The Hill PENISTONE FOOTPATH RUNNERS AND ATHLETICS CLUB MAGAZINE. I S S U E
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: English Fell
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Champs/ Messages from Martyn 2 Beginners Guide
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Summer Handi-
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English Fell Running Champs! Continuing in fine form into the summer months, Barbara Haigh and Ray Brown have dominated their categories in the English Fell Running Championships this year, with Barbara currently holding 1st place in the V60 category and 6th place in the V55 category; and Ray is currently in 6th place in the V65 category and 28th place in the V60 category after the recent Holme Moss race! There have been six races in the championship, two each of short, medium and long distance. The last race is at Shelf Moor on 6th September Barbara in fine form at recent and we all wish them both the best of luck in their reBroomhead chase! spective categories!!
Chase 12 What's going on when...
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Antique on the
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Roadshow– Coast & to Coast
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How to be a True 17 PFR member Underground
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from Barnsley Relay
Messages from Martyn! Not that I want to start this edition off on a „naughty step‟ note- this was the only space I could wedge this in(!), but I‟ve been asked just to put in a couple of polite reminders/ nudges/ arm twists for all membersFirstly, when entering fell races in particular, please can you ensure that you write the name of our club properly– I.E “Penistone Footpath Runners & AC” or “Penistone FR & AC” Not just the initials PFRAC. In the recent Bamford Fell Race there were several members listed as PFR which is actually Pennine Fell Runners!!
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Round
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New Coaching
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Courses
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RESULTS!!
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Secondly, about club equipment from the garage– If anyone wants to borrow any for a short period, then can they contact Martyn Cartwright on martynandpauline@tiscali.co.uk to let him know what has been borrowed so he has a record of it. All the Club's water containers had been borrowed recently because of the dry weather and when the equipment was being taken out for the Thurlstone Chase recently, there were no water containers to be found and the race organisers were frantically searching all morning for them. It almost meant that no water was available after the race on what was a hot day. If you do borrow equipment, think of others, especially if a race is being put on. After all that is what the equipment has been bought for, not Members personal use!!
BEGINNERS GUIDE TO FELL RUNNING BY ELLEN BROOKES I‟ve wanted to get out on the fells for a couple of years now. Whenever I‟ve had the chance to join a run on the fells I‟ve really enjoyed it no matter what the weather was like. In fact the muddier, the better. It‟s a very different matter when you want to go alone and realise that there is more to fell running than just running and following someone else. Firstly you need the right kit to suit the weather conditions, you also need a pretty good sense of map reading and navigational skills. I‟ve tried to convince myself to turn up for the club champs fell races as a way of getting out, Knowing there will be familiar faces there, but could never pluck up the courage. My view of fell races are this- if it‟s a short race it will be very fast therefore people will be waiting for me to finish. If it‟s medium length or longer I‟ll need to be good at navigating and people will be waiting for me to finish. Talking to people about them fills you with strange mental images eg *sharp intake of breath* “Lads
leap you say? Isn‟t that the one with a shear drop at the end?” (mental image of tumbling off a cliff) “Lantern Pike? Is that the one where so and so broke his leg/ arm/head?”(mental image of body parts falling off). “Crowden? I couldn't stand up and I was a spectator! (Mental
image of sliding down a hill on my face). I had no idea what people were on about when they started saying things like BM race or AS. It really is another world! At the back end of 2009 I decided to join the FRA (Fell running association). I know, stupid really, but the thinking was that if I got the calendar of races and a magazine with articles, I might develop more knowledge and get some tips. I really am the kind of person that needs to gather as much knowledge as possible about the new thing I‟m discovering. I‟m like that with my playing. Every time I pick up my violin or viola a myriad of thoughts bubble through my head. I think in very fine detail about how each finger feels on the string and whether I‟m feeling comfortable or need to adjust something. The bow needs to be balanced in the hand and land on the string in the right way. It‟s all a carefully choreographed process. I learn about the pieces I play so I can hopefully communicate what I know to an audience without words. Anyway, I read the booklet and the world of fell running slowly became clearer.
A,B,C, is the climbing rating. A means a lot of climbing, C means a bit less climbing. S,M,L, refers to Short, Medium, long distance. It also explains what kit you are expected to carry. Great! Now time to flick through the fell fixtures and find some nice races to ease gently into. Then it snowed........a lot..........and it was very, very cold........for months.............fast forward to April....... I went to watch the Lads leap fell race and took a few photographs. Crowden and Woodhead are areas I don‟t really know. I just drive past them on my way to gigs in Manchester, looking in wonder at the steep hills. My next step was to discover the area. It turned out that the next club champs fell race was to be the Crowden Horseshoe, an 8 mile race with a climb of 1700‟. 8 miles is a distance I can easily contemplate running but T HE
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climbing 1700‟? I hadn‟t even walked up a hill like that for about 20 years. In that 20 year gap, 15 of those were filled with living a musician‟s lifestyle. Pumping my poor body full of booze and cigarettes, and less than legal substances. Food was just something you did if you had money left over. (no wonder I was so skinny then, but I wouldn‟t recommend it). Hanging out in bands, staying up all night, never noticing the hangovers (those were the days!). I sent out an email to a few of the fell running ladies to see if anyone would be willing to take a group out to Crowden to recce it. If I knew what it was like when I could take time and feel safe in an experienced runners hands I might consider entering the race. Anne Beresford quite happily agreed to take us out so a date was set for 18 th April. Anne mentioned that I would need waterproofs, food and drink and gloves and hat. She also mentioned that we could be out for up to 3 hours doing the recce, which seemed like a very long time for 8 miles! She also very kindly offered to loan me anything I might need for the race as she wasn‟t going to do it. (This was the 1st suggestion that I should go for it). Five of us turned out for the recce, Anne Beresford, Sarah Halstead, Sarah Mann, Jenny Mann and myself. The weather that day was perfect. Blue sky with small patches of white cloud and warm sunshine. It was going to be great for the views which would make it all worthwhile. I was a little bit concerned that I had developed a cough but thought the run would help clear it up. Off we went, running up past the youth hostel. This is not good I thought as my legs slowed to a walk. Looking up I noticed to my relief that everyone else was walking too! After adjusting kit as it was quite warm , we turned right and followed the pennine way. The path here being slightly undulating and rocky, but not too strenuous. Then the
Up to Laddow rocks you have to haul yourself up and over various rocky challenges, the path at times being very close to the edge with a nice drop. Now my head starts messing with climbing began.
me. Any of my fellow regular running buddies will tell you how good I am at falling over. I‟m still trying to perfect the art! Laddow rocks would NOT be a good place to practice! By now my legs were struggling my lungs were struggling and there was no chance whatsoever of running. Looking up I can see Anne and Sarah H leaping over rocks like gazelles. They will just have to wait for me....Then it was as though my body changed gear. I found my pace and locked into the rhythm all the time wondering what was coming next. Finally the ground began to level off and changed from rocky to boggy. “That‟s the worst of the climbing over” said Anne. “there is more but not as steep as that” Thank god for that I thought to myself. After a short stop we set off again. Bogs, they
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down. My technique is, breath in and run fast with little steps, this will obviously make me 4 stone lighter and less likely to get stuck. Well you do what you can! Over to my left Jenny got stuck. She did her best to pull her foot free as I heard the sound of a low growl followed by a slurp, gurgle and a burp! (no it wasn‟t my stomach dealing with last nights curry) These bogs are beasts in their own right. They want to suck you down and eat you alive. (You‟ll be discovered 7000 years later to be dissected in the name of science “this person ate a bagel topped with a most vile spread know as marmite”). We then hit the paved path. Yee Haw! Some kind person laid a path. It‟s at this point your legs should take off at high speed. My legs said “I‟m bloody well knackered after all that climbing and now you expect me to run?” Well I did my best and shuffled along the path. Then I fell over. I tripped over the usual nothingness that was in the way.
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Why do people go round leaving nothing to trip me up? As my hands went out I quickly tucked them in (my hands are my job, I can‟t afford to be out of action) I dropped into a roll and my hip landed on the single solitary tiny stone that was sticking up. (Later resulting in a huge bruise) Pick myself up, quick dust down, keep going for the last trot up to Soldier‟s Lump trig point. We stopped here for a bite to eat and a photo opportunity . A few walkers were dotted around eating their picnics and marvelling at the nutty fell runners. As I loudly announced “tits and teeth girls!” I realised there were children about, oops.... We then set out into the bogs once more. We had now reached the turning point and would slowly work our way back down the hill, but still had some tough mostly boggy and undulating terrain to cover. The
path is not clear from the trig point and so now we were relying on Anne and Sarah‟s navigating and map reading skills. Along the way we stopped to look and
see how far we had travelled, and I felt so pleased with all of us for being up there together on a lovely day. With the worst over we came upon a track travelling downhill and covered in loose stones. This was a little tricky as you had to really watch your feet, and it‟s the type of stone that cuts you if you catch it. Finally we arrive back at the car park. Anne looks at her watch “2 ½ hours, that‟s not bad at all so you should look to do the race in what, 2 hours?” (this is the 2nd reference to the race I haven‟t entered yet.).
In the car park as we remove claggy footwear and chat. I notice that there is a general buzz of runners high amongst us. It was very tough going there‟s no doubt about it. I think we all felt
good about the run, even seasoned fell runners Anne and Sarah H. There were wonderful views you never get a chance to look at whilst racing, with no pressure to be round the course in record time. The company was perfect thanks to Sarah M, Jenny, Sarah H, and especially Anne for taking time out to run with me. I did the Race. Still coughing, I nervously got ready and kept seeing slender well toned men and women looking very serious, I did wonder what the hell I was playing at. I finished in 2 hours 13 min and was last back, but I didn‟t set out to beat anyone, I simply wanted to be in sight of at least 1 runner. The course was flagged after the trig point so no worries about getting lost and I got a big cheer and round of applause as I crossed the finish line with smiling
comments of “well
done”. This was the moment I realised that these fell runners are a great bunch of people. After Crowden I feel like I can take on more now. If you want to get out and give it a try, most of the fell runners will be happy to take you out. Watch about fells, there‟s trouble ahead! As it turns out I had a chest infection when I recce‟d and raced. My lungs were working at 80% capacity.
