Contents

Coming Events: February, March and April 05. 2

Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2005 details: 2

Race results: Various races. 5

Fell Races: Feb to end April 05. 6

West Yorkshire Winter League – 4th Race Sun 30th January at Pudsey. 8

West Yorkshire Winter League – 5th Race Sun 27th February, 11.30 am at Skipton. 10

A bit of encouragement for the final WYWL Event. 11

The Idle Trail Race – Sunday 17th July 2005. 11

Crosstrax. 11

Black Sheep Brewery Race Series 2005. 12

Annual General Meeting – Thursday 7th April 05. 12

Blackpool Marathon/Half: Weekend Away race 2005. 13

The Vets Bill 13

From the Coach…... 14

 

Coming Events: February, March and April 05

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

Date

Event

Sun 27th Feb 05

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

Sun 13th March 05

Spen 20, 10am. Incorporating Yorks 20 mile Champs.

Sun 20th March 05

Ackworth Half marathon, 10.30am.

Sun 20th March 05

Cross Country final (if we win the WYWL) at Notts.

Sun 27th March 05

Guiseley Gallop 10K.

Tues 5th April 05

Bunny Run 1, 7pm. See fell list for details. FREE CREAM EGG!!! Attendance Points race.

Sun 10th April 05

Wakefield 10k, 10am, Fast, flat 10k.

Tues 12th April 05

Bunny Run 2, 7.15pm. See fell list for details. FREE CREAM EGG!!!

Tues 19th April 05

Bunny Run 3, 7.30pm. See fell list for details. FREE CREAM EGG!!!

Sun 24th April 05

Rothwell 10K, 11am Fast course incorporating Yorks Vets Championships.

Tues 26th April 05

Bunny Run 4, 7.30pm. See fell list for details. FREE CREAM EGG!!!

Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2005 details:

Top 25 Club Races for 2005: Handicap/ Attendance Scheme - 10 out of 25 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 2005, where points can be earned, are as follows:

Date

Race Details

Comments.

February 13th  Sun

Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon.

 

March 13th - Sun

Spen 20mile, 10am.  

Great for Spring marathons.

March  Sun 27th

Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am.

 

April- Sun 3rd

Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am.

Entries full.

April- Sun 10th

Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat course.

 

April – Tues 5th

Bunny Run 1, 3 mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00 pm.

Free cream egg!!

May - Wed –4th

John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Fast, flat course.

Idle AC Club race for 2005

June- Sat 4th

Kirkby Malzeard 10k. Part of Black sheep series.

 

June DNK–Sat

Leeds Half Marathon, 10am.

 

June DNK  – Thurs 

Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.

3rd anniversary race.

June- Thurs 9th

Horsforth Trail race. 7pm.

New race for 2005.

June - Sun 19th

Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. Weekend away.

Weekend away.

July – Sat 2nd

Burn Valley Half. Part of Black Sheep series.

 

July – Wed 13th

Stirton Fell race. BS, 7.30pm. 5.5 miles/800’.

 

July – Wed 20th

Widdop Fell race. BM, 7.15pm. 7m/1200’.

 

July – Sun 24th

Pudsey 10k

 

Aug – Sat 13th.

Arncliffe 4 mile Road race and/or 1.8 mile fell race, 3pm.

Family day out.

Sept  DNK– Sun

Kirkstall Abbey 10k. 10am.

 

Sept DNK-Sun

Sutton 7.

 

Oct DNK– Sun 

Horsforth 10k, 10am.

 

Oct DNK- Sun

Bridlington Half marathon, 12 Noon.

 

Oct DNK–Sun

Holmfirth 15mile. 10.30am.

 

Nov DNK- Sun

Guy Fawkes10mile10.30am.

 

Nov DNK- Sun

Rivock Edge Fell Race. 7m.

