OK folks, 6:45pm for a 7pm run from Queensbury Celtic, off Pit Lane – apart from Dianne’s group, who are meeting at Shelf, aka Stone Chair, roundabout – same times.
a) Chris W – route TBD; about 8-10 miles; pace 7-8 min/mi b) Andy S – route TBD; about 7-8 miles; pace 8-9 min/mi c) Phil L – A loop around Queensbury; about 6.2 miles; pace 9:00-9:30 min/mile d) Vikki B – Soil Hill, Bradshaw, Windy Bank & Old Guy Rd; about 6.1 miles; pace 10 min/mile e) Steve B – Perseverance Rd, Soil Hill, Cow Hill Gate Lane, Per Lane, Mixenden Lane, Keighley Rd, Pavement Lane, Bradshaw; about 6 miles; pace 10 min/mile f) Dianne S – From Shelf roundabout, along Halifax Rd and back; about 6 miles; pace 10:30-11:00 min/mile g) Martin F – Down Bradshaw Lane and back to club via Soil Hill … need torches, if possible; about 3.1 miles; pace 11–12 min/mile h) Glenn T – Beginners walk/jog; about 2 miles; pace 12:30+ min/mile
Dewsbury made a comeback to WYWL this year, arguably the toughest course of the series (yes Glenn tougher than the ‘Beast’) with lots of mud and over 1000 feet of climbing, this course really does murder the legs.
A quick start whilst we were still watching the fancy dress competition meant an early fight for room, a quick lap (for some) of the field to spread us out and immediately into the 1st climb just half a mile in, from then on it was what felt like uphill all the way thorugh mus and bogs.
Overall 5th
Men 4th
Ladies 10th
Vets 4th
Super vets 1st
Well done all, next up is Pudsey on the 5th Jan see you all there.
The EvenSplits Leeds 5K Race Series is staged at the Brownlee Centre Cycle Circuit in Leeds. The series consists of ten, monthly, 5K road races split into an A race and a B race. The A race is for those who expect to run sub-22:30 and the B race for those who expect to run 22:30 or above.
We’ll done to Karl Holmes and Steve Brook our only entrants, Steve ran a super 27:15 with Karl winning the B race in style with a 21:41.
The Wesham 10k is one of the North West’s oldest continually running 10k road races. Held every November, the race is slightly undulating, running around the lanes of Salwick and Lea Town. The first Wesham 10k race in 1986 was completed by 154 runners. Since then the event has grown continually and regularly attracts a good quality, large field of runners. The Wesham 10k has sold out weeks before race day every year since 2016 and is quickly becoming one of the most popular races in the North West.
Steve Brook entered this race, a race that he hasn’t run in 12 years, he raced home to a 42:08 back in 2007 finishing as 1st MV60, he still managed a quick 52:22 last Sunday.
With the weather taking a turn for the worse, numerous Parkruns were cancelled last Saturday including our planned awayday in Wakefield due to the icy conditions, nonetheless Horton Park, Storthes Hall and Brighouse entertained several of our members.
With just the one PB over the 3 courses it was ME!!!!!!!!! who managed to finally beat my 3 year old PB at Horton Park ably paced around by Paul and at times helped by Pete and Simon and yes Pete your cries of ‘come on’ and ‘hurry up’ made all the difference.
Awesome work guys, Neil you were awesome (I know Neil), congrats to all who made it out to run and thanks to Punt+Lickley (Plickley) for the photo’s, which can be found on Horton’s FB page.
We will be attempting Wakefield again on December’s awayday on the 21st.
OK folks, 6:45pm for a 7pm run from Queensbury Celtic, off Pit Lane
a) Chris W – route TBD; about 8-10 miles; pace 7-8 min/mi b) Andy S – route TBD; about 7-8 miles; pace 8-9 min/mi c) Phil L – A loop around Queensbury and Thornton; about 6.4 miles; pace 9:00-9:30 min/mile d) Vikki B – Malt Kiln Ln, Keelham, Causeway Foot & Bradshaw; about 5.9 miles; pace 10 min/mile e) Steve B – Brighouse & Denholme Rd, Thornton Rd, Thornton Church, Bronte Old Rd, West Lane, Well Heads; about 5 miles; pace 10 min/mile f) Dianne S – Down to the Junction pub, Old Thornton road. Back Lane. Baldwin Lane back to the club; about 5 miles; pace 10:30-11:00 min/mile g) Martin F – Bradshaw via Soil Hill and back to club via Bradshaw Lane…need torches, if possible, for Soil Hill section; about 3.1 miles; pace 11–12 min/mile h) Phillip W – Beginners walk/jog; about 2 miles; pace 12:30+ min/mile
A fantastic effort from the 34 members who made it to our latest race in the winter championship at Horton Park on a mild but damp Parkrun. A turnout like this makes all the effort worthwhile.
It really was a QRC takeover with us having 4 members in the 1st 5 places proving what results we can achieve when our fast guys are on fire.
Congrats to Tom (1st), Lynne Robinson (12th), Karl Holmes (15th) and Becky Gibb (75th) on their PB’s.
Well done to everybody including our supporters and photo takers on a great morning at Horton, hopefully we can get 34 of you at Wakefield next Saturday for our next awayday.
OK folks, 6:45pm for a 7pm run from Queensbury Celtic, off Pit Lane
a) Chris W – route TBD; about 8-10 miles; pace 7-8 min/mi b) Andy S – route TBD; about 7-8 miles; pace 8-9 min/mi c) Phil L – Down Green Lane and back up via Keelham Farm Shop and Deep Lane; about 6.1 miles; pace 9:00-9:30 min/mile d) Vikki B – West Scholes, Pepper Hill & Ambler Thorn; about 6.1 miles; pace 10 min/mile e) Steve B – Bradshaw, Windy Bank, Park Rd; about 5 miles; pace 10 min/mile f) Dianne S – Park Lane, Deanstones and Oxford Road; about 5 miles; pace 10:30-11:00 min/mile g) Jo P – Fleet Lane, Shibden Head & Old Guy; about 3.5 miles; pace 11–12 min/mile h) Phillip W – beginners walk/jog; about 2 miles; pace 12:30+ min/mile
A local classic taking in all the best terrain of the full Trog, without the full distance. Plenty of varied tough terrain. And perhaps a bit of mud!!!!
Andy Smith raced for Queensbury in this 9.3 mile race with over 1400ft of climbing. Andy finished 80th in 2:20:00
The event headquarters is the Lancahire Fire & Rescue Training Centre, a great undulating 10k route around the local villages of Euxton and Astley.
With this race clashing with the 1st WYWL race it was down to Steve Brook to make the journey on his own, this is a great little race with a good turnout every year. Steve managed a 52:59 and 1st MV70.