My doctor said “running does not make you super human!” No, but it makes you feel superhuman sometimes. Ellen on the day at Crowden Horseshoe 2nd May 2010
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SUMMER HANDICAP BY STEVE DICKINSON Most runner‟s have a favourite route that may run along a river or giving great views at the top of a hill. It may run over fields or farm tracks with very little road. Well my favourite route contains all of these so I was very pleased to be able to share it with the whole club when along with Peter Davison we were chosen to organise the summer handicap. We arrange for it to be on a Tuesday evening with the juniors of Ian Charlesworth also being able to arrange their event on the same night with everyone back to a local pub for a drink and chip butties. So its as easy as that organising a race!!! No it is not. So next time you run a race give some thought to the people behind the scenes who have to think of how many people are likely to run. Do we need car parking? If we cross a road do we need a marshall? Where will we get all the marshal‟s from? How long shall we make the run? Is 3 miles too short? Is 6 miles too long? What about something to collect on route? Do we make it into a staggered start or everyone off together? When do you mark the course and shall we use red and white tape or do we need poles and marker boards? Should we put mile markers up? Who is going to take the finishing times and make sure we get the winners in the correct order? What about prizes? First prize only or second as well? Wine or chocolate? NO the most important thing to get right is the correct number of chip butties. We could not have a situation where someone went home hungry. In fact because runners are great. It doesn‟t matter how far, whether there are prizes or not, runners just turn up and run. We estimated that around 25 would arrive and then we were told that the Dam Flask relays were taking place on the same evening so when an incredible 47 entered on a lovely sunny evening we were delighted because when someone does take time to organise a race the one thing that makes it all worthwhile is have a good number of runners all enjoying themselves. So a big thank you to all that came to Oxspring and a big thank you to all the other organisers out there who do an excellent job of making races possible.
Not actually at the Handicap itself (no-one had any pics!!)– but at Broomhead chase sporting a fine pair of muddy shoes– second in command Pete Davison organiser of the Summer Handicap.
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THE WINTER HANDICAP—THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. BY KEITH GORDON—AKA THE HANDICAP NAZI When I volunteered to take over the Winter handicap last year (actually, I didn‟t volunteer, I mentioned to Steve Frith that I might be interested and the next thing my name was flying round the internet as the new organiser) I had a few ideas about changes. (Don‟t feel bad Steve, I wanted to do it anyway). Basically my view was that a handicap should be just that and not a championship. The old system of points meant that by the last race there were only a few people capable of winning. I wanted everyone who qualified to be in with a chance when it came to the last race. The good part is that this seemed to work and overall numbers were higher than ever and everyone, even those that didn‟t win seemed to enjoy it. I certainly enjoyed organising it, especially as it is the perfect excuse not to run it. (Another reason for taking it on). Also I must thank Anne Beresford and Martyn Cartwright for helping out each week plus the other occasional helpers. The bad part is the runners. Every three weeks my perfect organisation was thrown into chaos by a bunch of people who cannot follow simple instructions. They come in, start chatting, expect you to know their time off by heart, forget their money and then turn up late for their start. Not only that afterwards when the results have to be recorded they want to know how they did, how their friends did and generally annoy the hard working organisers. As for the ugly…. All PFRAC members are beautiful, even if just on the inside.
The Handicap Nazi
Fans of Seinfeld will know who the „Soup Nazi‟ is. Briefly he makes the best soup in NY City but customers have to follow a routine – step forward, order soup, take a step to left, pay money, get soup, leave shop, no chitchat. Anyone not following the routine then it‟s „No soup for you‟. From now on the handicap will be run on the same lines. Enter room, step forward, check handicap time on alphabetical list, take one step to left, pay money, take one more step to the left, tick name off start list, leave, no chit chat or it‟s „No handicap for you!‟.
Seriously folks.
It could not be any simpler. Each week the handicap times are published on the website as an alphabetical list. This is also available on Tuesday evening. Paying can be £3 up front or 50p a run. Once you know your time tick your name off on the list in time order. And to make it even easier this year the start list will also have the start time along side. For example H‟Cap Start time Name 12:30 6:57:30 Ann Runner Then make sure you are standing by or near the lamppost on the main road just before you are due to start. Your name will be called and the simple instruction „go‟ when your start time arrives.
Dates for 2010 to 2011 (all Tuesdays)
Note the 4 week gap between the first 2, over Xmas and the two week gap for the last three. This is to avoid any problems with my (and school) holidays. 21st September 2010 (Clockwise) 19th October 2010 (Anti-clockwise) 9th November 2010 (Clockwise) 30th November 2010 (Anti-clockwise) st 21 December 2010 (Clockwise) 18th January 2011 (Anti-clockwise) 1st February 2011 (Clockwise) 15th February 2011 (Anti-clockwise) T HE
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Cost ÂŁ3 for the series or 50p per race. Register from 6.15pm in the room at the back of leisure centre.
Format
All runners given a handicapped starting time based on previous races that assumes you will be crossing the finish line at 7.37pm. Runners will be set off at 15 second intervals starting at 6.45pm. Same route as previous years, starting and finishing at the Leisure Centre. (see map below which shows the anti-clockwise route) but the direction will alternate with each race. The first will go clockwise which means going up Rockside and finishing via Royd Moor Road. OCT times will be calculated for each runner. First place 25, second 24 etc‌
Scoring
OCT scores will be accumulated.
Results
Results will be posted on the club website after each race with cumulative OCT scores.
Prizes.
First 3 back will get a bottle of wine or chocolates. Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd eligible finishers of the final race to be presented on presentation evening. Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd OCT to be presented on presentation evening. Trophy for fastest individual time for men and women to be presented on presentation evening.
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The distance is approximately 4.5 miles. The run is in darkness on quiet back roads. Runners run at their own risk and are advised to take care, particularly if it is icy. Road surface is rough in places. Extra care should be taken on the final run in as it is on the main road. Keep on the pavement. Reflective clothing must be worn. Head torches are optional. 2 1
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Take care crossing the main road
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Article from July 2010 Edition of UKA Coach Magazine ―Stiffness‖
By John Kiely
The word „stiffness‟ must be one of the most frequently used, multi-purpose, open to misinterpretation, words in everyday athletic training terminology. It can mean a „tightness‟, as in a lack of flexibility in a specific muscle group, or a restriction in range of motion about a particular joint. Stiffness can also be used to describe low level muscular soreness, or tenderness, which may be caused by localised training-induced fatigue. Recently however, the term „stiffness‟ is becoming more and more commonly employed to describe an athlete‟s ability to function as a „biological spring‟ during run, jump, throw activities. If this usage of the term „stiffness‟ is new to you, then that‟s not at all surprising, as the concept is still relatively young and evolving within both coaching and sports science circles. And, as is the norm with any rapidly evolving body of knowledge, there are currently quite a few controversies evident in both the practical and scientific domains. First, some background... We all know that certain levels of strength are important for performance throughout the event groups, but perhaps what isn‟t so widely appreciated are the exact mechanisms through which muscular strength contributes to athletic movement. Let‟s take running as an example; when you are running at a constant pace how does muscular strength contribute to forward propulsion? Traditionally, a typical perception was that strength was required to „push off‟ from the ground so as to maintain stride length and cadence. Hence, the more strength, the greater the ability to push-off, and the faster, or longer, you could run. However the problem with this logic is that the length of time that the foot is actually in contact with the ground, and in an appropriate position to generate forward propulsive force, is extremely short. Not only is overall ground contact time short, but much of this time is consumed with absorbing the force of impact. In other words, time spent decelerating and arresting the downward momentum of the descending mass. As a result, the window of opportunity for any conscious pushing-off from the ground is exceedingly short. Far too short to generate the required muscular force necessary to power the next stride forward. So where does the required energy needed to maintain stride length and frequency come from? The answer is that, rather than being the result of a strong push-off, the required propulsive energy is generated through the re-cycling of stored elastic recoil energy. Consider, for example, a pogo-stick. When a pogo-stick lands on the ground the combined downward descending mass of the person and stick causes the tightly coiled mechanical spring to be compressed. As the spring is compressed, resistance to downward momentum gradually increases until such time as the downward motion is arrested. At this stage the by now tightly compressed spring has stored, within its coils, much of the energy imparted by the collision between the falling mass (the person and pogo stick) and the ground. And it is the re-utilisation of this stored mechanical energy, through the rapid restoration of the spring to its preferred dimensions, which provides the necessary energy to power the subsequent hop.
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Taking another example; if we consider the unusual anatomy and gait characteristics of the kangaroo, we see an excellent example of the ingenuity of evolutionary processes in creating energy efficient solutions to particular movement problems. As we know, kangaroo‟s can travel at high speeds, for extended durations, covering large distances in the process. (Wikipedia suggests a top speed of 70kph/44 mph and speeds of 40kph/25 mph for distances of up to 2k). Kangaroo‟s can perform such feats, not because they have exceedingly large, strong hind-leg muscles. In fact, the hind-leg musculature of the kangaroo is not capable of generating sufficient voluntary, concentric, „push-off‟ force to power their prodigious leaps. Instead, the primary role of these muscles is to contribute to overall „springiness‟. And how does muscular activity facilitate this spring-like function? In the kangaroo example, although the hind legs are incapable of pushing-off with the force required to generate sufficient hop speed and length, they are strong enough to fulfill a number of other functions that contribute to locomotive power. Firstly, the muscles most obviously act to move the hind limbs into appropriate landing positions. The musculature also contracts prior to ground contact so as to „fix‟ the limbs and the working lengths of both the muscles and tendons in positions, and at tensions, which will enable both safe absorption of the upcoming impact, and optimal of the resulting mechanical energy generated on landing. This strong co-contraction of the leg musculature also provides the structural stability around the joints of the hind quarters necessary to prevent collapse on ground contact. And so, evolution has equipped the kangaroo with a unique set of tools to complement their unique mode of locomotion; relatively short, strong hind-quarter muscles to provide pre-tension to their spring-like tendons, long, resilient, elastic tendons, and long, flexible feet and toe‟s which themselves deform on contact and act as spring-like structures while also enabling the necessary steering of forward propulsive forces. OK, kangaroo‘s are built to hop, so what? How might this apply to us? In humans, it has long been accepted that the tendons of the lower leg behave like tight springs during running and jumping movements, and that in doing so contribute significant amounts of energy to both vertical and horizontal propulsion. However, more recent is the growing awareness that spring-like behaviour is not confined solely to the actions of the tendons. In fact, the ability of an athlete to function like a stiff spring on contact with the ground is dependent on the interaction of a variety of trainable attributes. Furthermore, it has also become apparent that this ability to re-cycle elastic energy contributes far more to athletic movement performance than was previously appreciated. This is not to suggest that the only role of muscular strength is to tension the tendons. Muscular strength is essential for every physical aspect of athletic performance; rapidly re -positioning the limbs, providing structural integrity to the skeleton, generating the stabilising forces necessary to prevent collapse on ground contact, powering acceleration, maintaining efficient postures despite the shock loading of ground contact, and fulfilling all of these functions under varying conditions of speed and fatigue.nThe point is not that strength plays a minor role in athletic movement. nc T HE
