Subject: V S Weekly Update - Striders needed at Leeds parkrun, Curry night, LCW, GF10, Results including VSGP and VSJGP races.

Sent: 28 July 2013 16:47

Leeds parkrun 3 August – runners (and a few helpers) needed

As you will see from Alex’s message below, we now are just two short of the minimum number for the finish-line team plus marshals. Two or three extras would be very welcome, so email [email protected] if you’d like to help.

I’m now also asking that lots of Striders come to Hyde Park / Woodhouse Moor to RUN next Saturday.  (I’m sure you Roundhay regulars could miss one week!)

This is a big promo opportunity for Striders to recruit new members.   It would be great to see twenty or thirty runners in V S vests, spread well through the field. When you finish, have a chat with the runners just ahead and just behind you.

We’d also like 4 or 5 pacers.  John Shanks has already volunteered to lead a group aiming for 20 mins.  It would be good to have pacers also for 25 and 30 mins and maybe some intermediate times.  Please email [email protected] if you’d like to be a pacemaker.

Tuesday 6 August food

Message from Mr Food – Tony will be putting on a curry night for the next food evening and if people would like dine with us, the options will be chicken curry with rice and pita bread for £3 and there will be a vegetarian option also. Please confirm orders by 10pm on Sunday 4th August to [email protected]  advising whether you would like the meat or vegetarian option, whether you’d like apple pie and whether you will be at the first sitting (7:15pm) or second sitting (8:30).

Leeds parkrun 3 August – message from Alex Watson-Usher

Thank you to everyone that has volunteered to help out at Leeds parkrun next weekend. The volunteer list currently looks like this:

Timekeeper: Ian Sanderson

Number/Time checker: Bob Jackson

Funnel Marshal: Roy Huggins (after running)

Handing out tokens: Sarah Smith

Handing out tokens: Louise Cazan

Barcode Scanning 1: James Tarran

Barcode Scanning 2: Jason Watson-Usher

Marshall 1: Rachel Foy

Marshall 2: Dan Murray

Marshall 3:

Marshall 4:

Marshall 5: Meryll Cripps

Pacer 19:45: John Shanks

Pacer 24:45:

Pacer 29:45:

Available for course set up, but would like to run:

Roy Huggins

Simon Midwood

Jon Pownall

Steve Wilkins

Please could everyone that is volunteering arrange to get to Hyde Park for 8.00am prompt – there is quite a lot to sort out/set up and your help will be greatly appreciated/rewarded with confectionary.

As you can see, we’re still a little short on volunteers, so if there is anyone willing to help out, then please do let me know: [email protected]

I am also desperate for a couple more pacers! The Pudsey Pacer man I spoke to a few weeks ago was very delighted with himself whilst telling me how many pacers they’d had when they hosted, so I would quite like to at least match their efforts, if not have more! Nothing like a bit of friendly competition, eh! ;-) I know it’s hard to give up your own run, but just imagine the joy of getting someone to achieve a new PB by pacing them – you’d feel as happy as a baby penguin :-)

I look forward to seeing you all there! :-)

Thank you, Alex

Note on pacing from Bob

Sam Dooley of Hyde Park Harriers told me a good story about a volunteer pacer.  Someone volunteered to pace for a time much slower than his normal time.  But sped off on the first km at his normal pace.  Got to the 1km mark and stopped for a minute, was then on schedule so set off again.  Same again at 2km, 3km, 4km and then also at the finish.  Needless to say he wasn’t invited again.

Obviously pacers need to run at even pace – maybe a few seconds faster downhill than uphill.  Sam’s suggestion was that the pacer’s target time would be about 2 mins slower than their normal time – then they would have enough breath to encourage their pace group.  But not running so slowly that they’d be running unnaturally.

Leeds Country Way – Sunday 1 September

Runners will be allocated to teams and given leg numbers after next Tuesday, so look at www.valleystriders.org,uk/vsteams.htm on Wednesday morning.  Hopefully there won’t be too many surprises.

We’re now just up to full strength.  But last year, during August, 8 people dropped out and had to be replaced by substitutes.  So please email [email protected] and we’ll put you on our reserves list.

