Contents

Coming Events: December, January & February. 2

Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2004 details:. 3

Race results: Various races. 7

Fell Races: to end December 04. 8

West Yorkshire Winter League – 2nd Race Sun 5th December at Idle. 9

3rd Annual Sewage Works Surprise Club Handicap Race: Sunday 19th December at 10am. 11

Review of a year at Idle AC – 2004. 12

Christmas at Idle AC.. 14

New Members. 15

Marathon newsletter. 15

The Vets Bill 16

From the Coach…... 18

 

Coming Events: December, January & February

Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.

Date

Event

Sun 19th Dec 04

3rd Annual Sewage Works Surprise 4 mile club Handicap race, 10am, Stansfield Arms.  Afternoon Presentation in the Symposium. See below.

Sun 26th Dec 04

Chevin Chase, 7mile off road race on Otley Chevin. Get your entries in ASAP.

Sun 26th Dec 04

3 mile Village fun run, charity race hosted by Stainland Lions. 11am, Red Lion car park, Stainland.

Tues 28th Dec 04

Jolly Holly Jog, 10k, Ripon. One lap scenic multi terrain course.  EVENT FULL.

Sun 9th Jan 05

Pennine 10K, 9.30am, Halifax. T shirt to all finishers.

Sun 16th Jan 05

3rd West Yorks Winter League cross country, 11am, Esholt, hosted by St.Bede’s. See below. All club required to run.

Sun 23rd Jan 05

Brass Monkey Half marathon at York. Entries closed as race entry limit reached. Hopefully a few of us have got in!!

Sun 30th Jan 05

4th West Yorks Winter League cross country, 11am, at Pudsey. All club required to run. 

Sun 6 Feb 05

Dewsbury 10k, 9.30am. Flat, fast pb course.

Sun 20th Feb 05

Snake Lane 10, Pocklington (Near York), fast and fairly flat course.

Sun 27th Feb 05

Final West Yorks Winter League cross county, 11.30am at Skipton. All club required to run.

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 November are below.

Name

Nov

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nov

Nov

 

2

4

9

11

16

18

23

25

30

Races

Totals

Adrian Trevelyan

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

10

13

Alison Garlick

1

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

5

8

Amnuay Scott

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

 

3

Chris Booker

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

Chris Smith

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

1

1

 

6

Chris Stubbs

 

1

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

5

Clare Sweeney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Dave Currie

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

4

David Dewhirst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

David Lewis

1

 

 

1

 

1

1

 

1

10

15

David Reddish

 

1

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

4

Davina Smith

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

10

13

Dominic Hopson

1

1

 

1

 

 

1

1

1

10

16

Donna Edmonson

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

5

9

Douglas Briggs

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

6

Edward East

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

Elaine Trevelyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Gary Naylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

5

7

Ian Fisher

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Jane Lewis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Janet Burnside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Joanne Belcher

1

 

 

1

1

 

 

1

1

 

5

Joseph Marjoram

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Kay Gambles

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

9

Lisa Flesher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Lisa Hall

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Martin Burnside

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

10

13

Michael Masleczko

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

2

Peter Helliwell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Phil Routh

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

4

Richard Lyons

1

 

1

1

 

 

1

 

1

5

10

Richard Raistrick

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

3

Roy Bradshaw

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Simon Bellwood

 

1

 

 

1

1

1

 

 

10

14

Simon Blackburn

1

1

1

 

1

 

1

1

1

 

7

Stephen Edwards

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

5

8

Steve Little

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

3

Suzanne Bairstow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

Tony Blythe

1

1

1

 

1

1

1

 

1

 

7

Vicki Hawker

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Warren Fletcher

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

5

Wilma Saville

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

5

 

20

11

14

8

13

4

22

9

17

135

253

 

Well done to Dominic who is November’s attendance winner. The Club races for 2004, where points could be earned, were as follows:

Date

Race Details

Comments.

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.

February - Sun 16th

Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon.

