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 May 2024
Membership Renewals 2024-2025
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).
Annual Awards Night
It's a tad late, but a HUGE thank you to those of you who attended the club awards night last weekend. We had over 50 Striders in attendance and the night was a roaring success.
Thanks to Stewart Spink for organising, Graham Darcy for liaising with the golf club, David Bower for compering the awards themselves and Mervyn Silva for speaking with such openness about Nick Breare.
Club championships
2nd Division
3rd Marcus Isherwood
2nd Anne Preston
1st Paul Weir
1st Division
3rd Sue Sroka
2nd Ian Storey
1st John Singh
Premier Division
3rd Helen Love
2nd Martin Fillingham
1st Stuart Dunbar
Deja vu-James Davies
Personality-James Davies
Most improved Peco runner-Male-James Carlton
Female-Louise Nash
Performance of the year-Alice Kershaw
Nominations: Graham D’Arcy, Igs Robun, James Davies, Loris Dell’Amico, Martin Fillingham, Russ MacFarlane, Stuart Dunbar
Unsung hero-Pawel Tryc
Nominations: Andy Brown, Chris Hassall, Craig Elliott, Donna Pollard, Ian Storey, James Davies, Jenny Shaw, Josh Winterbottom, Louise Nash, Marcus Isherwood, Mo & Urmila Mistry, Sheila Bugg, Sheila Pepper & Julia Beaument, Sue Sroka, Tim Spencer
Run leader of the year-Sue Sroka
Nominations: Craig Elliott, Donna Pollard, Ian Dickinson, Janet Bower, Lee Casson, Louise Nash, Marcus Isherwood, Richard West, Simon Frazer, Stewart Spink, Tom Kay
Run leaders accolade-Josh Winterbottom
Nominations: Chris Hassell, Alan Douglas, Graham D'Arcy, Pawel Tryc, Craig Elliott, Donna Pollard, Julia Beaument, Sue Sroka, Richard Sykes, Chris Biggins, Russ MacFarlane, Sheila Pepper, Mervyn Silva, James Davies, Sheila Bugg, Tina Martiny, Louise Nash, Tracy Foy, Ian Dickinson, Marcus Isherwood, Alun Griffiths
Lifetime achievement-Helen Love
Striders strider-Stuart Dunbar
Nominations: Ali Nash, Chris Biggins, David McGonigle, Donna Pollard, Ewan Gibb, Graham D'Arcy, Helen Love, James Davies, Josh Winterbottom, Lee Casson, Mervyn Silva, Richard Wall, Sheila Pepper, Simon Frazer, Stewart Spink, Stuart Dunbar, Sue Sroka
Burnsall Away Trip and Evening Meal NOW LIVE ON WEB COLLECT
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.
A field of 90 runners signed up for our inauguralJohn Carr 5k track event at the Carlton Academy track,on what proved to be a highly successful and well organised event thanks to Stewart Spink. Many PB's were had by the conclusion of the heats!
Thanks to everyone who took part, plus the army of volunteers that made it run so smoothly.
Speed merchants in full flow!
James bringing it home
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
Premier Division
Rank
Name
Score
Races
1
Stuart Dunbar
400
8
2
Martin Fillingham
396
8
3
Helen Love
394
8
4
Louise Nash
387
8
5
Alun Griffiths
376
8
6
Alan Douglas
371
8
7
Tim Mosedale
367
8
8
Graham D'Arcy
347
8
9
Claire Thaper
332
8
10
Mohanlal Mistry
278
7
11
Joanne Hardaker
277
7
12
Martin Love
256
6
13
Denise Davis
241
6
14
Ian Jenkins
239
5
15
David Bower
236
5
16
Loris Dell'Amico
231
5
17
Craig Elliott
227
6
18
Sheila Pepper
219
5
19
Tracy Foy
210
