Holmfirth Harriers Athletics Club

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1 Newsletter February Holmfirth Harriers Athletics Club Catch up February saw probably the muddiest cross country in the world! But included some exciting races and results, read on to find out more. Contents: Neiley Pavillion New Mill Road Honley Holmfirth West Yorkshire HD9 6QT Notices 1 Fell 2-3 Cross Country 4-5 Road 6 Triathlon 7-8 Events 9 Training & Contacts 10 YVAA Cross Country Championships Latest On Saturday 26th March 2011 we will be hosting the YVAA CC Championships at Fartown High School. Offers of help are slowly coming in but I still need the following. At least 2 more people to help with marshalling. This could either be for the 11.30am 1.00pm slot or the 12.30pm 2.15pm (ish) slot or both. People to help with car parking. We will need these from about 10.00am 12.45pm but again it doesn t have to be all the time. Probably need another 4 full time equivalent people. Catering. Help needed serving teas and coffees etc. Another 2 or more people would spread the load and give those already down to help a break or allow them to watch one of the races. Runners: We would like to put out as many runners as possible. Only 5K for women and 9k for men, anyone that runs regularly at the club should be capable of getting round the course. Studded or trail shoes an advantage if you have them (CC spikes for those that have them). Full details will be on YVAA website, Please sign up to both run and help on the notices on the Vets board at the club, by talking to Rob on the desk or by contacting him by phone, or , robkersey@toucansurf.com Calling all Juniors * * MASSAGE * * 1 st & 3 rd Tuesday Every Month 5/quarter hour 10/half hour or 20/hour Phone Steve Moslin to book your session Our next junior club event is on Sunday 27th March at Beaumont Park. Look out on the notice board for details and sign up. It s a fantastic opportunity to run this friendly club race around the park grounds.

2 Newsletter February Noon Stone 26th February 2011 Often held in atrocious conditions on the Pennine moors above Todmorden, the category AM Noon Stone fell race had the potential to be a tricky first counter in this year s Holmfirth Harriers Fell Championship. As it was, the weather relented for the most part, so navigation wasn t too much of an issue and the competitors just had to contend with plenty of mud and peat clawing at their shoes for much of the 9 mile course. Last year s race was an English championship event, attracting over 400 entries some of them must have enjoyed the occasion, because there were still nearly 250 runners this time around, including 11 Harriers eager to put down a marker and grab some points. First back for Holmfirth, finishing 30 th overall and 1st lady was Ladies Captain Helen Berry, in a time of Helen was comfortably ahead of her nearest rival, Helen Skelton from Mercia, who was some four minutes down in Next back for Holmfirth (and complaining his legs weren t long enough for the peat bogs) was Chris Beadle, finishing 95 th overall in , just pipping Phil Hobbs, who came back in , finishing 109 th. Holmfirth runners packed the middle order, with Jason Kaushal, Ian Arnold, Dave Knight & Richard Wade all finishing under the 1 hour 50 mark. There was then a bit of a gap to ever-green Rob Halstead who finished in and two of our fellrunning V60 stalwarts, Bill Hunter ( ) and Jim Sommerville ( ). Our final runner was Rebecca Halstead, who is slowly but steadily coming back from injury and completed the course in As most of us hadn t done the race before, the general consensus was that it had been a tough but good choice. This was no doubt helped by the fact that the race HQ is located in the Top Brink Inn at Lumbutts, in the shadow of Stoodley Pike monument and where post-race food consisted of very generous and reasonably priced chip butties! Phil Hobbs FELL Results: 1 st Tom Addison (Helm Hill), th Helen Berry, th Chris Beadle, th Phil Hobbs, st Jason Kaushal, th Ian Arnold, th Dave Knight, th Richard Wade, th Rob Halstead, th Bill Hunter, st Jim Sommerville, th Rebecca Halstead,

