January 2012 Grumpy Elf spotted on Chevin! Even more from ‘two wheels good’ Turnips! Mushy peas! All the race results fit to print! All this and more inside.... Photo courtesy of Otley AC via Rob Furness Ed’s Notes Hello again all - Well I hope you all had a great Christmas and that 2012 will be kind to us all and you are all full of plans - running and otherwise - for the forthcoming year. My own progress overcoming injury is still painfully slow, but I hope 2012 will see a return to running proper, hope- fully sooner rather than later. One of the main things I’ve been doing as part of my rehab is aqua jogging. This gets you some strange looks from other swim- mers in the pool and at least once a Salivating runners reluctantly line up for Christmas Run (and photo!) ahead of pie, mushy week I get asked what the hell I’m doing, peas and cake frenzy! Pic from Angus Teanby. But it really seems to work (for me at any your club and sport. Horsforth Harriers out hard work’ and after the dust of the rate) and if you are injured (and if OK’d needs volunteers to help out at the first 2010/11 season we are handing out by your doc/physio/gym instructor etc.), Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix race which we palms (And what do palms make? worth giving a try. are hosting, from our Hall Park HQ, on Prizes!) at our Presentation Evening at February 12th. Steve Raby and Bev Hurst Yarnbury RUFC on Friday 10th February. In the interim, I’ve been volunteering. are taking up the Vets organising mantle I’ve marked the course and marshalled Here the accolades are handed out to from Tina this year, but as this is their at the Morpeth 11K (organised by the great and good (and not always the first event they’ll get a helping hand friends) and prior to that been in charge fastest) by ‘The Supreme Athlete’ from the race committee (and anybody of enormous vats of mushy peas as part him/herself (I think the SA has else we can press gang!). If you could of the Christmas Run Catering Corps. transcended gender these days) and help out at this race please see Steve, I mention this because it’s something there is also a bar, buffet and a live Bev, Bob Foulkes or myself and let us every runner should do at some point band, allowing you all to ‘bust some know. (volunteer, not necessarily oversee moves’ as I believe the young folk call it. mushy peas..) and vitally important to We also need runners for the race as we Admission by ticket only, available from have a proud tradition to uphold in this the ever expanding Bev Elliot, FREE to competition - as we do in the PECO XC club members, £5.00 to non-member League - and I recommend these runs to guests. all club members of whatever standard. I’ve left details of Marie’s Thursday The Vets GP races in particular, where evening training sessions elsewhere in points are scored for the overall club the newsletter as these are continuing total no matter where you finish or how apace until the lighter evenings at least long it takes you (and you can bet your when the track sessions start again. team mates will be at the finish to cheer you home) are particularly important. Once again I wish you the best of luck for Pudsey Pacers ran away with the compe- 2012 in your endeavours, running or tition last year, not because they are all otherwise. But if I see any more mushy blindingly quick, but because they peas in 2012 it will be too soon..... swamped the races with their runners. Ian Park So dig out your blue and white club vest - or obtain from Hils if you haven’t already got one (why not?) - they MUST be worn in these races - and take note of the upcoming race dates printed else- where in the newsletter. Maybe I’ll see you there at some point in my vest! I am old enough to have gone to a school Here’s a pic of Angie Pattinson - and one which had a motto. It was (and scholars I can publish without risking an outbreak of Latin should perhaps forgive me here) of violence on my person by Angie! - on the ‘Non Sine Pulvere Palme’. This means Chevin Chase in full Santa garb, courtesy of Simon Walker Photography. See more ‘No Palms Without Dust’ which is a long Chevin Chase pics on Aire Centre Pacers winded way of saying ‘No rewards with- website. Absolute Beginners - out and about with Hils Do you know the off road paths and trails accessible for club runs? Would you like to learn them? Are you available at any time during the day and willing to jog slowly? If ‘YES’ please contact me. I am willing and (still) able to show you paths you never knew existed. If you learn them before the nights get lighter you will then be able to lead them in the spring and summer. NOW is the time to act. Please contact me on [email protected] or 0113 2505673 or txt 07780 704 243 2) Using the prefixed velcro fastener and Wrist Action a corresponding velcro piece supplied separately on a roll, adjust and affix the We’ve trialled, and produced, some identify you and notify next of kin even if band to suit your wrist. identity wrist bands to be worn by you aren’t in a position to do so. Clearly 3) The band is made of ‘plastic paper’ so runners on Tuesday/Thursday night we hope there’ll never be any need for should be reuseable for several sessions training sessions (or any other runs for them to be used in earnest, but with so as it should resist rain, sweat and some that matter). The idea is to have runners many runners at the club these days it chafing! So try and make use of a band identified with details of a contact phone seems sensible to make provisions in for multiple sessions, rather than use a number and some indication of any case of any unfortunate occurence. new one every time you run. We can then specific medical allergies or require- The way it works is like this: - semi accurately! - gauge the average ments in event of accident or illness length of time these last and (re)order during a run. 1) Take a band on a Tuesday night and fill in the details on the back. (Block accordingly. Of course, if you are running alone these capitals suggested for legibility). Hopefully they are light enough not to become even more important and the be a nuisance while running. band will be able to Of course if you have any comments or suggestions that might improve how these bands work, please let Marc or myself (Ian Park) know. Vets Spot YOUR VETS TEAM NEEDS Your Vets Team Leaders /Mob- Mobilisers Bev Hurstfor 2012! Steve Raby Greetings Fellow Harriers we have a strong history of excellence in categories this year. And yes, I know and a Happy New Year to all. the competition, both as a team and as Pudsey Pacers have to hire double- individuals. For example, last year both decker buses to get all their runners to We hope that you have all enjoyed the the Ladies and Men’s teams came 2nd in events, and I know that Pudsey & festive period, a time of eating, drinking the “All to Count” categories and both Bramley have got Pegasus, Pheidippides and general excess. Luckily, we have the won the “Rest to Count” prize. In the & Dick Dastardly all running for them, perfect antidote for those extra pounds individual categories we had the Winner but hey, let’s give it a crack!! That means which you may have piled on recently M65 (Kevin Watson), Winner and Runner we need quality and quantity for each (well it would have been a SHAME to Up F60 (Cheryl Wilkes, Shirley Walker), race, because every finisher counts! The leave that last mince pie on the plate!). Runner Up F65 (Hilary), 3rd F55 (Angela only acceptable excuses for non-appear- Yes, believe it or not, its time to start Johnson), 3rd F40 (Angela Pattinson), ance will be broken limbs (you must be thinking again about turning out for your 3rd M45 (Nathan Crossley). The follow- in plaster) or attending a vital engage- beloved club’s Yorkshire Vets Team. ing Harriers all finished in the top five of ment (like a Knighthood, or a Spurs Luckily you don’t have to insert your arm their age groups and are worthy of men- match) - no hangovers, letters from your up a cow’s rear end to qualify as a Vet, tion, if only because the list includes mum, or minor ailments! Our role as you just have to be a little long in the yours truly! Alan Squire, Marc Springer, Team Leaders will be to encourage, tooth (let’s call it mature) or to be more Cath Gray, Bev Hurst and, last and arm-twist, threaten, beg or bribe as precise, be 35 or over. Sadly most of us least, Steve Raby. Big thumbs up to many runners as possible to turn out for hit that criteria, but anyone lucky EVERYONE who ran for the Harriers last each race - from the elites to us mere enough not to qualify can still run as a year.