WAKEFIELD DISTRICT HARRIERS & AC

MID-WEEK DISTANCE RUNNING LEAGUE

NEWSLETTER 50  2^nd March 2002 

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

 

Still close at the top

A windy and rainy February night saw 15 members take on a roughly 3 mile course, organised by Rob Parfrey, last Thursday.   An excellent run from recently injured Craig Heppenstall managed to pull himself back two points on a rather jet-lagged Mark Domaille.  There are now only 4 points separating these two at the top of division one and, with three events left, it could go all the way to the wire.

In division two, Tony Audsley’s extremely good performance on the night saw him pull 7 points clear and, providing he manages to turn out at each of the remaining races, he should take well deserved honours.

The Vets table saw Stuart Anderson move 8 points clear of Mark Domaille.  Strange isn’t it?  Mark is in strong contention for both the division one and vets titles, but could well end up with nothing at the end of the day.

Jane Senior continues to improve with her training for the London and once again took a well deserved handicap prize but the ladies league title looks to be once again heading Dot’s way  -  providing, of course, she is able to turn out at the last three events.

 

System for the Leagues

Just a reminder  -  The men’s league is now divided into three divisions. Points are awarded on the basis of where an athlete finishes in his division.  So, 1^st home in each division will score 10 points and so on.  Points credited to each athlete up to the dividing stage have been divided by two and carried forward to the new structure  -  so if you had a score of 80 after six events, you have carried 40 into your new division (we have rounded up odd scores).  

At the end of the “season” the top of each division will receive awards (divisions 2 and 3 are likely to be medals).

The Ladies and Vets leagues remain the same as before with the Vets points awarded on the basis of positions in relation to other vets (so 1^st Vet gets 10, 2^nd gets 9 and so on) with Vets over 50 having their score doubled and Vets over 60 trebled.

 

Accounts

We had £87-50 in the kitty.  15 members paid £1-50 each to give us £22-50, prizes cost us £12, so we have £98 remaining.

 

Publish your results

If you want your road, fell or cross country results publishing in the newsletter and on the WEB page, then let me have details, preferably by email, and I’ll put them in the newsletter. 

 

Next Event

Next month’s league event will take place on Thursday 28^th March (day before Good Friday).  It will take place from the Grove pub on Aberford Road, Stanley.  We haven’t yet decided on the format.  It may well be a parlaaf, with teams of two (suitably “weighted” to ensure fast runners go with slow ones) running 8 laps of the nature reserve (i.e. 4 laps per runner).  Each lap is about 700 metres.  Depends on how dark it is and if we feel it is easy to see where you’re going (Sue and I are going to have a run round it one dark night to check).  Alternatively, it may be a loop road run of about 2 miles.

Please be there at 7-00. 

 

Other events

Our hosting of the Yorkshire Vets Cross Country Championships was a tremendous success.  The course lived up to its just reputation for being the best and one of the most challenging in Yorkshire (if not the north of England).  I’d love to get international runners on it (but, there again, those guys don’t know what real cross country is, do they?).  Our grateful thanks, as always, to John Wootton, Jack Hewitt, Joe Johnson, Dave Brooke, Sue Needham, Dot Hand and John and Wendy Newsome for all their help.

 

Other Future Events

The Wakefield City 10k is on April 7^th.  Unfortunately, Sue and I will be away that week-end, as will John Wootton (with the international special needs team) and Jack Hewitt.  We are desperate for help with things such as putting mile markers out on the morning, helping with the fun runs, controlling a finish funnel, etc.  Please think twice before entering the event, and lend a hand on the day.  Please ring me if you can offer any help at all.

 

April’s event  -  for Wakefield Breast Cancer Appeal

As indicated last month, we’ve decided to organise the April meeting as an open event, inviting members of the public and other clubs, with an increased entry fee, proceeds going to the Wakefield Breast Cancer appeal, organised by the Wakefield Express.  The venue will be Stanley Ferry.

 

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Results

Dewsbury 10k:  74 (1^st lady) Penny Thackray 35.11;  121 Tony White 37.02;  177 Steve Wilkinson 38.39;  193 (16^th lady) Clare Sykes 38.58;  202 (18^th lady) Sarah Beevers 39.06;  253 Paul Sanderson 40.38

 

Please note change of email address:

Please contact me in future for club matters at:  wakefieldharriers@yahoo.co.uk

 

Result of March meeting, approximately 3 miles

		Time	Handicap Time
1	Craig Heppenstall	15-15	15-15
2	Rob Parfrey	17-04	15-34
3	Tony White	17-10	15-00
4	Mark Domaille (V40)	17-15	16-00
5	Dave Brook	18-00	15-50
6	Tony Audsley (V40)	18-15	14-45
7	Mike Logan (V40)	18-25	15-35
8	David Needham	19-48	19-18
9	Peter Farr (V50)	20-50	15-20
10	Stuart Anderson (V60)	22-08	15-08
11	Graham Whitworth (V50)	22-22	15-12
12	Jane Senior (L)	22-31	15-01
13	Dot Hand (L)	23-52	15-42
14	Sue Needham (L)	28-10	16-00
15	Val Anderson (L)	28-20	15-00

 

LADIES LEAGUE TABLE

1	D Hand	L55	75
2	S Needham	L45	66
3	V Anderson	L55	61
4	M Anderson	L	52
5	A Jordanova	L	24
6	J Senior	L	20
7=	E Twigg	L	10
7=	C Sykes	L	10
9=	A Young	L45	09
9=	K Smith	L	09
11	L Marsh	SG	06

 

VETS LEAGUE TABLE

			Vets Pts
1	S Anderson	M60	93
2	M Domaille	M40	85
3	M Logan	M40	52
4	P Farr	M50	47
5	P Young	M40	41
6	A Audsley	M40	40
7=	S Wilkinson	M40	34
7=	G Whitworth	M50	34
9=	A Stainer	M50	28
9=	S Butler	M40	28
11	A Cooper	M40	27
12	D Brailsford	M40	25
13	P Sanderson	M40	21
14	R West	M40	17
15	R Needham	M50	10
16	P McNamara	M40	08
17	D Price	M40	06
18	K Singleton	M40	04
19=	D Holden	M60	03
19=	J Turner	M40	03
21	J Senior	M50	02

 

MENS’ LEAGUE TABLE  Division 1

1	M Domaille	M40	74
2	C Heppenstall	M	70
3	S Tibbs	M	56
4	M Logan	M40	47
5	T White	M	46
6	D Brooke	M	44
7	D Needham	M	42
8	S Anderson	M60	39
9	P Young	M40	38
10	S Wilkinson	M40	33

 

Division 2

1	A Audsley	M40	46
2	G Whitworth	M50	39
3	P Farr	M50	38
4	R Parfrey	M	35
5	D Brailsford	M40	29
6=	S Butler	M40	27
6=	P Sanderson	M	27
8	A Cooper	M40	26
9=	A Stainer	M50	16
9=	R West	M40	16

 

Division 3

1=	D Worton	M	20
2	S Faulkner	M	10
3=	B Horsfall	M	09
3=	N Mannion	M	09
3=	K Singleton	M40	09
6=	R Needham	M50	08
6=	P Walker	M	08
8=	P McNamara	M40	07
8=	D Price	M40	07
8=	D Dawson	M	07
11	J Turner	M40	04
12	J Senior	M	03
13	D Holden	M60	02