders Roundhay parkrun Takeover Day – This Saturday 3^rd May – message from Alex

 

Hello everyone! As many of you will have seen on the Facebook page, we are currently looking well equipped for Saturday. All we are missing is someone to pace sub-35, this is a time that we’ve been told a lot of people aim for, so we thought it might be a good one to do if we are able. Any takers?

 

Please can everyone that I have highlighted in green (below) arrive for 8.30ish so that you have time to be briefed if you’re unsure on what you’re doing and also help out where required. If you are pacing and therefore in purple, please feel free to arrive a little later for 8.45ish,  there will be a pacing bib for you wear over your Valley Strider vest.

 

*A note for pacers*

 

·         I think it would be useful if all pacers can stand with me for the run briefing so that anyone wanting to follow a particular pacer can see who you are and know who to follow.

·         It’s been suggested that there might be a friendly competition with Roundhay Runners to see whose pacers made it closest to their target times! No pressure! ;-)

 

*A note for people that like cake*

 

·         I am still looking for a few volunteers to bring some cakes with them – if anyone thinks they can manage that, it would be much appreciated.

 

And finally, please do wear your Valley Striders vests and hoodies, this is a brilliant opportunity to promote our club and show the presence we have at Roundhay parkrun. For those of you that aren’t volunteering, but would like to run and perhaps more regularly run at Hyde Park, it would be excellent if you would come along to Roundhay to show your support.

 

Thank you to everyone that has offered their help, it really is appreciated!

 

See you all on Saturday! Alex :-)

 

Run Director: Alex Watson-Usher
Timekeeper: J Watson-Usher
Backup Timekeeper: Louise Cazan
Token Provider: Louise Jennings

Assistant Token Provider:

Random name/position checker: Mick Loftus
Barcode Scanning 1: Iain Currie
Token Collecting 1: Jeremy Richardson
Barcode Scanning 2: Alistair Smyth
Token Collecting 2: Becky Murray
Barcode Scanning 3: Sarah Clark

Unscannables: Sue Sunderland
Marshall 1: Hannah Corne
Marshall 2: John and Jean Hussey
Marshall 3: Gareth Chambers
Marshall 4: Richard Clough
Marshall 5: Kathy Kaiser
Pacer – sub 20: Jeremy Ladyman running with Callum Parton
Pacer – sub 21: Jon Smyth
Pacer – sub 22: John Shanks running with Alex Irvine
Pacer – sub 23: Gary Mann
Pacer – sub 24: Oliver Cheyne running with Joe Irvine
Pacer – sub 25: John Batchelor
Pacer – sub 26: Joel Giddings
Pacer – sub 27: Andy Bell
Pacer – sub 28: Stephanie Gledhill
Pacer – sub 29: Chloe Hudson
Pacer – sub 30: Sarah Mann
Pacer – sub 35:
Sweeper: Patrick Barrett running with Richard & Katy Irvine

 

Leos Beer Festival – Friday 2 May to Sunday 4 May

 

I think a lot of Striders are going on Friday evening – hope they’ve sobered up by Saturday morning to help and/or run at Roundhay parkrun!

 

For full details see https://www.dropbox.com/s/u1m2m7hhsgfkoyb/Leos%20Rugby%20and%20Beerfest%2014.pdf  

 

For Striders plans contact Dan dmurray@sjs.co.uk

 

VSGP races and VSFC races – you’ll be busy in May

 

Wed 7 May [GP-S] Esholt 5k series (best time to count)

Sun 11 May [GP-M] Leeds Half Marathon

Sun 11 May [JGP] Leeds Half Marathon Junior Race

Tue 13 May [FC-BS] Jack Bloor (BS)

Wed 14 May [GP-S] Esholt 5k series (best time to count)

Sat 17 May [GP-S] Roundhay parkrun mobrun

Sat 17 May [FC-AM] Fairfield Horseshoe

Sat 17 May [GP-AOM] White Peak marathon

Sun 18 May [GP-AOM] Windermere marathon

Wed 21 May [GP-S] Esholt 5k series (best time to count)

Thu 22 May [GP-TF] Apperley Bridge Canter

 

Everyone (except fell runners and River Moy half-marathoners) put 17 May in your diary for the Roundhay parkrun mobrun, you don’t need to be fast, you just need to finish.

