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 October 2024
Upcoming Events And Diary Dates
1. Annual General Meeting
Will take place on Thursday November 14th at the Caroline Street Club. An agenda will be issued shortly, plus details of posts being vacated on the committee which are up for election. More details to follow shortly.
2. Peco Cross Country
Everyone's favourite cross country league kicks off on the 17th November at Temple Newsam. Entries will be open soon via pecoxc.co.uk. Dust off those mudclaws and get stuck in to the rain, wind and mud and enjoy the 4-5 mile trail routes!
We have updated the scoring approach for our personality championship which runs alongside the running club championship. This celebrates the people who represent the club, from volunteering to involvement in relay and cross country teams, to Strider of the Month recognition. It's not about going fast, it's all about showing up!
The championship year runs from April to March. Scoring is as follows:
Volunteering for BMWR and John Carr (10 points each)
Volunteering for parkrun takeovers, EA 10k, and Bradford city runs (7 points each)
Running for the club (or unselected reserve) in relays such as BMWR, LCWR, Road Relays (5 points each)
Running for the club in Peco races (1 point each, bonus 5 points for all races)
Running for the club in YVAA grand prix (5 points if 2+ races run)
Strider of the Month win (10 points) or nomination (5 points, max of 15)
Club Kit Shop
We are about to launch a new and expanded range of kit from a new supplier, full details of this will be revealed shortly!
Championship race preview
Just the one championship race in October with the postponement of the Bradford City runs, the Leeds Abbey Dash, entries will close on Tuesday October 8th. This 10k road course is pretty much totally flat, and is an out and back route from the Headrow in Leeds to Kirkstall Abbey, and is in it's 38th year. Definitely a PB course!
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.
Alice Kershaw
Our extraordinary Ultra runner Alice has recently completed another brute of an ultra race, the infamous Dragon's Back.
I approached Alice to give an insight into the world of an ultra runner:
Conquering the Dragon's Back
The Dragon's Back, Conwy to Cardiff down the mighty pointy, boggy, gnarly and sometimes remote spine of Wales. It sells itself as 'The World's Toughest Mountain Race'. I didn't realise when I signed up, I thought it was only 'Britain's toughest', and having done 'Britain's most brutal' race, the Summer Spine, in 2023, it seemed only fitting to do the other one!
It takes place over 6 days, you go up (and down!) nearly 60k vert and cover 240 ish miles, camping each night at set stopping points, following a route but with some opportunities for scrambling and navigational excitements. It is very well named as a race because it keeps burning you daily with about 40 miles and 12-16 hours on feet, but you know there is treasure in the mountains if you can convince the beast to give it to you. The first two days cover Snowdonia, including what the race description calls an 'airy scramble' over Crib Goch to the top of Snowdon, and a bottom slide down the Snowdon horseshoe to the first campsite. The third day covers the Cambrian Mountains and the most exciting point on the route, the Machynlleth co -op, aka the only opportunity to stock up on food on the route. Best sarnie I have ever eaten! Day 4 was a proper slog for me, through the remote and tussocky Elan Valley, somewhere I managed to get through by telling myself if I did I would never go back. Sure its lovely on fresh legs…
Day five was the hardest by far, it’s the longest at 44 miles and hits the Brecons. On other days I had been safely under the cut offs by around 2 hours but not this one, I was chasing them from Pen-Y-Fan, with a last hour racing to get into camp before 10pm, scrambling down a rocky, muddy gully in a dark forest and channelling Jasmin Paris on the Barkley Marathons to get in with 30 minutes to go. Critical as they stop serving dinner at 10 and no way was I missing that!
It doesn't let up, and you have to be happy on your feet all day in all conditions, navigating, sorting your kit, climbing gnarly things, bum sliding down hills, bog trotting and picking good lines. Camping overnight brings its own challenges, no showers, sharing a tent with strangers and having to manage all your kit to keep it dry, clean (ish) and all together under the weight limits imposed on the kit that could be transported.
The last day I had driven myself into the ground so comprehensively that it was a 'speedwalk' to the end, not a chance of running except slowly down some hills. When we went through Merthyr it was 9am and their local parkrun was going the other way, a really different pace to all of us stinky dragons! Finishing in Cardiff was incredible, my parents and husband met me with a pizza at the end, and I collected my dragon model for finishing! Wales, done.
Alice on Day 2
Leeds Country Way Relay
The Striders 'Social' team took to the trails and paths on this 6 leg 64 mile relay on September 1st, and put in a creditable finishing position of 51st out of 61 teams. A good effort from the majority of our team who have not taken part in a relay before. It was agreed by all that this will be repeated next year, potentially at this race, and the BMWR and Calderdale events.
Great credit must go to Sue Sroka for pulling together the team, and to Tim Mosedale for his support at every stage and running a leg as well!
Leg 1 to 2 handover, incoming Martin and Helen Love handing off to Alun Griffiths and David Bower.
No Watch Night
The annual No watch night took place alongside our friends from Baildon Runners on Thursday September 12th. Well done to the winner Krystina Kozlowska who was astonishingly just 2 seconds out on her predicted time, and 3rd place Rich Sykes. The winner of the booby prize was Simon Frazer who managed to mix up km and miles...
Track sessions on Wednesdays continue through the seasons, rain or shine, cold or hot. Under the expert guidance of Ali and Louise Nash they put together a different programme every week. Track is open for everyone, and really helps to improve your running. Come on, give it a go!
