Subject: V S Update - training,
GP/FC/JGP race dates, Peco dates, MVT help, nutrition workshop, win for Kim and
ladies' team, 2 Rombalds reports, message from NZ, and more
Sent: 10 February 2013 15:41
Training on Tuesday
12 February
Kathy’s
beginners/improvers/juniors at Leos at 6pm as usual.
Holly & Grace’s
intermediates group and the experienced club runners group will all be
training at Carnegie Athletics Track , Church Wood Lane,
Headingley, LS6 3QS. / map for parking
Meet at Indoor Sports Centre (i.e. the Indoor Tennis
Courts, not the track entrance) 7:00p.m. ready to run. Please pay track fee £4
at the desk. We have a warm-up jog, some stretching exercises, then a variety
of reps. Note that after the warm-ups, the two groups will have separate
sessions.
PS Bring a reflective bib – you won’t need it for the
track session, but if for any reason the track is closed, we’ll be doing a road
session (possibly hills at Church Lane) so you’ll need reflective gear.
Events – including
Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix and Fell Championship races
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Sun 17 Feb |
[GP-XC] [JGP] |
Peco XC race 4 at John Smeaton |
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Sat 23 Feb |
National Cross Country at Sunderland |
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Sun 24 Feb |
[FC-AS] |
Ilkley Moor Fell Race |
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Sun 24 Feb |
Snake Lane 10 (FULL) |
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Sun 24 Feb |
Huddersfield 10k |
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Sat 2 Mar |
[GP-L] |
Trollers Trot |
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Sun 3 Mar |
[GP-XC] [JGP] |
Peco XC race 5 at Bodington Hall (Adel) |
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Sat 9 Mar |
[FC-BM] |
Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round |
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Sun 10 Mar |
Peco League Relays at Templenewsam includes Junior Relays |
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Sun 10 Mar |
Spen 20 (Yorks Vets championships) |
For the full list of
Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix and Fell Championship races for the year, go to www.valleystriders.org.uk , click on “For Club
Members” tab, then click on “Key Dates and Events”
Meanwood Valley Trail
and Junior Races – Saturday 20 April
I’m still looking for
help with publicity – taking entry forms to local sports centres, running shops
and, in particular, schools.
I’m also now
requesting marshals, if you can help, please email [email protected] . So far, I
have just 1 reply!
Nutrition Talk /
Workshop – Tuesday 26 February at Leos
We have booked Debbie
Fearnley to hold a workshop “Fundamentals of Nutrition” on Tuesday 26 February
at 8:30pm at Leos.
Debbie is a
registered nutritionist specialising in sports nutrition (MSc) and has just
moved back up to Leeds after working in London with various sports clubs
including Newham AC, and for NHS Westminster. She works for the Amateur
Swimming Association on England Talent Camps and provides nutrition support
services based at Alison Rose's physio clinic (CSPC).
The workshop is
limited to 20 places and will be booked on a first come first served basis –
book to [email protected] with the subject
“Debbie”. The price to you is £3.00 which is just under half price of her
normal rates.
Debbie says “As the
workshops are interactive, so that I can get round and speak to everyone when
setting individual goals I ask for no more than 20
athletes/parents/coaches”. So although there will be a presentation there
will also be opportunities to ask your own questions.
Places are likely to
go faster than York Marathon entries, so don’t delay, book today.
Stokesley Duathlon
& Striders Cycling Tops
I
mentioned the Stokesley Duathlon in the last V S Update, but sadly both the
novice and main are now full. Those who haven't entered will therefore
need to wait for next year and we'll do more publicity in advance of the race.
Can all of those that have entered please contact Dan to confirm at [email protected]. All
entries for Striders are showing as unattached so it is difficult to pick out
all the VS entries.