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The point is that strength plays a slightly different role to that which we more traditionally believed. Muscular strength, the coordination necessary to accurately position the limbs in optimal biomechanical positions to manage and re-cycle recoil energy, and the ability to function as a „stiff‟, energy-efficient spring are the big three complementary, interacting, inter-dependent attributes that ultimately enable optimal athletic movement performance. So, in essence, strength, movement skill, and the ability to appropriately „stiffen‟; all interacting in the right proportions, in the right movement sequences, and with an exactly timed precision. So what are the essential components of overall ‗athletic stiffness‘? Overall athletic stiffness, this ability to function as an appropriately stiffened spring, can be de-composed into a number of key interacting elements. Working from the top down; firstly there is core, or torso, stiffness. In other words, „stiffness‟ resulting from the combination of the co-contraction of the postural muscles of the trunk, and the structural rigidity provided by the positioning of the spine. Stiffness throughout the core is necessary to absorb and control the swirling vortex of forces generated by the combination of; the swinging arms and rotating shoulders, the powerful contractions of the gluteals and hip musculature, the impact forces of ground contact being transmitted through the support leg, and the momentum of the swinging free leg. The next major component, of overall athletic stiffness, is leg stiffness. Which we could broadly define as the ability to optimally „tune‟ the leg springs so as to maximally re-cycle elastic energy. In such cases the key components of leg stiffness are; appropriate limb positioning (in other words, technique), the appropriate co-contraction of the leg musculature so as to ensure the structural rigidity necessary to prevent excessive deformation and „energy leakage‟ on ground contact, and finally the muscles themselves act as springs that are variously stretched and compressed, and which upon restitution to preferred dimensions, contribute to the overall pot of energy required to power subsequent movement. Stiffness at the level of the joints (hip, knee, ankle, and foot) can be considered a subcomponent of overall leg stiffness. And here again, joint stiffness is a consequence of; the cocontraction of the surrounding musculature, the positioning of the joint (to ensure that muscles and tendons are at optimised working lengths), and the force handling capacity of the tendons (strength, dimensions, and tensile properties). Finally we come to the foot. When compared to the feet of other primates, an unusual design characteristic of the human foot is the relatively high and stiff arch of the mid-foot. When a runner lands, this arch deforms, causing some structures within the foot to stretch, and others to compress. And, of course, once the forces that cause these structures to deform are removed, the foot naturally springs back into its preferred, equilibrium position. And again, in a well-coordinated athlete, with good technique, the „free‟ energy resulting from the rapid restoration of the foot to its normal shape will be optimally directed to contribute to forward propulsion. Summary...The primary purpose of this brief, and imperfect, summary of the various components that may contribute to athletic stiffness, is solely to suggest that the stiffness phenomenon is the product of multiple, trainable physical and movement skill-related attributes. So, improve these and you may increase your bounding power and stride length and you may run faster. T HE
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Broomhead Chase 11th July 2010 “Being in the unusual position of not caravanning for the weekend gave us an opportunity to run the Broomhead chase on the Sunday. So on Friday it was off to the Huntsman pub to join in the celebrations of those that have completed this years‟ Bob Graham round, running sixty odd miles through the night on the lake district mountains [they must be crackers] Andy had arranged pie and peas.[scrumptious they were] for all runners who attended . So, well fed and with a couple of pints of real ale inside us we wandered back to Lees for a over nighter, up bright and early we made good progress on the building of a patio- I now know why he asked us to spend the night at his- I thought it was strange why he asked me to bring my building tackle! Getting back to ours and catching up with some of my own jobs around house, I now remember why I go caravanning. Up early Sunday for more D.I.Y then it was off to the Broomhead show ,Lesley was marshalling a check point so we went looking for that and in to which direction she should point for the advancing runners to go . Having a look around the course as I had not run it before we came across loads of marker tape indicating which way we had to run so no one should have a problem navigating around this course. Speaking to ex Penistone runner Shaun just before the race start he mentioned to me that there shouldn‟t be a problem finding our way around as there was so much tape for us to follow, “famous last words” I replied and so it turned out to be as he once again got himself lost! I don‟t know how he managed it with all the tape around and marshalls at strategic places, he must run with blinkers on! Still I didn‟t mind as his misfortune catapulted me into the lead only to lose out in the last few hundred metres - still a second for me was great. I think I speak for all the runners and would like to say a very big thanks to Andy and his team of helpers for organising this classic event so if you haven‟t run it before then come along next year, you can‟t get lost, or can you ...” by Steve Storey. Barbara Haigh 1st Lady V60
Second place winner Steve Storey!
Julie Moxon– 1st Lady Home!
Bernice Nixon prize winner 1st Lady V50
Alan Knox and Jane Cockerton dashing on.
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Article in Runners World by Ben Palfreyman What to do if you... Get a stitch... What's going on? Stitches are caused by the diaphragm cramping, creating a sharp pain under the lower edge of the ribcage. On inhalation, we take air into our lungs pressing the diaphragm downward. When we exhale, the diaphragm moves back up and stretches the ligaments that attach it to the liver. The constant short stretching of these causes the cramp - and the sharp pain. Stitches are common among novices who haven't established proper techniques and who tend to breathe more quickly and shallow. What's the cure? As with any cramp, the best treatment is to stretch the muscle. To do this, try altering your breathing pattern. Take a deep breath in from your belly (not your chest) as quickly as you can, to force the diaphragm down. Hold the breath for a couple of seconds and then forcibly exhale through pursed lips. Deep breaths allow the diaphragm to lower fully, reducing the stress and relieving the ligament. If you only take shallow breaths when running, the diaphragm remains in a high position and never lowers enough to allow the connective ligaments of the liver to relax. If you press your hand firmly to your body just below the pain, this should push the liver up, relieving the strain. Another way to get rid of stitches is to try mixing up the rhythm of your breathing pattern. If you normally exhale when your right foot strikes the ground, try exhaling with the left foot strike. The organs attached to the diaphragm on the left side of the body aren't as big as those on the right side hence there is less strain on the diaphragm. If you still can't shift it, and you don't mind looking a bit odd, try extending your arms over your head, making your body as tall and stretched as you can, before crouching down while flexing your abs. Continue up and down till the pain subsides. If you have to stop, continue the run as soon as you feel better. Prevent stitches by... having a good warm up; running slowly down hills; avoiding eating an hour before running; breathing through a scarf in cold weather.
...get cramp What's going on? Although experts don't have a definitive explanation for the cause, a number of factors have been identified that are possible contributors including over-exertion, dehydration and poor nutrition. Important building blocks in a runner's diet are salt, potassium and magnesium, so when they are lacking a runner is prone to calf cramps. Leg cramps occur at night because we don't drink water or top up our electrolytes in our sleep. What's the cure? Gentle massage is what your muscle wants - so do this in a circular motion to try to lessen the contraction. Stretch your legs straight and tight and hold that position for as long as you can or until the pain stops. To relax your muscles, apply heat via a heating pad or something similar. If you feel calf cramps coming on during your run, slow down. You may be able to keep walking/running just at the threshold of getting leg cramps but when they hit you will have no choice but to stop running and stretch. A known stretch for the calves is to keep your heels on the ground, pull your toes up and try to reach your toes with your hands. For hamstring cramps, place the ankle of your cramping leg behind the opposite ankle. Stand firm on the front leg and push hard against it with the cramping one. When the pain has subsided, you can try to start running again, but at a slower speed and try to avoid any sudden turns. Shorten your run as much as possible and make sure you have a warm shower afterwards. After that, apply some tiger balm or arnica oil to the calves to aid blood circulation. Don't be lulled into a sense of security if you finish the race or run without suffering from cramps. Continue to drink plenty of water and restock your electrolyte levels as cramps commonly hit runners hours after the finish. When you are running to become faster and fitter you should expect to get the occasional leg cramp attack. But if you feel you are doing everything right and they keep on coming back, go to see a doctor. T HE
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...hit the marathon wall What's going on? The energy to power your muscles comes from a store of about 2000 calories worth of glycogen in your liver and muscles, which is enough to energise about 20 miles of running. When you run out of glycogen, your body is forced to rely upon fat metabolism to supply energy but, as the body is less efficient at converting fat to energy, it begins to slow down and to suffer from fatigue and hypoglycaemia. Running a marathon is a real challenge for our bodies and creates an emergency problem scenario for our central nervous system which is trying to prevent our bodies from running out of the energy and nutrients it needs - and making sure our heart and brain has enough glycogen to keep operating. When it senses that we are pushing our body to the point of damage, it begins to cut off signals to our muscles forcing us to slow down to protect our vital organs and the muscles themselves. In shorter races, the fatigue you experience is more likely to be peripheral fatigue which is due to hydrogen ion build up, potassium build up on the outside of your cells, muscle damage as well as hypoglycaemia. Hydrogen ion and potassium accumulation usually occur during fast-paced 5K and 10K races.
What's the cure? Speed up Crazy, maybe. But there is a physiological reason that it works. If you've been running an even pace through the marathon you've been using the same muscle fibres throughout. Those muscle fibres have used up all of their glycogen and are now exhausted. But there may be some other muscle fibres that have not become exhausted - your fast twitch fibres. These muscle fibres have not been used much during your moderate marathon pace and increasing your pace will activate some of those muscles that still have some glycogen. It won't be a lot, but it could be enough to get you through those last couple of miles. Get angry While your CNS is very powerful, you are able to override it for short periods of time. As it's a type of emergency power system, you can trick it into believing that you need to reach the finish line to survive. Pick a competitor in front of you and tell yourself you must pass them at any cost. Get madly desperate. Do whatever you need to do in order to break the hold your CNS has on you. Again, this will only last for a short time before your CNS regains its hold, but it could give you the extra mile or so you need to defeat the wall.
...experience runner's trots What's going on? An estimated 20-50% of distance runners suffer from runner's trots, suffering from a range of symptoms which include cramping, flatulence and diarrhoea. This can occur during or after exercise. The reasons are not known for sure, but the causes will certainly be different among sufferers. One possible reason is that the up and down motion of running stirs the bowels. The flow of blood to the intestines is diverted to your legs, which may trigger the cramping or diarrhoea. The added chance of dehydration on long runs may also cause diarrhoea among some victims. It could also be due to an underlying lactose intolerance or irritable bowel syndrome, which is enhanced by the strenuous exercise. What's the cure? Try to avoid eating for at least two hours before you exercise - the presence of food in the stomach will make things worse. Try to avoid any intake of caffeine or warm fluids, as this can speed up the movement of wastes through the body. Make sure you limit your intake of dairy products, particularly if you are susceptible to diarrhoea, and limit high-fibre foods in the days before a long race. Drink plenty of fluids. It is best to drink a full 16oz of water an hour before your workout, giving the excess fluid time to pass through, and start off well hydrated. Be aware of your bowel habits and try to time your workouts after such movement times. If all other precautions fail, for races or special events where you know toilets will not be readily available, consider the use of an over-the-counter anti-diarrhoea product such as Imodium. Studies have shown this has reduced problems related to those prone to exercise-induced diarrhoea.
