Muddy Woody event page live!

click to visit Muddy Woody pageLess than a week remains until our flagship event returns....

Therefore, to celebrate our impending competiton the new Muddy Woody website page is now live. All future race information surrounding the event will now be posted here. However, details of marshalling, club arrangements, etc. will continue to be posted with the news section.

Additionally please see the message below from Dave Sherwood with regard to helpers on Saturday:

With our 2013 race taking place next Sunday, 17th February, can I remind you that we need a large army of volunteers to help with the organisation.

On Saturday we will be meeting at 12.00 AM to set up the registration area and mark the course. As usual, many hands make light work and if you can spare a couple of hours to help it will be much appreciated.
On race day we need marshals at various points on the course. If you can help in this capacity then please report for duty no later than 10.00 AM. Please allow plenty of time to park your car and come prepared with warm and waterproof clothing and suitable footwear for the conditions.

On the subject of carparking, we also need a team to help direct drivers to the designated areas. If you are running then it will be appreciated if you can collect your number early and then help in this capacity.

Further updates regading the race will be posted on the club web-site during the next week.

Regards

Dave

Wye Valley Brewery to sponsor the Muddy Woody

Click the logo to visit the Wye Valley Brewery website.It is my great pleasure to announce that this year's Muddy Woody will have a new sponsor in the form of Wye Valley Brewery.

Already a favourite tiple of many of our club members the brewery has agreed to provide category prizes for both male and female in the form of gift packs. The gents will enjoy the deep stout and lucious Butty Bach, while the ladies can indulge in the HPA and, my personal favourite, Golden Ale.

I think you'll agree this adds an extra incentive to be first home in your classification! So 'Wye' not click the logo on the left and visit their wonderful website to see the full range of ales, including the limited run of Dorothy's Heroes.

Ralph's Marathon Training Program

You are welcome to join Ralph Lloyd and Paul Watts in their marathon training program. It’s much easier to do distance work in a group, the more the merrier!!
The runs will gradually increase in distance week by week culminating in a final training run of 20 miles.

Sunday February 10th : Meet at Cock of Tupsley, 9am start - 11/12 miles .
Friday February 15th : Meet at Rowing Club, 6.15 pm start - 10 miles
Sunday:February 17th : Muddy Woody
Sunday Febuary 24th ; Meet at Leisure Centre, 9.00am start- Half Marathon.
Sunday March 3rd ; Meet at Tesco Belmont car park, 9.00am start, - 14/15 Miles
....more dates to follow.

Any queries : contact Ralph 07977140582

Frosty Winter 5 series after 7 races

Click to download Frosty 5 results  Updated: results now included amended entries for Shaun Hoyes

Sunday's excursion to Presteigne brought to an end the latest winter cross country series, and with it the seventh race of our Frosty Winter 5 series.

 

Only three races now remain for our intrepid members to gain the points which will count towards their final tally, and at this point podium places are still up for grabs!

Mike Fawcett currently sits a top the Men's competition, closely followed by John Pullen and Adam Michmiok respectively. Indeed, Adam's excellent performance at Presteigne has seen him knock out one of his previous lower scores, and in an 8 point swing reduce the gap from John to 2 points.

Meanwhile, the ladies event is beginning to take shape as more competitors reach the minimum five races required to be eligible for the overall prizes. Jane Rowland's superb season is reflected by the fact she currently holds first place from Sandrine Gorin, who in her debut season has already helped the ladies team retain the winter XC championship. Rounding out the trio at the top is Becki Ansfield for whom the word 'consistant' was seemingly invented.

It will interesting to see how the scoring is affected over the remaining races, where there is a possibility of fewer Wye Valley entrants at each event. The potential to increase your points haul could see some tactical choices being made by our more competitive members!

 

Presteigne XC results & final positions

A little later than normal but there was a lot to compile!!

Mike Shaw has already posted an eloquant view on this morning over at Facebook, so I've 'nicked' it and re-printed here....

For the second year running we have won the men's and women's team competitions and its the fifth year in succession that the men have won the team title. It was very close this year with just 1 point difference in both events. Many thanks to you all for consistently turning out in force this year it is a big factor contributing to our success. Most of all we hope you all enjoyed the Winter Series and a big thank you to Mike Blenkensop, Clive Rowberry and everyone that helps organise and marshal league events. The rest of my photos will appear on flickr later today, in the meantime I am going to put my feet up for a few hours

Click the links below for the today's results, and the final rankings for the individual and team competitions.

Presteigne XC results

Individual overall results

Team overall results

The latest update to the Frosty 5 series will follow shortly..

A couple of reminders for forthcoming events...

As we await the results of today's Presteigne XC I thought it would be an ideal time to remind you all of some forthcoming races.

Crocodile 8

Crocodile 8First up we have the Crocodile 8. This will be run on the second Bank Holiday weekend in May. A 3.00pm start ensures you can still have your Sunday morning lie in. Click the picture on the left to visit the website.

 


Magnificent Eastnor 7

Eastnor 7Meanwhile, Sunday April 14th sees the return of the Magnificent Eastnor 7. Head over to the Ledbury & District Harriers website for all your entry details... and don't forget this constitutes race 9 of the Frosty 5 series, so if your looking to improve your standing this could be an ideal opportunity. .Once again, click the pic to visit the site

Presteigne XC details (UPDATED)

Update: For anyone who would like to carpool, or are unsure of directions, we will be meeting at the Rowing Club at 9am on Sunday morning.