 

Note that there is a beer festival at Lineham Farm on the late May bank holiday, see http://www.eccupbeerfestival.co.uk/

 

2014 Three Peaks Fell Race Report – from Mick Loftus

 

The day of the 60th Three Peaks Fells Race looked wet and foreboding.  All the talk before the race was about how many layers to wear; wind proof or water proof, base layer or just vest.  The organisers were constantly reiterating the mandatory kit list over the loud speakers.

Then with minutes to spare the rain eased, the optimistic stripped off before the start.  Then we were away, through the village of Horton with lots of spectators and up towards Pen-y-ghent.  Within moments anyone who hadn't adjusted their clothing was roasting.  The sky had cleared and it miraculously turned into a beautiful day.  The first climb is a nervous affair for most.  Too fast or too slow?  Have I done enough training? Have I worn the right shoes? Can I really do this? As the path steepens, everyone begins to find the answers.

Once I had the first peak and initial descent out of the way, I began to 'settle in' to the rhythm of the day.  I remembered to force myself to eat and drink early on while on the flat easy running sections, not because I felt I needed it but for later on when I would.  Out to the road section I kept a steady comfortable pace, trying not to think ahead too much.  Ribblehead came and went, up the steps we passed the viaduct without a glance, then the hard work really began.

The beck was easily crossed this year but the bogs beyond proved a little more tricky.  My nether regions got more intimately acquainted with the black ooze than I would have liked.  Whernside then reared up ahead.  I kept my head down and didn't look at the destination, with lots of assistance from my hands, I crawled up and onto the windy plateau.  The wind was strong across the top but faded quickly as we descended down the steep steps and rocks.

The Hill Inn area was busy with spectators enjoying the warm sunshine.  Turning away from the crowds we faced the lonely section towards Ingleborough.  Now with runners spread out and with around three hours of punishment in your legs it is hard to keep momentum rolling.  The steep climb follows almost as a relief but this is short lived. Everyone is self-absorbed as they pull upwards.  Through the style and onto the final ramp up to the rocky plateau.  I shuffled over the uneven rocky summit to the control, checked my watch.  Good, still on for my target time, I just had to hold it together for the long descent.

The way back  to Horton is not to be under-estimated. I passed a number of cramp ridden hobbling runners and others who had just 'had it' and were jogging slowly.  Wet muddy, rocky and slippy, this section has it all and blasted legs struggle to cope. Eventually the course turns decisively down through more limestone, with the finish field in sight but still some distance off.  I concentrated on staying upright and keeping going.  Then into the last fields with a couple of modest rises that has us all groaning but there can be no walking now!  Under the railway, through the garden, down the driveway, over the road and into the finish field, hear your name announced and over the line.  Everyone a champion!

 

We had 14 Striders competing this year, the most ever perhaps?  We were led home by an in form Mick Wrench, getting his pb, with the rest of us spread out over the next hour or so.  Richard Adcock was the last Strider home but arguably his was the greatest achievement having completed the Marathon des Sables just last week!

Race winners were Ricky Lightfoot 02:53:16 and Victoria Wilkinson 03:21:32 (17^th overall).  Striders results:

 

    68  Mick Wrench           03:44:44

   111  John Marsham          03:54:38

   125  Mick Loftus           03:56:35

   170  Simon Vallance        04:04:59

   181  Kim Spence            04:06:57

   243  Ross Bibby            04:14:44

   262  Eirik Stangnes        04:17:09

  293  Alan Walsh            04:21:15

   297  Paul Smith            04:21:57

   312  Clive Bandy           04:23:44

   340  Ann-Kristin Koehler   04:27:21

   402  Oliver Cheyne         04:38:06

   472  Alistair Smyth        04:48:12

   521  Richard Adcock        04:55:03

 

NB Steve Webb has updated the V S Fell Championship table – this will be on the website this weekend.  He says:

 

“Fell league now available for first publication this season, to include the results of the Three Peaks.  Messrs Bibby and Loftus have already chalked up five scoring runs and are contesting the lead.  The ladies have not been racing so prolifically to date; but there is still a long way to go and many summits to be visited.”