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“Antique on the Road Show‖ By Gillian Wolffe Having been persuaded by the family to apply to join the select band of Coast to Coast cyclists and been allowed to make the team up to 10 it was with some trepidation that I rode up to the meeting point at the Clubhouse on the afternoon of 3rd June to rendezvous with the kind person who was to provide transport up to Sunderland. Second to arrive was Paul. He had just rested his bike against the fence when there was a loud pop and hissing noise as his back tyre gently deflated. Being vaguely aware of the dangers of over inflation in hot weather I sneakily let some air out of my tyres Courtesy of drivers Nick Cable, Duncan and Dave we arrived in Sunderland, consumed fish and chips and loaded ourselves and bikes onto the transport across the Pennines Whitehaven was alive with media persons in the aftermath of the shootings. John Rowe, event organiser, had booked us 5 double rooms at the „Premier Inn‟ not realising that „double‟ meant double, not twin beds. As the „odd‟ female I knew that I had to share with a bloke on night one, so my luxury item was a pair of PJ‟s but luckily, the kind receptionist found a room with a sofa bed as extra and I could share with the girls. The men coped, as men do. We dipped our bike wheels in the North Sea as tradition dictates and set off the next morning in bright sunshine. When we stopped for coffee and the first puncture repair of the day it was obvious from the people that we spoke to that the murders earlier in the week had, inevitably, caused deep shock and distress in the local community. By the end of the morning punctures had become a recurring theme. Despite the best efforts of Duncan we ran out of suitable inner tubes and our intrepid leader rode off into Keswick for further supplies. Once sorted we all cycled to Keswick, where, luckily, an excellent veggie cafe combined with a bike shop and we were all able to buy spare inner tubes and enjoy a healthy lunch. The „steak pie and chips‟ brigade were not too keen. An afternoon of pleasant cycling took us to Motherby and a charming B. and B. Being welcomed with pots of tea and cake is always a good sign, especially as this group of „Coast to Coasters‟ enjoyed the pleasures of the table to the full. A walk to the pub for dinner completed a grand day. We knew that day two included the steepest climb of the tour, Hartside Pass. It seemed a long time coming as we meandered down beautiful English lanes in clear sunshine, following Paul, eager to be at the front, and Nick Wright in his „maillot jaune‟ However it did come and we slogged or sped up according to type. Near the top Steve suggested a sprint finish; not one to ignore a challenge I had a go and arrived at the top quite pink about the gills and not chatting for once. The big cafe at the summit was full of cyclists and hairy bikers doing what such like do well – eating and drinking – lots. Our destination was the Allenby Bunk House. The Lady Warden met us and showed us around. She was emphatic that although the male and female dormitories were adjacent there was to be no „hanky panky‟! Luckily energy levels were sufficient for a brisk walk to the Inn for dinner. A place where local „celebrities‟ were rumoured to be found. Sadly, if
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present, they were incognito. Not that we were worried as we had enough interest in our own group to keep us amused, especially as a celebrity from East of the Pennines was travelling with us, unbeknown to me. Having read the article in the „Daily Telegraph‟ a few days before about the lost dog who returned home after an arduous journey, I remarked that it was a „heart warming story‟ and wondered why there was so much laughter. Of course, it was Dave Cooper‟s dog. Also a surprise to me was that the man himself was fresh from his triumph, on stage, in the „Full Monty‟. Wow! Another surprise was Janet‟s choice of drink: a pint of dry cider and blackcurrant, with a slug of Pernod added to give it some body. A sure cure for insomnia? Inevitably we had to travel light with a small saddlebag or rucksack each. Nick Cable took the concept of the „capsule wardrobe‟ to heart with his evening ensemble of micro shorts and refreshingly unzipped lycra top. Gosh! Nick‟s frequent reference to his hand held bit of technology, Blackberry or i-phone thingy, kept our brains from atrophying as he was able to check at once whether the stuffed bird in the glass case in the pub was indeed a redstart or whether a particular word was in the dictionary etc „Mens sana in corpore sano‟. The final day started fine as we climbed out of the valley and up on to moorland. Duncan and Nick Cable, on their mountain bikes had been in the habit of disappearing „off road‟ at every possible opportunity but kindly suggested that the rest of us might like a little detour to avoid unnecessary descent before the next ascent. This seemed like a good idea as we were assured that the terrain was similar to that of the Pennine Trail and we were all familiar with that. Oh dear! The route was very steep, very rocky and very technical for the uninitiated. If it was not hewn out of sharp, chunky boulders the track was as narrow as an up turned drain pipe. Not that easy for most but treacherous for one old bird, me, who ignobly dismounted on a vertiginous descent and arose covered in dust and crud in a singularly undignified manner. Battered but unbowed we rode on to meet the sensible members of the team who had chosen the more undulating but safer road route At the next cafe stop, a place in the middle of nowhere, the two most disorganised girls in the catering world endeavoured to serve us. It was downhill from then on into Sunderland. Our progress was somewhat impeded by the need for barriers at the ends of each section of track to prevent quad bikers or motorcyclists from gaining access The light drizzle became heavier as we neared Sunderland where the very attractive coastal path belied, Duncan suggested, the state of the rest of the town. Ellen and family were waiting to meet us, at the water‟s edge, with celebratory bottles of bubbly, where we performed the obligatory dipping in the sea. Front wheels this time. After posing for an essential photograph at the sculpture defining the end of the ride, the ever hungry bunch ate a valedictory plate of pie and chips and we all set off to the car park for the return journey. There was still time for a final puncture. Duncan had to do the last half mile on foot. By now it was raining heavily and we were sodden, but what the heck? It had been an invigorating and enjoyable trip with splendid panoramic views, a challenge met and a pack of good memories to reflect upon. Thanks to John Rowe for his initial idea and organisation and thanks to the whole team for being so kind and welcoming to the oldest, sorry, most mature, team member. Especially Sarah and Janet who were the kindest of room-mates. It was a great experience. Coast-to-Coaster‟s: Sarah Mann, Dave Cooper, John Rowe, Janet Proctor, Paul Milward, Steve Millwood, Duncan Mellor, Nick Wright, Nick Cable, Gill Wolff.
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Coast to Coast start in Whitehaven– dipping the rear wheel before the off!
Sarah Mann, bags packed and ready to go, all smiles at the start!
How many men does it take to watch a woman change a tire??!
Proof that actual cycling took place!
A welcome break at the top of Hartside for the intrepid travellers.
Weâ€&#x;re not lost! Just taking a momentary map break!
Troops all still together at the border into Northumber-
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The end! Sunderland sculpture to mark the finish!!
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HOW TO BE A TRUE PFR RUNNER! By Pete Davison. “Many runners are often confronted with a bewildering array of training schedules, pieces of dietary advice and details on the latest, lightest kit on the market. There is often far too much information to take in; besides, most of it just isn‟t the PFR way. This article hopes to guide you to being a true hardened club member. Please note: Do not follow any of this advice without appropriate adult supervision.
Step 1: At the start of the running season (January 1st), get a copy of the race calendar for the year. Cross-reference this with the FRA calendar / ukresults.net, adding the appropriate omissions. Take a thick broad pointed marker pen. Circle all the races in the calendar. These are the races you should aim to complete. Take your home / work calendar and remove things which conflict with races. Suitable things to remove are birthdays and or weddings.
Step 2: No one should consider going for a run without appropriate preparation. Elite athletes can often warm up for around 30 minutes before a training session. This however does seem to take a long time and can be easily condensed to a 2 minute stretch in the football club car park. Always remember to warm up the talking muscles appropriately by complaining about poor race marshalling in that race at the weekend / irritation at being unable to pass slower people on narrow footpaths.
Step 3: Always remember to eat properly after a training session or race. Currently popular methods are chips from the shop down the road or to attempt to buy out the football club / pub of all crisp varieties. Someone usually brings sandwiches. Bear in mind that it can cost up to £3 for a pint in some areas so take appropriate money.
Step 4: Finish off your running season by making a prat of yourself at the Christmas disco. There is of course ample opportunity to do this throughout the year, for example: forgetting to bring fell shoes to a fell race (Dave Foster), falling over a fence (Ian Charlesworth) and falling into a stile (myself). No situation is more conducive to pratting about though than the xmas disco. Possible methods include attempting to sing songs which you have never heard of, or dancing in a manner that could only be classed as „eccentric‟.
Step 5: Most importantly remember that running is for life not just for (the) Christmas (handicap).”
Pete with Sue C, Jane C and Stuart W supporting the Edale Skyline runners– another crucial PFR quality– good support teams!!
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UNDERGROUND NEWS OF THE BARNSLEY BOUNDARY RELAY by A.Worm Well done to all Members who competed, winning three trophies. A three line whip will be in place next year to make sure no one pulls out.
8am Get Set Go!
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Well done Teresa for organising a great day out. She did well not to have gained an ulcer and started to show grey hairs after all the hassle of changing teams and runners pulling out
I‟ve never seen so much pollen. I came back covered all over in yellow .
Next year we will win the title back without bringing in new 2nd claim Members
Barnsley H will have to buy Shaun a new watch for next years event. He wore his last one out because he was checking it so much after each leg
Overheard from one of our Senior Members “I would have been last on this leg if him behind me had not lost his dog,”
Instead of Recce-ing her route only once next year, I hear Sarah is running it every night for two weeks. Someone said she may have been better turning her map upside down. Thanks to Geoff for finding her in before the Presentation Awards finished
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Round up from the Relay. By Ailsa Park. Well where to start on the Barnsley Boundary Relay event back on a fine spring Sunday on the 6th June 2010. I had never completed a relay event with the club, so was quite excited at being part of a team rather than the usual individual effort. My leg was the third, from Brierley to Thurnscoe– and in a concerted effort to not let the team down I had dutifully been out four times to make sure I knew my way around the course!! The first attempt was thwarted two miles in when I came across a huge field of rapeseed oil plants taller than me and thought I‟d gone the wrong way! Unluckily on my second recee with Ian Wragg and Sue Higham I was dismayed to be fighting my way through the very same field which was actually the route!! The day dawned dull and cloudy and I dropped Lee off for the second leg as spots of rain began to fall on my way over to Brierley– a nervous wait followed, as other runners made their way over for the 9.40 start. At this early stage of the 72.5mile course there were only a few of the support team out of bed and cheering on– much credit to Steve Roebuck who ran, and wife Anne and daughters who followed from the start to finish!! My leg was a lovely leg to run, and I had a good pace, only slowed in the last few miles by the torrential rain which turned several of the fields into mudslides. I really did look like a bedraggled tramp by the end, wet through to the skin, and with undergrowth attached from the aforementioned field, hedgerows and shrubbery which got in my way!
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But no time to stand and talk at the end– we zoomed off to get showered and changed and joined back in at the end of Leg 7/ beginning of Leg 8 at Langsett. It was brilliant to see everyone who had already completed their legs, to wonder at who was going to do well in the legs to come and to tot up how the mens team were doing overall in the final stages (the ladies were already winners being the only club to put a team in to compete)!! By the time we got to the end of leg 8 the sun was shining brightly and the troop of Penistone support were smiling and cheering together. We brought home a swell of trophies for the Ladies, Male V40 and Male V50 categories and came 2nd in the Mens team overall! With such a lot of effort from so many runners and organiser Teresa (50 took part on the day) I was very pleased and proud of the club once again for getting out and showing the other clubs our honest, good running!!
