Peco race 1 – Sunday 30 November at Barnbow (Crossgates) – enter by 22 November

 

Entry Information (adults)

·         Enter by 10pm Saturday 22 November – we can’t get you into race 1 after this date!

·         To check whether you have been registered go to www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsteams.htm

·         To enter, email teams@valleystriders.org.uk

·         Juniors (school years 4 to 12) need not register. 

 

Important new information

·         There may be changes to the “usual” start times.  Race details should appear at www.pecoxc.co.uk at the weekend

·         We haven’t received all our race numbers.  If you know you’re definitely not able to run race 1 please let me know so that I can reallocate your number and then you’ll get a new number for race 2

·         Myra and myself will be handing out numbers under the VS Flag on race day

 

Last week’s info

·         The races are suitable for all except beginners and those who hate mud

·         Trail or fell shoes are recommended, road shoes with plenty of grooves should be OK, flat soled shoes and spikes are unsuitable

·         Typical distances – adults about five miles, juniors school years 4-6 one mile, school years 7-12 two miles

·         Ages 16 and above may run in the senior race at the discretion of the Race Organiser (please contact me)

·         Race details will appear at www.pecoxc.co.uk

·         PS several people have asked me “What is a Peco?”  It’s the name of the company (CO) that sponsors the league, they customise clothing with printing (P) and embroidery (E)  www.peco.ltd.uk

 

WYXC race 3 – Saturday 22 November at Keighley

 

Good luck to all our runners on Saturday.  The men are currently 2^nd in the league, the women 3^rd.

Details at http://www.westyorkshireathletics.org.uk/

 

Hooded Tops (Adults and Juniors) – final reminder for Xmas orders - Sunday 23 November 2014

 

Message from Mr Kit – Last chance to order a hooded top ahead of Christmas. The options / costs are:

·         Adult Black Hoody (no zip) - £20

·         Adult Black or Grey Hoody (full zip) – £24.50

·         Kids Black Hoody (no zip) – £15

·         Kids Black or Grey Hoody (full zip) - £19

 

Each hoody comes as either male or female and will have ‘Valley Striders Leeds’ on the back (heat applied) and the same on the chest only smaller and embroidered. The price also includes for your name or initials to be embroidered on the chest so you don’t get it mixed up with other Striders. If someone doesn’t want their name adding, a slight saving to the prices above can be offered. An image of the tops can be found on Facebook.

 

Sizing info can be found using the links below:

Full zip hoody: (black or grey): http://www.sg-clothing.com/index.php/collection/11/29

Pullover hoody: (black): http://www.sg-clothing.com/index.php/collection/11/28

 

Can I please request orders by no later than Sunday 23^rd November 2014 to kit@valleystriders.org.uk.

 

Training - Tuesday 25 November

 

Normal training sessions – see the website for details.

 

Training and Food - Tuesday 2 December

 

Normal training sessions – see the website for details.

 

Two sittings for lasagne – please book by 10pm Sunday 30 Nov

·         early sessions followed by lasagne at 7:15pm book at earlyfood@valleystriders.org.uk before 10pm Sunday choosing meat or veggie lasagne (£3.50) and whether you want apple pie (£1.50).

·         later sessions followed by pie and peas at 8:30pm book at food@valleystriders.org.uk  before 10pm Sunday choosing meat or veggie lasagne (£3.50) and whether you want apple pie (£1.50).

 

VS Junior Xmas Party – Tuesday 9 December

 

Bookings are now being taken for the Junior Christmas Party (parents welcome too!) to be held on Tuesday 9^th December 2013 at Leos from 6:15pm to 8:00pm approx.

 

The buffet menu will cater for children and adults and include chicken nuggets, chilli, hot dogs, nachos and pizza for mains and a selection of desserts including cheesecake and jelly & ice cream. We have games planned before the meal, between courses and after the meal, and also a quiz (I suspect a knowledge of boy and girl bands may be an advantage).  We also have some awards to present.  More information to follow. Please arrive for about 6:15pm.  NB no junior training session on 9 December.

 

Tickets cost £6 (same price all ages) and to book your place please email juniorxmas@valleystriders.org.uk by Saturday 6 December – NB please advise number of children and number of adults. Veggie option available, please say in your email. 

