Contents
Coming Events: June, July & Aug 07. 2
Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2007 details: 3
Race results: Various races. 5
Idle Beer Festival: Fri 29th June 07. 7
Fell Races: June 07 to end Aug 07. 7
The Idle Trail Race – Sunday 15th July
2007. 11
That’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into…….. 11
Pudsey 10k Challenge: Sunday 22nd July at 10.45am... 13
Amsterdam Marathon – 21st Oct 07. 14
Washburn Valley Relay – Friday 20th
July, 7.15pm... 14
Rougemont Chase & Weeton Show.. 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 29th June 07 |
5th Idle
Beer Festival night out. See below. |
|
Sat 7th July 07 |
Oakworth Haul Fell
Race, BM, 5m/650’. 3pm. Also
family gala. |
|
Sat 7th July 07 |
Burn Valley Half
Marathon, 2pm, Masham. Great day out with wonderful tea after the race. |
|
Wed 11th July 07 |
Stirton Fell Race.
BS. 5.5m/1200’. 7.30pm. |
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Sun 15th July 07 |
Idle Trail Race, 10.30am. ALL NEEDED. |
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Fri 20th July 07 |
Washburn Valley Relay,
7.15pm. |
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Sun 22nd July 07 |
Pudsey 10k, 10.45.
Also two fun runs. Lovely mixed terrain course. |
|
Sat 28th July 07 |
Cowling Gala Fell
races, near Keighley. 3.30pm. Family day out. |
|
Sun 29th July 07 |
Harrogate 10k, 10am. |
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Sun 29th July 07 |
James Herriott Country
Trail 14k. Castle Bolton, Near Leyburn. 11am. Scenic course |
|
Sat 11th Aug 07 |
Arncliffe Fete 4,
1.30pm. Plus fell races. Family day out. |
|
Mon 27th Aug 07 |
Spofforth Gala
Trail Race 10k. Great day out. |
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.
May’s Attendance winner is Ana.
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. |
Tough conditions with gale
force winds & hale stones but good runs from most of us, especially
Adrian, Gary & Tim and an F50 CR from Ana. |
|
March – Sun 25th |
Ackworth half, 10.30am. |
Dave Lewis flew the Idle
flag & was only seconds off his pb. |
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April – Tues 3rd
|
Bunny Run (1) 3miles, 7pm. |
13 of us were
tempted by the allure of chocolate!! |
|
April –Sat 14th |
Meanwood Valley Trail Race, approx 7m. |
Jo, Hannah, Julie &
Simon ran this scenic trail course. |
|
April – Sun 29th
|
Rothwell 10k. |
Only Maria
& Ana attended this race which was soon full. Maria set a new F35 club
record. |
|
May – Wed 2nd |
John Carr 5k, Esholt, 7.30pm.
Fast, flat course. |
22 for this
local 5k. Loads of PB’s, including Gary who'd just run London. Clare S was 3rd
F35 got a pb & set a new F35 CR. New M50 CR for Steve Little. |
|
May -Sun 13th |
Ripon 10m. Part of Black
Sheep series. |
M50 Club record from Steve Little. F35 Club record &PB from Julie
Parker. |
|
May – Sun 27th
|
Melmerby 10k. Part of
Black sheep series. |
M50 CR from Steve and a fast race from Kay which was close to her PB. |
|
June – Wed 6th |
Chevin Fell Race, AS, 3.5m/900’. 7.30pm. |
No one ran this mid week
event this year. |
|
June – Thurs 7th |
Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly
two lap course. |
Awaiting resulrts. |
|
June – Sun 10th
|
West Yorkshire Fire 5
2pm. Hilly & rural. Free food!! |
Gary, Lisa, Andy & Ana were tempted by a hilly rural run (or was
it the free food??). |
|
June – Wed 13th
|
Otley 10. 7.30pm. |
14 ran this very popular event. First club race for Shaun & Phil.
F35 club record for Ammy. |
|
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. |
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 – Sun 30th |
Horsforth 10k, 10am. |
|
|
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. |
Kirkby Malzeard 10k 2/6/07
81 Kay
Gambles 49.11
94 Steve
Little 50.30
135 Hannah Peacock 57.03
151 Ana
Lincoln 60.51
170 ran
Roberttown 7, 3/6/07
68 Michael Masleczko 57.00
110 Lisa
Hall
65.58 139 ran.
