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Thanks for your contributions -please keep them coming - to Joy Good

(joy.good@ntlworld.com)

Presentation night 26/9/13

Arthur Wood, 10k Race Director, hands over a cheque for

£2,100 to Victoria Pawson from Marie Curie Cancer Care.

A magnificent team effort from all members, family and

friends ensured another successful day at the Puma Pudsey

10K, family fun run and junior park run.

Many congratulations to all concerned!

PPPPPPRRRCCC’s Fantastic Teams in the Leeds Country

Way Relay – Sunday 1 September 2013 Club Captain Dave Burdon commented:

"I just want to say a huge thank you to all those

involved in the Leeds Country Way event on

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Sunday. Once again it was a fantastic day out, I was doing leg 6 this year which meant I was able to get round all the handover points and it was great

to see quite a lot of the action unfold, as always there will be tales of

outstanding runs, near misses, and of course unfortunate errors that will no doubt provide us with much banter over the next few days. I am very proud

of all our runners achievements, you all displayed team spirit and sportsmanship throughout, it was good to see you helping each other. Also

it was good to pick up a couple of awards for fastest runners on 2 of the legs. These were Leg 2 where Karen Pickles and David Coleman won the fasted

mixed pairing and on Leg 6 where Gary Bailey and Darren Burnley proved to be the fastest pairing.

Well done to all our members who took part both runners and supporters”.

Results:

A team 4th (7:19:50) Vets team 16th (8:26:30)

B team 30th (9:39:25) Ladies 40th (10:51:22)

48 teams competed

Open A Team

Leg 1 - Nigel Armitage/James Clark Leg 2 - Karen Pickles/David Coleman

Leg 3 - Al Chapman/Richard Gibson Leg 4 - Paul Gaille/Jim Cantwell

Leg 5 - Robert Samuels/Simon Coughlan Leg 6 - Darren Burnley/ Gary Bailey

Open B Team

Leg 1 - Mark Pawson/ Rob Dixon Leg 2 - Tony Mawson/ Richard Allen

Leg 3 - Andrew Smithurst/Steve Cowgill

Leg 4 -Neil Wallace/Sam Hurrell Leg 5 - Roy Bamford/Jon Pop

Leg 6 -Graham Fisher/John Woodhead

Men's Vet Team Leg 1 -David Kirk/ Mark Smith

Leg 2 -Dave Cooper/Steve Pattison Leg 3 -Mark Nolan/Mark Dixson

Leg 4 -Darryl Stead/Dave Butler Leg 5 - Jim Wheldon/David Hudson

Leg 6 - Dave Burdon/Andy Hardaker

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Ladies Team

Leg 1 - Kath Leslie/Lorreta Robson

Leg 2- Jenny Cooper/Sharon Hague Leg 3- Sue Ransome/Lucy Armstrong

Leg 4 - Katy Ralph/Joy Good Leg 5 -Carol Parkinson/Lyn Arthurs

Leg 6 -Trish Pop/Ann Francis

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News reports Keep those results and reports coming –

pacersnews@hotmail.co.uk

5/8/13

At the Crossgates YVAA Veterans Race on Tuesday 30 July, although finishing in third place on the night to Stainland and Holmfirth, Pacers men maintained a 114 point

lead in the 4 to count over Holmfirth with only two races to go, Knavesmire on Wednesday 7th August and finally Spenborough on Sunday 10th November.

Leading the team to third place were Nigel Armitage 3rd place in 29:33 (3rd M40), Paul

Gaile 31:43, (1st M45), Sam Cook 33:30, and Rob Dixon 34:45.

In the all to count and rest to count tables Pacers men maintained first place with the usual good turnout – Steve Boom 35:14, Mark Dixson 35:35, Jim Wheldon 35:39 (1st

M60), Dave Burdon 37:17, Vince Bussingham 37:32, Stephen Pattison 38:01, Martin Booth 38:13, Dave Cooper 38:15, Phil Lonsdale 38:36, Mark Pawson 39:32, Neil

Wallace 39:34, Tony Mawson 39:37, Steve Cowgill 43:19, Neil Berry 43:38 and Graham Fisher 50:29.