10 Idle AC runners including 2 pbs.

 

March- Sun 7th

Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am.

15 Idle AC members for this tough off road half marathon.

March – Sun 14th

Spen 20mile, 10am.  

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- Sun4th

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 6th

Bunny Run 1, 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 11th

Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am.

We had 8 runners for this Easter Sunday run.

May - Wed –5th

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 2nd place. Dave Lewis, Lisa Flesher and Laura Brook all set age club records.

May- Sun 9th

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 6th position. There were pb’s from Amnuay and Pete V and from Lisa and Gary in their first 10mile races. Kay set a new F45 club record. 

May- Sun 16th

Leeds Half Marathon, 10am.

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 10th June

Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.

19 runners, 3 club records broken and a Yorkshire vets trophy for Lisa Flesher who was 2nd F35 in the Yorks Vets Championships.

June - Sun 20th

Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. 2004 club race/weekend away.

 

We had 6 in the marathon which included Jo Belcher who set a new female club record in 3.44 and Vicki Hawker who ran her debut marathon. In the half three club records were broken: Doug Briggs 1.22 (male), Lisa Flesher 1.43 (F35) and Kay Gambles 1.44 (F45). 2nd F35 team in BMAF championships – Lisa, Archie and Janet.

July18 – Sun

Pudsey 10k, 10.45am.

14 runners and two team prizes. 3rd male team and 3rd female team.

Sept 26– Sun

Kirkstall Abbey 10k. 10am.

14 runners at this race.

Oct – Sun 3rd

Horsforth 10k, 10am.

14 runners including Kay who set a new F45 club record, Davina who was 3rd F35 in the Yorkshire Vets Championships and Clare Sweeney who ran her first ever 10k race.

Oct- Sun 17th

Bridlington Half marathon, 12 Noon.

2 clubs records: Jo broke the female club record with her pb time of 1.34 whilst Simon set a new M40 record when he ran 1.26.

Oct–Sun 31st

Holmfirth 15mile. 10.30am.

3 club records: Chris Stubbs broke the male 15 mile record with his pb time of 1.37.03. Simon Bellwood set a new M40 record with 1.43.58 and Donna set a female record with her time of 1.50.54. Davina was 1st F35 in the Yorks Vets Championships and Lisa Hall ran her first 15miler in 2.11. 

Nov- Sun 7th

Guy Fawkes10mile10.30am.

12 runners for this hilly 10 mile course including Lisa Flesher who broke the F35 record with her personal best time of 1.16 and was 3rd F35 in the race. The women picked up a 2nd place team prize (Donna, Lisa and Davina).

Nov- Sun 28th

Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am.

15 Idle AC runners, including Doug Briggs who set a new club record. Many PB times were set.

 
  

Race results: Various races

 

Abbey Dash 10k, Sun 28th November 04

 

Douglas

Briggs

36:13.

Club record

David

Lewis

40:33

 

Simon

Bellwood

40:47

 

Dominic

Hopson

37.53

 

Adrian

Trevelyan

43:25

 

Stephen

 

Edwards

42:57

 

Davina

 

Smith

47:04

 

Gary

 

Naylor

47:50

 

David

 

Dewhirst

50:46

PB

Martin

 

Burnside

49:06

 

Elaine

 

Trevelyan

55:19

PB

Suzanne

 

Bairstow

56:02

PB

Wilma

 

Saville

54:36

PB

Janet

 

Burnside

58.24

PB

Jane

 

Lewis

65.05

PB

 

Rivock Edge Fell Race, Sun 28th Nov 04, 7.31miles, 785 ft climb.

 
 66   Chris Smith                                 01:00:49
 116   Warren Fletcher    01:08:14
 125   Phil Routh                                01:10:11
 146   Michael Masleczko                    01:13:54
 150   Lisa Flesher           01:17:34
 152   Joanne Belcher                          01:17:42
 160   Amnuay Scott                           01:19:32
 161   Kay Gambles                            01:20:46
 
 There were 164 runners.