 

Nov DNK- Sun 

Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Race results: Various races

Dewsbury 10k: Sunday 6th Feb 05:

Douglas Briggs

37.30

61

 

Dominic Hopson

37.31

98

 

David Lewis

38.57

162

CR

Edward East

43.39

357

 

Gary Naylor

46.32

470

PB

Martin Burnside

49.14

599

 

David Dewhirst

52.24

725

 

 

York’s Vets Cross Country Championships, Thirsk, Sunday 6th Feb 05:

 

Women 5k

 

22 Kay Gambles    26.48

 

There were 52 runners.

 

Men: 10k

 

51 Chris Smith    43.27

57 Steve Little     45.39

66 Michael M      48.39

 

There were 68 runners.

 

 

Liversedge Half Marathon, Sunday 13th Feb 05:

 

Simon Bellwood

1.27.59

44

 

Adrian Trevelyan

1.36.50

96

 

Michael Masleczko

1.44.01

168

 

Edward East

1.45.20

182

 

Gary Naylor

1.49.13

224

 

Lisa Hall

1.52.42

259

 

 

Snake Lane 10 Mile, 20 Feb.

 

308      Gary Naylor                  1:20:27                                    557 ran.

 

 

 

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: Feb to end April 05.                                

Please note that many races require that competitors carry waterproof clothing, map and compass for the competitor’s safety. Failure to comply with a race organiser's requirements will mean that you will be barred from taking part in the race. Competitors should arrive at races prepared to carry any or all of the following equipment: Windproof whole body cover, other body cover appropriate to the conditions, map and compass suitable for navigating the course, whistle, emergency food (long races). This equipment is mandatory at all Cat A Long and Medium races.

 

If this is the first time you have considered fell racing select a race distance well under the distance you normally run on the road.

If you retire during a race you MUST notify the officials at the finish. 

 

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 MARCH 6th.  IAN ROBERTS FELL RACE. BM. 2.30pm 7m from Marsden Cricket Club. £3 on day. Website: www.holmfirthharriers.com

 

SAT MARCH 12th. WUTHERING HIKE (Haworth Hobble). BL. 8am. 31m/4400’ from Westfield Lodge, Moorside Lane, Oxenhope. £18 teams of 2 or £10 solo. Refreshments en route, hot meal at finish, showers/changing. Website: www.kcac.co.uk

 

SAT MARCH 12th TINA HORN MEMORIAL “WINDMILL WIZZ” CHARITY FELL RACE. BM. 11.30 am. 6 miles/800’ from Ogden Reservoir, Causeway Foot, off  A629 Halifax-Keighley Road. £4 on day.      Website: www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk

 

SAT MARCH 26th MIDGLEY MOOR FELL RACE. AS. 11am. 5m/1250’ from Booth Cricket Club, Booth, Halifax. £3 on day. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk

 

SAT APRIL 2nd 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 10th GUISBOROUGH MOORS RACE. BL. 11am. 12.5m/2600’from Guisborough Rugby Club. £8.50/£9.50. Website: www.nym.ac

 

TUE APRIL 5th  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. 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 12th BUNNY RUN 2 .CS. 7.15 pm. As above.

 

TUES APRIL 19th  BUNNY RUN 3 .CS. 7.30 pm. As above.

 

TUES APRIL 26th  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.

West Yorkshire Winter League – 4th Race Sun 30th January at Pudsey.

Sunday 30th January saw the 4th event at Pudsey, another local venue, where we had 27 runners. A spring like day and a very muddy course saw Idle members putting in a number of fine performances – Ian, recently back from the Mumbai marathon won the race and Steve Bottomley, despite carrying an injury, finished in second place.

 

Whilst the course proved difficult for some members (Davina was lapped!) others such as Adrian, Phil and Martin all had great runs.  (Excuse me – so did the editor!)

