Welcome to the latest edition of the Saltaire Striders newsletter.
If you would like anything to be included in the next edition of the newsletter please submit it to davidbower1@hotmail.com before 20th April 2024
Membership Renewals 2023-2024
As I am sure you are aware, memberships are up for renewal as soon as possible please.
This can be done via web collect in the usual way.
Membership categories are as follows and expire on th 31st March 2025:
Full membership £34 - Price includes club membership and EA/UKA registration fee of £19.
Concession rate £27.20 - available to full time students and job seekers only (at time of application). Proof of status will be required by Membership Secretary.
Long-term member discount£19 - If you have been a member of Saltaire Striders for 25 or more years choose this option. Just pay the EA/UKA registration fee of £19 if you are a competing member and nothing if you are a leisure runner.
Second Claim Membership £8 - Club running membership for runners who are members of another club and have their EA/UKA registration at that club.
Social Membership £15 - Membership category for people wishing to attend club social events. (unless attending as guest of a club running member)
You may join our club runs, you have the option to register on races on an individual capacity, without the EA Membership discounts).
Upcoming Events
Annual Awards Night-Date for Your Diary!
Will be held at Northcliffe Golf Club on Friday May 3rd 19:00 for 19:30. The cost per person has been set at £15.
This will follow a similar format to last year, with a buffet, prizegiving, raffle and disco.
Club championship 1st, 2nd & 3rd for each division.
Most improved Peco runner.
Striders strider of the year.
Outstanding performance of the year.
Unsung hero.
Run leader of the year.
Run leaders accolade.
Deja vu.
Personality.
Lifetime achievement.
Burnsall Away Trip and Evening Meal
Please join us for the annual Saltaire Striders away trip to Burnsall. This year the event will be taking place on Friday 14th June.
All are welcome and invited to attend. And, of course, bring a partner or a friend to join you for the evening - they don't have to be able to run, they can go straight to the pub!
We will get a coach (paid for by the club, more details below) up to Burnsall where there will be three different runs from which to choose (or just head into the Red Lion). Following the runs, there will be the female-only option of using a hotel room in the pub in which to freshen up or the unisex option of a wash in the Wharfe!
Following this will be an amazing five-course meal (details and menu options to follow) in the Red Lion before the return coach home.
All of this for the fantastic price of £34 per person!
Coach Pick-up Locations will be:
First Pick up - Shipley Market Square - BD18 3QJ - to depart at 5.00pm
Second Pick up - Saltaire Shell garage - BD18 4DJ - to depart at 5.10pm
Third Pick up - Bus stop outside Lidl Bingley main street. BD16 2BA - to depart at 5.20pm
I hope that you will be able to join us - any questions just let me know!
Best wishes Tracy Foy
Filey Lions 10k Away Trip June 23rd 2024
Following a poll from members, this years "away day" race will be the Filey Lions 10K Beach race. This is an out-and-back along the lovely Filey/Hunmanby beach. It's a fairly low-key event with an entry limit of 150 runners, recent years have seen about 90, so the organisers, Filey Lions, are looking forward to welcoming our blue and yellow brigade!
Our coaching team will be working on a training plan for those of us who want to make this a really special race, maybe doing your first 10K ever, first race after returning from injury or pushing for a new PB, this will be a great event to go for! So watch out for some communication from Louise Nash on that front....
Nearer the time we will make more final arrangements, but expect to be setting off from here about 7am, getting there in time to park, warm up etc. Then afterwards have some fish & chips or similar. However Filey is a lovely seaside town so would be great if you wanted to bring the family to support you and have a great Yorkshire day out, or even find somewhere to stay and go for the weekend.
The John Carr 5K race series, a longstanding tradition hosted by Saltaire Striders for several years, is undergoing exciting changes this year. On May 26th, we will be conducting a series of 5K races throughout the day held at Greenhead Athletics Track in Keighley.
Our first race is reserved for runners with a 5K Personal Best of sub-35 minutes, setting the minimum standard for participation.