 

 

 

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.  If you have no official results please write the race details in the signing in book and we will try to obtain results.

 

Fell Races: to end December 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.

 

SUN DEC 19th THE STOOP. BS. 11.30 am. 5 miles/800’ from Penistone Hill Country Park, Haworth. £3 on day. All finishers receive a Cadbury’s Chocolate Chunk. Free coffee & biscuits. All prizes are “Christmas Related”.

 

FRI DEC 31st THE 11th BRISCOE’S BREWERY AULD LANG SYNE RACE. BM. 11.30 am. 6miles/900’ from Penistone Hill Country Park, Haworth. £3 on day. All finishers receive a bottle of beer.  Free coffee & biscuits. All prizes are beers, ales, ciders etc.

 

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.

 

We should get the full list of local fell races for 2005 soon.

West Yorkshire Winter League – 2nd Race Sun 5th December at Idle.

Our home event, the 2nd of the WYWL fixtures attracted another record field of 212 runners from the 8 clubs. This included 29 runners from Idle AC.  The course of approx 4.3 miles included the ‘hill of death’ (slippery steps) but once again we showed other clubs that we had great strength in depth.  Ian had his second consecutive win supported by festive Steve “Santa” Bottomley in 5th place. Once again the women showed their competitive edge with Donna finishing in 2nd place and the ever improving Lisa in 6th place. Clare Sweeney showed great potential, finishing 25th in her first ever cross country race. The team results were:

 

On the day

 

 

 

Men

 

 

Vets

 

Idle A C

1287

 

Dewsbury

475

Pudsey

1257

 

Skipton

449

Stainland

1203

 

Pudsey

448

Dewsbury

1179

 

Idle A C

443

Skipton

1175

 

Stainland

408

LBT

1164

 

Baildon

395

St. Bede's

1084

 

LBT

389

Baildon

1077

 

St. Bede's

366

Women

 

 

Overall

 

Dewsbury

294

 

Idle AC

1567

Idle A C

280

 

Pudsey

1516

Stainland

280

 

Stainland

1483

Baildon

264

 

Dewsbury

1473

Pudsey

259

 

Skipton

1420

Skipton

245

 

LBT

1408

LBT

244

 

Baildon

1341

St. Bede’s

168

 

St. Bede’s

1252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall results after 2 events:

 

 

Men

 

 

Vets

 

Idle AC

2584

 

Dewsbury

947

Pudsey

2516

 

Pudsey

894

LBT

2433

 

Idle AC

879

Stainland

2391

 

LBT

860

Dewsbury

2339

 

Skipton

852

Skipton

2217

 

Baildon

843

Baildon

2139

 

Stainland

803

St. Bede’s

2080

 

St. Bede’s

731

Women

 

 

Overall

 

Dewsbury

589

 

Idle AC

3136

Idle A C

552

 

Pudsey

3048

Pudsey

532

 

LBT

2938

Stainland

529

 

Dewsbury

2928

Baildon

518

 

Stainland

2920

Skipton

514

 

Skipton

2731

LBT

505

 

Baildon

2657

St. Bede’s

289

 

St. Bede’s

2369

 

The remaining fixtures for 2004/5 are as follows:

 

3              16th Jan 05 hosted by St.Bede’s, 11 am.            

4                     30th Jan 05 hosted by Pudsey Pacers, 11am.   

5                     27th Feb 05 hosted by Skipton AC, 11.30am. (note change of start time)

 

Sunday 16th January sees the 3rd event at Esholt, another local event so we again hope to have a huge club turn out..

 

Whilst the League does offer individual trophy positions, its primary objective is team competition.  The five team scores are added together to decide the following team trophies:

 

1st Combined Team, 2nd Combined Team, 3rd Combined Team.

1st Male Team.

1st Female team.

1st Vets Team (combination of male/females).

 

A club team is the first seven men to cross the line (which must include 2 vets), and the first three women (including 1 vet), in each event.

