Contents
Coming Events: January, February & March 07. 2
Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2007 details: 3
Race results: Various races. 4
Fell Races: Jan 07 to end March 07. 6
GB Call up for Ian at Mumbai. 8
Montrail Ultra Running Championships 2007. 11
5th Annual Sewage Works Surprise Club Handicap
Race: Sunday 17th December. 12
What 2007 has to offer Idle AC. 13
Black Sheep Race Series 2007. 14
West Yorkshire Winter League 2006/7 season. 16
WYWL Presentation Night: Fri 9th March 07. 17
The Idle Trail Race – Sunday 15th July
2007. 18
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
|
Date |
Event |
|
Mon 1st Jan 07 |
Giants Tooth Fell
Race. CS. 12 noon. 3m/400’ from Ogden Reservoir,
Causeway foot. £3 on day. See fell list. |
|
Sun 7th Jan 07 |
3rd WYWL race hosted by Dewsbury. See below. |
|
Sun 21st Jan 07 |
Brass Monkey Half
Marathon. York. |
|
Sun 28th Jan 07 |
4th WYWL race hosted by Baildon (1pm). See below. |
|
Sun 11th Feb 07 |
Liversedge Half
Marathon, 12 noon. 1st points
race. |
|
Sun 18th Feb 07 |
5th WYWL race hosted by St.Bede’s at Esholt.
See below. |
|
Sun 25th Feb 07 |
Huddersfield 10k, 11am. No entries on day. |
|
Sun 25th Feb 07 |
St. Wilfrids Muddy Boots 10k (approx), Ripon. Scenic,
multi terrain course. New race!! |
|
Fri 9th Mar 07 |
WYWL Presentation Evening, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. A
Great night out!! See below. |
|
Sun 18th Mar 07 |
Spen 20. 10am. Ideal prep for a Spring marathon. |
|
Sun 25th Mar 07 |
Ackworth Half. 10.30am. |
Top 25 Club Races for 2007: 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 prize 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 2007, where points can be earned are as follows.
|
Date |
Race Details |
Comments. |
|
February 11th Sun |
Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon. |
Undulating half. Good
marathon prep. |
|
March 18th – Sun |
Spen 20mile, 10am. |
Great Prep for Spring
marathons – Tough 20miler. |
|
March – Sun 25th |
Ackworth half, 10.30am. |
|
|
April – Tues 3rd
|
Bunny Run (1) 3miles, 7pm. |
Idle AC Club
Race 2007 |
|
April –Sat 14th |
Meanwood Valley Trail Race, approx 7m. |
Part of Airedale Triple
Challenge. |
|
April – Sun 29th
|
Rothwell 10k. |
Race fills
get your entries in early. |
|
May – Wed 2nd |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm.
Fast, flat course. |
Date TBC |
|
May -Sun 13th |
Ripon 10m. Part of Black
Sheep series. |
|
|
May – Sun 27th
|
Melmerby 10k. Part of
Black sheep series. |
|
|
June – Wed 6th |
Chevin Fell Race, AS, 3.5m/900’. 7.30pm. |
|
|
June – Thurs 7th |
Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly
two lap course. |
Date TBC |
|
June – Sun 10th
|
West Yorkshire Fire 5 |
Date TBC |
|
June – Wed 13th
|
Otley 10. 7.30pm. |
|
|
July –Sat 7th
|
Oakworth Haul Fell Race,
BM, 5m/650’. 3pm. |
Oakworth Gala – Family day out!! |
|
July – Wed 11th |
Stirton Fell Race. BS.
