July 2003
Contents
Blackpool
Marathon: Idle AC Club race for 2003.
Coming Events
July, August and September 03
Christmas Do!
Keep the date free.
Idle Tide:
Saturday 20th September 03.
Club ‘Away’
Runs during summer 03.
Yorkshireman
off road marathon & Half
The Vets Bill
: Bumper edition.
We had a good turn out for the Blackpool marathon and half with 15 runners in the half and two in the full. The results were:
Half: Chris Stubbs 1.23.04 (31st), Peter Vickers, 1.32.12 (113th, pb), Dave Lewis 1.33.15 (128th pb), John Nellist, 137.05 (193rd), Steve Little, 1.38.03 (209th), Adrian Trevelyan 1.4.55 (353rd), Simon Bellwood, 1.46.21 (383rd), Trevor Hooley, 1.49.00 (452nd), Amnuay Scott, 1.51.14 (506th), Edward East, 1.51.40 (514th), Martin Burnside, 1.55.05 (620th), Kay Gambles, 1.55.57 (626th), Michael Masleczko, 1.59.10 (683rd), Davina Smith 2.19.17 (1029th) and Janet Burnside 2.24.25 (1064th, pb). There were 1147 runners.
Full: Joanne Belcher: 3.58.33, 12th woman.
The whole weekend was a great success and despite the hot conditions many had very good runs most notably Chris, Peter, Dave and Jo.
Each year we will continue to promote a main club race so do start thinking about what your thoughts are for the 2004 club race.
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
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Date |
Event |
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Wed 2nd July 03 |
Hyde Park (Leeds) 5k series. Wed 2nd July, Wed 6th Aug & Wed 3rd Sept at 7.30pm. Final race incorporates Yorks vets 5km championships. |
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Weekend Fr 4th, Sat 5th, Sun 6th July |
Wharfedale Triple T (Tarmac, Trail & Tussock). Fri short road uphill race, Sat ‘A medium’ fell race, Sun ‘A Short’ fell race. Camping available. |
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Thurs 3rd July 03 |
‘Away run’ from Shipley Glen (Car park behind Glen pub) at 7pm. Drink in pub afterwards. |
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Sat 5th July 03 |
Burn Valley Half Marathon, (Black
Sheep Series). Masham 2pm. A demanding but scenic
race with a free tea. |
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6th July 03 |
Skipton 10k, 12 noon. Flat and fast. |
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6th July 03 |
Stainland 7, 10.30 am. Fast start, scenic, rural but some big hills. Free T-shirt. |
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6th July 03 |
Pudsey Pacers 10k Challenge. Part off road. |
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Wed 9th July 03 |
Halifax Harriers 10k road race, 7.30pm. Scenic road race. |
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13th July 03 |
Pulse Race 5mile, Roundhay Park, |
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Sun 20th July 03 |
Eccup 10 (Leeds). 11am. Mixed
terrain. |
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Sun 20th July 03 |
Club ‘Away run’ from Bolton Abbey at 10am. Further details to follow. |
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Wed 23rd July 03 |
Widdop Fell Race, Hebden Bridge, 7.15
pm, 7 miles. Part of Chris’s ‘Fell course’. |
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27th July 03 |
Burton Leonard 10k, (Black Sheep
Series). |
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27th July 03 |
James Herriot Trail Run, 9 miles, 11am. A scenic route over moorland tracks and paths. Traffic free. |
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27th July 03 * |
Bingley Relief Road 10k. 11am. One &
only chance to run this race. This date has now changed to 7th
Sept. |
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Thursday 31st July 03 |
‘Away run’ with Pudsey Pacers from the
Pudsey Leisure centre at 7pm. This will be an off
road ‘treasure’ hunt. Drink, buffet,
quiz and raffle. |
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3rd August 03 |
Harrogate Town Centre 10k. 10.30 am. Free T- shirt. |
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Wed 6th Aug 03 |
Hyde Park (Leeds) 5k series. Wed 2nd July, Wed 6th Aug & Wed 3rd Sept at 7.30pm. Final race incorporates Yorks vets 5km championships. |
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Sat 9th Aug 03 |
ARNCLIFFE GALA FELL RACES. AS. 3pm.
1.8 miles/443’ from Arncliffe Village Green, near Skipton. £2.50 on day.
