Muddy Woody 2015 - Runners final briefing


  • Please note that if you don't already have a place in the race and are thinking of travelling on the day in the hope of picking up a spare entry, there will not be any extra places available. We have made an allowance for non-runners when setting the entry limit and won't therefore be able to transfer their number to anyone else.
  • A map showing the location of the event is here
  • The race will start prompt at 11.00 AM.
  • We recommend that runners aim to arrive by 10.15 in order to allow time to park and register.
  • Please don't use the public parking areas but follow the directions of the car park marshals. Please note that the gates to the parking area will be locked at 2.00 PM and all vehicles will therefore need to have been moved by that time.
  • Please note that we have a new registration area. This is just past the entrance to the wood, 200 yards towards Broadmoor Common. We will be based in the yard on the left near the barns.
  • Collection of race numbers will be alphabetic by surname. Please go to the appropriate table according to your name.
  • Free post-race refreshments and prize giving will also be based at the registration area. We hope to make the presentations at 12.45 but please be patient with the hard-working results team.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Relight Gary Barlow's Fire ! Wednesday 11th Feb just before club run!

Karen Messer is undertaking a project for St Michael's Hospice. She is trying to get Gary Barlow to attend a future St Michael's Fundraiser. 

She's creating a fun 'pop video' style film where groups in Herefordshire mime along to the pop song 'Relight My Fire.' She will soon be filming fire fighters, St Michael Hospice nurses, a roller skating group and more . The key to the video's success is involving as many local people as possible and those people being diverse in ability, skill and age. Once finished, the video will be tweeted and put on Facebook.

Now its Wye Valley Runners turn!  TURN UP AT 6PM  ON Wednesday 11TH FEB JUST BEFORE WE RUN AND MIME A FEW LINES TO "RELIGHT MY FIRE" - WE WILL BE DONE BY RUN TIME!
It's a very odd request but it is a lot of fun and will turn into quite a lovely community project! 


Karen Messer

Herefordshire League Winter Cross Country Final Results

 

Congratulations to everyone who took part in this years winter league. The season started and finished in Powys - both marked by challenging and beautiful courses. Wye Valley did the league proud at Monkhall with a new course already being hailed a classic! Whilst the club were at times missing some of their more elite runners - particularly in the men's team - this was more than made up for by some great individual performances. The highlight of the season was a  gold medal for the women's team who won the overall league title by one point- well done to them all.

This was Paul Boustons last year as Captain. It is a real tribute to him that in race after race Wye Valley Runners were consistently the most represented club in the league - nice one Paul. What a great legacy.

Our thanks as ever to all the volunteers, landowners and marshals. Specific thanks to Mike Blenkinsop, Tony Williams and Clive Rowberry - we really appreciate your hard work.

Category Winners:

Harry Franklin - winner MV75

Brian Symonds - winner MV70

Louise Ainger - winner FV35

Alex Champ - winner FV 40

Jan Edwards - winner FV55

 

Click Here for Presteigne Results

Click Here for League Award Winners

Click Here  for Final Category Positions

Click Here for Final Team Positions

Cross Country Captain

Many thanks to Paul Bouston for all his hard work over the last 10 years organising and setting up Cross Country courses for the Herefordshire Cross Country League. 

We now have a vacancy for a Cross Country Captain which with the Summer League fast approaching we need to fill as soon as possible. Is anyone interested in taking on this role ?

 

Wye Valley Runners

Summer Club Championship

Coming soon Wye Valley Runners Super 10 Summer Club Championship. We have had a lot of feedback this year and as a result made a few changes trying to keep the format as simple as possible. We have included more races and instead of cumulative scores we have moved to the best 10. This years selected races 1st Couriers 5k race, Shobdon 6, Gords 6, WVR Summer 10k, Hereford Half, Crocodile 8, Magic Roundabout, Dorstone Dawdle, Darrens Dash, Malvern Joggers 10k, All 4 Summer League XC Races, Credenhill Canter and Breinton 10.
As usual 50 points for first male and female, 49 for second etc. Best 10 scores count.
Prizes £40, £25 & £10 club sport gift vouchers for 1st, 2nd & 3rd men and ladies.