 

The vets team is the 2 male and the one female counting vets added together.

 

Different runners may score in different races - it’s just first past the post on the day.

 

The first Combined Team can enter the National League Final and the 2nd Combined Team can enter the Plate Race at the National Final which will take place at Nottingham on 20th March 05.  Further details will be circulated prior to each event.

3rd Annual Sewage Works Surprise Club Handicap Race: Sunday 19th December at 10am.

December 02 saw the start of a yearly tradition for Idle AC – the annual Sewage Works Surprise club handicap race! The race is open to all members and will be run as a 4 mile Handicap race from the Stansfield Arms Pub at Apperley Bridge, starting at 10am on Sunday 19th  December 04. Runners are welcome to run in fancy dress!! (again). There is a special annual trophy for the winner, which was won last year by Michael Masleczko.  This trophy will be presented at the Symposium at 2.30 pm, then a hot buffet (as last year) will be available for £4.50 per adult and £2.25 per child. Please write your name on the list at the club if you intend to run so we can work out the handicap times and so that we can order the food.  Chris promises more accurate course measurement this year (rather than just guessing!) so people shouldn’t be too stitched up on times.  But in a handicap race there’s only ever one person who feels the handicapper got it right…

Review of a year at Idle AC – 2004.

January- 17 runners for the Yorkshire X County Champs at Guiseley and 12 for the NoEAA Championships. 32 runners for 3rd WYWL cross country at Esholt with Ian finishing in 1st and Steve Bottomley in 2nd positions. 18 runners at the Brass Monkey Half marathon including many pb’s set. Donna set a new female club record with 1.35.14.  

February- 25 runners for the final WYWL event at Skipton leading Idle AC to  finish as overall runners up in the League, winners of the Women’s trophy and 3rd in the men in our 2nd cross country season. Members picked up 8 individual trophies: Ian (1st Male), Doug (5th Male), Donna (2nd female), Jo (4th female), Amnuay (1st F35), Kay (1st F45). In addition Edward East collected the Dave Turpin trophy for most improved male and Kay received the Paul Dowson trophy for the most improved female. 10 runners at the Liversedge Half with 2 pb’s set. 6 runners ran in the English National Cross county champs at Temple Newsam meaning that for the first time we had runners in the Yorkshire, Regional and National champs.  

March- We celebrated our second year since the formation of Idle AC (formed 22nd March 2002) when we hosted the WYWL Presentation night at Idle WMC. We had 15 runners at the Baildon Boundary Way and 2 club records were set at Spen 20 Simon M40 and Davina (F35).

April- Simon, Pete H, Edward, Matt and Martin represented Idle in the London marathon. Simon set a new M40 record.

We had both a men’s and women’s team in the Men’s 12 stage and Women’s 6 stage relay at Lister Park – a fact that was recognized by the event organizers and by many clubs who congratulated us. We had 15 runners at the Wakefield 10k, including Suzanne Bairstow who ran her 1st ever race. We had runners at all 3 Bunny Runs.

May- Another busy month with the three John Carr 5k races once again proving popular with 30, 31, and 37 runners at the events – in fact Idle AC were the biggest club at each event!!. After 3 races Ian finished as overall series winner, Lisa Flesher was 2nd F35 and Kay was 1st F45. We also saw club records from Joe Marjoram (Male), Dexter Wright M40, Richard Lyons M45, Lisa Flesher F35, Laura Brook F40 and Kay Gambles F45. In addition we had a string of pb’s. We had 3 teams in the WYWL Canal relay, coming in 2nd in each category, A,B and C. Debut half marathons from Lisa Flesher and Gary Naylor at Leeds and a pb from Doug.  5 of us ran the Belfast Marathon which included 3 pb's and two club records (Jo and Davina) and a debut marathon for Sue Elliott. May also saw the start of the Black Sheep Series.

