V
S Update - 9 July 2017
- Leeds Country Way
- Training Tuesday 11 July
- Thursday away day 13 July
- Handicap and Junior Mile 18 July
- Juniors waiting list
- West Yorks Track and Field
- VS Summer BBQ
- Sportshoes discount
- Results from Liverpool, Otley Chevin, Beamsley,
Settle, Templenewsam
- Report from Isle of Jura
Leeds Country Way (from Myra Jones)
We're hoping to enter 5 teams in this year's
Leeds Country Way. Please let us know if you would like to take part by
accepting the Facebook invite (link below) or emailing [email protected]
If you have a preference for a particular leg
or running partner please let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate it.
We're hoping to send the team details out at some point during the week
commencing the 17th July so we have plenty of time to recce so please sign up
by 16th July.
I've attached the details of the event for
those who've not taken part before but please do let me know if you have any questions.
It's a really fantastic event and we would like as many of you as possible to
represent the club.
https://kippaxharriers.org.uk/leeds-country-way/
https://www.facebook.com/events/808751899289177/
Training Tuesday 11 July
6pm sessions at GSAL, 7pm at Leeds Beckett
Park track, see VS website for more details and maps.
Thursday Away Day 13 July (from Richard Irvine)
The VS Thursday Run will be heading out on its
third away day of the summer. This time taking in the route
of the Round Hill Fell Race (for further details of the course see http://otleyac.org.uk/round-hill-fell-race
). Amanda and Simon will be leading this, meeting at Timble
for a 7 p.m. start. As this is sandwiched between 2 relay events (Golden Acre
& Washburn) we anticipate a fairly easy pace that is manageable by anyone
able to run 6 - 7 miles at 9 min/mile pace. We hope to have food and a couple
of drinks afterwards (location being determined). Newcomers welcome! Further
details can be found on the VS Facebook page.
Summer Handicap and Junior 1 mile races - Tuesday 18 July
All races are free to
enter and all races are open to club members and non-members including friends
of existing members and juniors on the waiting list. We would like to be notified about
non-members in advance, please email [email protected]
for the junior race or [email protected]
for the club handicap.
Meeting place for race start and postcode for
parking are on the front page of the website www.valleystriders.org.uk. Note that it is a 3 minute
jog / 6 minute walk from Alwoodley Lane to the start.
On the night, we will be asking parents of
juniors to marshal along the half mile length of the junior route as
(especially if it is a nice evening) there are likely to be walkers, dogs and
bicycles on the route.
We will need about 7 marshals
for the 5 mile trail race, if you can help please email Sue Sunderland [email protected] . The race can't take
place without these marshals.
Juniors waiting list
Our junior group has a waiting list of over
50 juniors and we have spaces for 10 of these for the period 11 July to 26
September. If you were on the waiting
list you should have received an email just over a week ago. If you didn't get it, please check your junk
email. For further information please contact [email protected]. Note that the junior 1 mile races on 18 July
are open to all juniors on the waiting list whether or not invited for the 10
places.
West
Yorks T & F - Wed 19 July & Sun 6 August
There are 2 more meetings in the series - Wednesday
19th July at Cleckheaton and Sunday 6th August Wakefield. Entry is just £4 in total. Under 11's get 1 track, 1 field at Cleckheaton, 2 track, 1 field at
Wakefield. Other age groups get 2 track, 1 field at both.
This is a great opportunity for our juniors to gain some experience with
no pressure, then be ready to take part next year. Entries for 19th
July needed by 10th July.
Contact [email protected]
for more information.
Valley
Striders Summer BBQ - Friday 11 August
SAVE THE DATE - more details to follow
Discount code for www.sportsshoes.com
Members
of Valley Striders can have a 10% discount and free delivery on purchases.
This is
available to all members of Valley Striders including juniors, cyclists and
triathletes.
Please
don't share this code with people who are not a member of VS and please do not
copy to any social media site open to the public.
