WAKEFIELD DISTANCE RUNNING LEAGUE
NEWSLETTER 22nd January 2010
Ron Needham 01924 829495 email: rodillianrunners@yahoo.co.uk
Return to the Unicorn
It’s a while since we were at the Unicorn in Carlton for the monthly fixture, and we were blessed with good running weather (dry, not too warm, not too cold) and a good welcome from the new landlord and landlady there. We have an interesting history with this location - in our early visits, a number of years ago, we upset the locals by sitting in their seats and winning the quiz, but we were made very welcome this time, with a warm fire, good ale and a pleasant ambience. 11 runners turned out, not bad for what has been over the years the month of lowest turn-out. Good to see also a good turn-out in support of those unable to run because of illness, lack of fitness, etc.
Tony White took good advantage of Alan Slack’s illness and Tom Wainwright’s enforced absence abroad to increase his lead in the men’s league to 19 points, whilst the absence of Dave Marsh and Dot Hand, through illness, brought a new contender into play for the Vet’s title with Steve Pilling sneaking up to third place. In the ladies, a good run by Claire Peckett won her the event for the evening, although Louise was apparently way ahead when she unaccountably took a wrong turning - in the end, Louise did very well to pull so much back, but her third place let Sue Needham into the lead in the ladies league.
VETS
Please let me know if you are a vet and haven’t been included in the Vets tables. It’s the start of a new season and it’s now the time to let me know so you can be included next year, otherwise, the “speak now or forever hold your peace (at least till next season)” rule will apply. As in the last 2 or 3 years, we shall be running a combined vets league - ladies will also be given vets points but depending on where they finish amongst other lady vets, as will men, and the tables combined (so, if you finish first lady vet, you get 10 points, and if you finish first man vet, you get 10 points - all go in same table and winner will be one with most points, male or female). For our purposes, male vets start at 40, female at 35.
Next Event
The next event will take place on 11th February, from The Vine, Newton Bar and it will follow the one lap relay format (so about 1.5 miles each runner). Start at 7-30, but please be early so we can sort out teams. The landlord there makes us very welcome indeed and usually puts on sandwiches for us, so let’s have a good turn-out please.
Results of 5th Meeting (approx 3.3 miles road, from The Unicorn, Carlton)
| Pos | Men | Time | 2008 |
| 1 | Tony White | 20-27 | 19-39 |
| 2 | Richard Mann | 22-06 | |
| 3 | Gerard Coyle | 22-41 | |
| 4 | Steven Pilling | 23-07 | |
| 5 | Dave Shaw | 23-11 | |
| 6 | Stuart Anderson | 27-58 | 24-44 |
| 7 | Alan Stainer | 28-32 |
| Pos | Ladies | Time | 2008 |
| 1 | Claire Peckett | 26-55 | |
| 2 | Sue Needham | 27-02 | 26-45 |
| 3 | Louise Walker | 27-21 | 26-18 |
| 4 | Sue McBurney | No time |
Tables
LADIES’ LEAGUE TABLE
| 1 | Sue Needham | 36 |
| 2 | Dot Hand | 34 |
| 3 | Louise Walker | 34 |
| 4 | Clare Peckett | 23 |
| 5 | Christine Hall | 20 |
| 6 | Gill Day | 17 |
| 7 | Emma Smith | 10 |
| 8 | Jane Senior | 09 |
| 9= | Debbie Mann | 08 |
| 9= | Helen Mann | 08 |
| 11 | Susan McBurney | 07 |
VET’S LEAGUE TABLE
| 1 | Tony White | 47 |
| 2 | Dot Hand | 36 |
| 3 | Steve Pilling | 35 |
| 4 | Dave Marsh | 33 |
| 5 | Sue Needham | 29 |
| 6 | Stuart Anderson | 27 |
| 7 | Richard Mann | 23 |
| 8 | Christine Hall | 22 |
| 9 | Alan Slack | 20 |
| 10= | Mark Hannett | 18 |
| 10= | Gill Day | 18 |
| 12= | Clare Peckett | 15 |
| 12= | Alan Stainer | 15 |
| 14= | Adam Cooper | 10 |
| 14= | Emma Smith | 10 |
| 16= | Jane Senior | 09 |
| 16= | Helen Mann | 09 |
| 18= | Stuart Haigh | 07 |
| 18= | Dave Shaw | 07 |
| 20 | Ken Bingley | 06 |
| 21= | Ron Dyson | 04 |
| 21= | Alan Scholey | 04 |
MEN’S LEAGUE TABLE
| 1 | Tony White | 46 |
| 2 | Steve Pilling | 27 |
| 3= | Tom Wainwright | 26 |
| 3= | Dave Marsh | 26 |
| 5 | Mark Vollans | 22 |
| 6 | Alan Slack | 20 |
| 7 | Richard Mann | 19 |
| 8 | Stuart Anderson | 16 |
| 9 | Gerard Coyle | 12 |
| 10 | Adam Cooper | 10 |
| 11= | Mark Hannett | 09 |
| 11= | Alan Stainer | 09 |
| 13 | Martin Hopkins | 08 |
| 14 | Andy Opie | 07 |
| 15 | Dave Shaw | 06 |
| 16 | Stuart Haigh | 05 |
| 17 | Ken Bingley | 03 |
| 18 | Alan Scholey | 02 |
| 19 | Ron Dyson | 01 |
Rodillian Runners and the Distance League
Rodillian Runners is a running club affiliated to NoEAA and UK Athletics. Our headquarters are Stanley Rodillian Rugby Club and we meet there on Tuesday nights for training runs. Most everyone is very welcome to run with us on a Tuesday night but we have to be aware that we are using the rugby club premises and facilities and to be fair to our hosts. For that reason, we ask that all who use the facility on Tuesday training nights either join us as first or second claim members (which in effect means joining the rugby club and gaining all the benefits of membership) or pay a £1-50 per session training fee (this is still 50p cheaper than other clubs in the area). First or second claim membership costs £32 per year. For this, members get full membership of the rugby club and are able to use the facilities free and also to book the clubhouse for private parties for free. First claim members are also able to vote at Rodillian Runners’ meetings and to compete in open events under the banner of “Rodillian Runners.” First and second claim members will also be able to have other advantages such as making use of club places in the London Marathon (which we’ve hitherto never bothered to claim).
The distance league was started to provide a fun and not too serious monthly run out for members and friends of Rodillian Runners and a social occasion afterwards. There is a general open invitation for anyone in the area to take part – the more the merrier. The Committee of Rodillian runners, however, reserves the right at any time to decide who may and may not participate.
Next Event
11th February
Relay event - each leg approximately 1.5 miles on road
The Vine, Newton Bar
Start - 7-30
Entry - £2
Future Events
To give everyone the opportunity to plan, we’ve set the dates for the next few events.
These will be:
11th February - The Vine, Newton Bar
11th March - venue to be decided
If anyone is in touch with anyone else planning an event please let them know our dates, to avoid clashes.
Getting the newsletter
Newsletters are distributed by email (they seem to get round everyone). However, if you aren’t on email and would like me to print one for you, please just let me know. Each month, by the way, one or two emails are returned because of address problems - please remember to let me know, if you change your email address. If you don’t want to receive the newsletter, please let me know and I’ll remove you from the list.