5.5m/1200’. 7.30pm. |
|
|
July –Sun 22nd
|
Pudsey 10k, 10.45. |
Also fun runs. |
|
Aug – Sat 20th |
Burnsall 10 &/or fell
race |
Date TBC |
|
Aug
–Mon 27th |
Spofforth 10k Trail. 1.30pm. |
Date TBC. Bank Hol Family day out. |
|
Sept – Sun 2nd |
Sandal Castle 10k |
|
|
Sept – Sun 9th |
Yorkshireman Marathon or Half, 10am. |
Chris Stubbs won the Marathon in 2006! |
|
Sept/Oct – Sun |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
Date TBC. |
|
Oct –Sun 21st |
Withins
Skyline Fell Race, BM, 7m/1000’ 11.30am. |
|
|
Oct – Sun 28th |
Holmfirth 15mile. 10.30am. |
Date TBC |
|
Nov – Sun 4th |
Guy Fawkes 10mile 10.30am. |
Date TBC |
|
Nov - Sun 25th |
Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am. |
Date TBC. |
|
|
|
|
Dunnersdale Fell Race, Cumbria, 11/11/06 AS 5m/1800’
195 Tony Blythe 64.07
There were 238 runners.
Stoop Fell Race 17/12/06
155 Warren Fletcher 45.33 There
were 322 runners.
Chevin Chase Boxing Day 2006 - 7miles
65
Simon Bellwood 47.13
9th Supervet
101
Adrian Trevelyan 49.02
110
Donna Edmondson-Booker 49.30 3rd Female
149
Phill Routh 51.01
193
Dave Lewis 52.27
423
Philip Twigg 1.00.26
534
Jo Belcher 1.04.23
620
Davina Smith 1.07.19
647
Hannah Peacock 1.08.18
709
Julie Parker 1.11.14
763
Ana Lincoln 1.13.05
792
Suzanne Bairstow 1.14.16
841
Claire McConnell 1.23.40
855 Ran
Coley Canter Fell Race, 30/12/06 BM 7m/1000'
28 Chris
Smith 57.50 Not
bad considering out night before inc curry!!
39 Warren
Fletcher 60.55
54 Michael Masleczko 67.03
84 Jo
Belcher 75.48 There
were 84 runners.
Jolly
Holly Jog 10k, Ripon 31/12/06
451 Ana
Lincoln 64.12 There were 528 runners.
Ribble Valley 10k, Clitheroe 31/12/06
318 Steve
Little 43.10
378 Rhea
Hawkins 44.38
690 Hannah Peacock 53.23
761 Lisa
Hall
56.08 There were 924 runners.
Auld
Lang Syne Fell Race 31/12/06. 6.5m/1000'
191 Phil
Routh 58.01
242 Richard
Lyons 60.45
1st Fell Race.
243 Warren Fletcher 60.49
270 Nick
Thorp 62.24
1st Fell Race.
277 Dave
Lewis 62.52 There were 452
runners.
This year we have picked a ‘fell’ race as our 2007 club race. This is no
ordinary fell race – it’s a runnable trail type course that is accessible
to ALL, regardless of your running abilities. Even me (this is Davina… I don’t
do mud, slippy bits, etc !, speaking).
Which Race: BUNNY RUN (1).
When: Tues 3rd April at
7.30pm.
Where: Penistone Hill, Haworth, (up
from Sun Inn at top of Haworth).
Course: Approx 3 mile on
runnable tracks, with only 1 real descent/ascent (but I could still run it).
Why: To get the WHOLE club to a local
event that has a great atmosphere.
Afterwards: You get CHOCOLATE
for running!!!! All Prizes are EASTER EGGS!! It would be good to have everyone
come into the Sun pub for a drink afterwards – it’s packed but wonderful.
Please make a note of the date and let’s make it our best club race
ever.
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.
SUN JAN
28th THE 24th
SOREEN ‘STANBURY SPLASH’. BM. 11.30 am. 7 miles/1200 feet from Penistone Hill Country
Park, Haworth. £3 on day. All finishers receive a Soreen Malt loaf, free coffee
and biscuits.
SAT
FEB 10th WADSWORTH HALF TROG.
BM. 10
am. 9m/1500’ from the Old Town Cricket Club, Hebden Bridge. £5.50, closing
date: 3rd Feb. No entries on day. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
SAT
FEB 10th WADSWORTH TROG.