3 Newsletter February FELL Ilkley Moor Junior Fell Races 27th February 2011 For those brave souls who had contested the National XC championships at Alton Towers the previous weekend, one look at the starting field for this year s Ilkley Moor races must have brought back bad memories of mud, mud & more mud! Heavy rain over the previous weeks, combined with heavy machinery being used for moorland restoration, had rendered the hillside a boggy mess. Undeterred and with a few half-term absentees, Holmfirth were still able to field 19 juniors throughout all the age groups and we once again had a number of top 3 finishers. The course has something for everyone stream crossings, muddy banks, heather, bracken, tussocks and a steep downhill finish with a little sting in the tail! For the U8 s, Lewis Hodgson had a good run, finishing 7 th overall from 37 starters and was once again joined by Freya & Ben Durrans who enjoyed racing a new course and managed to keep their shoes on, unlike a few others! The U10 s, U12 s, U14 s & U16 s set off together a great sight as 124 runners tried to find the best line through the mud. Once across the stream and up the first muddy bank, there were plenty of Holmfirth vests to be seen. Lewis Byram led the field virtually from start to finish and won comfortably, breaking the U14 record by 13 seconds in a time of Close behind, putting in another great performance finishing 4 th overall (and 4 th U14) came Eddie Hinchliffe in Remarkably, in a combined age-group race, Lucy & Erica Byram finished 7 th equal 1 st GU12 s and smashed that record by 27 seconds in a time of 7.55 must be something in the Marsden water! Left GU12s this year for young Fiona Hodgson running well. A little further back, Lewis Bartholomew finished 13th overall, 4 th U12 in 8.13 and was followed shortly after by Finn Kerry, who ran strongly to finish in nd overall & 2 nd U10. Sophie Spencer was our sole representative in the GU14 s, but still ran well to finish in 8.53, 29 th overall & 4 th GU14. Callum Durrans (Left)continues to show what a good athlete he is becoming by finishing 32 nd overall, 4 th U10, in a time of 8.56 and this in walking boots, because his trainers had no grip! In the U16 & U18 2 mile challenge, Robert Hinchliffe ran very well, finishing 7 th overall & 4 th U16 in a time of All in all, another super effort from all the juniors in testing conditions underfoot and it was great to see so many smiling faces at the end, particularly when the spot prizes of additional goody bags or Cadbury s Creme Eggs were awarded by club and Holmfirth was called out second! The next race on the junior calendar is Pendle on Saturday 2 nd April, which this year is both an English and Lancashire Junior Championship event. There will be plenty of competition and last year, the prizes were Easter eggs, so it ll be well worth a visit again!

4 Newsletter February CROSS COUNTRY ECCA National Cross Country Championships Alton Towers, Staffordshire Saturday 19 February 2011 Dedicated Holmfirth Harriers athletes and supporters travel down to Alton Towers in Staffordshire for the English National Cross Country Championships. Whilst the snow had arrived in Huddersfield overnight, the midlands had experienced heavy rain which meant the course and surrounding area soon became a quagmire after the early races. Athletes commented that they had never run in such muddy conditions, which proved tiring over the undulating course. Over halfway into the race timetable the race organisers took the decision to alter the course for the U15 girls, U13 boys and Senior Women and Men, due to injuries that were sustained in earlier races. There was a delay in the start of all these races but by the time the men's race got off the marks they were back on track. The planned course for the senior ladies was reduced from two large laps of 4km each to 3 small laps, a distance of approximately 6km, omitting the lower part of the course which had included a very steep hill; welcome news for some athletes but not for others. The senior ladies fielded four runners which was enough to complete a team position. With some of the regular team counters absent due to half-term holidays, Cara Penfold stepped up to the mark to complete the team. Katie Walshaw relished the muddy conditions and gradually moved through the field throughout the race to finish in an excellent 33rd place (26:31), an improvement of about 20 places on her position last year. Ladies' Captain, Helen Berry, found the mud tough going towards the end of the race, but did well to finish in 62nd place (27:35). Claire Leaver may not have appeared to enjoy the conditions, though finished in 157 th place in a time of 30:15. Cara Penfold ran well and was enthusiastic as ever, running a time of 32:26 in 279 th position. The team finished 18 th out of 54 complete teams. 487 runners completed the course, which was won after a close run-race by Winchester& District s Louise Damen in 23:49, ahead of Hatti Dean of Yorkshire club Hallamshire. The Bronze medal went to Olympian and Commonwealth marathon runner, Liz Yelling, who won on this course 3 years ago. The conditions for the senior men s race were even more atrocious, with thick mud on most parts of the course. Following incidents earlier in the programme the planned course for the men was reduced from three large laps of 4km each to 1 small lap and two large laps, a distance of approximately 10km. There was a disappointing turnout for the Holmfirth men, who were unable to field a team of six athletes. Richard Smith, ever present during the cross country season, decided to withdraw from the race when he heard news of injuries caused by the conditions and didn t want to risk injury after sustaining similar injuries in the past. Mark Buckingham led the Holmfirth challenge in his first outing of the cross country season. It was clear the conditions were not to his liking and after a steady start he was in the top fifty on the first big lap, but finished 85 th in a time of Nathan Martin had a good run for 367 th place in 45.22, followed by Gavin Pilkington 728 th (51.00) and Brandon Holroyd 843 rd (53.15). Over 1,300 men finished the race with Steve Vernon of Stockport, runner-up in the Northern Championships, winning in a time of

