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February 2006 The great and the good... The club’s Annual Presentation night saw the ‘old guard’ begin to be challenged for the silverware by the newer, younger generation of Horsforth Harriers. There were a total of 109 awards handed out (for details of who won what see a full breakdown inside) and while familiar names were on many of the plaques, it was encouraging to see the newer and younger contingent grabbing their share of the spoils. Mark Bendall dominated at the men’s longer distances and ‘young’ Kevin Watson picked up four awards across the M50/M60 sections. Also in the prizes were Jonathan Ervine, Jim Hopkinson, Jon Pickering and Alan Squire, the latter claiming three awards for a season of fine performances. For the ladies, Helen Barber and Marie Hart remained the women to beat but it was heartening to see the likes of Sarah Fotherby, Bev Chaplin, Marianne Rix, Tabby Tyler and Sarah Berry be Sarah Fotherby sets off on the 2005 Abbey Dash. Picture courtesy of Marianne Rix and rewarded for their excellent efforts and Chris Burgess. continual improvements. almost all distances over the year, and I know he said to Andrew it was the prize Richard Sunley who has battled back not he least wanted to win as previous Perhaps the biggest cheers of the night once, but twice, from career, and indeed, winners have immediately been injured were reserved for the two club runners life threatening medical problems and is for most of the next season, but I reckon of the year. Tina Dickinson, not only for still running times most of us would he has had his share of bad luck by now! her boundless enthusiasm, but for a need a bike to get near. series of quite stunning new PB’s at Annual Presentation - who won what The following is a list of who was awarded Sarah Skitt Theresa Duckett which prize for what distance and is cribbed 3rd SW Marathon 3rd FV 35 10 Miles from Andrew’s notes for the Presentation, Sophie Hawkswell Tracey Wells which explains why they are by the winner 3rd SW 10K 3rd Overall/2nd F35 10K 3rd FV35 Half Marathon first rather than category/winner. If you want Jim Hopkinson to see them that way, then you will need to 3rd SM Marathon Sarah Fotherby 2nd SW 10K devote a couple of the longer, still dark Jean Davey 1st SW 10 Miles evenings into rearranging them for yourself! 3rd FV45 Half Marathon 2nd Overall/1st FV45 Marathon Serena Blackburn Times and places missed off here in the 3rd Overall/2nd FV35 10 Miles interests of fitting it all in! Jonathan Ervine 3rd SM Half Marathon Richard Sunley SM = Senior Men, SW - Senior Women Angus Teanby 3rd MV40 Half Marathon Mark Bendall 1st MV50 10K Runner of the Year (male) 1st Overall/1st SM Marathon 1st MV50 10 Miles Tina Dickinson 2nd Overall/1st SM Half Marathon 2nd MV50 Half Marathon 3rd FV45 10K 1st Overall/1st SM 10 Miles 3rd Overall/2nd M50 Marathon 2nd FV45 10 Miles Helen Barber (nom de race!) Steve O’Hara Runner of the Year (female) 1st Overall/1st F35 Marathon 3rd MV50 10 Miles 1st Overall/1st F35 Half Marathon 1st Overall/1st F35 10 Miles Denise Dean 1st Overall/1st F35 10K 2nd FV45 10K 3rd Overall/2nd FV45 Half Marathon Dave Maycock 2nd Overall/1st M40 10 Miles Ken Frost 1st Overall/1st M40 Half Marathon 3rd MV40 10 Miles Marie Hart Tony Hazell 2nd Overall/1st F45 10K 1st Overall/1st SM 10K 2nd Overall/1st F45 10 Miles 3rd Overall/2nd SM 10 Miles 2nd Overall/1st F45 Half Marathon Steve Large Kevin Watson 2nd Overall/1st MV40 10K 3rd MV50 10K 3rd SM 10K 1st MV60 10K 2nd MV40 10 Miles 1st MV60 10 Miles 2nd MV40 Half Marathon 3rd MV50 Half Marathon 2nd SM Marathon Michael Walker Karen Large 2nd MV60 10K 2nd FV35 Marathon 2nd MV60 10 Miles Jon Pickering Graham Dawson 2nd MV40 Marathon 3rd MV60 10K Steve Wood 3rd MV60 10 Miles 2nd MV50 10 Miles 1st MV 60 Marathon 1st MV50 Half Marathon Pat Walker 2nd Overall/1st MV50 Marathon 1st FV55 10K Julie Wadesmith 1st FV55 10 Miles 3rd FV35 10K 3rd FV55 Half Marathon 2nd FV35 Half Marathon Marianne Rix Tabby Tyler 1st SW 10K 3rd SW 10 Miles 2nd SW Half Marathon Alan Squire Peter May 3rd Overall/2nd SM 10K 3rd MV40 10K 3rd SM 10 Miles Marc Springer 3rd Overall/2nd SM Half Marathon 2nd MV40 10K Hilary Wharam 2nd MV50 10K 3rd FV55 10K 1st MV40 Marathon 2nd FV55 10 Miles 3rd MV50 Marathon 2nd FV55 Half Marathon Sarah Berry 1st FV55 Marathon Jonathan Ervine, who was 3rd Senior Male at the Half 1st SW Half Marathon Shirley Walker