Kit

The email address was wrong in the last V S Update, here’s the correct one [email protected]

Message from Nidd Valley R R about Guy Fawkes 10 (this is a VSGP race)

Dear Club Secretary/Chair/Captain (please kindly forward if necessary)
Our highly popular Up and Running Guy Fawkes 10 race will take place on Sunday 3rd November 2013 at 10.30AM.
We are contacting you as entries are now open and runners from your club have previously attended our race. We would be very grateful if you could please circulate our race details below to your members and add as appropriate to your club calendars and fixture lists.
This is a very well attended event which consistently sells out in advance so we strongly recommend entrants book early and online to avoid disappointment!
There are some great prizes on offer across a wide range of categories as well as a quality technical tee and goody bag for all finishers. The route takes you around some beautiful North Yorkshire countryside with a stunning finish in Ripley Castle's courtyard.
As the race sells out consistently in advance we recommend entry as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Race information available from our website - http://www.niddvalleyroadrunners.co.uk/guy-fawkes-10

We strongly recommend entrants enter online at no additional charge at http://www.ukforms.net/onlineforms/php/Applicant.php?EventID=2195

We look forward to seeing you again on the 3rd November and thank you for your continued support of our race.

Stephen Newton

Race Director

Nidd Valley Road Runners

http://www.niddvalleyroadrunners.co.uk

Results

Fell Championship (from Steve Webb)

Results of Inglebrough now included.  Somewhat annoyingly I was ill and couldn't run this year.  Very good run from Kim who was second lady overall, very close to the winner and so collects a shed full of points.

Kaisers 2-3 at Brighton parkrun

As reported by the Brighton parkrun website:

It was a third victory, highest age graded percentage of the day (83:35%) and another PB for Graham GODDEN  (VM 45-49 – unattached)who ran 17:01.  Second was Paul KAISER (SM 30-34 Valley Striders - Leeds) who clocked 18:03 and third was Adam STEPHENS (SM 35-39 Worthing Harriers) with 18:25

First lady home this week on her comeback from injury  running 19:19 and taking her sixteenth first finish  was Arena’s Emily PROTO (SW 20-24). Second  was  clubmate Charlie WALTERS (SW 30-34)  in 20:56 and third , also from Valley Striders was Sharon KAISER (SW 30-34) who clocked 21:11

Pudsey Junior Race (VS Junior Grand Prix)

I only spotted one Strider on http://www.pudseypacers.com/files/file/pudsey_10k/2MileFinish%20Times.pdf

        Callum Parton     09:55   

Please email me any more!

Pudsey 10k (VS Grand Prix)

                                       VS GP Pts

       8  Andy May          00:38:49       100

      17  John Shanks       00:41:26        98

      19  Gary Mann         00:41:56        95

      33  Ian Sanderson     00:43:55        93

      34  Myra Jones        00:43:57        90

      36  Sarah Graham      00:44:14        88

      69  Adam Parton       00:46:39        85

     134  Sue Sunderland    00:51:05        83

     170  Sarah Harper      00:54:18        80

       I believe Myra, Sarah and Sue won the ladies team prize

V S Junior Mile 23 July 2013 (VSJGP)

A record number of runners:

                                  VSJGP Pts

       1 Max Partington     05:51    100

       2 Joe Sherman        06:04     99

       3 Alex Irvine        06:08     98

       4 Callum Chambers    06:15     97

       5 Jonah Thorpe       06:27     96

       6 Max Vine           06:38     95

       7 Sam Hollis         06:57     94

       8 Finlay Chambers    07:05     93

       9 Joe Irvine         07:16     92

      11 Ben Hollis         07:25     91

      12 Imogen Idle        07:34     90

      13 Cleo Vine          07:38     89

      14 Sam Chambers       07:40     88

      17 Jasmine Bussue     07:49     87

      19 Nick Tynan         07:56     86

      22 Abigail Stoneman   08:05     85

      23 Laura Vogler       08:12     84

      24 Ben Easton         08:32     83

      25 Eleanor Partington 09:13     82

      26 Emily Stoneman     09:17     81

      27 Isla Wynne         09:31     80

      28 Julian Vogler      09:41     79

      29 Ella Hollis        09:47     78

      30 Jonathan Easton    09:58     77

      32 James Stead        10:19     76

      33 Ella Blythe        10:24     75

      34 Maisy-Anna Lewis   10:47     74

      35 Rebecca Noad       11:02     73

      36 Lucy Adcock        26:44     72

Adults                              

      10 Tony Vine          07:17      

      15 Chip Chambers      07:41      

      16 Nicola Oxlee       07:49      

      18 Emma Blythe        07:52      

      20 Claire Anderson    07:57      

      21 Janet Tynan        08:00      

      31 Chris Easton       09:59      

      37 Richard Adcock     26:44      

That just about completes the VS Junior Grand Prix that runs from 31 August 2012 to 1 September 2013.  The only remaining event is “Best parkrun of the year” which runs till 31 August.  Points to date are on the website – see http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsjungp1213.htm .  A full set of results is at http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsjunres1213.htm

The 2013/4 Junior Grand Prix starts with the Wetherby junior run on 8 September.

A few parents have asked questions about vests, membership fees, affiliation etc, and we’ve put answers to these on the “Juniors” page on the website http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsjunior.htm  .  Please email me if you’ve any other questions.  NB the new Striders year starts on 1 September, we’ll notify you of the new annual fees.

Summer Handicap Trail (VSGP)

A record number of runners.  Ian Spence was awarded the Handicap trophy, Harry and Sue having not run in a Striders race before.