As the day progresses, each subsequent race will feature faster runners, culminating with 'elite' athletes in the final race. To ensure a smooth experience, a race schedule will be announced, specifying each runner's start time, allowing them to arrive at the track well-prepared. Spectators are encouraged to join us at any time during the day to witness the thrilling races.
Additionally, we'll have a resident DJ providing music throughout the event, and food and drinks will be readily available.
Feel free to bring your family and friends to provide enthusiastic support. In a particularly exciting feature, the finishing straight will offer a 'Lactate Tunnel of Love,' with four designated lanes for spectators to get up close to the action.
The race will be professionally timed using electronic chips integrated into the race number bibs, enhancing accuracy and competitiveness.
The ultimate goal is to achieve Personal Bests while racing against runners of similar abilities.
Summer trip to Tromso, Norway for the Midnight Sun Marathon and other distances. June 22nd 2024
Stewart Spink is proposing what will be a spectacular trip to Northern Norway for a series of varying run distances. A full itinery and flight details from Manchester will follow shortly.
There are more than 6000 participants from all over the world gathering in the streets of Tromsø to join the celebration that is Midnight Sun Marathon.
Midnight Sun Marathon has been held every year since 1990 in Tromsø, the Arctic capital of Norway located at 69 degrees north. About 350 km north of the arctic circle, most of the city is situated on a small island surrounded by the sea and beautiful mountains.
Northern Norway and the nature here is full of strong contrasts that provide intense running experiences for its visitors. During the summer the sun never sets below the horizon and running under the Midnight Sun is a true bucket list opportunity.
There are five different distances to choose from: Marathon (42,2km), Mizuno Half Marathon (21,1km), Coop Mila (10km), iTromsø Mini-marathon (5km) and SNN Kids Race (500m). The races are open for all and day becomes a festival in town. Many locals gather along the streets of the course to cheer the runners on through the streets of Tromsø.
Club Championship-Final 2023-2024 Standings
The final standings will be published following the awards night on Friday May 3rd.
The suspense will be worth the wait!
For details on the Club Championship, how it works, and how points are scored, please visit the website via the link below.
We have two championship races in May, Up the Odda on Saturday May 18th, and our very own John Carr 5k on the 26th at the Keighley track.
The Up the Odda race is a 10k or 5k off road race starting from Hawksworth Primary School, and features the fearsome but short climb up the 'Odda'. It's one lap for 5k and two for the 10k. From my own experience, it's challenging but great fun!
The John Carr race returns to our calendar, but in a different format to that offered previously. It now comprises a 5k run around the UAK track in Keighley. There will be heats at different paces at regular intervals, it's our own race, so please support it if you can!
Club Records
Please see the records section on the website, which now include parkruns.
The club records are now up to date on the website with as many results as we are able to ascertain.
Training
Our fantastic coach, Louise, has produced a couple of training plans for those of us taking on either the Filey or Tromso trip 10K races. The plans start in two weeks on 15th April, but if you're doing a different race you can of course tailor them.
Plan 1: for people currently running less than 15 miles a week, running 2-3 times a week and can run 3-4 miles without stopping.
Plan 2: for people currently running 15-25 miles a week, running 3-4 times a week and might have a 10k target time.
Enjoy your training everyone, and hope to see you at the race!
Not much to report on parkrun, but two significant milestones, congratulations to Mary Gibbons and Richard Airey for their 50th parkrun.
Parkrun Competition with Ilkley and Baildon
The first knockout stage is now complete, and the draw for the second round has been made. Weeks 1, 2 & 3 results are below for both the Champions league and the plate competitions, along with Round 2 weeks 1,2, & 3.
My running story starts on the 13th October 2014 when I found myself in a hospital bed with a heart scare, I was released the next day to the care of my doctor who’s opening line to me was so you’ve had a heart attack! They did a number of tests over the next month and the result…..I was fat, over 20st.
The doctor told me I had to make a change. as next time I could be dead, so I went to the pub, ate a daddy breakfast and sank 16 pints, then set about losing weight in the next 6 months. I lost at total of 2lb so of I went to slimming world and walked in to a room full of middle age women who were to say the least ruthless but I give as good as I get.
