V
S Update - 29 November 2018
- Food on Tue 4 Dec
- Adult and Junior membership fees
- Adults and Juniors Xmas Parties
- Peco XC
- Yorkshire XC
- Northern and National XC
- Results from WYXC, Town Moor Newcastle, Harriers vs Cyclists and WYT&F
Champs
- Reports from Holmfirth 15 and 13 Arches
Food
on Tuesday 4 December
Food will be available around 7:15pm. Choice is chili con carne and rice or mac'n'cheese.
Cost is £3 per portion. There is no option of ordering half portions
for juniors, but two small juniors could share a portion (extra plate and
cutlery will be provided), or a junior could share a part of their full portion
with a hungry adult.
Please order to [email protected]
by 9pm Sunday 2 December stating how many portions of chili you require and how
many portions of mac'n'cheese.
Pay on the night, but if you order and then
don't turn up, if we're not able to re-sell your portion(s), you will be liable
to pay.
Adults food will be available at 8:30pm, see
Facebook post to order.
Junior
Training
Apologies that we had to cancel this week's
session at such short notice but the weather had turned quickly. We will always let you know of cancellations
by posting in the Junior FB group and also try to get the information on the
website. Note that if you book food and we then cancel your group then of
course you won’t need to pay for the food.
Adult
Membership Fees
Are due, see www.valleystriders.org.uk/up181122.htm
43 adult members have now paid as at 28
November (we had 276 last year).
Junior
Membership Fees
Are due, see www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniorrenewal2018.htm
. 78 junior members have now paid as at
28 November (we had 99 last year).
V
S Adults Xmas Party - Friday 7 December
Please note DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT - Sunday 2nd
December at 10pm (although it's a big help if you can book sooner rather than
later, so thanks to everyone who has paid already).
The cost is £15 per head. This includes a
drink on arrival, food (2 courses), and a live band. We'll also be celebrating
the year's achievements with a range of awards and prizes (not too lengthy) and
of course the famous Valley Striders raffle!
Final details with timings will be posted the
week before the event.
To secure your place, please make your
payment of £15 per head to the VS Payments account - Sort code: 53-70-00, a/c
number: 72143851. Please reference with your full name and 'Xmas'.
Bookings are only confirmed once we've
received your payment (no need to comment on Facebook or e-mail to confirm that
you've paid).
Once you've transferred the money then please
let us know if you'd like vegetarian or vegan food by commenting on the
Facebook event or by e-mailing [email protected] . Otherwise we'll
assume you're happy with meat.
If you have any queries, please email [email protected]
V
S Juniors Xmas Party - Tuesday 18 December
We're pleased to announce that the V S Junior
Xmas Party is back after an absence of 3 years, so thanks to Sarah Diamond
(Tally and Zain's mum) for volunteering to organise this.
There's not sufficient space at Leos so Sarah
has booked the function room at the High Farm, Farrar Lane, LS16 7AQ (near
Asda) on Tuesday 18 September from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Sarah has booked children's entertainers
"Dash of Wonder" featuring Buddy the Elf and Princess Elsa to
entertain the kids with age appropriate games to suit all for the first hour. There
will also be a snow and bubble machine for extra entertainment.
Food for kids will be pizza and chips and a
small buffet. There will also be a buffet for adults who want to eat.
Price is £5 for kids, £3.50 for adults. To book, please pay to to
the VS Payments account - Sort code: 53-70-00, a/c number: 72143851. Please
reference with your full name and 'Junior Xmas'. (we can work out how
many junior meals and how many adult meals you've ordered from the price you've
paid).
If you've any questions please add to the
posts in the V S Juniors FB group or email [email protected]
(we prefer you use facebook)
Peco
Cross-Country
Results from the first race, last Sunday at
Middleton Park, will be in the next edition.
The next race will be at Templenewsam on
Sunday 16 December.
