Contents
Coming Events: March, April & May 07. 2
Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2007 details: 3
Race results: Various races. 6
Annual General Meeting – Thursday 29th
March 07. 8
Open Morning Sun 15th April 07 at 9.30am... 9
London Marathon 22nd April 07. 9
Fell Races: March 07 to end May 07. 10
West Yorkshire Winter League 2006/7 season. 13
The Idle Trail Race – Sunday 15th July
2007. 14
Idle AC celebrates - We are 5 on 22nd March
07. 14
Mablethorpe Marathon -16th Sept 07. 15
LAKELAND TRAILS - BOOK OFFER (in support of Idle Trail
Race) 15
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
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Date |
Event |
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Fri 9th Mar 07 |
WYWL Presentation Evening, Victoria Hall, Saltaire. A
Great night out!! See below. |
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Sun 18th Mar 07 |
Spen 20. 10am. Ideal prep for a Spring marathon. |
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Sun 25th Mar 07 |
Ackworth Half. 10.30am. |
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Sun 1st April 07 |
Baildon Boundary Way. Race full. |
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Tues 3rd April 07 |
Bunny Run 1. Idle AC club race 2007 |
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Sat 14th April 07 |
Meanwood Valley Trail
Race, approx 7m. |
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Sun 15th April 07 |
Open Morning at the Club. 930am coached session &
talk. Suitable for all abilities, all welcome. |
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Sun 22nd April 07 |
London Marathon. Good luck to all Idle AC runners. |
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Sun 29th April 07 |
Rothwell 10k. 10am. |
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Wed 2nd May 07 |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm. Fast, flat course. |
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Sun 13th May 07 |
Ripon 10m. Part of
Black Sheep series. |
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Sun 27th May 07 |
Melmerby 10k. Part
of Black sheep series. |
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.
February’s Attendance winner is Adrian.
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Name |
February |
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Feb |
Feb |
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1 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
15 |
20 |
22 |
27 |
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Races |
Totals |
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Adrian
Trevelyan |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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5 |
10 |
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Amnuay
Scott |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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3 |
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Andrew
Moakler |
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1 |
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1 |
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Anna
Lincoln |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
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5 |
7 |
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Chris
Smith |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
8 |
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Chris
Stubbs |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
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David
Lewis |
|
|
|
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1 |
|
|
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5 |
6 |
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Davina
Smith |
|
1 |
|
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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|
4 |
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Gary
Naylor |
1 |
|
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1 |
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1 |
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5 |
8 |
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Hayley
Atkinson-Windsor |
1 |
|
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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4 |
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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 |
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1 |
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1 |
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5 |
8 |
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Judith
Wolstenhulme |
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1 |
|
|
1 |
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Kay
Gambles |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
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6 |
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Laurence
Doddy |
|
|
|
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1 |
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1 |
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Maria
Furness |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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5 |
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Martin
Burnside |
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1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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Peter
Hilliard |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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Peter
Vickers |
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1 |
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1 |
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Phil
Routh |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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5 |
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Rhea
Hawkins |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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|
5 |
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Richard
Lyons |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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Sarah
Holness |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
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Simon
Bellwood |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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6 |
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Simon
Blackburn |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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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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5 |
5 |
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Tim
Whitcombe |
1 |
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1 |
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2 |
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Tony
Blythe |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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6 |
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Tony
Wimbush |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
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Warren
Fletcher |
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1 |
1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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4 |
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10 |
11 |
10 |
16 |
12 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
0 |
30 |
131 |
The Club races for 2007, where points can be earned are as follows.
|
Date |
Race Details |
Comments. |
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February 11th Sun |
Liversedge Half Marathon, 12.00 noon. |
6 hardy souls ran this tough
½ m including Gary who was very near to his PB. |
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March 18th – Sun |
Spen 20mile, 10am. |
Great Prep for Spring
marathons – Tough 20miler. |
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March – Sun 25th |
Ackworth half, 10.30am. |
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April – Tues 3rd
|
Bunny Run (1) 3miles, 7pm. |
Idle AC Club
Race 2007 |
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April –Sat 14th |
Meanwood Valley Trail Race, approx 7m. |
Part of Airedale Triple
Challenge. |
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April – Sun 29th
|
Rothwell 10k. |
Race fills
get your entries in early. |
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May – Wed 2nd |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm.