BL. 10.10
am. 20m/4000’ from the Old Town Cricket Club, Hebden Bridge. £5.50, closing
date: 3rd Feb. No entries on day. Full body
cover, map, compass, whistle and emergency food must be carried for either
events above. No kit, no run. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
SUN
FEB 25th ILKLEY MOOR FELL RACE. AS. 11.30am. 5m/1260’ from Wells
Road, Ilkley. £3 on day. Website: www.ilkleyharriers.org.uk
SAT
MARCH 3rd NOON STONE FELL RACE. AM. 12 noon. 9m/2300’ from Brisk Inn,
Lumbutts, Todmorden. £3.50 on day. Website: www.todharriers.co.uk
SAT
MARCH 10th. HALF TOUR OF PENDLE. AM. 11am. 9m/2250’ from Barley
Village, near Burnley. £2.50 to organiser by 5th March. Website: www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk
SAT
MARCH 10th WINDMILLS WHIZZ. BM. 11.30am. 7m/800’ from Ogden Reservoir, Causeway
Foot. £4 on day, Trail shoes recommended.
Also junior race & family fun run. Website: www.halifaxharriers.co.uk
SAT
MARCH 10th. WUTHERING HIKE (Haworth Hobble). BL. 8am. 31m/4400’ from Westfield
Lodge, Moorside Lane, Oxenhope. £20 teams of 2 or £11 solo. Entry on official
entry form. Full kit to be carried. Bring mug for drinks en route. Hot meal at
finish, showers/changing. Website: www.kcac.co.uk
SUN
MARCH 11th. IAN ROBERTS
FELL RACE. BM. 11.00pm
7m/1000’ from Marsden Cricket Club. £4 on day. Website: www.holmfirthharriers.com
SAT
MARCH 31st MIDGLEY MOOR RACE. AS. 11am. 5m/1250’ from Booth Cricket Club, Booth,
Halifax. £3.50 on day. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
This
month I interviewed Ian Fisher prior to him jetting off to Mumbai in India to
run for Great Britain.
DS:
Congratulations on winning your 3rd successive race in the WYWL. How
do you feel after the event?
IF: I feel better now than I did after the Yorkshire XC race the day
before. I haven't done a high quality XC in a good while. I was pleased with my
run in the WYWL and with Idle improving overall in the team positions.
DS: Its great news that you’ve been selected to run for Great Britain in
another International Marathon, the Mumbai Marathon in India. When do you
travel?
IF: I'm setting off to Mumbai on Thursday 18th January. The
race is on the 21st and I will be back the following Tuesday (23rd).
DS: I’m aware you’ve run previously for Great Britain, mainly within the
Greatest Race on Earth Series (GROE). Which marathons have you run?
IF: I’ve run for GB in 3 marathons so far. I have done Mumbai in
January 2005, Nairobi in October 2005 &. Slovakia in October 2006 which
wasn't part of the GROE series.
DS: What marathon training have you been doing in the lead up to Mumbai?
IF: Preparation wise, I have been wearing padded ski jackets and
waterproofs which don't allow perspiration. I have been doing 10hr and two
weeks worth of training since last November. It's been tough mentally to get
out & to do it on my own. But once out, it's been okay.
DS: What terrain have you been training on?
IF: Most of my training has been off road to protect my joints and to stop
going fast as I tend to do on the roads. I have been able to finish work early
and do 40-60 minutes around the football fields or travel over to Heaton Woods
for resistance training on the muddy hills.
DS: Have you followed a specific diet during this period?
IF: My diet has been the same as usual. As for food. I’m going to go for
a Bradford curry a few days before I fly over. Got to be done I'm afraid.
DS: You mentioned that you have been training in padded jackets &
waterproofs which don’t allow perspiration. Do you have any problems with
overheating when training?
IF: I don't have a problem with over heating in training, but I still
take plenty of fluids on board.
DS: As you know we have a number of Idle AC members running in the
London Marathon and/or other Spring Marathons. What training tips can you give
them?
IF: As a tip for the likes of Adrian and Hannah doing London, plus any
others aiming for a marathon - I just go out and aim at being out 45min - 1hr -
90mins - 2hr up to 3hrs rather than counting the miles. Through my experience I
can switch off while am out training. I’m just thinking of a location a few
miles ahead. When I'm at that location I go through the same process again. I
also think about my target time and believe I can do it.
