Monday, 29 August 2011

Distance League Newsletter 160 August 2011

WAKEFIELD DISTANCE RUNNING LEAGUE

NEWSLETTER 26^th August 2011

Ron Needham 01924 829495 email: rodillianrunners@yahoo.co.uk

Last event of the 2010/11 season

The last event of the 13^th “season” of the league took place last Tuesday, followed by the traditional celebratory buffet and presentation. Before the event (taking place on our now also traditional course) only one of the league titles (men’s) was decided, so it was all to run for on the night in the ladies’ and vets’. As if to make things absolutely clear, men’s champion Tony White produced a first rate performance to be first home in 19-20, with John McCarthy 19 seconds adrift, followed by Steven Pilling in 20-48. First lady home was Clare in 25-13, an excellent performance, with Gill second in 25-32, followed by Louise in 26-21. Steven’s performance brought him 8 points in the Vets’ table, enough to give him second place in the Vet’s table and, therefore, the Vets’ trophy, whilst the 8 points Louise gained and the 10 points gained by Clare resulted in a tie in the Ladies’ league table and a sharing of the championship.

All in all, our 13^th year has been an exciting one, and one in which we have seen a rise in average numbers again, after a dip in participation over the last 3 years or so. We’ve run new courses, been in different pubs (some of which managed to stay open even after our kiss of death visit). We’ve met new members and continued to provide challenges for those who have been around from the start. We’ve seen some performances improve considerably.

Our second cake competition was also a huge success, with 8 entries. Our thanks to everyone for joining in so enthusiastically with some very imaginative designs and wonderful tasting contributions. Our very grateful thanks to our panel of judges (Jane, Alan and Wendy) who had the really difficult job of making the decision. In the end, only one point separated first (Sue) from second (Louise).

We also owe grateful thanks to Sue for preparing the buffet and to Pete and dot for their help in doing so.

Start Times

Last month, I asked members to let me know their preferences for start times (possibly to bring forward the time to 7-00). I had some replies from members, some of whom have supported the league for a good number of years, telling me bringing it forward would make it difficult for them to get from work to the start on time. It wouldn’t be such a problem were all events to take place at one venue (i.e. the Rodillian clubhouse), but as our policy is to move around the area, it makes it more difficult. Because of this, therefore, we’ll be sticking to the 7-30 start at least for the time being.

Vets

We’re changing the nature of the Vets’ competition for next year. As our members are tending to get a bit older (as you do), we’ll be having three separate Vet’s prizes, over 40, over 50 and over 60. But, instead of having a separate Vets’ table, the O40 with the most points in their general table will take the O40 prize, and the same for the O50 and O60 prizes. Note there is only ONE prize per age group, won by whichever athlete, whether a man or woman, has most points. This means Vets’ points will no longer be awarded on the basis of where you finish in relationship to other Vets in your gender group and there will be no separate Vet’s table produced. As previously, the rule will be one prize per athlete, so if the first Man is a Vet 40, he can’t also win the Vets’ 40 prize and it would default to the next Vet 40, etc. Also, if the first Vet is, say, 55, he/she will take the Vet 40 prize and the Vets’ 50 prize will default to the next O50, etc.. The date for counting as a Vet is age on1^st September 2011 (so if you are 40 on 2^nd September, you will have to wait till next year). I’ll need to know your age on 1^st September, so please don’t be put out when I ask you your age when you enter at next month’s event. To fund the extra prizes, we’ll be putting the entry fee up to £2.50 (which surely must still be a bargain).

Next Event

The next event will be on Tuesday 27^th September and will be based at the Bay Horse at Wrenthorpe and will be two laps of the circuit around the old Bradford Road and across and past the Vine at Newton Bar (about 2.5 miles all told). Entry is £2.50. We’ve been made extremely welcome at this venue in the past.

Result of 12th Meeting (approximately 2.9 miles road from Rodillian Club House)

	Ladies
1	Clare Peckett	25-13
2	Gill Day	25-32
3	Louise Walker	26-21
4	Charlotte Sommerville	26-48
5	Sharon Richman	27-30
6	Sue Needham	28-05

	Men
1	Tony White	19-20
2	John McCarthy	19-39
3	Steven Pilling	20-48
4	Dan Limb	21-34
5	Richard Mann	21-59
6	Gerard Coyle	24-03
7	Mark Hannett	25-35
8	Dave Shaw	26-50

