WAKEFIELD DISTANCE RUNNING LEAGUE
NEWSLETTER 12th November 2010
Ron Needham 01924 829495 email: rodillianrunners@yahoo.co.uk
Good turn-out of runners continues and continues
Normally, about this stage of the “season,” with the dark nights and the cold wet horrible weather setting in, the numbers attending the events declines rapidly. This year, our turn outs are improving; last night 16 members braved the gale force winds (that blew a tree down onto a car only a couple of miles away), and rain, and a good night was had by all. Alan Stainer came up with a superb 3 lap route almost from Wakefield town centre and we were made most welcome by a pub that had well kept real ale. What more can anyone ask?
In the event itself, Tony White saw off a serious challenge from the fast improving John McCarthy, to record his third successive win in the men’s results, whilst Gill Day (her New York street name has the “G” is pronounced the hard way, rather than the soft “J”) was nearly two minutes ahead of her nearest rival Helen. Tony’s perfect season continues and he has now amassed 30 points, with Steve Pilling in second place in the table on 25, whilst in the Ladies table, Dot’s absence through illness meant that Louise has now built up a 10 point lead. The position in the Vets table is also building up nicely, with Steve Pilling occupying the default leading position if Tony and Louise go on to take their respective titles.
VETS
Please let me know if you are a vet and haven’t been included in the Vets tables. As in the last few 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 16th December, and is our Christmas Handicaps. The route will be our traditional road route, from Rodillian Runners’ HQ at Stanley Rodillian Rugby Club. This is a handicap with athletes starting at various times (first start at 7-25). There is no entry fee, as such - instead, every runner brings a prize (unisex please), to value of no more than £4, suitably wrapped - best if the wrapping can disguise the nature of the prize (please try to be a bit more original than the safe bottles of wine and 4 packs of beer). First home takes first choice of prizes from the table and so on. Just as examples, interesting prizes in the past have included a bow and arrow, a fire companion set, a box of cornflakes and a cassette tape of seasonal songs by Guy (pronounced “Gee”) Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. This latter prize went on to make three appearances as a handicap prize in consecutive years before someone obviously found a suitable use for it (the rumour was that it became a Christmas present for a disliked friend or relation).
There will be our usual Christmas grub at the presentation and the bar and showers will be operating. Charge for food will be £4 (guests and non-runners are welcome – non-runners to also pay for food, please, unless helping in marshalling, time keeping, etc.). There will also be the usual fancy dress competition (prize for best fancy dress amongst runners - and yes, you must wear the fancy dress in the event).
Cake Championship
We are to have a cake baking championship at the Christmas Handicap event, with a small prize for the best baked by a woman and also by a man. The rules are:
- Submissions can be plain cake, fancy cake, whatever. As long as it can be described as a cake (i.e. not buns, biscuits etc) and is edible.
- Cakes to be submitted on the night of the Christmas handicaps
- There will be a judging panel of three, consisting of people attending on the night who have not submitted an entry. No member of the judging panel may have an interest in, or even knowledge of, any competitor’s entry. Entries will be judged anonymously (no names on the cakes)
- Marks out of 5 will be given for both presentation and taste, total out of 10 points for each entry per judge
- Marks will be averaged, so the total score will be out of 10 - if there is a draw, the results will be recalculated based on the taste only.
- Judging panel decision is final!
Cakes will be sampled on the night by the judges, and then polished off by the vultures, so entrants should not expect to be taking cake home! The cakes will form the “pudding” in the grub.
Result of 3rd Meeting
Approximately 3 miles, 3 laps on road from The College PH, Northgate, Wakefield.
Men
| Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Final Time | ||
| 1 | Tony White | 6-18 | 12-59 | 19-25 |
| 2 | John McCarthy | 6-19 | 12-55 | 19-38 |
| 3 | Steve Pilling | 6-30 | 13-35 | 20-44 |
| 4 | Gerard Coyle | 6-56 | 14-28 | 22-00 |
| 5 | Richard Mann | 7-08 | 14-50 | 22-40 |
| 6 | Dave Shaw | 7-40 | 15-58 | 24-07 |
| 7 | Darren Duckworth | 8-11 | 17-17 | 26-28 |
| 8 | Stuart Anderson | 8-53 | 17-55 | 27-07 |
| 9 | Alan Stainer | 10-03 | 21-05 | 32-28 |
Women
| Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Final Time | ||
| 1 | Gill Day | 8-17 | 16-58 | 24-05 |
| 2 | Helen Mann | 8-09 | 17-00 | 25-50 |
| 3 | Louise Walker | 8-16 | 17-14 | 26-14 |
| 4 | Charlotte Somerville | 8-46 | 14-48 | 26-32 |
| 5 | Sharon Richman | 8-36 | 17-39 | 26-48 |
| 6 | Sue Needham | 8-54 | 18-10 | 29-05 |
| 7 | Debbie Mann | 10-41 | 22-40 | 34-33 |
Tables
LADIES’ LEAGUE TABLE
| 1 | Louise Walker | 28 |
| 2 | Dot Hand | 18 |
| 3 | Gill Day | 18 |
| 4 | Sharon Richman | 17 |
| 5 | Sue Needham | 15 |
| 6= | Claire Peckett | 14 |
| 6= | Charlotte Sommerville | 14 |
| 8 | Helen Mann | 12 |
| 9 | Debbie Mann | 08 |
| 10 | Jo Hodgson | 06 |
MEN’S LEAGUE TABLE
| 1 | Tony White | 30 |
| 2 | Steven Pilling | 25 |
| 3 | Gerard Coyle | 21 |
| 4 | John McCarthy | 18 |
| 5 | Dave Shaw | 17 |
| 6 | Richard Mann | 14 |
| 7 | Darren Duckworth | 11 |
| 8 | Mark Hannett | 10 |
| 9 | Stuart Anderson | 07 |
| 10 | Alan Stainer | 04 |
VET’S LEAGUE TABLE
| 1 | Tony White | 30 |
| 2 | Louise Walker | 28 |
| 3 | Steven Pilling | 25 |
| 4 | Gerard Coyle | 21 |
| 5= | Dot Hand | 18 |
| 5= | John McCarthy | 18 |
| 5= | Gill Day | 18 |
| 8= | Dave Shaw | 17 |
| 8= | Sharon Richman | 17 |
| 10 | Sue Needham | 15 |
| 11= | Claire Peckett | 14 |
| 11= | Richard Mann | 14 |
| 11= | Charlotte Sommerville | 14 |
| 14 | Helen Mann | 12 |
| 15 | Mark Hannett | 10 |
| 16 | Stuart Anderson | 08 |
| 17= | Jo Hodgson | 06 |
| 17= | Alan Stainer | 06 |
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.
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
Next Event
16th December
Approximately 3 miles on road
Stanley Rodillian Rugby Club
Christmas Handicaps – handicap start times
First runner away at 7-25
Entry - bring a unisex prize to value of no more than £4
Buffet food – cost £4
Showers and bar open
Future Events
To give everyone the opportunity to plan, we’ve set the dates for the next few events.
These will be: 16th December (Christmas Handicaps), 13th January, 10th February, 10th March.
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.
