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Events: April, May and June
Attendance
Scheme/ Club races – 2004 details:
The
Loneliness of a long distance runner
Fell Races:
April-End June 04.
Black Sheep
Brewery Race Series 2004.
Nike Bowerman
Van – Tuesday 11th May 04.
WYWL Canal
Relay 2004: Foulridge to Skipton
Blackpool
Marathon/Half: Idle AC Club race 2004.
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 3rd April 04 |
Men’s 12 stage and women’s 6 stage
relay. We had teams in each. See below for results. |
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Sun 4th April 04 |
Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat
course, attendance points race. See results. |
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Sun 4th April 04 |
Oldham Half Marathon, 11am. A single loop town and country road race. Entries available on the day. |
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Sun 4th April 04 |
The Easter Chucky 10k, Wath, Rotherham, multi terrain race, 11.15 am. Easter eggs to all finishers. |
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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, Matthew and Edward fly 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. |
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Sat 1st May 04 |
WYWL Canal Relay, Skipton. See below
for details. |
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Sun 2nd May 04 |
Sheffield Half Marathon, 9am, Don Valley Stadium. |
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Mon 3rd May 04 |
Belfast City Marathon, 9.30am. Chris, Davina, Jo, Michael and Pete V are all entered. |
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Tues 4th May 04 |
Bunny Run Relay, 3x 2.5 legs on Harden Moor (see fell list). |
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Wed 5th May 04 |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Race 1
Attendance points race. Fast and flat. |
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Sun 9th May 04 |
Fountains Abbey 10mile. Part of Black sheep series. |
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Sun 16th May 04 |
Leeds Half Marathon, 10am. C/d 23/4/04
No entries on day. Attendance points race. |
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Sun 16th May 04 |
Harewood House Chase 10k trail race.
Women 10.30am, men 11am. Good local event. |
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Sun 16th May 04 |
Sandal Castle 10k, Wakefield, 10.30am. C/d 6/5/04. |
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Wed 19th May 04 |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Race 2. Fast and flat. |
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Sun 23rd May 04 |
Bluebell Trail, new 10mile trail race
organised by Stainland Lions, 10am. T-shirt and goody bag. Scenic course. |
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Wed 26th May 04 |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Race 3. Fast and flat. |
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Sun 30th May 04 |
Melmerby 10K (Near Ripon), 11.30am.
Part of Black Sheep Series. C/D 22/4/04. No entries on day. Recommended as a
pb course by Kay and Davina. |
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Sat 5th June 04 |
Kirkby Malzeard 10k, 2pm. Free race
refreshments. Part of Black Sheep Series |
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Sun 6th June 04 |
Thirsk 10, 2pm. |
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Sun 6th June 04 |
West Yorkshire 5 mile road race, Birkenshaw, 2pm. |
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Sun 13th June04 |
Ripon Midsummer 10. |
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Sun 20th June 04 |
Blackpool Marathon and Half – Club
race for 2004 |
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Sun 27th June04 |
Rainton 10k, 11.45am, C/D 19/6/04 No
entries on day. Part of Black Sheep Series. |
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Wed 30th June 04 |
Otley 10, 7.30pm. |
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:
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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. |
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March- Sun 7th |
Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am. |
15 Idle AC
members for this tough off road half marathon.. |
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March – Sun 14th |
Spen 20mile, 10am. Ideal for those planning to run a marathon
in 2004. |
We had 8 members
for this tough 20 mile road race, including Simon Bellwood who broke the
club’s M40 record and Davina Smith who broke the F35 record. |
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April- Sun4th |
Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat
course. |
14 runners at
this event including pb’s from the Wednesday group trio- Elaine, Jane, and
Suzanne (first ever race!). |
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April- Tues 6th |
Bunny Run1, 3 mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00
pm. |
10 Idle AC on
this muddy course runners enticed to run by the chance of a free cream egg
including birthday boy Dave Lewis. Results in May’s Gossip. |
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April – Sun 11th |
Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am. |
Results in May
Gossip. |
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May - Wed –5th |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Fast,
flat course. Good local event. |
A huge club turn
out expected for this 5k series including runners from the informal Wednesday
night group. |
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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. Closing
date 23/4/04. No late entries. |
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June – Thurs 10th June |
Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap
course. |
We hope to
have a strong Idle AC turn out for our “official” 2nd birthday
(affiliation). |
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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. |
This race may not
be on and therefore we may be adding another race instead so watch this
space. |
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Sept – Sun DNK |
Kirkstall Abbey 10k. |
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Oct – Sun 3rd |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
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Oct- Sun 10th |
Bridlington Half marathon, 12 Noon. |
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Oct–Sun 31st |
Holmfirth 15mile. |
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Oct–Sun 31st |
Roundhay Romp 10k. |
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Nov- Sun |
Guy Fawkes10mile10.30am. |
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Nov- Sun DNK |
Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am. |
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We had both a men’s and women’s teams in the
above event - a fact that was recognised by the organisers and by many other
clubs who congratulated us. The men’s event was 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) an undulating course around Lister Park, Bradford.
