Contents
Coming Events: October, November & December
Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2005 details:
Fell Races: Oct to end December 05.
Leeds Abbey Dash: Final points race for 2005
West Yorkshire Winter League 2005/6 season..
Complete Runner West Yorkshire Cross Country League.
Chevin Chase 7 mile off road race.
4th Annual Sewage Works Surprise Club Handicap Race: Sunday 18th December at 10am.
Coached sessions on Wednesdays
Guy Fawkes 10: Sunday 6th November. 10.30am.
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
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Event |
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Sun 30th Oct 05 |
Holmfirth 15. 10.30am. Good club event. 2 lap, hilly course. |
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Sun 6th Nov 05 |
Guy Fawkes 10. 10.30. Off road event around the scenic Ripley Castle area. |
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Sun 13th Nov 05 |
1st WYWL event at Temple Newsam. ALL club required. See below. |
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Sat 19th Nov 05 |
Complete Runner Cross County, Wakefield. See below. |
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Sun 20th Nov 05 |
Preston 10. 10am. |
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Sun 20th Nov 05 |
Roundhay Park 5 mile race, 11.05am. 5k fun run at 10am. |
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Sun 27th Nov 05 |
Leeds Abbey Dash 10k. 9.30am.Flat, fast pb course. |
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Sun 27th Nov 05 |
Rivock Edge Fell Race, 11.15 am. 9miles. |
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Sun 4th Dec 05 |
2nd WYWL event at Pudsey. ALL club required. See below. Fancy dress and silly hat competition. |
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Fri 9th Dec 05 |
Christmas Party at Idle Working Men’s club. |
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Sun 18th Dec 05 |
4th Annual Sewage Surprise Club Handicap race, 11am. See below. Optional fancy dress. |
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Mon 26th Dec 05 |
Chevin Chase 7 mile race, 11am. See below. |
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Tues 27th Dec 05 |
Jolly Holly Jog 10k race (part off road) 11am, Ripon. See Ripon Runners website for details. |
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Sat 31st Dec 05 |
Auld Lang Syne Fell race.11.30 am. 6miles/900’ from Penistone Hill Country Park, Haworth. See Fell list below. |
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 Warren who is September’s Attendance winner.
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27 |
29 |
Races |
Totals |
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Adrian Trevelyan |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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Alison Garlick |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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4 |
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Amy Wright |
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1 |
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1 |
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Anna Lincoln |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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5 |
9 |
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Chris Smith |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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8 |
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Chris Stubbs |
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1 |
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1 |
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Dave Currie |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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David Lewis |
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10 |
10 |
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David Nicholson |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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Davina Smith |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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5 |
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Dominic Hopson |
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1 |
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1 |
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Donna Edmonson-Booker |
1 |
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1 |
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Gary Naylor |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
5 |
10 |
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Ian Fisher |
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1 |
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1 |
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Joanne Belcher |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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8 |
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Judith Metcalf |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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Kay Gambles |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
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Lisa Hall |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
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Peter Helliwell |
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5 |
5 |
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Peter Hilliard |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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Phil Routh |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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9 |
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Richard Lyons |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
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Richard Raistrick |
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Simon Bellwood |
1 |
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1 |
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6 |
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Simon Blackburn |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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6 |
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Stephen Wolstenhulme |
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1 |
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1 |
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Steve Little |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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Tony Blythe |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
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8 |
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Warren Fletcher |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
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9 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
12 |
35 |
139 |
The Club races for 2005, where points can be earned, are as follows:
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Date |
Race Details |
Comments. |
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February 13th Sun |
Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon. |
7 runners for this first race, including Lisa Flesher who was 5th woman. |
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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). |
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March Sun 27th |
Guiseley Gallop 10k, 10.30am. |
13 runners at this local event. |
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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. |
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April – Tues 5th |
Bunny Run 1, 3 mile ‘Fell’ race, 7.00 pm. |
11 of us were tempted by the free cream egg…. |
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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. |
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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 and Lisa set a new F35 record in 20.35 |
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May-15th Sun. |
Leeds Half Marathon, 10am. |
10 runners at the Leeds Half including Janet Burnside who got a pb by over 8 minutes! |
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June- Sat 4th |
Kirkby Malzeard 10k. Part of Black sheep series. |
13 of us lined up for the start of this undulating course. Lisa Flesher was 1st F35 and Chris Stubbs only two days after becoming a vet set a new M40 club record. |
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June – Thurs 9th |
Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly two lap course. |
6 Idle AC and four club records: Chris Stubbs M40, Richard Lyons M45, Trevor Hooley M50 and Lisa Flesher F35. |
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June- Thurs 9th |
Apperley Bridge Canter race. 7.30pm. Approx 10k. |
250 runners for event, including a large number of Idle AC. Ian won the race and Idle at the 1st women’s team: Jo, Kay and Lisa H. |
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June – Sun 19th |
Blackpool Half or Full Marathon, 9am. Weekend away. |
13 in the half including decent times from Pete H and Simon and a great first half marathon from Jane. Club records for Chris Stubbs (M40) and Trevor Hooley (M50) in marathon and 2nd women’s team for Jo, Davina and Lisa H. |
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July – Sat 2nd |
Burn Valley Half. Part of Black Sheep series. 2pm.