Nicky Spinks Leg 6
Andy Plummer Leg 6
Shaun Walker Leg 6
Martyn Goodwin Leg 6
Pete Stanley Leg 6
Nell and Mark Law Leg 10
Teresa, Martyn, Steve and Gary at the finish.
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Bob Graham Round By Brent Lindsay Absolute insanity! My initial reaction when Andy Plummer told me of the Bob Graham challenge about 3 years ago. I went on the dark peak BG weekend (great weekend, if you have not been I recommend it) and was hooked. At this point you have 2 choices: Psychiatric help or do the round. As the NHS doesn‟t cater for this level of madness I only had one option.
Fancy a go at Bob Graham round? This is the deal: Force fed, legging it over 42 tops, 27000 ft ascent, 72 miles distance in the Lake District. Round in a big circle starting at the Moot Hall in Keswick to get back where you started from the day before, without bothering with little niceties like sleep. You have to complete inside 24 hours or it does not count.
I can tell you are interested!
Brent completing his BG round!
Willing supporters get from their warm comfortable sleeping bags in the middle of the night to feed and water you at the road crossings then take over in the relay keeping the contender fed and watered on the hill. “What do you want to eat?” or “Eat this” become words you tire of hearing. You must eat, even though you really don‟t want to. Whatever food you have got ready for your support team to carry, all tastes terrible. Except Mini Cheddars. I don‟t, or didn‟t like, until given them by Nicky Spinks during leg 3. Suddenly they taste great! My best request was for Croissant and a tangerine. That got a puzzled look from Andy Plummer – “you want what?” - as he took his sack off to look for it. I got loads of food ready and wasted most of it. At one point Sarah Mann put a condition on finishing that I must eat all the food. I would still be there now! At leg 5 start Bernice Nixon rebelled at carrying the huge amount of food I had bagged up ready. All I wanted at that point was gels (ooh lovely gels) and water. No more of those energy drinks.
You’re still interested – aren’t you!
The support team get themselves to the change over points in readiness, not really knowing what time the runner is on. Ahead? behind? They just have to wait and see. The time the runner started the last leg is a clue but all can change on the leg. Bad weather, poor visibility, sickness, are but a few possibilities to loose time. I have stood at road crossings doing support, staring at the point on the hill where you expect to see them and checking your watch. When the runner arrives full applause and sit them down. Feed them, change of clothes if wanted, drink and off again. 15 minutes maximum, no time to loose. Mostly less than 15, 10 or even 5. Time, as they say, waits for no man (or woman) and 24 hours is the time you must stay inside. If time is getting short then a faster turnaround is needed, as with Mark Pearce on his round. After low cloud caused some navigation difficulties, he hardly stopped at Honister and got to the finish with 7 minutes to spare. Not quite as close as John Rowe who had the most dramatic finish at 23:59 but they both got inside the magic 24 . If you stop for 1 minute to admire the view on every top that is 42 minutes. That could result in not getting round. Sight-seeing is for another day.
Are you still interested in doing the Bob Graham?
40% in the leg 60% in the head. That is what I was told you need to get round. The 40% just comes down to getting on the hills and training. The 60% is you. How much do you want it? Full respect to anyone who has had more than one attempt to get round in the 24 hours allowed. During my round I recalled advice from Andy Plummer on several occasions. “you don’t want to do this more than once” he said. “Damn right Andy, I don’t,” was my thought as I pull up Great Gable. At this point I am having a mental low after 19 hours on my feet. I think my supporters are all lying to me, I am convinced I have lost my gained time and I am not going to T HE
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make it. In fact I am well up on schedule and going strong. Each hill I am taking time off the allowed ascent. Only when I am made aware by Nicky that I am dropping my supporters on the up hills do I come round. Anne Beresford catches me on the down from Green Gable and points out I took a minute of the ascent time for Gable. “You’re doing fine Brent”. This is hard, but it would not be the challenge it is if it was not.
Now I have told you all the good stuff, Fancy giving it a try?
A few in the club have expressed an interest in completing the round. I will support you as many others will. At the end the feeling of satisfaction and achievement is fantastic. Ask any of the 11 club members who have done it. I may stop smiling about it at some point, but not yet. Members of Penistone Footpath runners who have completed the Bob Graham round: Dave Griffin Martyn Goodwin Nicky Spinks Andy Plummer Ian Charlesworth John Rowe Nick Cable Simon Rippon Andy Green Mark Pearce Brent Lindsay If you don‟t want to do the full 24 hour challenge why not take the route up as a series of runs or walks. This is the route with the 42 tops: LEG 1 Keswick to Threkeld
LEG 2 LEG 3 Threkeld to Dun- Dunmail to Wasmail dale
LEG 4 LEG 5 Wasdale to Honis- Honister to Kester wick
Keswick, Moot Hall 1.SKIDDAW
Threkeld Dunmail Raise 4. CLOUGH HEAD 16. STEEL FELL
Wasdale Honister Pass 31. YEWBARROW 40. DALE HEAD
2. GREAT CALVA
5. GREAT DODD
17. CALF CRAG
32. RED PIKE
41. HINDSCARTH
18. HIGH RAISE
33. STEEPLE
42. ROBINSON
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Keswick, Moot Hall
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6. WATSON DOOD 7. STYBARROW DODD 8. RAISE 9. WHITESIDE 10. LOWMAN 11. HELVELLYN
19. SERGEANT MAN 20. THUNACAR KNOTT 21. HARRISON STICKLE 22. PIKE O' STICKLE 23. ROSSETT CRAG
35. KIRKFELL 36. GREAT GABLE 37. GREEN GABLE 38. BRANDRETH
12. NETHERMOST 39. GREY 24. BOWFELL PIKE KNOTTS 13. DOLLY25. ESK PIKE Honister Pass WAGON PIKE 14. FAIRFIELD 26. GREAT END 15. SEAT - SAN27. ILL CRAG DAL Dunmail Raise 28. BROAD CRAG 29. SCAFELL PIKE 30. SCAFELL Wasdale
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New Coaching Course Dates for 2010 UK Athletics have released their further dates for coaching courses in Northern England for 2010 and here they are– if anyone at the club is interested in becoming a coach, then please speak to Martyn or Pauline at the club and they will be happy to help you with completing the necessary forms and discussing what happens next! - £130 per
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Leconfield Recreation Club, Nr Beverley Sportcity – Manchester
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Stockton Riverside Centre Bede SC Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham Sportcity – Manchester
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Kirkby Sports College
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York St John University
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Modules & assess
Over the last 24 months our club has swelled it‟s rank significantly, and, as I‟m sure you will all agree– this is a fantastic achievement - to keep drawing in members and for us to continue to be a consistent unnerving presence for other runners at races (I overhard someone at Bamford Fell Race saying “It‟s all Penistone runners tonight, I‟d better give it a good go!”). Indeed our junior section is also thriving with more and more youngsters getting involved – and we have already had new coaches Jackie Hetherington and Melissa Stansfield helping our with their training sessions recently. We still need more people to take us forward however, and help to really put us ahead of some of our rivals by being able to lead groups and build on our natural talent by honing it with some coaching! If you have this time to dedicate to your fellow runners then please let us know!! Thanks!
T HE
HILL
P AGE
T WENT Y-T HREE
RESULTS Midgeley Moor Fell race 27th March 98 Paul Griffiths
63-02
Trunce 29th March 1 Rob Little 23 Lee Storey 31 Ian Mackie 31 Joe Mann 34 Phil Hinchliffe 37 Jim Bell 44 Shaun Walker 47 Nick Morris 50 Phil Morris 63 Adi Baker 72 Steve Dickinson 82 Pete Stanley 83 Kelvin Bowskill 98 Dave Foster 90 Alex Simon 110 Stuart Woodhead 116 Paul Griffiths 122 Ian Wragg 130 Geoff Dimelow 134 Craig Birchall 149 Ailsa Park 151 Nick Whittingham 157 Phil Dimelow 160 Lisa Hinchliffe 167 Chris Phelan 172 Barbara Haigh 173 Emma Wolff 179 Dave Jeffery 181 Jane Cockerton 184 Simon Town 185 Sarah Jones-Morris 191 David Lockwood 192 Leah James 197 Sarah Mann 198 Anna Phillips 206 Ellen Brookes 215 Gill Wolff 216 Caryl Skene
24-54 28-45 28-52 29-22 29-29 29-42 30-32 31-10 31-35 32-18 33-28 34-20 34-30 34-50 35-19 36-22 37-00 37-22 37-47 37-58 39-34 39-40 40-02 40-13 40-40 41-13 41-42 42-17 42-43 43-03 43-13 44-09 44-09 45-12 45-16 49-15 52-06 52-08
Junior Trunce 9 18 23 29 31
Kai Sunman Thomas Morris Chris Morris Samantha Morris Emily Phelan
18-47 20-52 26-08 30-01 33-56
SYRRL Oxspring 31st March 1
T HE
Nick Swift
HILL
27-03
4 Lee Storey 8 Steve Roebuck 41 Joe Mann 46 Damian Kilpin 52 Dom Brook 66 Martin Booth 71 Julie Buckley 76 Nick Morris 81 Phil Buckley 115 Stuart Woodhead 130 Kelvin Bowskill 136 Steve Dickinson 148 Matt Burton 152 Nicky Spinks 159 Phil Buckley 162 Ian Wragg 166 Dave Needham 168 Nick Whittingham 171 Emma Wolff 173 Craig Birchall 176 Steve Frith 177 Alex Simon 179 David Lockwood 191 Geoff Dimelow 207 Julie Moxon 215 Sue Charlesworth 225 Tracy Kemp 231 Jane Cockerton 240 Julie Armitage 241 Ray Brown 257 Barbara Haigh 259 Sue Higham 279 Paul Parkin 300 David Horsefall
