Contents

Coming Events: May, June and July 05. 2

Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2005 details: 3

Race results: Various races. 5

40th Birthdays. 11

Fell Races: May to end July 05. 11

Pudsey 10k Challenge: Sunday 24th July at 10.45am... 15

The Good Gallop: Sunday 5th June at 10.30am... 15

The Carr Lane Challenge- Saturday 2nd July 05. 15

West Yorkshire Winter League – Canal Relay Saturday 14th May 05: Foulridge to Skipton  16

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

The 1st Apperley Bridge Canter. 18

Black Sheep Brewery Race Series 2005. 18

Subs are now (over)due. Please pay ASAP. 19

Blackpool Marathon/Half: Weekend Away race 2005. 20

From the Coach…... 20

 

Coming Events: May, June and July 05

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

Date

Event

Sun 29th May 05

Melmerby 10k, 11.30am. Undulating 1 lap course. No entries on day. Black Sheep series race.

Sat 4th June 05

Kirkby Malzeard 10k. 2pm. Part of Black sheep series.

Sun 5th June 05

Good Gallop 3 mile fun run. Family event, 10.30am. See below.

Sun 5th June 05

Thirsk 10, 2pm. T shirt to all finishers.

Sun 5th June 05

Yorkshire Festival of Sport 10k, 11am, Nostell Priory, Wakefield. Race includes access into Festival of Sport (3 day event on 3rd, 4th, 5th).  

Thurs 9th June 05

Apperley Bridge Canter race. 7.30pm. Approx 10k.

Thurs 9th June 05

Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.

Sun 12th June 05

Middleton Moor 8km Trail race, 10.40am. Ilkley.

Sun 12th June 05

Harewood House Chase 10k (approx), scenic course in grounds of Harewood estate. Women 10.30am, men 11am.

Sun 12th June 05

West York’s Fire Service 5, 2pm. Birkenshaw.

Weds 15th June 05

Otley 10 miler, 7.30am. Local 10mile race.

Sun 19th June 05

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

Sun 26th June 05

Rainton 10k, 11.45. Part of Black Sheep series.

Sun 26th June 05

Pulse Race, Roundhay Park, Leeds, 5 mile, 11am.

Sat 2nd 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 2nd July 05

Carr Lane 5 mile trail race.

Sun 3rd 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 6th July 05

Hyde Park 5m Race Series, Leeds. Traffic free. Series dates: Wed 3rd Aug and Wed 7th Sept at 7.30pm.

Sun 17th July 05

The first ever Idle Trail Race. ALL NEEDED.

Sun 24th July 05

Pudsey 10k challenge. Support this local event.

Sun 24th 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 13th  Sun

Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon.

7 runners for this first race.

March 13th - 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 27th

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 10th

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 –4th

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-15th Sun.

Leeds Half Marathon, 10am.

10 runners at the Leeds Half including Janet Burnside who got a pb by over 8 minutes!.

June- Sat 4th

Kirkby Malzeard 10k. Part of Black sheep series.

Get your entries in.

June  – Thurs 9th  

Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course.

 

June- Thurs 9th

Apperley Bridge Canter race. 7.30pm. Approx 10k.

1st 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 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, 10.45.

Mixed terrain 10k. Good local event. See details below.

Aug – Sat 13th.

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 27th  Sun

Rivock Edge Fell Race. 9m. 11.15am. See fell list details.

 

Nov DNK

Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am.