June- The 10th June 2003 saw us mark our second year as an affiliated club and to celebrate 19 members ran the Bronte 5 race at Haworth with Simon Bellwood, Lisa Flesher and Kay Gambles all breaking club records.   In addition Lisa finished 2nd F35 in the Yorkshire Vets Championships. We also had our second weekend away when many of us ran the Blackpool marathon/Half. In the half marathon Doug set a new male club record, Lisa broke the F35 record and Kay smashed the F45 record and there were debut halves from Archie, Husna, and Katy, whilst Janet Burnside took over 9 minutes off her previous best time! The F35 women picked up a prize in the British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) Half Marathon Championships, held in conjunction with the Blackpool Half Marathon. In the F35 category Idle AC finished in 2nd place with Lisa Flesher, Archie Devesher and Janet Burnside each being awarded team medals.  

The full marathon saw debuts from Vicki and a (British) debut from Amnuay whilst Jo set a new female marathon club record and achieved her London automatic entry time. We finished 1st women’s team in the Triangular relay at Esholt (Kay, Lisa F, Amnuay and Laura).    

July- The women’s Half marathon team of Jo, Kay and Davina secured a 1st women’s team place at the Burn Valley half, despite competition from many other clubs. This was our first women’s team prize in an open race. Kay also picked up a prize for being the top F45 runner. For the first time we had both men and women in a Yorkshire Vets Relay team. We welcomed a new member to the Idle AC ‘Baby club’ as we congratulated Alison and Dominic on the birth of baby Rory.

Aug- A quieter month but we still saw five runners at the Isle of Mann marathon, including Jo who not only set a new pb and female record - she won the women’s race! Dave and Jane Lewis went to the Olympics to the (now) famous X-Dream Hotel!!!.  We had 10 runners at Harrogate 10k.

September- Lisa Flesher ran her debut marathon at Nottingham in a time of 3.51.50 giving her a new F35 club record. Kay finished as 3rd woman at the Sutton 7. We had 9 runners at the Great North Run on 25th September, three of whom ran their first half marathon- Suzanne, Wilma and Elaine. 

October- October saw a host of club records being broken. Firstly we had 14 runners in the Horsforth 10k in which Kay set a new F45 club record and Davina was 3rd F35 in the Yorkshire Vets Championships.  Kay was on a roll when she finished as 1st F45 in the Scarborough 10 mile trail race achieving a new F45 club record with her pb time of 1.16. At the far end of the country Joe Marjoram run 1.01 in the Great South 10 mile run giving him a new Male club record. Two more club records were set at the Brid half when Jo Belcher set a new female record with her 94.20 time and Simon Bellwood broke the M40 record with his time of 86.52. The successful month ended with the Holmfirth 15 race on 31st October and 3 more club records: Chris Stubbs broke the male 15 mile record with his pb time of 1.37.03. Simon Bellwood set a new M40 record with 1.43.58 and Donna set a female record with her time of 1.50.54. Davina was 1st F35 in the York’s Vets Championships and Lisa Hall ran her first 15 mile race in 2.11.  Idle AC were 1st women’s team in the Yorkshire Championships: Donna, Davina and Jo.

November- The start of the 2004/5 WYWL cross country season at Dewsbury. Ian Fisher won the race, supported by Steve Bottomley in 2nd place and Doug Briggs in 11th place.  The women’s team were equally impressive with Donna Edmondson in fourth place and the ever improving Lisa Flesher in 7th place. Jo Belcher finished in 20th Position despite having run the New York marathon the previous Sunday.  Idle won the first event, twenty eight points ahead of LBT. There were 12 Idle AC runners at the Guy Fawkes 10, which included Lisa Flesher who picked up a prize for being 3rd F35. Idle AC were also 2nd female team with Donna, Lisa and Davina. Joe Marjoram set a new club record at the Roundhay 5. The month ended with 15 runners at the Abbey Dash, including Doug Briggs who set a new club record. On the same day the club had 8 runners at the Rivock Edge fell race.

