Date	Event
Sat 3^rd Jan	Yorkshire Cross Country Championships, Nunroyd, Guiseley. Women 6k 1.30 pm. (Team at least 3) Men 11k 2.10pm. (Team at least 6). Idle submitted men’s and women’s teams. See below for results.
Sun 11^th Jan 04	3^rd WYWL Cross country from Esholt hosted by St.Bede’s.
Sun 18^th Jan 04	Woodkirk 10k, Leeds.
Sat 24^th Jan 04	North of England Cross Country Championships. (St. Helens) Idle to submit and men’s and women’s teams. See Chris for details.
Sun 25^th Jan 04	Brass Monkey Half marathon, York. Club attendance points race for 2004. Entries closed.
Sun 1^st Feb 04	Dewsbury 10k, 9.30am. C/D 17^th Jan, no entries on day.
Sun 1^st Feb 04	Roundhay Romp 10k and 5k , 11am. Traffic free.
Sun 8^th Feb 04	4^th WYWL Cross country hosted by Pudsey Pacers, 11am.
Sun 15^th Feb 04	Liversedge Half marathon, 12 noon.
Sat 21^st Feb 04	National Cross Country Championships (Leeds). Idle to submit and men’s and women’s teams. See Chris for details.
Sun 22^nd Feb 04	Final WYWL Cross Country hosted by Skipton AC, 11am.
Sun 7^th March 04	Baildon Boundary Way. Off road half marathon. 10.30am.
Sat 13^th March 04	Dentdale 14. 1pm. Scenic road race. Free buffet.
Sun 14^th March 04	Spen 20. 10am. Hilly course but good marathon training.
Sun 21^st March 04	South Leeds Stadium 5k (10am) and 5 mile (11.15am).
Sun 21^st March 04	Stainland 7. 10am. Hilly course, free t-shirt.
Sun 21^st March 04	Doncaster Half, 10am.
Sun 27^th March 04	Meanwood Valley Trail race, 10.30am. Approx 7 ½ miles . Free bottle of beer to all finishers.
Sat 27^th March 04	Coniston 14, 11am. Scenic road race.
Sun 28^th March 04	Ackworth Half, 10.30am.

Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2004 details:

Top twenty Club Races for 2004: Handicap/ Attendance Scheme - 8 out of 20 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.

The Club races for 2004, where points can be earned, are as follows:

Date	Race Details	Comments.
January- Sun 25^th	Brass Monkey Half marathon, 10am.
February - Sun 16^th	Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon.
March- Sun 7^th	Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am. Get your entries in now.
March – Sun 14^th	Spen 20mile, 10am. Ideal for those planning to run a marathon in 2004.
April- Sun4^th	Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat course.
April – Sun 11^th	Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am.
April- Tues 6^th	Bunny Run1, 3mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00 pm.
May- Sun 9^th	Fountains Abbey 10mile. Part of Black sheep series.
May- Sun 16th	Leeds Half Marathon, 10am.
June – Thurs DNK	Bronte 5. Hilly two lap course.
May - Wed –5^th	John Carr 5k, Esholt, first race. Fast, flat course. Good local event.
June - Sun 20^th	Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. 2004 club race/weekend away.
July? – Sun DNK	Harrogate 10k.
Sept – Sun DNK	Kirkstall Abbey 10k.
Oct – Sun DNK	Horsforth 10k, 10am.
Oct- Sun DNK	Bridlington Half marathon
Oct – Sun 31^st	Roundhay Romp 10k.
Nov- Sun DNK	Guy Fawkes 10mile, 10.30am.
Oct/Nov – Sun DNK	Holmfirth 15mile.
Nov- Sun DNK	Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am.

The 2003 Attendance Scheme proved to be a huge success with most members attending and racing on a regular basis. However the overall winner of the 2003 Attendance Scheme is Kay Gambles with 101 points, 2^nd is David Lewis with 99 points and in 3^rd place with 94 points is Jo Belcher. Chris Smith had 116 points but as Secretary is excluded from the prizes.

Isle of Man Marathon and Half 2004.

There has been a lot of interest in these races, which are run in Mid August 2004 following Peter Vickers’ success there last year. Pete is therefore recommending these races for a possible weekend away for club members. If there is enough interest we might be able to organise a weekend trip. Please let Pete know if anyone is interested in this idea so that initial details can be obtained.

Congratulations:

Congratulations go to Joe Marjoram and Kirstie following their wedding last month.

BlueBell Trail 10: New race for 2004:

Our friends at Stainland Lions have organised a new course for 2004… the Bluebell Trail 10, a multi terrain 10 mile race which is said to incorporate some of the most scenic views within the heart of Yorkshire. The race is held on Sunday 23^rd May at 10am from Heath Rugby Club, West Vale, Halifax and offers a quality T-shirt and goody bag to all finishers. Race entry forms are available at the club.

Race results:

Chevin Chase 7 mile trail race – Boxing Day.

We had 12 runners for this Boxing Day race, including Stephen Edwards who ran dressed as Zorro. The results were:

112^th Richard Raistrick -50.37, 119^th David Lewis- 51.04, 132^nd Steve Little-51.53, 140^th Peter Vickers-52.03, 159^th Chris Smith-52.51, 190^th Tony Blythe-54.06, 215^th Donna Edmondson-55.08, 253^rd Simon Bellwood-56.32, 294^th Peter Helliwell-57.55, 316^th Zorro-58.40, 482^nd Jo Belcher-1.04.10, 576^th Davina Smith-1.07.37.

Yorkshire County Cross Country Championships – 3^rd Jan, Guiseley. Women: 6K, Men: 12k

49 Donna Edmondson 27.28

65 Jo Belcher 29.44

72 Amnuay Scott 31.21

78 Davina Smith 33.43

80 Alison Garlick 35.10

131 Chris Booker 47.11

137 David Reddish 47.33

160 Dave Lewis 49.13

163 Chris Smith 49.45

169 Peter Vickers 50.32

173 Joe Marjoram 50.55

179 Richard Raistrick 52.00

181 Steve Little 52.10

188 Adrian Trevelyan 53.27

191 Edward East 54.26

193 Stephen Edwards 54.33

198 Trevor Hooley 56.30

We will be entering teams in the North of England Cross Country Championships at St. Helens on Saturday 24^th January and to the National cross country Championships on Saturday 21^st Feb. See Chris for details.