5 Newsletter February CROSS COUNTRY National Mud Slide Championships 2011 continued.. Report by Daisy Mae When we woke up it was white, snow had fallen! It was about two inches thick. This unexpected turn of weather surprised us all, even scared a few. The roads were white and most of us hoped it wouldn t be snowy on the course. However, the course at Alton Towers was not snowy it was cold, muddy and wet. Not normal mud either, this mud had an orange tinge to it. Strange?! U15 boys, with a rush to get to their event on time set off into the mud to enjoy the 4.5k course with lots of hills and a mountain to go up. Aaron Arthur (left) was first back for Holmfirth running strongly to come in 242 nd place in a time of 21m 07s with Eddie Hinchliffe in 265 th (21.30) and brother Robert 315 th. As the U13 girls waited for the start of their race in their shorts and vests (!) they talked about the course. Since there were only three (a Smith and two Byrams) they could not have a team prize, did the others know something we didn t?...anyway, back to the talk: Lucy Byram explained to me that there was a very very very big hill. Then the air horn sounded, three minutes to go, our conversation continued with Lucy saying she wanted to come in the top 200, then Take your marks and the gun went. Lucy certainly did just that being first back for Holmfirth in a time of 16m 02s in 96 th position, sister Erica following in 166 th (16.40) and Daisy Mae 266 th (17.55) (top right). Next up were the U17 men and Max Kaye (right) ran exceptionally to take 20 th place in just 24m 55s despite saying afterwards that it was the worst conditions and toughest course he d ever run. Max was backed up by Thomas Travis-Pollard in 104 th (27.03), Max Lawton and Jake Richardson in 199 th and 250 th respectively. They were the only juniors to field a team, finishing in a brilliant 15 th position. By now the mud had taken a turn for the worse, disrupting the program. U15 girls were dismissed from their starting pens to allow officials time to investigate the spiralling number of broken bones. Some 20 plus minutes later Sophie Spencer (left) got her chance to shine, the sole Holmfirth representative in this event, coming in 186 th place in a time of 18m 18s. Finally it was the turn of the U13 boys. Unfortunately their race was unexpectedly cut short leaving Lewis Byram 41 st and Aaron Kettlewell 98 th very disappointed. Team mate Lewis Bartholomew ran extremely well for 163 rd place. All competitors are to be congratulated on completing the course and brought back enough mud for the entire club. Daisy Mae

6 Newsletter February ROAD Road Championships Just a reminder here are the next events in the clubs Road Championships. Full details and rule can be found on the website. Thirsk 10-27th March (this is the re-arranged date from 2010 but entries are still open and original entries have been carried over) Wakefield 10k - 3rd April Rothwell 10k - 2nd May Joe percy 10k - June Penine Lancashire 5k - July Askern 10 - August Netherthong 10k - September Holmfirth 15 - October Preston 10 - November Ribble Valley 10k December Northern Mens 12 Stage Road Relays & Ladies 6 Stage Road Relays Another important date for your diary is the 20th March Road Relays. Sign up on notice board we need as many people as possible. Dewsbury 10k 6th Feb Results Full Name Cat H M S Position Full Name Cat H M S Position Richard Anderson M of 970 Stephen Beardsell M of 970 Alistair Langron M of 970 Brandon Holdroyd M of 970 Richard Smith M of 970 Margaret Sykes F of 970 John Levick M of 970 Julia Johnson F of 970 Kath Farquhar F of 970 Liz Woodfield F of 970 Ricky South M of 970 Matthew Rose M of 970 Graham Howatson M of 970 Richard McLeod M of 970 David Shepherd M of 970 Diane Kolat F of 970 John Philpott M of 970 Hilary Booth F of 970 Rob Kersey M of 970 Jannine Clark F of 970 Huddersfield 10k 27th Place Time Name Place Time Name Matthew Pierson Andrew Smithson Simon Rawnsley Jane Greaves Jared Croft John Field Brandon Holroyd Claire Whitwam Jacqui Khoueiry Stuart Burdass Philip Martin Sarah Ross Debbie Hall Jane Stirling David John Senior Hilary Booth Yvette Arthur Francesca Strachan Richard McLeod Jason Haigh