 

Stockton Duathlon

 

John Shanks was the only VS rep.  He was 42^nd overall

 

    5k run        00:18:09   29^th

    Transition    00:00:50   

    25k bike      00:40:07   58^th

    Transition    00:01:05  

    2.5k run      00:09:13   32^nd

 

He emailed “A quick note to let you know about some good news. After thinking I had just missed out, I just realised I’ve qualified for the European Championships next year after my efforts at Stockton on Sunday. 

I’ll fire up a race report when I get time, it was a really fun event that other people might fancy next time. I’m now off to look at GBR race suits!”

 

Huddersfield Marathon

 

After a disappointing London, Andy May came back to win the Hudderfield marathon in 2:57:59, over 8 minutes clear of the field.  

 

Dusan Svoboda also had a great run after a poor London and finished 7^th in 3:34:33

 

There were 102 finishers in the marathon and 114 in the half marathon.

 

For more info see http://www.huddersfieldmarathon.co.uk

 

V S Junior 1 mile

 

Many thanks to our officials and marshals for the 1 mile and club handicap – Kathy & Ken Kaiser, Mike & Eileen Crosfill, Pat & John Umpleby, Louise Cazan, Jean Hussey, Sarah Smith, Sylvia Watson, Jayne Sexton, and  Richard Irvine.

  

We had a record number of runners for the 1 mile

 