Pen Y Ghent Fell Race 2/6/07
77 Phill Routh 1.07.31 155 ran
Yorks Vets Grand Prix Race 4 Walton 3/6/07
Women:
15 Amnuay
Scott 43.04
46 Ana
Lincoln 56.33 50
ran
Men:
70 Pete
Helliwell 42.17 92 Ran
Harewood House Chase 10k (Approx) 10/6/07:
Women:
7 Rhea
Hawkins 43.43
79 Ana
Lincoln 1.01.24
93 Jane
Lewis
1.06.50 105 ran
Men:
56 Dave
Lewis 45.18
112 ran.
Laggan 10k, Scotland, 26th May 07
45 Lisa
Hall 49.23 102
ran
Austwick Amble Fell Race, 28th May 07
76 Phill
Routh 69.35
112 ran
West Yorks Fire Service 5 10th June 07
57 Gary Naylor 35.35
127 Lisa
Hall 41.44
163 Andy Moakler 47.27
170 Ana Lincoln
49.24 188 ran
Awaiting results from Bronte 5
Otley 10 13/6/07
79 Phill Routh 1.10.17
108 Shaun Lennon
1.13.05
143 Phil Joyner 1.15.19
149 Gary Naylor 1.15.29
162 Rhea Hawkins 1.16.19
178 Tim Whitcombe 1.17.55
235 Amnuay Scott 1.23.29 F35 CR
236 Jo
Belcher 1.23.35
237 Lisa
Hall 1.23.36
250 Clare Sweeney 1.24.41
288 Sarah Holness 1.29.14
305 Hannah Peacock 1.32.42
322 Andy Moakler 1.37.33
341 ran
Castle Howard 10k Trail Race 17/6/07:
243 Julie
Parker 1.00.19 365 ran.
Rainton 10k 24th June 07
105 Steve Little 46.35
133 Kay Gambles 49.14
190 Julie Parker 54.56 PB
226 Ana Lincoln 62.07. There were 259 runners.
Leeds 10k, Run for All 24/6/07:
Amnuay
Scott 51.25
Clare Sweeney 53.31
Stephen Wolstenhulme 57.02
Pete
Helliwell
62.54 Handcuffed to Ana!
Ana
Lincoln 62.54
Elaine
Trevelyan
63.14
Suzanne Bairstow 63.14
Jane
Lewis
68.40
Please
support the Hepworth & Idle cricket Club when they stage their Idle Beer
Festival at
the end June 07. Fri 29th June – Sun 1st July. The Friday usually proves to be something of a social for
Idle AC. Entry price confirmed as £1. Opening times: Fri 7-11pm, Sat 2-6pm and
7-11pm, Sun 2-6pm. Chris will man
the bar on Saturday afternoon – want to help?
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
JUNE 2nd PEN Y GHENT. AS. 3 pm. 5.5 miles/1650’ from Horton in Ribblesdale Playing
Fields. £3 on day. Part of Horton
Gala Day. £1 parking. Website: www.settleharriers.org
SUN
JUNE 10th LAYCOCK GALA FELL RACE. BS. 2pm. 4.5m/900’ from Laycock Gala
Field £3 on day. Limited toilet facilities.
SAT
JUNE 16th 26th BUCKEN PIKE FELL RACE. AS. 2.30pm. 4m/1500’from Buckden
Village Green, Buckden, Nr Skipton. Village gala. Website: www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk
FRI,
SAT, SUN JUNE 22nd , 23rd
, 24TH MIDSUMMER MADNESS THREE DAY EVENT : FRI 22nd WICKEN HILL WHIZZ. AS. 7.30pm. 3m/1000’ from Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Near
Hebden Bridge. Course partially
marked and local knowledge an advantage. Race 1 of Mid Summer Madness 3 day
event. Website: www.cvfr.co.uk
SAT 23rd
: RESERVOIR BOGS. BM. 11.30am. 7m/1100’ from Hare & Hounds, Chiserley, Hebden Bridge.
£3 on day. Course partially marked
and local knowledge an advantage. Navigational skills required. Race 2 of Mid
Summer Madness 3 day event.
