Subject: V S Weekly Update - Handicap & junior race, Harewood
recce & race, Bibs, Events, WYXC, Ladies Tour 2013, Track sessions,
Results, Marathon status
Sent: 14 September 2012 14:02
Arrangements for
Tuesday Handicap Tuesday 18 September
Looking out of the
window yesterday evening, it is definitely getting dark early so I’ve moved the
times forward a further 5 minutes.
·
V
S Junior 1 mile Race (also open to adults) meet 6:05pm, race starts at 6:15pm.
·
V
S Autumn Handicap 5 miles meet at 6:35pm, race starts at 6:45pm. Race
route - on reservoir path and tarmac almost to Eccup village and back (no
off-road).
Both from Eccup
Reservoir - bottom of footpath from Alwoodley Lane – down to lodge then turn
right.
Lasagne afterwards at
Leos. Please book food saying whether you want carnivore or veggie
lasagne and whether or not you want apple pie to [email protected] by Sunday 16 Sep
10pm.
Harewood Trail Race
Recce Run - Tuesday 25 September
Kathy’s Group to meet
6:00pm at Harewood Village Hall for recce run of 2 mile route.
Holly’s intermediates
group – arrangements to be confirmed.
Valley Striders Group
to meet 6:30pm Harewood Village Hall for reece run of 5 mile route or 8 mile
route. If you are running the 8 mile and are not one of our fastest then
bring a head torch!
and the Race Itself –
Sunday 28 October
Help required for these
races please – 2 mile at 10:00, 5 & 10 mile at 10:35. We need about
80 volunteers for all aspects of race support.
Please note that
Striders are only allowed to run if they can provide someone to marshal in
their place.
Please email [email protected] if you can
help. Let us know your preferred location. So far 17 people have
emailed me (thanks) but we need 63 more. Check www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmarshals.htm .
If you have juniors
running then we can find an place for you to marshal on the juniors route.
Also please email if
you can’t marshal, at least we’ll know not to pester you.
Also help needed
handing out entry forms at various races in September and October, especially
the junior races at Kirkstall, Bramham and WYXC (Wetherby). Please email [email protected] . If you can’t
help on the day, maybe you can help with entry forms!
Other Training
Sessions / Bibs
See the website for
details, but note that from 1 October it is compulsory to wear a reflective bib
for all V S evening training sessions.
This doesn’t apply to
Kathy’s 6pm session at Leos. BUT because our contingency for the rugby
pitches being waterlogged is to run on the footpaths on the Buckstones, we
recommend that you too purchase reflective bibs.
Bibs are available
for £10 at Up And Running - if you are a V S Member you can get 10%
discount. You may find cheaper prices elsewhere (let me know if you
do). But make sure you get a runner’s bib, some of them are workmen’s
bibs - OK if you are mending a hole in the road, but not aerodynamic!
Events for September
Sat 15 Sep - Rombolds
Romp on Ilkley Moor (TRIPLE points – VSGP, VSFC & Leeds Race Series).
See http://www.abbeyrunners.co.uk/Races/rombalds.html There are two
routes, choose the slightly longer trail route or the slightly more challenging
fell route.
Sat 22 Sep - Folkin’
Reservoir Ramble (coincides with Otley Folk festival) - 14 & 20 mile run or
walk from Prince Henry’s G S Otley LS21 2BB start 9:30am. An event
for both runners and walkers. Expect a hilly but picturesque taking
in part of the Six Dales Trail and the Washburn Valley via Clifton, Dob Park
and the three reservoirs of Fewston, Swinsty and Lindley Wood before returning
back to Otley via Farnley and Clifton.The course must be completed within 8
hours. Competitors must reach Norwood Edge (Checkpoint 4) by 14.30 otherwise
they will be asked to retire.
Approximate
co-ordinates for the checkpoints are:
Start Prince Henry’s
School: SE201464
1. Mill House Farm
(Norwood Bottom Rd) (D): SE197511
2. Blubberhouses car
park (R): SE169553
3. Jack Hill Lane:
SE196515
4. Norwood Edge Mast
(R): SE208515
(R) =
Refreshments (D) = Drink
Sun 23 Sep –
Kirkstall 7mile trail (Leeds Race Series) and Junior 2 mile Race (Leeds Junior
Race Series). See www.ukresults.net .
Sun 30 Sep -
Horsforth 10k (VSGP & Leeds Race Series). See www.ukresults.net .
Tue 2 Oct – Training
session followed by Valley Striders Annual General Meeting. Food of
course!
West Yorkshire Cross
Country League
Dates (note
corrections!) - Saturday 20 October at Wetherby, Saturday 10
November at Nunroyd Park Guiseley, weekend 24 or 25 November at
Huddersfield, Saturday 8 December at Wakefield.
Distances - 9 to 10km
for men, 5 to 6 km for women, various distances for juniors, minimum age 9 on
19 October 2012.
Start times - junior
races in 2 year age groups start from 11:45a.m., women’s race at 1:30pm, men’s
at 2:15pm if I remember correctly.
Race entries needed
by Tuesday 2 October to [email protected] cost is £10 and that
is the total cost for all 4 races. NB it is £10 however many races you
enter/run – you keep your race number for the series. Entry fee for
juniors (under 17) is £5.