The women’s event was a 6 stage relay of 2.4 mile legs.
The results were:
Douglas Briggs (44) 27:37 Matthew Coles (46) 14:24 Dexter Wright (48) 14:45 Joe Marjoram (49) 30:32 A Trevelyan (48) 15:19 Simon Bellwood (49) 15:09 Chris Smith (49) 31:47 Trevor Hooley (49) 16:03 M Masleczko (49) 15:47 Chris Stubbs (48) 28:51 David Currie (48) 18:02 David Lewis (46) 14:59
Davina Smith (36) 18:08 Kay Gambles (33) 17:43 Alison Garlick (33) 18:38 Amnuay Scott (32) 18:13 Lisa Flesher (28) 17:47 Sue Elliott (29) 19:28
Many thanks to all club members who came to
support the event but particular thanks go to Elaine Trevelyan and Pete
Helliwell who acted as reserves and had to spend time warming up in case they
needed to run.
PS Chris needs £2 from each runner as he used a
personal cheque.
Dentdale 14 mile race: Saturday 13th
March 04
212 Kay Gambles- 2.08.03
Spen 20 mile race: Sunday 14th March 04
49 Simon Bellwood 2.32.57 pb and club record.
64 Matt
Coles 2.37.03 pb. Looking good for London.
72 Edward
East 2.42.51
74 Peter
Vickers 2.43.14
77 Michael
Masleczko 2.46.01
82 Pete
Helliwell 2.46.48
164 Davina
Smith 3.01.01 F35 club record.
108 Martin
Burnside 3.03.01
110 Amnuay
Scott 3.03.50
Congratulations to Ian Fisher who won the race
in a time of 1.52.19 and who is now the Yorkshire 20 mile champion.
South Leeds Stadium 5: Sunday 21st March 04:
17th Doug
Briggs 31.12 (close to breaking the club’s record)
Stainland 7: Sunday 21st March 04:
50 David Lewis 57.33
Coniston 14: Saturday 27th March 04:
982 Kay Gambles 2.05.00 (although she actually clocked 2.03 it took almost 2 mins to get through the finish funnel due to the high number of runners).
Meanwood Valley Trail Race: Saturday 27th March 04:
81 Simon Bellwood 56.08 pb and club record.
118 Pete
Helliwell 58.52 pb.
233 Lisa
Flesher 69.03 pb.
After two races in the Triple Series (Baildon
Boundary Way, Meanwood, and Guiseley Gallop), Simon is in 16th place
and Pete in 26th.
Ackworth Half Marathon: Sunday 28th March 04:
108 Chris Stubbs 1.23.57
273 David Lewis 1.36.53
291 Adrian Trevelyan 1.38.18
Idle AC finished as 26th team.
Wakefield 10k: Sunday 4th April 04:
29 Doug
Briggs 36.57
60 Joe
Marjoram 38.36
97 Dominic
Hopson 39.56
164 Adrian
Trevelyan 41.59 pb
169 Chris
Smith 42.07
182 David
Lewis 42.35
396 Davina
Smith 48.28
397 Michael
Masleczko 48.29 (coaching Davina!)
494 Amnuay
Scott 51.02
552 Pete
Helliwell 52.36
631 Lisa
Flesher 54.15
725 Jo
Belcher 58.58
727 Elaine
Trevelyan 58.58 pb
766 Suzanne
Bairstow 61.59 pb. First ever race.
829 Jane
Lewis 68.20 pb.
The men finished 14th (A) and
40th (B) in the team results.