Fast, flat course. |
No entries on
night. Get your entries in ASAP. |
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May -Sun 13th |
Ripon 10m. Part of Black
Sheep series. |
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May – Sun 27th
|
Melmerby 10k. Part of
Black sheep series. |
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June – Wed 6th |
Chevin Fell Race, AS, 3.5m/900’. 7.30pm. |
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June – Thurs 7th |
Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly
two lap course. |
Date TBC |
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June – Sun 10th
|
West Yorkshire Fire 5 |
Date TBC |
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June – Wed 13th
|
Otley 10. 7.30pm. |
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July –Sat 7th
|
Oakworth Haul Fell Race,
BM, 5m/650’. 3pm. |
Oakworth Gala – Family day out!! |
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July – Wed 11th |
Stirton Fell Race. BS.
5.5m/1200’. 7.30pm. |
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July –Sun 22nd
|
Pudsey 10k, 10.45. |
Also fun runs. |
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Aug – Sat 20th |
Burnsall 10 &/or fell
race |
Date TBC |
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Aug
–Mon 27th |
Spofforth 10k Trail. 1.30pm. |
Date TBC. Bank Hol Family day out. |
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Sept – Sun 2nd |
Sandal Castle 10k |
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Sept – Sun 9th |
Yorkshireman Marathon or Half, 10am. |
Chris Stubbs won the Marathon in 2006! |
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Sept – Sun 30th |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
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Oct –Sun 21st |
Withins
Skyline Fell Race, BM, 7m/1000’ 11.30am. |
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Oct – Sun 28th |
Holmfirth 15mile. 10.30am. |
Date TBC |
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Nov – Sun 4th |
Guy Fawkes 10mile 10.30am. |
Date TBC |
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Nov - Sun 25th |
Abbey Dash 10k, 9.30am. |
Date TBC. |
Yorks Vets Grand Prix Race 1 4th Feb, Horsforth:
Women:
47 Ana
Lincoln 50.32 There were 55 runners.
Men:
111 Pete Helliwell 50.52 There
were 115 runners.
Snake Lane 10. 25/2/07
522 Hannah
Peacock 1.28.09
622 Ana
Lincoln 1.39.02 There
were 667 runners.
Ilkley Moor Fell Race, 25/2/07 5m/1260'.
138 Phill
Routh 54.27
173 Warren Fletcher 57.27
235 Tony
Blythe 62.12 There
were 283 runners.
Haweswater Half Marathon, Cumbria, 4th March 07
330 Lisa
Hall 1.56.02
360 Sarah
Holness 2.00.35
361 Jo
Belcher
2.00.41
396 Hannah Peacock 2.08.40
402 Amy
Wright 2.09.43 There
were 432 runners.
Wuthering Hike 10th March 07, 31m/4400', BL
34 Tony
Wimbush 4.48.36
209 Jo Belcher & Lisa
Hall 8.42.52 There
were 232 runners.
Spen 20, 18th March 07. This year run in gale force winds & hail
stones that really hurt!
36 Adrian
Trevelyan 2.25.52
72 Gary
Naylor 2.40.10
100 Tim Whitcombe 2.50.35
139 Jo
Belcher
3.07.26
146 Davina Smith 3.10.39
173 Ana
Lincoln 3.49.32
F50 CR. There
were 178 runners.
South Leeds Stadium 5 18th March 07
54 Hayley
Atkinson-Windsor 35.27
82 Peter
Helliwell
37.09
84 Dave
Lewis 37.24
There were 328 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.
Which Race: BUNNY RUN (1).
When: Tues 3rd April at 7.00pm.
Where: Haworth, (up from Sun Inn at top
of Haworth – see below).
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.
If you really love this race think about doing the series & the relay.
The full Bunny Run series are as follows:
TUES APRIL 3rd BUNNY RUN 1 CS 7pm. 3m/300’ from
Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from
start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3
out of 4 races to count for overall awards. Idle AC Club race for 2007. Highly recommended
event/series.
TUES
APRIL 10th BUNNY RUN 2 CS 7.15pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to
all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3 out of 4 races to count for overall
awards. Highly recommended event.
TUES
APRIL 17th BUNNY RUN 3 CS 7.30pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to
all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3 out of 4 races to count for overall
awards. Highly recommended event.
TUES
APRIL 24th BUNNY RUN 4 CS 7.30pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to
all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3 out of 4 races to count for overall
awards. Highly recommended event.
TUES MAY
1st BUNNY RUN RELAY CS 7.30pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£6 per team of 3 on night only.
New course. 1st leg 2.5m/250’, 2nd & 3rd
legs 2m/200’. Almost any conceivable team composition welcome including mixed,
family etc. Relay batons are eggs! Crème Egg to all finishers. Soup & roll included. Highly recommended event at a bargain
price.
