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Events: February, March and April
Attendance
Scheme/ Club races – 2004 details:
Isle of Man
Marathon and Half 2004- 15th Aug.
Race results:
Male club record smashed!
Blackpool
Marathon/Half: Idle AC Club race 2004.
Black Sheep
Brewery Race Series 2004.
West
Yorkshire Winter League – 4th Race Sun 8th February
at Pudsey.
Annual General
Meeting – Thursday 22nd April 04.
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
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Date |
Event |
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Sun 1st Feb 04 |
Dewsbury 10k, 9.30am. C/D 17th Jan, no entries on day. |
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Sun 1st Feb 04 |
Roundhay Romp 10k and 5k , 11am. Traffic free. |
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Sun 8th Feb 04 |
4th WYWL Cross country
hosted by Pudsey Pacers, 11am. |
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Sun 15th Feb 04 |
Liversedge Half marathon, 12 noon. |
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Sat 21st Feb 04 |
National Cross Country Championships
(Leeds). Idle to submit and men’s and women’s teams. See Chris for details. |
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Sun 22nd Feb 04 |
Final WYWL Cross Country hosted by
Skipton AC, 11am. |
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Sun 7th March 04 |
Baildon Boundary Way. Off road half
marathon. 10.30am. Event full. |
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Sat 13th March 04 |
Dentdale 14. 1pm. Scenic road race. Free buffet. |
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Sun 14th March 04 |
Spen 20. 10am. Hilly course but good
marathon training. |
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Sun 21st March 04 |
South Leeds Stadium 5k (10am) and 5 mile (11.15am). |
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Sun 21st March 04 |
Stainland 7. 10am. Hilly course, free t-shirt. |
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Sun 21st March 04 |
Doncaster Half, 10am. |
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Sun 27th March 04 |
Meanwood Valley Trail race, 10.30am.
Approx 7 ½ miles. Free bottle of beer to all finishers. |
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Sat 27th March 04 |
Coniston 14, 11am. Scenic road race. |
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Sun 28th March 04 |
Ackworth Half, 10.30am. National Championships. |
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Sun 3rd April 04 |
Men’s 12 stage and women’s 6 stage
relay. We hope to enter teams in each. See below for details. |
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Sun 4th April 04 |
Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat
course, attendance points race. |
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Sun 4th April |
Oldham Half Marathon, 11am. A single loop town and country road race. Entries available on the day. |
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Tuesday 6th April |
Bunny Run 1. 3 mile fell race, Guide
Inn, Harden Moor, 7pm. Attendance points race. |
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Sun 11th April 04 |
Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am, off
road, local event. Attendance points race. |
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Sun 18th April 04 |
London Marathon. Martin, Simon, Pete H and Matthew flay the flag for Idle. |
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Sun 25th April 04 |
Rothwell 10k, 11am. Fast course. Entries on day if 650 limit is not reached. |
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. January’s Attendance winner is Simon
Bellwood.
The Club races for 2004, where points can be
earned, are as follows:
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Date |
Race Details |
Comments. |
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January- Sun 25th |
Brass Monkey Half marathon, 10am. |
18 Idle AC
runners, many PB’s. Donna set a new Female club record with 1.35.14. |
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February - Sun 16th |
Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon. |
10 Idle AC
runners including 2 pbs. See results
below. |
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March- Sun 7th |
Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am. |
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March – Sun 14th |
Spen 20mile, 10am. Ideal for those planning to run a marathon
in 2004. |
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April- Sun4th |
Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat
course. |
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April- Tues 6th |
Bunny Run1, 3 mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00
pm. |
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April – Sun 11th |
Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am. |
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May- Sun 9th |
Fountains Abbey 10mile. Part of Black
sheep series. |
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May- Sun 16th |
Leeds Half Marathon, 10am. |
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June – Thurs DNK |
Bronte 5. Hilly two lap course. |
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May - Wed –5th |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, first race.
Fast, flat course. Good local event. |
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June - Sun 20th |
Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am.