DS: I expect Mumbai will be pretty tough?
IF: For Mumbai I'm just going to give it a good go. Running in 78%
humidity and temperatures rising to 30% will make it tough.
DS: Obviously we all wish you are best wishes whilst you run Mumbai and we’d
really appreciate a bit of a report when you get back.
IF: Thanks, I will report on the race when I get back.
DS:
Thanks to Ian for the above details & good luck to him at Mumbai. I spoke
to Ian again on Tuesday 9th Jan after our Tuesday night (Claremont) session
and asked about his plans in the days following the marathon. He will be
travelling back within two days of running the race & is likely to suffer
with the jetlag etc and the general fatigue suffered after a marathon. However
Ian will be running in the Regional Cross Country Championships on Saturday 27th
Jan and will be back with us for the 4th WYWL at Baildon on Sunday
28th. I asked him how
he’ll cope with this gruelling schedule.
IF: It
will be ok as I’ll totally rest in between coming back from Mumbai &
running the Regional Cross Country Champs on the Saturday.
DS: What
more was there to say!!!! - Davina.
Just a reminder that 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 an excellent site run by John Schofield which
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. See our race
details on this site.
Look out for a few
club records being broken this summer as we have two new female F35 vets! Happy
Birthday to Jo Belcher & Alison Garlick as they both celebrate their
birthdays this month.
|
Date |
Race name |
Distance |
Location |
|
Short |
|
|
|
|
10 Mar |
Wuthering Hike |
31 |
Yorkshire |
|
07 Apr |
Manx Mountain
Marathon |
30 |
Isle of Man |
|
29 Jul |
Downland Ultra
Challenge |
30 |
Sussex |
|
22 Sep |
Pumlumon Challenge |
26 |
Mid Wales |
|
Medium |
|
|
|
|
14 Apr |
Calderdale |
37 |
Yorkshire |
|
19 May |
Marlborough |
33 |
Wiltshire |
|
07 Jul |
Osmotherly Phoenix |
33 |
N Yorks |
|
15 Sep |
High Peak 40 |
40 |
Derbyshire |
|
Long |
|
|
|
|
12 May |
Fellsman |
61 |
Yorkshire |
|
18 Aug |
Rhyader |
43 |
Mid Wales |
|
01 Sep |
Bullock Smithy |
56 |
Peak District |
|
06 Oct |
Long Mynd |
50 |
Shropshire |
I would
just like to let everyone know that the races in this year’s Montrail
Ultrarunning championships have been announced!
To
compete you have to do 4 of the 12 races including one in each distance
category, or all 4 races at one distance if you prefer. Last year I did Osmotherly Phoenix with
a man I befriended at the ten mile check point and then the absolutely
fantastic High Peak 40 with Jo and David N.
The
series is a great way of introducing yourself to a whole new world. All the races are off road. My favourite bit was having a cup of
tea every few miles. David and Jo’s
favourite bit was getting a sew-on badge.
It is free to register and if you complete just one race you might win a
spot prize (I won a £30 voucher).- Lisa Hall
You can
register and get all the other details at www.runfurther.com
Congratulations
to Alison, Paul & Tom Garlick as they will have a new baby next June.
Alison is in good health & hopes to gentle continue running during her
pregnancy.
As members may be aware December
02 saw the start of a tradition for Idle AC – the annual Sewage Works
Surprise club handicap race! The race was run as a
3.75 mile Handicap race from the Stansfield Arms Pub
at Apperley Bridge. This year lots of us donned our fancy dress outfits which
definitely added great atmosphere and entertained the passing spectators and
motorists!! This year the race was won by Hannah Peacock with last year’s
winner, Jane Lewis, finishing in second place, and Nick Thorp in third. The
special trophy was presented at the Symposium afternoon bash.
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Once again we achieved a huge amount in 2006.
