Date	Event
Sun 6^th June 04	Thirsk 10, 2pm.
Sun 6^th June 04	West Yorkshire 5 mile road race, Birkenshaw, 2pm.
Sun 13^th June 04	Middleton Moor 8km Trail Race, Ilkley, 10.40am.
Sun 13^th June04	Ripon Midsummer 10.
Sun 20^th June 04	Blackpool Marathon and Half – Club race for 2004
Thurs 24^th June	Women’s 5k race, Leeds Met University, 7.30pm.
Sun 27^th June04	Rainton 10k, 11.45am, C/D 19/6/04 No entries on day. Part of Black Sheep Series.
Sun 27^th June	Humber Bridge Half, 11am.
Wed 30^th June 04	Otley 10, 7.30pm.
Sat 3^rd July 04	Burn Valley Half marathon, Masham, 2pm. Demanding but scenic course with a free food afterwards. A great day out. Part of Blacksheep series. Also fun run.
Sun 4^th July 04	Skipton Tough 10, 11 am.
Sun 11^th July 04	Roundhay Park 5 mile race, 11am.
Thurs 15^th July 04	Away run: 7pm from Baildon Moor. See below for details.
Sun 18^th July 04	Eccup 10, Leeds, 10am. Incorporates Yorks Vets Championships. Free T shirt.
Sun 18^th July 04	Pudsey 10k, 10.45am. Part off road 10k. Points race.
Sat 14^th Aug 04	Arncliffe Gala 4 mile road race and/or Fell race. See details below.
Sun 22^nd Aug 04	The Great Langdale marathon & Half. See details below.

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.

Details of the Attendance Scheme up to the end of May are below. Well done to Kay and Edward who are May’s joint attendance winners.

Name	May									May	May
	4	6	11	13	18	20	25	27		Races	Totals
Adrian Trevelyan	1									10	11
Amnuay Scott		1		1						15	17
Archie Devesher	1									5	6
Chris Smith	1		1	1	1		1			5	10
Chris Stubbs		1	1	1						5	8
Dave Currie	1	1	1								3
David Dewhirst	1			1	1	1	1				5
David Lewis			1							5	6
David Reddish			1							5	6
Davina Smith		1				1		1		10	13
Dexter Wright										5	5
Dominic Hopson	1	1	1							5	8
Donna Edmondson										5	5
Douglas Briggs						1				5	6
Edward East	1	1				1				15	18
Gary Naylor			1	1						15	17
Glen Pinkney										5	5
Husna Rasheed	1		1							5	7
Ian Fisher			1							5	6
Janet Burnside										5	5
Jimmy Preston	1	1									2
Joanne Belcher		1				1				10	12
Joseph Marjoram				1	1			1			3
Katy Ostick	1		1	1						5	8
Kay Gambles	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		10	18
Laura Brook		1								10	11
Lisa Flesher				1						15	16
Martin Burnside			1	1							2
Matthew Coles				1	1					5	7
Peter Helliwell			1							10	11
Peter Vickers		1	1			1				10	13
Richard Lyons			1	1	1		1				4
Sandra Duarte										5	5
Simon Bellwood		1	1	1		1		1		5	10
Stephen Edwards			1					1			2
Steve Little			1							10	11
Sue Elliott										5	5
Suzanne Bairstow							1				1
Tony Blythe						1					1
Trevor Hooley			1							5	6
Wilma Saville							1				1
	11	12	19	13	6	9	6	5	0	235	316

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.	18 Idle AC runners, many PB’s. Donna set a new Female club record with 1.35.14.
February - Sun 16^th	Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon.	10 Idle AC runners including 2 pbs.
March- Sun 7^th	Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am.	15 Idle AC members for this tough off road half marathon.
March – Sun 14^th	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.
April- Sun4^th	Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat course.	14 runners at this event including pb’s from the Wednesday group trio- Elaine, Jane, and Suzanne..
April- Tues 6^th	Bunny Run1, 3 mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00 pm.	11 Idle AC on this muddy course runners enticed to run by the chance of a free cream egg including birthday boy Dave Lewis.
April – Sun 11^th	Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am.	We had 8 runners for this Easter Sunday run. See results below.
May - Wed –5^th	John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Fast, flat course. Good local event.	29 runners for this fast flat course. Ian set a new Male club record and finished in 2^nd place. Dave Lewis, Lisa Flesher and Laura Brook all set age club records. See results below.
May- Sun 9^th	Fountains Abbey 10mile. Part of Black sheep series.	11 Idle AC vests lined up for this race, the start of the Black Sheep Series. Chris Stubbs was close to the club record in 6^th position. There was pb’s from Amnuay and Pete V and from Lisa and Gary in their first 10mile races. Kay set a new F45 club record. Full results below.
May- Sun 16th	Leeds Half Marathon, 10am. Closing date 23/4/04. No late entries.	We had 12 runners for this local event held in hot conditions. However there were still a few pb’s including Doug. Lisa and Gary ran well in their first half marathon.
June – Thurs 10^th June	Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.	19 runners, 3 club records broken and a Yorkshire vets trophy. See results below.
June - Sun 20^th	Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. 2004 club race/weekend away.	There’s still time to enter.
July18 – Sun	Pudsey 10k, 10.45am.
Sept 26– Sun	Kirkstall Abbey 10k. 10am.
Oct – Sun 3^rd	Horsforth 10k, 10am.
Oct- Sun 10^th	Bridlington Half marathon, 12 Noon.
Oct–Sun 31st	Holmfirth 15mile.
Oct–Sun 31^st	Roundhay Romp 10k.
Nov- Sun 7^th	Guy Fawkes10mile10.30am.
Nov- Sun 28^th	Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am.