Tables

LADIES’ LEAGUE TABLE

1=	Louise Walker	91
1=	Clare Peckett	91
3	Charlotte Sommerville	83
4	Helen Mann	70
5	Sharon Richman	52
6	Gill Day	52
7	Sue Needham	51
8	Dot Hand	40
9	Debbie Mann	25
10	Jo Hodgson	06

VET’S LEAGUE TABLE

1	Tony White	106
2	Steven Pilling	92
3	Louise Walker	91
4	Clare Peckett	91
5	John McCarthy	87
6	Charlotte Sommerville	81
7	Gerard Coyle	79
8	Helen Mann	70
9	Richard Mann	62
10	Sharon Richman	60
12	Gill Day	52
11	Sue Needham	50
13	Dave Shaw	46
14	Dot Hand	40
15	Mark Hannett	37
16	Stuart Anderson	32
17	Adam Cooper	20
18=	Steve Wilkinson	09
18=	Alan Stainer	09
20	Mick Coyle	07
21	Jo Hodgson	06
22	Ron Needham	05

MEN’S LEAGUE TABLE

1	Tony White	106
2	Steven Pilling	87
3	John McCarthy	86
4	Gerard Coyle	69
5	Richard Mann	59
6	Dave Shaw	38
7	Mark Hannett	34
8	Dan Limb	31
9	Stuart Anderson	26
10	Darren Duckworth	25
11	Adam Cooper	20
12	Steve Wilkinson	09
13	Jonathan Wootton	09
14	Mick Coyle	07
15	Patrick McTigue	06
16	Ron Needham	05
17	Alan Stainer	05
18	Todd Hignett	04

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

Tuesday 27^th September

Bay Horse, Wrenthorpe

187 Bradford Road, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2AT

2 lap course, approximately 2.5 miles total

Start at 7-25, slower runners, 7-30 faster runners

Entry - £2.50

FUTURE DATES

25^th October

22^nd November

20^th December

All Tuesday, venues of all to be confirmed (except 20^th December which will be the traditional Christmas Handicaps from the Stanley Rodillian club house)

Distance League Newsletter 159 July 2011

WAKEFIELD DISTANCE RUNNING LEAGUE

NEWSLETTER 19^th July 2011

Ron Needham 01924 829495 email: rodillianrunners@yahoo.co.uk

If you go down in the woods today...........

.........be prepared to get lost. How it happened isn’t quite a mystery, but a number of runners managed to lose themselves on their first lap of the relays in the woods around Calder Grove last night. It seems “someone” went the wrong way and those in sight of him simply followed. The really great mystery is how did “someone else” manage to get lost on his second lap after running the first lap correctly? Ah well, it didn’t stop everyone having a good time both on the run and in the bar afterwards.

In the run itself, the “getting lost” phenomenon actually helped to spread the prizes out a bit more. The team made up of newcomer, and football referee, Patrick McTigue and Steven Pilling (despite getting lost) taking the first prize. Steven’s second lap run of 6-00 shows just what he is capable of doing, whilst Paddy’s 6-12 on the first lap shows he hasn’t lost much speed from the days when he was a junior cross country runner. Second home were Gerard and Sharon, with Clare and Dave coming in third. It was good to have Jonny Wootton making a return appearance (he last ran in the distance league about 4 years ago), his 5-46 first lap also showing the quality from his starring junior days.

The event actually did make things a little clearer in the leagues, with Tony going 12 points clear of Steven and making certain of the men’s championship. The ladies league though has an intriguing finish in prospect, with only two points separating Clare and Louise and with Charlotte in with an outside chance, and the vets title is even more enigmatic, with a possible 4 winners to sort out on the last night.

Start Times

As I mentioned last night, there is a suggestion that we don’t need to delay the starts of the events until 7-30, and that we could start at 7-00. The original reason for starting at 7-30 was to give everyone time to get to different venue after finishing work. The key question is - would a 7-00 start mean it would be less likely you would run? Please email me with any views on this. If we don’t have objections, we could perhaps try out a 7-00 start for the first run of the new “season” (i.e. September’s event).

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 be on Tuesday 23^rd August and will be based at the Rodillian runners club house. It’s the presentation night, using the traditional road course of just under 5k. As it’s presentation night, the usual salubrious buffet grub will be on offer, the bar will be open and we’ll be presenting the league prizes for this, our 13^th “season.” Entry is £4 (non-runners will be £2 for food).