Also, the presentations will be made after the race at the British Legion. If everything goes to plan both the ladies and men have a good opportunity of winning the team prize. With further possibility of success in the category awards it could be a productive day for Wye Valley.

See you all on Sunday morning!

 

Car Parking - Click to enlargeHard to believe but the final XC of the winter season is already upon us. With this is mind here are the details for Sunday, courtesy of Mike Blenkinsop.

New course - click to enlargePlease find attached the details for the final race in the 2012/13 Herefordshire Cross Country League series to be held at Presteigne on Sunday 3rd. Feb. 2013.
On the course map the men’s course is coloured blue and the women’s course red. Any male juniors (under 17) will run the red course.
The race will be followed by the annual Presentation Ceremony to be held at the British Legion Club in Presteigne where refreshments will be available. Come along and support your team’s successes.
Many thanks to Presteigne Pacers for hosting this event.
I will also take this opportunity to request that all clubs remind their runners to wear their club vests for the league races. This enables easier identification by the officials and allows the other runners to recognise against whom they are running.
Thanks,
Mike B.

Ralph's Marathon Training

Ralph Lloyd and Paul Watts will be continuing with their Spring Marathon training this weekend but you are all welcome to join them. This Sunday the plan is to meet at the Rowing Club at 9am and run the Breinton 10 mile course. If you want to run just 5/6 miles thats fine too just nice to have a big group to start with.

Dates as follows:

Sunday January 27th meet at rowing club start at 9.00am distance ( Breinton 10 )
Sunday Febuary 3rd   X.C. Presteigne

Monday's Torchlight Run

The next torchlight run is scheduled for Monday 28th Jan subject to the predicted weather improvement. Meeting point is the Co-op Car Park situated off Three Elms/Grandstand Road. The run will start at 6.15pm. It is essential that all runners wear a high visibility jacket and bring along a hand or head torch.

There will also be the usual club run from the rowing club at 6.15pm.

Dates for Your Diary

 Summer 10k will be held on May 1st Wed evening, 7pm start.

 Charity Quiz and Disco Nite - Fri 17th May. This years charity of the  year  is Hereford Haven Breast Cancer. Venue: Rowing Club.

 30th Anniversary Reunion Night - mid to end June. We are trying to reschedule the provisional 28th June date because of conflict with the Cotswold Relay. Venue Rowing Club. Date will be confirmed shortly.

 Hereford 10 Mile Road Race - Sunday September 8th - 11am start. Venue Rowing Club

 Club Xmas Party - Sat December 21st Venue: Hereford Rowing Club

XC Alert: Club Vests

We are having another brilliant season in the cross country league and an incredible 43 of the 126 runners at Monkhall Farm represented Wye Valley Runners. Including race marshals our turn-out must have been touching 70. Wow!! It always good to see all the Wye Valley vests out there with runners of a wide range of ability levels competing throughout the field.

On the subject of vests we must remind our runners that it is a Herefordshire Cross Country League rule that ‘club colours must be worn’. The reason for this is to help officials identify runners and ensure accurate placement and scoring. Anyone who has spent any time on a finish line will know what a difficult job this is at the best of times without trying to work out which club a runner is representing. It is also important and only fair to fellow competitors that they know which team you represent particularly in the team events.

 Paul Bouston our XC Guru issues repeated reminders  about the ‘club vest’ rule and if for any reason you forget to pack a vest, it happens to us all, we can usually rustle up a replacement from the troup.

We are all looking forward to the Presteigne XC where we hope to retain our men’s and women’s team titles but please be aware that it is necessary to wear a club vest.

Thanks for your cooperation and hopefully we will all enjoy the excellent post race refreshments and awards ceremony .

Wye Valley Runners

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The Haven charity page

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The page for our charity of the year is now active under the Charities section.

If anyone is planning any fundraising events in aid of the organisation please could you pass the information onto Alan Lewis so he may update the page. You can use the contact form on the Memberships & Contacts page.

Many thanks!

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Matt's charity challenge

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Click to open fileAs some of you may know Matt Taylor is running this year's London Marathon in aid of charity. Throughout the coming months he will be organising and/or participating in various events to hopefully raise £1800 through his fundraising efforts.

First up is a plan to take a group of non-runners and get them to a point where they are able to complete a 5K run. His 'Counch to 5K' programme is semi-reliant on word of mouth, so if anyone knows somebody who has considered entering an event please pass Matt details onto them. The attached flyer provides the necessary details (click the pic on the left).

Click to open fileNext up is his 'Onesie' Quiz Night at the Rowing Club. Tickets will be £10, and the soiree will take place on February 22nd at 7pm. Onesie attire is optional! Once again click the pic (this time on the right) for full details.

As and when his other fundraising events are set in stone they will be posted within the Charities section on the website.

Frosty 5 series after 6 races

Click for Frosty 5 series standings

The latest Frosty 5 update is ready, and now the competition starts in earnest.

The competition has reached its sixth event which means those runners who have competed in all six races are now trying to better previous scores to improve their totals. Meanwhile, some of you will be approaching the 5 race qualifying requisit.

With this in mind this update is the first to show the current table for those who have completed 5 or more races.

In the mens event perennial John Pullen (239) currently enjoys over Adam Michmiok (229), who in turn leads Steven Flowers (213) by 16 points. However, the final races could see this turned on its head.

The ladies event has only 3 competitors who, to date, have completed 5 races. In first place is Becki Ansfield (226), closely followed by Lynne Compton (221). Hot on their heals is Jan Edwards (215). The next race will see a few more ladies enter thr fray so expect these standing to change considerably.

Click the pic for the full results.

Wye Valley Runners