                             Gun time  Hcap     Act time     GP pts

       1  Harry Proctor      0:57:53   0:16:00  0:41:53         49

       2  Sue Bates-Patrick  0:57:55   0:12:30  0:45:25         41

       3  Ian Spence         0:58:14   0:21:15  0:36:59         67

       4  Rav Panesar        0:58:23   0:26:30  0:31:53         95

       5  Gary Mann          0:58:38   0:27:00  0:31:38         96

       6  Steve Wilkins      0:58:56   0:28:00  0:30:56         98

       7  Adam Parton        0:59:16   0:24:15  0:35:01         78

       8  Samantha Glew      0:59:25   0:17:30  0:41:55         48

       9  Simon Vallance     0:59:26   0:27:30  0:31:56         93

      10  Rob Hamilton       0:59:38   0:26:15  0:33:23         86

      11  Kirsty Myers       0:59:45   0:14:30  0:45:15         42

      12  Rich Clough        0:59:49   0:14:15  0:45:34         40

      13  Graham Ford        0:59:52   0:19:00  0:40:52         51

      14  Jon Pownall        0:59:55   0:28:00  0:31:55         94

      15  Ian Rosser         1:00:03   0:24:30  0:35:33         75

      16  Myra Jones         1:00:07   0:26:30  0:33:37         83

      17  Dave Penman        1:00:08   0:29:00  0:31:08         97

      18  Callum Parton      1:00:08   0:23:00  0:37:08         65

      19  Alex Irvine        1:00:10   0:22:00  0:38:10         58

      20  Simon Midwood      1:00:13   0:31:30  0:28:43        100

      21  Louise Jennings    1:00:14   0:10:30  0:49:44         32

      22  Andrew Bennett     1:00:16   0:29:30  0:30:46         99

     23  Ian Place          1:00:19   0:16:00  0:44:19         44

      24  Helen Gill         1:00:27   0:11:45  0:48:42         33

      25  Ged Coll           1:00:28   0:23:00  0:37:28         61

      26  Rob Marsh          1:00:30   0:25:15  0:35:15         77

      27  Andy Stoneman      1:00:37   0:27:30  0:33:07         87

      28  Becky Murray       1:00:40   0:10:00  0:50:40         30

      29  Sue Sunderland     1:00:42   0:22:30  0:38:12         57

      30  Sarah Graham       1:00:43   0:24:15  0:36:28         69

      31  John Marsham       1:00:44   0:27:15  0:33:29         85

      32  Becky Bibby        1:00:45   0:12:30  0:48:15         34

      33  Helen Stead        1:00:47   0:15:00  0:45:47         39

      34  Joel Giddings      1:00:55   0:28:00  0:32:55         89

      35  Alex Watson-Usher  1:00:59   0:22:00  0:38:59         54

      36  Laura Goodson      1:01:01   0:22:00  0:39:01         53

      37  David Bass         1:01:09   0:25:00  0:36:09         73

      38  Brian Kenny        1:01:12   0:19:00  0:42:12         46

      39  Roy Huggins        1:01:15   0:27:30  0:33:45         82

      40  John Hallas        1:01:17   0:23:45  0:37:32         60

      41  John Shanks        1:01:22   0:28:30  0:32:52         90

      42  Justin Vogler      1:01:23   0:26:45  0:34:38         80

      43  Paul Sanderson     1:01:24   0:25:15  0:36:09         73

      44  Gemma Midwood      1:01:25   0:19:15  0:42:10         47

      45  Joe Hanney         1:01:27   0:27:00  0:34:27         81

      46  Dan Murray         1:01:30   0:28:30  0:33:00         88

      47  Sharon Kaiser      1:01:36   0:24:30  0:37:06         66

      48  Keith Brewster     1:01:38   0:24:00  0:37:38         59

      49  Alan Hutchinson    1:01:44   0:26:00  0:35:44         74

      50  Sean Fitzgerald    1:01:45   0:24:30  0:37:15         63

      51  Aileen Loftus      1:01:46   0:22:00  0:39:46         52

      52  Mick Loftus        1:01:47   0:29:00  0:32:47         91

      53  Tom Button         1:01:53   0:27:00  0:34:53         79

      54  Tom Curran         1:01:54   0:25:00  0:36:54         68

      55  Paul Smith         1:02:04   0:26:45  0:35:19         76

      56  Mike Higgins       1:02:12   0:25:00  0:37:12         64

      57  Sarah Harper       1:02:28   0:21:30  0:40:58         50

      58  Franco Pardini     1:02:34   0:30:15  0:32:19         92

      59  Tim Towler         1:02:39   0:26:15  0:36:24         70

      60  Laura Dransfield   1:02:40   0:26:30  0:36:10         71

      61  Ann-Kristin Kohler 1:02:45   0:24:30  0:38:15         56

      62  Elaine Craiggs     1:02:48   0:12:00  0:50:48         29

      63  Kim Threadgall     1:02:49   0:29:15  0:33:34         84

      64  John Wallace       1:02:50   0:24:15  0:38:35         55

      65  John Bucktrout     1:03:12   0:18:30  0:44:42         43

      66  Ruth Warren        1:03:27   0:19:15  0:44:12         45

      67  Nick Barnes        1:04:09   0:26:45  0:37:24         62

      68  Grace Thomas       1:04:25   0:16:30  0:47:55         35

      69  Louise Cazan       1:04:56   0:17:30  0:47:26         36

      70  Bob Wilkes         1:05:44   0:15:45  0:49:59         31

      71  Nic Hartley        1:06:00   0:15:00  0:51:00         28

      72  Mike Brown         1:06:32   0:12:30  0:54:02         27

      73  Joe Irvine         1:09:29   0:23:30  0:45:59         38

      74  Richard Irvine     1:09:29   0:23:30  0:45:59         38

Thanks to Richard & Lucy Adcock, Paul White, John Umpleby, Ken Kaiser, Mel Murray, Sarah Clark, Hayley Foy, Mike & Eileen Crosfill and Pat Umpleby for their support.

Also a record number of Striders taking part in a race and a record number of barbecue orders for a Striders event!

VSGP Points to date are on the website – see http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsjungp1213.htm .  A full set of results is at http://valleystriders.org.uk/vsjunres1213.htm

Striders 1-2-1 at Roundhay Parkrun

Saturday 27 July

     1 Simon Midwood     17:42

     2 Dave Penman       18:40

    10 Kim Threadgall    19:51 (1^st W)