The women finished 14th (A) and 20th
(B).
Once again we’ve been a busy club and covered a
lot of races but I’m aware that I may have missed some results as I can’t get
to as many races as I’d like (although thanks to my mum baby sitting I do
rather well). Please continue to make me aware if you have raced so we can
record the results- Davina.
Here I was in Wakefield and this was my third
10k this year. In fact my third 10k ever. I had to turn up otherwise Elaine
Trevelyan, fellow member of the Wednesday Club - born out of Davina’s pregnancy
- would have killed me.
Well, the weather was decent, so what
the hell.
I was encouraged by the Idle AC ladies
to start with them in the thick of the crowd, which was nice, but after just a
couple of minutes they were pulling away from me.
Here is how my game plan went.
After 5 minutes, I want to drop out now. I am never going to manage to get round six miles. It’s impossible. My legs feel like lead. My breathing sounds like that of a 70 year-old waiting for a triple heart bypass. What the hell am I doing here anyway?
After 10 mins, I really do want to drop out now.
But everybody is still running. How naff will it look if I drop out after 10
mins?
After 15 mins, OK, I never ever, ever
want to do this again. This is definitely the last time racing. I am going to
drop out. But what can I tell Chris and Davina?
I’ve pulled a muscle because I
was going too fast?
I’ve got terrible stomach cramps?
My heart stopped?
My children need me?
They will never believe me.
After 20 mins, I thought they said this course
was flat. FLAT MY ARSE! (Well, actually my arse really isn’t all that flat unfortunately.)
After 25 mins, I keep doing a dance with a big man wearing a Kronenbourg Tee
shirt. We keep threading past each other, but eventually I seem to pull away
from him on a downward straight. Wow! I’ve actually overtaken someone when the
whole world seems to have passed me by.
After 30 mins, well, I’m halfway round, so I
can’t drop out now because it is as far to go back as it is to go forward. At
least I haven’t stopped and I have seen
a few people now stop and walk.
After 35 mins, running up another incline (again!) two women running together
turn round and smile encouragement. I start to dog their heels. Maybe if I stick
behind them I will get round this course somehow. In fact I’m so close they
probably think I’m a stalker. I start chatting to prove I’m a sane and sensible
person. (That’s a paradox. How can any sane and sensible person want to go
through this torture on a Sunday morning?
These two women manage to make the next few miles go much easier as we chat
like women do. Within the space of about of a quarter of an hour I know their
ages, where they live, how many children they’ve got, their children’s
ages, how many times they run, how many races they do, and about their love of
horses!
After 57mins, we have thankfully passed the five mile marker but this last mile
seems to be going on forever. You always think the finishing line is around
every corner, and it never is.
Dave (hubbie) comes to greet me and as I’m running I introduce him to my new
friends. The last stretch is on the
athletics track and the two women pull away from me slightly - but there is
Elaine shouting encouragement - telling me to run, run, and I will make 68
mins, which I do. I’m swiftly joined by Chris and Davina who always lend great
support and make me feel that despite being in the back of the field, it
is still a great achievement.
Chris says- was it a PB? Yes, I reply. My first 10k was in 70 mins, and my
second 10k was in 69 mins. At this rate,
he says, in five years time you’ll be doing it in 33 mins! (Douggie, watch
out!) I get home and start running a bath. But first I need to look for the
Idle Gossip.
When is the next 10k? - Jane Lewis
We wish Simon Bellwood, Pete Helliwell, Edward
East, Martin Burnside, Matt Coles and Ian Fisher good luck when they all run in
the 2004 London marathon on Sunday 18th April.
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.
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. 12.45pm 5.9 m/2000’ from Lathes Farm, Calmlands Road, Roud Edge, Meltham, Huddersfield. £3.50 on day.
TUES APRIL 20th BUNNY RUN 3 .CS. 7.30 pm. As above.
TUES APRIL 27th BUNNY RUN 4 .CS. 7.30 pm. As above. Free buffet to all finishers plus presentation of overall
series awards. Three races out of four for overall awards.
TUES MAY 4th BUNNY RUN
RELAY. CS. 7.30pm. 3 legs, each of 2.5m/250’. £6 per team
of three. Almost any conceivable concoction of teams welcome. Free butties at
the prize giving.
