V
S Update - 1 January 2018
- Northern XC (c/d 9 Jan)
- English National XC (c/d 9 Jan)
- Tuesday training sessions
- Membership renewals
- Meanwood Trail Race 2018
- Peco Race 3 information
- 2018 Grand Prix
- Leeds Race Series
- Annual awards - correction
- Results from Chevin Chase, Junior Mile and Club Handicap
Northern
Cross Country (from Paul Fotherby) (cut-off 9 January)
The Northern Cross country championships are
taking place at Harewood House on Saturday 28 January. For VS this is an
unusually close venue for an event such as this.
This is a great opportunity to run a major
cross country race with a great atmosphere. If you can run a Peco you can run
this. It's no tougher, close by and cheap to enter.
You'll also be doing your club a great service if you run by promoting Valley
Striders to a huge audience from the running community. Yes there are fast ones
at the front end but the standard is wide ranging so you'll always find someone
to fight it out with. You can also say you've competed in an Area Championship.
So this is a plea to step up and show off your club on a bigger stage.
More
details
Races
11:00 Under 17 Women 5.5km
11:35 Under 20 Women 6km
11:55 Under 13 Girls 3km (minimum age 11 on race day)
12:10 Under 17 Men 6km
12:40 Under 13 Boys 3km (minimum age 11 on race day)
12:55 Under 15 Girls 4km
13:20 Under 15 Boys 4km
13:40 Under 20 Men 8km
14:15 Senior Women 8km
15:05 Senior Men 12km
- ages as at 31 August 2017
Cut off date
10pm Tuesday 9th January. You
must make payment by then for us to enter you. Please transfer £8 (adults and
under-20) or £7 (juniors under-17)
- to "Valley Striders AC Payments"
- Sort Code: 53-70-00
- A/c Number: 72143851
- Reference to include your name and "Northern XC"
Stop press!
This event is included in the 2018 V S Grand Prix.
Please email queries to [email protected]
English
National Cross Country (from Myra Jones) (cut-off 9 January)
This is at Parliament Hill Fields in London
on Saturday 24 February, first race is at 11:00a.m.
Please email [email protected] by Tuesday 9th January if you would like to
run. The club will pay for your entry
provided you actually run on the day. If you withdraw for any reason, you'll be
expected to pay £8 to the club (same fee for all age groups).
Age categories and race distances are the
same as for the Northerns but there is a different sequence
of races.
http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/the-national-cross-country-championships/entry-procedure/
Tuesday
training Sessions
- Tuesday 2 January - all at Leos except fell
runners
- Tuesday 9 January - juniors and beginners/improvers at Leos, advanced and
intermediates at Beckett Park
- Tuesday 16 January - all at Leos there will be two sittings of food (7:15 and
8:30).
Due to
the weather and the ground conditions at Leos, some of the junior sessions over
the next few weeks may be cancelled - please check the website each Tuesday. Also could juniors and beginners/improvers be
prepared for road sessions by having hi-vis tops available to wear.
Membership
renewals
Happy new year! 144 adult members (competitive, social and 2nd
claim) have renewed (thank you). But 160 are still due to pay, so if you are
one of these, please make it your new year's resolution to do so soon! Check www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmemreg.htm
for your status and for renewal options and prices.
Meanwood
Trail Race 2018 (from Steph Gledhill)
Everyone interested in helping with the
Meanwood Trail Race is invited to a meeting on Tuesday 16 January at Leos where
we will agree the race date and review all the tasks involved in planning the
race e.g. obtaining permits, acquiring first-aid cover, designing and
distributing race publicity, budgeting race costs, recceing the route to be
able to position marshals on race day, ordering race numbers, purchasing
trophies and prize vouchers etc
Note that there will be food on that evening,
menu to follow.
If you want to discuss, please reply to the
recent FB post or email [email protected]
Peco
XC - race 3 important information
Race 3 is at Roundhay Park on 7 January.
Please read http://www.pecoxc.co.uk/pages/race3.html
for general race information and maps.