We hope to build on our success and continue to offer a great deal in 2007. We will continue to build up the club
in terms of the numbers, the ethos, and in the support and enthusiasm that we
can all provide to one another. We will continue
to offer
weekly coached sessions on Tuesdays, offering
hill and speed work. In addition we also offer additional monthly coached
sessions on the 1st Wednesday in every month (at 6.30pm). We will continue with the Attendance
and Handicap Scheme and Steve will again be offering the vets the delights of
the Vets League plus other events.
We will hold our fifth Annual General Meeting in April.
We will continue to encourage members to race
at a variety of distances, especially the races that form the 2007 club race
listed events. Once again we hope to support the Black Sheep Series and the
John Carr Series.
In addition to running events there will be
‘social’ events such as the WYWL Presentation evening on 9th March
hosted by Skipton at Saltaire (see below), Steve’s brewery trip & the
annual Idle Beer Festival. A summer track session is also something to look
forward to.
However the highlight of 2007 will be our
hosting of the 3rd Idle Trail race on Sunday 15th July. We will need
the whole club (plus family and friends) to make it a success- please ensure
everyone is available. With the
excellent feedback we received from last year’s event we hope to reach our race
limit.
Finally, of course, we
hope to be competing in the West Yorkshire Winter League. This is just a tiny
(there’ll
be loads more stuff!) number of things that Idle AC will be offering in 2007.
We will continue to
keep members regularly updated at the club sessions, on our website, within the
monthly Idle Gossip and within the monthly committee minutes. If you want
something done or have ideas for things you want the club to do- see a
committee member.
The 2007
Series comprises of 8 races, the same 6 races as last year plus the
re-introduction of the Fountains 10k and a new race the Wetherby 10k.
THE NEW FORMAT: There
is s now a two tier Race Series:
1. The
Full Pint Race Series
for those who want the ultimate challenge of running 4 x 10k's and the two long
races, the same format as last year, but you do have 2 more 10k’s to choose from.
The
Full Pint Races are:
|
Fountains 10k |
Sunday May 6th |
|
Ripon 10m |
Sunday May 13th |
|
Melmerby 10k |
Sunday May 27th |
|
Kirkby Malzeard 10k |
Saturday June 2nd |
|
Rainton 10k |
Sunday June 24th |
|
Burn Valley 1/2m |
Saturday July 7th |
|
Burton Leonard 10k |
Sunday July 22nd |
|
Wetherby 10k |
Sunday September 9th |
2. The Half Pint Race Series is for
those new to racing and those runners who prefer the 10k distance as their
maximum race distance.
The Half Pint Races are:
|
Fountains 10k |
Sunday May 6th |
|
Melmerby 10k |
Sunday May 27th |
|
Kirkby Malzeard 10k |
Saturday June 2nd |
|
Rainton 10k |
Sunday June 24th |
|
Burton Leonard 10k |
Sunday July 22nd |
|
Wetherby 10k |
Sunday September 9th |
ENTRY FORMS
For
those runners entering via the web site you will be able to print off a
standard race entry form for each race; as the race organisers are not sending
out Race Packs this year due to increased postal charges. Individual race entry
forms will be on the website in January.
Entry
forms will be found on the Races individual web page, they should be all on the
site by mid January.
The
closing date for the series is 14th April or when 250 series limit
is reached.
Visit
the Blacksheep Series website for full series details: www.blacksheeprunners
Update; Another fine but day for the third race of the
2006/7 WYWL season at Oakwell Hall, hosted by Dewsbury Road Runners. We again had over 200 runners,
including over 70 women line up amongst the field of runners from the 8 clubs.
This included 23 runners from Idle AC.
This new course was approx 5 miles but to many it seemed further due to
the very muddy conditions. However, most seemed to like the new venue as it was
a very varied, mixed terrain course.
Ian Fisher won his third successive
race, and once again there were strong runs from the male team, especially from
Chris Stubbs & from Adrian. The women were led home by Jo who finished in 7th
place, with strong performances from Clare, Amnuay & from the ever
improving Sarah. Overall we all worked together and pulled ourselves into 4th
place despite having a few of the team missing. Well done.