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Hot conditions on a rough course reflected in a few of our race times although Chris Smith was 2nd M40. |
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July – Wed 13th |
Stirton Fell race. BS, 7.30pm. 5.5 miles/800’.
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6 Idle vests turned out on a fine Summer’s evening for this popular fell race. |
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July – Wed 20th |
Widdop Fell race. BM, 7.15pm. 7m/1200’. |
No Idle AC runners at this event. |
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July – Sun 24th |
Pudsey 10k, 10.45. |
F50 club record from Anna Lincoln. |
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Aug – Sat 13th. |
Arncliffe 4 mile Road race at 1.30pm and/or 1.8m fell race, 3pm. |
Adrian, Anna and Wilma all flew the Idle flag in the 4 mile road race. Christopher Trevelyan showed his potential as a future fell runner by competing in the Junior fell race. |
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Sept –Sun 11th |
Sutton 7. 12 noon. Fast, mainly flat rural course on roads and tracks. |
Whilst most of joined thousands in the Nottingham full or half marathons Dave Lewis and Kay ran this quieter event. Kay was 3rd F45. |
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Sept – Sun 25th |
Kirkstall Abbey 10k. 10am. |
5 Idle AC vests including Anna Lincoln who set a new F50 club record with a pb time of 53.16 |
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Oct – Sun 2nd |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
13 of us on this new course, including Anna Lincoln who set a new F50 club record in 53.14 |
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Oct Sun 16th |
Bridlington Half marathon, 12 Noon. |
8 women and 2 men joined this popular seaside event. Anna Lincoln set a new F50 record in 1.53.27. |
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Oct – Sun 30th |
Holmfirth 15mile. 10.30am. |
Incorporating Yorkshire County and York’s Vets 15 miles championships. |
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Nov – Sun 6th |
Guy Fawkes 10mile 10.30am. |
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Nov 27th Sun |
Rivock Edge Fell Race. 9m. 11.15am. See fell list details. |
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Nov 27th Sun |
Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am. |
Race fills up quickly so get your entries in. PB course. |
Lantern Pike Fell race: 17th Sept 05
117 Tony Blythe 46.25
There were 227 runners.
Thieveley Pike Fell race: Sat 24th September
71 Tony Blythe 35.20
76 Phil Routh 35.57
There were 103 runners.
Kirkstall Abbey 10k results from 25/9/05 (points race)
85 Dave Lewis 43.00
112 Pete Helliwell 44.38
145 Gary Naylor 46.47
166 Warren Fletcher 47.43
279 Anna Lincoln 53.16 F50 club record
There were 390 runners.
Mileta 10 mile, Spenborough. 26/9/05:
26 Jo Belcher 1.14.10 2nd woman.
45 Lisa Hall 1.21.26 5th PB
47 Laura Brook 1.23.23 6th
51 Alison Garlick 1.15.43 7th PB.
1st women's team. There were 65 runners.
Selby Half : 2nd Oct 05
Richard Lyons 1.32.26 pb.
189 Gary Naylor 1.41.30 pb There were 446 runners.
Horsforth 10k, 2nd Oct 05:
39 Chris Booker 40.21
49 Adrian Trevelyan 41.25
57 Pete Helliwell 42.24
62 Donna Edmondson-Booker 42.46
71 Peter Hilliard 43.05
145 Warren Fletcher 46.47
204 Alison Garlick 49.14 pb
247 Davina Smith 51.37
272 David Nicholson 52.50
278 Anna Lincoln 53.14 pb F50 club record.
310 David Dewhirst 54.43
324 Wilma Saville 55.14
325 Diana Deas 55.15 Near to her pb time despite a
hangover from celebrating her hubby’s
There were 486 runners. 40th birthday.
