Saltaire Striders newsletter 31st March 2019

Welcome to the Saltaire Striders newsletter.

The next edition of the newsletter will be published at the end of April so if you have anything to be included please submit it by 28th April.

Upcoming races/runs

7th Apr. - Baildon Boundary Way
14th Apr. - Vale of York 10
14th Apr. - Yorks Vets Grand Prix - Honley
21st Apr. - Guiseley Gallop trail 10k

Further race listings can be found on these web sites

John Schofields UK Results

Race Best

North East races

Northern Running Guide

http://www.ukresults.net/

https://racebest.com/

http://northeastraces.com/

http://northernrunningguide.com/races/03/2018

April featured race - Guiseley Gallop

The Guiseley Gallop is held every year on Easter Sunday and is an approx. 10km trail race. The race registration/parking is at the West Side retail park in Guiseley (McDonalds/Argos) and you can usually enter on the day but to guarantee your entry enter online at Bookitzone.

Toilet facilities are limited (McDonalds) and the start is a good 5 minute walk from the retail park. The start is on a narrow muddy path in the woods and is a fast downhill charge down the rocky path. After a run through the woods the course heads back towards Esholt and includes a short road section on the old filter beds road. There is then a good climb up through the woods, round a flat loop on the top and then steep muddy downhill to the end of the lap, Now head downhill again on lap 2. At the end of the second lap the route heads back towards the retail park via a muddy climb and finishes over the railway bridge and on the road at the back of Argos where you can collect your bottle of beer or miniature bottle of wine.

The race is a club championship race.

Club Trip Reims 2019

Date : Sunday 20th October
Distances : Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k

Race registration opens on 2nd April. Not sure how quickly the events sell out, so it might be worth while entering sooner rather than later.

There is a template for the required medical certificate on the Run In Reims website. If you would like to complete and upload this as part of your registration, and want Alun (Griffiths) to sign for you, then please print it, complete it, and see Alun on a club night. If you don’t get it done straight away don’t worry, you can always add it post registration. Completion of the certificate is your responsibility.

For full details see the January newsletter.

If you already know that you will be joining the trip, or have any questions then please e-mail Lindsey Pearson

Birthdays

Happy birthday to the following members who have a birthday in April.

Sarah Barnett, Julia Beaumont, Catherine Berry, Sarah Bruckshaw, Claire Cockcroft, Duane Craven, Denise Davis, Louise Dell'Amico, Paul Disney, Anthony Hughes, Gillian Hyde, Ian Jenkins, Owen Jones, Will Kerr, Frank Masley, David McGonigle, Alistair Nash, Judith Nunn, Benjamin Parker, Helen Western and particularly Michele Reynolds and Tom Ratcliffe who have big birthdays this year.

New Members

Welcome to the following who have joined the club in March.

Serah Mungai, Graham D'Arcy

New John Carr Trail Series

Entries are now open for the new John Carr trail series to be held on Wed. 1st, 8th and 15th May.

The race headquarters for registration, parking, toilets, etc. will be Titus Salts school and the race start is in the field behind the Roberts Park cricket pavilion for the Trig run and relay and in Roberts Park near the bandstand for the 5k.

Race 1 Wed. 1st May– 4m trail/fell race – circular route from near Roberts Park in Saltaire, over fields, tracks, woods & moor to Baildon Trig point and back.

Full details and entry via RaceBest

Race 2 Wed. 8th May – 5k flat trail race on riverbank/canal towpath.

Full details and entry via RaceBest

Race 3 Wed. 15th May – 3 x 3m trail relay (lap times will be included in series total).

Full details and entry via RaceBest

First Monday of the Month non-stop out and back runs

A good, enthusiastic, group turned up for the April 1st Monday of the month non-stop out and back run.

The out and back run is nothing to be scared of and it's as slow or fast as you want it to be. It might be a little boring out and back but that's the best way the run leaders can manage the run with people running at different paces.

Somenone commented in the members survey that people just wanted to run on a Monday, well that's exactly what it is - the only difference to any other Monday is that instead of stopping every 5-10 minutes you keep running for 40 minutes which you'll need to do (and more) if you are wanting to do a 10k.

Someone also commented that there were no run leaders for the out and back run - I can reassure you that there are run leaders and they are watching out for your welfare - especially on the run back when they will be checking on anyone they are catching up and making sure you are enjoying your run.

For less experienced runners it is a chance to get familiar with pace judgement and pacing yourself, there's no good in running out at 12 minute miling and then having to come back at 15 minute miling you should be trying to come back in the same 20 minutes as you went out and if you come back a fraction quicker even better.

If you are looking to improve your running, the monthly out and back run is a good opportunity to check your progress - are you going a bit further each month or just feeling more comfortable running the 40 minutes from the previous month.

If you do happen to run with another group on the 1st Monday from a different location (e.g from The Hop) - WHY WOULD YOU - you might want to consider the benefits of the non-stop run once a month.

Someone else mentioned in the members survey they would like to know when the out and back runs were - it's quite simple they are the first Monday of each month i.e.

Monday 6th May
Monday 3rd June
Monday 1st July
Monday 5th August
Monday 2nd Sept.

Saturday/Sunday long runs

There is a closed facebook group Saltaire Marathon And Long Run Friends for people who are interested in doing some longer runs during the winter at a steady pace. The runs are arranged via the group on an ad-hoc basis. If interested please ask to join the group.

Committee meetings

The next committee meeting will be held on 24th April - if you have anything which you wish to be discussed please contact or speak to any member of the committee.

Race Results

Peco League v West Yorkshire Winter league relay

3rd Peco men's V40

Leg 3 Will Kerr 18:30

5th Peco men's V50

Leg 1 Andy Brown 19:33 (fastest V50)
Leg 3 Stuart Dunbar 20:00