Please check this on Sunday morning before
setting off in case of any changes.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR VALLEY STRIDERS
- If you ran the first or second race,
hopefully you have kept your race number, otherwise you'll need to pay for a
new one at the queries / guests table at registration
- If you were registered for the first or second race but ran neither, your
number will be by the V S Flag and/or Gazebo on race day (these will be near
registration). Junior numbers are sorted
by school year, adult numbers by M/F and surname
- If you didn't register but want to run race 3, then:
- juniors, email [email protected]
before race day and pick up your number on race day from Bob who will be in the
registration area (nothing to pay)
- seniors must register themselves as
a guest on race day and pay £3 for the bib and £3 race fee
- All juniors must register (nothing to pay)
- All adults must register and pay £3
All Valley Striders should wear club colours
i.e. white* vest/top with black lettering.
Those without an official club vest/top should wear plain white. (* Or off-white if it's been washed many
times)
NOTE THE RACE START TIMES
- Junior race 1 (school year 2 - 6): 10:00am,
approx 1.2 miles, 2 big hills, registration opens 8:45
- Junior race 2 (school year 7 - 12): 10.20am, approx
2 miles, 3 big hills, registration opens 8:45
- Seniors Men and Ladies: running together at 11.00am, approx
4.4 miles, registration opens 9:15
Junior routes
suitable for spikes (two very short road crossings), senior route not.
NOTE THE SPECIAL INFORMATION ABOUT ROUNDHAY
PARK
Please read http://www.pecoxc.co.uk/pages/race3.html
as there are a number of important "notices".
2018
Grand Prix and Baildon Boundary Way
The full list of events for the 2018 Grand
Prix will be published soon. In the
meantime, remember that all the Peco races are in the 2018 Grand Prix.
Also in the 2018 Grand Prix is the Baildon
Boundary Way half marathon on 8 April. It
is quite popular with Striders, averaging 17 of us over the last 5 years. Please note that this is now over 75% full.
See https://www.baildonrunners.co.uk/baildon-boundary-way
for details.
Leeds
Race Series
Leeds Race Series 2018 is now open at www.leedsathletics.net. Approximately
23 local races, none more than £16 to enter, includes 7 local parkruns and the
series is free to enter.
The website also includes the final tables
for 2017. Of the 22 trophies available, Valley Striders won just one in 2017 - the M65 category - modesty
prevents me from saying who won it.
Annual
Awards - Correction
In the last edition I reported that John
Hobbs had won the Max Jones trophy for best age-graded result. We have subsequently read the small print www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmaxcup.htm
which says "previous winners are ineligible". Therefore it has been awarded to Liz Ball who
achieved 83.5% by running the Abbey Dash in 49:13 at the age of 64.
RESULTS
Chevin
Chase
|
Pos |
Name |
Chip
Time |
GP Pts |
Gun
time |
|
12 |
100 |
0:42:50 |
||
|
17 |
Jeremy Ladyman |
0:44:17 |
99 |
0:44:19 |
|
39 |
Mick Loftus |
0:46:26 |
98 |
0:46:30 |
|
40 |
Jonathan Smyth |
0:46:26 |
98 |
0:46:34 |
|
59 |
Mike Clarke |
0:47:26 |
96 |
0:47:35 |
|
73 |
Gary Mann |
0:48:35 |
95 |
0:48:42 |
|
83 |
James Tarran |
0:49:07 |
94 |
0:49:12 |
|
94 |
Steve Webb |
0:49:51 |
93 |
0:49:53 |
|
98 |
Dan Murray |
0:49:57 |
92 |
0:50:02 |
|
108 |
Ronan Loftus |
0:50:22 |
91 |
0:50:28 |
|
118 |
Mark Metcalfe |
0:50:47 |
90 |
0:50:57 |
|
137 |
Ian Sanderson |
0:51:12 |
89 |
0:51:36 |
|
145 |
John Batchelor |
0:51:49 |
88 |
0:51:55 |
|
196 |
Simon Redshaw |
0:53:36 |
87 |
0:53:41 |
|
232 |
Michael Hall |
0:55:16 |
86 |
0:55:35 |
|
294 |
Graham Pawley |
0:56:58 |
85 |
0:57:08 |
|
322 |
Holly Button |
0:58:01 |
84 |
0:58:15 |
|
337 |
Sean Fitzgerald |
0:58:19 |
83 |
0:58:35 |
|
354 |
Chloe Hudson |
0:59:04 |
80 |
0:59:09 |
|
364 |
Louise Cazan |
0:58:56 |
82 |
0:59:19 |
|
365 |
Aileen Loftus |
0:59:03 |
81 |
0:59:21 |
|
384 |
Alistair Smyth |
0:59:21 |
79 |
0:59:46 |
|
392 |
Mike Robins |
0:59:34 |
78 |
0:59:59 |
|
513 |
Sarah Woodeson |
1:02:41 |
77 |
1:03:19 |
|
546 |
John Hussey |
1:03:15 |
76 |
1:04:11 |
|
638 |
David Merritt |
1:06:51 |
75 |
1:07:48 |
|
739 |
Alex Watson-Usher |
1:09:36 |
74 |
1:10:33 |
|
750 |
Sarah Mann |
1:10:00 |
73 |
1:10:55 |
|
788 |
Bethany Lovell |
1:11:42 |
72 |
1:12:37 |
|
860 |
Paul Stokes |
1:15:47 |
71 |
1:16:18 |
|
916 |
Becky Murray |
1:19:30 |
70 |
1:20:26 |
|
935 |
Sara Dyer |
1:20:32 |
69 |
1:22:32 |
|
955 |
Stuart Harris |
1:23:26 |
68 |
1:24:42 |
Junior 1 mile (school years 1 to 5)
Many thanks to the 12
volunteers who marshalled on the bends and turn-round point or who were part of
the finish team.
