VALLEY STRIDERS CLUB LATEST NEWS

TRAINING (reflective bibs compulsory for road sessions) Thu 2 Feb - meet Scott Hall 6:45pm for steady 7 miles at 8 to 9 minute mile pace (with stops) Tue 7 Feb - Run Leeds group meet Leos 6:00pm for training session (new starters welcome!) click for more info Tue 7 Feb - And, for one week only an alternative Run Leeds group meet Leos 7:00pm (new starters welcome!) click for more info Tue 7 Feb - Valley Striders meet Leos 7:00pm, 3 by 10 mins at High Ashes . . . . . followed by curry - book at food@valleystriders.org.uk before 10pm Sunday, choosing meat or veggie curry (£3)                   and whether or not you want apple pie (£1.50) - if you don't order, we can't guarantee "spares" on the night! . . . . . also meeting for Ladies Summer Tour, also meeting for Fell Runners Thu 9 Feb - meet Scott Hall 6:45pm for steady 7 miles at 8 to 9 minute mile pace (with stops) Tue 14 Jan - Run Leeds group meet Leos 6:00pm for training session (new starters welcome!) click for more info Tue 14 Jan - Valley Striders meet Leeds Met Carnegie INDOOR sport centre ready to run at 7:00pm, for track session Thu 16 Jan - meet Scott Hall 6:45pm for steady 7 miles at 8 to 9 minute mile pace (with stops) followed by curry at Sheesh Mahal Run Leeds@Alwoodley for beginners/improvers every Tuesday at 6p.m. click here for more information Tuesday sessions and general enquiries email v.s@virgin.net         Thursday sessions 6:45p.m. email thursday@valleystriders.org.uk Friday sessions 6p.m. (ladies only) email friday@valleystriders.org.uk to find planned location and session details Sunday sessions 9a.m. email sunday@valleystriders.org.uk to find planned location, distance and speed

RACE ENTRIES V S London Marathon places - allocated to Gary Mann, Greg Skerrett, Joe Hanney, Richard Adcock (reserve tba) Peco remaining race dates - Sun 19 Feb at Golden Acre Park, Sun 11 Mar at Otley Chevin Peco xc website all dates 10:00 for juniors 8-10, 10:20 for juniors 11-16, 11:00 for seniors Northern XC 28 Jan at Pontefract Park Click for details Entries closed National XC 25 Feb at Parliament Hill London Click for details / Mail Drew Taylor Rombalds Stride - entry form here / Dewsbury 10k entries at www.ukresults.net More Striders race dates here / 2012 Grand Prix and 2012 Fell Championship - Click on 'For Club Members' 'tab' for details

MARSHALS Thanks to 70+ Striders who helped at Harewood Trail, report to follow!

RESULTS (click links) LCW   /   Autumn Club Handicap   /   Yorks Road Relays (photo)   /   Yorkshireman photo   /   Palma   /   Fell Relay     Vicky Whitehead Yorks Vets half marathon champion at Brid     /     Abbey Dash (including 5 runners sub-35!)   /   Peco Race 1 men's team 1st (5 in top 7) women's team 2nd (Tracey 1st) Peco Race 2 men's team 1st (Dan 2nd Andy 5th Richard 6th) women's team 2nd (Holly 4th Myra 7th) (GP2012) 24 Striders at Chevin Chase / 10 Juniors at first ever Striders junior club race (GP2012) 44 Striders at Club Handicap (record number for winter handicap) Striders team 5th at Yorkshire XC - Dan, Andy, Gwil, Paul, Jeremy, Steve and captain Drew (GP2012) Peco Race 3 men's team 1st (Dan 2nd, Simon 5th, Andy 7th), women's team 2nd (Holly 5th Myra 10th) (GP2012) Brass Monkey - men's team 2nd, Sue Sunderland 1st W50, 44 finishers (most of any club), minor changes to follow Performance database including age-graded percentages and performance certificates updated to 31 Dec 2011 (see For Club Members tab)

SOCIAL Fell runners meet East of Arcadia Wednesday 1 February     /     New Tuesday curry night at Leos Tuesday 7 February