Please see information from Dewsbury RR if you want to transfer your number or defer entry to next year.

This is as Peco inspired race from John Smeaton Sports Centre starting at 11am - £5 entry gets you a bottle of beer at the end!. The race is followed at 1:30 by the Peco Series Awards - in the bar of the sports centre - hopefully a buffet as well. There is a race limit of 500, which could well be reached with numbers currently running in the series. More info very shortly.

Its a new year and therefore we start again with rankings and category best times. Last years stats will still be available through the Results & Records Page.

Most people will be there this weekend for a good long run - conditions should be good

Tuesday:  6:30 Beginner / improver session; 7:30 group runs normally 5-6 miles plus.
Thursday: 6:30 Beginner / improver session; 7:30 speed or hill training with option of group run.

This week we contributed 14 of the 77 finishers with Gail Wrangles and Jane Bleakley making their first appearances of the year. London Marathon training is obviously helping Julie Morgan who recorded her second pb in consecutive runs (26:24). Jonathan Routledge, Pat Wood and Ken Bingley recorded year best times.
First Club member home was Craig Daniels in 7th spot and just a 'whisker' off his recent pb. Lynne Sedgewick was again first Ackworth lady.

Due to the high numbers turning out on training nights there is pressure on the Angel pub car park. Clearly we have to ensure that there is enough parking for pub customers, particularly those wanting to eat at around the time we commence training. Could you please use alternative on street parking closeby.

We had 5 runners competing in this traditional 'warm up' run for the marathon season with Craig Tipton our first home. Already this year, 23 members have completed a half.

1st Les Adams 
2nd Lyndsay Pinder
2nd Vic Adams
3rd Trevor Nichol
6th Neil Gardiner
7th Catherine Berry
8th Michael Tildesley
12th Adrian Byrom
13th Syam Velayudhan
14th Lyndon Bilton
17th Ann Rhodes
24th Emma Smith
28th Millie Waterton

Whilst our Ann Johnson was running with 25 of her friends at Wintersett, Adrian Leach and Maria McDonald-Leach were up at Billingham running a muddy multi-terrain run

Adrian & Maria took to the track to chase each other round and round the Dorothy Hyman stadium at Cudworth in the 10k race. Adrian secured a pb  of 43:23 (or was the lap counter out?)

Another record field for Peco and the club (39 turned out) on a cold and frosty morning. Conditions were slippy in places and there were a number of incidents. On balance (perhaps not the best phrase) Adrian Leach probably claimed first place in the injuries stake! A visit to hospital was needed with a fair number of stiches needed to replace his good looks. Will it deter him...not a chance. PS Richard Thackeray and Jeff Denton also hit the ground.

Anyone fancy this 'different' event at Kirkby Lonsdale on the 3rd June, the Diamond Jubilee Weekend? It was established to commemorate the famous yomp by soldiers in the Falklands conflict, now 30 years ago! You can choose a run/run walk/walk over 23, 11.5 or 6.5 miles over superb countryside. It makes a great alternative to the Three Peaks Walk and could be incorporated into a good weekend away - accomodation in the area includes caravan/camp sites as well as B&Bs - plus its not that far for a day trip.
Anyone interested?

With the lack of a Ponte run, Adrian Leach & Maria McDonald-Leach headed East to the recently launched York event. Good reports for this flat, fast course and Adrian's best so far this year.

The second part of Adrian and Maria's running weekend saw them continuing Eastwards towards Hull for this popular race.

January got off to a flyer with an amazing total of 79 club members competing at least once. A total of 916 miles was clocked up with an event count of 79. Last years total looks cetain to be smashed! The Winter Handicap was the most heavily supported (41members), followed by 39 at Temple Newsam for Peco 3, 26 parkrunners and 20 at the Brass Monkey.

Christine Hall had a relatively short trip from her new home to this run near great Yarmouth to become our fasterst F55 over the distance so far this year!

This year the format will remain the same with 12 races to choose from and the best 10 scores to count. There will not be any of the club handicap runs included, however, as we have a new competition to cover all 4 handicap events.

We have included some 'new' races and have 'dropped' others, mainly due to dates clashing with other events. Races for the first 5 months are confirmed, those for the rest of the year are provisional, at present.
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March 4th - Norton 9 / Dewsbury 10k
March 18th - South Yokshire Half (Dearne Valley, Manvers)
April 15th - Wakefield City 10k
May 16th? Askern 10k
June 10th Goole Riverbank 1/3 marathon
July 11th? Doncaster Town Centre 5k
August 12th? Askern 10m
October 21st - Bridlington Half marathon
November 4th - Guy Fawkers 10m
November - either Abbey Dash or Barnsley 10k
Trunce Series (best time to count)

How can you cover over 700 race miles, burn up over 70,000 calories and still be fatter than Ken Bingley? Adrian Leach managed to with partner Maria not too far behind. Having already won the race to Edinburgh castle, Adrian went on to reach the Orkneys! Craig Tipton was 3rd, clocking up an impressive total of over 600 miles. Roy Young had a late flourish and ended up only 2 marathons short of his total for 2010. Nicola Henshaw, Barry Sinar and Martyn Stearn were the others to make it to Edinburgh castle. Well done to them all.
Any ideas for 2012?