The
code for this month is: (see Facebook)
RACE
RESULTS
Please send your
results to [email protected]
(in particular any marathons, half marathons and ultra races
- all of these are eligible for GP points)
Rock n
Roll Liverpool, Sunday 28th May (from Ross Bibby)
Half Marathon
82. Ross Bibby, Valley Striders, 1.25.17
(8244 finishers)
Marathon
307. Rob Marsh, Valley Striders, 3.27.02
(3009 finishers)
Bob
writes, sorry I missed this one in the raceresults
inbox.
Otley
Chevin Fell Race, Wednesday 31st May (from Ross Bibby)
2.8m/689ft,
VSFC BS
1.Jack Wood, Ilkley Harriers, 17.34
24. Ross Bibby, Valley Striders, 21.17
31. Rachel Pilling, Pudsey & Bramley, 22.12 (first F)
104. Alison Eaves-Lai, Valley Striders, 28.38
105. Stuart Harris, Valley Striders, 28.47
(136 finishers)
Beamsley Beacon
(from Amanda Seims)
1 Chris Miller (1st M) 35:58
8 Jon Pownall 37:44
18 Ross Bibby 40:08
40 Simon Vallance 42:32
42 Rachel Pilling (1st W) 42:55
78 Amanda Seims 47:40
167 finished
Settle
Hills (from Amanda Seims)
1st - Ged Callan 56:47 Bingley Harriers
1st lady (18th place) - Chloe Haines 1:08:34 Dark Peak FR
3rd lady (30th place) - Amanda Seims 1:13:45 Valley Striders
85 ran in scorching heat!
No food with this one. It was a nice runnable course though.
From new
member Rachel Waters
Rother Valley 10k May 14th 1.00.02
Manchester 10k May 28th 58.51
Humber Half June 25th 2.18.42
Bob says "I'm happy to publish all race
results from remote places (South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Humberside)
because if any Striders want some information about such races they'll know who
to ask"
Tempsey
Torture (from Pascale Fotherby)
|
Pos |
Name |
Net Time |
Gun Time |
|
|
2 |
Daryl Hibberd |
0:47:06 |
0:47:06 |
|
|
8 |
Paul Fotherby |
0:51:01 |
0:51:02 |
2nd M40 |
|
20 |
Michael Hall |
0:56:53 |
0:57:02 |
|
|
22 |
Sean Fitzgerald |
0:57:44 |
0:57:45 |
|
|
110 |
Pascale Fotherby |
1:14:23 |
1:14:33 |
|
|
123 |
Sarah Mann |
1:16:23 |
1:16:34 |
|
The next one is at Roundhay on 19th
July (entries via Racebest) and you get an ice cream
at the end (very much appreciated last Wednesday!)
RACE
REPORT
Please send your
reports to [email protected]
Just one report this VS Update, a very long one, so here are the
first two paragraphs and click on the link at the bottom to continue.
Isle of Jura (from Sarah Smith)
For four years now, I have been trying to rearrange my life in
order to make it to the start line of the Isle of Jura Fell Race, ever since I
had to forego my place in 2013. I had not run much in the months prior to
the race, and I knew I was doomed to being timed out. Instead of setting
off with the runners, I had marshalled at check point 7, Corra
Bheinn, which role in fairness I had felt quite proud
to fulfil. Being on the Isle of Jura, being part of this incredible event,
handing a cup of water to the runners, all felt like a privilege.
Three days before the race in 2013, I had reccied
the section of the race that took in the three Paps
of Jura with Steve, Andreas and Amanda, my fellow club members who were running
in the race. I had never been in such an exposed place in my life, and
could not believe where I found myself, this was the
stuff of dreams. The weather that week was extreme. Tropical
temperatures, clear skies, no clouds for multiple horizons. The
views from the peaks of the Paps were breathtaking; the colours of the sky and the sea were the
richest, deepest, brightest throbbing turquoise and whatever other hue you can
pin on blue that exist in the palette. This riot of nature, the mountains
and the sea, was verging on painful it was so beautiful.
And if you want to find out how Sarah got on
when she went back to Jura in May this year, then read her blog and see the
pictures here
http://nippersmith.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-isle-of-jura-fell-race-27-may-2017.html