The results are as follows:
|
Men |
|
|
Vets |
|
|
Pudsey |
3910 |
|
Dewsbury |
1402 |
|
Dewsbury |
3821 |
|
LBT |
1359 |
|
LBT |
3754 |
|
Pudsey |
1333 |
|
Idle AC |
3320 |
|
St.Bede's |
1285 |
|
Baildon |
3308 |
|
Baildon |
1258 |
|
Stainland |
3188 |
|
Skipton |
1234 |
|
St.Bede’s |
3175 |
|
Idle AC |
1204 |
|
Skipton |
2680 |
|
Stainland |
1138 |
|
Women |
|
|
Overall |
|
|
Dewsbury |
864 |
|
Dewsbury |
4685 |
|
Stainland |
853 |
|
Pudsey |
4622 |
|
LBT |
814 |
|
LBT |
4568 |
|
Skipton |
777 |
|
Idle AC |
4049 |
|
Idle AC |
729 |
|
Stainland |
4041 |
|
Pudsey |
712 |
|
Baildon |
4008 |
|
Baildon |
700 |
|
St.Bede's |
3873 |
|
St.Bede’s |
698 |
|
Skipton |
3457 |
The remaining fixtures for 2006/7 are as follows:
Date Host
club Venue
4. Jan 28th Baildon
Runners Tong
Park, Baildon. Note 1pm start
5. Feb 18th St.Bede’s
Esholt woods.
With the exception of
the Baildon event (1pm start) all races will start at 11am. Full details
will be circulated to club members 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 in
March 07. Further details will be
circulated prior to each event.
The 2007 WYWL presentation night,
hosted by Skipton AC, takes place on Friday 9th March at Victoria
Hall in Saltaire.
The fun starts at 8pm and
includes the presentation of all the team & individual trophies, buffet,
raffle and live band (Idle Pop!!!!). The price has still to be confirmed but is
likely to be £7.50 per person (cash or cheques payable to West Yorkshire Winter
League). Write your name on the list at the club by end Feb if you are going or let Davina know.
As this is such a local venue it
would be great for us all to come and have a great night out!
Following
our amazing amount of positive feedback from our hosting of the of the 2nd
Idle Trail Race we are now organising this years event we hope will be even
bigger and better than last year. Entry forms are now available on our website.
Entries, including on-line entries are available via www.runnersworld.co.uk
& on www.ukresults.com.
Once again Crosstrax will be our main sponsor.
The 2006
Idle Trail Race came 136th out of 366 in the Runners World ‘Readers
Races of the Year’ pole. The overall score for the race was 87% and 100% of
runners said that they would run the race again. Check out the Runners world
website for details.
We are
already starting to get entries in for the 2007 event!!
For any
race information please contract any of the following: Chris Smith, Davina
Smith, Kay Gambles, Martin Burnside, Steve Little or Peter Vickers.
For those
not doing London marathon on 22nd April 07, here are a selection of
other spring marathons that are on offer during the year:
April 1st: Bungay
Black Dog Marathon, Suffolk. £12, two lap town/rural course. A long way to go
but good for a weekend away. Well organised.
April
22nd:
London.
April 29th: Shakespeare,
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warks. £21. 2 lap course. Well supported.
May 20th: Brathay
Windermere. £23, 1 lap, undulating course with outstanding lake district
scenery.
June 2nd: Wharfedale
Off Road, Theshfield, Skipton.
Check out
the runners world &/or Race Results website for more details.
Happy New Year to All, although
it may be happier for some more than others.
It has come to my attention that
one of our vets has got a taste for dressing up for races, not content with the
pre- Christmas fancy dress events, he has taken to wearing women's clothing at
races. Much like an iceberg you only see the top 10% I wonder what lies
beneath, to protect his identity I'll only say his fang's worse than his bite.
Looking back to the 2006 Yorkshire Vet Grand Prix series Anna
Lincoln and Pete Helliwell
finished 9th and 6th respectively in their age
categories with an overall team position of 16th.
