V S Update - 21 December 2015
Tue 22 Dec training; Cross country entries; Membership; Peco thanks and problems; Annual awards; Results from West Yorks XC and Peco XC
Tuesday 22 & 29 December Juniors Training
Although last week was less wet than previous weeks, the weather forecast for Monday is showers and for Tuesday is heavy rain. So I think we're going to have to cancel juniors training on 22nd. Please check the website home page on Tuesday in case we've changed or minds. Regarding 29 December, we're just checking how many coaches are available, please check the website at the weekend to see if the session will be on.
Cross Country Entries - action required!
We are now taking entries for the following races, please email [email protected] - names for both needed by 9 January please.
Northern XC Champs - 30th January - Blackburn
National XC Champs - 27th February - Donington (Derbyshire/Leicestershire border just off M1)
Note that entries have now closed for the Yorkshire XC Champs on 9th January, we have 11 senior men, 9 senior ladies, one U20 lady and 3 girls
Overdue Membership Fees
Of the 415 paying members last year (Sep 2014 to Aug
2015), 260 have renewed (thank you), 5 have resigned, and 150 are still to
pay. Please check www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmemreg.htm
and if it says "Due" by your name, please pay £29 adults or £15
juniors & 2nd claim to Sort Code:
53-70-00
A/c Number: 72143878.
Peco At West Park - Sunday 13 December
Many thanks to the 40+ who volunteered to help at this event.
I was very pleased at the number that said they would assist before the race. Race admin at STEP and course set-up and marshalling for the junior race went without a hitch - thank you.
Course set up for the senior race around the woods and in Beckett Park also went well. I had been extremely concerned about these sections as we used the same marshalling plan (21 points) as Kirkstall and Horsforth had used earlier in the year, whereas when we put on the race in Feb 2013 we had 30 points on what was a much shorter route (as it involved 2 laps).
As many of you will now be aware, there were a couple of major problems with the senior race - the lead runners went off the planned route half a mile from the finish and, on the playing fields, the route encroached on one of the pitches used by the local football club and caused considerable damage. Both of these were due to the complexity caused by having to change the "signage" after the junior races and before the senior races and were caused by my deficiencies in the marshals instructions, for which I apologise.
There were a number of people who put in extra effort above and beyond the call of duty, in particular
· The three who attended the recce run and then became the route wayfinders (putting out posts with the marshalling points) as they were the only ones who knew the route - Ian Sanderson, Paul Stokes and Mike Powell
· The first aid team of Stephen Diamond, Sarah Ord, Emma Steel, Dave Simms and Katie Giles (especially as all except Katie had wanted to run)
· Mick Tinker - the man with the car (van) - who I commandeered to pick up stakes and bibs from Leos at 7:30 on the Sunday morning and was first to arrive at West Park. He was then involved with route set-up and last-but-one to leave (with the stakes back in his car)
· All senior race team leaders - Ian Place, Steve Webb, Eirik Stangnes and Kevin McMullan
· All senior race marshals - Rachel Midwood (who had also put in an extra shift on race registration), Judith Rodgers, Sarah Brady, Andy Linley, Andy May, Andrew Webster, Dave Merritt, Gemma Merritt and Sarah Wood
NB If you want to run race 3 and you've not yet registered, you need to put your name forward to [email protected] by Sunday 27 December 10pm.
Annual Awards
· VS Grand Prix Champions - John Hobbs and Myra Jones
· VS Grand Prix Vets Champions - Andy May (M40), Steve Webb (M50), Louise Cazan (W35)
· VS Grand Prix Group Winners - Jon Pownall (B), Graham Jones (C), Louise Cazan (D), Chloe Hudson (E), Louise Jennings (F)
· Vadim Kuznetsov trophy for best age-graded % at Leeds Half Marathon - Andy May
· Stuart StJohn Also-Ran Trophy - for competing throughout the year but not winning anything - Sean Fitzgerald
· (Janet Kitchen) Horsforth Marathon Trophy - best marathon performance(s) - James Tarran for two sub-3-hour marathons and running Comrades marathon (53 miles)
· VS club places at London Marathon (7 in ballot) - Alan Hutchinson, Chloe Hudson, MikeFurby
· VS Triathlon Champions - Dan Price and Alison Price
· VS Triathlon Vets Champions - Vernon Long and Sue Carr
· VSCC Warrior Awards - Women - 1st - Liz Ball, 2nd - Katherine Hogg, 3rd - Rachel Lianne
· VSCC Warrior Awards - Men - 1st - Andy Stoneman, 2nd - Danny Murray, 3rd - Ged Coll
· VSCC Warrior Awards - Juniors - 1st - Finn Coll, 2nd - Zachary Anderson, 3rd - Tobi King
· VSCC Broom Wagon Award - Michaela Laxton
· VSCC Chapeau Award - Gavin Taylor
· VSCC Time Trial Awards - Matt Hallam & Dawn Morley
RACE INFORMATION
"Abbey Christmas" Race - Monday 28 December
Nothing to do with Abbey Runners, it's another of Jason Praill's navigation runs - this one starts and finishes at the Abbey Inn, Pollard Lane, Bramley, drinks in the pub afterwards.