Marathon, seen here at the finish of the Abbey Dash Tanya Harrold 2nd FV55 10K 3rd SW Half Marathon 1st FV55 Half Marathon in Leeds, back in November last year. Photos courtesy of Chris Burgess/Marianne Rix - see Karen Scotter Bev Chaplin 2nd SW Marathon 2nd SW 10 Miles more of their photos on Chris’s website at: 3rd Overall/1st SW Marathon www.photos.chrisburgess.net is sufficient. I promise you will enjoy the experience (OK, the euphoria may follow when you’ve Meanwhile, keep training for whatever you finished). see as your goals in the coming months and Captains remember that if you would like to change to All of this is certainly motivating me to train another training group to test yourself or just when I would sometimes prefer to become a to do something different then feel free to ‘stay at home softie’ especially when it’s try. Happy New Year! cold, dark and wet. My sessions are mainly fartlek or hills, plus every 3rd week starting Columns Marc from January 31st I am planning a 10 mile Marie writes: steady(ish) run. All of these sessions are designed to make you stronger, faster and Your captains are at your service. Any ideas, Dreary, Dark, Cold Nights doesn’t mean hide mentally stronger (meaner!). If you want to observations and even the occasional away and wait for spring. race and improve you’ve got to push yourself grumble should be directed to: Throughout January, February and March that bit harder, but also, and, as important, Captains Corner, 106 Long Row, Horsforth, there are cross country races or vets races for have recovery (easy) runs. My recovery runs Leeds LS18 5AY. you to ‘have a go at’ and feel awakened and are always on my own and I think ‘Oh lovely, Marc writes: invigorated (you know when a race descrip- I can go as slow as I like’, until that is I see tion says ‘scenic’ and it means ‘mountainous another runner coming toward me and I try to Here we are then. Just into the New Year and hills’... well, apply the same theory to my look like a lithe runner and not the bounding already achieving tremendous results both description). hippo I sometimes feel like. individually and as a club. After just one race we are second in the Sport Direct league In the Sport Direct league the ladies team are Dreary, cold nights it may be. but not on a thanks to a great turnout at Golden Acre in 1st position in the open and vets category Tuesday club night. Everyone is bright and park. Please stick with it and do as many as with four more races to compete in. chatty and your group leaders are deter- you can. Well done to the ladies who turned out for mined you will feel ‘warm’ when you’ve the 1st race and helped us gain this position. finished. Any other ladies that may fancy a ‘bit of mud’ Have fun running. race and help us maintain 1st place please see Hilary or myself for details or advice on Marie footwear etc. Hils writes: Now the nights are getting a little bit lighter I feel I want to get out there and train. There’s no lack of motivation with lurking post Christmas flab and so many early season We have also made our presence felt at the West Yorkshire league with teams taking part in the Yorkshire championship race and we have teams entered in the Northern champi- onship in Blackburn and even the National Two of the cross country races clash with the race in London! 1st & 2nd Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix races. Briefly, the Vets Grand Prix consists of 10 Individually we are also making our mark races throughout the year. You have to com- with many PB’s already hammered out. pete in 6 races to qualify for an individual It’s a great start to what looks like being a prize. They are multi terrain, about 5 miles road races, cross country and vet’s events to great year. The Leeds Country Way, Bradford long, and sorry, you do have to be ‘an old git’ choose from. If you can’t find anything to Millennium Way, Calderdale Relay, Vets race to win anything. Which now includes men tempt you, please ask your captains who will series, big marathons and local road and fell from 35. Before you all jump.. I’m not saying hopefully be able to point you in the right races all await our input. any of us (notice the us) older, toned, fit direction. athletes bear any resemblance to my phrase. Please try to respond to appeals for team Thank you to all the runners who turned out events and remember that all events are So we do need runners out at both races.