Race results: Various races

Pen-y-Ghent Fell race: 5^th June, 5.5 miles. AS.

David Lewis 1.08

West Yorkshire 5 on 6^th June 04

David Lewis 36.29

David Dewhirst 46.57

Jane Lewis 56.04

Goole Riverside Challenge 1/3 Marathon (8.73 miles) on 6^th June 04:

11 Joe Marjoram 54.31 Club record.

For Blacksheep results see below.

Please continue to make Davina/Chris/Martin aware if you have raced so we can record the results in the Gossip and on the website.

Summer Away runs:

This summer we will have 3 ‘away’ runs, one on a Thursday evening and two on Sunday mornings. The dates are as follows:

Thursday 15^th July – Away run from Shipley Glen (Car park behind Glen pub) at 7pm.

The Sunday run dates have still to be confirmed but it is hoped that Steve Little will lead a ‘Rock and River’ run (as last year) from Barden Bridge. Also Skipton AC have invited us to run with them, and possibly some of the other Winter League clubs, one Sunday. Further details will be published on the website and in the Gossip when confirmed.

Fell Races: June-End Aug 04.

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.

TUES JUNE 1^st 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 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 5^th 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 9^th MYTHOLMROYD. BM. 7pm. 7m/1350’ from the Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd. £3 on night. Website: www.halifaxharriers.co.uk

WED JUNE 9^th 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 19^th 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 25^TH, 26^TH, 27^TH MIDSUMMER MADNESS THREE DAY EVENT: FRI 25^TH 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 26^th: 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 27^th: 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.

SUN JULY 4^th OXENHOPE STRAW RACE. 3m/600’/ALE. The race involves carrying a bale of straw, drinking 5 pints of beer en route for teams of two, 2 ladies or a mixed team. Entry fee £15 by 26^th June. Limited entry on the day. Start 12 noon. Fancy dress welcome. Website: www.packham45.freeserve.co.uk/strawrace/index.htm.

TUE JULY 6^th DANEFIELD RELAY, BS. 7.15pm. 2.5m/500’ per leg. A three leg relay from Danefield Park, East Chevin Road, Otley. £6 per team of 3 on night. Website: www.fellandale.org.uk

TUES JULY 6^th STOODLEY PIKE FELL RACE. BS. 7.30pm. 3.5m/700’ from the Top Brink Inn, Lumbutts, Todmorden. £3 on night. Website: www.todharriers.co.uk

WED JULY 14^th STIRTON FELL RACE. BS. 7.30pm. 5.5m/800’ from Tarnhouse, Stirton, Skipton. £3 on night. Website: www.keighleyandcraven.co.uk

SAT JULY 17^th INGLEBOROUGH FELL RACE. AM. 3pm. 7m/2000’ from the Community Centre Sports Field, Ingleton. £3 on day. Gala.

SUN JULY 18^th OLDFIELD FELL RACE. CS. 11.30am. 5.5m/550’ from the Grouse Inn, Oldfield, Near Oakworth, Keighley. £3 on day. New course.

WED JULY 21^st WIDDOP FELL RACE. BM. 7.15 pm. 7miles/1200’ from the Pack Horse Inn (The Ridge) Widdop, Hebden Bridge. £3 on night. Course partially marked. Experience required.

SAT JULY 24^th TURNSLACK FELL RACE. AM. 2.30pm. 8m/2000’ from Calderbrook playing fields, near summit, Littleborough. £3 on day. Various stalls. Course partially marked. Experience required.