If you didn't enter the series, then series
entries have re-opened, and if you're going to run at least 3 of the races it
is still cheaper (and a lot more convenient) to enter the whole series, see www.racebest.com
Yorkshire
Cross-Country
Saturday 5 January at
Lightwater Valley.
Plenty of parking on
permanent car parks and not far to walk to registration and the course. It's a great course for both running and
spectating.
Women run 8K (approx)
at 12:50pm and men run 10K (approx) at 2:10pm. There are also junior races U13/15/17, minimum age is 11 on race day
if you wish to run, please
email [email protected]
by Sunday 9 December and pay £7 to
"AC Payments"
Sort Code: 53-70-00
A/c Number: 72143851
Reference to include your name and "YorksXC". No payment, no entry!
Northern
and National Cross-Country
Save the dates
Northern XC Saturday 26 January at Pontefract
(don't panic, entries are open till early January)
National XC Saturday 23 February at Harewood
(will be in V S Grand Prix 2019)
These events do have junior races, minimum age is 11 on race day,
RESULTS
West Yorkshire Cross Country Event 3 at Wakefield
Under
11 Girls
5 Jessica Baxter 6:01 (Leeds City)
66 finished
Under
11 Boys
4 Rafferty Mirfin 5:33
66 finished
Under
13 Boys
5 Jamie Walker 11:18
24 Alfie Jones 12:12
43 Toby Walker 13:05
62 finished, VS were 4th team
Under
15 Girls
18 Tally Diamond 14:31
36 Imogen Idle 16:45
45 finished
Senior
Ladies
47 Chloe Hudson 25:21
59 Jenny Hall 26:33
65 Carole Schofield 27:03
105 Leila Kara 34:04
108 finished, VS were 12th team
Senior
Men
31 Simon Midwood 35:15
36 Jon Pownall 35:33
47 Dan Fisher 36:09
75 Paul Fotherby 37:48
88 Gwil Thomas 38:23
111 Graham Jones 40:48
119 Paul Smith 41:18
174 finished, VS were 9th team
Town
Moor Marathon and Half Marathon
These races take place on Newcastle Town
Moor; the marathon is 7 laps and the half marathon a short lap then 3 full
laps. There is one drinks station!
Marathon - Myra Jones 3:11:17, 8th
overall and 1st woman (120 started 106 finished)
Half Marathon - Ian Sanderson 1:26:18 2nd
overall and 1st M45 (2 mins behind winner) (110 finished)
Harrier
vs Cyclists Race - Bingley Rugby Club to Baildon Moor and back
When the patented Vallance-Murray rules are
applied, the Fisherman's trophy returns to the Harriers. Total score was H 372:
C 786. Lowest total wins (Collar either of us for a full explanation at the
Xmas party, but basically we add together the finishing places of top 5 from
each team then deduct 10 points for every team member). Great effort all, and I hope we have even more taking part next year.
|
Pos |
Name |
Category |
Club |
Time |
|
45 |
Stephen
Lovell |
C
M40 |
VSCC |
00:42:26 |
|
67 |
Gary
Mann |
R
MSen |
VSAC |
00:44:34 |
|
84 |
Paul
Smith |
R
M40 |
VSAC |
00:45:43 |
|
86 |
Vernon
Long |
R
M50 |
VSAC |
00:45:49 |
|
88 |
Steve
Webb |
R
M50 |
VSAC |
00:46:07 |
|
127 |
Robert
Bumstead |
R
M40 |
VSAC |
00:49:34 |
|
144 |
Holly
Button |
R
WSen |
VSAC |
00:51:39 |
|
161 |
Matthew
Devall |
C
M40 |
VSCC |
00:53:15 |
|
184 |
Michaela
Laxton |
C
W |
VSCC |
00:56:17 |
|
213 |
Alun
Davies |
R
M50 |
VSAC |
01:04:43 |
|
218 |
Bethany
Lovell |
R
WSen |
VSAC |
01:05:46 |
|
219 |
Sophie
Earl |
C
WSen |
VSCC |
01:07:15 |
|
227 |
Mike
Furby |
C
M40 |
VSCC |
01:09:54 |
West
Yorkshire Track and Field Championships
I've just realised that these results (from
early September) haven't appeared in any V S Update.