We are supporting the Marie Curie Cancer
Care Great Daffodil Appeal. We have a box of daffodils at the club and we hope
that members will pay a suggested £1 donation.
· Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing care and emotional
support, completely free of charge, to thousands of cancer patients and their
families across the UK.
· This year they will care for around 25,000 terminally ill patients in
their own homes and in the Marie Curie Hospices.
· By taking part in the Great Daffodil Appeal, we will have helped to make
it possible for this special care to continue.
Visit their
website www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil.
Idle AC’s fifth AGM will be held on Thursday 29th March 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. If you are unable to attend please vote for the committee positions via proxy. Members are reminded that subs will be collected (£15) at the AGM (or before if anyone wants to pay in advance!!) when a membership form will need to be completed.
It would be appreciated if all subs could be paid by the beginning of May at the latest as annual subs need to be paid earlier to England Athletics.
We will be hosting an Open Morning at the club on Sun 15th April at 9.30am. This will involve a coached session (accessible to all) led by Chris, a talk on a running related subject, and refreshments. Please support this event but more importantly invite prospective members along. There is no obligation for them to take part in the session, they are welcome to just come along, meet a few people in a relaxed setting to join us for a cuppa.
We have 6 Idle AC vests on the London marathon start line this year. Good luck to: Jo, Adrian, Gary, Tim, Simon Bellwood, & Ana. Sadly both Dave Currie & Hannah Peacock may have to defer their places to next year due to injury.
Adrian has decided to raise money for the Children with Leukaemia charity, and will be part of the Mr Men and Little Miss Team. If you want to sponsor him please see him at the club or visit: www.bmycharity.com/adriant
Congratulations to Steve Little who celebrated his 50th birthday this month. A lot of people would celebrate with a party or family gathering, not Steve – he & Sue went to Rome where he ran the Rome Marathon!!
This month we welcome Maria Furness. Maria is keen to improve her race times & seems to be enjoying a few of the off road runs on a Sunday morning.
In past years Idle AC have been the largest club for all three races and this year we hope to be even stronger for this series of 5k races around Esholt on Wednesday nights on 2nd , 9th and 16th May 06, starting at 7.30pm. Get a ‘league’ position by completing all 3 races. Entry forms are available at the club. This year due to the increasing popularity of the series and to avoid disappointment only postal entries are being accepted. Please get your entries in early as the race limit is 400. Postal entries close Mon 23rd April.
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 31st MIDGLEY MOOR RACE. AS. 11am. 5m/1250’ from Booth Cricket Club, Booth,
Halifax. £3.50 on day. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
TUES APRIL 3rd BUNNY RUN 1 CS 7pm. 3m/300’ from
Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from
start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3
out of 4 races to count for overall awards. Idle AC Club race for 2007. Highly recommended
event/series.
SAT
APRIL 7th PENDLE FELL
RACE. AS. 2pm.
4.5m/1500’ from Barley Village Hall, Barley, near Burnley, Lancs. £3 on
day. Refreshments in village hall.
Website: www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk
TUES
APRIL 10th BUNNY RUN 2 CS 7.15pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to
all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3 out of 4 races to count for overall
awards. Highly recommended event.
SUN
APRIL 15th GISBOROUGH MOORS RACE. BL. 11am. 12.5m/2600’from Guisborough
Rugby Club. £9 to organiser. Website: www.nym.ac
TUES
APRIL 17th BUNNY RUN 3 CS 7.30pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to
all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3 out of 4 races to count for overall
awards. Highly recommended event.
TUES
APRIL 24th BUNNY RUN 4 CS 7.30pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£2 on night only. Crème Egg to
all finishers. All prizes Easter Eggs. 3 out of 4 races to count for overall
awards. Highly recommended event.
SUN
APRIL 29th 53rd THREE PEAKS RACE. AL.10am. 24m/4500’ from the Playing
fields, Horton in Ribblesdale. £8.Must pre-enter. Visit website for details: www.threepeaksrace.org.uk
TUES MAY
1st BUNNY RUN RELAY CS 7.30pm. 3m/300’ from Dimples Lane Quarry. Registration
at the Old Sun Hotel, Haworth (5mins from start)£6 per team of 3 on night only.
New course. 1st leg 2.5m/250’, 2nd & 3rd
legs 2m/200’. Almost any conceivable team composition welcome including mixed,
family etc. Relay batons are eggs! Crème Egg to all finishers. Soup & roll included. Highly recommended event at a bargain
price.