The women are 3rd in the first 4 to count and 2nd in the all to count and rest to count tables. Leading the women home on the night were Lucy Armstrong in 40:19

followed in closely by newcomer Karen Ratcliffe 40:24, Sharon Hague 41:07, Nicola Bradford 41:12, Sue Ransome 41:16, Katy Ralph 44:37, Lynne Barrett 45:03, Jenny

Cooper 45:47, Joy Good 46:34 and Nicky Annes 50:10.

Non vets running were Arthur Creek 33:55, Luke McQuade 38:04, Mark Thrush 38:19 and Beth Bray 39:00. Well done to all.

On Wednesday 31 July Dewsbury was the location for the Flat Cap Five mile race and

we are proud that Joy Good won the best Flat Cap award after adorning her cap with

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white Yorkshire roses. Joy reports “the prize consisted of Yorkshire teabags, Pontefract cakes, Yorkshire Terrier beer and a Yorkshire flag”.

In the race James Clark came 3rd in a time of 30:33, followed by Mark Nolan 25th in 35:30, Mark Smith 38:19, Dave Butler 38:21, Neil Wallace 40:37, John Pop 43:46,

Trish Pop 46:32 (2nd in age category), Joy Good 48:28 (2nd in age category) and David Elliott 48:47 (3rd in age category).

In the York 10k on Sunday 4 August, 4,602 runners completed a tour around the

streets of York, Martin Booth finished in 43:54 and David Nunn in 54:49.

The inaugural running of the Saltaire Shaker took place on Sunday 4 August. Billed as a 15k fast flat entirely off road race with beautiful scenery and views starting

behind Saltaire cricket ground, a number of Pacers tackled this new race. Paul Gaile finished in 5th place in a time of 1.00.08, newcomer Beth Bray in an excellent 34th

place (5th woman) in 1:09:22, Andy Green 1:15:41, Tony Mawson 1:15:45, Graham Fisher 1:33:45 and Don Stead 1:42:47.

A rwan newyddion o Cymru‐ Andrew Byrom oedd yr prif Pudsey Pacer roedd yn

cymryd rhan yn yr Hanner Marathon yn Gogledd Cymru. Oops mention of Wales and

pacers news slips into native tongue! The North Wales Half Marathon set betwixt the mountains & sea near Conwy, this race starts and finishes on the beach next to the

Mulberry marina and crosses into the Snowdonia National Park along the way. Andrew completed the race in 2:00:51.

This week’s news from the fells: At the Roundhill Fell race on Sunday 4th August, a tour of Blubberhouses Moor taking

in Roundhill and Ellar Carr Pike, 9 miles with 1200 feet of climb, James Clark finishing 15th led the men home in 63:26. Following him in were Robert Samuels 67:25, Jim

Wheldon 69:52, Dave Cooper 74:34, Neil Wallace 80:46, Mark Smith 89:38, Jenny Cooper 92:23 and Caroline Clark, making her debut on the fells as a Pacer, in 97:49.

Very well done!

One result missed from previous weeks - at the Puma Pudsey 10k, running as spiderman David Weed completed the challenge in 58:33.

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This last week we had a number of Pacers doing quite a mix of races.

On Wednesday 7th we saw the all important seventh Veterans race take place at

Knavesmire, York. A flat, multi-terrain course and just under 6 miles saw another good turnout from the Pacers. The Pudsey men increased their title hopes by

maintaining a lead of 103 points over Holmfirth with only one race to go at Spenborough on Sunday 10th November. In the all to count and rest to count the

Pacers men are in first place and another good performance at Spenborough should see them finish top.

