*** Leos is unfit for running ***
*** We have invoked the contingency plan which is to run on the Alwoodley Cycle Path ***
*** The group start times are 4:40, 5:15, 5:50 and 6:25. Please look to see what group you have been allocated to
*** Meet in the small car park just off King Lane (if the car park is full, find a space opposite)
*** Wear road running shoes not football boots
*** Wear a light coloured top – white or yellow
GROUP 4:40 to 5:15
Chloe Deak
Mateo Fitzgerald
Dahla Gilroy
Joe Hawkes
Tilly Hawkes
Kitty Kirkley
Trystan Mann
Zachary Mann
Sophia Melara
Søren Pailor
Connie Steere
Jonah Steere
Seth Steere
Solomon Steere
Dylan Talbot
Isabelle Watt
Barney Woodger
Levi Woodger
GROUP 5:15 to 5:50
Ella Ball
Sophia Ball
Tilly Beardsworth
Poppy Bennett
Elodie Dawson
Athen Doherty
Autumn Doherty
Leo Guppy
Evie Kendell
Molly Kendell
Nye Mason
Kyle Reid
Caitlin Upmalis
Dora Walmsley
Rex Walmsley
Evan Wilson
Ruby Wilson
GROUP 5:50 to 6:25
Romy Aitchison
Zach Gould
Nina Lake
Dahlia Mills
Dotty Mills
Anna Parsons
Laurie Phillips
Alfie Rees
Fred Rees
Gwen Rees
Isla Robinson
Leo Robinson
Nicky Shatwell
Skye Somerville
Rafael Stoker
Lucy Walker
GROUP 6:25 to 7:00
Lucy Allman
Eve Barton
Alex Burbidge
Francesca Dickinson
Harriet Drabble
Harry Francis
Henry Kirwan
Essie Molyneux
Georgie Roberts
Harriet Roberts
Ella Shanks
Erin Winter
***
updated 9 December 2pm
This week, most at or from Leos. C group (22) at Beckett Park
For Leos, 80 have booked – 3 groups at 4:40, 4 (or maybe 3) groups at 5:25, 2 groups at 6:10.
Numbers for Nicola’s girls group included in above but still to decide whether (a) meet and run at Leos (b) meet at Leos and run at Alwoodley PS (c) meet and run at Alwoodley PS
It will be wet at Leos but I thought we should give it another another go!
Footwear for groups at Leos
Important – please do not wear normal flat soled running shoes is it has been very wet
- Studded fell shoes – recommended if it has been very wet
- Studded football or rugby boots – recommended if very wet, but not recommended if playing fields are dry
- Studded trail shoes – recommended unless very wet
- Normal running shoes – recommended if it has been dry but not recommended if very wet
- Bladed football boots – to be discussed on Facebook post
- Running spikes – definitely not allowed
- “C” group footwear – see Whatsapp post
- NB children deliberately sliding or skidding will be warned and may be stopped from doing certain activities e.g. relays and paarlauf
Booking is now open for 2nd to 30th December
- 2 December at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group will be at Parkside Hills at 6pm
- 9 December at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group will be at Beckett Park at 7:15.
- 16 December at Leos 4:40-5:25, 5:25-6:10 and 6:10-6:55 but Richard & Alex’s “C” group and Nidola’s Girls “A” group will be at Bodington / Brownlee Centre at 6pm
- 23 December at Leos times tba if sufficient interest
- 30 December 10a.m at Roundhay Park meet by Lakeside Cafe for run round the lake and “Lake or Mansion” relays
Link to book: https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/booking-junior-training-sessions/
Activities for winter
This week we will have 4 activities at Leos
Each group will do all activities, so spending a shorter time on each, but there should be much less queueing between activities. It will also give the the leaders the opportunity to have more time on some activities and less on others, if they wish.
- Relays
- Clock Circles NOT IF VERY WET
- Emma’s hills a.k.a short-medium-long
- Paarlauf NOT IF VERY WET
- 200 metres – on top side of main rugby pitch
- Pentathlon or maybe heptathlon
For this week
- Groups 1 will do activities 4,5,6,1,2,3
- Groups 2 will do activities 5,6,1,2,3,4
- Groups 3 will do activities 6,1,2,3,4,5
- Groups 4 will do activities 1,2,3,4,5,6
- Groups 5 will do activities 2,3,4,5,6,1
- Groups 6 will do activities 3,4,5,6,1,2
Membership Fees
Other than prospective members on their free trial sessions, everyone on this list has paid. Thank you!
Note
If the ground conditions at Leos are poor, then we’ll reduce to 1 group of 18 at each timeslot. These will be by invitation only. Information about this can be found at https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/junior-session-at-alwoodley-green/
Safety notices
The meeting points will continue to be in front of the clubhouse.
We realise that not all parents will want to help or watch from the sidelines when the weather gets colder and/or wetter and we know that the car park at Leos is not well lit and is busy.
At Leos, parents who aren’t helping with the session or watching from the sidelines ***MUST*** fill in a form with their mobile phone number and car registration and car location so that we can contact them and/or find them if there is an incident involving their child or their child wants to leave the rugby pitch before the end of the session. The form will be under the covered area in front of the clubhouse.
TOILET BREAKS – If children need a take a toilet break, then either they must be accompanied by their parent, or by the person that brought them, or by TWO other adults. PARENTS please check with your children before they start the session!!!
Warning – NO DELIBERATE SLIDING. The grass has to last till April.
Warning – NO WAGGLING – there was an incident at Leos a few months ago when one child was waggling a post and the top of the post hit another child in the face. Let’s be safe this week – before you arrive, please tell your child/ren that they mustn’t touch any of the posts at any time.
THIS WEEK
NB please ensure you are aware of the rules for Confirmation and Cancellation in the following link
www.valleystriders.org.uk/juniors-training-at-leos-2025
If you have any queries, please comment on the Facebook post or email [email protected]
On Tuesday, after 2pm, if you need to cancel, please text 07775 898 558 (don’t use any other method, not email, not gmail, not Facebook, not Messenger, not Whatsapp) (but do use WhatsApp for the “C” group).
Note that the start times are 4:40pm, 5:25pm and 6:10pm. Please arrive at this earlier time this week as there are a LOT coming and there may be some changes to the activities due to the ground conditions.
Also note that we have to be off the pitch by 7pm. Each timeslot cannot be allowed to overrun otherwise the 6:10pm groups will have a shorter time. Please arrive on time if you want a full 45 minutes.**
5:25pm – 1 group at Leos or Alwoodley P.S.
Still to decide whether (a) meet and run at Leos (b) meet at Leos and run at Alwoodley PS (c) meet and run at Alwoodley PS See WhatsApp for arrangements
GROUP 1
Leader: NICOLA HARTLEY
Assistant: BECKY BALDARO-BOOTH
Grace Ball
Milly Booth
Kirsten Brown
Caitlyn Hartley
Kirsten Reid
Lucy Sheen
Mia Somerville
7:15pm – 1 group at Beckett Park
See WhatsApp group for arrangements
GROUP 1
Leader: RICHARD IRVINE
Niamh Archbold
Bertie Bell
Abigail Bottomley
Imogen Burton
Rafael Burton
Conor Butterworth
Charlie Crossland
James Gostling
Felix Linley
Oliver Lubiecki
Ewan Reid
Zak Reisman
Harry Richards
Josh Salmon
William Thornhill
Rowan Twinem
James Walker
Dora Walmsley
Joseph Whitehouse
James Whittaker