SUN 24th
: TOM TITTIMAN BS. 1pm. 4m/700’ from Hare &
Hounds, Chiserley (Wadsworth Old Town), Hebden Bridge. £3 on day. Village gala.
Course partially marked and local knowledge an advantage. Race 3 of Mid Summer
Madness 3 day event.
SUN JUNE 24th SETTLE HILLS RACE.
AM. 1.00 pm. 7
miles/1750’ from North Ribblesdale Rugby Club, Settle. £3.50 on day. Course partially marked and local
knowledge an advantage. Website: www.settleharriers.org
SAT JUNE
30th : ELDWICK GALA FELL RACE. BS. 3pm. 550’ from Eldwick Memorial
Hall, Eldwick. £2.50 on day. website: www.bingleyharriers.org.uk Note
change of date from FRA fixture list.
WED
JULY 4th Danefield Relay. BS. 3m/450’ per leg. Danefield Park, East Chevin Rd,
Otley. £.7.50 per team on night.
SAT
JULY 7th OAKWORTH HAUL. BM.3pm. 5m/650’ from Oakworth Gala Field, Oakworth. £3 on
day. Stalls etc www.kcac.co.uk Attendance Points race.
TUES
JULY 10th STOODLEY PIKE
FELL RACE. BS.
7.30pm. 3.7m/700’ from the Top Brink Inn, Lumbutts, Todmorden. £3 on night. Website:
www.todharriers.co.uk
WED
JULY 11th : STIRTON FELL RACE. 7.30pm BS. 5.5m/1200’ from Tarnhouse, Stirton,
Skipton. £3 on night.
SAT
JULY 14th: BAILDON CARNIVAL CANTER. 2.15pm. 3.4 miles, Baildon Rugby Club.
SUN JULY 15th – Sorry but everyone needed to
help with Idle Trail Race!!!
WED
JULY 18th WIDDOP FELL RACE. BM. 7.15 pm. 7miles/1200’ from the Pack Horse Inn
(The Ridge) Widdop, Hebden Bridge. £3.50 on night. Course partially marked. Experience required.
SAT
JULY 21st INGLEBOROUGH FELL RACE. AM. 3pm. 7m/2000’ from the Community
Centre Sports Field, Ingleton. £3 on day. Gala.
SAT
JULY 21st TURNSLACK FELL RACE.AM. 2.30pm 8m/2000’ from Calderbrook Playing fields,
near Summit, Littleborough, Lancs. 30th Anniversary or race &
many past winners will be there.
SUN
JULY 29th JAMES HERRIOTT TRAIL RUN. CM. 11am. 8.5m/1000’ from Bolton
Castle, Leyburn. £7 or £1 extra on day.
SAT
AUG 4th HELLIFIELD GALA FELL RACE. BS. 3.15pm. 3.5m/850’ from
Hellifield Recreation field. £3 on day. Village gala.
SAT
AUG 4th BEETHAM SPORTS FELL RACE. BS. 3.30pm. 5.75m/927’ from Beetham
sports field, Milnethorpe, Cumbria. £2 on day. Village sports day.
SAT
AUG 11th ARNCLIFFE GALA
FELL RACES. AS.
3pm. 1.8 miles/443’ from Arncliffe Village Green, near Skipton. £3 on day. Usually also Gala road race. Great
family day out.
SUN
AUG 12th WORSTHORNE MOOR FELL RACE. BM. 11am, 7m/900’ from Gorple Road,
Worsthorne, Near Burnley, Lancs. £4.50 on day. Website: www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk
SUN
AUG 12th BINGLEY SHOW TRAIL/FELL RACE. BS. 11am .3m/575’from Myrtle Park,
Bingley. £5 pre-entry includes free entry to show. T shirts to finishers.
Website: www.bingleyharriers.org.uk
THURS
AUG 16th DENIS STITT
MEMORIAL RACE. BS. 7.15pm . 5m/850’ from Victoria
Inn, Woodhead Road, Holmfirth. £3.50 on night. Website: www.holmfirthharriers.co.uk
SUN
AUG 19th SEDBERGH HILLS RACE. AL. 12noon. 14m/6000’ from the Peoples Hall, Howgill
Lane, Sedbergh. £5 on day. Experience required. Local knowledge an advantage.
Navigational skills required.