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Leading the men home in and finishing in 3rd place Nigel Armitage 33:30 (2nd M40) followed by Paul Gaile 34:45 (1st M45), Robert Dixon 38:07 and Steve Boom 38:54

for the four to count. Philip Lonsdale 40:27, David Burdon 40:35, Vincent Bussingham 40:56, David Cooper 41:58, Martin Booth 41:59, Stephen Pattison

42:11, Mark Pawson 43:28, Neil Wallace 44:04, Antony Mawson 44:28, Stephen Cowgill 46:54, Neil Berry 47:10, Andrew Smithurst 48:43, David Owen 57:30 and

Arthur Wood 61:26 all gained points for the other trophies.

Leading the women home was Lucy Armstrong 43:27 (2nd F35) followed by Susan Ransome 45:04 (1st F55), Sharon Hague 47:34, Lynne Barrett 48:29 (2nd F55),

Jennifer Cooper 50:34, Joy Good 52:08 (1st F60) and Nicky Anness 55:27. The women are 2nd in the all to count, 2nd in the rest to count and 3rd in the 4 to count.

A number of Pacers are also in the hunt for individual trophies and many will depend

on the last race of the season. M40 Rob Dixon and Nigel Armitage, M45 Paul Gaile in

1st place, M50 Robert Samuels and M60 Jim Wheldon. In the women F35 Jenny Cooper and F55 Lynne Barrett. Roll on Spenborough!

A number of members took part in the West Yorkshire Road Race. A traditional race

with a history going back 40 years is back after a break of 5 years. Run from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Birkenshaw, the course is best

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described as hilly with approximately 2.5 miles going upwards, approximately 2 miles downwards and a very little bit is level (According to the website "Don’t blink you may

miss it"). First home for the Pacers in 4th place in a superb time of 28:16 was Nigel

Armitage, followed by Dave Butler 35:21, Phil Lonsdale 35:48, Mark Smith 36:54 and Graham Fisher 46:07.

This week's news from the fells....

Up in the Lake District this week for the Turner Landscape race, Jim Wheldon was up on the fells again taking part in the penultimate event in the 2013 English Fell

Championships, run from Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley. The route is 10.5 miles and includes the summits of Grey Friar, Swirl How, Coniston Old Man, and Dow Crag.

Yet again Jim finishes in an impressive 161st place in 1:57:55. Age group rankings are awaited.

Mud and rain showers were the order of the day in Matlock for the 11th running of the

Dovedale Dipper, a 26 mile challenge! Finishing in 34th place Desiree Normington completed the race in 5 hours 2 minutes followed by Sarah Booth in 5 hours 20 mins.

On 3 August Zagi Bashir undertook the Borrowdale fell race. The challenging 17 mile route includes 6500 feet of ascent and starts and finishes at the Scafell Hotel,

Rosthwaite. Zagi finished the race in 4:52:40.

5/9/13 With the August holidays there are a number of races to catch up on.

However, the main club event at the weekend was the Leeds Country Way Relay

where 4 teams of 12 Pacers took part in running the approximate 64 miles over fields, on tracks, across parks and on roads around the greenbelt and countryside of

Leeds. The Pacers A team finished in 4th place in a total time of 7:19:50, a great result. The Vets team finished in 16th (8:26:30), the B team 30th (9:39:25) and

Ladies 40th (10:51:22) out of a total of 48 teams.

At the Belper Rover 30k on Sunday August 18th, Dave and John Woodhead travelled

down to complete the course in times of 3:01:52 and 4:06:52 respectively.

At the Burnsall Festival on Saturday 24th August there was a choice of races, a road run of 10 miles that saw Nigel Armitage finish in 7th position in 59:24 and making an

appearance for the Steads, father and daughter Don and Melissa finishing in 1:41 and 1:47 respectively. Well done to Don, who won first V70.

The alternative race was the well known Burnsall Classic, an historic race founded in

the 1870s, up the 900ft hill and straight back down. Gary Bailey led the Pacers back down across the finish line in a time of 17:32, Darryl Stead 21:29 and Sharon Hague

27:25.

Tony Mawson took part in the new event to the calendar the Honley 10k on Saturday 24th August, completing the course in 51:50.

