Sent: 26 August 2009 00:42
Subject: V S Update - Events for September & October, new Strider
This
Striders Update highlights events for the next two months (also some in the
rest of the year). There will be another Striders Update out soon with
race results including Grand Prix and Fell Championship races, and not
forgetting the results of the
But first a
reminder that next Tuesday is the first Tuesday of the new month, so it must be
that we meet 6:45 at Leos, then 3 by 10 mins by the Res. And it must be
food afterwards, which this month will be lasagne. There are meat and
vegetarian versions of lasagne, both at £3, and optional apple pie with
optional ice cream at £1.50. Please email me by 10am Monday
stating whether you want veggie or meat lasagne, and whether you want the apple
pie.
And before
we go into the events information, let me allow Jonny Hulme (Lisa Wilyman’s
partner) introduce you to the newest Strider
Just a quickie to say that Lisa & I have welcomed our
first baby to the world! :o) 'He' (name not 100% decided as yet, but
after spending some time getting to know him, Rory's looking like a strong
contender) was born at St. James's hospital in Leeds on Friday 14th, at 7.32pm,
weighing 8lb 6oz .. although a bit of a roller-coaster of a birth for Lisa, both
she and baby are mighty fine! He's absolutely gorgeous, and we're both on
cloud nine :o) We're loving being parents for the first time.
We also moved house from Levenshulme (
If I haven't been in contact for a while with anyone reading this, please do
send a reply .. I'd love to catch up with you :o)
I've attached just a few piccies for you to check out..
www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsalbum/09gen/lisababy1.jpg
www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsalbum/09gen/lisababy2.jpg
www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsalbum/09gen/lisababy3.jpg
www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsalbum/09gen/lisababy4.jpg
www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsalbum/09gen/lisababy5.jpg
Health, happiness, and lots of love .. Jonny & Lisa :o) [email protected]
Striders Key Dates for
rest of 2009
Tue 1 Sep -
normal session - 3 by 10 mins followed by lasagna (SEE DETAILS ABOVE)
Wed 2 Sep -
Ilkley Incline (VSGP)
Wed 2 Sep -
Fri 11 Sep
– Harlow Carr 5k fun run (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Sun 13 Sep
- Yorkshireman Off-road marathon
Tue 15 Sep
- Harewood 10 recce run - 8 miles or 5 miles, meet Harewood Village Hall at
6:30pm (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Thu 17 Sep
- Thursday training and curry
Sun 20 Sep
- Yorkshire Vets Track & Field www.yvaa.org
Tue 22 Sep
- Handicap 5 mile on road to Eccup and back (too dark for 10k but this is
equivalent date to last year) + lasagne
Sat 26 Sep
- Northern Relays (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Sun 27 Sep
-
Tue 29 Sep
- normal session - hills - followed by marshals briefing
Sun 4 Oct -
Harewood Trail Race (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Tue 6 Oct -
normal session - 3 by 10 mins at High Ashes followed by food (pie & peas)
Sun 11 Oct
- first West Yorks XC League Race (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Thu 15 Oct
- Thursday training and curry
Sun 18 Oct
- National Fell Relays (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Sun 18 Oct
- Cancer Research 10k at Harewood (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Tue 20 Oct
- Valley Striders Annual General Meeting (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Mon 26 Oct
- Dublin Marathon (Striders autumn tour)
Sat/Sun 31
Oct / 1 Nov West
Sat 14 Nov
-
Sat/Sun
21/22 Nov - West Yorks XC race 3 (VSGP??)
Sun 22 Nov
- Abbey Dash 10k (VSGP)
Sun 29 Nov
- Thirsk 10 (VSGP and Abbey/Valley challenge) (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Sat/Sun 5/6
- Dec West
Fri 18 Dec
- Xmas meal & presentation night
More Striders dates including many local races at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsdates.htm
Recommended websites with race details are http://www.ukresults.net
and http://www.northeastraces.com
In all races please wear your club vest (unless
wearing a charity vest for a charity which you are supporting in the race).
Tuesday Schedule
Some out of
the ordinary Tuesday sessions coming up so I thought I’d list them all.
Note also the change from summer to winter locations from 1 October.