Bronte Way 8 mile fell race, 9th Oct 05:
35 Chris Stubbs 1.03.46
85 Phil Routh 1.13.44
170 Lisa Hall 1.31.17
172 Amnuay Scott 1.32.04
There were 198 runners.
Harewood House 10 mile Trail race, 9th Oct 05:
303 Alison Garlick 85.23
393 Jo Belcher 91.50
394 Laura Brook 91.50
453 Anna Lincoln 98.18
There were 539 runners.
Scarborough 10 mile trail race, 9th Oct 05:
25
1:09:09 Steve Little
51 1:18:43 Kay Gambles 2nd F45
Brid Half marathon 16th Oct 05:
Men:
132 Pete Helliwell 1.35.07
293 Gary Naylor 1.50.12
There were 433 men running.
Women:
8 Jo Belcher 1.34.39
49 Laura Brook 1.51.04
50 Alison Garlick 1.51.04
59 Anna Lincoln 1.53.27 F50 club record
60 Lisa Hall 1.53.55
86 Diana Deas 2.02.12
87 Wilma Saville 2.02.15
124 Suzanne Bairstow 2.22.41
There were 132 women runners.
Abingdon Marathon, 16th Oct 05:
52 Simon Bellwood 3.02.18 PB. M40 club record.
There were 684 runners.
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 OCT 23rd WITHINS SKYLINE. BM. 11.30am. 7mile/1000’ from Penistone Hill Country Park, Haworth. £3 on day. All finishers receive a Cadbury’s “Curly Wurley”. Free coffee & biscuits.
SUN OCT 30th RUNNING BEAR RACE YOU TO THE SUMMIT. CS. 11.30am. 4m/800’ from the Summit Inn on the A6033 Todmorden Road, Summit, Near Littleborough. £3 on day. Local knowledge an advantage. Course partially marked. Website: www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk
SAT NOV 5TH SHEPHERDS SKYLINE. BM. 2pm.6.25m/1150’ from the Shepherds Rest Inn, Lumbutts Road, Todmorden. £3 on day. Website: www.todharriers.co.uk
SAT NOV 19th GREAT WHERNSIDE FELL RACE. AS. 11am. 4m/1555’ from the Kettlewell campsite. £4 on day. Local knowledge an advantage. No toilets.
SAT NOV 19th HARRIERS V CYCLISTS. CM.2pm. 6m/650’ from Fisherman’s Inn, Dowley Gap, Bingley. £2.50 on day. Website: www.bingleyharriers.co.uk
SAT NOV 19th KIRBYMOORSIDE FELL RACE. BM. 11am.6.5m/1600’ from Beckside Village Hall, Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria. £3.50 on day. Website: www.bcrunners.org.uk
SUN NOV 27th RIVOCK EDGE FELL RACE. BM. 11.15am. 7-8??m/1500’ Registration from Bridge Inn, Silsden. Nr Keighley. £4 on day.
SUN DEC 4th BOLTON BY BOWLAND FELL RACE. CM. 11.30am. 8m/800’ from Bolton By Bowland Village, near Clitheroe, Lancs. £2.50 on day.
SUN DEC 11th CALDERDALE WAY RELAY. 8am, 50miles/6000’ in six stages from Old Rishworthians RUFC, Copley, Halifax. £42 per team of 12. Limit of 100 teams. Website: www.halifaxharriers.co.uk
SUN DEC 18th 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”.
SAT DEC 31st THE 12th 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.
We now
have entry forms for the Leeds Abbey Dash on Sunday 27th November.
Please get your entries in as soon as possible as the race soon reaches its
limit. You can now enter online for this year's Help the Aged Leeds Abbey
Dash, sponsored by Abbey. The race follows a fast, flat course which starts
in Leeds city centre, goes up Kirkstall Road, past the ancient ruins of
Kirkstall Abbey and finishes outside the Town Hall.
This year there is a pre-event aerobic warm up, kindly supported by BUPA Care
Homes. It will take place in Victoria Gardens, The Headrow, from 8.30am.
Reebok have kindly donated £3,000 worth of prizes including £250
should anyone break the race record (male 28.45mins, female 32.15mins). You can
take part in the race either individually, or as part of the
Corporate team or Club team challenges.
