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Coming
Events: October, November and December.
Christmas Do
- Friday 12th December.
Horsforth 10k
– Record turn out by Idle AC.
London
Marathon 2004 – Final Reminder.
Hash –
Thursday 30th October 03
Hepworth
& Idle Bonfire – Sat 1st November.
Run with
Pudsey Pacers: Thursday 27th November
2nd
Annual Sewage Works Surprise Club Handicap Race: Sunday 21st
December at 10am.
Idle AC
Development Meeting - Reminder
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
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Date |
Event |
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Sun 19th Oct 03 |
Richmond Castle 10k. 11am. Scenic and challenging course. |
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Sun 26th Oct 03 |
Holmfirth 15, 10.30 am, hilly 15 mile road race. |
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Sat 1st Nov 03 |
Shepherds Skyline Fell Race. BM, 1150’,
6 miles. 2pm. Todmorden. |
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Sun 2nd Nov 03 |
Guy Fawkes 10. 10.30. Hilly, part off
road course. Points race. Give all entry forms to Martin to enter. T-Shirt. |
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Sun 16th Nov 03 |
Roundhay Park 5k/5miler. |
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Sun 23rd Nov 03 |
1st WYWL Cross country at
Stainland. 10.30 am. All club to run if possible. |
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Sun 30th Nov 03 |
Leeds Abbey Dash 10k. 9.30. Final
points race for 2003. Get your entries in ASAP. |
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Sun 7th Dec 03 |
2nd WYWL. Cross Country
hosted by Idle AC, 11am. All club needed to run. Marshals/helpers also
needed. |
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Sun 21st Dec 03 |
2nd annual Sewage Works
Surprise club 4 mile Handicap race, 10am, Apperley Bridge. Festive event. |
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Sun 21st Dec 03 |
The Stoop Fell Race, BS, 11.30am.
5miles/800’, Haworth. Free chocs for all finishers!! |
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Fri 26th Dec 03 |
Chevin Chase 7 mile off road race,
11am, Highly recommended event. |
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Wed 31st Dec 03 |
Auld Lang Syne Fell Race, Haworth.
11.30a, 6 miles/900’. Free bottle of beer to all finishers. A great way to
end the year! |
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 September Attendance winner who
are. Joanne Belcher and Kay Gambles each with 9 points
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 4 mile Road and/or Fell
race. |
8 Idle AC members
in the road race and three in the Fell race, including Jo Belcher was 2nd
female. |
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Aug - Sat 23rd |
Burnsall Classic 10 mile road race. |
3 runners in the
10 mile race: Chris Stubbs 1.05 (23rd), Chris Smith 1.12 (43rd)
and Dave Lewis 1.13, (47th).
Ian Fisher running for Otley won the race (54.11). Idle AC were 6th
team. Tony Blythe ran in the fell race. |
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Oct – Sun 5th. |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
A record club
turn out of 24 runners (26 if you count the twins!) Doug, Amnuay, Trevor,
Katy, Elaine and Heather all ran pb’s. Idle AC were the largest team. |
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Nov- Sun 2nd |
Guy Fawkes 10mile, 10.30am. |
Give your entry
forms to Martin ASAP. Penultimate club
race for 2003. |
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Nov- Sun 30th. |
Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am. |
Get your entries
in ASAP. Final points race for 2003. |
Next chance to get points is by running at the Guy Fawkes 10.
The Christmas Do at a price of £15.95 per person
(three course meal including wine) has proved very popular. If you’ve not
already paid the deposit you now owe Chris a fiver. Please also make your menu selections by the
end of November. In addition please give any raffle prizes to Kay. Chris will be giving her the bright orange XL
shorts he won at Harewood. If they don’t
fit her she will wrap them up – it’s a secret raffle, so watch what you choose
if your ticket is pulled out!
If you can’t wait that long for a beer, come to
the Symposium on Tuesday nights after training!