TUES AUG 3^rd CROW HILL RACE. BS. 7.30pm. 5m/1000’ from the Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd, nr Hebden Bridge. £3 on night. Website: www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk

SAT AUG 7^th HELLIFIELD GALA FELL RACE. BS. 2.30pm. 3.5m/850’ from Hellifield Recreation field. £2.50 on day. Village gala.

TUE AUG 10^th GIANTS WITHENS & WINDMILLS. BS. 7.30pm. 5m/1000’ from Ogden reservoir embankment causeway foot off A629. £3 on night. www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk

SAT AUG 14^th ARNCLIFFE GALA FELL RACES. AS. 3pm. 1.8 miles/443’ from Arncliffe Village Green, near Skipton. £2.50 on day. Also Gala road race.

SAT AUG 21^st BURNSALL CLASSIC FELL RACE. AS. 5pm. 1.5 miles/900’ from Burnsall, Skipton. £5 to organiser by 10^th Aug. Village sports, side-shows and 10 mile road race. Website: www.burnsallsports.co.uk

SUN AUG 22^nd SEDBERGH HILLS RACE. AL. 12noon. 14m/6000’ from the Peoples Hall, Howgill Lane, Sedbergh. £5 on day. Experience required. Local knowledge an advantage. Navigational skills required.

SAT AUG 28^th RAGLEY RUN. BS. 1.30pm. 5m/750’ from the Fete Field, Blackshaw Head, Hebden Bridge. £2.50 on day.

IT IS VITAL THAT IF YOU BEGIN A FELL RACE AND THEN PULL OUT, YOU MUST INFORM THE ORGANISER AT ONCE. OTHERWISE EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL BE DEPLOYED TO FIND YOU ON THE FELL.

EVEN IN SUMMER BRING FULL WATERPROOF BODY COVER – YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO CARRY IT

Note: A full list of local fell races for 2004 is available at the club or via the website. Chris also has a copy of the new FRA calendar.

Otley 10 mile road race: Wednesday 30^th June.

We have entry forms for the Otley 10 mile race for members who fancy a tough 10 mile course. The race starts at 7.30pm and offers a substantial prize list for all categories and mementos for all finishers. Entries are accepted on the night.

Carr Lane race: Saturday 3^rd July 04 at 3.45pm.

The poster for this race says that this is “ The toughest road race in Bradford!!”. The course record is 9 minutes and 35 seconds and the race is open to anyone over the age of 11 and starts on the site of the Wrose Carnival, Wrose Recreation Ground, off Wrose Grove. Entries cost £1, on the day only. In a past life Chris has organised this race and won it and it may appeal to members of Idle AC as its local, although be aware that it usually attracts a very small field.

Arncliffe Gala, Sat 14^th August. A grand day out!

Text Box: Saturday 14^th Aug offers a good family day out with the added attraction of not one, but two races. Last year we had Idle AC vests in the 4 mile road race and 4 in the fell race on what was the hottest day of the year!

Last year Idle AC got noticed at this event for a number of reasons – firstly we were the biggest club, secondly Davina got mentioned as being the only runner who was 5months pregnant with twins, and thirdly the women were first women’s team home: Jo, Kay and Davina. The men’s team finished in third position.

We all had a grand day out last year, including Alison who brought along baby Thomas, who was then 6 weeks old and proudly wearing his Idle AC vest! – It’s hard to believe that this was all a year ago, and we wish Thomas a happy 1^st birthday.

The start times for this year’s race have still to be confirmed but it’s likely that the 4 mile road race will be at 1.30/2.00pm and the fell race after that. Entries on the day.

Black Sheep Brewery Race Series 2004.

We’ve now run the first three races of the series and although it’s too late to enter the series it is possible to enter the individual races: The latest results are as follows:

Melmerby 10k: Sunday 30^th May 04:

Joseph Marjoram	37.45	21
Edward East	40.40	55	PB
Matthew Coles	41.19	65	PB
Steven Little	41.50	71
Peter Vickers	44.53	111
Peter Helliwell	45.16	116
Lisa Flesher	46.49	138	PB
Michael Masleczko	48.56	163
Amnuay Scott	48.57	164	PB
Gary Naylor	49.19	170	PB
Joanne Belcher	55.11	226	PB

Kirkby Malzeard 10k: Saturday 5^th June 04:

44:Matt Coles 42.14, 45:Edward East 42.28, 55: Steve Little 43.44, 74:Richard Lyons 45.31 (pb), 80: Pete Vickers 46.18, 106: Jo Belcher 48.37, 114: Gary Naylor 48.58 (pb), 116: Lisa Flesher 49.03, 131: Davina Smith 50.44, 134: Amnuay Scott 51.07.

Well done to the women’s team who finished 3^rd overall.

