IDLE

Athletic Club

 affiliated to UK Athletics

presents…IDLE GOSSIP!

 

                                                                                                                                                July 2002

 

A Special General Meeting has been arranged for Thursday 25th July 2002 at 7.30 pm in the back room at the Symposium in Idle. Please try to come if you can. There will be no training session on this night.

 
 

 

 

 

Membership Cards

We have now passed on current first claim members’ details to the NOEAA and membership cards have been distributed. In addition we will shortly be giving out ‘social membership’ cards received from Idle and Hepworth Cricket club, and membership cards from Idle A.C which include a copy of the club’s constitution.

                                                                           

Final Chance to win £5,000!

We have now received £50 worth of Hepworth & Idle Cricket Foundation raffle tickets. These tickets will soon be distributed free of charge to all paid up Idle A.C members. To receive the raffle tickets members must have paid their membership fees by Thursday 1st August (date when we transfer to cricket club).  However, there is one condition - if one of our members wins the first prize of £5,000 then they must donate a total of £500 back (£250 to Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club and £250 to Idle A.C).

 

The Move to Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club:

We will be starting to use the cricket club as our base for each Thursday commencing from Thursday 1st August and additionally each Tuesday commencing 17th September 2002. Tuesday speed sessions will continue at Apperley Bridge at 6:15 and 7pm until that date.

 

Fun Day at Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club - Sun 11th August 2002(Note change of date).

The Fun day has been put back a week because of the cricket final. Do go up and support the fun day if you can, though because of the short notice we won’t do the fun run on this day.

 

New members:

Idle A.C now has 24 members (including 4 second claim members) and we are delighted that members from our previous club have now joined us.  In addition we would like to welcome Ian Fisher who has joined Idle A C as a second claim member (first claim Otley A C). Ian lives very near to Idle and Hepworth and, as many of you may be aware, is somewhat ‘well known’ on the running circuit. We hope that our members will be encouraged by Ian’s interest in Idle A.C., as this shows us that we are now accepted (and recognised) as the club that we aspire to be.  We now have four ‘second claim’ members who run first claim for ‘established’ clubs - Pudsey and Bramley, Bingley Harriers, Otley A.C and Ilkley Harriers.

 

Invite from Pudsey Pacers - Thursday 22nd August.

Pudsey Pacers have invited us to join them for a run on Thursday 22nd August. Please  meet at Pudsey Leisure Centre at approx 6.45 pm for the 7.00 pm run (lockers, changing and showers available). After the run Pudsey have kindly offered to put on some food and have organised a quiz. Please support their efforts if you can!.

 

Race Results

 

Blackpool Full and Half Marathon - 23/6/02

 

Congratulations to Chris Stubbs who ran his first full marathon at Blackpool in a time of 3.17.59.

 

Full:

Chris Stubbs         3.17.59        65/419 (race position). Male club record.

Chris Smith  3.23.24        79/419

Davina Smith 3.59.11       230/419. Female club record.

 

Half:

Peter Helliwell 1.47.41     299/747

Martin Burnside 1.55.20   424/747 (pb).

 

Rainton 10k- 30/6/02

 

Chris Smith            39.49 Male club record. Davina Smith        49.19

Steve Little             40.58                              Kay Gambles        51.26

Peter Vickers         45.41 (pb)  

Peter Helliwell        46.04

 

Burn Valley Half - 6/7/02 (Won by Ian Fisher)  

 

Chris Smith1.32.44,  Steve Little 1.42.57, Peter Vickers 1.47.13 (pb), Peter Helliwell 1.49.55, Davina Smith 1.54.47.

Peter Vickers then ran the Pudsey 10k the following day!!

 

 

Coming Races:

 

Road

Sat 10th Aug - Arncliffe Fete 4, start 1.30pm.  Also fell races (see separate list). 11th Aug - Elloughton 10k (Hull) 11am. Flat, rural 2 lap course. 11th Aug Askern 10 (Doncaster) including Yorks championships. 11am. Wed 14 Aug - Mileta 10 (Cleckheaton) 7pm. Free Sports bag. entries on day.  Sun 18th Aug Kirby Stephen 10, 11am. 18 Aug - Blackburn 10k - 11am. Mon 26 Aug - Kendal Half - 11am. Sun 8th Sept - Bradford 10k, 11am. 8 Sept - Trafford 10k 9.30am. (Near Manchester) Fast flat course. 8 Sept - Lancaster Half 11am. 8 Sept - Three Villages Half (Pocklington) - 10.30am. 22 Sept - Temple Newsam 5 mile - 11.05 T-shirts.  22 Sept - Kirkstall Abbey 10k 10 am, T Shirt. 29 Sept - Garstang Half 11am, (undulating).29 Sept Horsforth 10k 10am (T -shirt).

