Subject: V S Update - Diary; Tuesday food and Harewood meeting; Yorks vets
marshals needed; BMW runners needed; Officials course; Results from Ilkley,
Kirskstall and Stockholm
Sent: 31 May 2015 00:17
Diary includes…
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Saturday 30 May – Templenewsam parkrun CANCELLED (due to Race For
Life)
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Sunday 31 May - Templenewsam junior parkrun CANCELLED (due to Race
For Life)
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Tuesday 2 June – Normal training sessions, followed by pie and
peas, also meeting to discuss Harewood Trail Race (see below)
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Wednesday 3 June - Otley Chevin EOD VSFC and LRS
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Saturday 6 June - Wharfedale off-road half VSGP – ENTRIES CLOSED
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Saturday 6 June – Templenewsam parkrun in LRS
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Sunday 7 June - Templenewsam junior parkrun in LJRS
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Tuesday 9 June – 6pm sessions at Grammar School at Leeds; 7pm
sessions at Leeds Met Headingley
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Wednesday 10 June - Otley 10 VSGP and LRS
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Sunday 21 June - Pudsey 10k VSGP and LRS; also Pudsey Junior Races
VSJGP and LJRS
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Sunday 21 June - Settle Hills EOD VSFC
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Sunday 21 June - Triathlon Pink (ladies only) CANCELLED
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Tuesday 23 June – Yorkshire Veterans Race at Leos – 40 marshals
needed – see below
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Sunday 28 June – Bradford Millennium Way Relay – see below
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Sunday 28 June - A Day in the Lakes Triathlon (middle distance) -
trihard events - VSTGP
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Tuesday 30 June - Jane Tomlinson 5k canal race Methley LRS
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Wednesday 1 July - Hyde Park Summer mile VSGP and LRS
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Wednesday 1 July - Hyde Park Summer half mile VSJGP and LJRS
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Sunday 5 July - Eccup 10 and Junior races VSGP and LRS
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Sunday 5 July - Eccup Junior races VSJGP and LJRS
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Tuesday 7 July – “Jane Tomlinson” Canal Race at Methley LRS and
Junior race LJRS
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Saturday 11 July - Addingham Gala Fell Race VSFC
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Tuesday 14 July – provisional date (AMENDED) for VS summer 1 mile
and handicap races
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Sunday 6 September – save the date - Leeds Country Way Relay – 72
Striders wanted to make 6 teams
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More dates on www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsdates.htm Please
email me with other key dates that you think should be included.
Key
·
VSGP – Valley Striders
Grand Prix
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VSJGP – Valley Striders
Junior Grand Prix
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VSFC – Valley Striders
Fell Championship
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VSTGP – Valley Striders
Triathlon Grand Prix
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LRS – Leeds Race Series –
see www.leedsathletics.net
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LJRS – Leeds Junior Race
Series – see www.leedsathletics.net
Tuesday 2 June – training
and food
Normal
summer training sessions, followed by pie and peas, usual arrangements apply,
email earlyfood@valleystriders.org.uk (for
7:15pm) food@valleystriders.org.uk (for 8:30pm) choosing meat or veggie pie,
peas or baked beans, and whether you want apple pie. Book by 10pm Sunday
31 May.
Tuesday 2 June 8:45pm –
meeting to discuss Harewood Trail Race
Please
note that the date of the race has not been decided – this will be the first
item on the agenda.
Thanks to
Dan Murray who has volunteered to be Chief Marshal, but only if he has an
assistant so that roles can be swapped for the next race. Also thanks to
John Batchelor who has volunteered to jointly lead the Promo Team until baby
Batchelor is imminent. We have had one other volunteer for a marshal team
leader role.
Other
than that, no-one has volunteered for any specific roles, so to recap, we need
·
race director,
·
assistant race director (admin and finance)
·
chief marshal
·
entries manager
·
results team leader
·
promo and prizes team (2)
·
start and finish team leader
·
eight section leaders
·
deputies / assistants to all of the above
Please
come along to the meeting if you will volunteer for one of these
positions. If you would (a) like to volunteer but can’t make the meeting
or (b) are considering volunteering but need more information, please email harewood@valleystriders.org.uk
Tuesday 23 June –
Yorkshire Veterans race at Leos
This will
be the seventh year that we have hosted this event. We have a 2 lap
course that does a big circuit of the woods around Leos see http://valleystriders.org.uk/Yorks_vets_2014.jpg .
Usually there are about 250 runners and we receive £1 per runner, which after
costs of consumables (plastic cups, red and white tape etc) gives us a profit
for club funds of over £200.