See http://www.countrytrailraces.co.uk/
Templenewsam 10 - Sunday 10 January
A new race organised by St Theresa's, just over 100 (of 800) places left, 21 Striders entered so far.
https://racebest.com/races/temple-newsam-10-mile
It is also the first race in the 2016 Leeds Race Series www.leedsathletics.net
Baildon Boundary Way - Sunday 3 April
This race will be part of the 2016 VS Grand Prix and always fills fast.
For entry details go to http://baildonrunners.co.uk/ . Less than 50 (of 400) places left!
West Yorkshire Cross Country Race 4 and Series Results
Under 11 Girls
18 Imogen Idle 7:44
60 finished
In the series, Imogen finished 20th.
Under 13 Girls
9 Tally Diamond 9:34
22 Keira Jones 10:04
57 finished
In the series, Tally finished 12th and Keira 27th
Under 13 Boys
In the series, Alvie O'Brien finished 44th and Laurie O'Brien 61st (but neither ran race 4)
Under 15 Girls
In the series, Sophie Turner finished 12th (but did not run race 4)
Senior Ladies
23 Sam Harris 24:36
41 Liz Wood 25:47
45 Rachel Mackie 26:24
71 Pascale Fotherby 29:44
53 Sue Sunderland 27:01
88 Sara Dyer 34:09
91 finished
VS team finished 10th in race, 4th in series
In the series, Myra Jones finished 8th U35 woman, Pascale 9th W35-39, Liz 5th W40-44, Sue Sunderland a silver medal 2nd W55-59, Sara Dyer 5th W55-59
Senior Men
17 John Hobbs 33:28
25 Paul Fotherby 34:18
26 Jon Pownall 34:21
36 Simon Midwood 35:10
47 James Tarran 36:06
78 Dave Penman 38:05
125 Andy Pagdin 43:30
151 finished
VS team finished 4th in race, 3rd in series
In the series, Jon Pownall finished 9th M20-35, Simon Midwood 10th M20-35, Daz Hibberd 11th M20-35, Dave Penman 20th M20-35, Paul Fotherby 5th M40-44, James Tarran 11th M45-49, and last but not least, Jerry Watson a gold medal for 1st M55-59
Peco Cross Country Race 2 Results
Junior 1 mile (school years 4 to 6)
4 Alvie O'Brien B4-6 07:12 4
6 Tally Diamond G4-6 07:17 1
9 Keira Jones G4-6 07:30 2
17 Alfie Jones B4-6 07:51 15
20 Imogen Idle G4-6 07:57 3
46 Jessica Baxter G4-6 09:11 14
56 Joshua Birkin B4-6 09:33 39
Junior 2 mile (school years 7 to 12)
20 Sophie Turner G7-9 15:48 5
32 Laurie O'Brien B7-9 17:23 19
45 Sarah Brady G7-9 20:06 11
Senior Ladies
13 Samantha Harris F35 36:11 4
14 Hannah Corne F35 36:20 5
19 Alison Price F35 36:59 7
22 Liz Wood F40 37:27 3
31 Louise Cazan F35 38:55 10
37 Sue Sunderland F55 39:11 1
77 Claire Senior F35 43:01 23
85 Pascale Fotherby F35 43:45 25
91 Liz Reddington F50 44:08 6
92 Sarah Smith F50 44:11 7
147 Sarah Pagdin F45 48:23 17
184 Louise Jennings F40 51:07 30
213 Anne Jones F50 54:02 29
262 Maureen Coffey F65 61:41 1
283 finished
Team finished 2nd , Vets team finished 1st
Senior Men
10 John Hobbs MSEN 29:24 8
15 Dan Fisher MSEN 30:11 11
17 Jon Pownall MSEN 30:30 12
28 Jon Parker MSEN 31:28 23
36 Rav Panesar MSEN 31:52 28
38 James Tarran M45 31:55 4
49 Jeremy Ladyman MSEN 32:22 35
62 Ali Burns MSEN 32:45 41
67 Dan Price MSEN 33:06 46
70 Matt Chadwick MSEN 33:08 47
80 Graham Jones M50 33:38 6
94 Dan Murray MSEN 34:06 62
98 Richard Drake M40 34:12 16
116 Andy Stoneman M40 34:49 20
141 Vernon Long M45 36:05 13
156 Roy Huggins M50 36:39 15
157 Richard Adcock M45 36:41 15
192 Michael Hall MSEN 37:46 104
199 Andy Pagdin M55 37:59 13
219 Sean Fitzgerald MSEN 38:43 112
231 Leroy Sutton M55 39:21 14
240 Graham Pawley M45 39:55 31
241 Alistair Smyth M55 40:01 17
247 Mike Powell MSEN 40:17 124
257 Alan Hutchinson M55 40:37 20
312 John Wallace M45 43:56 45
315 Paul Stokes M40 44:04 50
321 Mick Tinker M60 44:44 6
351 Malcolm Coles M75 46:47 1
400 Bob Wilkes M75 53:23 2
411 finished
Team finished 1st, Vets team finished 4th