SAT
MAY 5th BELMONT VILLAGE WINTER HILL FELL RACE. BS. 1.15pm. 4.5m/1000’ from the
Belmont Bull, Belmont Village, Bolton. £3 on day. Donation to Bolton Mountain
Rescue.
SUN
MAY 6th GREAT HAMELDON HILL RACE. BM. 12 noon. 6m/1100’ from Peel Park
pub, Turkey St, Accrington. £4.50 on day. See website: www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk
MON
MAY 7th COINERS FELL
RACE. BM. 12
noon. 7m/1100’
from Mytholmroyd Community Centre. £3.50 on day. website: www.cvfr.co.uk
TUES
MAY 8th JACK BLOOR RACE. BS. 7.15pm. 5.2m/1150’ from Darwin Gardens, Ilkley. £3 on
night. Website: www.jackbloor.co.uk
SUN
MAY 13th MYTHOLMROYD
FELL RACE. BM. 11.30
am, 7m/1350’ from Mytholmroyd Community Centre. £3.50 on day. website: www.cvfr.co.uk
WED
MAY 16th BLACKSTONE EDGE FELL RACE. AS. 7.30pm. 3.5m/1200’ from Lydgate
Hamlet, Blackstone Edge Old Road, Littleborough. £3 on night. Registration,
presentation & refreshments at Knowl Farm, Blackstone Edge Rd.
SAT
MAY 26th HUTTON ROOF CRAGS RACE. BM. 2.30pm. 7m/1300’ from Hutton
Roof Village Hall, near Kirkby Lonsdale. £4 on day. Best Tea & cakes in FRA calendar!! Website: www.huttonroof.org.uk/
MON
MAY 28th AUSTWICK AMBLE. BM. 1pm. 8m/1200’ from Austwick Village
centre, Austwick, near Settle. £3.50 on day. Course partially marked and local knowledge an advantage. Street market, gala, refreshments etc.
Website: www.austwick.org
ROMBALDS
MOOR FELL RACES – sadly will not be held in 2007.
It was another bright
sunny day for the final race of the 2006/7 WYWL season at Esholt, hosted by St.Bede’s. There were slightly fewer runners from
the 8 clubs although we still managed to field 25 runners. The course was slightly
over 5 miles and as usual involved a stream. Most seemed to like the very
varied, mixed terrain course, although a few runners managed to do a different
route!
Ian Fisher won his fifth successive
race, and once again there were strong runs from Adrian and the ever improving
Gary. The women were led home by Jo, with strong performances from Clare, Amnuay,
Rhea and from Maria who ran her first ever cross country and loved it!
The Presentation night on 9th
March at Victoria Hall was well attended (29 of us!!) & over 120 at the do.
Everyone seemed to have a good time.
|
Men |
|
|
Vets |
|
|
Pudsey |
6475 |
|
Dewsbury |
2363 |
|
Dewsbury |
6424 |
|
Pudsey |
2232 |
|
LBT |
6153 |
|
LBT |
2221 |
|
St.Bede’s |
5638 |
|
St.Bede's |
2171 |
|
Idle AC |
5516 |
|
Skipton |
2086 |
|
Baildon |
5483 |
|
Baildon |
2070 |
|
Stainland |
5465 |
|
Idle AC |
1981 |
|
Skipton |
4111 |
|
Stainland |
1955 |
|
Women |
|
|
Overall |
|
|
Dewsbury |
1444 |
|
Dewsbury |
7868 |
|
Stainland |
1440 |
|
Pudsey |
7677 |
|
LBT |
1334 |
|
LBT |
7487 |
|
Skipton |
1300 |
|
Stainland |
6905 |
|
Idle AC |
1208 |
|
St.Bede’s |
6800 |
|
Pudsey |
1202 |
|
Idle AC |
6724 |
|
St.Bede’s |
1162 |
|
Baildon |
6617 |
|
Baildon |
1134 |
|
Skipton |
5411 |
Idle AC picked up two individual trophies at the Presentation Night. Ian Fisher is overall male champion and Amnuay Scott is 3rd F35.
Following
the amazing amount of positive feedback from our hosting of the of the 2nd
Idle Trail Race we are now organising this year’s event, confident that it will
be even more popular – so much so that we may have to ask Club members
not to take part, partly because we need your help, and partly because we need
the space!
The 2006
Idle Trail Race came 136th out of 366 in the Runners World ‘Readers
Races of the Year’ poll. 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!!
