Be Safe - Be Seen!

From now till the nights begin to get lighter please make sure you are wearing some Hi Visibility gear if you plan to run with the club on Monday's or Wednesday's. Some clubs impose a " no hi vis - no run" rule - we don't plan to do that as we know everyone will respond - so please dig out the hi vis- if you don't have any you can buy online very cheap or pop in to Club Sports in town.

Super Ten - final results!

The results are in - thank you to Steven Flowers for setting up the new database and doing all the hard work crunching the numbers.

It has been a busy summer with some fantastic running by new members and old.

In the women's competition the winners are:

Gintare Gaigaliene in first place , four points ahead of Danca Machackova. Maria takes up third place with  Maria, Jan, Becky and Sian all running ten or more races to be fully eligible in the competition. Congratulations to them all.

In the mens race Steven Flowers is first with a commanding lead of 45 points. Ian Whistance powered through the season to finish second with Paul Davies breathing down his neck having raced all 16 races!

See how you did with the full results here

Prizes will be presented at the AGM on November 6th - well done everyone and let us know your thoughts for next year

 


Knighton to Kington run - map and elevation details

Knighton to Kington run along Offa's Dyke route. Sunday 25th October please click here  to take you to a Walk Wales detailed map using Map My Walks. It is interactive and you don't need to sign in. You can fiddle about and focus on the section of the route you choose. 

This is a 21.46 km route(13.31 miles) if you do the whole thing or about 7 miles if you join us at Dolau Green. The route has a total ascent of 724.73 m and has a maximum elevation of 397. Click here for really nerdy metre  by metre elevation data

Kington to Knighton Offas Dyke Club Run 25th October- map and elevation

Knighton to Kington run along Offa's Dyke route. Sunday 25th October please click here  to take you to a Walk Wales detailed map using Map My Walks. It is interactive and you don't need to sign in.

This is a 21.46 km route(13.31 miles) The route has a total ascent of 724.73 m and has a maximum elevation of 397. Click here for really nerdy metre  by metre elevation data

 

 

Winter Cross Country provisional dates

The following dates can be added to your diary in pencil for now.

The winter cross country league is open to all club members. it's free, it's great fun, fantastic camaraderie and usually above freezing - what more can you ask.

Dates: Oct 18th (Builth) & Nov 8th (Croft) & Nov 29th (Ufton Court) & Jan 10th (Monkhall) and Feb 7th (Presteigne). The first 2 are confirmed; the other 3 to be confirmed.

Race Secretary

As you are probably aware I am stepping down from the club at the AGM in November as it is difficult to describe how it difficult it is to continue in my current non running capacity. One day using Arnie's words 'I will be back'.

Is anyone interested in taking on the role of race secretary for Wye Valley Runners? The role involves applying for race licences, and securing approval from Police, Highways and Hereford SAG to hold events. I will be more than happy to help and train whoever would like to do the job . I have set-up templates for most of the races which I am more than happy to share.

Many Thanks,

 

Mike Shaw

Super 10 Race 14

We now have 4 club members who have raced 10 of the series and now become members of the Elite Super 10 Club. We welcome Danca, Maria, Paul and Steven to the club and look forward to others joining them over the next few weeks!Remember you must race 10 of the series for your score to count.  

After 14 races no change at the top - Steven and Danca continue to dominate - congratulations to them both.

 

Click here for latest league table courtesy of Steven Flowers number crunching.

Westhope Cross Country Details

Next up in the Summer Cross Country League. Courtesy of the Couriers it's time to visit Westhope. Wednesday 8th July.

Kick off at 715pm - club vests to be worn. Meet at Rowing Club at 6 to share lifts as usual.  To get to the course aim for Canon Pyon and follow the signs off the Canon Pyon Road - but a bit further on. If that's as clear as mud here is the grid reference: http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO465504

 

Super 10 after 12 Races

Click here for full results

 

Well done to Danca who still dominates the women's league and to Steven who has taken up the number one slot in the men's table. Some really impressive running from all. Now that the season is in its final quarter we can really begin to see how people have progressed up and down the league. Keep at it. Next up Dorstone Dawdle this weekend followed by cross country next Wed. Thank you again to Steven for the data input.

AbbeyDore XC Results

Well done to the 48 strong Wye Valley team for storming the foothills of the  Black Mountains and taking first and second team prize in style on Wednesday evening.

A very strong men's and women's team ensured we took the A and B team prize with some margin.

 Huge thanks to Merv and his family and friends for all their hard work and great hospitality. A fantastic turnout.

Results here

Dont forget there still 2 more races in the season. Next up Westhope on July 8th followed by Shobdon on 22nd July.

Abbeydore Cross Country Wed 24th June 7.30pm - final briefing

HEREFORDSHIRE SUMMER OFF-ROAD LEAGUE RACE 2  ABBEYDORE WEDNESDAY 24th  JUNE 2015 7.30 p.m. start

Many thanks to Merv Thomas and everyone who has helped clear and prepare the course. 

Race starts 7.30 prompt. Plenty of parking - with a short walk to start so please arrive in plenty of time.

Shared lifts from Rowing Club  - leave at 6pm prompt.

Route map here : https://goo.gl/lBpsnI

Postcode for Sat Nav HR2 0JQ

 

A465 from Hereford to Abergavveny
Turn right opposite Wormbridge church, signposted Abbeydore
Continue and straight over crossroads to a T junction and then follow arrows from there

Club vests must be worn. 

Super 10 after 11 races - the race is on!

So now it begins to count. You need to run 10 of the 16 races to be within a chance of qualifying to be the Super 10 men's or women's champion. So far Dancas lead looks strong with almost a 100 point lead - but can she maintain the momentum. Paul continues to ignore everyone's advice and runs on through injury - but he's still at the top. Well done both. However, Steven is only 34 points adrift of Paul and could still catch him if he maintains form. Laura has work to do if she is to close the gap - but it's still possible! All to play for still.

Next up Abbeydore XC 24th June. Results here in our temporary dropbox link. The dropbox link is a temporary thing till we sort out the website glitch!

Super 10 after 9 races

Click here for latest results.

 

After 9 races Paul and Dancas commitment to the cause continues to pay off. Paul continues to train hard for Ninja 2016 by running all 9 races so far this season - respect Paul! Danca's 8 race total sees her lead strengthening. Congrats to them both. Some impressive mid table battles - next up Wednesday evening's 5k !

 

 

Wye Valley Runners