Looking forward to 2007 the first
Vets GP race is on Sunday 4th February at Horsforth with a early
start time of 10:00. Details as follows: Venue Horsforth Hall Park Cricket
Club. From Bradford A647 to ring road then left to A6120 follow to
Horsforth. Turn left at the
Eleventh Earl Pub. Car park 100m
up road on the left. Course – Road and trail approximately 6 miles. Entry
fee on the day £2
(Please register if you can
before the day by looking on the YVAA web-site on how to do this)
Changing facilities but limited
showers, it is a cricket club! There are 2 car parks around the park which are
sign posted. Bar and food
available after the race.
Don't forget the Saltaire Brewery
trip, it looks likely to happen now on a Monday night sometime in February, let
me know if you’re interested.
Ever had problems sleeping after
a hard training session? Wake up in the middle of the night with aching legs or
just wake up plain tired next morning……sound familiar? For the last 4 weeks I've be trying a
new product which may help you if you suffer from any of the above.
The product is called Nocte by
SiS which claims to optimise sleep. It contains all the essential ingredients
needed by the body for rest, repair and recovery, whilst maintaining a healthy
immune system and promoting health and well being.
According to SiS, Nocte contains a mixture of proteins, magnesium, zinc and vitamin B6 all of
which aid muscle recovery, reducing tiredness and muscle twitching also
providing essential nutrients to boost your immune system.
What I've found since using it
after long runs, races or speed sessions is I can now have a full nights sleep,
my legs don't ache as much either during the night or the next day and I feel
much less tired in the morning. If you try this I recommend just mixing with
cold water and drinking before bedtime, you can drink it hot but it tends to go
a bit lumpy if the water is too hot.
Just don't forget you read it here first.
- Steve Little
Current Men’s Club Records
|
Distance |
Category |
Name |
Time |
|
5
Km |
Open |
Joe
Marjoram |
17.08 |
|
M40 |
Simon
Bellwood |
18.30 |
|
|
M45 |
David
Lewis |
18:40 |
|
|
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 |
36.25 |
|
|
M45 |
Dave
Lewis |
38:57 |
|
|
10
Miles |
Open |
Joe
Marjoram |
1:01:22 |
|
M40 |
Chris
Stubbs |
1:05:14 |
|
|
M45 |
Simon
Bellwood |
1:06:54 |
|
|
M50 |
Trevor
Hooley |
1:20:04 |
|
|
Half
Marathon |
Open |
Douglas
Briggs |
1:18:58 |
|
M40 |
Chris
Smith |
1:24:05 |
|
|
M45 |
Simon
Bellwood |
1:22:48 |
|
|
M50 |
Trevor
Hooley |
1:43:29 |
|
|
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 |
Simon
Bellwood |
2:13:50 |
|
|
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 |
20.17 |
|
|
F40 |
Laura Brook |
21.36 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
20.59 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
27.01 |
|
|
5 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
33:46 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
37:17 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
40.03 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
43.13 |
|
|
10 Km |
Open |
Donna Edmondson-Booker |
40:17 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
44:09 |
|
|
F40 |
Laura Brook |
48.23 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
46:13 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
52:39 |
|
|
10 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
1:10:13 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
1:12:40 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
1:16:50 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
1.32.38 |
|
|
Half Marathon |
Open |
Hayley Atkinson-Windsor |
1:32:19 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
1:33:50 |
|
|
F40 |
Kay Gambles |
1:51:00 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
1:41:39 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
1:53:27 |
|
|
15 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
1:50:54 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
2:00:38 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
2:35:57 |
|
|
20 Miles |
Open |
Joanne Belcher |
2:37:11 |
|
F35 |
Davina Smith |
3:01:01 |
|
|
F40 |
Kay Gambles |
3:02:00 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
2:48:05 |
|
|
Marathon |
Open |
Joanne Belcher |
3:21:31 |
|
F35 |
Lisa Flesher |
3:37:28 |
|
|
F40 |
Davina Smith |
4:02:58 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
3:55:10 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
4.47.06 |