Idle AC celebrates our 5th birthday on 22nd March. How quickly the first 5 years has gone!! When we formed the club in 2002 we had no base (we met in a bus shelter in Morrisons car park), we were unaffiliated, we had no money and no kit.
Since then we have achieved so much in road, cross country, fell & trail running and the growth in membership has shown how the club can succeed.
In the first five years we have been West Yorkshire Winter League Champions, been voted UK Athletics Regional club of the year (off Track) and hosted two hugely successful Idle Trail Races. This year we also hosted a new cross country course.
In addition we have trained week after week, participated in hundreds of races from local venues such as Apperley Bridge & Esholt to as far as Sydney in Australia.
In 5 years we have put Idle AC on the map and have been acknowledged as a highly respected club with a bright future ahead of us. With many new members coming into the Club, and new ideas and initiatives to develop, the next 5 years promise to be just as busy and successful.
Mablethorpe - Doesn’t the name itself
inspire you to go for a seaside trip & to run either a full, half marathon
or even 10k (although I feel everyone is capable of a half!)?? We now have
entries forms for this event and I’m wanting to gauge if we would have interest
in a weekend away – possibly staying in nearby Skegness, which
interestingly has the largest concentration of caravans in Western Europe.
The letter
that came with the entry forms says that the organizers pride themselves on
providing an excellent flat course with a variety of superb scenery taking in
the Lincolnshire Wold villages and finishing along the prom by one of the
finest beaches in the UK. As ever it would be good to get men’s and women’s
teams in the full & in the half. Visit the website for further details: www.mablethorpemarathon.org
The 2006
race was the first one - there were 108 marathon runners, with 2.44 winning for
the men & 3.24 the women’s winning time. The half marathon winning times
were 1.18 & 1.33. The race is a bit pricey at £25/£15/£10 though.
Let me
know what you think – Davina.
Any club members who walk or run
in the Lakes may be interested in the above handbook which is currently being
offered for only £2-95 instead of £5-95.
It is written by Club member Tony Wimbush, and is packed full of
information for the Lakeland enthusiast with a section on mountain challenges
– from the Bob Graham Round to Wainwright Bagging.
For each copy sold one will be
donated as a spot prize on the Idle Trail Race.
Pick up copies direct from Chris
and Davina at the AGM or on training nights. Or contact Tony Wimbush – 01274 636907 and
tony@gofar.eclipse.co.uk.
Visit www.gofar.org.uk (click on
sales) for details of the book content.
It also includes a route
description and maps for two Heritage Trails from Keswick:
- a gentle trail in 3 sections
which explores the delights of Borrowdale (17 miles).
- a high-level trek across the
roof of the Derwent Fells (25 miles).
There have been a number of
positive changes to the website recently - some of them subtle, others more
“upfront”.
The new “search engine” is now
completely up to speed & I’m glad to say has been an instant hit listening
to some of the feedback I’ve had. It’s been great for you to have a quick look
for past PB’s or past form at certain races without having to trawl through the
5 years of results that are currently
on the site.
It has everyone’s races from the
club’s inception back in 2002 right up to date.
Just to recap - the idea of the
page is to allow you to see what races you have competed in & be able to
quickly compare your times. You
can also search by race distance or venue. As per all the standard results
tables, clicking on the header of each column also will sort the results by
that column. If you’ve not seen
this feature yet it’s on the “Events & Results” menu under current events
and called “Your Races”.
I’ve also implemented a new
channel of communication which is in the form of an interactive “Calendar”
feature. At the moment it has details of current training nights & club
races but the plan is that it can be updated by any individual club member so
that they can add a diary entry to let everyone know they are going for a
Sunday run for example. Anyone else can then click on the diary entry & it
will copy it to their local calendar. Anyone can access this calendar from
either the home menu or the link n the home page. If you would like to be able
to add your own runs or post any details of races you think people would be
interested in, you need to have a Google account. If you already have an email
system that you are happy with you don’t need to use Google’s system, but you
need to create yourself a Google account. Then send me your Google account
email address (not your password), & I’ll grant access for you to update
the Idle AC calendar. ……& for the really techno saddo’s amongst us it is
compatible with outlook & iCal so you can update your PC or Mac & then
synchronise the calendar with your hand-held PDA or mobile phone etc…..
That’s it for now as I need to
turn my attention to the AGM that’s looming around the corner. If anyone has any further suggestions
or ideas for the website, I’m always happy to listen. You can speak to me at
the club as I’m available at most Training sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays
or alternatively, send me an email me to: martin@idleac.co.uk
Keep on Browsing - Martin.