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Tony reports “This was a new event on the calendar and a new route (it did not use any of the Yorkshire Vets route) which started at the Village Hall. Unusually this

event was held on a Saturday and unfortunately the weather took a turn for the

worse with heavy rain which started Friday evening was still there Saturday morning as I drove across.

Undeterred I turned up along with 60 other hardy souls (nutters?) armed with my

recently purchased Salomon trail shoes (essential considering the conditions) ready for an almost guaranteed difficult run. As its Honley, it’s an uphill start all the way to

a woodland section which did give a little shelter from the lashing rain but did have the disadvantage of producing muddy trails through the trees.

As the saying goes “what goes up, must come down” so the final part of the course

was a downhill section across the fields and back to the shelter of the Village Hall in Honley, where a cup of hot filter coffee was most welcome.”

Travelling over the Pennines to the Blackpool half marathon on 1st

September Mick Hern completed the course in 1:30:49 and Catherine

Smithurst in 2:07:11.

A few new PB’s at the 5km park runs in the last few weeks include Al Chapman, 18:23 at Hyde Park on 17th August and Nicky Anness 26:23 at Bradford on August

31st.

And finally Wednesday 4th September the Ilkley Incline, 1 mile long and all uphill, the view is worth it at the finish, Luke McQuade led the Pacers home in 9:46 followed by

Darryl Stead 10:30 and Tony Mawson 10:43.

9/9/13 A busy weekend with a variety of runs of various distances.

We start the roundup with the Tees Pride 10k where solo Pacer Stephen Cowgill

completed the course in 47:13 with no extra miles this weekend! Well done.

At the Wetherby 10k David Woodhead lead the Pacers home in 41:35. Following on

were Mark Nolan 41:45, Mark Smith 43:30, Neil Berry 49:00, John Woodhead 53:07, Rodney Tordoff 54:16, Graham Fisher 55:57, Carol Parkinson 59:40 and Philip Bruce

62:46.

Upping the distance and travelling across the Pennines to Warrington Andrew Byrom and Lisa Jamieson completed the English Half Marathon in 1:49:11 and 1:57:52

respectively.

With a slightly longer journey and an excuse to see Blackpool Tower, Mick Hern and Catherine Smithurst tackled the Blackpool Hilton Half Marathon and finished in

times of 1:30:49 and 2:07:34 respectively, a shiny new PB for Catherine!

Travelling to Haworth a contingent of Pacers took part in the Yorkshireman half,

slighty longer than a half marathon at 14.8 miles. With good weather the views are

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stunning as the runners tackle 1,750 feet of climb. With a climb on cobbles to the finish Leigh Hinchliffe came home first in 02:02:54 followed closely by Richard Gibson

02:02:55, Jim Wheldon 02:05:33 (1st M60), Simon Coughlan 02:05:41, David Cooper

02:12:40, Stephen Pattison 02:15:43, Susan Ransome 02:22:07, Sharon Hague 02:26:47, Jennifer Cooper 02:49:52 and Tim Ayres 02:59:59.

At the same time but doing the Yorkshireman marathon sole Pacer Neil Wallace

crossed the finish line in 4:59:03.

On Saturday three Pacers opted for the Golden Mile – timed to a tenth of a second. Mark Smith broke the 6 minute mile with 5:59.1, Tony Mawson 6:25.1 and Graham

Fisher 7:44.9.

16/9/13 This week The Great North Run attracted 11 Pacers out to challange Mo Farah.

With better weather conditions than forecast, Al Chapman had a storming race knocking 2 minutes off his previous PB in a time of 1:20:35. Sandra Foster ran a

time of 1:43:14, closely followed by Steven Lafferty 1:45:28. Following on Anne

Marie McCallion 1:56:30, Andrew Smithurst 1:57:52, Hilary Taylor 1:59:51, Catherine Smithurst 2:07:20, Lynne Arthurs 2:08:06, Melanie Cairns 2:16:45, Lisa

Wrigglesworth 2:17:52, Carol Parkinson 2:18:34, and Philip Bruce in 2:20:10. Well done to all.