5
20
Will Kerr
190
4
21
Richard West
178
4
22
Andy Brown
145
3
23
Stewart Spink
143
3
24
Tom Kay
138
3
25
Jeremy Rix
135
3
26
Tim Spencer
132
3
27
Claire Bond
123
3
28
Helen Copson
89
2
29
Louise Dell'Amico
88
2
30
Simon Frazer
87
2
31
Kerry Wood
83
2
32
Paul Parkins
79
2
33
Richard Airey
46
1
34
Frank Masley
39
1
35
Richard Thomas
38
1
36
Janet Bower
32
1
37
Judith Nunn
0
0
38
Suzanne Hague
0
0
39
Josie Briggs
0
0
40
Carolyn Rix
0
0
First Division
Rank
Name
Score
Races
1
John Singh
398
8
2
Ian Storey
375
8
3
Sue Sroka
319
7
4
Stephen Hillas
287
6
5
Norman Saldanha
285
6
6
Pawel Tryc
284
6
7
Jenny Shaw
279
6
8
Tim Gore
277
6
9
Lee Halliday
229
5
10
Sheila Bugg
226
5
11
Kathleen Dixon
196
4
12
Isabel Anderson
194
4
13
Ewan Gibb
189
4
14
Wendy Hey
146
3
15
Anne Forster
145
3
16
Liz Hamilton
136
3
17
Gavin Hamilton
133
3
18
Donna Hector
132
3
19
Marcin Soszka
100
2
20
Rachel Parker
99
2
21
Ian Dickinson M
98
2
22
Kathryn Wood
97
2
23
Jack Verity
97
2
24
Chris Jones
94
2
25
Mervyn Silva
88
2
26
Gillian Hyde
50
1
27
Steven Fowler
49
1
28
Harriet Fletcher
48
1
29
Helen Western
47
1
30
Gary Western
46
1
31
Frank Beecroft
46
1
32
Sylvia Ross
43
1
33
Reece Smith
0
0
34
Nick Breare
0
0
35
John Walton
0
0
36
Michael Moss
0
0
37
Jen Willingham
0
0
38
Darren Parker
0
0
39
Heather Bayliss
0
0
40
Noel Fitzpatrick
0
0
Second Division
Rank
Name
Score
Races
1
Paul Weir
397
8
2
Anne Preston
393
8
3
Marcus Isherwood
377
8
4
Richard Wall
343
7
5
Lisa Prosho
336
7
6
Russell Macfarlane
294
6
7
Josh Winterbottom
286
7
8
Alice Kershaw
265
6
9
Thomas Bolland
261
6
10
Urmila Mistry
256
6
11
James Davies
239
7
12
Chris Biggins
226
6
13
Victor Hearn-Yeates
223
5
14
Chris Hassall
182
4
15
Maria Humpherson
175
4
16
Ian Stevens
169
4
17
Christopher Chapman
163
4
18
Jamie Read
159
5
19
Robert Henderson
149
3
20
Harry Wilkinson
144
3
21
John Tomlinson
134
3
22
James Carlton
132
3
23
Becky Gardner
131
3
24
Bailey Halpin
123
3
25
Julia Beaumont
122
3
26
Deborah Moore
120
3
27
Krystina Kozlowska
117
3
28
Laura Bentley
115
3
29
louise carefoot
105
3
30
Beverley West
104
3
31
Tina Martiny
101
3
32
Lee Casson
98
2
33
Mick Brearley
97
2
34
Kris Hale
93
2
35
Fay Kaina
89
2
36
Danielle Fearon
87
2
37
Jayne Hart
87
2
38
James Gardner
86
2
39
Mary Gibbons
84
2
40
Clare Taylor
83
2
41
Sally Sharp
81
2
42
Humera Butt
76
2
43
Tony Hart
72
2
44
Paul Goodrum
67
2
45
Jane Hughes
65
2
46
David Clark
60
2
47
Alistair Nash
49
1
48
Beth Hirst
49
1
49
Michelle Eyres
48
1
50
Iain McKenna
47
1
51
Robert Boughen
46
1
52
Brett Jackson
46
1
53
Richard Stone
45
1
54
Melanie Robinson
43
1
55
John Hudson
43
1
56
Aaron McConkey
43
1
57
Andrew Hawksworth
42
1
58
Andrew Pine
42
1
59
Igs Robun
41
1
60
Kerry-Anne Hill
40
1
61
Tamsin Treasure-Jones
40
1
62
John Colwell
39
1
63
Harry Laville
39
1
64
Ian Dickinson F
37
1
65
Laurence Crummay
36
1
66
Chris Reynier
36
1
67
Tom Dransfield
36
1
68
Richard Sykes
34
1
69
Phil Briggs
33
1
70
David McGonigle
32
1
71
Iona Simpson
30
1
72
Keith Jump
28
1
73
Andrew Size
26
1
74
Richard Smith
22
1
Championship Standings 2024-2025 As at 31/5/2024
Premier Division
Rank
Name
Score
Races
1
Alan Douglas
189
4
2
Stuart Dunbar
150
3
3
Helen Love
147
3
4
Tim Mosedale