Valley Striders juniors collected 3 silver
and 3 bronze medals and, in true GB style, an array of 4ths 5ths and 6ths.
|
Age Cat |
Event |
Pos |
Name |
|
Time/Dist |
|
U11
Boys |
75
Metres Heats |
6 |
Sam
Preston |
4 Ht 1 |
12.17 |
|
U11
Boys |
75
Metres Final |
8 |
Sam
Preston |
|
12.54 |
|
U11
Boys |
600
Metres |
3 |
Sam
Preston |
|
02:03.0 |
|
U11
Boys |
Long
Jump |
2 |
Sam
Preston |
|
3.71 |
|
U15
Boys |
100
Metres |
4 |
Isaac
Rose |
|
14.46 |
|
U15
Boys |
800
Metres |
3 |
James
Preston |
|
02:41.3 |
|
U15
Boys |
High
Jump |
2 |
James
Preston |
|
1.35 |
|
U15
Boys |
Long
Jump |
3 |
James
Preston |
|
4.22 |
|
U15
Boys |
Shot
4Kg |
2 |
Isaac
Rose |
|
7.60 |
|
U11
Girls |
75
Metres Heats |
6 |
Evie
Rose |
2 Ht 1 |
11.75 |
|
U11
Girls |
75
Metres Heats |
18 |
Abigail
Kingston |
6 Ht 3 |
12.97 |
|
U11
Girls |
75
Metres Semi |
5 |
Evie
Rose |
2 SF 2 |
11.83 |
|
U11
Girls |
75
Metres Final |
5 |
Evie
Rose |
|
11.75 |
|
U11
Girls |
600
Metres |
6 |
Evie
Rose |
|
02:04.9 |
|
U11
Girls |
600
Metres |
7 |
Abigail
Kingston |
|
02:05.6 |
|
U11
Girls |
Long
Jump |
5 |
Evie
Rose |
|
3.43 |
|
U11
Girls |
Long
Jump |
16 |
Abigail
Kingston |
|
2.79 |
|
U15
Girls |
200
Metres Heats |
13 |
Tally
Diamond |
8 Ht 2 |
34.74 |
|
U15
Girls |
1500
Metres |
4 |
Tally
Diamond |
|
05:37.0 |
|
U15
Girls |
Long
Jump |
9 |
Tally
Diamond |
|
3.86 |
Race Reports
Holmfirth
15 - 30 October 2018 - from Chris Sawyer
The Holmfirth 15 does not appear to be as
important as it once was. Only 112 runners completed the two lap course
although 187 did run the 10k.
The 15 mile trace is two laps with a loop at
the beginning to add the extra distance. It is mainly run on pavements
alongside A roads and features long steady downhill
sections but two steep climbs which of course you do twice in the 15 miler. The
reward was a fleece hat - as indeed it was when I last ran the race back in
2002.
I was 58th of the 112 finishers in a time of
2:08:18.
Rob Hamilton was 16th out of 187 in the 10k
in a time of 41:44.
Thirteen
Arches Trail Half - 18 November 2018 - from Chris Sawyer
This race starts and finishes in Radcliffe
near Manchester. The race was a sell-out. The route is almost entirely off road
and takes you to Prestwich and back through parkland and along the path of a
disused railway. The Thirteen Arches in the title is a railway viaduct close to
the M60 which you run close to. The most unnerving section was a footbridge
across the M60 which built up quite a vibration as the runners passed over it
especially on the outward journey. For a trail race in November there was not a
lot of mud. The distance according to Strava was a
little short of 13 miles. My time was 1:54:31 and I was 165th out of 403.