Closer to home on Ilkley Moor the Pacers had a choice of either a Trail or a Fell

route. Running the Trail route Gary Bailey came 7th in a time of 46:46, followed by Karen Pickles 1st female home in 54:03 and followed by 1st Vet 60 winner Jim

Wheldon in 54:56. Taking the fell option Luke McQuade brought the Pacers home in 59:27 followed by Darryl Stead 61:02, Antony Mawson 64:34 and Caroline Clark

taking 1st V45 in 71:03.

23/9/13 A variety of races this weekend as Pacers travelled all over the country to take part

on all types of surface. The local race – the Kirkstall 7 miles starting at Kirkstall

Abbey and following a route along the canal and river via Rodley saw the Pacers men bring the Male team prize home. Counters included James Clark 40:54, Paul Gaile

41:06 and David Coleman 42:19. Following on were Robert Samuels 42:48, Jim Wheldon 47:03, David Hudson 48:02, Dave Butler 48:37, Darryl Stead 49:32, Sandra

Foster 50:08, first Pacer woman home, Antony Mawson 51:41, Chris Harris 52:37, John Woodhead 59:05, Lisa Jamieson 59:13, Claire Bray 1:01:10, David Nunn

1:02:46, Graham Fisher 1:03:40, Carol Parkinson 1:08:12, Melissa Stead 1:08:52, Dilip Parmar 1:13:07 and Laura Suggitt 1:13:56.

Set in the grounds at Newby Hall Darren Burnley competed in the Yorkshire 10k

taking a fantastic 2nd place in a time of 36:40.

Travelling further afield Andrew Byrom ran the Hursley 10k in 49:19.

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Jim Cantwell and Sue Ransom took part in the Stainland Lions 25th Anniversary 10k, described by Jim as a very tough 10k! Jim took 1st M50 45:46 and Sue 1st F50

58:36. Well done to both of you.

On Saturday Neil Wallace took part in the Folkin' Resevoir Ramble - 14 miles,

starting from Otley around the beautiful Washburn Valley taking in some fantastic scenery and the two reservoirs of Fewston and Lindley and finished in a time of

2:08:47.

In this weekends Brownlee Triathlon, a small contingent of pacers competed. Mick Hern reports"it was a fantastic day with good weather, and great to see the elites in

action." The event consisted of a 400m open water swim, 10K bike and 2.5K run. Michael finished in 45:15, followed by Martin Robson 48:05 and Loretta Robson

1:07:25

30/9/13 Run of the week this week goes to Jim Wheldon, in the last race of the 2013 English

Championship series (fell) tackled the Edale Skyline. Jim completed the 21 mile

4500 feet ascent in 4:03:52. An excellent result which saw Jim finish 2nd M60. The official final results of the series are awaited but Jim has provisionally finished 8th in

his category. Jim comments that it has been a long held aim to get a top 10 finish in his age category. It looks like you have done it Jim, well done!

At the Horsforth 10k on a sunny autumn Sunday saw Jim Cantwell 37:09 and Paul

Gaile 37:13 battle out the final miles. Jim finished 22nd and Paul 24th (1st V45). Following on Sam Cook 40:41, Robert Dixon 41:59, Simon Coughlan 42:52 and

Vincent Bussingham 43:27. Then the tussle where Philip Lonsdale pipped Mark Smith on the finish line, both recording 43:35. Chasing them were Dave Butler 44:17,

David Cooper 44:36, Chris Harris 46:56, Antony Mawson with a new PB of 47:12, Michael Dixon 48:52, Roy Bamford 50:38, Claire Bray 54:13, David Nunn 54:24,

Nicky Anness 56:08, Graham Fisher 57:46 and Ralph McDermott 1:10:19. Good canal running by all.

A contingent of Pacers travelled to Redcar to tackle the half marathon. Andy Hardaker coached Sandra Foster round the course pushing her to a brand new PB of

1:40:37. Andy finished just ahead in a time of 1:40:36! Another new PB for Andrew Smithurst 1:56:24, Katy Ralph 1:59:25 and Catherine Smithurst 2:10:38.