Points race. |
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Sun 10th Aug 03 |
Isle of Man Marathon. Peter Vickers will represent Idle AC. |
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Sun 17th Aug 03 |
‘Away run’ from ????? at 10am. Please all submit ideas!! |
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Sat 23rd Aug. |
Burnsall Classic, 10 mile road
race (plus Fell race). Details to
follow. Club race. Points race. |
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Sun 7th Sept 03 |
Bingley Relief Road 10k, 11am. One and only chance to run this race. We hope to have a large club
turn out. |
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Sun 7th Sept 03 |
Great Langdale marathon & half. |
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Sun 14th Sept 03 |
Robin Hood Marathon & Half. There
will be a few Idle vests at this popular event (flat course) |
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Sun 14th Sept 03 |
Yorkshireman Off road marathon &
Half. 10am, Oxenhope. Recommended event. |
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Sat 20th Sept 03 |
Idle Tide: ALL members required to
run/assist. |
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Sun 21st Sept 03 |
Ilkley Tri. Swim 500m, Cycle 9 miles,
run, 3 miles. 12 noon. |
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Sun 5th Oct 03 |
Advance warning: Horsforth 10k. 10am.
Good to see a full club turn out for this race (points race). |
Top Fifteen Club Races for 2003: Handicap/ Attendance Scheme -6 out of 15 possible races to count. Please don’t forget to sign in the book each time you attend a club session (but only pay once per week) as each attendance at a club training session is worth 1 point and to be eligible for a trophy members must accumulate at least 30 attendance points during the year. Each attendance at a “Club” designated race earns you 5 points (see below). 50% of the required points must be achieved by attendance at training sessions.
Well done to June’s Attendance winners: Chris
Stubbs, Amnuay Scott and Martin Burnside.
The Club races, where points can be earned, are as follows:
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Date |
Race Details |
Comments. |
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February - Sun 16th |
Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon. |
8 members ran. 3
club records broken: Male, Female & M40. 5 pb’s. |
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March - Sat 22nd |
Coniston 14, 11am. |
Sue Elliott flew
the Idle AC flag. |
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April
- Sun 6th |
Wakefield 10k, 10am. |
Chris Smith,
Martin and Jo Belcher ran. Jo set a new pb in a time of 46.01. |
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April* - Sun 6th |
Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am. |
6 runners at the
Baildon BW: Joe Marjoram 1.41, Dave Lewis 1.42, Adrian 1.43, Donna 1.45,
Edward 1.46 and Simon 1.50. |
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April* - Sat 12th |
Meanwood Valley Trail 8, 10.30am. |
Two club records
were set at this 8 mile race: Simon set an M40 record in a time of 60.38 and
Richard set a Male record in 61.03. |
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April* - Sun 20th |
Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am. |
6 runners in this
local event: Richard 46.25, Dave Lewis 46.30, Donna 48.03, Tony 48.46, Edward
49.17 and Pete Helliwell 51.00. |
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April- Tues 1st |
Bunny Run1, 3mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00
pm. |
9 runners at the
first Bunny run: Kay, Jo, Amnuay, Chris, Tony, Donna, John, Richard &
Simon. |
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May - Sun 11 |
Leeds Half or Full Marathon, 10am. |
6 runners in the
Half, many of whom obtained pb times, including Pete V who took 8 minutes off
his previous best. |
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May - Wed 14th |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, first race. |
16 runners at
this first of the John Carr 5k series with Dave Lewis, Donna Edmondson &
Kay Gambles all breaking club records. |
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June - Sun 22nd |
Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. |
16 runners at
this race and despite the hot weather pb’s were broken and Kay Gambles set a
new F45 club record. |
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Aug -Sat 9th |
Arncliffe Gala Road and/or Fell race. |
Next points race. |
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Aug - Sat 23rd |
Burnsall Classic 10 mile road race. |
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Oct – Sun 5th. |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
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Nov- Sun 2nd |
Guy Fawkes 10mile. |
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Dec- Sun (DNK) |
Abbey Dash 10k. |
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Next chance to get points is by running at Arncliffe Gala road and/or Fell race on Sat 9th August 03.
The fourth race of the Black Sheep
series saw 7 Idle AC line up for the start at the Rainton 10k on Sunday 29th
June.
Chris Smith: 39.13 (26th),
Steve 42.18 (62nd), Edward 45.16 (89th), Amnuay 50.11
(158th), Peter Vickers 51.33 (173rd), Kay 52.30 (188th),
Davina 61.01 (243rd, ppb!). There were 267 runners.
The fifth and definitely the hardest of
the Black sheep series saw 8 Idle AC vests on the start line for the Burn
Valley Half marathon on Saturday 5th July.
Chris Stubbs 1.26.17 (18th),
Steve 1.36.12 (60th), Chris 1.38.33 (74th), Peter V
1.43.48 (97th), Simon 1.46.18 (114th), Edward 1.47.58
(128th), Amnuay 1.55.44 (173rd), Kay 2.00.51 (205th).