129
3
5
Martin Fillingham
96
2
6
Louise Nash
96
2
7
Graham D'Arcy
96
2
8
Paul Parkins
93
2
9
Alun Griffiths
93
2
10
Sue Sroka
88
2
11
Richard West
87
2
12
David Bower
49
1
13
Will Kerr
49
1
14
Stewart Spink
48
1
15
Ian Jenkins
48
1
16
Jeremy Rix
47
1
17
Norman Saldanha
45
1
18
Tom Kay
45
1
19
Martin Love
44
1
20
John Singh
44
1
21
Claire Bond
42
1
22
Craig Elliott
42
1
23
Richard Airey
41
1
24
Claire Thaper
41
1
First Division
Rank
Name
Score
Races
1
Lisa Prosho
150
3
2
Anne Preston
148
3
3
Russell Macfarlane
97
2
4
Pawel Tryc
94
2
5
Mervyn Silva
90
2
6
Sheila Bugg
90
2
7
Marcin Soszka
50
1
8
Paul Weir
49
1
9
Kathryn Wood
49
1
10
Anne Forster
49
1
11
Marcus Isherwood
48
1
12
Rachel Parker
48
1
13
Harriet Fletcher
48
1
14
Richard Wall
48
1
15
Alice Kershaw
47
1
16
Isabel Anderson
47
1
17
Josh Winterbottom
45
1
18
Jenny Shaw
45
1
19
Ewan Gibb
43
1
Second Division
Rank
Name
Score
Races
1
Ian Stevens
137
3
2
Daniel Jenkins
100
2
3
Robert Hudson
97
2
4
Richard Sykes
97
2
5
Clare Taylor
91
2
6
Jamie Read
82
2
7
James Davies
79
2
8
Nick Hardy
50
1
9
Robert Henderson
50
1
10
Aaron McConkey
49
1
11
Mick Brearley
49
1
12
Lee Casson
48
1
13
Carly Pettett
48
1
14
Sophie English
47
1
15
Gemma Illingworth
47
1
16
Stephen Hetherington
47
1
17
Almanzo McConkey
47
1
18
Richard Ling
46
1
19
Robert Stow
46
1
20
Maria Humpherson
46
1
21
Michelle Eyres
45
1
22
Joseph Holliday
45
1
23
Chris Biggins
45
1
24
Andrew Hawksworth
44
1
25
Jeremy Wright
44
1
26
Julia Beaumont
43
1
27
Bailey Halpin
43
1
28
Paul Goodrum
42
1
29
Simon Fenwick
41
1
30
Humera Shazad
41
1
For details on the Club Championship, how it works, and how points are scored, please visit the website via the link below.
Four races to get your teeth into in June, first up the Bronte 5 mile trail race, followed by the ever popular Otley 10 mile road race which features a challenging climb at the 4 mile point. Don't let that put you off, it's a great race, and popular with Striders!.
One of the most subscribed races follows on the 20th, the 5 mile Solstice Saunter at the beautiful Bolton Abbey estate. This is VERY popular race for Striders, and probably the best medal on the circuit too!
Finally in June on the 23rd is the 'away day' to the Filey Lions beach race, which is a unique chance to run on a surface that is alien to most of us.
Loads of championship points up for grabs, so get entering!
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!
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/
April Strider of the Month
Mervyn Silva. For finding the physical strength and mental resilience to complete Manchester Marathon in honour of his friend and fellow Strider Nick Breare who have loved to have been there. Mervyn's efforts raised over £4,000 for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Keep on stridin' Mervyn!
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. Please also note that it will only be possible to use the rowing club car park if Will Kerr or Simon Frazer are present to open the entrance gate!
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.
Our very own 'Del Boy' with his box of tricks!
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!