For those competing, Andy
Stoneman, Dan and John Batchelor have come up with a design for a Valley
Striders branded cycling top as can be seen using the following link www.valleystriders.org.uk/cyclingtop.pdf. The
cost of the tops are discounted at £20 each (short zip) or £30 each (full
length zip) and this price only applies to competitors. For non-competitors who
would be interested in a top for training and cycling to events etc., tops can
also be bought but at a slightly higher price of £41 (short zip) £51 (full length
zip). Waterproof or windproof gilets are also available for £45 (competitors
and non-competitors). Some people may have seen the samples at the club on
Tuesday but if not, please come along to the track session next week and ask
Dan who will have them to show. There is a possibility that we may be able to
reduce the full price tops slightly but we can only determine this once we know
final numbers.
Due to production times, we will need commitments from everyone by 19th
February so please email Dan at [email protected] as
soon as possible if you would like to order a top. In terms of sizes, there are
men’s and women’s sizes available. Men’s sizes are XS 34” (Chest), S 36”, M
38”, L 40”, XL, 42”, 2XL 44”, 3XL 46”. Women’s sizes are 2XS/6 28” (Chest),
XS/8 30”, S/10 32”, M/12 34”, L/14 36”, XL/16 38”, 2XL/18 40”.
The Spine Race
John
Shanks emailed
Thought
I'd give a heads up to a cracking event which is due open for entries in the
next week or so called "The Spine".
The
route starts in Edale, follows the Pennine Way and ends 268
miles north in a town somewhere in the Scottish Borders. You get 7 days to
complete on foot and just to make it a wee bit more difficult it takes place at
the beginning of February. My mate took part in this year's event,
and has entered again through anger as he came within 18miles of the
finish on the final day before being trapped in a mud hut by heavy snow
drifts.
There is
support all along the route and hot food provided at checkpoints, deposit
is £255 with approx. another £150 to be paid by November.
I'm
still thinking about it but from what my mate said it sounds great and maybe
some of the fell runners might enjoy this.
Results
If you’re looking for
old results, try the Grand Prix and Fell Championship pages on the
website. For results of other races, including team races and relays, and
for race reports, look in the “Email Updates” section on the website. For
both of these sections, go to www.valleystriders.org.uk , click on “For Club
Members” tab, then click the “Grand Prix” or “Email Updates” link on the left
Stop press –
Wadsworth Trog results
Congratulations to
ladies’ race winner Kim Threadgall and first placed ladies team (Kim,
Ann-Kristin Koehler and Sarah Smith). Full results and race
report(?) later.
Rombalds Stride
Report and Results – from Ian Sanderson and Steve Dixon
Ian emailed
I think there were
eight striders enjoying the winter sunshine up above Ilkley on Saturday.
Conditions were just about perfect with the frost making the moor (relatively)
firm under foot, although times still seem to be a bit down on last year when
it was frozen solid.
I ran round with
Simon Redshaw and Steve Dixon for most of the first half, enjoying the
extensive views and the extensive cake selections as we crossed Baildon and
Rombald moors. We almost missed the check-point at Pipers Crag, but so did lots
of people (mental note: following the person in front does not equate to
navigation). Simon was flying and he left us behind after White Wells, gaining
6 minutes over Steve in the last 7-8 miles.
I ended up 11
minutes behind after a few navigational issues on the Chevin; don’t ask me how
- all you have to do is keep going up! But I eventually found my way out of the
woods and back to Guiseley for a steak and kidney pie and a catch up with some
of the other strider there (and a hug off Joyce - the real reason we do these
events).
Steve emailed
A cold and sunny day
with a light breeze was the reward for all the entrants of this event.
Other rewards were in plentiful supply in the form of cakes and drinks at the
cheerfully manned checkpoints. Not to mention the tasty pies at the
finish!
What a privilege
though to have such glorious terrain to run through on our doorstep and this
was the real reward for runners and walkers alike.
The ground was
frozen in many places, but, quite often, not frozen enough to take the weight
of us heavy footed runners and intimate acquaintance was made at regular
intervals with the bogs that lay beneath.
For the record I
lost 1 kg in weight so obviously did not do justice to the en-route cakes and
biscuits and jelly babies.
