Valley Striders Relays

Valley
Striders

Relays

Updated 8 Sep 2011

Each year the Striders participate in at least 6 relays ranging in distance from 9 miles to 64 miles

BRADFORD MILLENNIUM WAY RELAY

Held for the first time on 30 June 2002, organised by Saltaire Striders (previously known as St Bede's AC)
5 legs, pairs, total 45 miles

Leg 1 Beckfoot Lane, Bingley to Marsh Lane, Oxenhope 10 miles
Leg 2 Marsh Lane, Oxenhope to Chapel Lane, Laycock 9 miles
Leg 3 Chapel Lane, Laycock to Town End, Silsden 7.5 miles
Leg 4 Town End, Silsden to near White Wells, Ilkley 8.5 miles
Leg 5 near White Wells, Ilkley to Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club, Wagon Lane, Bingley 10 miles

Year	Total teams	Mens/A	Ladies	Vets	Mixed	B	Leg winners	Link
2002	-	4th 6:42:11	-	-	11th 7:25:39 (1st mixed)	-	P.Briscoe & M.Wrench (L5Men rec) P.Furness & L.Wilyman (L3mix rec)	Striders News
2003	23	13th	-	-	6th (1st Mixed)	-	-	-
2004	25	7th	-	-	9th (1st Mixed)	-	S.Webb & L.Wilyman (L1Mixed Rec) A.Cutts & A.Hutchinson (L4)	-
2005	30	-	-	5th (3rd vets)	17th (1st Mixed)	-	D.Taylor & J.Watson (L1Vets)	-
2006	-	-	-	4th 6:18:30 (1st vets)	-	-	J.Watson & M.Wrench (L3Vets)	Full / Striders
2007	32	-	-	8th 6:43:43 (2nd vets)	-	19th 7:39:07	-	VS Update 28/06/07
2008	42	-	-	13th 6:48:01 (3rd vets)	-	20th 7:22:29	-	VS Update 26/06/08
2009	43	-	-	14th 7:03:55 (2nd vets)	-	-	-	VS Update 10/07/09
2010	48	-	-	-	24th 7:22:47 (4th mixed)	-	D.Murray & L.Wilyman (L3mix rec)	VS Update 20/06/10
2011	-	12th 6.28.48	-	-	20th 7.08.39 (3rd mixed)	-	-	VS Update 27/06/11
2012	48	12th 7:00:30	-	-	19th 7:23:01	-	-	VS Update 14/06/12
2013	-	-	-	8th 6:48:03	21st 7:25:42	-	-	VS Update 19/06/13
2014	43	9th 6:54:42	30th 8:18:21	-	-	-	-	VS Update 12/07/14
2015	50	19th 7:23:32	-	-	-	-	-	VS Update 05/07/15

Walk booklets from Jim Thornber, The Millennium Way Project, 10 Laburnham Grove, Cross Roads, Keighley, BD22 9EP
Preview in March 2002 VS Newscreated 9 Mar 2002
Saltaire Striders BMW website
Link to Bradford Millennium Way linked 14 Sep 01

BUNNY RUN FELL RELAY

April - details to follow
3 legs, singles, 9 miles total

CALDERDALE WAY RELAY

Organised by Halifax Harriers previously in December, but, from 2011, in May
6 legs, pairs, 60 miles total
2000 we finished 3rd mixed team (xx overall) and xx mens team out of 99 teams
2001 we finished 3rd mixed team again
2002 ??
2003 we finished 23rd and 90th out of 94 teams
2004 our mixed team were runners-up (36th overall) and our A team 48th overall

2005 our mixed team were third mixed (37th overall, 9 minutes behind the winners) and our A team 41st overall Striders results (in VSUpdate)

2006 our mixed team 8:07:45 were runners-up (61st overall) and our A team 7:57:19 were 50th overall Striders results (in VSUpdate)

2007 our A team finished 44th and our B team 75th out of 111 teams Striders results (in VSUpdate)

2008 our A team finished 29th and our B team 89th out of 127 teams

2009 our A team finished 72nd and our B team 76th out of 117 teams Striders results (in VSUpdate)

2010 race postponed from Dec 2010 to May 2011

2011 our A team finished 46th and a combined Abbey Runners / Valley Striders team 70th out of ??? teams Striders results (in VSUpdate)

2012 our A team finished 14th and B team 54th Striders results (in VSUpdate)

2013 our A team finished 19th and B team 45th Striders results (in VSUpdate)

Link to Halifax Harriers Website

Information from Ramblers Assocation website:
Circular from Clay House, Greetland 50 miles (80 km). Follows old packhorse routes and moorland paths, circling high up around the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, close to Halifax, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge.
Maps: 103, 104, 110
Publications: "The Calderdale Way" (M) By Calderdale Way Association. £4.99 plus 70p P&P. from Hebden Bridge Tourist Information Centre.