Hereford Festival of Sport- Club Discounts

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Hereford Festival Sport and you will find our logo on the Festival web site in the partners listing.

There is a 40% discount available to partner clubs for those members confirming their wish to participate in the running or cycling events by 27/2/15. A discount code will be issued after that date to use on line.

Please could you confirm your intention to race on our facebook page or by separate email to mikelynn8@btinternet.com so that I can put together a list for the Festival Organisers. I must receive your details by end of Feb for you to qualify for the discount.

Mike Shaw

IMPORTANT CHANGE TO START TIME for PRESTEIGNE XC RACE

Due to the shortening of the Men’s course, because of forestry work, at Sunday’s Presteigne XC race it will be necessary to alter the start time for the women’s race.
 
The Women’s race will now start at 10.45 a.m. and the Men’s race at 11.00 a.m.
 
 
This is necessary so that the 2 sets of race results can be kept as separate as possible. If this were not the case, it would take much longer to work out the series results and award winners. This, in turn, would mean that you  would be kept waiting for much longer at the presentation venue.
 
Hopefully, this will also avoid the bottle neck where the runners first turn left to start climbing into the woods and the female runners should be clear of the narrow section before the leading men approach that point.
 
Apologies for the short notice.We hope that this does not cause any inconvenience .
 
Hopefully, the arrival of snow will not put a further spanner in the works !
 
Thanks for your co-operation.

 

Presteigne XC Details Sun 1 Feb

The final race in  2014/15 Herefordshire XC League will be held at Presteigne on Sunday 1st February.
 
The race will be held in the Forestry Commission land at the top of Broadaxe. There is very limited parking at the start/finish area and the Forestry Commission request that this area be mostly reserved for walkers. There are nearby alternative parking areas, such as near the Leisure Centre or on Joe Deakins Rd. (B4355).
 
The race will be followed by the annual presentation of awards to be held at the Royal British Legion on Hereford St. (LD8 2AR). Please bring along a clean pair of shoes to wear at the presentation!
We will share transport as usual - drivers and hitch hikers meet in Rowing Club car park(floods allowing) at 9am
 
Thanks to Presteigne Pacers for hosting this event.

 

 

New Wye Valley Runners Web page

We are in the process of rebuilding our club website over the next few weeks. It would be great to get an idea of the things that club members would like to see on the refreshed site. What  information do you want easy access to? What do you want to see more of or less of? Let us know and we will try and incorporate as many club members ideas as possible.Your ideas do not need to be technical at all! Thank you

Muddy Woody 6 Marshals

We are organising a run for all those that intend to Marshal at Muddy Woody on Sunday 18th Jan from top car park at 9am for course familiarisation. Ralph is organising a 8 mile loop road run also at 9am from top car park for those beginning their preparation for long distance races in the Spring.
We urgently need to start putting together a list of marshals and will need at least 20 on the course . If you are available please text Les Chamberlain 07794512044.

Monkhall Cross Country Results

 

Click here for full results from this mornings race. Thanks to Paul and Mervyn for sorting out the challenging and popular new course. 

The weather God's were on our side again today - with a blustery wind in the hills but plenty of shelter on most of the course. Great turnout from the WVR team today - with 21 lads and 13 lasses making up almost a quarter of the 143 strong field

The women's team stormed home again to take the team prize - well done to Nicki, Laura and Claire for leading the field. An impressive performance with Danca and Maria chasing their tails. In the men's race their is no stopping Tim Davies of Maldwyn who had time to get home and cook lunch before the second man crossed the line. His time of 37.57 makes it look like he was in another race. Congrats to him.

An improving Steven finished as first WVR man in 6th place in 42.20.  Jeremy and Rob made up the first three men but Steven managed to get a good clear two minutes between himself and fell race heavy legged Jeremy.