December- The second WYWL fixture saw us successfully hosting our home event with a 29 Idle AC runners. Ian won the race but he had strong back up from Steve Bottomley and Doug Briggs. For the women Donna finished second and Lisa Flesher finished in 5th position despite carrying a hip injury. They were supported by

an 8 women team, which included newcomer, Clare Sweeney.  Steve Little and Martin Burnside qualified as Level II coaches.

Overall 2004 was a really successful year which saw our membership continue to increase and training nights regularly seeing 20 members at a time. We showed that we can provide strong team and individual performances in road, cross country and in fell and trail races alike.

We now look forward to 2005 when we hope to build on our success in the WYWL and when we’ll aim to continue to succeed at all distances and in all disciplines.

Christmas at Idle AC

December is a busy month for us all, with the second cross country fixture on the 5th, the Christmas Do on the 10th, and the Sewage works Surprise Race on the 19th.  With Christmas and New Year’s Day both being on a Saturday the training nights of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will not be affected. We will have our usual ‘Christmas Lights’ run on Thursday 21st Dec (20th for the Wednesday group) when we hope to find a selection of decorated houses which show festive spirit. Afterwards there will be mince pies. Hopefully we should have a good turn out for the Chevin Chase 7 mile race on Boxing Day 11am. For those wanting a run on New Years Eve you could run the Auld Lang Syne Fell race!! This is a ‘B’ Medium fell race which starts from Penistone Hill Country Park at Haworth at 11.30 am. The race is 6 miles with 900’ of climbing (speak to Chris if you want to know more details about the course) it’s only £3 to enter (on the day only) and all finishers receive a bottle of Briscoe’s Brewery ‘Auld Lang Syne’ beer. All prizes are beers, ales, ciders etc.

 

Once again we have seen the club grow in strength and in achievements. However 2005 will be even better! Thanks to all the members we really have achieved a great deal during 2004.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

 

 

 

 

 

New Members

No new members this month although we have received emails and calls enquiring about the club. 

Marathon newsletter

Those of you with access to the internet might be interested in looking at the Runners World website: www.runnersworld.co.uk as it now contains a weekly marathon newsletter which can be emailed to your email address on a weekly basis. It is aimed at both beginners and experienced marathon runners and will contain training schedules which start on 3rd Jan and run through to 17th April. Although the schedules are aimed at London it contains many alternative marathons (Belfast perhaps???). Below is a taster of what the site offers:

 

Whether you're aiming for five hours or sub-three, following a schedule is reassuring - and effective. You'll know what to do every single day, and whatever your goal, our expert writers know the fine line between too much training and not enough.

But which target? Here's roughly what you'll need to be capable of:

The Vets Bill

Since the last edition our Vets have been very active with lots of races being completed, scoring lots of PB’s and scooping a few prizes.

 

September’s races were The Robin Hood Marathon and Half with Lisa Flesher arrow swift with a PB in 3:51:50 in the marathon and Martin Burnside 1:56:28 for the half.  The magnificent Sutton 7 for Kay Gambles in 54:56. Chris Smith in the Mileta 10 bagged a 69:07. At The Great North Run the line up were Janet and Martin Burnside, Dave Currie, Pete Helliwell, Sue and Steve Little, Elaine Trevelyan, Wilma Saville and Suzanne Bairstow. It deserves a special mention that some of the Wednesday night ladies realised their untapped potentials to record creditable times in amongst the other forty odd thousand people there. However I think I could still hear their chatter above every body else’s at the start.  You know who you are!

The Scarborough 10 produced more than a ice cream and sand in your toes for Kay Gambles by getting a PB and winning the first ladies prize in the V45 class, also ran was Steve Little with only sand in his toes and an ice cream. Feeling holy at the Kirkstall Abbey 10k was Trevor Hooley, Dave Lewis, Simon Bellwood and Richard Lyons. The last race of September was the Horsforth 10k with a massive turnout of Idle AC Vets.  Leading the posse was Simon Bellwood followed by Dave Lewis, Pete Helliwell, Richard Lyons with a PB, Kay Gambles, Davina Smith, Claire Sweeney with a PB, Amnuay Scott and Archie Devesher.