YVAA Grand Prix Race 1 Honley
28/4/2024
Men
16th John Singh 45:18
20th Stuart Dunbar 46:43
84th Tim Mosedale 58:32
99th Alan Douglas 1:02:01
104th Alun Griffiths 1:02:39
Women
22nd Anne Preston 58:31
Bluebell Trail 10m
5/4/2024
23rd Martin Fillingham 1:23:30
101st Chris Hassell 1:37:55
376th Donna Hector 2:28:33
377th Craig Elliott 2:28:33
Burnsall 12k
20/4/2024
1st Richard Sykes 58:22
Rob Burrow Marathon
12/5/2024
1890th Claire Bond 4:15:37
1973rd Richard Airey 4:17:45
2505th Jenny Shaw 4:33:41
2876th Sue Sroka 4:47:16
3224th Jeremy Wright 5:01:07
3406th Clare Taylor 5:03:37
Rob Burrow Half Marathon
12/5/2024
Note: Positions sorted by gun times. Results below are chip times
694th Jez Rix 1:44:33
818th Marcus Isherwood 1:46:14
2463rd Kath Wood 2:04:24
2623rd Lisa Prosho 2:05:32
2647th John Tomlinson 1:53:30
2944th Craig Elliott 2:09:58
3210th Bailey Halpin 1:55:04
3941st Tony Hart 2:10:36
4544th Ian Stevens 2:19:15
5784th Jayne Hart 2:43:06
5889th Dalvinder Hellawell 2:40:36
Up The Odda
18/5/2024
10k
10th Daniel Jenkins 47:37
24th Robert Hudson 50:36
57th Stephen Hetherington 1:01:59
64th Alan Douglas 1:04:37
68th Jamie Read 1:06:00
71st Maria Humpherson 1:07:52
72nd Lisa Prosho 1:08:24
94th Ian Stevens 1:21:26
104th James Davies 1:37:36
105th Sheila Bugg 1:37:38
5k
3rd Rich Sykes 24:18
19th Sue Sroka 34:08
25th Michelle Eyres 39:26
29th Anne Forster 41:08
Relay
2nd Saltaire Relay Rockets 59:35
Cookridge 10k
19/5/2024
202nd David Clark 1:02:38
269th Donna Hector 1:10:01
283rd Emma Hall 1:13:19
295th Louise Carefoot 1:15:53
306th Judith Nunn 1:25:49
309th James Davies 1:26:52
310th Tina Martiny 1:26:52
Happy Striders at the Cookridge 10k
Calderdale Way Relay
19/5/2024
Open Team (Overall position 22nd out of 99 teams) Total Time 7:37:34
Leg 1 Nick Hardy & Will Kerr 1:27:09
Leg 2 Harry Wilkinson & Stuart Dunbar 1:13:01
Leg 3 Chris Hassall & Tim Mosedale 54:25
Leg 4 Victor Hearn-Yeates & John Singh 1:32:08
Leg 5 Loris Dell'Amico & Stewart Spink 1:09:00
Leg 6 Russell MacFarlane & Martin Fillingham 1:21:51
John Carr 5k
26/5/2024
5th Martin Fillingham 17:30
7th Aaron McConkey 17:44
8th Russell MacFarlane 17:47
12th Paul Parkins 18:10
15th Almanzo McConkey 18:25
17th Stuart Dunbar 18:29
19th Daniel Jenkins 18:35
23rd Richard Ling 19:40
29th Joseph Holliday 20:31
31st Carly Pettett 20:56
37th Marcus Isherwood 21:22
39th Richard West 21:47
40th Paul Goodrum 21:48
41st Josh Winterbottom 21:52
45th Pawel Tryc 22;23
47th Anne Preston 22:34
51st Louise Nash 23:28
55th Alice Kershaw 23:47
56th Alun Griffiths 24:05
57th Jamie Read 24:46
60th Helen Love 25:15
61st Simon Fenwick 25:34
63rd Ian Stevens 27:18
66th Mervyn Silva 30:20
67th Julia Beaumont 31:58
68th James Davies 32:34
YVAA Race 2 Kirkstall
28/5/2024
11th Stuart Dunbar 38:53
35th John Singh 41:55
128th Anne Preston 50:10
164th Alun Griffiths 52:54
171st Tim Spencer 53:24
172nd Stephen Hetherington 53:37
Apperley Bridge Canter
30/5/2024
24th Stuart Dunbar 44:38
26th Daniel Jenkins 44:55
106th Thomas Bolland 52:12
128th Mary Patterson 53:55
131st Josh Winterbottom 54:22
192nd Alun Griffiths 1:00:27
209th Kath Wood 1:01:33
218th Craig Elliott 1:02:49
219th Sue Sroka 1:02:58
243rd Jamie Read 1:05:17
267th Kerry Wood 1:07:59
288th Loris Dell'Amico 1:10:53
306th Ian Storey 1:14:39
316th Sheila Bugg 1:16:16
328th Louise Carefoot 1:23:18
329th Julie Patterson 1:23:34
334th James Davies 1:30:19
Striders at the ABC
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