Mick
Tinker and myself will be setting up the course during the afternoon but we
then need
·
4 people (we have 3 so
far) at 6pm to help butter and fill sandwiches and/or bring cakes, they could
run the race if they want
·
4 senior marshals (we have
3 so far but 2 would like to run) at 6pm to run round and check the marking and
then to take the marshals to their places at 6:50pm.
·
6 people (we have 4 so
far) at 6pm to help with car parking, they may then run the race or marshal on
the route
·
30 marshals (we have 19 so
far but 2 would like to run) at 6:50pm (it’s the usual Striders technique of
marshalling every corner to avoid problems if pieces of tape are deliberately
moved)
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6 people (we have 2 so
far) at 7:15pm – timekeepers, recorders and funnel marshals for the finish line
·
A few people (we have none
so far) to tidy up afterwards, they could have run the race
Please
email help@valleystriders.org.uk if
you’re available to help, let us know what job you’d like to do and what time
you’re available to arrive, also whether you’d like to run if we have
sufficient marshals. (Note that although it is a veterans race, under-35’s may
run as “guests”).
Names so
far are at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmarshals.htm
Thank you
in anticipation!
Bradford Millennium Way
relay (nowhere near Bradford) on Sunday 28 June
We now
have 8 names – 4 men and 4 women – so need one more of each for a mixed team.
See
previous email www.valleystriders.org.uk/up150516.htm for
details. See http://johncarr5k.org.uk/site/bradford-millennium-way-relay/ for race
information and route
Please
email teams@valleystriders.org.uk if you’d
like to run. List of names so far at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsteams.htm
Please
reply by Tuesday 2 June at the very latest so I can decide whether it is worth
entering a team.
Endurance Officials Course
at Leeds Met Headingley on Sunday 19 July
Learn
about course design, risk assessment, course set up, marshalling, etc.
Full day course 09:00 to 16:00 by England Athletics tutor. Your course fee paid
by Valley Striders, all you need to do is give up your Sunday. I went on
the risk assessment module a few years ago and found it very interesting and
useful. Email v.s@virgin.net if you’d
like to go and/or need more information. NB may sell out fast as this is
the first course of this type in Leeds for over 3 years. We have one VS
member signed up so far.
Membership / EA
registration cards
If you
are an adult running member and have joined or renewed since 1 September 2014,
I’d expect you to get yours by the end of May. If you don’t receive one,
please check your status at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmemreg.htm and then
email me info@valleystriders.org.uk.
Note that
we don’t register junior members under 15 with EA, nor do we register cycling-only
members. Those of you who are first claim running members of other
athletics clubs should also receive your cards soon assuming your first claim
has registered you with EA.
RESULTS and REPORTS
Ilkley Trail Race
10 Daryl Hibberd 0:43:40 100
19 Steve Webb
0:45:36 99
20 John Shanks
0:45:50 98
24 Jon Pownall
0:46:36 97
31 Mick Loftus
0:47:13 96
65 Paul Kaiser
0:49:38 94
69 Myra Jones
0:49:53 93
83 Mark Woodhead 0:51:31
92
87 Mike Furby
0:51:54 91
148 Alan Hutchinson 0:56:21 90
154 Samantha Harris 0:56:51 89
163 Sarah Shanks
0:57:37 88
166 Mike Robins
0:57:46 87
184 Alistair Smyth 0:58:46 86
196 Liz
Wood
0:59:53 84
210 Bob Jackson
1:01:40 83
216 Steph Gledhill 1:02:25 82
234 Sharon Kaiser 1:04:26
81
327 Rebecca Bibby 1:19:17
80
Yorkshire Vets
Grand Prix
Race 1 at Honley (March 29)
Men
27
Paul Smith 47:33
55 women
and 118 men ran
Grand
Prix race 2 at Kirkstall (May 26)
Men
55
Andy Pagdin 43:25
Women
11
Rachel Mackie 44:01
15
Sarah Grant 45:29
There
were 105 women, 154 men and 14 guests
Race 3
will be at Lythe near Whitby on 7 June, race 4 at Leos on 23 June.
See www.yvaa.org for all Yorkshire vets information.
Stockholm Marathon (from
Paul Smith)
So today
I ran the Stockholm Marathon. Nice course although quite "rolling" in
nature and a tough bridge climb, average organisation, rubbish t-shirt and
absolutely hideous horrible weather (course was flooded in places and cold cold
cold). The finish in the 1912 Olympic Stadium was good tho as were the free
beer, hotdogs and other stuff. 6/10 mainly ruined by the weather. I'm blaming
that for my time of 3:16 which I'm rather disappointed with.
Bob says
“I’ll give you some Grand Prix points in the Any Other Marathon category to
cheer you up. You’re currently ranked 8th in that category”.