|
Pos |
Name |
Time |
M/F |
Sch yr |
|
1 |
Ethan Taylor |
06:33 |
M |
5 |
|
2 |
Gus Cawcutt |
06:42 |
M |
5 |
|
3 |
Zach Taylor |
06:51 |
M |
5 |
|
4 |
Michael Fotherby |
07:12 |
M |
3 |
|
5 |
Ben Shenderey |
07:15 |
M |
4 |
|
6 |
Dexter Rosenberg |
07:26 |
M |
4 |
|
7 |
Daniel Fotherby |
07:39 |
M |
5 |
|
8 |
Abigail Kingston |
07:45 |
F |
4 |
|
9 |
Lewis James |
08:19 |
M |
5 |
|
10 |
William Barton |
08:38 |
M |
3 |
|
11 |
Iestyn Lippiatt |
08:41 |
M |
4 |
|
12 |
Rebecca Kingston |
08:42 |
F |
2 |
|
13 |
Joshua Holt |
08:45 |
M |
3 |
|
14 |
Nicholas Robins |
08:54 |
M |
2 |
|
15 |
Lily Sadler |
09:11 |
F |
3 |
|
16 |
Caitlyn Hartley |
09:14 |
F |
2 |
|
17 |
Darcey Mollitt |
09:19 |
F |
3 |
|
18 |
Julien Warr |
09:31 |
M |
3 |
|
19 |
Jorgie
Hartley |
09:35 |
F |
3 |
|
20 |
Ella Lim |
09:49 |
F |
5 |
|
21 |
Josephine Robins |
10:31 |
F |
1 |
Junior 1 mile (school years 6 to 12)
|
Pos |
Name |
Time |
M/F |
Sch yr |
|
1 |
Leon Jones |
05:57 |
M |
6 |
|
2 |
Theodore Rosenberg |
06:24 |
M |
6 |
|
3 |
Reuben Hill |
06:32 |
M |
9 |
|
4 |
Feargus
Hagerty |
06:33 |
M |
9 |
|
5 |
Josephine Pawley |
06:34 |
F |
7 |
|
6 |
Jack Woodeson |
06:37 |
M |
8 |
|
7 |
Jamie Youngs |
06:44 |
M |
6 |
|
8 |
Griff Lippiatt |
07:07 |
M |
6 |
|
9 |
Flo Pell |
07:08 |
F |
6 |
|
10 |
Hannah Currie |
07:58 |
F |
7 |
|
11 |
Matthew Sedgley |
08:04 |
M |
6 |
|
12 |
Steffan Lippiatt |
08:15 |
M |
10 |
|
13 |
Alfie Jones |
08:16 |
M |
7 |
|
14 |
Annabel Lim |
08:17 |
F |
7 |
Club handicap 5 miles
Many thanks to all
the volunteers at the start/finish and marshalling on the route.
