Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 12:16 AM
Subject: V S Update - showers, relays, grand prix etc
Showers
Good news and bad news
The good news is that the men's bathroom at Leo's
is being completely renovated with the bath being replaced by at least 12 shower
heads. In addition, the hot water will now be powered by gas from
new underground Calor gas storage which will be a lot cheaper to run.
There is also good news that after this work is done, the shower enclosures in
the ladies / refs changing area will also be refurbished.
Shower refurbishment has been under discussion
ever since I joined the club 20+ years ago but previously has been limited to
Eric Cusack or Steve O'Callaghan turning up with a wrench (no not a Mick Wrench)
to "adjust" the hot/cold mix settings!
But now, not only is it agreed, but work has
started as those who turned up at Leos on Tuesday can testify - there was a
hole 30 feet long, 6 feet wide and 4 feet deep ready for the gas tank(s) to be
installed.
The bad news is that the work will cost
£20,000. The rugby club will pay £5000 and they are receiving a grant of
£5000 from the Rugby Football Union. The other "tenants" are being asked
to make up the rest and Valley Striders have been asked to contribute £1000
towards this.
My initial thoughts are to raise the club
subscription for 2006/7 by £5 - this will bring in £500-£600, the rest will be
covered by our bank balance (currently standing at about £500). At the
September 2007 AGM we would be likely to maintain the subs at the same level to
replenish our balance but of course if we had a sudden influx of members next
year (attracted by the excellent showers) then we might be able to make some
reduction.
Another method would be to make a charge for
Tuesday training. If we did this we would need to devise a rota of Striders
to collect the money.
We need to decide this in the next 2-4 weeks as we
are already asking our new members to pay to August 2007, so please let me have
your comments.
And more immediately, I need to tell
you that the existing showers will be out of action for 3-4 weeks from the
middle of July - I don't know the precise date.
Relays
It's definitely the Relay season.
Unfortunately I missed getting a reminder to you about the Danefield Relay which
was tonight, but coming up soon are
Yorkshire Veterans Relays - Sunday 23
July at Esholt ENTRIES MUST BE IN BY JULY 13
There will be 6 categories, all starting at
11:00
Over 35 men - teams of 4
Over 40 men - teams of 4
Over 50 men - teams of 3
Over 60 men - teams of 3
Over 35 women - teams of 3
Over 45 women - teams of 3
Each leg is 2.5 miles - it is a slightly
shortened version of the Esholt 5k route.
We don't have to enter a team in every category, so
for example if we have two over-50 men and one over-60, they could be an over-50
team.
I realise that there are two Grand Prix races the
same weekend, but let's see if we can get a few teams entered for this.
Geoff and Sylvia are in charge but they are on holiday next week when the entry
forms have to be sent off so email me if you'd like to run. I must know by
next Tuesday so that I can get the entry form in.
And it's only £2 per person!!
Golden Acre Park Relay - Wednesday 26
July
I've mentioned this several times before, but
here's another reminder - , teams of 3, 2.5 miles per leg, £10 per team, lots of
fun!
Leeds Country Way Relay - Sunday 3
September
Following my last email and the flyers that Paul
Furness handed out at the Club Handicap, we now have 15 runners, so are steadily
on our way to our target of 48 to make 4 teams
As Paul wrote on his flyer, this is the most
popular relay event for the Striders. In fact it is now the most popular
annual event for Striders. For the last 3 years we have had 4 teams of 12
runners (no other club has had 4 teams any year), and the turnout of 48 Striders
is more than for Leeds Half, more than for Abbey Dash and more than for Club
Handicaps. So if you want to find out more, contact Paul mailto:[email protected] or myself
or talk to other Striders.
It is important that we have a good list of names
by the middle of this month so we can work out how many teams to enter and plan
some recce runs. Because the relay is during holiday season it is not
always possible to organise recces in the week before the race.
Help Wanted
to hand out Harewood Trail entry forms at local
races over the next 3 months. Please contact me if you can help
at
- Eccup 10 - Sunday 16 July
- Pudsey 10k - Sunday 23 July
- Golden Acre Relay - Wednesday 26 July
- Hyde Park 5k - Wednesday 2
August
Please note in your diary Sunday 8 October for the
Harewood Trail Race - please make yourself available to marshal if you
can!