Position Name Time
72 Chris
Stubbs 39.08
124 Edward
East 41.42
133 Dave
Lewis 41.59
137 Chris
Smith 42.14
171 Richard
Raistrick 43.13
172 Adrian
Trevelyan 43.14
175 Matt
Coles 43.16
226 Peter
Vickers 45.08
248 Trevor
Hooley 45.53 PB
257 Simon Bellwood 46.06
259 Glenn
Pinkney 46.08
332 Amnuay
Scott 48.25 PB
351 Jo
Belcher 49.01
362 Michael
Masleczko 49.13
409 Kay
Gambles 51.38
432 Martin
Burnside 52.46
433 Pete
Helliwell 53.03
514 Vicki
Hawker 59.02
525 Katie Ostick 1.01.14 First 10k
527 Alison
Garlick 1.01.18
536 Elaine
Trevelyan 1.02.11 First 10k
543 Heather
Johnson 1.02.58 First 10k
558 Davina Smith 1.08.19 Last 10k!
Idle AC were the largest club at Horsforth with 24 runners. There were 561 runners.
Skipton Open Cross Country Race 4th
Oct 03:
As a warm up to the cross county season Chris
and Tony ran in Skipton AC’s 25th annual cross country race from
Aireville school at Skipton on Saturday 4th Oct. The race was 9700m
around Aireville park and their times were as follows:
41st Chris
Smith 48.52
47th Tony
Blythe 52.09
There were 57 runners.
Harewood House 10 mile Trail Race 12th
Oct 03:
Whilst the majority of the club went to the Brid Half we had three Idle AC vests at Harewood:
77th Chris
Smith 71.17
106th Matthew
Coles 73.57 pb
252nd Amnuay
Scott 83.49 pb
Ian Fisher, running for Otley AC, won the race
in a time of 56.57. He won a very
fetching bumbag with enough room for maps, which might help next time he gets
lost on a course.
Bridlington Half Marathon 12th
Oct 03:
We had 10 runners for this race, which included
Jo Belcher and Trevor Hooley who both set pb’s.
Dave Lewis 1.36.26
Peter Vickers 1.37.07
Chris Stubbs 1.38.58
Edward East 1.39.25
Jo Belcher 1.41.55
Adrian Trevelyan 1.41.59
Trevor Hooley 1.42.40
Simon Bellwood 1.43.57
Kay Gambles 1.54.39
Vicki Hawker 2.18.55
Note: A list of local fell races for the
remainder of 2003 is available at the club or on the website.
This month we welcome 4 new members: Our 54th member is James Waters
who is currently studying at Bradford University. James has joined as a second
claim member, his first claim club being Victoria Park Harriers and Tower
Hamlets AC. Our 55th, 56th and 57th members
all come from the successful Wednesday night group and it’s great to be able to
welcome them into the club. Katy Ostick and Mandy Keenan are sisters who were
both part of Idle AC’s world marathon record breaking relay team and Katy then
went on to run her first 10k at Horsforth. Heather also ran her first 10k at Horsforth.
Its great to have so many new women, especially as the cross country season
approaches.
The 2004 London Marathon will be held on Sunday 18th
April. The closing date for entries is 24th
October 2003 so if you are wanting to
take part then please get your entries sent in. Successful and unsuccessful
applicants will receive a reply in early December 03. Anyone who is unsuccessful in their entry
will be eligible for the draw for the club entry which normally takes place at
the Christmas Do. In addition members gain an automatic place under the ‘good
for your age’ system i.e. if you have run between 2.45 and 3.15 (men) or 3.15
and 3.45 (women) in 2002 or 2003.
Advance warning: The final two club points races
will be the Guy Fawkes 10 on 2nd Nov at 10.30 am from Ripley Castle.
(Give all completed entry forms to Martin) and the Leeds Abbey Dash on 30th
Nov at 9.30am. Get your entries in ASAP.
We now have entry forms for the Brass Monkey
Half marathon on Sunday 25th Jan 04 at 10am. Although this seems
along way off please get entries in immediately as the race is always
oversubscribed and the 2003 event was full by Nov 02!).
On Thursday 30th Oct Idle AC present their first Hoary Halloween Hash from Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club at 7pm. (See Aug edition of Idle Gossip for the low down on Hashing!) Afterwards do come to the Symposium for a drink.
We are all invited to the annual Bonfire held at Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club on Saturday 1st November. The Bonfire will be lit at 6pm and if anyone has any firewood such as old trees, furniture or burnable rubbish then please bring it to the cricket club.