   Pos                      Time    Pts  School Yr

     1   Alex Irvine        6.05    100      9

     2   Max Vine           6.21     99      7

     3   Alvie O'Brien      6.24     98      4

     4   Callum Chambers    6.34     97      7

     5   Ben Redshaw        6.38     96      4

     6   Ceara Sexton       6.46     95      4

     7   Isabelle Carter    6.51     94      7

     8   Sam Hollis         6.52     93      5

     9   Joe Irvine         6.52     92      7

    10   Oliver Charlton    7.04     91      3

    11   Finlay Chambers    7.08     90      5

    12   Imogen Idle        7.10     89      4

    13   Eleanor Ford       7.13     88      9

    14   Carina Font        7.20     87      9

    15   Rebecca White      7.20     87      9

    17   Jasmine Webster    7.35     85      9

    18   Ben Hollis         7.35     84      7

    19   Cameron Bradbury   7.35     83      6

    20   Josephine Pawley   7.39     82      3

    21   Cleo Vine          7.39     81      5

    22   Ella Hollis        7.46     80      3

    23   Nick Tynan         7.50     79      4

    24   Isaac Durrant      7.52     78      2

    26   Isabelle Webster   7.58     77      7

    27   Sarah Brady        8.00     76      5

    28   Ewan Howes         8.08     75      2

    29   Esben Rost         8.16     74      5

    30   Thomas Harris      9.02     73      2

    32   Isla Wynne         9.12     72      2

    34   Daniel Fotherby    9.20     71      1

    37   Aisha Sajjad       9.45     70      5

    39   Rebecca Noad      10.04     69      5

    40   Fahd Hans         10.19     68      3

    42   Asmi Shembekar    10.57     67      5

    43   Eve Mason         11.03     66      2

    44   Lennart Rost      11.11     65      1

    45   Tom Webster       11.14     64      ?

    48   Jude Howes        11.40     63      4

    49   Nelly Mason       11.44     62      1

    50   Anna McLellan     11.44     62      4

    51   Daisy Wynne       11.44     62      -

    57   Michael Fotherby  13.29     59      -

    59   Lucy Adcock       19.00     58      -

    59   Florence Bell     19.00     58      -

Adults running 1 mile

    16   Tony Vine          7.32  

    25   Janet Tynan        7.53  

    30   Rich Harris        9.02  

    33   Anne De'Giovanni   9.13  

    35   Lindsey McDermott  9.24  

    36   Liz Durrant        9.24  

    38   Bea Sajjad         9.45  

    41   Sophia Leeming    10.29  

    46   Simon Webster     11.14  

    47   Smita Shembekar   11.29  

    52   Louise Wynne      11.47  

    53   Helen Mason       11.47  

    54   Laura McLellan    11.47  

    55   Susan Gardiner    12.26  

    56   Maike Paulsen     12.35  

    58   Paul Fotherby     13.29  

    59   Richard Adcock    19.00  

    59   Hannah Corne      19.00  

 

V S Club Handicap

 

