Valley Striders

Autumn Grand Prix parkrun
2023-10-14
Meet near the start at 8.50am. Breakfast in the café afterwards.

Track Session
2023-10-10 19:15 (Europe/London)
Open to all runners faster than 30 minutes for 5km. Track session. Meeting point – https://what3words.com/thick.lofts.runs Session: 6 x 1000m, Pace:Advanced Group 1– sub 20 min 5K runners.
6 x 1000m (in 3:20 to 4:00) on a 5:30 cycle giving 1:30 to 2:10 / 200m jog recoveries.
Advanced Group 2 – 20-24 min 5K runners.
6 x 1000m (in 4:00 to 4:45) on a 6:15 cycle giving 1:30-2:15 / 200m jog recoveries.
Intermediates – 24-30 min 5K runners.
6 x 800m (in 3:50 to 5:00) on a 6:15 cycle giving 1:15-2:25 recovery.
Improvers – 30mins+ 5K runners
3 x (800m, 400m) on a 6:15 cycle
800m (in 3:45 to 4:30)
400m (in 2:30 to 3:00) starting on the 2nd lap of the intermediates’ 800m.

Improvers Training
2023-10-10 18:00, 2023-10-03 18:00
Check Spond for confirmation of this week’s venue

Juniors Training
2023-10-10 16:45, 2023-10-03 16:45
Keep an eye on our junior news feed for updates: http://valleystriders.org.uk/new/category/juniors/

Interval Session (Long reps)
2023-10-03 18:15
Open to all runners faster than 30 minutes for 5km. Long interval session: repetitions of 6-10 minutes in duration, run at 10K-10 mile pace. Meeting point – https://what3words.com/safely.bottle.powers Session: 3, 5, 7, 5, 3 mins with 90s recovery., Pace:Approximately 5K – 10K race pace depending on length of effort.

Even Splits Leeds 5k
2023-09-27, 2023-08-23, 2023-07-26, 2023-06-21, 2023-05-24
7:15pm – B Race (22:30 +)8:00pm – A Race (sub 22:30)

Leeds Golden Mile (Date T.B.C)
2023-09-23
Best 1 mile time out of Summer Mile and Golden Mile to count towards Grand Prix
Check link for confirmation of date

Vale of York Half Marathon
2023-09-10

Autumn Handicap
2023-09-07 18:30 - 20:30
To take place this month – look out for confirmation of date on Facebook or in the update email.

Summer Grand Prix parkrun
2023-08-12
Look out for confirmation of date on Facebook or in the update email.

Summer Handicap
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30

Golden Acre Relay
2023-07-18
3 x 2.75 mile relay. Men’s, women’s, mixed, vets and junior categories, plus separate junior races.
Golden Acre Relay 2023 – RaceBest

Ilkley Half Marathon
2023-07-16 10:30 - 14:00 | West Holmes Fields, Middleton Avenue, Ilkley, LS29 0AD

Eccup 10
2023-07-09
Including junior race

Danefield Relay
2023-07-04
Category – CS

Hyde Park Summer Mile (Date T.B.C)
2023-06-28
Best 1 mile time out of Summer Mile and Golden Mile to count towards Grand Prix

Otley 10
2023-06-14

Wharfedale Trail Half Marathon
2023-06-03

Apperley Bridge Canter
2023-06-01

Ilkley Trail Race (Date T.B.C)
2023-05-29
Category – CM

Leeds Half Marathon
2023-05-14

Leeds Marathon
2023-05-14

Spring Handicap
2023-05-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Eccup Reservoir, Goodrick Lane, Leeds, LS17 7RW
Adults to meet 6:30 to get your starting time; clock will start 6:45. We will be running the summer route around Emmerdale.

3 Peaks Fell Race
2023-04-29 10:30 - 15:30
The Three Peaks Race traverses the famous Yorkshire Dales mountains of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough and is one of the oldest, most famous and best organised fell races in Britain.
First run in 1954, the Race covers 37.4 kilometres with 1608 metres of ascent and descent over the most rugged and spectacular countryside in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, taking competitors to a height of 723 metres above sea level.