SAT
AUG 25th BURNSALL CLASSIC FELL RACE. AS. 5pm. 1.5 miles/900’ from
Burnsall, Skipton. £5 to organiser by 15th Aug. Village sports, side-shows and 10
mile road race. Website: www.burnsallsports.co.uk
SAT
AUG 25th DENTDALE FELL RACE. AS. 2pm 2.9m. /1385’ from Church Bridge Dent,
Cumbria. £3 on day. Part of
Dentdale Show weekend. Website: www.dentdale.com
SAT
AUG 25th PENDLETON FELL RACE. AS. 3pm. 5m/1500’ from Pendleton, Near Clitheroe,
Lancs. £3 on day. Homemade
refreshments, village pub.
SUN AUG
26th NORLAND MOOR. CM.11.30am. 7m/800’ Old Ruishworthians RUFC, Copley,
Halifax. £3 on day. Website: www.halifaxharriers.co.uk
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 already have
a number of entries in for the 2007 event!!
We
already have a number of entries in for the race including lots of entries from
Goole Viking Striders as it’s their championship event. Will Goole be the largest
club??? Or will it be Meltham AC
or Ilkley Harriers??
In
addition to Chris, Davina & Martin we now welcome Steve, Tim & Lisa
Hall who will be assisting with the final few weeks race prep.
Happy
40th Birthday to Amnuay. Watch out for all the F40 club records being smashed
this summer.
Another
member also has a 40th birthday soon & then there’s a 50th
(and a party) later in the year. More details in a future Gossip!!
“I’ve entered
the Jane Tomlinson Race” said Suzanne a couple of weeks ago. I got the worrying
feeling it was more of an invitation than a statement of fact.
“Oh
….right…. Well you know I don’t ‘do’ races,” I replied.
Her
silence was deafening and my guilt at being such a wuss was audible.
Less than
24 hours later Adrian had committed me (some may say not before time?!) by
entering on my behalf – damn the internet!
I told
anyone who would listen (that’ll be Jo, Davina and Steve then) that the only
conditions I was prepared to run this darn thing under were zero stress and
maximum enjoyment.
And so here
I was 8.00am Sunday 24th June 2007 in the middle of Leeds with the
‘friend’ who was to blame for all this – STRESSING!!
I scoured
the ‘field’ for potential competition in the secret hope that several thousand
of them had done no training and were inappropriately dressed – Great,
saw loads of them – one girl was hearing hiking boots. I wouldn’t even
like to imagine her
blisters on the Monday morning!
My joy
quickly turned to despair –Pudsey Pacers and Stainland Lions (with their
‘on tour’ banner!) had turned out en mass. I was going to get my arse kicked
and disgrace the Idle AC vest I was wearing.
Had the
shops been open I would have nipped in to buy a ‘DKNY’ t-shirt that some of my
new ‘plodding’ chums were sporting (for my own anonymity) but alas it was all
too late…..
The pre
race hour had passed in I swear what was only 30 seconds – It was 9.00am
– we were off!
After we
had been running through Leeds centre for at least 25 minutes, I looked and saw
a clock tower.
“Suzanne
– I don’t know how to tell you this but its only 9.05am!!”
“What??!!”
was all she shrieked in a nervous laughter. Time for a mind and body reality
check…..
WE very
quickly decided on our strategy to get through the next 9.5K - Remember the zero stress and maximum
enjoyment thing? Well that’s exactly what we did!
I can
honestly say that having dodged many an invitation to enter races, I am really
pleased that I didn’t manage to get out of this one. The atmosphere was
fabulous – and it was a ‘proper’ race particularly for the top end runner
as there was a sub 40 minute front of field start. So all you ‘proper’ Idle AC
runners reading this (you know who you are!) I think it could be a potential PB
course for next year as it felt more or less flat (Do I sound like I know what
I’m’ on about’?!).
Well the
next 9.5k came & went with relative ease (I can almost hear our Coach
shouting “well you didn’t run hard enough then!!”) and we finished feeling
fantastic with huge smiles on our faces having strolled round in approx. 1.03.
We don’t
know the exact time as we didn’t look and to be honest really didn’t care. We’d
had a great time and that’s all that mattered to us.
We bumped
into ‘Bouncy Clare’, She’d been on crutches only last week and had still romped
round in 48 minutes despite getting struck at the back (one of those ‘proper
runners’ I was talking about).