After the 4th race we maintained over overall lead as follows:

 

Men

 

 

Vets

 

Idle AC

5085

 

Dewsbury

1892

Pudsey

5064

 

LBT

1787

LBT

5000

 

Baildon

1696

Stainland

4812

 

Pudsey

1752

Dewsbury

4734

 

Idle A C

1716

Baildon

4277

 

Skipton

1707

St. Bede's

4276

 

Stainland

1644

Skipton

4107

 

St. Bede's

1592

Women

 

 

Overall

 

Dewsbury

1179

 

Idle AC

6191

Idle A C

1106

 

Pudsey

6069

Stainland

1080

 

LBT

5996

Baildon

1044

 

Dewsbury

5913

Skipton

1025

 

Stainland

5892

Pudsey

1005

 

Baildon

5321

LBT

996

 

Skipton

5132

St. Bede's

600

 

St. Bede's

4876

 

 

The remaining fixture for 2004/5 is on the27th Feb 05 hosted by Skipton AC, 11.30am. (note change of start time)

 

The Presentation evening hosted by Idle AC will be held on Friday 11th March at the Sporting Lodge (behind the Balloon and Basket), starting 8pm. The cost is £7 per person which can either be paid in on the night or advance to Chris or Davina – Please make cheques payable to West Yorkshire Winter League.

 

The WYWL Canal relay will be hosted on Saturday 14th May by Skipton AC (same course as last year).

 

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 vet’s team is the 2 male and the one female counting vets added together.

Each year two very special trophies are presented to individuals - these are for the most improved male and female runner who has completed all 5 events. The most improved male runner receives the Dave Turpin Memorial Trophy and the most improved female runner receives the Paul Dowson Memorial Trophy. Through these trophies we remember two well known league competitors who both died suddenly, indeed within days of each other, during the 1999 -2000 season. After the fourth event Michael is in first place in the Dave Turpin memorial trophy with 31 points. However Michael is likely to find at least four other Idle AC vests chasing after the trophy as they all feature highly in the improvers table: Phil Routh, who is in 3rd place with 28 points, Richard Lyons with 22 points in 8th place and Stephen Edwards in 16th place with 16 points.

 

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.

 

West Yorkshire Winter League – 5th Race Sun 27th February, 11.30 am at Skipton.

The 5th and last race in the 2004/5 WYWL is Sunday 27th February.

As usual the race venue is Aireville Park, Skipton (opposite the railway station).

 

Whilst the venue is the same, the course is slightly different and will be taped all the way as usual. The course is suitable for spikes, trail & fell shoes. The 2 lap course is a mixture of grass and woodland and is a distance of approx 8km.

 

There will be no access to the changing rooms at Skipton Rugby club BEFORE the event although afterwards everyone is welcome at Skipton Rugby club for showers, refreshments and the FINAL results.

 

Note: NO muddy shoes in the Rugby club please.

 

Parking: At the bottom of the park, Carleton New Road, Engine Shed lane and in the LEFT HAND side of the Sports Centre car park only. 

 

A bit of encouragement for the final WYWL Event.

As we're one more race from possibly winning the overall classification in the West Yorkshire Winter League I just want to point out that through experience with Otley AC team events, like the Harrogate Road Race League, the team event can't be won just by the fast ones.

 

Coming first in the race is only a small contribution to overall team victory. To win events like these requires the ones who finish throughout the pack to pursue our goal of maintaining outright team victory. Pudsey Pacers are a strong established club who will try their best to beat us. It's all too easy to give up, cause we're in front with one race to go. You've got to believe you can do it, and still enjoy racing at the same time.

 

-Ian

The Idle Trail Race – Sunday 17th July 2005

Our long planned and discussed event is now definitely on!  We have all the permissions we need, we have a major sponsor, and the permit application is in.  Indeed we are working closely with Horsforth Harriers, as they are running a trail event on Thursday 9th June, and the two races will form a series with overall prizes.

 

We must now form a race committee, and the club committee are eager to bring in people from the main club as there is a great deal of ability out there.  It will entail commitment and plenty of hard work.  Don’t be concerned by babysitting issues – we can simply hold meetings at your house Alison!  Speak to a committee member at the club, or ring Chris and Davina on 615003, before the deadline of 13 March.

Crosstrax.