Yorkshire Vets 2024 Season
The YVAA series is well under way, and the results are shown further down the newsletter.
Event
Host Club
Venue
Date
Race 1
Holmfirth Harriers
Honley
Completed
Race 2
Kirkstall Harriers
Kirkstall Abbey
Completed
Race 3
Morley RC
TBC
Completed
Race 4
South Leeds Lakers
Middleton Clearings
Completed
Race 5
Pudsey Pacers
Post Hill
Completed
Race 6
Northowram Pumas
Northowram
Completed
Race 7
Stainland Lions
West Vale
Completed
Race 8
Slaithwaite Striders
Slaithwaite Cricket Club
Completed
Race 9
Queensbury RC
Queensbury
Completed
Race 10 Ackworth RC Fitzwilliam Country Park 6/10/24
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/
August Strider of the Month
Tim Mosedale. Who did an amazing job with the Leeds Country Way social team! Organising the teams, recces and running a leg! And for being fabulous!
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 - Richard West
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,
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.
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!
Leeds Country Way Relay
1/9/2024
Leg 1 Martin & Helen Love 1:50:58
Leg 2 David Bower & Alun Griffiths 1:59:12
Leg 3 Sue Sroka & Ian Storey 2:11:24
Leg 4 Lisa Prosho & Tim Mosedale 2:03:29
Leg 5 Krystina Kozlowska & Andy Size 1:52:24
Leg 6 Anne Preston & Mary Gibbons 1:38:01
Overall team time 11:35:28 position 51/61
Yorkshire Reservoir Dogs Trail and Ultra Marathon
7/9/2024
32 Miles Ultra
27th Ewan Gibb 7:48:20
Half Marathon
1st Nick Hardy 1:49:32
2nd Richard Sykes 1:57:17
10th Anne Preston 2:42:15
10th= Jenny Shaw 2:42:15
Our Reservoir Dogs half marathoners
The Yorkshireman
8/9/2024
Marathon
42nd Richard Stone 4:34:07
119th Tim Mosedale 5:52:37
163rd Claire Thaper 7:15:23
‘Half’ Marathon 14.9 Miles
86th David Bower 2:37:33
89th Chris Biggins 2:56:05
142nd Bailey Halpin 2:56:16
163rd Lisa Prosho 3:02:22
193rd Sue Sroka 3:09:06
242nd Sophie English 3:32:14
250th Joanne Hardaker 3:36:47
251st Michael Wigglesworth 3:36:52
256th Ian Storey 3:38:21
Yorkshireman 'Half' runners
AJ Bell Great North Run
8/9/2024
401st Paul Weir 1:21:37
536th Stuart Dunbar 1:23:05
2196th Stewart Spink 1:33:41
3406th James Carlton 1:38:05
4783rd Simon Frazer 1:41:49
5501st Richard West 1:43:28
11631st Thomas Bolland 1:54:52
11673rd Stephen Hillas 1:54:55
23850th Thomas Boland 2:14:24
24317th Alison Shaw 2:15:10
Dragons Back 6 Day Ultra
September 2024
97th Alice Kershaw
Day 1 12:38:09
Day 2 13:47:06
Day 3 13:39:31
Day 4 13:28:03
Day 5 15:24:14
Day 6 11:40:04
Total Time 80:37:07
Vale of York Half & 10k
8/8/2024
Half
297th Mick Brearley 1:41:18
482nd Danielle Fearon 1:53:10
10k
117th Elizabeth Ridgeon 54:47
YVAA Grand Prix Series, Race 9 Queensbury
8/9/2024
60th Tim Spencer 43:30
77th Alan Douglas 46:48
88th Alun Griffiths 47:50
Malham 10k & Half Marathon
14/9/2024
10k
3rd Rich Sykes 56:06
9th Chris Patterson 1:04:04
26th Lisa Prosho 1:15:46
28th Sue Sroka 1:16:12
39th Gemma Illingworth 1:20:30
47th Ian Storey 1:27:46
65th Yasmin Smith 1:42:58
66th Julie Patterson 1:43:08
Half Marathon
56th Mary Patterson 2:05:07
Striders at the Malham 10k & Half
Wetherby 10k
15/9/2024
415th Donna Hector 1:00:38
563rd Louise Carefoot 1:13:30
587th James Davies 1:18:59
Pudsey 10k
15/9/2024
72nd Josh Winterbottom 50:48
87th Edward Grace 52:24
Ed and Josh
Leeds 5k Series
25/9/24
17th Martin Fillingham 17:55
54th Marcus Isherwood 21:02
Meanwood Trail Race
28/9/2024
31st Dan Jenkins 57:57
32nd James Carlton 57:58
71st Robert Boughen 1:06:18
75th Joseph Holliday 1:06:49
97th Tim Mosedale 1:10:56
117th Stephen Hetherington 1:13:10
120th Martin Love 1:13:23
133rd Alan Douglas 1:14:33
138th Jenny Shaw 1:15:13
140th Alun Griffiths 1:15:28
143rd Lisa Prosho 1:16:24
163rd Ian Storey 1:19:19
168th Gemma Illingworth 1:19:47
169th Sue Sroka 1:20:18
171st Helen Love 1:20:35
186th Kerry Wood 1:23:52
202nd Krystina Kozlowska 1:29:32
203rd Ian Stevens 1:29:32
205th Sally Sharp 1:29:35
216th Louise Carefoot 1:34:48
218th Donna Hector 1:35:59
225th Sheila Bugg 1:44:48
229th James Davies 1:47:36
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