WED MAY 5th LOTHERSDALE FELL
RACE. BS. 7.30 pm 4.5 miles/600’ from the Hare &
Hounds, Lothersdale near Skipton. £3 on night.
TUES MAY 11th JACK BLOOR
RACES. BS. 7.15pm. 5.2m/1150’ from Millennium Gardens,
Ilkley. £3 on night. Website: www.jackbloor.co.uk
SAT MAY 29th HUTTON ROOF
CRAGS RACE. BM. 2.30pm. 7m/1300’ from Hutton Roof
Village Hall, near Kirkby Lonsdale. £3 on day. Country fair, children’s sports.
MON MAY 31st. AUSTWICK
AMBLE. BM. 1pm. 8m/1200’ from Austwick Village centre,
Austwick, near Settle. £3 on day. Course
partially marked and local knowledge an advantage. Website: www.daelnet.co.uk/events.
TUES JUNE 1st ROMBALDS MOOR
FELL RACES. BS. 7.30pm 3m/700’ from RAFA Club,
Shortbank Road, Skipton. £2.50 on night. All proceeds to Candlelighters
children’s cancer charity.
WED JUNE 2nd CHEVIN FELL
RACE. AS. 7.30 pm. 3.5 miles/900’ from Otley Town Centre.
£2.50 on night. Bottle/can beer to all finishers plus spot prizes.
WED JUNE 2nd WHITE LION FELL
RACE. BS. 7.30pm. 3.75m/800’ from the White Lion,
Kildwick, between Keighley & Skipton. : Website; www.keighleyandcraven.co.uk
SAT JUNE 5th PEN Y GHENT.
AS. 3 pm . 5.5 miles/1650’ from Horton in
Ribblesdale Playing Fields. £3 on day.
Part of Horton Gala Day. £1 parking.
WED JUNE 9th MYTHOLMROYD.
BM. 7pm. 7m/1350’ from the Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley
Road, Mytholmroyd. £3 on night. Website: www.halifaxharriers.co.uk
WED JUNE 9th WILL RAMSBOTHAM BADGER STONE RELAY. AS. 7.15pm 2.5m/590’ per leg
from opposite old site of Ilkley College. £6 per team of 3.
SAT JUNE 19th BUCKEN PIKE
FELL RACE. AS. 2.30pm. 4m/900’from Buckden Village
Green, Buckden, Nr Skipton. Village gala. Proceeds to cancer care. Website: www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk
FRI, SAT, SUN JUNE 25TH, 26TH, 27TH
MIDSUMMER MADNESS THREE DAY EVENT : FRI 25TH WICKEN HILL WHIZZ.
AS. 7.30pm.
3m/1000’ from the Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, Hebden
Bridge. Course partially marked and
local knowledge an advantage. Race 1 of Mid Summer Madness 3 day event.
Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
SAT 26th : TOM TITTIMAN
CS. 3pm.
4m/600’ from gala field, Old Town, Hebden Bridge. £3 on day. Village gala. Race
2 of Mid Summer Madness 3 day event. Course partially marked and local
knowledge an advantage.
SUN 27th : RESERVOIR BOGS. BM. 11.30am. 8m/1000’ from Wadsworth Old Town, Hebden Bridge. £3 on
day. Course partially marked and local
knowledge an advantage. Navigational skills required. Race 3 of Mid Summer
Madness 3 day event.
SUN JUNE 27th SETTLE HILLS RACE. AM. 1.00 pm. 7 miles/1750’ from Settle Rugby Club, near the Falcon
Manor Hotel. £3 on day. Course partially
marked and local knowledge an advantage.
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The organisers have emailed to say that they
have received quite a few entries from Idle AC members, and for those who
haven’t entered, the good news is that there’s still time to enter this
wonderful series of 6 separate running events organised in towns & villages
in scenic North Yorkshire. The objective is to complete 4 out of 6 races, 3x10k
plus the half marathon or 10 mile race. Runners who complete 4 out of 6 are
awarded a silver plaque, with a gold plaque presented to runners who complete
all 6 races. In addition category winners are determined by points gained in
each race, and are based on your 3 best 10k’s plus your best long race. Points
are awarded to the first 10 in each age category. There is then a presentation
later in the year (at the Brewery) with prizes and trophies awarded to the 1st,
2nd and 3rd male and female, plus the first three in each
age category. All races can be entered individually as well as part of the
series. The closing date for the
series is 30th April 04.
