V S Update - 17 July 2017

Reminders for Junior Mile (including extra 1 mile race for adults), Club Handicap, Leeds Country Way and BBQ

Leeds Country Way - Sunday 3 September

Reminder - names for Leeds Country Way are required by 18 July. This is suitable for anyone who can run 10 miles (walking is allowed up any steep hills for the "E" team). Please see www.valleystriders.org.uk/up170709.htm for more details including how to sign up via email or facebook.

Valley Striders Summer BBQ - Friday 11 August

SAVE THE DATE - more details to follow

Summer Handicap and Junior 1 mile races - Tuesday 18 July

Below I'm repeating the details from the last V S Update, but firstly a few additional notes

• There will be an extra 1 mile race for adults from the beginners/improvers group (and also intermediates not wanting to run 5 miles), starting just after 6:25pm.
• All events start and finish by the reservoir at the bottom of the hill from Alwoodley Lane
• 1 mile runners, turn right at the bottom of the hill and go through the gate
• 5 mile trail runners, turn right at the bottom of the hill and meet before the gate NB please do not meet or warm up in front of the lodge
• All juniors on waiting list are welcome to run the 1 mile
• We still need marshals for the 5 mile, contact Sue [email protected]

Details

• Junior one mile for school years 1 to 5 will start at 6:10pm. This race is also open to juniors school years 6 and above who are slower than 12 minutes for 2k parkrun. NB parents may run with their children in this race but will not count in the results.
• Junior one mile for school years 6 and above will start at 6:25pm. This race is also open to adults in the beginners/improvers group.
• Club handicap 5-and-a-bit miles trail (summer route) http://valleystriders.org.uk/hcaptrl.jpg will start at 6:50pm, please arrive for 6:40pm to get your start times.

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.