Snake Lane 10 – Entries open today (and likely to be full today)

 

The race is on 21 February.  Entries open today, Saturday 3 October at 10:30 at http://snakelane.pockrunners.com/

 

Last year’s race sold out in 24 hours, so if you want to run this race, go online this morning!

 

Food and Annual Running meeting

 

We have pie and peas back on the menu for Tuesday 6 October.

 

For 6pm training session / 7:15pm food email earlyfood@valleystriders.org.uk .  For 7pm training session / 8:20pm food email food@valleystriders.org.uk .  Please choose meat pie or veggie bake (£3.50), and please choose mushy peas or baked beans.  Book by 10pm Sunday 4 October.

 

When everyone is seated (approx. 8:30), we’ll start the “Annual Running Meeting” (which perhaps should be called “Annual Athletics Meeting”) to listen to and discuss reports from the committee, captains and coaches.

 

A full list of “officers” of the club is at http://valleystriders.org.uk/vscommittee.htm .  I’m not sure if anyone is intending to “retire”, but there are always opportunities for people to be involved with the club e.g. by shadowing an existing officer.  In particular, help is needed with race organising and relay team management.  I started by organising the first Grand Prix Club Championship in 1989 and look where it got me!!!

 

We are planning “Parents of Junior Runners Meeting” for later in October, please watch this space!  The Cycling Club are holding their AGM on 23 October, and we will hold the Valley Striders AGM in November.

 

Yorkshire Vets Road Relays

 

These will be held next Saturday (10 October) at Saltaire. Vets is considered 35 for men and women.  For most age groups it is 3 runners per team, and a lap is about 3 miles, on road and good riverside paths.  Last year I think we entered 4 teams, I remember our M60 team finished comfortably mid table. This year we already have 2 club members for the M50 team so one more runner wanted. 

 

They will accept entries up to next Friday, so if you’re interested in running, please email teams@valleystriders.org.uk and I’ll keep you informed of the likelihood of a team at your age group.

 

London

 

Congratulations if you got an acceptance letter through the post, but if you got a rejection, don’t worry, you have another opportunity as Valley Striders will get 4 places for our members. Please email London@valleystriders.org.uk if you got a rejection.  We’ve made a slight revision to the rules for the ballot and I’ll publish these next week

 

Membership Renewals

 

Please ensure you pay to the correct account!

 

Harewood Trail Races – Sunday 8 November

 

Race entries are now online at www.racebest.com , please tell your friends.  We have 140 entries so far.  VS juniors please enter now! 

 

If you’d like to help on the day, please email help@valleystriders.org.uk or “join” the Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/451741091665235/ .  List of marshals will be at www.valleystriders.org.uk/vsmarshals.htm (but may be a few days behind)

 

VS adults if you want to run, please let us know at help@valleystriders.org.uk – we need to ensure we have sufficient marshals before we can “allow” our members to run.

 

Leeds Race Series

 

Entries for Leeds Race Series 2015 have been kept open for a few more days.  Take a look at www.leedsathletics.net – you may already have run a lot of races in the Series.

 

Leeds Junior Race Series 2015-6 is now open at www.leedsathletics.net

 

RESULTS

 

Kirkstall junior race

 

    6  Tally Diamond    13:25  1^st girl

    8  Keira Jones      13:52

   12  Jason Twigg      14:29

   15  Imogen Idle      14:58

   19  Alec Twigg       17:22

   21  Joshua Birkin    17:30

 

Kirkstall trail race

 

   10  Gary Mann        0:41:01

   26  Paul Smith       0:43:53

   35  Rob Marsh        0:44:39

   54  Hayley Nancolas  0:46:35  2^nd lady

   81  Jason Praill     0:49:08

  103  Kat Martin       0:50:40

  117  Chris Sawyer     0:51:49

  120  Stephen Diamond  0:51:58

  150  Bob Jackson      0:53:57  1^st M60

  159  Liz Reddington   0:54:31

  294  Sarah Ord        1:07:22

 

Ilkley Triathlon

 

   17 Mike Furby        M40  3 M VS  1:00:46.05
   19 John Shanks       M30  5 M VS  1:01:05.85
   31 Neil Holloway     M40  9 M LBT 1:04:35.10
   74 Bill McCaffrey    M50  9 M VS  1:11:18.45
  148 Michael Tinker    M60  6 M VS  1:18:33.75
  168 Sophie Johnstone  F30  8 F VS  1:20:22.35
  252 Anne McCaffrey    F50  9 F VS  1:30:51.65
  305 Mary Butterworth  F30 21 F VS  1:46:25.45

      Winner                   M     0:57:30.15
      Winner                   F     1:04:58.35