It was the morning of the League do that Tommy Mathers,
an old acquaintance from Idle Cricket Club, brought round a box of Marie Curie
Cancer care daffodils for us to sell at Idle AC. He’s a true gentleman of the old school, and is like a
living history of his club. I
didn’t know he was involved with the charity, which provides nurses to care for
terminally ill patients in their homes, and much needed respite for carers, but
it seemed entirely fitting. I had
personal experience of these nurses in the time leading up to my father’s
death, and an email on the subject from Alison confirmed that they have been a
hugely positive influence in many people’s lives.
It led me to consider something that runners often do
very well – raising money for very worthy causes indeed. The cynical might say that it’s just a
good excuse to do something we enjoy, and give it a real purpose. But there is more to it than that. We can become overloaded with charity
requests, but I think there is a need in most of us to feel occasionally that
we are doing something good – something that helps others. That can be very effectively expressed
in the setting of a running club.
We’ve done things of course already. In the early days of the Club I decided
to lead by example, and run a marathon on a treadmill for the Lord Mayor’s
Appeal. I had a great team behind
me and it was a resounding success, but as I collapsed on the playground at the
Idle Tide afterwards with the mother of all cramp attacks, I vowed to make the
next effort a team one. A year later 20 Club members smashed the World Marathon
Record by running between cricket stumps in relay, in aid of the same
cause. The feeling of togetherness
and achievement brought an enduring glow to the Club. Last year’s Keswick to Barrow team effort, where each of us
ran the full 40 miles, will remain in my heart as an athletic achievement of
which I am hugely proud, both personally and in terms of what I have seen my
clubmates do. Massive organisational
achievements at my previous club were the relays across England and then across
Ireland. In fact so much so that I still toy with the idea of another Coast to
Coast effort.
All of which leads me to draw together my argument. The time could well be right to
determine the activity and the cause – to make a huge effort in our
chosen activity and achieve something for a good reason. There are benefits for
the chosen charity, for us as individuals, and for the club.
Arguably, because of the massive will, drive and
determination to succeed in adversity in the first years at the Club, we
achieved too much too soon. As our
fifth birthday approaches, there is consolidation, rebuilding even, to be done. One definite method by which this can
be achieved is a project, which can unite Club members into working towards one
common goal.
It would be an astonishing achievement if I were able to
suggest and bring about a charity fundraising event which brought every Club
member together, and had a positive effect on the whole Club. Yet I would like to try.
Many Club members know about the huge benefits brought in
the past by charity fundraising efforts.
Through such activities we see the very best of each other. Also I believe the Club has been
reinvigorated by the arrival of several new members, who have each begun to
make their own individual contribution in individual and social terms, and who
are capable of very much more. I
feel that clubs often underestimate their greatest resource – their
members. I do not.
My own suggestions are merely examples. Perhaps the Dales Way beckons. The Wainwright Coast to Coast. Or the new Hadrian’s Wall long distance
path, which joins North Sea to Irish Sea.
I of course suggest these should be done in a single day in relay. Someone else may have an idea?!
But finally, why the daffodils? Each person has their own personal affiliation in charity
terms. The night before my father
died, I was joined at his side by a Marie Curie nurse. She came as if to work, with a sandwich
box. She tended him through the night, a calming and reassuring presence, who
gently predicted that he would die at lunchtime the next day. She was right. After her colleagues had laid him out
and left, I found that a single flower had been placed upon his chest – a
daffodil.
It’s just a thought – it’s only running, after all.
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 |
18:40 |
|
|
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 |
|
F40 |
Laura Brook |
21.36 |
|
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
20.59 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
27.01 |
|
|
5 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
33:46 |
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
40.03 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
43.13 |
|
|
10 Km |
Open |
Donna Edmondson-Booker |
40:17 |
|
F40 |
Laura Brook |
48.23 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
46:13 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
52:39 |
|
|
10 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
1:10:13 |
|
F45 |
Kay Gambles |
1:16:50 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
1.32.38 |
|
|
Half Marathon |
Open |
Donna Edmondson -Booker |
1:28:53 |
|
F35 |
Jo Belcher |
1:43:29 |
|
|
F40 |
Kay Gambles |
1:51:00 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
1:41:39 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
1:53:27 |
|
|
15 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson - Booker |
1:50:54 |
|
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 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
3.49.32 |
|
|
Marathon |
Open |
Joanne Belcher |
|