 

Once booked, please pay – click on www.valleystriders.org.uk/pay.htm for how to pay (please include your name and “JuniorXmas” as reference if paying online).

 

Names will be updated at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsxmas.htm (please check after a couple of days!)

 

V S Xmas Party -  Friday 12 December

 

Bookings are now being taken for the Christmas Party to be held on Friday 12^th December 2013 here at Leos.

 

The evening will be a Christmas party like never before (or maybe like last year)! You will be welcomed from 7pm by a festive atmosphere of music and friends.

 

The ticket price will include a two course buffet meal, a band, 10 top quality prizes for the raffle, a short celebration of our running achievements from the year and dancing through as late as 2am.

 

Tickets will cost £15 and to book your place please email xmas@valleystriders.org.uk by Sunday 7 December. Veggie option available, please say in your email.  There will be no admittance on the night without pre-booking.

 

Names will be updated at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsxmas.htm (please check after a couple of days!)

 

Once booked, please pay – click on www.valleystriders.org.uk/pay.htm for how to pay (please include your name and “Xmas” as reference if paying online).

 

All welcome – first claim, second claim, cyclists, triathletes, social members and partners

 

VS Grand Prix & Junior GP Races

 

After this weekend, just 1 race to go in this year’s Grand Prix, T-shirts will be presented to overall and category winners at VS Xmas Party on 12 December

·         Sat 22 Nov – WYXC at Keighley (entries closed)

·         Sun 30 Nov - Peco XC race 1 at Barnbow (Crossgates) - see above

Grand Prix T-shirts are available to everyone who ran 8 races, if you’ve run 8, look out for an email from Mr Kit.

43 Striders are already eligible as they have run 8 or more races, 8 Striders have run 7 races so need to run one of the above, 5 Striders have run 6 races so need to run both

 

The first 4 races of next year’s GP will be

·         Sun 14 Dec - Peco XC race 2 at Pontefract or Nostell Priory

·         Fri 26 Dec – Chevin Chase 

·         Sun 4 Jan - Peco XC race 3 at West Park Leeds 

·         TBA – VS Xmas/NewYear Junior mile and Club Handicap – either Sunday 28 December or Sunday 11 January

 

VS Junior GP 2013/4 prizes will be presented at the VS Juniors Xmas Party on 9 December

 

VS Junior GP 2014/5 races include all Peco races (dates listed above)

 

VS Fell Championship – see Steve’s update in the results section.

 

London Marathon ballot

 

London Marathon have confirmed that we have 4 club places for 2015

 

There is a priority system for allocation of these places

1.      With rejection slips (members prior to 1 Jan 2014 & have never had club place)

2.      With rejection slips (members prior to 1 Jan 2014 but have previously had club place)

3.      Without rejection slips (members prior to 1 Jan 2014)

4.      With rejection slips (members since 1 Jan 2014)

5.      Without rejection slips (members since 1 Jan 2014)

 

If you would like your name to be put into the ballot which will take place at the VS Xmas Party, let me know by Tuesday 9 December 10pm

 

Email London@valleystriders.org.uk and say which of the above 5 categories your application falls.  Names will be listed at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmarathon.htm (please check after a couple of days!)

 

RESULTS

 

Wadsworth Half Trog fell race, BM, 9.1m, 1401ft, 9th November 2014 (from Ross Bibby)

 

1. Ben Mounsey 1.05.20 (new record) Calder Valley Fell Runners

4. Jon Parker Valley Striders 1.15.37

21. Gayle Sugden 1.23.29 (1st fem) Calder Valley Fell Runners

28. Ross Bibby 1.28.12

92. Malcolm Coles 1.52.59

98. Graham Ford 1.57.44

miss CP5 Justin Vogler

(109 starters)

 

Harriers vs Cyclists (VSGP and VSFC) 15^th November

                                       GP pts

     34  Ross Bibby           0:43:50      100

     35  Tony Mills           0:44:07       97

     39  Steve Webb           0:44:22       93

     44  Simon Vallance       0:45:10       90

     70  Joel Giddings        0:47:14       87

     74  Rob Bumstead         0:47:31       83

    217  Sara Dyer            1:12:36       80

 