If anyone is interested in Cheap Walshes (cross country/fell shoes) then we are able to get them from Crosstrax, a new running and cycling shop at Rodley:

The price for PB trainers is £37.00
For size 5 and below, the price is £30.00       See Chris for further details or visit the

                                                            Website at www.crostrax.co.uk.

Black Sheep Brewery Race Series 2005.

The Black Sheep Brewery Race Series is 6 separate running events organised by towns and villages in scenic North Yorkshire. The objective is to complete 4 out of 6 races, 3 x 10k's plus either the 10 mile or 1/2 marathon. Runners who complete 4 out of 6 races will be awarded a Silver Plaque, runners who complete all 6 races will be awarded a Gold Plaque.

Age category winners will be determined by points gained in each race, and are based on your 3 best 10k's plus your best long race. Points will be awarded to the first 10 in each age category.

Prizes and plaques will be awarded to the first three Male/Female runners overall, plus the first 3 in the following age groups:- MO/40, MO/45, MO/50, MO/55, MO/60, MO/65, - FO/35, FO/40, FO/45, FO/50, FO/55, FO/60, FO/65.

THE RACES
Ripon 10 mile
: On Sunday May 15th, from Ripon Cricket Club. Note change of date.
Melmerby 10k
: On Sunday May 29th, from the village of Melmerby.
Kirkby Malzeard
: On Saturday June 4th, from the village of Kirkby Malzeard.
Rainton 10k
: On Sunday June 26th, from the village of Rainton.
Burn Valley Run
: On Saturday July 2nd, from the market town of Masham.
Burton Leonard 10k
: On Sunday July 24th, from the village of Burton Leonard.

All races can be entered individually as well as part of the series.  Entry forms available at the club but closing date (series) is 11th April 04 or when the series limit of 350 is reached. Get your series entries in NOW!

Annual General Meeting – Thursday 7th April 05.

Idle AC’s third AGM will be held on Thursday 7th April at 7.15pm at the Cricket Club.  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. An agenda will be available to all members in early April and members are now invited to submit any agenda items to any committee member no later than 14th March.  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 2005.

Blackpool Marathon/Half: Weekend Away race 2005

For the third year running we hope to go mob handed to the Blackpool marathon and half marathon on Sunday 19th June 2005. Whilst it may seem a long way off, it would be good to know that we all had entries. This is as flat a course as you can get and is generally a well organised and supported race. As with last year we hope that many members will make a weekend of it - we have details of camping/ caravan sites and B & B accommodation (in Lytham/St Anne’s). This year we can offer special reduced entry fees at £16 for full marathon and £12 half marathon. The 2005 course has been improved with additional aid stations, bigger prize lists for both individuals and team competition. There are special team awards, men and women in both the marathon and half with three to score in both events on accumulative times. We will be sending a Group entry form and therefore will only require a cheque to cover your entry fee (made payable to Blackpool Marathon). Please give all cheques to Chris/Davina ASAP for us to enter as a group.

 

The Vets Bill

 

The usual format of the Vets Bill has been changed for this month to raise an important issue that may affect some of you.

 

I would like to speak up about a little known malady that is running rife though our sport at the moment.  Please read though the symptoms below and answer all the questions honestly.

Do you have more waterproof running suits than business suits and at least half the clothes hanging in your wardrobe have some reflective fabric on them?

Do you know your best times at every race distance but have problems remembering key birthdays and anniversaries?

 

This is called The Runners Syndrome and can be recognised by the amount of drying CoolMax T shirts and shorts over every radiator or the fact that the runner cares more about the rotation of their collection of running shoes than the rotation of the car tyres.

Unfortunately this illness not only affects the runner but also involves their partners or spouses, read on.

Runner’s spouses learn automatically to nod their heads with a false look of interest at being told for the twelfth time about a great training run or in the reliving of a race that produced that PB.

They put up with the perspiring all over the kitchen floor after that long Sunday run or a 40-minute car detour to measure the latest training route.