Tue 1 Sep -
normal session - 3 by 10 mins at Eccup followed by food (lasagne)
Tue 8 Sep –
track at Leeds Met Headingley
Tue 15 Sep
- Harewood 10 recce run - 8 miles or 5 miles, meet Harewood Village Hall at
6:30pm (SEE DETAILS BELOW)
Tue 22 Sep
- Handicap 5 mile on road to Eccup and back (too dark for 10k but this is
equivalent date to last year) + pie and peas
Tue 29 Sep
- final summer session - hills - followed by marshals’ briefing for Harewood
Trail Race
Tue 6 Oct -
first winter session - 3 by 10 mins at High Ashes followed by food
Tue 13 Oct
- track at Leeds Met Headingley
Tue 20 Oct
- normal session - pyramid 4/6/8/6/4 minutes at High Ashes followed by Annual
General Meeting and food
Tue 27 Oct
- hills at Church Lane Meanwood
Tue 4 Nov -
3 by 10 mins at High Ashes followed by food
We still have 4 teams but one or two more reserves
would be useful. If you are running, please give Paul White £7 as soon as
possible.
Harewood 10 mile Trail Race and 2 mile Junior Race / Adult Fun Run –
Sunday 4 October (and recce run Tue 15 September)
Entries are now picking up – we have over 120 for the
senior race and 12 for the 2 mile.
We will have a recce run from Harewood Village Hall on
Tuesday 15 September. We’ll meet ready to run at 6:45. The
evenings are too dark for the full 10 miles. We’ll run the first mile and
a half together. After this, we’ll split into two groups, one doing just
over 8 miles, the other just over 5 miles.
Look at www.valleystriders.org.uk/trail.htm
for details of the Harewood Trail Race (includes maps).
Profits this year will be shared beween Lineham Farm
and Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
The races are on Sunday 4 October. We need about
70 marshals and currently have 15; please email if you are able to help
Harlow Carr 5k Fun Run – Friday 11 September
Harlow Carr, near
They are building a new educational centre and have
already raised £2.4 million of the £3 million required
The run is a new event to publicise the education
centre and hopefully raise a small amount towards the centre.
They need a few race marshals. Please email me
if you want to help (You get free entry to the Gardens and maybe something from
Betty’s Café in a goody bag).
Or if you want to run then register on http://www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/gardens/harlowcarr/index.asp
It’s only £7.50 and you get free entry to the gardens (and maybe
something from Betty’s Café in a goody bag).
Northern Road Relay – Saturday 27 September
This takes place at Leeds Carnegie. A men’s team
(including 2 reserves) has been selected but runners and reserves are required for
the women’s team. Supporters are also required. More details to
follow.
This takes place at Ilkley - the route is 2.9 miles
undulating. Teams are in the following age-groups – M35, M40, M50, M60,
M70, W35, W45, W55. It is 4 runners per team for M35 and M40, and 3
runners per team for the rest. £4 per person.
If you want to run, please let me know as soon as
possible. We will then enter teams accordingly e.g if we have two M35 and
two M40 we will enter an M35 team. More details www.yvaa.org
National Fell Relay – Sunday 18 October (from Steve Webb)
We have an entry! I have paid for one open team
and it seems to have been accepted.
British Fell and Hill relay Championship 2009
Event is on Sunday 18 October at
Leg 1 Solo 5.8m/1500'
Leg 2 Pairs 6.7m/2500'
Leg 3 Pairs Navigation 5.6m/1410'
Leg 4 Solo 5.1m/1600'
If you would like to be considered for an epic VS team in
this prestigious event please contact Anthony or Steve.
Cancer Research 10k at Harewood – Sunday 18 October
We were involved in planning the route of the very
first race 4 years ago and have supported it since. Abbey Runners and ourselves
each send 12 marshals. Please let me know if you’d like to help.
(You get a free burger or bacon sandwich and a hot drink), also free entry to
Harewood Grounds.
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/10k/choose-your-event/harewood-house/
There will be 4 races
Entry fees will be £7 – this one-off fee enters you for all
races in the series.
Two of the races will qualify for the Valley Striders Grand
Prix
There is no limit to the number of runners that can run for
each club
Please let me know if you want to be entered (and send £7 to
Paul White as soon as you can)
Valley Striders Annual
General Meeting – Tuesday 20 October
A review of
the previous 12 months, then we look forward to the new year and appoint a new
committee. Food will be available.
Several
people have asked about V S Membership fees for the year starting 1
September. If you’d like to pay now, please send a cheque for £15,
payable to Valley Striders, and post it to Paul White,
Abbey/Valley Road Race
team challenge – Sunday 29 November
The fourth
race in this series will be the Thirsk 10 mile. Striders won at
In Case of Emergency
We
recommend all runners out training wear some form of
In case of
emergency in our training sessions, we would also like phone numbers and/or
addresses of next–of-kin. For many of you we have home phone numbers and
these would be used if necessary. But many others only have mobile phones
and so if we rang these numbers in case of emergency we’d be unlikely to get a
reply. Check if we have your emergency contact details by looking at http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsmemreg.htm
Another
V S Update with race results to follow in the next day or so. Also, Thursday morning,
look on the website for Abbey Valley results.