Monies raised from the Help the Aged Leeds Abbey Dash will go
towards funding older people's projects in the Leeds and West Yorkshire area.
Last year, Help the Aged funded projects which helped to reduce loneliness and
isolation amongst older people. The organisers are keen to point out that by
running the dash everyone is making a real difference to the lives of older
people. Email to events@helptheaged.org.uk
to enter online.
Although we have race entry forms at the club (race entries folder) a quick way of getting entry forms (and results) is via the UK Results site. This is such an excellent run by John Schofield contains loads of useful running stuff. The website address is: www.ukresults.net alternatively follow the links from our website: Go into events and results page, current events, click on the ‘full uk results service’ at the bottom of the page.
We have now been officially told that Idle AC’s 4 strong women’s team of Jo, Lisa H, Davina & Laura finished 3rd in the Nottingham marathon, each winning a £20 voucher.
West Yorkshire Winter League 2005/6 season
The League meeting took place on for Friday 9th September. At this meeting the dates and venues of the 5 West Yorkshire Winter League cross country events were arranged. This is the main league that we encourage members of Idle AC to run. Last year, our third year in the League, was a huge success with 23-32 members at each race. Last year we were able to show that despite our small size we are capable of achieving a great deal and we emerged as league champions. In addition the men’s team picked up the men’s trophy ahead of bigger more established clubs. We also had the following individual trophy winners:
Steve Bottomley – 2nd man, Doug Briggs –5th man.
Donna Edmondson –3rd woman, Lisa Flesher-1st F35.
This will be Idle AC’s fourth year in the WYWL and it’s important that as a club we all try to commit to running in all 5 fixtures if at all possible as these are TEAM events. Last year we proved that we could field a fairly strong team when the whole club runs. This year we have many more members who will be a real asset in these events. Please all take the opportunity to ask the Committee (and other members) any questions about the WYWL, particularly if you are new to cross country running. The League, whilst competitive, is friendly and encouraging to all levels.
To count for individual awards you must complete all five events, and your scores will be added together. At the end of each race each individual is given a tag which denotes their points scored in the race. This works as follows: The first male runner gets 200 points, second gets 199, third gets 198 and so on. The first female runner gets 100 points, second gets 99, third gets 98 and so on. So in addition to the team positions, individual results are available after each event and individual and category winners are presented with individual trophies at the Presentation Evening held at the end of the season (10th March 06 hosted by Stainland Lions).
There are 8 clubs that form the WYWL: Idle A.C, Pudsey Pacers, Skipton A.C., Leeds & Bradford Tri, Dewsbury Road Runners, Baildon Runners, Stainland Lions and St. Bede’s. The fixtures for 2005/6 are confirmed as follows:
Date Host club Venue
1.Nov 13th LBT New course at Temple Newsam.
2.Dec 4th Pudsey Pacers Black Carr woods, Pudsey. Fancy dress/silly hats.
3.Jan 8th Neutral event jointly hosted by LBT & Pudsey Pacers. Bramley Falls Park
4. Jan 29th Baildon Runners Tong Park, Baildon.
5. Feb 19th Stainland Lions Possible new course from Heath Rugby Club.
All are 11am starts. Full details will be circulated to club contacts prior to each event.
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 Cross Country Final and the 2nd Combined Team can enter the Plate Race at the National Final which will take place at Nottingham on 19th March 06. Further details will be circulated prior to each event.
Any questions please speak to Chris as he is not only Secretary of the WYWL but he is the only runner to have run all 65 consecutive races in the past 13 years (Davina has slacked and has only run 63!).
Complete Runner West Yorkshire Cross Country League.
We had 5 women and 4 men at the first Complete Runner league event at York on 15th Oct. The results were: Women:
44 Jo Belcher 25.29, 56 Kay Gambles 26.31, 70 Lisa Hall 27.25, 72 Laura Brook 82Amnuay Scott 28.17 There were 102 runners.
Men: 169 Chris Smith 38.45, 187 Steve Little 40.15, 197 Phil Routh 40.55,
202 Adrian Trevelyan 41.21.
The remaining fixtures are: Sunday 30th Oct – Otley, Eastholme Fields, Sat 19th November – Wakefield and Sunday 4th December – Nunroyd Park, Guiseley. The women’s races are 5-5.5km at approx 1.45pm and the men’s race is 9-9.5km at approx 2.15pm. Chris has entered teams for those members who said they wanted to take part in the series and who have paid £6 (to cover all races).