 

On to October now and the Harewood 10m where Pete Helliwell scored a PB along with Dexter Wright, Lisa Flesher, Laura Brook with Claire Sweeney recording another PB.  Round 1 of the Complete Runner XC at Northcliffe saw Chris Smith, Pete Helliwell and Warren Fletcher all muddying their boots. At the Bridlington Half Pete Helliwell, Richard Lyons and Michael Masleczko competed. However the sea air must be good for some people as Simon Bellwood along with Archie Devesher, Wilma Saville and Pauline Athwal all produced PB’s.

Round 2 of the Complete Runner at Bramley Falls fell to Chris Smith, Pete Helliwell and Dave Lewis.

The Holmfirth 15 must be a special race with Simon Bellwood getting another PB, Martin Burnside scoring his PB and Chris Smith was out shone by Davina Smith’s PB and a prize for the 1st ladies team.

 

November went with a bang at the popular Guy Fawkes 10 with more PB’s for our vets, off like a rocket went Simon Bellwood, Pete Helliwell, Dave Lewis and Davina Smith. The sparklers were Lisa Flesher, Martin Burnside and Claire Sweeney all with PB’s. At the Rivock Edge Fell Race on a high were Chris Smith who led the way followed by Phil Routh, Michael Masleczko, Lisa Flesher, Amnuay Scott and Kay Gambles. On a spiritual high the Abbey Dash 10k saw a whole host of angelic veteran runners beginning with Dave Lewis, Simon Bellwood, Davina Smith, Martin Burnside, Wilma Saville PB, Elaine Trevelyan PB, Suzanne Bairstow PB, Janet Burnside PB and Jane Lewis PB.  It is to be noted that in this race a PB should stand for “Praise be”. 

 

Regular readers of the Saga Running Times may be interested in a new magazine called the Masters Athletic Monthly. This new mag has lots of running news, some articles and contents relating to veteran runners which may be of use in your training, keeping you fit and healthy. There’s information on diet, reviews, reader’s letters and results. One of the items I found staggering were the current road rankings over 10 miles. How many would be happy with a 10 mile time of 77:57. This was achieved by a man at the Pocklington 10 this year….he also won the first male over 75 too.

The price is £2.60 or there is a subscription offer of £6.00 for the first 6 issues.

 

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and thank you all for supporting the various races over the year, this shows that our vets are a force to be reckoned with, that age is no barrier and has a positive effect for runners.

As Mr Spock said “Live long and prosper”.

 

- Steve Little 

From the Coach…

The afternoon after the Idle Cross Country race I was struggling with the men’s results in our “office” when something hit the doormat downstairs.  I went down and retrieved a padded envelope containing a CD.  The note attached said:

 

 “Some photos from this morning.

 See you on Friday – Matt.”

 

He’d had time to copy the photos from his digital camera onto the CD and deliver them before setting off back to London.  Suddenly I had 56 colour pictures available on my computer of an event I’d run in only four hours earlier.

 

My first thought, of course, was of Gossip covers, and I did two designs there and then.  But then I realised what an important coaching resource had already begun to accumulate on my computer.  By the time 200 images arrived from Pete V on Tuesday, I was convinced.  I could readily make a comment on the running style of almost all of our members. 

 

Video and still images are of course used routinely to assist coaches at the higher levels of sport, but the advent of routine digital photography means that we can all readily gain an insight into our own running style and gait.  A most cursory glance through Peter’s photos gave me some initial pointers about good and bad practice in action.  Near the start Ian is running in a relaxed style with shoulders down and back, and hands open.  Chris Booker appears tense, with clenched fists and high shoulders, losing energy in swinging his arms across the centre line of his body.  Later in the race his hands have opened and he looks more relaxed, though that swing round is still there.  Donna’s clenched hands appear to transmit tension up her arms until the steepest part of the descent, when she suddenly spreads her wings, fingers and all, in a classic fell runner’s balancing technique.  On the same descent, Lisa is leaning back and braking terribly, rather than pushing her centre of gravity forward to carry her quickly and safely down, whilst Alison employs skills from skiing, leaning to the right and pushing off with the left foot.