Great team event with great support from non running club members - thanks to them all - and did anyone see what happened to Mike Fawcett - he started - is he still out there?

New Years 10k 2015 Race Report

Many thanks to you all for your wonderful support and what a fantastic turn-out, the numbers exceeded all our expectations. We particularly appreciate the fact that many runners travelled long distances to participate in the event.  Also we received great feedback about the new race start and finish on the Great Western Way.

We wish to thank all the runners and especially the many  many volunteers, too many to mention by name, without whose help it would not be possible to organise this race. Also special thanks to Hereford Rowing Club for use of their facilities and Ady Watts for sponsoring the race prizes.

The race was run in near perfect conditions and was convincingly won by Christopher Hayward of Brecon AC in a time 0f 33.41. Jimmy Richards of Wye Valley Runners finished second in a time of 34.40. Martin Matthews of Birmingham Running and Tim Iveson of Builth & District Runners were involved in a sprint finish to secure third place with Matthews just securing victory on the line in a time of 35.13.

Kathryn King secured victory in the ladies race for the second year running in a time 39.36. Clara Evans of Pontypridd Roadents finished second and Megan Judge of Malvern Joggers was third in times of 40.33 and 43.50 respectively.

Gabriel Kay of Brecon AC was the leading Junior in the race finishing seventh overall in a time of 37.31 an excellent performance.

Wye Valley Runners secured both the men’s and ladie’s team awards. Winning men were Jimmy Richards, Steven Flowers and Jeremy Jehan. Winning Ladies were Kathryn King, Nikki Childs and Laura Tootell.

There were special awards for two Wye Valley Runner club members.  Laura Tootell winner of the ladies race in the Hereford Marathon and Bill Griffiths who for many years has supported club races and events were both awarded the club’s prestigious Mighty Oak award.

The Alex Moore Memorial Trophy was awarded to Wye Valley Runners Paddy Nugent.

A collection for Midlands Air Ambulance raised £92.

Men’s Awards:

1. Cristopher Hayward (Brecon AC) 33.41; 2. Jimmy Richards (Wye Valley Runners) 34.40

3. Martin Matthews (Birmingham Running) 35.13; Junior : Gabriel Kay (Brecon AC) 37.31

V/40 Jimmy Richards (Wye Valley Runners) 34.40; V/45 Russell James (Hereford Couriers) 38.01

V/50 Clifford Berry (Ledbury & District Harriers) 37.39; V/55 Kevin Burke ( Stourbridge RC) 40.41

V/60 Stuart Brown (Malvern Joggers) 44.50;  V/65 Ric Broad ( Unattached) 49.06

V/70 Bryan Symonds ( Wye Valley Runners)  49.32;  

Ladies Awards

1. Kathryn King (Wye Valley Runners) 39.36; 2. Clara Evans ( Pontypridd Roadents) 40.33

3. Megan Judge ( Malvern Joggers) 43.50; FV35 Kathryn King (Wye Valley Runners) 39.36

FV40 Lucy Poole ( Malvern Joggers) 47.15; FV45 Beverley Tucker (Brecon AC) 45.04

FV50 Nikki Childs (Wye Valley Runners) 44.24; FV55 Kareen Mann (Malvern Joggers) 49.53

 

Wye Valley Runners

 

New Years 10k

Brilliant day,record turn-out, great performances, fantastic support, many thanks to all the runners and volunteers for making this such a special day.

We have started to post race photos on flickr and many more will follow in the coming days. Many thanks to Wayne Smith for the photos there really are some great shots. Keep an eye out for yours.

We hope to have race report ready by Monday.

We'd just like to apologise to Gabriel Kay of Brecon AC as we omitted to mention his achievement during the presentation ceremony. Gabriel was first Junior and finished 7th in a time of 37.31. Your prize is in the post Gabriel. 

Wye Valley Runners

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