Over the next few months I lost an average of 5lbs a week, none of my clothes fitted anymore so off I set to Leeds to buy a suit for a wedding. I saw a bus and ran to catch it, a whole 50 meters but I wasn’t out of breath that planted a seed I could run, so I set about the C25k in October 2015 (first run fell over and broke my elbow)
Before I knew it I was running 10k then 13miles, then I saw a friend outside the Co-op who said she was waiting to meet someone, next thing he turned up we were introduced, and he asked me my 10k time proud as punch I told him 57 minutes. He looked impressed but told me about the running club he was in, Saltaire Striders (I’d never heard of him or them) so off I went home to check out Will Kerr and Saltaire Striders, only to find out Will wins races all across the north, but he’d spoken to someone who was roughly getting to the half way point when he was finishing with such respect and encouragement that I was interested in finding out what it was like at this club.
Surely they can’t all be that encouraging? so I gave the beginners group a go and I was shown that they were. My running improved no end with encouragement from Will, Louise Nash, Ben, Lindsey Pearson, and Gary Pennington, The Loves, Barney and Dairine Nethercott as some of the leaders who encouraged me no ends, then one evening I was asked to become a run leader at first I was hesitant but I’d learned from some of the best of the best the top gun of leaders who showed me how to:
A) Be a leader
B) Encourage
C) Enjoy
Thanks to Craig for his honest story.
Yorkshire Vets 2024 Season
We have 7 confirmed races in our Grand Prix series for 2024, but expect to have 9 or 10 in total.
A private facebook group exists to back up the official YVAA website by "pushing" information out to members and to encourage dialogue, comments and enquires. Details of how to register can be found at https://www.Facebook.com/groups/3189196357821902/
March Strider of the Month
Craig Elliott. A bit of an 'Unsung hero' of the club as Craig gives up a lot of his time in leading runs each month, sometimes stepping in at the last minute to help out. He is an integral part of the run leaders team and an all round nice guy. A very well deserved award!
Committee meetings
All previous committee meeting and AGM minutes dating back to 2009 are available to view on the club web site
Uopdated Committee Members 23-24 following the AGM
Chairman - Ewan Gibb
Secretary - Tim Gore
Treasurer - Tim Mosedale
Men's Captain - Stuart Dunbar
Ladies Captain - Claire Thaper
Social Secretary - Stewart Spink
Training & Coaching Co-ordinator - TBA
Membership - Martin Fillingham
Communications - David Bower
Welfare Officer - Donna Pollard & Anthea Griffiths
Female Vets Captain - To be managed by committee
Male Vets Captain - To be managed by committee
BMW Chair - Anthea Griffiths
John Carr Chair - Rachel Parker
Runs Organiser - Marcus Isherwood
Club Training Runs
1. Monday evenings at 19:00 . Meet at Caroline Street/Victoria Road. Four Group runs varying in distance and pace, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL REVERT TO MEETING AT THE ROWING CLUB BEGINNING ON MAY 13th
2. Wednesday track sessions at Keighley track are back atCarlton Keighley (formerly UAK), Green Head Rd, Keighley, BD20 6EB.
We have a track share arrangement with Ilkley Harriers, each club paying half of the booking fees. Since re-starting, these sessions have proved to be very popular, regularly attracting 20+ Striders every week. This IS NOT just for the rapid runners, all capabilities are catered for!
• Start time is 7.15pm, so arrive a few minutes before, ready for warm up and drills before the main session.
• Entry has been reduced to £2 collected on attendance - payment now by card, no cash please!
3. Thursdayevenings at 19:00, starting from Nuffield Shipley
Four group runs varying in distance and pace.
4. MONTHLY STRUCTURED TRAINING SESSION.
Our next monthly structured training session led by Richard West will take place on a Monday TBA.
Saturday/Sunday long runs
There is a closed facebook group Saltaire Marathon, Long Or Short Run Friends for people who are interested in doing some longer runs (e.g. for company for marathon training) at a steady pace. The runs are arranged via the group on an ad-hoc basis. If interested please ask to join the group.
