Contents
Coming Events:
Oct, Nov & Dec 07. 2
Attendance Scheme/ Club races – 2007 details: 3
Fell Races: Oct 07 to end Dec 07. 7
West Yorkshire Winter League 2007/8 season. 8
Christmas Do 2007 Saturday 8th December 07. 10
6th Annual Sewage Works Surprise Club Handicap
Race: Sunday 16th December at 10am. 11
Thursday Nights Run for All 14
Chevin Chase 7 mile off road race. 14
Beginners guide to running a marathon. 15
Monthly Website Competition. 19
Yorkshire & Northern Cross Country Championships. 19
Club Records & Hall of Fame Records. 20
Leeds Abbey Dash: Final points race for 2007. 21
Events in bold indicate a ‘club’ event which members are encouraged to run.
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Date |
Event |
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Sun 4th Nov 07 |
Guy Fawkes 10m.
Lovely mixed terrain race. |
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Sun 11th Nov 07 |
1st WYWL cross country hosted by Idle AC
– all club needed to run/marshal etc. See below. |
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Sat 24th Nov 07 |
Wesham 10k, Near
Preston. 11am. Rural course. Race fills so need to enter ASAP. |
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Sun 25th Nov 07 |
Leeds Abbey Dash,
see below. |
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Sun 25th Nov 07 |
Rivock Edge Fell Race.
BM. 11.15am. 10m/1500’ Registration from
Bridge Inn, Silsden. Nr Keighley. |
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Sun 2nd Dec 07 |
2nd WYWL cross country hosted by Dewsbury Road Runners.
See below. All club needed to run. |
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Sat 8th Dec 07 |
Idle AC Christmas
Party. See below. |
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Sun 16th Dec 07 |
The Stoop Fell Race. BS. 11.30 am. 5 miles/800’ from Penistone Hill
Country Park, Haworth. |
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Wed 26th Dec 07 |
Chevin Chase. 7m
(Approx) multi terrain race. 11am. Get your entries in. |
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Wed 26th Dec 07 |
Leyland 10k, Lancs,
11am. |
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Sun 30th Dec 07 |
Ribble Valley 10k,
Clitheroe, Lancs, 11am. |
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Mon 31st Dec 07. |
Auld Lang Syne fell
Race. BM. 11.30 am. 6miles/900’ from
Penistone Hill Country Park, Haworth. |
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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.
September’s Attendance winner is to be announced.
The Club races for 2007, where points can be earned are as follows.
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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. |
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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
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Bunny Run (1) 3miles, 7pm. |
13 of us were
tempted by the allure of chocolate!! |
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April –Sat 14th |
Meanwood Valley Trail Race, approx 7m. |
Jo, Hannah, Julie &
Simon ran this scenic trail course. |
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April – Sun 29th
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Rothwell 10k. |
Only Maria
& Ana attended this race which was soon full. Maria set a new F35 club
record. |
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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. |
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May -Sun 13th |
Ripon 10m. Part of Black
Sheep series. |
M50 Club record from Steve Little. F35 Club record &PB from Julie
Parker. |
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May – Sun 27th
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Melmerby 10k. Part of
Black sheep series. |
M50 CR from Steve and a fast race from Kay which was close to her PB. |
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June – Wed 6th |
Chevin Fell Race, AS, 3.5m/900’. 7.30pm. |
No one ran this mid week
event this year. |
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June – Thurs 7th |
Bronte 5, 7.30pm. Hilly
two lap course. |
F35 club record for Amnuay at this local event. |
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June – Sun 10th
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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??). |
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June – Wed 13th
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Otley 10. 7.30pm. |
14 ran this very popular event. First club race for Shaun & Phil.
F35 club record for Ammy. |
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July –Sat 7th
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Oakworth Haul Fell Race,
BM, 5m/650’. 3pm. |
No one went to this event. |
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July – Wed 11th |
Stirton Fell Race. BS.
5.5m/1200’. 7.30pm. |
Dave Lewis & Phill Routh flew the Idle flag. |
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July –Sun 22nd
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Pudsey 10k, 10.45. |
Rhea was 6th woman & won a bottle of wine. Gary, Andy,
Jo, Davina, Edward & Ana all ran. |
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Aug – Sat 25th |
Burnsa |