They may also realise that the runner may be able to run that 5 mile fast interval training session but are unable to walk the 200 yards to the shops before a sit down is required.

 

If you suffer for any of the above traits all is not lost, there are some very good local counselling sessions every Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

For the more serious sufferers, additional help can be obtained from myself having years of experience and I am now certified, all information will be handled in a sympathetic and discreet manner…honestly.

 

 -Steve Little                        

 

From the Coach…

Text Box:  I didn’t feel like running.  I’d been up late the night before feeding Katie, and my head was full of problems to which there seemed to be no solution.  Davina had taken the early slot that Sunday morning, and somehow it seems that the longer you leave it the harder it gets.  

 

Text Box: Do you have an agitated running style?I just couldn’t seem to see the positives.  Which is ridiculous considering that, as I write, we are less than a week away from the possibility of an astonishing achievement for a club less than 3 years old.  I know that some of this achievement is because of me, and some of it is despite me.   All of it is because of the commitment and success of our members.  And already I must be thinking “What next?” because we must not make the mistake, like some clubs, of simply going in circles defined by seasons and race calendars – we must move forwards.

 

Now in successful clubs, dissenting voices are inevitably quiet, yet they must be listened to.  It is said that in personal relationships, when money goes, then love flies out the window.  Similarly the harshest of personal experience has taught me that without success, a club can become vulnerable to unresolved internal issues.  Without success, consensus flies out the window.  

 

For “consensus”, in the club situation, it is necessary to read “compromise.”   A compromise has been described as a solution which makes no-one happy.  Indeed Idle AC came into being because the local club, of which several of us were then members, could compromise no further and still serve the interests of its members.

 

Idle AC was carefully constructed to have clear focus and therefore less compromise.  Its central ethos is achievement and progress.  Argument and discussion about how this can be achieved is vital.  A degree of compromise is still necessary – as we can only hope to meet the needs of most of the club most of the time.  If we win the league, some will say “What next?”  Others will say “What about us – aren’t we important too?  All this and anything about Idle AC can be decided or altered at the Annual General Meeting on 7th April.  Just make sure you come.  You may not wish to speak, but you may well wish to listen, and to vote.

 

We may well conduct the meeting as a successful club, and indeed I write after a hugely positive committee meeting largely spent discussing the Idle Trail Race on July 17th.  The committee are as one in their vision of this event, and in their concept of Idle AC as a whole.  So why is a Club Coach talking with such pessimism, when barely into our third year we may have won our league, and will have organised a brand new running event?  Because behind the glow of present success lies the spectre of future failure, if we become complacent and do not look after our club.  A successful club does not look after itself – it just looks as if it looks after itself. 

 

As I reluctantly began my run that Sunday morning, these issues and many others were clouding my mind.  My heart really wasn’t in it, but I’d decided to run off road to Guiseley, even though I knew I couldn’t possibly enjoy it.  The sun made the canal gleam, and as I discovered new paths, and rediscovered the threat of spring, I grudgingly changed my mind.  I even attempted to “float”, keeping my head still and level, and trying to make my footstrike as incidental as possible to my running action.  I thought I should practise what I preached, having accused one of our female members of having an agitated running style.

 

There weren’t any fewer issues to face for me or for the club, when I stamped off the mud from my shoes at the end of the run, than there had been when I had set out.  Yet I was more positive and more focused.  Even after so many years, and even despite myself, I was lifted by that one common factor which unites us all - the simple joy of running. 

 

- 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

Dave Lewis

38:57

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

1:18:58

M40

Chris Smith

1:24:05

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

F40

Laura Brook

22.04

F45

Kay Gambles

20.59

5 Miles

Open

Donna Edmondson

34:57

F45

Kay Gambles

40.03

10 Km

Open

Donna Edmondson

42:33

F45

Kay Gambles

47:11

10 Miles

Open

Donna Edmondson

1:13:00

F45

Kay Gambles

1.16.50

Half Marathon

Open

Donna Edmondson

1:33:22

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

F40

Kay Gambles

4:10:00