28-32 28-41 30-43 31-15 31-28 32-08 32-40 32-42 32-42 33-56 34-54 35-16 35-55 36-05 36-16 36-29 36-41 36-46 36-58 37-07 37-07 37-07 37-07 37-43 38-43 39-09 39-49 40-13 40-35 40-38 41-49 42-29 44-34 52-24
Silkstone Shuffle 3rd April 1 3 9 14 15 16 17 21 25 27 31 33 38 42 45 51 52 53 58
Shaun Dimelow Lee Storey Phil Hinchliffe Ricky Sunman Gary Dean Richard Mackie Andy Shelbourne Jim Bell Shaun Walker Joe Mann Nick Morris Phil Morris Steve Frith Steve Dickinson Alan Knox Pete Stanley Wayne Parkinson Simon Roberts Stuart Woodhead
26-31 27-38 28-34 29-03 29-11 29-13 29-15 30-05 30-38 30-46 31-36 31-42 32-11 32-26 32-46 33-15 33-16 33-20 33-37
59 Pete Davison 64 Matt Burton 66 Dave Foster 73 Geoff Dimelow 76 Emma Wolff 77 Phil Buckley 81 Craig Birchall 84 Colin Porteous 85 David Lockwood 87 Sarah Phelan 88 Ian Wragg 90 Danny Batty 97 Leah James 107 Lisa Hinchliffe 109 Ray Brown 110 Barbara Haigh 113 Dave Jeffery 120 Sue Higham 123 Anna Phillips 127 Paul Parkin 131Nicola Skeggs 133 Ellen Brookes 141 David Horsfall 144 Caroline Dean 144 Jane Foster
33-43 34-17 34-34 35-36 36-19 36-30 36-38 36-49 36-54 37-20 37-40 38-12 38-30 39-25 39-45 39-54 40-33 40-03 43-48 46-04 47-11 47-39 54-03 57-32 57-32
Manx MM 4th April 15 Nicky Spinks
6-11-07
Spencers Dash 7th April 1 3 10 11 13 18 19 21 23 24 30 32 38 40 42 47 48 49 50 53 57 60 65 66
Shaun Dimelow Lee Storey Damian Kilpin Steve Storey Joe Mann Rob Lees Dan Brook Julie Buckley Dave Lees Martin Booth Nick Morris Phil Morris Matt Burton Stuart Woodhead Alan Knox Pete Stanley Simon Roberts Pete Davison Steve Frith Dave Foster Geoff Dimelow Phil Buckley Julie Moxon Ian Wragg
P AGE
20-38 21-28 23-15 23-20 23-41 24-00 24-05 24-13 24-19 24-23 25-00 25-08 25-39 25-43 25-54 26-10 26-25 26-25 26-32 27-16 27-38 27-49 28-09 28-15
T WENT Y-FOUR
71 81 83 94
Craig Birchall Alan Whittaker Dave Jeffery David Horsfall
28-24 29-28 30-49 41-07
Sheffield 10K 18th April 70 Pete Davison
42-55
Friskney ½ Marathon 11th April
Coledale Horseshoe Fell Race 18th April
44 Geoff Dimelow 72 Craig Birchall 74 Ian Wragg
117 Andy Green 213 Ray Brown
1-36-29 1-45-33 1-47-51
Hornsea 1/3 Marathon 11th April 35 Steve Frith
57-52 CR
Rotterdam Marathon 11th April 6634 Carl Skene
4-26-03 pb
SYRRL Worsborough 14th April 1 Nick Swift 8 Lee Storey 26 Steve Roebuck 44 Rob Lees 58 Martin Booth 59 Julie Buckley 61 Dave Lees 75 Joe Mann 87 Nick Morris 95 Steve Frith 106 Stuart Woodhead 146 Alex Simon 159 Phil Buckley 175 Geoff Dimelow 181 Nick Whittingham 183 Ian Wragg 185 Dave Foster 190 Craig Birchall 192 Dave Needham 194 Bob Innes 197 Julie Moxon 220 Steve Millwood 221 Sue Charlesworth 235 Ray Brown 239 Tracy Kemp 240 Jane Cockerton 246 Steve Dickinson 251 Barbara Haigh 266 Paul Parkin 267 Sue Higham 298 David Horsfall 299 Jane Foster
27-19 28-34 30-05 31-19 32-07 32-14 32-19 32-58 33-35 33-44 34-14 35-52 36-15 36-51 37-08 37-14 37-23 37-32 37-33 37-49 37-55 38-46 38-53 40-02 40-15 40-31 40-52 41-09 42-54 42-55 52-12 53-57
Herod Farm Fell Race 14th April 20 Damian Kilpin 66 Adi Baker 117 Paul Griffiths
T HE
HILL
27-30 31-39 37-36
1-46-39 2-10-10
Trunce 19th April 1 Rob Little 15 Ricky Sunman 20 Steve Storey 22 Steve Roebuck 32 Joe Mann 38 Mark Law 40 Jim Bell 45 Alex Simon 46 Phil Morris 47 Nick Morris 61 Shaun Walker 68 Peter Davison 72 Steve Dickinson 75 Chris Deacon 79 Pete Stanley 88 Alan Knox 89 Stuart Woodhead 120 Martyn Goodwin 129 Phil Dimelow 130 Nick Whittingham 141 Paul Griffiths 157 Chris Phelan 166 Barbara Haigh 168 Sarah Jones-Morris 169 Jane Cockerton 177 Lisa Hinchliffe 179 Anna Phillips 180 Richard Kent 186 Simon Town 191 Sue Higham 194 Sarah Mann 207 Diane Bent 226 Ellen Brookes
23-15 26-40 27-17 27-27 28-07 28-43 28-58 29-21 29-21 29-25 30-41 31-06 31-34 31-46 32-02 32-37 32-47 34-53 35-51 35-52 36-50 37-55 39-22 39-43 39-52 41-00 41-06 41-19 42-16 42-16 43-04 46-57 51-32
Fiona Bell Kai Sunman Chris Law Joe Law Chris Morris Thomas Morris Samantha Morris
15-27 16-41 17-01 17-08 19-10 19-15 24-14
Hartcliffe Hill Race 22nd April 1 9 10 13
Stewart Bond Steve Roebuck Damian Kilpin Simon Rippon
Steve Storey Joe Mann Ian Charlesworth Adi Baker Nick Morris Steve Dickinson Pete Davison John Rowe Wayne Parkinson Steve Sanders Dave Foster Alan Knox Colin Porteous Simon Roberts Kelvin Bowskill Nick Whittingham Andy Plummer Sue Charlesworth Bob Innes Tracy Kemp Julie Moxon Steve Millwood Sarah Halstead Anna Phillips Sue Higham
17-37 17-49 18-42 19-28 20-01 20-06 20-08 20-17 30-32 21-00 21-34 21-51 22-34 22-43 22-59 23-04 23-06 23-19 23-40 23-50 23-51 23-55 24-01 25-35 26-49
Three Peaks 24th April 81 Jim Bell 139 Nicky Spinks 200 Shaun Walker 335 Alex Simon 339 Mark Pearce 458 Brent Lindsay
3-51-16 4-04-04 4-17-19 4-36-51 4-37-29 4-56-24
London Marathon 25th April 1151 Gary Dean 2375 Richard Mackie 6142 Dave Needham 10169 Sarah Phelan 10537 Jackie Hetherington 11128 Geoff Dimelow 14459 Ailsa Park 18579 Dean Furniss
3-00-36 3-14-39 pb 3-40-07 3-57-25 pb 3-58-33 pb 4-00=41 4-13-58 pb 4-28-51 pb
Sheffield ½ Marathon 25th April
Junior Trunce 1 5 8 9 20 21 36
14 16 21 26 32 33 34 36 38 40 45 52 54 56 59 61 62 65 70 72 73 74 75 78 81
14-56 17-10 17-13 17-37
1 Andrew Pearson 68 Denis O’Gorman v55 476 Phil Morris 1164 Craig Birchall 1215 Ian Wragg 1548 Sue Charlesworth 1917 Sue Higham 2537 Melissa Stansfield 2748 Sarah Jones-Morris
1-07-04 1-24-09 CR 1-37-31 1-47-00 1-47-40 1-50-12 1-54-34 1-59-05 2-01-58
Kinder Downfall 25th April 1 Dave Aucott 93 Nick Morris
P AGE
1-08-47 1-31-47
T WENT Y-FIV E
115 Pete Stanley 180 Paul Griffiths 215 Brent Lindsay 225 Colin Porteous 226 Barbara Haigh 235 Jane Cockerton
1-35-22 1-42-56 1-47-11 1-49-42 1-49-58 1-52-24 th
141 Dean Alcroft 152 Ellen Brookes
111-28 133-11
Rothwell 10K 3rd May 102 Steve Frith
v55 40-18 CR th
Stratford Marathon 25 April
Tigers Todger 5 May
195 John Howsham
21 Steve Storey 90 Phil Morris 120 Bob Innes 204 Jane Cockerton
3-41-52 pb
SYRRL Doncaster 28th April 1 Shaun Dimelow 6 Lee Storey 45 Rob Lees 46 Julie Buckley 51 Martin Booth 62 Dave Lees 86 Stuart Woodhead 88 Nick Morris 93 Phil Morris 157 Phil Buckley 158 Dave Foster 166 Ian Wragg 177 Dave Needham 184 Sue Charlesworth 188 Geoff Dimelow 195 Steve Millwood 203 Craig Birchall 211 Ray Brown 220 Sue Higham 234 Paul Parkin 257 David Horsfall
26-06 27-26 30-22 30-24 30-43 30-59 32-17 32-24 32-39 35-43 35-45 36-09 36-48 37-08 37-22 37-46 38-26 38-44 40-37 42-09 51-44
Coniston Fell Race 1st May 368 Barbara Haigh 379 Ray Brown
1-59-56 2-02-11
Crowden Horseshoe 2nd May 1 Tom Bracegirdle 8 Steve Roebuck 10 Lee Storey 12 Steve Storey 18 Ricky Sunman 44 Phil Morris 61 Nick Morris 65 Pete Stanley 77 Alan Knox 79 Dave Foster 80 Nick Whittingham 84 Wayne Parkinson 89 Stuart Woodhead 91 Paul Griffiths 92 Geoff Dimelow 107 Colin Porteous 112 Sarah Phelan 116 Tracy Kemp 124 Sue Charlesworth 134 Jane Cockerton
T HE
HILL
65-55 69-21 70-00 70-10 71-47 80-52 84-04 84-54 88-17 89-39 89-42 91-23 92-04 83-19 93-26 96-48 97-49 100-08 102-57 105-02
38-37 44-10 45-54 52-12
Fellsman 8/9th May 8 Nicky Spinks 200 Andy Plummer 200- Keith Wakeley
12-39-00 22-15-00 22-15-00
Trunce 10th May 1 Rob Little 17 Steve Roebuck 21 Joe Mann 30 Jim Bell 31 Gary Dean 33 Mark Law 36 Tony Wright 37 Phil Morris 47 Shaun Walker 53 John Howsham 56 Pete Stanley 59 Wayne Parkinson 61 Martyn Goodwin 79 Dave Foster 87 Geoff Dimelow 96 Phil Dimelow 97 Nick Whittingham 104 Ian Wragg 138 Sarah Jones Morris 139 Anna Phillips 141 Jane Cockerton 149 Richard Kent 169 Diane Bent 190 Chris Pollard
22-54 27-19 27-42 28-28 28-31 28-38 28-57 28-59 30-33 30-56 31-11 31-21 31-37 32-52 33-49 34-32 34-35 35-03 38-09 38-14 38-37 39-21 43-58 50-43
Junior Trunce 1 6 7 7 20 33 34
Fiona Bell Kai Sunman Chris Law Joe Law Chris Morris Samantha Morris Emily Phelan Thomas Morris
15-25 16-34 16-44 16-56 19-47 24-25 24-5637 27-30
Burbage Fell Race 11th May 1 Stuart Bond 82 Richard Mackie
35-45 48-16
125 Adi Baker 165 Pete Stanley 187 Brent Lindsay 273 Barbara Haigh 275 Jane Cockerton
52-02 54-45 56-46 63-24 63-49
SYRRL Worsborough 12th May 1 Nick Swift 26-43 8 Lee Storey 28-30 22 Rob Lees 30-04 30 Joe Mann 30-41 44 Julie Buckley 31-18 47 Dave Lees 31-21 53 Martin Booth 31-48 61 Steve Frith 32-09 79 Nick Morris 32-55 92 Stuart Woodhead 33-33 93 Phil Morris 33-38 95 Wayne Parkinson 33-40 128 Dave Foster 35-45 135 Nick Whittingham 35-59 137 Phil Buckley 36-01 140 Geoff Dimelow 36-10 143 Bob Innes 36-15 155Ian Wragg 37-00 159 Craig Birchall 37-10 165 Sue Charlesworth 37-25 176 Dave Needham 38-01 178 Julie Moxon 38-16 199 Ray Brown 40-22 201 Jackie Armitage 40-42 224 Paul Parkin 44-21 244 David Horsfall 52-36 Mount Famine Fell Race 15th May 124 Ray Brown 125 Colin Porteous 128 Paul Griffiths 129 Barbara Haigh
40-33 67-40 68-19 68-20
Eyam ½ Marathon 16th May 1 Andrew Thate 30 Ian Charlesworth 50 Nick Morris 64 Stuart Woodhead 74 Phil Morris 121 Dave Foster 130 Matt Burton 146 Geoff Dimelow 147 Craig Birchall 180 Sue Charlesworth 200 Tracy kemp 205 Jane Cockerton 210 Julie Moxon 224 Sarah Halstead 226 Leah James 227D avid Lockwood 274 Dean Alcroft 300 Sue Higham
P AGE
1-15-24 1-34-36 1-37-24 1-39-06 1-40-25 1-46-15 1-47-13 1-49-05 1-49-16 1-52-33 1-55-05 1-55-23 1-55-51 1-57-01 1-57-20 1-57-20 2-01-32 2-05-10
T WENT Y-SIX
360 Paul Parkin
2-16-18
Totley Moor Fell Race 18th May 8 Damian Kilpin 16 Lee Storey 20 Steve Storey 58 Phil Morris 61 Nick Morris 81 Wayne Parkinson 151 Paul Griffiths 174 Jane Cockerton
38-00 38-46 39-42 43-14 43-23 45-23 51-14 52-56
Askern 10K 19th May
57 61 64 71 81 84 91
Dave Foster Andy Green Sue Charlesworth Keith Gordon Bernice Nixon Sue Higham Paul Parkin
21-34 21-54 22-10 22-54 24-26 25-05 26-18
38-16 38-30 45-02 rd
Mark Pearce becomes 10th Member to Complete the Round in a time of 23 hours 53 min.
