Junior 1 mile and Club Winter Handicap on Sunday 11 January

 

Both races start on the reservoir “towpath” nearest the lodge on Goodrick Lane (this is the steep hill that goes down to the reservoir from Alwoodley Lane), postcode LS17 7RW

 

The junior 1 mile will start at 10:30, meet at 10:15.  It will be the usual out-and-back route on the “towpath” – wear road shoes. 

 

Valley Striders Junior Grand Prix points are available!  

 

The 5 mile handicap will start at 11:00, meet at 10:45 (or come a few minutes earlier to watch the junior race). 

 

I’m assuming that the dam is still closed, so the route will be as we did last September – from the lodge on Goodrick Lane to the second lodge near Herd Farm and up to the A61 (1.6 miles), U-turn to the start (3.2 miles), then U-turn nearly to the second lodge (4.1 miles) then U-turn back to the start.  Wear road shoes, but not white ones if it has rained.

 

There will be a list of start times pinned to the fence, please find your start time and then register with me.  NB if you’re not on the list, you will be asked for a recent 5k or 10k time or an estimate.  The (theoretically) slowest runner will start first, the fastest runner last, and with a bit of luck everyone will finish within a minute or two of each other.

 

Valley Striders Grand Prix points are available!

 

It is a Xmas tradition that many of us go back to Leos afterwards and people bring food to share – mince pies are acceptable if still within sell by date.

 

Last but not least to say that fancy dress is approved!

 

Tuesday training – 13 January

 

6pm sessions as normal from Leos.  7pm sessions will be from Leeds Met but note that the track at Leeds Met sometimes gets icy even when the air temperature is above zero, so please bring a reflective bib in case we need to do an alternative session.

 

Meanwood Valley Trail

 

The 20^th Meanwood Valley Trail Race will take place on Saturday 18^th April.  (note that this is, for a change, not London Marathon weekend).

 

If you are available to marshal on that date, please email help@valleystriders.org.uk

 

For our most recent race at Harewood, John Wallace was our race director and he organised a number of teams to look after various parts of the organisation – promotion & prizes, entries, start & finish, and several teams to marshal sections of the course on race day.

 

We are looking for team managers and team deputies for Meanwood.  I have a vision that deputies from Harewood will step up to team managers, that we will recruit new deputies, and team managers from Harewood will take a consultative role. 

 

So if any of you would like to be more involved, please say so in the email to the help address and also, if possible, come to a meeting on Tuesday 20 January 8:30pm at Leos.

 

VS Grand Prix 2015

 

A provisional list of events will appear on the “Dates” page of the website in the next few days.

 

But we have agreed 2 events to be included for which you need to take action fairly quickly

·         Baildon Boundary Way (half marathon, undulating trails, a bit of road and 3 miles of canal towpath) Sunday 12 April – anticipated on-sale date Sunday 18 January – will see out fast – check http://baildonrunners.co.uk/

·         Dewsbury 10k (fast route) – Sunday 1 February – see http://dewsburyroadrunners.co.uk

 

Races for the Fell Championship have been agreed, will also appear on the “Dates” page soon.

 

Tri-suits

 

Just seen a post on VS Triathletes Facebook that Tanya Wilkins has sample tri-suits to try for size before ordering the new VS Tri kit.

 

If you’re considering triathlon or just want to get straight out of the pool and go cycling or jump off your bike and go running, join the VS Tri group https://www.facebook.com/groups/valleystriderstriathlon/

 

RESULTS

 

Peco cross Country 3 at West Park

 

Junior one mile  (VSJGP) 

 

   Pos                      Time  JGPPts    SchYr

    10 Ben Redshaw          06:56  100   M    5

    11 Sam Hollis           06:57   99   M    6

    14 Alvie O'Brien        07:07   98   M    5

    28 Imogen Idle          07:36  100   F    5

    34 Tally Diamond        07:44   99   F    5

    39 Sam Chambers         07:56   97   M    3

    40 Cleo Vine            07:56   98   F    6

    46 Theo Rosenberg       08:14   96   M    3

    47 Ella Hollis          08:18   97   F    4

    52 Finlay Chambers      08:26   95   M    6

    56 Thomas Steel         08:39   94   M    4

    61 Sarah Brady          09:06   96   F    6

 