DANEFIELD FELL RELAY

Organised by Fellandale in May - details to follow
3 legs, singles, 9 miles total

GOLDEN ACRE RELAY

Organised by Abbey Runners in July - details to follow
3 legs, singles, 7.5 miles total

HARROGATE RINGWAY RELAY

Organised by Nidd Valley Road Runners in January

5 legs, single runners, 20 miles total

Leg 1 "Forest Moor" World's End Pub, Knaresborough to Forest Moor Lane 2 miles
Leg 2 "Crimple" Forest Moor Lane to Leeds Road / Almsford Bank 3.75 miles
Leg 3 "Pannal" Leeds Road / Almsford Bank to Otley Road / Beckwith Head Road 4.75 miles
Leg 4 "Oakdale" Otley Road / Beckwith Head Road to Ripon Road / Knox Mill Lane 4.25 miles
Leg 5 "Nidd Gorge" Ripon Road / Knox Mill Lane to Yorkshire Lass Pub, Knaresborough 5.25 miles

Route details provided by Nidd Valley R R Added 27 Dec 04 Amended 28 Dec 08 (excludes 2005 diversions)

Brief route details from NVRR, additional notes by Bob Jackson, including quick return routes by road (excludes 2005 diversions) Added 3 Jan 08

2001 we finished 6th, 9th and 14th of 22 teams

Report in April 2001 VS News created 31 Dec 2007

2002 we finished 3rd, 7th, 9th(V50 team) and 16th(women) out of 23 teams Report in March 2002 VS News created 9 Mar 2002

2003 we finished 5th, 12th, 13th, 16th and 18th out of 37 teams Report in March 2003 VS News created 31 Dec 2007

2004 we finished 3rd, 13th, 15th, 16th and 19th out of 31 teams Report in January 2004 VS News created 31 Dec 2007

2005 ?

2006 We did not enter a team because it clashed with our Club Handicap

2007 We did not enter a team because it clashed with the Sport Direct cross-country league

2008 we finished 8th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 27th out of 35 teams

2009 we finished 11th, 17th, 18th, 23rd out of 38 teams

2010 Race cancelled due to "health and safety issues". 4 Striders, 1 Wetherby and 1 Otley ran solo the full route in just under 4 hours on snow and ice on a chilly occasionally sunny day

See Hilary Atkins' website for more information on walking the Ringway
Walk leaflets (and cloth badges if you complete the whole circuit) from 20 Pannal Ash Grove, Harrogate HG2 0HZ
Details of Ramblers Association Publications
Excellent map and information on Walking Englishman website added 31 Dec 09

LEEDS COUNTRY WAY RELAY

Organised by Kippax Harriers in September

6 legs, pairs, 64 miles total

Leg 1 Garforth Sports Centre to Grove Road, Stanley 11.75 miles
Leg 2 Grove Road, Stanley to Scotchman Lane, Morley 11.15 miles
Leg 3 Scotchman Lane, Morley to Thornbury Cricket Field 9.8 miles
Leg 4 Thornbury Cricket Field to Golden Acre Park, Bramhope 11.5 miles
Leg 5 Golden Acre Park, Bramhope to Thorner Lane, Scarcroft 10.06 miles
Leg 6 Thorner Lane, Scarcroft to Garforth Sports Centre 9.7 miles

can anyone help complete these results?

1990 we won

1991 our "A" team was first and our Vets team second overall

LCW results 1990-1999 (thanks to Carole Schofield & Joel Giddings)

2000 we finished 2nd wimins team, 4th mens team and 3rd vets team

2001 race cancelled due to Foot & Mouth restrictions

2002 we finished 3rd wimins team, 6th mens team and 4th vets team

2003 we finished 2nd mens team, 2nd wimins team, 2nd vets team and only club with 4 teams

2004 we finished 10th, 16th(4th vets), 24th(4th women) and 31st (only club with 4 teams) Full Results / Striders Results

2005 we finished 5th, 13th(3rd vets), 26th(2nd women) and 25th (only club with 4 teams)

2006 we finished 6th(1st vets), 10th, 20th(2nd women) and 26th (only club with 4 teams) Full Results / Striders Results

2007 we finished 4th, 12th(2nd vets), 14th(1st women) and 16th (one of two clubs with 4 teams) out of 36 teams Full Results / Striders Results

2008 we finished 3rd, 14th(2nd vets), 15th(1st women) and 18th (one of two clubs with 4 teams) out of 35 teams Full Results / Striders Results

2009 we finished 2nd, 9th(2nd vets), 16th(1st women) and 20th (one of two clubs with 4 teams) out of 32 teams Full Results / Striders Results

2010 we finished 3rd, 11th(2nd vets), 15th("B" team), 16th(1st women) 31st("C" team) out of 37 teams, 5 womens stage wins, 1 mens stage win, 1 mixed stage win, the only club ever to have had 5 teams in the LCW Striders and full Results

2011 we finished 2nd, 10th(3rd vets), 11th("B" team), 26th(3rd women), 29th("C" team) out of 41 teams, 1 mixed stage win, again the only club with 5 teams in the LCW Striders Results
2012 we finished 3rd, 10th("B" team), 17th(1st women), 28th(vets after time penalty), 30th("C" team) out of ? teams, stage wins for Myra & Kim, Louise & Sharon and Gwil & Paul, again the only club with 5 teams in the LCW Striders Results
Next race 1 Sept 2013
Click Kippax Harriers website for comprehensive route maps and details
Note that the race follows the old route published in the 1980's. Do NOT use the new route maps published by Leeds City Council

WASHBURN VALLEY RELAY

Organised by Otley A C in July - details to follow
Route notes
3 legs, singles, 12 miles total