8 Steve Roebuck
23-49
Cader Idris Fell Race 29th May
Edinburgh ½ Marathon 23 May 179 Ray Brown 282 Keith Gordon CR
v60 1-37-18
Edinburgh Marathon 23rd May 8959 Denise Pozorski
5-53-22
Trunce 24th May 1 Rob Little 20 Phil Hinchliffe 23 Jim Bell 38 Phil Morris 47 Shaun Walker 61 Nick Morris 64 Adi Baker 81 Pete Stanley 99 Dave Foster 112 Nick Whittingham 122 Phil Dimelow 131 Ian Wragg 156 Barbara Haigh 160 Richard Kent 179 Sue Higham 180 Sarah Bird 185 Nell Law
23-16 27-34 27-56 29-26 30-16 30-57 31-14 32-38 33-42 34-26 35-33 36-20 38-46 39-04 41-16 41-19 41-43
Reindeer Romp 27th May 1 6 13 17 28 36 43 50 51 56 T HE
Shaun Dimelow Lee Storey Rob Lees Steve Storey Ian Charlesworth Steve Frith Stuart Woodhead Nicky Spinks Simon Roberts Ailsa Park
HILL
15-48 16-42 17-31 17-54 18-49 19-16 20-02 20-34 20-55 21-34
Calver Peak Fell Race 9th June 56 Phil Morris
40-38
Milton 6 9th June
Bob Graham Round 28/29 May
Saddleworth Fell Race 29th May
Julie Buckley Rob Lees Phil Buckley
ride and run up Old Man of Coniston in 6 hour 2 min.
2-27-36
Chester Marathon 30th May 89 Gary Dean 237 Craig Birchall 418 Geoff Dimelow 465 Dean Alcroft
3-13-59 3-36-54 4-00-18 4-09-40
4-42-58 7-23-28
Joe Percy 10K 14th June
Men 13 Geoff Dimelow 25 Bob Innes
33-41 33-10
Women 2 Nicky Spinks 3 Barbara Haigh 7 Jane Cockerton 11 Sue Higham
29-07 34-18 34-52 37-19
Spencers Dash 2nd June Shaun Dimelow Lee Storey Damian Kilpin Mark Law Julie Buckley Martin Booth Steve Frith Stuart Woodhead Joe Mann Phil Buckley Dave Foster Sue Charlesworth Alan Whittaker Geoff Dimelow
Ennerdale Fell Race 13th June 71 Nicky Spinks 276 Ray Brown
Hallam Chase 1st June
1 2 9 10 12 16 21 26 32 41 49 52 56 57
1 Shaun Dimelow 33-15 18 Steve Frith v55 39-16 CR 24 Stuart Woodhead 40-33 27 Simon Roberts 41-07 56 Craig Birchall 44-20 59 Geoff Dimelow 44-40 61 Ian Wragg 45-00 77 Keith Gordon 46-14 83 Julie Moxon 47-18 86 Danny Batty v65 47-35 CR 89 Tracy Kemp 48-43 110 Paul Parkin 54-24 130 David Horsfall 65-48 CR
20-39 21-50 23-13 23-16 23-24 24-06 24-58 25-35 26-25 27-43 28-31 29-08 29-51 30-16
1 Ben Crowther 15 Rob Lees 26 Gary Dean 39 Dave Lees 54 Joe Mann 64 Martin Booth 80 Stuart Woodhead 81 Simon Roberts 119 Craig Birchall 126 Geoff Dimelow 134 Nick Whittingham 156 Alan Whittaker 177 Dean Allcroft
34-18 37-14 38-33 39-34 40-03 40-37 42-06 42-13 42-26 45-44 46-17 48-04 49-31
Trunce 14th June
1 Graham Gristwood 11 Damian Kilpin 17 Phil Hinchliffe 32 Mark Law 37 Shaun Walker 47 Chris Deacon 59 Steve Frith 69 Alex Simon 75 Pete Stanley 85 Kelvin Bowskill Coniston Triathlon 6th June 101 Ian Wragg Phil Hinchliffe wins Old Man of Conis- 117 Sarah Jones-Morris ton Triathlon of 2K Swim, 70K Bike 127 Leah James
P AGE
22-44 26-45 27-17 28-57 29-51 30-39 31-20 32-12 32-50 33-52 35-37 38-03 39-11
T WENT Y-SEV EN
128 David Lockwood 130 Anna Phillips 131 Jane Cockerton 132 Richard Kent 136 Barbara Haigh 139 Sarah Bird 147 Jenny Mann 150 Sarah Mann 151 Simon Town
39-11 39-18 39-23 39-30 39-43 40-06 41-10 41-44 41-54
Junior Trunce 7 Chris Law 20 Chris Morris 27 Samantha Morris
16-59 20-45 27-41
Oughtibridge Chase 16th June 1 2 4 6 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 20 21 23 25 26 27 30 32 33 34 35 37 38 41 42 43 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57
Darren Newbould Steve Roebuck Lee Storey Joe Mann Gary Dean Steve Storey Jim Bell Julie Buckley Phil Morris Ian Charlesworth Martin Booth Richard Mackie Nick Morris Stuart Woodhead John Howsham Wayne Parkinson Simon Roberts Nick Whittingham Craig Birchall Ian Wragg Dave Foster Geoff Dimelow Phil Buckley Ailsa Park Dave Needham Sue Charlesworth Ray Brown Tracy Kemp Julie Moxon Dean Alcroft Sarah Phelan Sue Higham Janet Proctor Paul Parkin Ellen Brookes Jane Foster Caroline Dean
21-45 22-11 22-54 23-58 24-12 24-34 25-02 25-13 25-30 25-39 25-51 26-27 26-29 26-39 27-03 27-16 27-18 28-33 29-11 29-12 29-13 29-15 29-33 30-44 31-07 31-12 31-12 31-52 31-53 32-33 33-28 33-58 35-57 37-07 41-26 43-50 45-42
Grindleford Fell Race 17th June 166 Geoff Dimelow 191 Nick Whittingham 241 Jane Cockerton
T HE
HILL
46-09 47-33 50-58
13 Steve Storey 71 Wayne Parkinson 75 Martyn Goodwin Brent Lindsay becomes 11th Member to 95 Pete Stanley complete Round in 23 hours 10 min. 152 Jane Cockerton Bob Graham Round 18/19th June
Silkstone Shuffle 19th June 1 Shaun Dimelow 3 Lee Storey 11 Andy Shelbourne 12 Gary Dean 14 Joe Mann 17 Julie Buckley 20 Martin Booth 30 Stuart Woodhead 44 Phil Buckley 48 Geoff Dimelow 50 Ailsa Park 51 Ian Wragg 52 Steve Dickinson 53 Alan Whittaker 59 Danny Batty 69 Ray Brown 77 Richard Kent 80 Anna Phillips 81 David Hudson 86 Sue Higham 87 Martyn Cartwright 96 Nicola Skegg 101 David Horsfall 105 Caroline Dean
48-00 55-35 56-17 58-33 65-45
Reindeer Romp 24th June 25-12 27-21 28-56 29-23 29-40 30-05 30-42 32-11 34-10 34-38 34-49 35-13 35-32 35-39 38-04 38-04 39-00 39-23 39-24 40-29 40-39 46-17 51-16 54-25
1 Shaun Dimelow 3 Steve Roebuck 6 Lee Storey 10 Rob Lees 16 Joe Mann 20 Dave Lees 23 Gary Dean 25 Ian Charlesworth 33 Martin Booth 35 Steve Frith 42 Stuart Woodhead 44 Simon Roberts 51 Keith Gordon 53 Dave Foster 60 Geoff Dimelow 62 Ailsa Park 70 Colin Porteous 71 Sue Charlesworth 79 Bernice Nixon 86 Sue Higham 96 Paul Parkin 108 Jane Foster 109 Kim Porteous
15-28 16-14 16-45 17-05 17-25 17-44 17-56 18-09 18-44 18-59 19-32 19-55 20-42 20-52 21-35 21-45 22-26 22-38 23-47 25-02 26-42 33-21 33-21
Sedburgh 3 Peaks Fell Race 27th June
Hunshelf Amble 20 June 2 5 14 18 33 34 38 39 40 46 47 55
Steve Storey Mark Law Steve Frith Martin Booth Geoff Dimelow Bob Innes Tracy Kemp Barbara Haigh Sue Charlesworth Julie Moxon Jane Cockerton Sue Higham
51-21 53-57 56-13 59-34 64-17 64-23 66-59 67-38 69-41 71-41 71-49 77-23
Fun Challenge 1 Chris Law 2 Joe Law 5 Lucy Clough 7 Ania Pozorski
23-30 24-00 54-15 55-05
Fun Run 2 Cloe Hinchliffe 4 Amy Hinchliffe
9-45 10-41
Blackamoor Chase 24th June 1 Pete Hodges
42-07
Mens Race 211 Ray Brown
53-10
Ladies Race 85 Barbara Haigh
55-56
Dam Flask Relay 29th June Women 15 Emma Wolff Alison Palmer Katy Davis Men 7 Gary Dean Steve Roebuck Rob Lees Joe Mann
25-16 31-22 26-21 82-59 21-16 19-58 21-03 22-10 84-27
17 Steve Frith Mike Egner Steve Storey Stuart Woodhead
22-44 21-23 22-00 23-12 89-19
22 Dave Lees
21-24
P AGE
T WENT Y-EIGHT
Martin Booth Simon Roberts Steve Frith
22-45 24-21 23-42 92-12
33 Nick Whittingham Geoff Dimelow Nick Whittingham Geoff Dimelow
25-24 26-47 26-15 26-34 105-00
Summer Handicap 29th June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Lisa Taylor 50-00 Ray Brown 40-05 Amanda Jarrett (Guest) 41-59 Jo Shelbourne 40-38 Dean Alcroft 39-46 Wayne Blackburn 38-56 Dave Foster 36-01 Cath Dale 51-44 Phil Buckley 36-31 Denise Pozorski 52-11 Brent Lindsay 36-29 John Howsham 33-36 Jim Bell 31-25 Chris Deacon 33-32 Nick Morris 32-51 Graham McCormack (G)40-03 Tracy Kemp 38-52 Phil Morris 33-08 Maxine Deacon 45-44 Steve Sanders 33=05 Sarah Jones-Morris 41-16 Julie Buckley 41-18 John Rowe 34-35 Sarah Phelan 39-23 Sarah Mann 41-12 Craig Birchall 37-54 Phil Hinchliffe 30-56 Julie Moxon 38-57 Mark Law 31-08 Sue Higham 42-30 Caryl Skene 46-27 Keith Gordon 37-37 Sarah Halstead 40-37 Jenny Mann 43-27 Nell Law 46-22 Melissa Stansfield 42-25 Ellen Brookes 52-07 Gill Wolff 50-00 Ian Wragg 40-51 Janet Proctor 46-41 Jane Foster 62-01 Amanda Bennett 59-01 Sharon Sunman 59-01 Jane Cockerton 42-44 Colin Porteous 53-43 Kim Porteous 69-08 Lisa Hinchliffe DNF