Thanks to the 12 Striders who helped at the Pulse
Race!
Voting for Yorks & Humber Region of new
England Athletics
We have been asked to vote to
select representatives for the new Yorks & Humber Region of new England
Athletics
Note that the candidates include Mike Moss,
organiser of the Bradford Millennium Way Relay, and Tim Cock, organiser of
Yorkshire Vets.
Pass your comments to Paul Briscoe who will be
sending off the club vote in a week's time.
Club Handicap Result
Race
Race Hand- Run Pts
Pos
Time icap
Time
1 Jonny
Harrison 43.55 11.45
32.10 92 2
2 John
Laird
45.13 5.15 39.58 75
3 Paul
Furness 45.51
9.15 36.36 80
4 Anna
Costello 45.56
8.45 37.11 77 2
5 John
Wallace 46.28
6.45 39.43 76
6 Mick
Wrench 46.32
16.00 30.32 97
7 Alan
Hutchinson 46.44 14.30
32.14 92
8 Andrew
Cutts 46.52
15.45 31.07 96
9 Simon
Vallance 47.00 16.45
30.15 98
10 Carole
Schofield 47.04 10.45 36.19
81
11 Paul
Hunter 47.13
14.45 32.28 90
12 Joel
Giddings 47.23 14.15
33.08 89
13 Stuart
Rawnsley 47.26 6.45
40.41 73
14 Jules
Barltrop 47.31 12.15
35.16 85
15 Paul
Sanderson 47.33 11.15
36.18 82
16 Steve
Webb
47.34 18.15 29.19 99
17 Ian
Place
47.44 10.30 37.14 77
18 Roy
Flesher 47.46
16.00 31.46 93
19 Ian
Sanderson 47.48
16.15 31.33 94
20 Karen
Feeney 47.57
6.45 41.12 72
21 Bob
Jackson 48.03
14.00 34.03 87
22 Richard
King 48.12
15.45 32.27 91
23 Simon
Redshaw 48.16 11.30
36.46 78
24 Mark
Hunter 48.18
13.00 35.18 84
25 Brian
Hanley 48.24
20.00 28.24 100
26 Mick
Loftus 48.27
17.15 31.12 95
27 Hayley
Palmer 48.32 12.15
36.17 83
28 Tim
Towler
48.42 14.45 33.57 88
29
Jerry Watson 49.03
18.15 30.48 96 2
30 Peter
Lambert 49.08
8.45 40.23 74
31 Eric
Green
49.11 14.15 34.56 86
32
Sara Dyer
50.08 5.30 44.38 71
33 Bill Mccaffrey 50.32
13.50 36.42 79
34 Danny
Burnham 53.00
7.15 45.45 70
34 Mark
Bean
53.00 5.15 47.45 69
36 Amanda Pearce
57.58 5.15 52.43 68
Congratulations to Jonny,
a clear winner and well-deserved. His racing form was 1:40 at Brass Monkey
and 1:36 at Leeds, so he was obviously improving. But perhaps we should
have tested a sample afterwards because his time on the handicap route was
alongside Richard and Alan who were in the 1:22 to 1:26 range at Leeds.
Better still we should have got some inside information beforehand from Dave
Milner his trainer at Chapel Allerton.
The Thursday squad was well represented in
positions 2, 3 and 5. And making his last run in Leeds before
emigrating to the Lake District was Mark Bean (good luck!)
And congratulations to Brian Hanley, fastest on the
night.
Usual thanks to Mike and Eileen for timekeeping, to
Jonny for handing out the numbers after he'd finished and to Ken and Kathy for
marshalling.
Finally, thanks to Tony for the food, 38 pie and
peas were eaten which is a greater number than handicap runners! What
a recommendation for the chef that some club members turn up just for the
food!
Coming
soon
Results for Settle Hills
Fell Race and Hyde Park 5k (both Grand Prix) and a few other races in your next
V S Update
The Eccup 10 is a week
Sunday (16th) - pre-entries need to be in by 8 July. Last year the race
did not take entries on the day.
Other GP events this month
are Bishop Wilton Half Marathon (Sat 22nd), Pudsey 10k (Sun 23rd) and Round Hill
(fell/trail - 8 miles) (Sun 30th)
Good luck to Mick, Mick,
Ross, Pam, Sara and Simon running the Lyke Wake on Saturday!