For full details visit the Complete Runner website: www.completerunner.co.uk
The Chevin Chase entry forms are now available on Airecentre Pacers website: www.airecentre-pacers.co.uk
This scenic off road race starts at 11am on Boxing day from Aireborough leisure centre, Guiseley. As it’s a really popular race I'd advise sending entries in ASAP.
There are also copies at the club.
As members may be aware 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 18th December 05. Fancy dress is optional but it all adds to the fun and entertains passing motorists!! There is a special annual trophy for the winner, which was won last year by Stephen Edwards. Richard Lyons finished in second place with Clare Sweeney, dressed as Andy Pandy in 3rd place.
We have again arranged a presentation afternoon, with hot buffet, at the Symposium in Idle at a cost of £5 adults and £2.50 children per plate. Please write your names on the list at the club if you are running and/or attending the presentation.
Come and celebrate on Friday 9th December as Idle AC celebrates its fourth Christmas party at Idle Working Men’s Club. As with last year it will be a buffet, disco and another bumper secret raffle – please give any suitable (or unsuitable!) raffle prizes to Kay ASAP so she can wrap them up. The fun starts at 8 pm and all members, family (adults) and friends are welcome – it’s a big place and we need to fill it! The price is £7.50 per person, payable on the night (or to Davina in advance). The Christmas Do will also have the London Marathon club Entries draw (Please bring rejection slips to be entered into the draw). We will also have a questionnaire for members to vote for the club attendance points races for 2006. Please write your name on the list at the club if you are joining the festivities.
Following the success of Wednesday nights when we regularly have 15+ runners we decided to offer a coached session on the first Wednesday in each month. This started on Wednesday 5th Oct at 6.30pm when we had 17 runners. All joined in a fairly tough hill session and many commented that they really enjoyed it!! (strange). Anyone is welcome to join us on Wednesday nights at 6.30pm for a run. The next Wednesday coached session takes place on 2nd November – Davina.
This month we welcome 3 new members – Judith Metcalfe, Stephen Wolstenhulme and Claire McConnell. Both Judith & Stephen have been regulars at the Tuesday night coached sessions. Having run 10k races Judith and Stephen are training up to run a 10 mile race and they seem keen on having a go at the WYWL cross countries.
Claire initially joined the Wednesday group after seeing our website and despite not having done much running previously Claire improved both her speed and stamina via the Wednesday night runs. The introduction of the monthly coached sessions on Wednesday’s proved to Claire that she would be able to join the club on Tuesdays.
We now have entry forms for this popular 10 mile hilly course which has the first and last miles on forest trail bridleways from the historic village of Ripley.
Dear Davina and Chris
I am just emailing you to say that i hate running. I started pretty well
at brid yesterday and i was all set to get a pb but this guy from baildon was
really doing my head in spitting about every 5 seconds so i gave him a really
dirty look and he apologised but he was still doing my head in (i didn't bring
my ipod because it's a bit antisocial but i think i should have brought it
since i am obviously quite antisocial anyway and it would mean i could drown
out all the spitting sounds and the women who sound like they're on the brink
of orgasm when there's still 11 miles to go- is there really any need??) and i
had sore legs from that stupid cross country and i went in a really bad mood
and got really slow (because i didnt want to get close to a pb because that
would just be annoying) and was overtaken by millions of people and i got in an
even worse bad doom gloom mood before i was brought back to reality by tripping
over and landing flat on my face and then all these people stopped to check i
was okay and then i just burst into tears and walked for a while and managed to
keep crying in the hope that a marshall would get me a lift to the end but they
didn't and then i was at the 10 mile marker and i felt fine by then and ran to
the end. i don't know what time i did. so anyway. sorry i should have used more
punctuation there.
You have prob noticed but laura is missing from the cross country results (she
was 2
behind me). maybe it doesn't make any difference. And we have finally got our
nottingham vouchers but the letter was a bit rubbish wasn't it?
Cath might start coming to the club again since her leg is better.
Lisa
Adrian rang me from the travel agents
on Saturday morning. “We’ve been stuck here for an hour – it’s doing my head
in! You’d better set off without me, and I’ll catch up with you later.”
So I picked up Kay and Steve, and we headed for York racecourse, and our first cross country race of the new season. When we got there the rest of the women’s team had already completed two laps of a course consisting of every clothes shop York has to offer.