Tour of Pendle 16.8 miles, 15 November

1.  Karl Gray  2:21:31 Calder Valley FR

4. Jon Parker

38. Caitlin Rice  2:49:47 Glossopdale 1^st W

262. Mark Woodhead  3:42:30

287. Steve Dixon  3:49:49

350. Sarah Smith  4:16:12

372 finished

 

Whinlatter off road duathlon, 6.5k run, 18k bike, 5.5k run, 16th November 2014 (from Ross Bibby)

Pairs

1.  Ricky Lightfoot & Richard Butler  1.48.11

10.  Ross Bibby & Ian Spence  2.13.38

(27 pairs)

Solo

1.  Andrew Douglas  1.55.26

32. (1^st  fem) Renee Saxton Team 9bar  2.21.25

57. (3^rd  fem) Kim Spence  Valley Striders  2.32.08

(183 starters)

 

Abbey Dash Junior Race (VSJGP)

 

    Pos               Gun time Chip Pos Chip Time

     11  Alex Irvine      0:06:45   12  0:06:45

     36  Nathan Brady     0:07:19   35  0:07:17

     42  Tally Diamond    0:07:27   41  0:07:27

     48  Joe Irvine       0:07:37   47  0:07:36

     51  Imogen Idle      0:07:40   50  0:07:40

     66  Millie Sofilas   0:08:08   60  0:08:01

    106  Sarah Brady      0:08:52  107  0:08:51

    146  Amy Sofilas      0:09:40  145  0:09:34

 

Some chaos in the queue for entries on the day as they were very slow processing the entries, then ran out of entry forms and finally ran out of race numbers.  Josephine Pawley was one of 12 who ran the race without a race number (but with the race director’s approval) 

 

Abbey Dash (VSGP)

 

71 Striders finishers, 1 DNF, 4 second claimers, and 5 people listed as Striders who I’ve never heard of (I suspect the entry processing system, not people trying to save £2 on their fees)

 

