Coming Events: May, June and July 05

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

Date	Event
Sun 29^th May 05	Melmerby 10k, 11.30am. Undulating 1 lap course. No entries on day. Black Sheep series race.
Sat 4^th June 05	Kirkby Malzeard 10k. 2pm. Part of Black sheep series.
Sun 5^th June 05	Good Gallop 3 mile fun run. Family event, 10.30am. See below.
Sun 5^th June 05	Thirsk 10, 2pm. T shirt to all finishers.
Sun 5^th June 05	Yorkshire Festival of Sport 10k, 11am, Nostell Priory, Wakefield. Race includes access into Festival of Sport (3 day event on 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th).
Thurs 9^th June 05	Apperley Bridge Canter race. 7.30pm. Approx 10k.
Thurs 9^th June 05	Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.
Sun 12^th June 05	Middleton Moor 8km Trail race, 10.40am. Ilkley.
Sun 12^th June 05	Harewood House Chase 10k (approx), scenic course in grounds of Harewood estate. Women 10.30am, men 11am.
Sun 12^th June 05	West York’s Fire Service 5, 2pm. Birkenshaw.
Weds 15^th June 05	Otley 10 miler, 7.30am. Local 10mile race.
Sun 19^th June 05	Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. Weekend away.
Sun 26^th June 05	Rainton 10k, 11.45. Part of Black Sheep series.
Sun 26^th June 05	Pulse Race, Roundhay Park, Leeds, 5 mile, 11am.
Sat 2^nd July 05	Burn Valley Half. Part of Black Sheep Series. Demanding but scenic course. Great after race food. Last year we won the women’s team prize!!
Sat 2^nd July 05	Carr Lane 5 mile trail race.
Sun 3^rd July 05	The Tough 10, a tough 10 mile road race organised by Skipton AC. Rural, scenic, rather bumpy and not for wimps!! 11am Also 2.5km fun run at 11.10am.
Wed 6^th July 05	Hyde Park 5m Race Series, Leeds. Traffic free. Series dates: Wed 3^rd Aug and Wed 7^th Sept at 7.30pm.
Sun 17^th July 05	The first ever Idle Trail Race. ALL NEEDED.
Sun 24^th July 05	Pudsey 10k challenge. Support this local event.
Sun 24^th July 05	Burton Leonard 10k, 2.30pm.Final in Black Sheep Series. Testing course over paths and country lanes.

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.

Congratulations to Gary Naylor who is April’s Attendance winner.

The Club races for 2005, where points can be earned, are as follows:

Date	Race Details	Comments.
February 13^th Sun	Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon.	7 runners for this first race.
March 13^th - Sun	Spen 20mile, 10am.	7 Idle AC runners, including 6 pb’s and 2 club records from Simon Bellwood (M40) and Richard Lyons (M45).
March Sun 27^th	Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am.	13 runners at this local event.
April- Sun 3rd	Baildon Boundary Way Half, 10.30am.	Good club turnout of 13 Idle AC runners, including Clare Sweeney in her first half marathon.
April – Tues 5th	Bunny Run 1, 3 mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00 pm.	11 of us were tempted by the free cream egg….
April- Sun 10^th	Wakefield 10k, 10am. Fast, flat course.	12 Idle vests at the start line for this fast 10k although no pb’s are most seem to have had time added to results.
May - Wed –4^th	John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Fast, flat course.	23 Idle AC vests for the first race, including David Reddish who set a new M40 club record in a time of 18.39 and Trevor Hooley who set a M50 record with 21.45. Whilst in the women Donna broke the female record in a time of 19.03.
May-15^th Sun.	Leeds Half Marathon, 10am.	10 runners at the Leeds Half including Janet Burnside who got a pb by over 8 minutes!.
June- Sat 4^th	Kirkby Malzeard 10k. Part of Black sheep series.	Get your entries in.
June – Thurs 9^th	Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.
June- Thurs 9^th	Apperley Bridge Canter race. 7.30pm. Approx 10k.	1^st of two race series with our Idle Trail Race. Club encouraged to support Horsforth Harriers event.
June - Sun 19th	Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. Weekend away.	Weekend away. Give you entry cheques to Davina/Chris ASAP.
July – Sat 2nd	Burn Valley Half. Part of Black Sheep series. 2pm.	Great tea (free) afterwards. Good family day out.
July – Wed 13^th	Stirton Fell race. BS, 7.30pm. 5.5 miles/800’.
July – Wed 20^th	Widdop Fell race. BM, 7.15pm. 7m/1200’.
July – Sun 24^th	Pudsey 10k, 10.45.	Mixed terrain 10k. Good local event. See details below.
Aug – Sat 13^th.	Arncliffe 4 mile Road race and/or 1.8m fell race, 3pm.	Family day out.
Sept DNK	Kirkstall Abbey 10k. 10am.
Sept DNK	Sutton 7.
Oct DNK	Horsforth 10k, 10am.
Oct DNK	Bridlington Half marathon, 12 Noon.
Oct DNK	Holmfirth 15mile. 10.30am.
Nov DNK	Guy Fawkes10mile10.30am.
Nov 27^th Sun	Rivock Edge Fell Race. 9m. 11.15am. See fell list details.
Nov DNK	Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am.