The remaining races are:

Rainton 10k: Sunday 27^th June, the village is on the opposite side of the A1 to Melmerby. Get your entries in ASAP.

Burn Valley Half: Saturday July 3^rd, from the market town of Masham. Burton Leonard 10k: Sunday 25^th July, the village is between Harrogate & Ripon.

Check out the www.blacksheeprunners.co.uk website for series info and photos. There is a link from our website.

Beckett Park 5k women’s only race

As I mentioned in May’s Gossip, a number of us have been supporting this local event for some years. This year it is held on Thursday 24^th June.

This is a trail race that generally appeals to all female members no matter what pace you run at. It attracts a fast front end but equally it’s a race that many women jog or walk and therefore it may appeal to those women who are new to running or getting back from injury etc. Entry forms are now available at the club and entries are accepted on the night. - Davina.

New Members

This month we welcome 2 new members – Wilma Saville and Phil Routh. Wilma has been running by herself but has decided that the best way to improve is to join a local club. Wilma has already seen great improvements whilst running the John Carr series. Phil, a mate of Tony’s, has been running for a while but has now ‘officially’ joined (paid his subs!!). Welcome to Wilma and Phil.

The Idle Web – June 2004

This month I launched Idle AC’s own Forum & online chat facility. The Forum consists of 4 main areas,

1. Announcements – For Committee members to post urgent or important messages for all to see. (The whole Internet will see them).

2. General Discussion forum - This is the main General Discussion area where everyone can post messages to each other. (Again the whole Internet will see them).

3. Idle AC members only forum. Login required to access this area.

4. Idle AC committee member’s forum. Only available to committee members.

It is not compulsory to obtain a login account to use the forum, that is how most of the users will work when posting messages to the general discussion forum. However you will need a login to enter the restricted areas.

Creating a login

When you click on the forum link you will see the “forum home page”. There is available a login & create account link. Please get into the habit of logging in to these forums, as you will be seen as a proper Idle AC user & not an anonymous login. This will help public users to identify us properly. To create the account, click the “create account” link & follow the on screen instructions.

Apply for group membership

To access the restricted forums you will have to “apply for membership” Click on the restricted group & log in. You will be prompted for an application. Fill out your email address & post the form. This will trigger an email to me so that I can firstly validate that you are an Idle AC member & then I can open up your account to access the forums.

Chat

There is a “Chat” option that I have also enabled. You can click on this link on the top of each forum. It will take you into a “Live Chat” area where you can see if anyone is online & chat with them live on the internet.

Keep on Browsing - Martin.

Blackpool Marathon/Half: Idle AC Club race 2004

There will be a large number of Idle AC vests on the start line for the full and half marathon, including a women’s marathon team, and most members are making a weekend of it. The caravan site where a number of runners are staying is now full although there is a site advertised in the Lytham and St.Anne's on Sea Accommodation Guide which is the Eastham Hall caravan park, Saltcotes Road, Lytham which is 1.5 miles from Lytham and 6 miles from Blackpool: Tel 01253 737907 for details.

Chris, Davina and a variety of other members are staying at the Aileena Bed and Breakfast in St. Anne’s on Sea, although this is now fully booked.

St.Anne’s -on-Sea offers a gentler and more peaceful location than Blackpool yet it’s only 3.5 miles to the Pleasure Beach and 6.2 miles to the marathon start (Hilton Hotel). There is a variety of hotel and B & B Accommodation in St.Anne’s and Davina has an accommodation guide or one can be obtained from the Tourist Office: 01253 725610. In addition there are of course many other Hotels and guesthouses around the Blackpool area!

Those who went last year will remember the great meal we had on the Saturday night at Margherita, an Italian restaurant, in St.Anne’s. 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.

John Carr Race Series.

We certainly got noticed at the John Carr race series on 5^th 19^th and 26^th May. Idle AC were the biggest club for all three races with 30 runners for the 1^st race, 31 for the second and 37 for the final event. The results of the final race held on Wednesday 26^th May were:

Name		Position	Time
Fisher	Ian	1	14.44
Marjoram	Joseph	38	17.08
Reddish	David	66	18.06
Coles	Matthew	77	18.24
Hopson	Dominic	85	18.45
Edwards	Stephen	89	18.51
Smith	Chris	90	18.56
Vickers	Peter	91	18.57
East	Edward	94	19.00
Trevelyan	Adrian	106	19.16
Wright	Dexter	108	19.22
Pinkney	Glenn	113	19.30
Edmondson	Donna	118	19.38
Lyons	Richard	121	19.47
Hedley	Trevor	125	19.57
Helliwell	Peter	129	20.02
Little	Steve