 

My intention is firstly to demonstrate that running technique can either enhance or impede performance, and secondly to promote the practice of good technique.  Most distance running clubs, Idle included, do not place sufficient emphasis on running drills, regarding them as essentially the preserve of track athletes.  Yet they are vital to us too since a few millimetres of excessive arm swing, for example, can multiply up into a huge wasted expenditure of energy over a distance race. 

 

In my own sessions I will continue to include and develop drills which improve style.  To fellow coaches and athletes I recommend the application of the ‘KISS’ principle (keep it simple, stupid!)  with a couple of simple initial pointers which may be of immediate benefit:

 

1)       Are you running with hands relaxed?  Clenched fists transmit tension up the arms to the shoulders.  Tension kills pace.

2)       Bring the shoulders down and back

3)       Imagine a line down the centre of the body.  If your hands cross this centre line during their swing, energy is wasted.

 

So when we’re doing drills again, think about that last race photo.  Were you the epitome of grace and elegance, slipping through the air like a gazelle, or were you lolloping along like a half castrated donkey?  Is there something you can improve?  If you’re really feeling brave, ask for an analysis of the photographs I have of you!

 

-Chris.

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

                            

Current Men’s Club Records

 

Distance

Category

Name

Time

5 Km

Open

Joe Marjoram

17.08

M40

Dexter Wright

19.22

M45

David Lewis

18:46

5 Miles

Open

Joe Marjoram

29:56

M40

Simon Bellwood

35.06

M45

Richard Lyons

36.19

10 Km

Open

Douglas Briggs

36.13

M40

David Lewis

40:41

M45

Steve Little

39:45

10 Miles

Open

Joe Marjoram

1:01:22

M40

Chris Smith

1:09:07

M45

Steve Little

1:08:54

Half Marathon

Open

Douglas Briggs

1:21:01

M40

Simon Bellwood

1:26:52

M45

Steve Little

1:28:38

15 Miles

Open

Chris Stubbs

1:37:03

M40

Simon Bellwood

1:43:58

M45

Trevor Hooley

2:03:18

20 Miles

Open

Chris Smith

2:24:00

M40

Simon Bellwood

2:32:57

Marathon

Open

Chris Smith

3:04:12

M40

Simon Bellwood

3:27:25

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   Current Women’s Club Records

Distance

Category

Name

Time

5 Km

Open

Donna Edmondson

19:33

F35

Lisa Flesher

21.26

F40

Laura Brook

22.04

F45

Kay Gambles

20.59

5 Miles

Open

Donna Edmondson

34:57

F35

Lisa Flesher

39:29

F45

Kay Gambles

40.03

10 Km

Open

Donna Edmondson

42:33

F35

Davina Smith

46:06

F45

Kay Gambles

47:11

10 Miles

Open

Donna Edmondson

1:13:00

F35

Lisa Flesher

1:16:38

F45

Kay Gambles

1.16.50

Half Marathon

Open

Jo Belcher

1:34:20

F35

Lisa Flesher

1:43:06

F40

Kay Gambles

1:51:00

F45

Kay Gambles

1:44:44

15 Miles

Open

Donna Edmondson

1:50:54

F35

Amnuay Scott

2:00:43

20 Miles

Open

Joanne Belcher

3:01:18

F35

Davina Smith

3:01:01

F40

Kay Gambles

3:02:00

Marathon

Open

Joanne Belcher

3:37.15

F35

Lisa Flesher

3:51:50

F40

Kay Gambles

4:10:00