   Pos                        Gun time Chip Pos Chip Time GP Pts

     202  John Hobbs            0:33:49      198  0:33:34    100

     231  Matthew Hallam        0:34:10      229  0:33:58     99

     251  Andy May              0:34:23      243  0:34:09     99

     311  Gwil Thomas           0:35:12      304  0:34:57     98

     367  Rav Panesar           0:35:59      361  0:35:43     97

     388  Paul Fotherby         0:36:14      385  0:35:58     96

     399  James Tarran          0:36:28      419  0:36:21     94

     408  Jon Pownall           0:36:32      407  0:36:16     96

     426  Jonathan Smyth        0:36:45      410  0:36:17     95

     506  Paul Kaiser           0:37:43      527  0:37:28     94

     569  Ian Sanderson         0:38:28      558  0:37:51     93

     570  Andrew Bell           0:38:28      588  0:38:01     92

     617  Andy Thorpe           0:38:53      636  0:38:27     91

     623  Gary Mann             0:38:55      635  0:38:27     91

     627  Ian Sampson           0:38:56      604  0:38:09     91

     650  Hannah Corne          0:39:14      648  0:38:33     89

     670  Roy Huggins           0:39:29      699  0:38:58     89

     828  Mike Furby            0:40:39      893  0:40:05     88

     841  Sean Fitzgerald       0:40:44      907  0:40:09     87

     842  Rob Marsh             0:40:44      930  0:40:15     86

     964  Justin Mong           0:41:31     1052  0:40:53     84

     980  David Merritt         0:41:37      952  0:40:21     86

    1060  Andy Pagdin           0:42:03     1233  0:41:49     80

    1069  Michael Hall          0:42:07      986  0:40:32     84

    1090  Graham Jones          0:42:16     1124  0:41:18     82

    1118  Paul Sanderson        0:42:29      968  0:40:27     85

    1149  Joe Hanney            0:42:42     1207  0:41:43     81

    1221  Daniel Johnstone      0:43:09     1151  0:41:26     81

    1246  Rebecca Rankin        0:43:17     1112  0:41:15     83

    1357  Leroy Sutton          0:43:58     1470  0:42:59     79

    1508  Sue Sunderland        0:44:51     1703  0:44:01     79

    1628  Jake Towler           0:45:35     1979  0:44:58     78

    1852  Paul White            0:46:49     2286  0:46:11     75

    1891  Bill McCaffrey        0:47:02     2039  0:45:11     77

    1945  Keith Brewster        0:47:19     2302  0:46:15     73

    1970  Alexandra Watson-Usher0:47:25     2241  0:46:00     76

    2017  Gemma Midwood         0:47:42     2310  0:46:17     72

    2018  Chloe Hudson          0:47:43     2471  0:46:51     70

    2060  Emily Pawley          0:48:02     2297  0:46:14     74

    2061  Graham Pawley         0:48:02     2296  0:46:14     74

    2130  Iain Currie           0:48:27     2318  0:46:19     71

    2198  Bob Jackson           0:48:50     2494  0:46:54     69

    2239  Rob Hamilton          0:49:07     2373  0:46:31     71

    2242  Stephanie Gledhill    0:49:09     2582  0:47:10     68

    2362  Pascale Fotherby      0:49:53     2652  0:47:21     66

    2530  Simon Barker          0:50:39     2171  0:45:43     76

    2669  Mary Egan             0:51:17     2616  0:47:16     67

    2674  Jeremy Richardson     0:51:19     2632  0:47:18     66

    2685  Anna Hobbs            0:51:21     2988  0:48:28     64

    2690  Paul Stokes           0:51:22     2966  0:48:23     64

    2709  Liz Reddington        0:51:29     3347  0:49:30     61

    2880  Claudia Stanton       0:52:13     2547  0:47:03     69

    2887  Sarah Pagdin          0:52:15     3628  0:50:16     61

    3039  Rachael Nevins        0:52:52     2852  0:48:02     65

    3424  John McDermott        0:54:28     3335  0:49:28     62

    3709  Esther Hollis         0:55:45     3309  0:49:24     63

    4084  Neil Hall             0:57:25     5187  0:54:50     56

    4266  Helen Stead           0:58:14     4757  0:53:37     58

    4598  Brian Tyrrell         1:00:06     4738  0:53:34     59

    4819  James Loftus          1:01:17     4162  0:51:58     60

    5107  Kate McIntyre         1:02:40     4514  0:53:01     59

    5191  Kate Brady            1:03:04     5236  0:55:00     56

    5286  Paul Kelly            1:03:36     4979  0:54:16     57

    5595  Louise Jennings       1:05:08     5295  0:55:11     55

    5736  Sarah Clark           1:05:50     6032  0:57:15     54

    5883  Rebecca Bibby         1:06:31     7160  1:01:00     52

    6492  Deborah Fraites       1:09:33     6794  0:59:35     53

    6495  Helen Gill            1:09:33     6615  0:58:57     54

    6683  Meryll Cripps         1:10:41     7207  1:01:11     51

    6750  Penny Sanders         1:11:06     7569  1:02:38     51

    7973  Elaine Craiggs        1:18:40     8169  1:05:42     50

    DNF   Simon Midwood   

   Second claim

     209  Alex Pagdin           0:33:56      204  0:33:42     99

     867  Neil Holloway         0:40:53      956  0:40:23     85

    1850  Paul Holloway         0:46:48     2122  0:45:33     76

    3832  Sophie Johnstone      0:56:21     4394  0:52:39     59

   Listed as Striders but not club members

     163  Sam Brand             0:33:07      154  0:32:56

     581  Kevin Sanderson       0:38:34      578  0:37:59

     619  David Allison         0:38:53      651  0:38:34

     628  Francis Sweeney       0:38:58      661  0:38:40

     701  Craig Empsall         0:39:47      731  0:39:13

 

 

Fell Championship (from Steve Webb)

 

Fell league updated to include Harriers v Cyclists, Half Trog, and Tour of Pendle (and on the website).

 

Harriers v Cyclists was excellent fun, but was a walkover for the VS fell section as no VS cyclists turned up.  See the videos on Bingley Harriers website and FRA forum to get an idea of what you missed.  Rob Jebb won on a bike from Andy Peace on a bike and that would probably have also been the result overall if they'd been running.  Very close competition between Ross, Tony, Steve and Simon, who finished in that order, backed up by Joel, Rob and Sara.

 

Stunning performances from Jon Parker at Wadsworth and Pendle where he was 4th overall at both races.  Bodes well for next year.

 

If I have missed anybody's results in the league please can they let me know before the end of November.