Hope Fell Race 30th June 1 Stuart Bond 82 Stuart Woodhead 94 Wayne Parkinson 103 Pete Stanley 133 Dave Foster 148 Geoff Dimelow
111 Shaun Walker 132 Anna Phillips 136 Jane Cockerton 148 Jenny Mann 150 Sarah Mann 162 Chris Pollard 164 Simon Town 170 Nikki Skegg
41-42 56-35 57-58 58-35 61-07 62-25
Saunders Mountain Marathon 3/4th July Harter Class 13 Ian Charlesworth Pete Davison
Junior Trunce 8 9 18 36
7-49-06
44 Geoff Dimelow Stuart Woodhead
9-24-51
93 Sue Charlesworth
11-19-00
Kai Sunman Chris Law Thomas Morris Samantha Morris
2
Rob Lees
Birdsedge Challenge 4th July
Spencers Dash 7th July
3 13 16 41
1 2 8 9 12 15 23 33 40 44 47 48 50
36-36 40-12 42-01 49-12
Billy the Kid Dash 4th July 7 Lee Storey 8 Joe Mann Julie Buckley Ailsa Park Sorry no more results.
16-42 17-19 18-08 21-54
Trunce 5th July
Shaun Dimelow Lee Storey Julie Buckley Rob Lees Dave Lees Jim Bell Stuart Woodhead Phil Buckley Dave Foster John Spencer Alan Whittaker Julie Moxon Geoff Dimelow
HILL
17-53 pb
20-41 21-26 22-51 22-56 23-01 24-08 24-54 26-54 27-42 28-05 28-21 28-23 28-47
Thurlstone Chase10th July 1 18 21 24 36 41 42 47 55 57 62 63 65 81 82 88 90 95 99
Shaun Dimelow Phil Hinchliffe Joe Mann Mark Law Steve Frith Andy Green Adie Baker John Howsham Nick Morris Alex Simon Alan Knox Steve Dickinson Martyn Goodwin Dave Foster Stuart Woodhead Nick Whittingham Colin Porteous Geoff Dimelow Kelvin Bowskill
24-29 27-49 28-15 28-25 30-16 30-45 31-04 31-22 32-15 32-27 32-46 32-51 33-05 33-55 33-58 34-35 34-38 34-53 35-06
1 2 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 17 19 20 22 23 25 26 27
Shaun Dimelow Steve Roebuck Joe Mann Mark Law Simon Rippon Jon Wood Wayne Parkinson Phil Morris Pete Davison Steve Sanders Steve Frith Nick Whittingham Dave Foster Geoff Dimelow Keith Gordon John Spencer Julie Moxon Alan Whittaker
P AGE T HE
40-22
Methley 5K Canal Race Leeds 6th July
pulled out after day I
Steve Roebuck Gary Dean Martin Booth Danny Batty
17-17 17-18 19-10 33-37
Hathersage Fell Race 5th July 91 Pete Stanley
Bowfell Class Brent Lindsay Keith Wakeley
35-58 38-45 39-05 40-54 40-57 43-58 44-19 45-06
22-50 24-40 26-24 26-54 27-54 29-17 29-26 29-44 30-09 30-51 31-42 31-49 31-56 32-17 32-19 33-10 33-14 33-18
T WENT Y-NINE
28 31 33 34 36 39 42 44 45 49
Craig Birchall Colin Porteous Tracy Kemp Pete Stanley Brent Lindsay Sarah Phelan Sue Higham Sarah Mann Paul Parkin Kim Porteous
33-30 34-11 34-22 34-48 35-18 35-46 37-33 40-13 41-23 49-33
Broomhead Chase 11th July 1 2 3 4 12 21 24 25 28 31 35 38 40 46 51 52 55 57 59 60 62 65 68 72 76
Dan Birkinshaw Steve Storey Mike Egner Phil Hinchliffe Joe Mann Adi Baker Wayne Parkinson Pete Davison Stuart Woodhead Jon Wood Brent Lindsay Dave Foster Alan Knox Nick Whittingham Geoff Dimelow Paul Griffiths Colin Porteous Julie Moxon Barbara Haigh Tracy Kemp Sarah Halstead Bernice Nixon Jane Cockerton Sarah Mann Andy Plummer
28-33 28-44 28-56 29-08 30-14 33-23 33-35 33-46 33-51 34-07 34-55 35-42 35-58 36-21 37-08 37-28 38-24 38-37 39-30 39-42 40-34 41-43 42-55 44-58 71-15 th
Bamford Fell Race 14 July 10 Steve Roebuck 23 Lee Storey 25 Steve Storey 45 Phil Morris 50 Gary Dean 60 Nick Morris 68 Stuart Woodhead 78 Pete Davison 91 Pete Stanley 92 Wayne Parkinson 116 Dave Foster 119 Geoff Dimelow 125 Kelvin Bowskill 131 Steve Dickinson 142 Nick Whittingham 166 Sarah Phelan 169 Ray Brown 175 Barbara Haigh 178 Ailsa Park 180 Dave Needham
T HE
HILL
32-00 33-47 34-02 36-21 36-36 37-26 38-05 38-46 39-51 39-52 41-14 41-37 41-51 42-07 42-38 44-32 45-12 46-28 47-00 47-09
215 Ellen Brookes
60-17
Doncaster 5K 14th July Julie 1st in vet Lady race and is 3rd ranking in UKA over 5K 24 Julie Buckley 59 Phil Buckley
18-32 21-00
Northumberland Coastal Run 18th July 237 Nick Whittingham 620 Caryl Skene
1-54-38 2-18-18
Holme Moss Fell Race 18th July 41 Steve Storey 96 Nicky Spinks 121 Simon Rippon 160 Ian Charlesworth 206 Chris Deacon 214 Brent Lindsay 236 Adi Baker 246 Paul Griffiths 247 Geoff Dimelow 251 Pete Davison 282 Ray Brown
2-51-47 3-10-39 3-19-23 3-32-49 3-46-10 3-50-57 4-01-00 4-06-48 4-06-55 4-11-45 4-34-59
Edale Skyline Race pictures courtesy of Ian Wragg.
Nostell Priory 5 Mile 21st July Julie 1st Lady again Julie Buckley Phil Buckley
31-55 36-26
Wormstones Fell Race 25th July
Shaun Walker at Edale on 23rd March 2010
Steve Roebuck 1st in a new course record of 33-59 1 Steve Roebuck 33-59 24 Paul Griffiths ??
IF YOUR RESULTS ARE NOT SHOWN, THEN IT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT REPORTED THEM. PLEASE PASS ALL YOUR RESULTS ON TO MARTYN CARTWRIGHT 762557 or martynandpauline@tiscali.co.uk
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Keeping In Touch! Well well, another issue completed– but I feel it‟s been slightly rushed and rough around the edges this edition– apologies to one and all if it‟s falling short of expectations!! On the (huge) plus note however, I‟ve had a great time reading the brilliant articles that have been sent to me from you, my fellow runners– and I‟d like to thank you all enormously for sending in what you have– without you it would be nigh on impossible to cobble anything together worthy of reading! And what a time it has been– this year we have so many runners competing in so many different fields that there seems to be congratulations and cheers every time we meet at the club for a new record being made, prizes being won, positions being maintained in regular annual meets or tremendous triumphs such as marathons, ultra distance runs or the infamous Bob Graham Round (I for one am totally awe-inspired by all our members who have completed this feat)!! But what‟s still to come– tons!! We‟re just over half way through the club championships this year and with only 5 left to complete– but still enough time to make some points up if you‟ve missed any earlier in the year. There‟s the Penistone Show race just around the corner in September, October– marathon ballot results out (exciting!!), final Silkstone Shuffle in November and of course the ULTIMATE event in our social calendar, the Xmas Disco winging it‟s way to us all on Friday 10th December– Langsett Barn is booked already for what promises to be another fantastic night. So plenty to keep me fuelled with articles into the winter months I hope, and please don‟t be put off thinking you need to be a dab hand with words to send me something in– even a short scribble about a good race you‟ve run keeps me in business! Oh, and those all important pictures– thanks to Ian for a splendid array of pictures this time round. If you want to send me anything– please don‟t hesitate– either hand things to me at the club, or email through to ailsa_p@hotmail.com!!
Pictures from the recent Wentworth summer trog organised by John Rowe, ending with liquid refreshments as is tradition and customary!!
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