7 Newsletter February TRIATHLON Mark s Update

8 Newsletter February TRIATHLON Anyone who is new this year to the word of triathlon and want to find out what the club is up to please see Andrew Kerry or our page on the website. We will be having an information morning very soon so please do come along and find out more. Y&H Senior Club Championships 2011 Holme Moss Duathlon 10 th April Hatfield Sprint Tri 17 th July Y&H Aquathlon TBC Leeds Tri (Std) 11 th September Details of Holmfirth Harriers Senior Triathlon Series Available Soon Triathlon is a fantastic and very exciting sport to get involved in both to watch and take part. Over the last few years the club s triathlon section has grown. Over the short period the club has been very successful with the Juniors and Seniors alike, competing locally, nationally and internationally. The club this year will again be hosting two junior events as well as one brand new senior event. The junior events are the Holmfirth Duathlon and the Holmfirth Triathlon. The senior event for the very first time will be the Holme Moss Duathlon. So you seniors who I know are all very good at running get on your bikes too and have a go. You can enter online from the link on our web site where you can also have a look at this challenging course. As these three events are club run events we will be looking for lots of help, so if you would like to offer your services please either contact John Levick or Andrew Kerry, your help is very much appreciated as always. The youth races kick off first with the Skipton Tri, this event is open for seniors too so would be a fantastic event for you to have a go at your first triathlon and also show support for our Youth triathletes. For the juniors the first event is the LBT Aquathlon, this is a swim/run. Swim and run distances vary depending on age. First you swim, then you go straight out onto the run section just stopping to put on your trainers! The race is timed from the start of the swim to the end of the run easy! This event fills up quickly so please go to the LBT website to download an entry form and post off. You have to enter the Triathlon events individually just visit their web sites for details. The websites for all the events are below. If you have any questions about Triathlon please do or see one of us at the club. For full details of the Yorkshire & Humberside Series please see our website. Full details of our training over the next few months will be available soon, this will include; Brick Training Running Pool Swimming Open Water Swimming Bike Maintenance Transition Training

9 Newsletter February EVENTS Club Race Cross Country Road Fell Track & Field Date Event Venue Age group Other info March 2011 Where To Find Events? If you have not come across these web sites before, I am sure many of you have, they are great to find races all around the country. If anyone has any more sites they find useful please let me know so I can pass on the information. Thank you. full of race entry details and results UKA Track & Field results and event info 13th Ian Roberts Memorial Race Marsden Cricket Club Seniors 19th English Schools XC Nottingham Pre Qualification 26th Yorkshire Vets AA XCC Fartown High School Vets yes 35+ Holmfirth Hosting please help. 27th Beaumont Park Road Races Crosland Moor All juniors Handicap Race April nd Pendle Junior Fell Burnley U8s up 5th Bunny Run 1 Howarth 12yrs up 7pm 10th Holme Moss Neiley Seniors 9am Duathlon 10th Trafford AC Open Trafford AC U11up 1pm 12th Bunny Run 2 Howarth 12yrs up 7.15pm 14th Point 2 Point Neiley Seniors 7pm 16th WYT&F League York U11 up Pre Entry Required 19th Bunny Run 3 Howarth 12yrs up 7.30pm 21st Junior Point 2 Point Neiley Juniors 7pm 25th Trafford AC Open Trafford AC U11 up 1pm 27th Bunny Run Relays Howarth U10s up 7.30pm Any events you are intending to enter over the coming months please let me know so I can let others know! deborah@byram.co.uk thank you. Details of Fell events and results Follow link for details of West Yorkshire Cross Country League Details Yorkshire Veterans Athletic Association Northern Athletics

10 Newsletter February Juniors & Seniors TRAINING & CONTACTS Tuesday and Thursday 7-8pm Contact Details: Registration Secretary Jacqueline France flor.eu Newsletter Items Deborah Byram VETS Contact: Rob Kersey Road Contract: Dave Turnbull Ladies Captain: Helen Berry Fell Contact: Phil Hobbs Juniors: John McFadzean Kath Farquhar Triathlon Coordinator: Andrew Kerry Wolves can run 6, 8 or 10 miles and are the fastest group. Jackals can run 6, 8 or 10 miles. Tigers run 5/6 miles. Pumas run 3/4 miles. Full details of each group and their runs can be found on the notice board at Neiley and on the web site. Junior Cross Country Training In addition to our Tuesday and Thursday night training sessions Kath also runs a session on some Saturday Mornings. We meet at 9am in Storthes Hall Woods. The session is suitable for runners of all abilities and Mums, Dads and any senior athletes are welcome to join in too. See the notice board for more details and dates when the session will be taking place. Turbo Junior Circuit Training Senior Turbo (13yrs and over) Start Wed 6th October 7.30pm-8.30pm Junior Circuit/Turbo Training Alternate Weeks Circuits 6.00pm-7.00pm Turbo Training 6:30-7:15pm Junior/Youth Turbo 50p per session, Seniors 1 per session ** WINTER PARKING ** Note: the small charge for the turbo session will help cover Music Licence and equipment. Due to water on the field parking will not be permitted on the field over the winter. Please note the parking areas below and use with respect for others. DO NOT park on New Mill Road at any time, this causes problems for all when crossing the road! Other contact details can be found on the Holmfirth Harriers Web Site