Valley Striders

Committee and Contacts   Striders Year Sep 2014 - Aug 2015   Updated 1 October 2015

Committee

• Chairman - Bob Jackson - 0113-289-2830 email [email protected]
• Secretary - Geoff Webster - 52 North Park Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1EY - 0113-266-6288
• Treasurer - Paul White - 17 Whinmoor Court, Redhall, Leeds LS14 1NX
• Treasurer in waiting - Mick Tinker
• Assistant Treasurer "Payments" - John Shanks
• Membership Secretary - Tom Button [email protected] 36 Kingsway Court, Leeds, LS17 6SS
• Committee Members -
  • Alex Watson-Usher
  • Andy Stoneman
  • Dan Fisher (alternate with GT)
  • Dan Murray
  • Gwil Thomas (alternate with DF)
  • Hannah Corne
  • Holly Button
  • John Marsham
  • John Wallace
  • Mike Furby
  • Myra Jones
  • Richard Irvine
  • Simon Vallance
  • Sue Carr
  • Sylvia Watson (minutes secretary)

Officials

• Captains / team managers
  • Men (road & cross country) - Dan Fisher, Gwil Thomas
  • Women (road & cross country) - Myra Jones, Hannah Corne
  • Fell - John Marsham
  • Vets - club contact is Ian Place
  • Cycling - Andy Stoneman
  • Triathlon/multisport - Mike Furby
  • Calderdale Way Relay - no team in 2015
  • Bradford Millennium Way Relay - John Wallace (2014), Bob Jackson (2015)
  • Leeds Country Way Relay 2014/5 - Myra Jones, Gwil Thomas, Bob Jackson
  • Fell Relays - John Marsham
• Club Coaches
• Endurance Running Coaches - Holly Button
• Coach - Richard Irvine
• Coaching Assistants - Richard Irvine, Emma Steel
• Run Leaders - Holly Button, Mary Egan, Graham Ford, Deborah Fraites, Michael Hall, John Hussey, Bob Jackson , Myra Jones, Kathy Kaiser, Ken Kaiser, Simon Midwood , Tim Towler, John Wallace , Alex Watson-Usher
• Run Leaders (Fell Running) - Dan Murray, Simon Vallance
• also Andy Stoneman, Tracey Morris, Elaine Craiggs, Joel Giddings, Xanthe Hannah, Sharon Tansley, Paul White, Liz Wood
• Training Sessions
• Tuesday Run Leeds beginners and improvers - Kathy Kaiser & Ken Kaiser email [email protected]
• Tuesday juniors - Richard Irvine, Emma Steel, Mary Egan, Graham Ford, and Bob Jackson email [email protected]
• Tuesday intermediates - contact Holly Button [email protected]
• Tuesday experienced runners - contact Bob Jackson 0113-289-2830 email [email protected]
• Tuesday fell running - Simon Vallance / Sarah Smith / Dan Murray email [email protected]
• Thursday training - Michael Hall and Richard Irvine email [email protected]
• Thursday improvers/intermediates - Deborah Fraites [email protected]
• Friday training (ladies only) - inactive
• Sunday training - Samantha Harris and Tim Towler email [email protected]
• Internal Competition
  • Grand Prix Events Co-ordinators - Alan Hutchinson, Dan Murray
  • Fell Competition Secretary - Steve Webb
  • Performance Awards - Alan Hutchinson , Graham Jones
• Race Directors - Bob Jackson , Dan Murray, Mick Tinker, Holly Button, Alex Watson-Usher
• Meanwood Trail 2014 & 2015 - Bob Jackson & Dan Murray
• Yorkshire Vets 2014 & 2015 - Bob Jackson & Holly Button (2014) & Mick Tinker (2015)
• parkrun 2014 & 2015 - Alex Watson-Usher
• Harewood Trail 2014 - John Wallace & team
• Harewood Trail 2015 - Bob Jackson, Emma Steel, Mick Tinker, Dan Murray
• Website Administrator - Bob Jackson
• Facebook
• Valley Striders - TBA
• Valley Striders Group - TBA
• Twitter - Ms Tweet
• Web Forum Administrator (inactive) - Richard Adcock
• Archivists (inactive) - Bob Wilkes & Joel Giddings
• Kit secretary - Dan Murray (hoodies etc)
• Pie and peas - Mr Food
• Xmas social - Mr Food
• Tourism manager - Patrick Barrett
• Constitution (inactive)
• Race Marshals - most Valley Striders members

Email addresses

• [email protected] Main club email address
• [email protected] Pie'n'peas and Lasagne orders
• [email protected] Early sitting - Pie'n'peas and Lasagne orders
• [email protected] Sign up to run a team race
• [email protected] Sign up to marshal at a race
• [email protected] Xmas Do
• [email protected] London marathon
• [email protected] Membership queries
• [email protected] Club vests & hoodies
• [email protected] Juniors Enquiries
• [email protected] Beginners/improvers enquiries
• [email protected] Intermediates enquiries
• [email protected] Fell running enquiries
• [email protected] Cycling enquiries
• [email protected] Triathlon enquiries

Honorary Members

• Honorary Club President - Olympic marathon medallist, Charlie Spedding
• Honorary Vice-President - club founder Club Secretary, Stuart St.John, who emigrated to Scotland in 1994
• Honorary Vice-President - club captain for 20 years, Steve O'Callaghan
• Ruth Anderson
• George Black
• Eileen Crosfill
• Mike Crosfill
• Lou Gilchrist
• Martyn Hopson
• Bob Jackson
• Max Jones
• Kathy Kaiser
• Janet Kitchen
• Joyce Lambert
• Peter Lambert
• Tracey Morris
• John Umpleby
• Pat Umpleby
• Sylvia Watson
• Geoff Webster