The races in the series are as follows:
Fountains 10mile: Saturday May 9th, from the village of Grantley near Ripon. Melmerby 10k: Sunday 30th May, from the village just off the A1 near Ripon. Kirkby Malzeard 10k: Saturday 5th June, the village is between Ripon & Masham. Rainton 10k: Sunday 27th June, the village is on the opposite side of the A1 to Melmerby. Burn Valley Half: Saturday July 3rd, from the market town of Masham. Burton Leonard 10k: Sunday 25th July, the village is between Harrogate & Ripon.
NB: All races can
also be entered individually and entry forms for Fountains 10 miler (Attendance
points race), plus the remaining races, will soon be available at the club.
This month we welcome Trish Reddish as our
newest member. Trish is David Reddish’s wife and Davina’s old training partner,
who is now a regular on Wednesdays.
Subject to confirmation from Hepworth & Idle
Cricket Club we have again invited Steve Millward from Nike to the Tuesday
night speed session on 11th May 04. Those who attended for his last
visit last September will be aware that Steve has a motion analysis system
complete with treadmill onboard the Nike Trial van. The machine biomechanically
assesses runners and recommends the correct type of running shoe to be worn and
only takes 5/10 minutes per person.
Steve will be at the club from 6.30pm so runners
can start to try the system and we will offer this facility along side the
speed session. Nike also offers runners the opportunity to try road and off
road shoes free on the night.
Organising club:
Skipton AC
Date:
May 1st 2004 organised by
2003 winners Skipton AC, starting at 5
pm
Route:
Foulridge to Skipton c. 15.5 miles in total over four legs
Teams: 8 runners of any age and running together in pairs (second of pair
must arrive at the changeover point before the next pair goes off). Teams to
include: 2 ladies, one of whom should be a vet, and one of the men should be a
vet. Each pair to give their names to the marshal at the start and end of their
leg.
Info: An
exceptionally picturesque section of canal on which all start locations are
easily accessible. The finish is in Skipton and changing/showers will be
available at the rugby club.
Legs: Legs 1 & 2, road shoes/trail shoes,
legs 3 & 4, trail shoes/fell shoes depending on weather.
Prizes: For first A team and first B team. Extra spot prizes for performances on each leg (to be decided!)
Legs for the 2004 Canal Relay: Foulridge—Skipton
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Leg 1 |
Foulridge to Greenberfield |
c. 4.5 miles |
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Leg 2 |
Greenberfield to East Marton |
c. 2.5 miles |
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Leg 3 |
East Marton to Gargrave |
c. 4.0 miles |
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Leg 4 |
Gargrave to Skipton |
c. 4.5 miles |
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Total |
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c. 15.5 miles |
In 2003 Idle AC entered two teams when we ran
from Leeds to Riddlesden and we were 3rd and 7th team. In
2004 we hope to enter at least two teams. Please submit names to Chris if you
want to be included. Afterwards we will go to the Rugby club for the
presentation. It is rumoured that some
people will then be enjoying a night out in Skipton.
We have 18 entries so far for the full and half marathon,
including a women’s marathon team. It’s not too late to enter but please send
entries direct to the organiser. As with
last year we hope that many members will make a weekend of it - we have details of camping/ caravan sites
(see Martin) and B & B accommodation in Lytham/St Anne’s (see Chris or
Davina).
Those who went last year will remember the great meal we had on
the Saturday night at Margherita, an Italian restaurant, in St.Annes. We hope
to go there again for the early bird menu between 6 and 7pm (probably eating at
6.30pm). Although there is an extensive menu we all opted for the two course
menu which at £7.95 for a starter and main course was good value. Please let
Chris/Davina know who is interested in this so we can book an even bigger
table.
As last year we hope to have a strong turn out for this series of 5k races around Esholt on Wednesday nights on 5th, 19th and 26th May 03, starting at 7.30pm. Get a ‘league’ position by completing all 3 races. Entry forms are available at the club.
Pudsey Pacers have invited us to run with them on
their two ‘away runs’ which will consist of a run of approx 1 hour in duration
and we are offering this opporunity in addition to our own Thursday night run. No need
to book just turn up.