Result of 8th Meeting

Off road between 0.8 mile and 1.5 miles per lap (depends on how much you got lost)

Team results

	1st/3^rd lap runner	2^nd /4^th lap runner	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3	Lap 4
1	Patrick McTigue	Steven Pilling	6-12	15-10	21-42	27-42
2	Sharon Richman	Gerard Coyle	7-26	13-40	21-37	27-58
3	Dave Shaw	Clare Peckett	7-04	13-55	21-24	28-24
4	Dot Hand	Dan Limb	7-14	15-07	22-15	28-45
5	Tony White	Charlotte Sommerville	5-17	15-52	21-18	28-53
6	Jonathan Wootton	Louise Walker	5-46	15-57	22-04	29-29
7	John McCarthy	Sue Needham	5-07	16-11	23-16	31-25

Individual Times

	Ladies	Lap 1	Lap 2	Total
1	Clare Peckett	6-51	7-00	13-51
2	Dot Hand	7-14	7-08	14-22
3	Sharon Richman	7-26	7-57	15-23
4	Louise Walker	10-11	7-25	17—36
5	Charlotte Sommerville	10-35	7-35	18-10
6	Sue Needham	11-04	8-09	19-13

	Men	Lap 1	Lap 2	Total
1	Tony White	5-17	5-26	10-43
2	Jonathan Wootton	5-46	6-07	11-53
3	John McCarthy	5-07	7-05	12-12
4	Gerard Coyle	6-14	6-21	12-35
5	Patrick McTigue	6-12	6-32	12-44
6	Dan Limb	7-53	6-30	14-23
7	Dave Shaw	7-04	7-29	14-34
8	Steven Pilling	8-58	6-00	14-58
9	Stuart Anderson	9-51	8-09	18-00

Tables

LADIES’ LEAGUE TABLE

1	Louise Walker	83
2	Clare Peckett	81
3	Charlotte Sommerville	76
4	Helen Mann	70
5	Sharon Richman	46
6	Sue Needham	46
7	Gill Day	43
8	Dot Hand	40
9	Debbie Mann	25
10	Jo Hodgson	06

VET’S LEAGUE TABLE

1	Tony White	96
2	Steven Pilling	84
3	Louise Walker	83
4	Clare Peckett	81
5	John McCarthy	78
6	Charlotte Sommerville	74
7	Gerard Coyle	73
8	Helen Mann	70
9	Richard Mann	55
10	Sharon Richman	54
11	Sue Needham	45
12	Gill Day	43
13	Dave Shaw	42
14	Dot Hand	40
15	Mark Hannett	32
16	Stuart Anderson	32
17	Adam Cooper	20
18=	Steve Wilkinson	09
18=	Alan Stainer	09
20	Mick Coyle	07
21	Jo Hodgson	06
22	Ron Needham	05

MEN’S LEAGUE TABLE

1	Tony White	96
2	Steven Pilling	79
3	John McCarthy	77
4	Gerard Coyle	64
5	Richard Mann	53
6	Dave Shaw	35
7	Mark Hannett	30
8	Stuart Anderson	26
9	Darren Duckworth	25
10	Dan Limb	24
11	Adam Cooper	20
12	Steve Wilkinson	09
13	Jonathan Wootton	09
14	Mick Coyle	07
15	Patrick McTigue	06
16	Ron Needham	05
17	Alan Stainer	05
18	Todd Hignett	04

Rodillian Runners and the Distance League

Next Event

Tuesday 23^rd August

GRAND PRESENTATION NIGHT

Stanley Rodillian RUFC club house

Traditional 5k course on road

Bar, Buffet Food

Start at 7-25

Entry - £4-00 (non-runners please pay £2 for food)

FUTURE DATES

27^th September

25^th October

22^nd November

20^th December

All Tuesday, venues of all to be confirmed (except 20^th December which will be the traditional Christmas Handicaps from the Stanley Rodillian club house)

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Distance League Newsletter 158 June 2011

WAKEFIELD DISTANCE RUNNING LEAGUE

NEWSLETTER 17^th June 2011

Ron Needham 01924 829495 email: rodillianrunners@yahoo.co.uk

Increase in numbers continues

Our 6^th annual visit to Jane’s and Dave’s home in Walton saw the return to healthier numbers continue as 19 athletes took part (11 more than last year). Jane and Dave once more did us proud with the now traditional fine course, marshalled to ensure nearly everyone didn’t get lost, and Jane’s superb hospitality. Our very grateful and sincere thanks to our hosts for everything and a very happy anniversary. from us all. Once again, by the way, Jane is to donate the £2 per person food charge to Wakefield Hospice funds.