Junior two miles  (VSJGP)

     3 Joe Sherman          12:43  100   M    7

    23 Alex Irvine          14:51   99   M   10

    35 Laurie O'Brien       16:09   98   M    7

    43 Joe Irvine           17:56   97   M    8

 

Peco Senior Race (VSGP)

 

Women                              GPPts

    7  Hannah Corne       0:34:54    81

   10  Myra Jones         0:35:22    79

   16  Alison Price       0:35:49    77

   22  Rachel Mackie      0:36:56    75

   45  Sarah Shanks       0:40:19    65

   49  Samantha Harris    0:40:40    63

   52  Chloe Hudson       0:40:59    62

   85  Pascale Fotherby   0:42:45    57

  108  Liz Ball           0:44:12    56

  139  Sarah Smith        0:46:12    54

  218  Maureen Coffey     0:52:21    51

  234  Anne Jones         0:54:16    50

Men        

    4  Dan Fisher         0:28:46   100

    5  John Hobbs         0:28:56    99

    6  Jon Parker         0:28:59    98

    9  Matthew Hallam     0:29:17    97

   15  Andy May           0:29:46    96

   21  Gwil Thomas        0:30:05    95

   24  Jeremy Ladyman     0:30:36    94

   29  Paul Fotherby      0:30:48    93

   32  Jon Pownall        0:30:57    92

   39  Steve Webb         0:31:11    91

   46  Rav Panesar        0:31:26    90

   63  Gary Mann          0:32:20    89

   65  James Tarran       0:32:26    88

   68  John Shanks        0:32:29    87

   82  Simon Vallance     0:32:50    86

  114  Dan Murray         0:34:14    85

  116  Rob Marsh          0:34:20    84

  118  Paul Smith         0:34:22    83

  138  Ian Sanderson      0:34:53    82

  143  Dave Morley        0:35:13    80

  151  Andy Stoneman      0:35:23    78

  174  Joel Giddings      0:36:08    76

  177  Andy Pagdin        0:36:17    75

  193  Graham Jones       0:36:57    74

  194  Gavin Taylor       0:37:00    73

  202  Richard Irvine     0:37:09    72

  212  Alistair Smyth     0:37:29    71

  224  Joe Hanney         0:37:52    70

  225  Paul Crossan       0:37:57    69

  228  John Hussey        0:38:04    68

  236  Alan Hutchinson    0:38:21    67

  264  Mike Robins        0:39:43    66

  287  Steve Dixon        0:40:25    64

  298  Stephen Diamond    0:41:02    61

  299  Rob Hamilton       0:41:04    60

  302  Alec Pearson       0:41:24    59

  307  Malcolm Coles      0:41:35    58

  368  Tony Haygarth      0:46:07    55

  370  Brian Tyrrell      0:46:18    53

  380  Rich Clough        0:47:05    52

2^nd claim  

   84  Jerry Watson       0:33:06    85

  185  Neil Holloway      0:36:35    75

 

Team Positions – Women 1^st (repeat of races 1 & 2), Men 1^st (repeat of races 1 & 2), Women vets 2^nd in 2^nd division, Men vets 1^st in 1^st division (1^st time ever)

 

Resolution Run

 

    4 Mark Woodhead     0:49:59

    9 Gemma Midwood     0:51:13  (1^st W)

    9 Dave Merritt      0:51:13

   11 Sarah Grant       0:59:23  (2^nd W)

   20 Carole Towler     1:12:47

   20 Jake Towler       1:12:47

   22 Sarah Clark       1:14:14

   22 Deborah Fraites   1:14:14

   22 Becky Murray      1:14:14