Run
1 29.04.2004 Meet at Golden Acre Park carpark at 7pm for a run around
the park and in the Meanwood area. Drinks afterwards in a nearby pub.
Run 2 27.05.2004 Meet in the carpark on Otley Chevin (opposite the Royalty pub) at 7pm for a scenic run on the Chevin then join them for a drink in the Royalty.
In addition members from Pudsey Pacers will be joining our Tuesday night coached session on Tuesday 8th June in order to look at progressing their coaching opportunities.
Idle AC’s second AGM will be held on Thursday 22nd April at 7.15pm at the Baptist church, Bradford Road, Idle. This is your big chance to air your views on the club’s present and future policy and activities. Please note that there will be no club training on this date. Agendas have now been sent to all members in order for everyone to fully contribute to the meeting. Members are also reminded that subs will be collected at the AGM when a membership form will need to be completed.
It would be appreciated if all subs could be paid by the beginning of May as the North of England subscriptions are due to be paid in May 2003.
Jane’s excellent account of the
Wakefield 10k spurred me to make all members aware of the success that we have
continued to have with the ‘Wednesday Group’. If you are not fully aware this
is an additional informal training group that has continued for almost a year
and is of particular benefit to members/prospective members who were new to
running, coming back after illness, injury or having babies etc. All the runs are at a slowish, easy pace over
shorter distances. Wednesdays remain free and are run from outside Hepworth
& Idle Cricket club at 6.30pm.
We usually have 10+ for each run and
it’s been an ideal night for members to use to introduce friends into running.
We are really pleased with how successful it remains as we have generally used
word of mouth as a means of advertising rather than using media such as the T
& A. It’s been wonderful to see the developments in the group, particularly
the improvements that runners such as Elaine, Jane and Suzanne have made (see
Wakefield 10k results)- Davina.
NB: There will be NO Wednesday group on
5th, 19th and 26th May as we will be
encouraging everyone to run the John Carr 5k series from Esholt.
The 2004 Full Bronte 5 mile race from
Haworth (Old Sun Hotel) will be run on Thursday 10th June at 7.30pm. The race also incorporates the York’s Vets 5 mile
championship. As many of you may be aware this was the first race that Idle AC
did as an affiliated club in 2002. In 2003 we revisited the race in even greater
numbers and in 2004 we would like to have an even larger number with Idle AC
vests. Afterwards we will go into the
Old Sun for a drink in celebration of our 2nd year as an affiliated club.
NB: Those vets who are entering the York’s Vets
Championship must pre enter so oldies should
get the entries in.

No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine.
I stood apprehensively near the changeover area. There were simply crowds of runners. Had I gone too far this time? I had entered practically the whole club in the North of England Men’s 12 Stage and Women’s 6 Stage Road Relay Championships, and then gently encouraged them to run. Alison texted to ask if she should wear her Walshes. Amnuay thought Kay had picked her up to do the Canal Relay. As 11:30 approached, I had 4 runners. I had visions of running multiple legs myself, or of simply failing to field a team. Within a few minutes Elaine had appeared. She soon had hold of a running order sheet, and I began to find that runners were already where they were meant to be before I got to them. I was a little concerned about Adrian, because she explained that his usual race morning routine was to put on his vest, and find his number already pinned to it, by her. Now, I had all the relay numbers in my bag, having only registered the final teams at 10am. I pictured him briefly stopping to admire himself in the dressing table mirror, and realising, with horror, that there was no number pinned to the front of the freshly pressed Idle AC vest.
The runners did come, though, one way or another, every single one. Davina finished the first leg, then Kay took her home to look after the babies and let mother in law go home. They were only delayed a little while by the fact that, whilst they could both remember that Kay’s car is silver in colour, neither of them could remember what kind of car it is, or indeed where it was. One by one our runners went and came. Sue Elliott anchored home the very first Idle AC 6 Stage women’s team, and at the end of a long, and eventually wet day, David Lewis completed the North of England Men’s 12 Stage.
Individual efforts merged into one achievement – one shared by wives, husbands, friends, colleagues and mothers in law. By helping each other we had contributed to our own success, a success simply not achieved by many clubs. The words at the top of the article are by John Donne. Like him we know that we are part of something greater than ourselves, and that by contributing to that, we ourselves can achieve more. What more can we achieve? The words at the bottom of this article are from J.F. Kennedy:
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
Chris