Mark Dixson took part in the Kibworth 3rd of a marathon, an undulating course in

rural Leicestershire. He finished in an excellent 10th place in a time of 58:04.

Well done to all who have run. Keep those results and reports coming – pacersnews@hotmail.co.uk.

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Yorkshire Veterans AA by Jenny Cooper

10 Nov 11.02am Spenborough AC Spenborough GP Race 8 confirmed

Date Time Host Club Venue Race Notes

5 Oct See event timetable

Sheffield Graves Park XC Relay confirmed

6 Oct 10.30am Doncaster AC Cusworth 10km confirmed

20 Oct 12.00pm Bridlington Road Runners

Bridlington Half Marathon

confirmed

3 Nov 10.30am Meltham AC Cop Hill Fell Champs confirmed

Run Britain and Power of 10 - how it can help you - Jim Wheldon As a progression within the 'Clubmark' scheme, the Pudsey Pacers Club, it's coaches

and athletes, ideally need to demonstrate an understanding of the 'Run Britain' and

'Power of 10' initiatives as promoted by UK Athletics.

What is Run Britain?

Run Britain is the road running part of UK Athletics, with the stated aim of 'making British Road Running the best in the world in terms of organisation, development and

performance.

Laudable aims, but what is in it for the individual, and, by extension, the Club? Run Britain can be used as a 'one stop shop':

- View training tips and related articles. - Identify potential road races through the extensive race calendar.

- Enter races. - Comprehensive results service.

- General Athletics news.

- Blogs. - Overall and age/gender specific national rankings.

- Monthly competition using handicap system that rewards those racing more and competing over different distances.

And 'Power of 10'? Another mission statement, this from British Athletics:

'The sport of Athletics has a mission to strengthen the depth for every event, in every

age group, across every nation and region of the United Kingdom. The 'Power of 10' illustrates the challenge, and is in place to motivate competitors, coaches and Clubs'.

Recognition is afforded to Clubs/coaches/athletes by way of an awards scheme for

those meeting the 'UK 100' and 'UK10' standards for track and field events.

To take the 5k as an example, runners need to achieve the following times:

UK 100 M: 14:33 F: 17:45 UK 10 M: 13:35 F: 15:36

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If those times seem unrealistic at our Club's current stage of development, then Power of 10 offers much more of interest to the local non-track runner:

- A comprehensive race results service

- Age grading - National rankings by distance.

The individual needs to achieve a 'baseline standard' for inclusion of a result to be

logged against his or her personal record. Again to use the 5k as an example; Open age, Men 16:45, Women 20.00, with an increasing time allowance under the age

grading system. Further allowance is made taking into account the degree of severity of any given race - eg a 72 minute Guy Fawkes 10 might equate to a 70 minute

Askern 10 for purposes of grading, and inclusion in the individual's results.

In practice, various random results show up against the individual's record on Power of 10, from WYWL X/C, to Parkruns, fell races and Yorkshire Vets, as more and more

races are 'captured' by the system. There is also a facility to submit 'missing' performances. Simply enter your name on the 'Athletes' tab and check out your year

on year performances (or those of your rivals !)

Incidentally, the World Masters Running Association describes the level achieved at

given percentages as follows:

100% = World record 90% = World class

80% = National class 70% = Regional class

Pudsey Pacers must be doing something right as current PP runners have racked up

some 150 runs at a grading in excess of 80%.

Conclusion: For added motivation, inspiration, and general interest, take a look at these sites:

www.runbritain.com

www.thepowerof10.info nb: there is a link from 'Power of 10' to 'Run Britain'.

jw (ranked 31165 ex 173089 !)