As for
that Idle Ac vest – from the people who shouted “Come on Idle”, to the
bloke who said “See you at the Trail Race”, or the girl who enquired about our
club and the lady who literally patted us on our sweaty backs because she was
so proud to see us representing where she lives! – Who needs ‘DKNY’
anyway? – Elaine Trevelyan.
Sunday 1st July
– Steve's Magical Mystery Tour. This will be around 10 miles in the very scenic Washburn
Valley (around Blubberhouses, Timble, Swinsty, Timble & Fewston
Reservoirs). Park at the Yorkshire Water Swinsty Moor Carpark to run at 9.30am.
Alternatively meet at the club and set off at 8.45am. This will be a steady run
and ALL are encouraged to come along. Bring a bit of money for possible
tea/coffee or ice cream!!
We hope that club members will support Pudsey and enter their 10k challenge, especially as they will be supporting the Idle Trail Race. The course is scenic challenging mixed terrain offering something for everyone. All finishers get a T Shirt and there are team prizes (last year we received males and female team prizes). In addition there is a 2 mile family fun run at 10am and a Park Fun Run (approx 400meteres) for the under 8’s at 9.30am. Last year they reached their 400 race limit and are expected to do so again. Therefore get your entries in ASAP. Entry forms are available at the club or via Pudsey’s website: www.pudseypacers.com
Whilst some
members are interested in the Mablethorpe full & half marathons in
September there is also interest in a marathon/half marathon trip to Amsterdam.
A few of us have booked cheap flights via KLM or Jet2 and booked hotels via the
internet. I have 12 race entry forms if anyone wants one or you can enter online.
For further race details see: www.amsterdammarathon.nl/ (you can get it
in English).
We have once again been invited to this 4 x 4 mile relay for men’s, women’s or mixed teams, around the Timble, Swinsty, and Fewston reservoirs above Otley, organised by Otley AC. We had been told that it was being held on 20th April but having now received the details it’s actually being held on 20th July so we have time to sort out teams.
The course is split into four segments averaging 4 miles and is on public footpaths, bridleways and a small amount of road. The race is not marshalled and as there are only limited course marking it is essential to recce the course beforehand. This year should be slightly easier as so many of us ran last year’s relay.
Let us know if you are interested as it would be good to get as many teams of any standard out as possible – it’s only a fiver a team! Due to its popularity Otley are imposing a limit of 45 clubs and a maximum of 6 teams per club. Otley are organising practice runs during July, and we have maps showing the legs. Alternatively check out Otley AC’s website for maps & course descriptions: www.otleyac.co.uk
Please let Chris know
ASAP if you want to be part of the teams.
Chris, Martin, & Lisa Hall will be taking training to become club first aiders during the summer. If anyone else wants to be considered for this training please let Chris, Davina or Martin know ASAP.
We will soon take stock of a new red Summer Fleece which will retail at between £18-£19. The fleeces can be individually ordered to all men’s and women’s’ sizes and are fitted. See Chris’s fleece and if you’d like one please place your order with Davina.
I received an email
drawing our attention to the race & show below. It looks like it might be a
good day out. Rougemont
Chase, Weeton - 7.4km multi-terrain. Replaces Almscliffe Crag Race. Run in
conjunction with local show - so a good day out. Sunday July 29th - 12.30
start. Weeton Show ground. We have generous sponsors so good cash prizes.
Details on show website - http://www.weetonshow.co.uk/cragrace.htm
We have once again affiliated the
club to the Yorkshire Veterans Athletic Association.
Main details about the YVAA:
All 10 monthly grand prix races
are scoring races for the team awards.
The team awards are:
·
Men,
first 4 to count
·
Men,
all to count
·
Ladies,
first 4 to count
·
Ladies,
all to count.
Individual Awards:
Six races completed to
qualify. Best 7 scores from 10
races.
Age at AGM date determines age
category for the season in grand prix awards. If you change age category during
the season you are eligible for the new category in the individual grand
prix races. This does not apply to championship races.
Fees & Race Details:
Race entry fee is £2.00 for grand
prix races. Enter on the day.
Championships (except for the
fell race) must be pre-entered as per the entry form.