Club vest /kit
Club vests are now available from Richard and Bev West, priced at £18
Please contact richard_west@sky.com.
Race Results
Please let me know if you do an event which may be missed by me, as it is impossible to know the results of every race nationwide. Thanks!
Bunny Runs-Race 1
9/4/2024
150th Alun Griffiths 27:11
185th Norman Saldanha 33:10
204th Ian Stevens 40:38
Baildon Boundary Way
7/4/2024
23rd Stuart Dunbar 1:45:41 (1st MV60)
31st Rob Henderson 1:47:16
38th Robert Hudson 1:50:06
48th Rich Sykes 1:52:48
102nd Ian Jenkins 2:04:51
134th Pawel Tryc 2:11:29
145th Jez Rix 2:14:26
168th Tim Mosedale 2:18:57
195th Alan Douglas 2:26:13
197th Anne Preston 2:26:45
198th Chris Biggins 2:26:41
199th Graham D'Arcy 2:26:45
209th Helen Love 2:30:08 (1st FV65)
234th Clare Taylor 2:38:11
242nd Lisa Prosho 2:39:51
248th Martin Love 2:42:58
275th Sophie English 2:53:38
277th Craig Elliott 2:57:55
291st Claire Thaper 3:08:40
National 12 Stage Road Relays-Birmingham
53rd Overall in 5:07:37
1 Richard Wall (60) 30:24
2 Paul Weir (55) 17:56
3 Martin Fillingham (58) 32:19
4 John Singh (59) 19:56
5 Tim Baldwin (57) 30:38
6 Andy Brown (57) 21:38
7 Lee Casson (56) 33:45
8 Richard Sykes (56) 19:20
9 Will Kerr (55) 31:48
10 Russell Macfarlane (55) 18:53
11 Aaron McConkey (54) 31:17
12 Stuart Dunbar (53) 19:43
Our Men's team at the National Road Relays in Birmingham
Bunny Runs-Race 2
9/4/2024
78th Tim Mosedale 24:40
112th David Bower 27:36
125th Alun Griffiths 29:24
134th Helen Love 31:08
Manchester Marathon
14/4/2024
248th Paul Weir 2:47:57
617th Stuart Dunbar 2:55:28
3571st John Singh 3:26:03
4232nd Mick Brearley 3:29:44
14932nd Jeremy Wright 4:33:57
15773rd Bailey Halpin 4:40:27
20045th Mervyn Silva 5:28:00
20046th Sue Sroka 5:28:01
20300th Sheila Bugg 5:34:20
Sue and Mervyn post-Manchester. I'm sure Nick was with you every step Mervyn. A great achievement for all that took part.
Bunny Runs-Race 3
16/4/2024
112th Anne Preston 25:22
118th David Bower 25:43
137th Alan Douglas 26:56
146th Alun Griffiths 28:03
167th Ian Stevens 31:23
TCS London Marathon
21/4/2024
87th Nick Hardy 2:26:41
684th Marcin Soszka 2:39:13
1224th Richard Wall 2:45:28
1373rd Will Kerr 2:46:51
2214th Lee Casson 2:53:20
3757th Paul Parkins 3:00:41
3949th Martin Fillingham 3:02:10
4046th Stewart Spink 3:02:53
4746th Tom Kay 3:07:15
8403rd Rob Stow 3:24:22
10651st Russell MacFarlane 3:31:30
15062nd Richard West 3:45:35
24265th Gemma Illingworth 4:10:57
28224th Emon Choudhury 4:23:34
Richard West looking very strong on the final run to the finish on The Mall. A fantastic effort from all our runners!
Leeds 5k Series
24/4/2024
57th Marcus Isherwood 21:11
67th Chris Chapman 22:12
As well as the regular Sportsshoes 10% discount code, we now also have a 15% monthly discount code for Yorkshire Runner. This can be used online or instore in Otley where you can even take a short test run before you buy. Please note that the Sportsshoes discount is only for orders over £50.
The code will change each month and can be seen under the featured tab or e-mail Jack Verity - jlverity@blueyonder.co.uk