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Meeting Points for training nights

To avoid crowding outside the Leisure Centre please note the meeting points for the various run groups going out:

Beginners/new runners is a slow 3 mile run/walk aimed at very new runners or

beginners Intermediate is 11 – 12 minute mile pace (coach Sarah Turner)

Group A is Sub 60 10k (coach John Marshall) Group B is Sub 55 10k (coach Andy Hardaker)

Group C is Sub 50 10k (coach Dave Burdon) Group D is Sub 45 10k (coach Jon Prideaux)

Bus

Station

Leisure Centre

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The Flea Song by Big Eric

Through three cheese trees Three free fleas flew

While these fleas flew

Freezy breeze blew

Freezy breeze made

These three trees freeze

Freezy frees made These trees cheese freeze

Thats what made these

Three free fleas sneeze

West Yorkshire Winter League Cross Country

The League is accepted as a league that caters for runners of ALL abilities.

Each race is usually different in the terrain that it offers, although all are approx. 4 - 5 ½ miles

in length and offer a mixture of woodland, canal, tracks, streams, usually in fairly muddy

conditions. There are usually between 100-200 runners at each event. Cross Country studs

are recommended and club vests should be worn.

There are individual men's and women's trophies and prizes to compete for at senior and

several veteran levels. However to count for these you must complete in at least four out of the

five events, and your best four scores will be added together. At the end of each race

individuals are given a tag which denotes their position in the race. This works as follows:

The first male runner gets 200 points, second gets 199, third gets 198 and so on. The first

female runner gets 100 points, second gets 99, third gets 98 and so on.

So in addition to the team positions, individual results are available after each event and

individual and category winners are presented with individual trophies at the Presentation

Evening held at the end of the season.

Two very special trophies are also presented to individuals each year, these are for the most

improved male and female runner who has completed all 5 events. The most improved male

runner receives the Dave Turpin Memorial Trophy and the most improved female runner

receives the Paul Dowson Memorial Trophy. Through these trophies we remember two well

known league competitors who both died suddenly during the 1999 -2000 season.

All the results and information about the League are placed on the official WYWL Website after

each event.

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Provisional race dates and venues are:

Dewsbury 24th Nov

Pudsey 8th Dec

Skipton 5th Jan

LBT 26th Jan

Stainland 2nd March

WYWL vs PECO 16th March

Pleased to announce the addition of Stadium Runners to the league.

Time to dig out those x-country shoes.

@WYWLXcountry

www.wymedia.co.uk/wywl/index.html

And for Sociable Pacers: Thursday 31st October - Club Halloween Social Something different this year! Fancy dress spooky fun run around the

Bankhouse area for All abilities - organised by Suzie Sharman. Prizes for

best Male and Female fancy dress. Social at Pudsey St Lawrence Cricket

Club.

October - Dublin Marathon - see Forum thread in "Other Races and park

runs" for further details

Sunday 10th November - Annual Club Trip to Spenborough Coach trip for all members to Spenborough YVAA last race of the season. Under 35's

welcome to run as guests. Drinks afterwards and return to Pudsey at 5pm. Full cost

of coach £9 per person.

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Dates for your diary

Good luck and safe running to all our Pacer Racers

Oct 6 Cusworth 10k – Yorkshire Vets championship race

Huddersfield Hilly Half Marathon

Bramham Park 5k and 10k

Oct 13

Richmond Castle 10k

Woodland Challenge 6k, Bradley, Huddersfield

Wistow 10k

Oct 20

Bridlington Half Marathon – PPPPPPRRRCCC Club trip

UKA British Fell & Hill relay championship - PPPPPPRRRCCC teams

Yorkshire Marathon,York

Oct 27 Bradford City 5k, 10k and Half Marathon

Harewood Trail 5m and 10m races

Oct 31 PPPPPPRRRCCC’s Club run – Halloween special

Nov 3 Guy Fawkes 10m at Ripley

Yorkshire Coast 10k, Scarborough

Nov 10 PPPPPPRRRCCC’s Annual Club trip to Spenborough Vets Race

Nov 17 Abbey Dash 10k, Leeds

Nov 24 WYWL Cross Country – 1st of 5 races at Dewsbury

Dec 8 WYWL Cross Country – 2nd of 5 races - PPPPPPRRRCCC hosting