Prior to each race, Chris &
Davina, will receive greater details on each race, including directions. For
latest information see their website, www.yvaa.org
The table below shows details of
the next few YVAA races. There is a full year list available on our website, or
paper copies are available from Chris or Davina. The Vets races for the
remainder of 2007 are as follows:
|
Month |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Monthly Grand Prix |
Notes |
|
July |
Wed |
11 |
1945 |
Oakwell Hall, Birstall |
6th |
|
|
July |
Sun |
15 |
1000 |
Eccup |
|
10M champ |
|
August |
Wed |
1 |
1945 |
Knavesmire, York |
7th |
|
|
August |
Thurs |
23 |
1930 |
Starbeck |
8th |
|
|
Sept |
Sun |
9 |
1100 |
Esholt |
|
Road Relay champ |
|
Sept |
Sun |
16 |
1100 |
Honley |
9th |
|
|
Sept |
Sun |
23 |
1200 |
Spen Stadium |
|
Track & Field champ |
|
Oct |
Sun |
14 |
1200 |
Bridlington |
|
Half marathon champ |
|
Oct |
Sun |
28 |
1030 |
Holmfirth High School |
|
15M champ |
|
Nov |
Sat |
17 |
1100 |
Halifax |
10th |
|
I don’t really buy running magazines anymore. I remember
my first one though – a copy of “Today’s Runner” in 1987. I didn’t even run, and felt a fraud,
like when I was a kid and I bought a skateboard magazine before I had a
skateboard. You soon catch up though – you read the articles and the
adverts, you buy the gear and you enter the events. But after a while you start to realise that there’s a kind
of repetition in the content of the magazines. What they really rely on is a constant stream of newcomers
to the activity.
Repetition in content is something I always hoped to
avoid in the Idle Gossip, yet it of course serves the purpose of a calendar of
the running year, among other things.
Therefore to an extent some annual repetition is necessary and
relevant. It is possible to take
an imaginative approach to an old subject, yet I haven’t dressed this one
up. Two years ago we took up our
position among the other distance running clubs in Yorkshire, with the
promotion of our own race. Once we
had established a viable running community and then an official club, we had
not only the right to exist in such a way, and enjoy the opportunities
available to us in terms of access to events and a constant supply of running
and social companionships, but also a responsibility to give something back to
the greater running community in the form of our own event with our own
signature – The Idle Trail Race.
As a runner with an Idle AC vest on you will of course
come to be associated with the event, and we firmly believe that we have two
year’s worth of credit added to our name.
As the third Trail Race approaches my message, and my request, is
simple. The effort we put in on 15th
July will be of direct benefit to the Club, and to the running community. If you help out you are therefore not
doing me a personal favour – you are simply benefiting the Club and your
fellow members, and furthering the interests of your sport. If you can’t help
out because you have other commitments (and those people have explained their
situation to me, for which thank you) my message remains positive – we
think we have a good team in place, though extra help is always a real bonus,
and we hope to make you proud of your Club. Come and help us next time, and
then I can do another bit of repetitive writing – an article about a
successful Idle Trail Race.
- 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 |
Steve
Little |
21.09
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
M50 |
Steve
Little |
46:28 |
|
|
10
Miles |
Open |
Joe
Marjoram |
1:01:22 |
|
M40 |
Chris
Stubbs |
1:05:14 |
|
|
M45 |
Simon
Bellwood |
1:06:54 |
|
|
M50 |
Steve
Little |
1:17:55 |
|
|
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 |
Simon
Bellwood |
3:07: |
|
|
M50 |
Trevor
Hooley |
4:15:08 |
Current
Women’s Club Records
|
Distance |
Category |
Name |
Time |
|
5 Km |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
19:03 |
|
F35 |
Clare Sweeney |
22:13 |
|
|
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 |
|
F35 |
Maria Furness |
47:07 |
|
|
F40 |
Laura Brook |
48.23 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
46:13 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
52:39 |
|
|
10 Miles |
Open |
Donna Edmondson |
1:10:13 |
|
F35 |
Amnuay Scott |
1:23:29 |
|
|
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 |
3:21:31 |
|
F40 |
Davina Smith |
4:02:58 |
|
|
F45 |
Laura Brook |
3:55:10 |
|
|
F50 |
Ana Lincoln |
4.47.06 |