                           Gun time Hcap     Act time   Act Pos GP Pts

    1  Kate Brady          0:49:10    02:45  0:46:25    61     57

    2  Abi Frankland       0:50:00    02:00  0:48:00    66     54

    3  Alex Irvine         0:52:29    17:30  0:34:59    23     84

    4  Judith Rodgers      0:52:32    02:00  0:50:32    69     51

    5  Samantha Glew       0:53:29    08:00  0:45:29    58     59

    6  Amy Middlemast      0:53:34    16:00  0:37:34    34     76

    7  Julie McGurk        0:53:53    13:45  0:40:08    44     69

    8  Nicola Hartley      0:54:11    08:00  0:46:11    60     58

    9  Joe Steele          0:54:32    20:45  0:33:47    16     89

   10  Liz Reddington      0:54:35    14:15  0:40:20    45     69

   11  Joanna Chambers     0:54:36    14:15  0:40:21    46     68

   12  Louise Jennings     0:54:38    09:00  0:45:38    59     59

   13  Esther Hollis       0:54:40    13:00  0:41:40    50     65

   14  Chloe Hudson        0:54:50    15:45  0:39:05    37     74

   14  Deborah Fraites     0:54:50    04:30  0:50:20    68     52

   16  Paul Stokes         0:55:00    15:15  0:39:45    41     71

   17  Jeremy Richardson   0:55:03    17:30  0:37:33    33     77

   18  John Hobbs          0:55:19    26:30  0:28:49     1    100

   19  Adam Parton         0:55:23    19:15  0:36:08    27     81

   20  Andy Pagdin         0:55:26    21:00  0:34:26    21     86

   21  Liz Guthrie         0:55:32    12:15  0:43:17    55     61

   22  Stephanie Gledhill  0:55:35    16:00  0:39:35    40     72

   23  Neil Hall           0:55:38    10:30  0:45:08    57     60

   24  Sue Carr            0:55:40    09:15  0:46:25    61     57

   25  Callum Parton       0:55:41    21:30  0:34:11    20     86

   26  Sarah Graham        0:55:42    21:45  0:33:57    17     89

   27  Gary Mann           0:55:45    24:15  0:31:30     5     97

   28  Sean Fitzgerald     0:55:46    21:45  0:34:01    19     87

   29  Michael Hall        0:55:47    19:45  0:36:02    26     82

   30  Gemma Midwood       0:55:51    15:45  0:40:06    42     71

  31  Rich Clough         0:55:56    14:15  0:41:41    51     64

   32  Rob Marsh           0:55:57    22:00  0:33:57    17     89

   33  Sarah Howell        0:56:01    12:15  0:43:46    56     61

   34  Roy Huggins         0:56:05    23:30  0:32:35    12     92

  35  John Shanks         0:56:07    24:15  0:31:52     7     96

   36  Richard Adcock      0:56:17    19:40  0:36:37    30     79

   37  Iain Currie         0:56:20    19:00  0:37:20    32     78

   38  John Batchelor      0:56:21    23:15  0:33:06    14     91

   39  Sarah Wood          0:56:31    19:40  0:36:51    31     79

   40  Alistair Smyth      0:56:34    21:00  0:35:34    25     83

   41  Andrew Bell         0:56:38    24:45  0:31:53     9     94

   42  Paul Fotherby       0:56:42    26:30  0:30:12     2     99

   43  Dawn Parton         0:56:45    16:00  0:40:45    49     66

   44  Joel Giddings       0:56:46    24:45  0:32:01    10     94

   45  Joe Irvine          0:56:49    14:00  0:42:49    53     63

   46  Richard Irvine      0:56:49    14:00  0:42:49    53     63

   47  Becky Murray        0:56:52    07:00  0:49:52    67     53

   48  Ben Johnson         0:56:55    22:00  0:34:55    22     85

   49  Jonathan Smyth      0:57:05    26:00  0:31:05     3     99

   50  Eleanor Currie      0:57:07    17:00  0:40:07    43     70

   51  Graham Pawley       0:57:11    21:00  0:36:11    28     81

   52  Daryl Hibberd       0:57:12    24:45  0:32:27    11     93

   53  Alex Pagdin         0:57:13    25:45  0:31:28     4     98

   54  Dan Murray          0:57:19    24:30  0:32:49    13     91

   55  Eileen Mitchell     0:57:28    09:30  0:47:58    65     54

   56  Paul White          0:57:34    19:00  0:38:34    35     76

   57  Elaine Craiggs      0:57:40    05:15  0:52:25    71     50

   58  John Hussey         0:57:46    16:00  0:41:46    52     64

   59  Rav Panesar         0:57:50    26:00  0:31:50     6     96

   60  Alex Watson-Usher   0:57:55    18:45  0:39:10    38     74

   61  Brian Tyrrell       0:57:58    11:00  0:46:58    63     56

   62  Tim Towler          0:58:08    22:45  0:35:23    24     84

   63  Ged Coll            0:58:19    19:45  0:38:34    35     76

   64  Alex Nancolas       0:58:22    26:30  0:31:52     7     96

   65  Bob Jackson         0:58:23    17:45  0:40:38    48     66

   66  Sarah Harper        0:58:27    19:00  0:39:27    39     73

   67  Myra Jones          0:58:37    25:00  0:33:37    15     90

   68  Craig Burrows       0:58:43    11:00  0:47:43    64     55

   69  Pascale Fotherby    0:59:06    18:30  0:40:36    47     67

   70  Joe Hanney          0:59:11    22:45  0:36:26    29     80

   71  Mike Brown          1:03:07    11:15  0:51:52    70     51

 

Congratulations to cup winner Kate Brady, to new member John Hobbs with fastest time on the night, and to Alex Irvine who won the junior race and then finished 3^rd in the handicap

 

71 finishers was just 3 short of the record set last summer.

 

Note that as there were more than 50 runners, the new GP scoring system was used, the fastest runner scored 100pts, the slowest runner scored 50pts with everyone else spread equally in between.

 

There was the usual muttering at the start about handicaps, and I did find out later that evening that one was wrong.  Deborah Fraites’ handicap had been based on her best recent time which was at the Norton 9.  The system converts this to an estimated time for 5 miles using ratios in the age-graded tables.  But there is no entry in the AG tables for 9 miles so I used 10.  Unfortunately I didn’t pro-rate Deborah’s time up for the extra mile, so it looked like she’d run 10% faster than she actually did, and she was given a handicap 9:30 when it should have been 4:30.  The results above have been recalculated and Deborah has moved up from 70^th place to 15^th.  Sorry, Deborah!

 

We did a demo and audit of the handicap calculations last summer.  If anyone else would like to see how the handicaps are calculated, I’ll be doing a demo 9pm on Tuesday 20 May (it’s a pie and peas night)

 

That’s all for now, see you Saturday!

 

Bob