In the men’s race, Adam Cooper ran in his second event of the year, recording his second win, in a time of 18-17, 17 seconds slower than his previous outing at Walton 2 years ago. There was a bit of a surprise in the race for second place, with Tony White taking a rare beating by a regular, with John McCarthy opening up a 13 second gap. Possibly a sign of things to come? Who knows, but it will make life a bit more interesting for future events. Todd Hignett made his first appearance of the year, with a time of 24-07, and there were good runs by Darren (25-42) and Dan (22-12). In the ladies’ race, Clare continued with her good form, taking well over 2 minutes off her last year’s time, whilst Debbie continued her improving performances.

In the men’s league, Steven’s unfortunate wrong turning cost him points and Tony is now 10 in the lead, but with two events left and, therefore, 20 points on offer, Tony can’t afford to miss a race. The top of the Ladies’ league table didn’t actually become much clearer, even though Helen had to sit out the race with an injury. Clare’s storming run means she is catching and Louise is now only 5 points ahead of her, whilst Helen is only 6 points behind, despite not scoring last night. It all looks set for a last race battle. The top of the Vet’s table, of course, depends not only on who accumulates most points, but also who wins the men’s and ladies’ titles, so the situation there is even more complicated.

VETS

Next Event

The next event will be on Tuesday 19^th July and will be based at the Navigation pub, using the same off-road course as last year, but in a relay format. Two person teams. Entry is £2 (no food) .

Result of 8th Meeting

3.2 miles miles on track, around Walton

Men

		Time	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1	Adam Cooper	18-17				18-00
2	John McCarthy	19-31
3	Tony White	19-44	19-06	22-46	18-27	19-44
4	Dan Limb	22-12
5	Richard Mann	22-43
6	Gerard Coyle	22-54					23-03
7	Todd Hignett	24-07
8	Dave Shaw	25-13					27-32
9	Darren Duckworth	25-42
10	Steven Pilling	26-20				26-13
11	Alan Stainer	31-36
12	Stuart Anderson	DNF	26-24	25-48	24-55		27-13

Ladies

		Time	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1	Clare Peckett	25-13					27-30
2	Gill Day	25-48
3	Charlotte Sommerville	26-12					27-53
4	Dot Hand	26-24		30-54	34-11	27-49	25-24
5	Louise Walker	26-27			28-12	26-29
6	Sue Needham	28-02	26-26	28-46	28-15	27-25	27-56
7	Debbie Mann	33-45

Tables

LADIES’ LEAGUE TABLE

1	Louise Walker	76
2	Clare Peckett	71
3	Helen Mann	70
4	Charlotte Sommerville	62
5	Sharon Richman	46
6	Gill Day	43
7	Sue Needham	41
8	Dot Hand	31
9	Debbie Mann	25
10	Jo Hodgson	06

MEN’S LEAGUE TABLE

1	Tony White	86
2	Steven Pilling	76
3	John McCarthy	69
4	Gerard Coyle	57
5	Richard Mann	53
6	Dave Shaw	31
7	Mark Hannett	30
8	Darren Duckworth	25
9	Stuart Anderson	24
10	Adam Cooper	20
11	Dan Limb	19
12	Steve Wilkinson	09
13	Mick Coyle	07
14	Ron Needham	05
15	Alan Stainer	05
16	Todd Hignett	04

VET’S LEAGUE TABLE

1	Tony White	86
2	Steven Pilling	79
3	Louise Walker	76
4	Clare Peckett	71
5	Helen Mann	70
6	John McCarthy	69
7	Gerard Coyle	65
8	Charlotte Sommerville	62
9	Richard Mann	55
10	Sharon Richman	46
11	Gill Day	43
12	Sue Needham	41
13	Dave Shaw	35
14	Mark Hannett	32
15	Dot Hand	31
16	Stuart Anderson	28
17	Adam Cooper	20
18=	Steve Wilkinson	09
18=	Alan Stainer	09
20	Mick Coyle	07
21	Jo Hodgson	06
22	Ron Needham	05

Rodillian Runners and the Distance League

Next Event

Tuesday 19th July

The Navigation Pub

Off road, two person relay format

Start at 7-30

Please arrive as soon as possible so we can sort out teams.

Entry - £2-00

Directions: follow Denby Dale Road out of Wakefield. Broad Cut Road is a narrow turning right, about 800 metres after passing J39 of the M1. Postcode of the pub for satnav users is WF4 3DS.

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