The old Morrisons beach shelter went up, and soon Kay was sitting in it putting on the most dazzlingly new pair of Walsh fell shoes I have ever seen. When I looked at Steve I realised his were the same. Kay spent a few minutes trying to rub mud onto hers to stop them looking quite so bright. The studs on Walshes are pyramid shaped, so they grip the ground, and to discourage the mud clogging which renders many impressive looking trail shoe treads useless. On hard ground though, as Kay noticed, new Walshes feel odd because the rubber gives, and you get a sensation of slight movement left or right. We could have run this race in trail or even road shoes, as the going was so firm – as it often is at the beginning of the cross country season, when the last vestiges of summer have faded into cooler but still often mild early autumn days. This is good practice, as pyramid studs wear quickly, a relatively small area of rubber taking all the body’s weight. Sadly mine are mucky, flat and rounded from summer fell races.
As I observed the scene of falling leaves from our camp near the start area, Adrian appeared. We quizzed him about his nightmare holiday booking session. “New England!” he said.
“Ah! New England in the Fall.” I offered, remembering that people go there for the magnificent Autumn colours. Steve kicked a pile of brown leaves towards Adrian, saying “Can’t you just take Elaine a bag of these? It’d be cheaper.” Looking at Adrian’s feet I noticed a brand new pair of New Balance Studs. They looked hefty, and each stud had a blunt metal spike in it to aid grip and extend stud life.
After the race Adrian didn’t reckon the new shoes had helped much. The total lack of mud had also left the Walshes very new-looking. “Well at least it’s a benchmark,” said Adrian. And so often it’s true – the first cross country can be a nasty shock. It’s so much more physically and mentally taxing than road, even in a comparatively flat event like York. The best approach is just to gain off-road race experience, and not to go off too fast. If unsure, just go steady for the first ten minutes, to avoid oxygen debt. Then as the season goes on, and we get into our league, you should start to see a gradual improvement in performance, as your strength and endurance develops.
The courses will get tougher as the weather and ground conditions deteriorate through the winter, and those bright new shoes will lose their lustre, but they will really start to earn their keep.
I think it’s best to avoid travel agents at any time of year. Who needs autumn and winter sunshine, when I can look forward to that special moment at 11am on November 13th at Temple Newsam, when I will shout “Good morning everybody!” to the assembled field at our first Winter League event. Here we go again!
- Chris
Current Men’s Club Records
|
Distance |
Category |
Name |
Time |
|
5 Km |
Open |
Joe Marjoram |
17.08 |
|
M40 |
Simon Bellwood |
18.30 |
|
|
M45 |
David Lewis |
18:46 |
|
|
M50 |
Trevor Hooley |
21.22 |
|
|
5 Miles |
Open |
Doug Briggs |
29:43 |
|
M40 |
Chris Stubbs |
31.06 |
|
|
M45 |
Richard Lyons |
33.22 |
|
|
|
M50 |
Trevor Hooley |
38.42 |
|
10 Km |
Open |
Douglas Briggs |
36.13 |
|
M40 |
Chris Stubbs |
38.32 |
|
|
M45 |
Dave Lewis |
38:57 |
|
|
10 Miles |
Open |
Joe Marjoram |
1:01:22 |
|
M40 |
Chris Stubbs |
1:05:14 |
|
|
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 |
2:17:26 |
|
|
|
M45 |
Richard Lyons |
2:34:51 |
|
Marathon |
Open |
Chris Smith |
3:04:12 |
|
M40 |
Simon Bellwood |
3:02:18 |
|
|
M45 |
Richard Lyons |
3:36:15 |
|
|
M50 |
Trevor Hooley |
4:15:08 |
Current Women’s Club Records
|
Distance |
Category |
Name |
Time |
|
5 Km |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
19:03 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
20.26 |
|
|
F40 |
Laura Brook |
22.04 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
20.59 |
|
|
5 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
34:57 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
37:17 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
40.03 |
|
|
10 Km |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
42:33 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
44:09 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
47:11 |
|
|
F50 |
Anna Lincoln |
53.16 |
|
|
10 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
1:13:00 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
1:16:38 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
1:16:50 |
|
|
F50 |
Anna Lincoln |
1.37.27 |
|
|
Half Marathon |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
1:33:22 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
1:33:50 |
|
|
F40 |
Kay Gambles |
1:51:00 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
1:44:44 |
|
|
F50 |
Anna Lincoln |
1:53:27 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
4:07:42 |