List of entries so
far at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsteams.htm
More Events
Check the list of
remaining Grand Prix and Fell Championship races on www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsdates.htm
Ladies Tour 2013 -
from Holly
Next year's Ladies'
tour is the Edinburgh Rock n Roll Half Marathon, 14th April, £32 if you enter
before December 2012.
Please could all
ladies email me [email protected] to say if you're :
Here’s the race website http://uk.competitor.com/edinburgh/register
Striders Monthly
Track Session
Following feedback
from several of you, we tweaked the session on Tuesday, the format was
·
steady
warm-up 3½ laps of the cinder track (instead of 2½)
·
warm-up
exercises led by Liz (thanks)
·
5
minutes of running – 30 secs steady, 30 secs fast (no change)
·
3
by 400 metres, timed, in lanes, with approx. 45 secs recovery (no change)
·
5
minutes steady running (new)
·
4
by 5 minutes (new) choice,
o
Either
400 metres timed in lanes with approx. 3½ mins rest between
o
Or
800 metres timed (first lap in lanes then using lane 1) with approx. 2 mins
rest in between
o
NB
some did 4 by 400, some did 4 by 800, some a mixture
·
1
lap steady
·
stretching
exercises led by Liz (thanks)
If you did the
session (and even if you didn’t), we’d be interested in your comments.
Here’s the original
email that Gwil sent
Hi All,
We've been giving some thought to how we can get the most from the track sessions
we organise on the second Tuesday of each month.
There's been a noticeable drop in numbers for the track session so we wanted to
get your thoughts on how we could do it better.
Please have a read through the questions below. All responses are welcome.
The aim is to come up with something that allows you to best utilise the time
and be of value to as many participants as possible.
Do you find a regular track session valuable?
What do you think about the frequency of the track sessions?
What do you find most useful at the track?
How valuable do you find the current reps:
1/. Timed 400s
2/. Indian File Running
3/. Time-based intervals (eg 5 x 30secs fast, 30 secs steady)
4/. Sprints/relays
If you would like to
do different reps what would you find most beneficial?
Is there anything that puts you off the track sessions?
All responses will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Gwil
Please reply to [email protected]
Results
Golden Mile at Leeds
Met Track
8 Simon
Midwood 4:44.9
10 Gwil
Thomas 4:45.6
29 Roy
Huggins 5:12.3
30 James
Tarran 5:13.6
33 Andy
Stoneman 5:15.2
35 Tom
Button 5:29.1
Wetherby 10k
VSGP
Pts
7
Simon Midwood
0:35:34 100
33 Dave
Penman
0:39:43 96
34 Gary
Mann
0:39:39 98
45 Andy
Stoneman
0:40:30 95
104 Andreas
Mayer
0:43:53 93
175 Paul
White
0:47:07 91
184 Sue
Sunderland
0:47:14 89
314 Sarah
Howell
0:52:03 87
500 Sue
Carr 0:57:56
85
608 Hannah
Stoneman 1:01:51 84
625 Jayne
Sexton
1:03:08 82
758 Meryll
Cripps 1:14:44
80
also
111 Paul
Hunter
0:44:51 91
A couple of weeks ago
the famous Strider name was Steve O’Callaghan’s son Paul winning a
parkrun. At Wetherby I met the son of another Valley Striders founder
member, this was Martyn Hopson’s son Peter. Peter ran 4:44.9 at the
Golden Mile and then followed this with 17th place at Wetherby on
37:38.
Grand Prix points
have now been updated on the V S Website (click on “Club Members” tab)
The Fell Race
Championship is now up to date to 1 September, Yorkshireman results will be
included soon (I’ve googled for them but couldn’t find them).
Marathon Season
As summer rolls into
Autumn, the marathon season restarts, so I thought I’d refresh you with the top
20 performances to date this year, 10 of which were in London, the other 10 in
other marathons worldwide (well France, Scotland, Lancashire and Wearside).
London
226 Simon Midwood 2:41:55
274 Gwil Thomas 2:43:03
461 Paul Kaiser 2:48:31
779 Clive Bandy 2:55:14
1132 Dusan Svoboda 2:59:16
1365 Kevin McMullan 3:01:59
2152 Gary Mann
3:11:02
2257 Alan Hutchinson 3:12:08
2563 Dan Murray 3:14:28
3489 Greg Skerrett 3:22:49
Other marathons
Jon
Parker
2:39:21 9 Manchester
Jeremy
Ladyman
2:55:30 40
Manchester
Dave
Penman
2:56:16 83 Edinburgh
Tracey
Morris
3:07:45 1743 Paris
Myra
Jones
3:13:25 220 Manchester
John
Wallace
3:13:56 2612 Paris
Ian
Sanderson
3:16:07 285
Manchester
John
Batchelor 3:17:15
3149 Paris
Joel
Giddings
3:19:45 306 Manchester
Andy
Stoneman 3:21:50
85 Sunderland
Hope to see many/most of you next
Tuesday. At the summer handicap we had 76 runners (14 in the 1 mile and
62 in the trail route) can we better that?
Bob