I was aware of 8
Striders running but it is possible that there were more and I’ve just missed
them looking through the results sheet. My apologies to those that
I may have missed.
Pudsey and Bramley
club provided the winner in Richard Pattinson 2.43.04.
Striders results
45 Simon
Redshaw 3.41.41
53 Steve
Dixon 3.47.56
64 Ian
Sanderson 3.52.28
74 Robert
Bumstead 3.55.50
97
Richard Adcock 4.12.57
155 Paul
Sanderson 4.40.21
183 Alun Davis
(and Jack*) 4.58.59
216 Geoff
Webster 5.23.14
451 runners and
walkers completed the course.
*Jack is ‘Jack the
Fell Dog’ and he won the canine category last year but was running with too big
a handicap on Saturday to get into the prizes. He has my vote for fell
section mascot!
Full results http://www.ilkleyharriers.co.uk/news/2013/assets/2013%20Rombalds%20Stride%20Results%20Sheet.pdf
Dewsbury 10k results
18
Dan Fisher
00:33:30 18 00:33:30
99
Dave Penman
00:37:53 97 00:37:46
118 Andy
Stoneman 00:38:38 118 00:38:34
130 John
Shanks 00:39:12 130
00:39:09
135 John
Batchelor 00:39:30 137 00:39:27
142 Kevin
McMullan 00:39:39 142 00:39:29
155 Paul
Smith 00:40:07
155 00:39:59
192 Andy
Settle 00:41:24 191
00:41:15
249 Eric
Green 00:43:06
252 00:42:56
408 Simon
Barker 00:47:34 419
00:47:18
458 Sarah
Howell 00:48:54 464
00:48:34
499 John
Bucktrout 00:50:13 504 00:49:46
514
Chrisi Nicholson 00:50:40 472 00:48:49
549 Liz
Reddington 00:51:41 555 00:51:20
Message from Martin
Clements in New Zealand
Just stumbled across the Valley Striders web site
whilst surfing the web.
That bought back some memories I used to be a member
of the club about 17 18 years ago, and remember what a great club it was then
and what great camaraderie there was amongst the runners be they good or bad.
I remember with great fondness the two holiday’s the
club organised in Malta to run the Malta marathon. I still remember well
rooming with Stuart St.John. I wonder if he or any of the others that went
remember what we did with the lip stick!!!
A few of the names at the club I remember well are the
O’Callaghan brothers , John Umpleby (still remember him bringing in the photos
of his hip replacement), Martyn Hopson (winning the Leeds Marathon), Howard
Jeffery (an old work colleague) and George Black.
Anyway just thought I’d send a quick email and you never
know one them might even remember me.
I replied, updating
Martin with news of Stuart, Steve, Mike, John, Martyn, Howard and George.
Martin replied
Thanks very much for
replying to my email. Finding the website and getting a reply has really
made my year even though its only January!.
Absolutely no
problem about putting my email in your newsletter.
Myself and my wife
spent a long time yesterday evening reminiscing over the great social times we
had down at Leos with the club, great BBQ nights.
She remembers George
Dawson Terry Bean, Keith Cluderay and Paul Furness, hope there're all still
going strong, Also does Harry Bates still come along I know he was with Skyrac
but always said Valley Striders was a
great social club
that did a bit of running.
Thanks again for
replying have to say this has made me homesick for the old Tuesday night club
runs.
The web site is now
on my favorites bar and I will be keeping a keen eye on the club.
Cheers
Martin Clements
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Canal Towpath
closures – from Steve Dixon
I did mean to mention in my race report for Rombalds the tow path closures
that caught me by surprise trying to cycle to Guiseley from Leeds.
Other Striders may want to take into account when planning a run that
during February and March long stretches will be closed.
From Wellington Road in the city centre westwards to Kirkstall.
There is a further closure westwards from Calverley Bridge. I'm not sure
how much of that stretch is closed. There's not a lot of info on
the ground and not a lot more on the canal river trust web site http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