Congratulations to Alex Watson-Usher who was
first of those across the line with a system-generated handicap and therefore
was awarded the cup.
|
Pos |
Name |
Chip
time |
GP Pts |
Gun
time |
Chip pos |
Handicap |
|
1 |
91 |
0:40:05 |
14 |
* 05:45 |
||
|
2 |
Simon Birtles |
0:43:15 |
guest |
0:49:00 |
31 |
* 05:45 |
|
3 |
Leila Kara |
0:46:35 |
65 |
0:50:20 |
37 |
* 03:45 |
|
4 |
Alex Watson-Usher |
0:43:33 |
70 |
0:53:48 |
32 |
10:15 |
|
5 |
Steph Gledhill |
0:39:43 |
77 |
0:54:28 |
24 |
* 14:45 |
|
6 |
Bob Jackson |
0:39:52 |
76 |
0:55:07 |
25 |
15:15 |
|
7 |
Chloe Hudson |
0:38:26 |
83 |
0:55:11 |
18 |
16:45 |
|
8 |
Alisdair Burns |
0:27:14 |
100 |
0:55:14 |
1 |
28:00 |
|
9 |
Neil Hall |
0:44:33 |
69 |
0:55:18 |
33 |
10:45 |
|
10 |
Brian Tyrrell |
0:41:35 |
73 |
0:55:20 |
28 |
13:45 |
|
11 |
Vernon Long |
0:35:21 |
87 |
0:55:36 |
13 |
20:15 |
|
12 |
Sofia Robottom |
0:38:56 |
80 |
0:55:41 |
21 |
* 16:45 |
|
13 |
Karl Robottom |
0:38:57 |
79 |
0:55:42 |
22 |
* 16:45 |
|
14 |
John Hussey |
0:37:43 |
84 |
0:55:43 |
17 |
18:00 |
|
15 |
Jeremy Ladyman |
0:29:29 |
99 |
0:55:44 |
2 |
26:15 |
|
16 |
Myra Jones |
0:33:17 |
93 |
0:55:47 |
8 |
22:30 |
|
17 |
Alistair Smyth |
0:37:20 |
86 |
0:56:05 |
15 |
18:45 |
|
18 |
Ian Rosser |
0:35:09 |
88 |
0:56:09 |
12 |
21:00 |
|
19 |
Tim Straughan |
0:32:00 |
96 |
0:56:15 |
5 |
24:15 |
|
20 |
Joel Giddings |
0:32:37 |
94 |
0:56:22 |
7 |
23:45 |
|
21 |
James Tarran |
0:31:25 |
97 |
0:56:25 |
4 |
25:00 |
|
22 |
Gary Mann |
0:31:13 |
98 |
0:56:28 |
3 |
25:15 |
|
23 |
Rachel Waters |
0:47:21 |
64 |
0:56:51 |
38 |
09:30 |
|
24 |
Simon Vallance |
0:33:47 |
92 |
0:57:02 |
9 |
23:15 |
|
25 |
Mick Tinker |
0:41:06 |
74 |
0:57:06 |
27 |
16:00 |
|
26 |
Nicola Hartley |
0:42:39 |
71 |
0:57:24 |
30 |
14:45 |
|
27 |
Sean Fitzgerald |
0:34:51 |
89 |
0:57:36 |
11 |
22:45 |
|
28 |
Roy Huggins |
0:34:26 |
90 |
0:57:56 |
10 |
23:30 |
|
29 |
Alan Hutchinson |
0:39:58 |
75 |
0:57:58 |
26 |
18:00 |
|
30 |
Rachael Taylor |
0:41:56 |
72 |
0:58:11 |
29 |
* 16:15 |
|
31 |
Liz Wood |
0:39:18 |
78 |
0:58:18 |
23 |
19:00 |
|
32 |
Anne Worrall |
0:45:56 |
67 |
0:58:26 |
35 |
12:30 |
|
33 |
Fiona Robins |
0:37:40 |
85 |
0:58:40 |
16 |
21:00 |
|
34 |
Louise Jennings |
0:46:24 |
66 |
0:58:54 |
36 |
12:30 |
|
35 |
Paul Fotherby |
0:32:12 |
95 |
0:58:57 |
6 |
26:45 |
|
36 |
Leroy Sutton |
0:38:28 |
82 |
0:59:58 |
19 |
21:30 |
|
37 |
Sean Cook |
0:38:28 |
82 |
1:00:43 |
19 |
22:15 |
|
38 |
John Wallace |
0:44:39 |
68 |
1:01:54 |
34 |
17:15 |
(*) by handicap means handicap was not in
system or ran off different handicap from system.
For information how the handicaps were
calculated see www.valleystriders.org.uk/vshcrule.htm