There were 288 runners.
The final Black sheep race took place
on Sunday 27th July with the Burton Leonard 10k. We had 8.2 runners taking part, including
Amnuay who won a trophy for being 2nd F35.
Although the final race times and
series positions have still be to confirmed we are confident that at least
Amnuay Scott will have won a series prize (3rd F35 in the series). We
plan to run a minibus to the presentation at the Black Sheep Brewery in Masham,
which will be on a Sunday late afternoon in mid September. There may be a run
involved – more later…
The
additional informal training night on a Wednesday’s seems to be going well and
is attended by members/prospective members who are new to running or coming
back after illness/injury. The runs are at a very easy pace, over shorter
distances, and offer a relaxed atmosphere.
Davina continues to act as an initial contact for this informal session.
At present Wednesdays are free (Hepworth & Idle Cricket club at 7pm) and it
is hoped that prospective members, who are running with the Wednesday group,
may decide to join the club at some future point.
We have again booked the Symposium (Idle) for
the clubs second Christmas celebration on Friday 12th December. Unlike
last year when we booked the ‘snug’ at the back, we have now booked the whole
place. Whilst we don’t have a definite price as yet we hope by giving advance
notice of the date that all the club, partners and friends will attend. As with last year we plan to have a raffle
and a bit of a quiz.
Many members are taking part in Chris’s ‘course’ of fell races, which, gradually increase in difficulty. To those first time fell runners who indicate an interest and who progress on the course, certificates will be awarded as follows:
Level One: Single Bunny Level Two: Multiple Bunny
Level Three: Bunny plus Hare and Hounds. Level Four: Bunny, Hounds, Chevin
Level Five: Bunny, Hounds, Chevin, Widdop, Arncliffe
The course is as follows:
1. Bunny Run (1st, 7th, 15th, 22nd April). A good turn out for all these races.
2. WED MAY 7th HARE & HOUNDS FELL RACE. BS. 7.30 pm 4.5 miles/600’ from the Hare & Hounds, Lothersdale near Skipton. £3 on night. Again a strong turn out from both men and women who ran this race.
3. WED JUNE 4th CHEVIN FELL RACE. AS. 7.30 pm. 3.5 miles/900’ from Otley Town Centre. Results: Richard, Tony and Simon.
4. WED JULY 23rd WIDDOP FELL RACE. BM. 7.15 pm. 7miles/1200’. Historic first complete men's and women's teams at the same B Medium fell race. Results: 26, Richard 1.03.26, Chris Smith 31 1.04.53, 64, Dave Lewis 1.17.26, Amnuay Scott 66 1.18.23, 73, Kay 1.36, and 74, Jo 1.36.
5. SAT AUG 9th ARNCLIFFE GALA FELL RACES. AS. 3pm. 1.8 miles/443’ from Arncliffe Village Green, near Skipton. £2.50 on day. Also Gala road race (see list above).
Note: A list of local fell races in 2003 is available at the club or
on the website.
This comes highly recommended after Kay and John
visited last year. Kay won a prize in
the 4 mile road race, and the AS 1.8m/443ft fell race will secure level 5 for
those on Chris’s recommended fell race course.
This is a traditional Dales gala, with the road race at 1.30. and the
fell race at 3pm. Many runners do both.
Both are counters for the attendance scheme.
Donna Edmondson set a new female club record at
the Otley 10 miles race in a time of 1.13, finishing 9th female.
Congratulations to Alison and Paul Garlick on the
birth of their first baby, Thomas James.
The last few months have been a somewhat strange
experience for me in terms of my running career. As an experienced runner of
some 14 years plus, I knew that providing I took it easy and didn’t run the
same distances and levels of intensity that I’d be able to keep running for as
long as possible throughout my pregnancy.
I now still come to training nights but tend to
run a short 3-5 mile around Idle village and I still try to run any races that
I feel fit enough to do, only much slower. My racing has now taken on a whole
new perspective as I’m now generally at the back as opposed to mid field. However
I can now enjoy the scenery far more than I ever did and can experience the
support of fellow runners from other clubs. I particularly noticed this when I
was lapped after 2 miles on the Bronte 5 race. All the top 15 or so runners
gave me words of encouragement and support and so it made coming last more
bearable. I was also delighted to be able to get a ppb at the Rainton 10k in a
time of 61.01, only 10 or so minutes off my normal time. However, finishing the
Blackpool half in 2.19 whilst 4 months pregnant will remain my ‘claim to fame’
and I felt so proud to see all my fellow club members cheering me and other
runners home.