2004 club race/weekend away. |
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July? – Sun DNK |
Harrogate 10k. |
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Sept – Sun DNK |
Kirkstall Abbey 10k. |
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Oct – Sun DNK |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
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Oct- Sun DNK |
Bridlington Half marathon |
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Oct – Sun 31st |
Roundhay Romp 10k. |
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Nov- Sun DNK |
Guy Fawkes 10mile, 10.30am. |
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Oct/Nov – Sun DNK |
Holmfirth 15mile. |
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Nov- Sun DNK |
Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am. |
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Peter has had a lot of interest in these races,
which are run on 15th August 2004 and is in the process of sorting
out a weekend away for club members departing on Friday 13th and
returning on Sunday 15th. If anyone else
is interested please let Pete Vickers know.
We hope to enter a men’s and women’s team in the
above event. The men’s event is as
follows:
4 stages x 5 miles (1-4-7-10) and 8 stages x 2.5
miles (2-3-5-6-8-9-11-12) starting at 11.30 am in Lister Park, Bradford.
The women’s event is 6 stages of 2.5 miles.
The closing date for the club to enter is Monday
15th March therefore please let Chris know ASAP if you are not
available to run.
Dewsbury 10k 1st Feb 04:
Doug set a new male club record when he ran the Dewsbury 10k in a time of 36.48. In addition Katy, Mandy and Jane all achieved pb’s. The results were:
61 Doug
Briggs 36.48
166 Dave
Lewis 41.08
226 Edward
East 43.06
539 Katy
Ostick 55.16
649 Mandy
Keenan 68.26
653 Jane
Lewis 70.09
There were 657 runners and Idle were 9th
female team and 22nd male team.
Liversedge Half Marathon Sunday 15th
February 04:
10 runners ran this hilly half marathon. The results were:
106 Simon Bellwood 1.35.47
110 Matt Coles 1.36.49
157 Edward East 1.40.40
158 David Lewis 1.40.41
164 Michael Masleczko 1.40.59
202 Peter Helliwell 1.44.03
218 Jo Belcher 1.45.29
247 Amnuay Scott 1.49.23
277 Vicki Hawker 1.52.19
301 Martin Burnside 1.55.01
If you like the idea of fell running
and would like to have a go please speak to Chris.
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.
SUN FEB 29th CLAY BANK EAST.
BM. 10.30am. 6m/1000’ from Clay Bank carpark, near
Stokesley, North Yorks. £4 on day. Website: www.middlesboroughathleticclub.org
SAT MARCH 13th. IAN ROBERTS FELL RACE. BM. 2.30pm 7m from Marsden Cricket Club. £3 on day.
SAT MARCH 13th. WUTHERING
HIKE (Haworth Hobble). BL. 8am.
31m/4400’ from Westfield Lodge, Moorside Lane, Oxenhope. £16 teams of 2 or £9
solo. Refreshments on route., hot meal at finish, showers/changing. Website: www.keighleyandcraven.co.uk
SAT MARCH 20th MIDGLEY MOOR
FELL RACE. AS. 11am. 5m/1250’ from Booth Cricket
Club, Booth, Halifax. £3 on day. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
SAT APRIL 3rd. PENDLE FELL
RACE. AS. 2pm. 4.5m/1500’ from Barley Village Hall,
Barley, near Burnley, Lancs. £2.50 on day.
Website: www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk
SUN APRIL 4th 27TH GUISBOROUGH MOORS RACE. BL. 11am. 12.5m/2600’from Guisborough Rugby Club. £8 on day. Website: www.middlesboroughathleticclub.org
TUE APRIL 6th BUNNY RUN 1. CS.
7.00 pm. 3 miles/300’ from the Guide Inn, Harden Moor. £2 on night. All
finishers receive Cadbury’s Cream egg plus a special bottle of beer (Bunny Run
one only). All prizes in Bunny Run Series are Easter Eggs. Three races to count
out of four for overall awards. Idle AC attendance points race.
TUES APRIL 13th BUNNY RUN 2
.CS. 7.15 pm. As above.
SUN APRIL 18th WEST NAB FELL RACE. AS.