6/10/02 - Bowgreave 10 mile (Garstang, Lancs) 11am start. 13/10/02 - Bridlington Half 12 noon, c/d 7/10/02 (but also on day). A great day out and a good flattish course.
Manchester Marathon - 13/10/02. Start time and c/d TBA. (I've emailed for entries as a few members interested).
Please see entry form book (Chris and Davina) for all entry forms.

 

Fell Races:

 

If you like the idea of fell running and would like to have a go please speak to Chris as he is an experienced fell runner and will be able to offer advice.

 

All fell races are given a grade indicating length and difficulty. Difficulty is indicated by;

 

A, no less than 250 feet climb per mile, not more than 20% on roads, at least 1 mile in length (NASTY);

 

B, not less than 125 feet climb per mile, not more than 30% on roads (FAIRLY NASTY);

 

C, not less than 100 feet of climb per mile, not more than 40% on roads and contain genuine fell terrain (NOT VERY NASTY) .

 

Length is indicated by: L, 12 miles or more; M, 6 miles and over but less than 12 miles; S, under 6 miles.

 

Sat 20/07/02 INGLEBOROUGH FELL RACE AM (7 miles/2000’), 3pm. (Gala) £3.00

Sat 20/07/02 TURNSLACK FELL RACE AM Littleborough Lancashire, (8m/2000’), 2.30pm (Gala) £2.50

Sun 21/07/02 OLDFIELD GALA FELL RACE BS, Oldfield, Near Oakworth, (3m/500’), 2.30pm (Gala) £2.50

Wed 24/07/02 WIDDOP FELL RACE BM , Hebden Bridge, 7.15pm. £2.50

Sun 28/07/02 HOLME MOSS FELL RACE AL, Holmbridge, near Holmfirth, (16m/4000’), 11am, £4.  

Thurs 01/08/02 HEART OF THE LAKES" RYDAL ROUND AM, Ambleside, (9m/3000’), 12noon, pay admission to sports field, part of Ambleside Lakeland Sports.

Sat 03/08/02 BEETHAM SPORTS FELL RACE BS Beetham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria (5.75/927’), 3.30pm, £1. (Local sports, races, stalls)

Sat 03/08/02 BORROWDALE FELL RACE AL, Rosthwaite, Borrowdale, Cumbria (17m/6500’), 11am, £4.

Sun 04/08/02 LATRIGG FELL RACE AS, Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria (3m/950’), 1pm, £2.50

Tues 06/08/02 CROW HILL RACE BS, Mytholmroyd, near Hebdon Bridge, (5m/1000’), 7pm, £2.50.

Sat 10/08/02 ARNCLIFFE GALA FELL RACES AS Arncliffe near Skipton, (1.8m/443’), 3pm, £2.50.

Sat 17/08/02 RUSLAND 5 CS Kendal, Cumbria, (5m/700’), 1pm, Pay admission to Sports/show.

Sun 18/08/02 LANGDALE COUNTRY FAIR OPEN FELL RACE AS, Great Langdale, Near Ambleside, Cumbria (3m/2100’), 3pm, Pay admission to Sports/show.

Sun 18/08/02 SEDBERGH HILLS RACE AL, Sedbergh, Cumbria (14m/6000’), 12noon, £3.

Sun 18/08/02 WEETS FELL RACE BM Barnoldswick, Near Skipton, (6m/800’), 11.30am, £3.

Sat 24/08/02 BURNSALL CLASSIC FELL RACE AS, Burnsall, Skipton, (1.5m/900’), 5pm, £4 -Closing date - 10/8/02).  Village sports plus 10m road race.

Sun 25/08/02 GRASMERE SENIOR GUIDES RACE AS, Grasmere, Cumbria, (1.5m/900’), 4pm, £6 to enter sports field but £2 refund if enter race.

Sun 1/9/02 BRADLEY FAMILY FELL RACE BS, Bradley, Near Keighley. (3.5m/750’), 4pm, £2.

 

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