Notices and Forthcoming Events
Posted by admin in Diary & Events on February 18, 2015
Online entry now available for this year’s Otley 10 see details here.
Got some news, photos, information or just need an OAC question answering? Email run@otleyac.org.uk
Please check the club notice board in the Cricket Club for forthcoming races and car sharing options.
Our Absolute Beginners group is for anyone wanting to have a go at running, regardless of ability. Find them on their Facebook page or email start@otleyac.org.uk.
Here are the final club rankings and runner of the year tables for 2014. Congratulations to Mark Hall the 2014 Runner of the Year, where are you?
2015 TRAINING WEEKEND will be Friday 20th – 23rd March at the same venue as this year; Limefitt Park, Troutbeck. The weekend is open to all fully paid-up members on a first come, first served basis. £57 for three nights self-catering in 5*log cabins holding six people. Please pay Tom Hannah at training; cash or cheque asap.
A reminder of other forthcoming events in the near future:
Saturday 7th March – Trollers Trot, Stan Bradshaw Pendle Round, Pre-entry only, closes 1st March.
Sunday 8th March – Ian Roberts Memorial Fell Race
Saturday 14th March – Race 3 of the 2015 Eric Smith Handicap Trophy, meet 10:45 for 11:00 start at Stainburn.
Sunday 15th March – Spen 20, Sheffield Varsity 10k
Sunday 22nd March – Thirsk 10, East Hull 20, Rivock Edge Fell Race, Heptonstall Fell Race.
Harrogate League 2015 - 5 races (and mega buffets) for just £5! As per last year, the club will pay the other half of the £10 entry fee. Numbers will be available in March.
Harrogate – 5th May Start 7.30 pm (Early start so no finishers in the dark, but may change)
Richmond – 12th May Start 7.45pm
Thirsk – 2nd June Start 7.45 pm
Wetherby – 17th June Start 7.45 pm
Otley – 7th July Handicap and Presentation Start 7.45 pm
Saturday 28th March – Northern Road Relays, Sefton Park, Liverpool. 12 stages for the men and 6 for the ladies. Give your names to Liam and Gemma asap.
Sunday March 1st: Peco X country
Posted by admin in News & Results on March 4, 2015
Report from Graham Lake:
3 of us guested in the Peco Cross-Country at Roundhay on Sunday. In very windy but sunny conditions 608 (!!) runners took in the rather nice course round the park. Not really a cross-country feel, more a trail race, hardly any mud!
I was pleased with my position finishing 54th in 29.01 tantalisingly close to John Greenwell, 51st in 28.57, with Frank having a cracking run in the blue vest of Roundhay Runners, 3rd in 25.37. Those positions are just the men, winner was Jonathan Wills in 25.13.
Sunday March 1st: Norton 9
Posted by admin in News & Results on March 2, 2015
The Otley 4 of Hannah Lupton, Joanna Hobson, Sara Richardson and Laura Hind braved the wind on Sunday morning, venturing down to the Norton 9 in the North Yorkshire village of Norton (near Doncaster – South, surely!?)
A circular route around winding lanes, the course was mostly flat with a couple of hills on mile 5, 7 and a sneaky one right at the end. There was a good turnout too and with excellent marshalling, it made for an enjoyable race. Despite the sunshine, the wind added its own special twist, with quite long sections of the race spent running into a headwind so strong that we felt as if we were running backwards!
The winner was Nathaniel Williams (unattached) in 50.03 and first lady was Fiona Davies (Kingstone) in 57.31. Sara was first home for Otley in 81.50, with Laura in 83.52, Joanna 84.32 and Hannah 86.50, all well within our 90 minute target and injury free!
A definite race for the calendar; good for half marathon training.
Did I mention that it was a bit windy?
Saturday 28th Feb: Park runs
Posted by admin in News & Results on March 2, 2015
Woodhouse Moor parkrun
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 1 | 1 | Callum GREENWOOD | Sale Harriers Manchester | 00:16:04 |
| 49 | 1 | Sophie LEE | Goole Youth AC | 00:20:49 |
| 314 | 90 | Imogen Webster | Otley AC | 00:29:04 |
| 345 | 237 | Andrew Webster | Otley AC | 00:30:00 |
| 344 | 108 | Alice WEBSTER | Otley AC | 00:30:00 |
| 373 | 120 | Molly STORER | Otley AC | 00:31:40 |
Saturday 28th February – Esholt Handicap
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 28, 2015
Race 2 of this year’s Eric Smith Handicap Series was the flattish route from Esholt on to the Leeds Liverpool canal towards Shipley cutting up to main Hollins Hill road and back through the village. Eriks passed Tom just after the pub and it wasn’t because he’d stopped to re-hydrate… and held on for a clear win. David Fox just failed to catch Tom by 2 seconds to finish third. Rogan recorded the fastest time of the day crossing the line in 5th, but as the handicapper had set off Gemma and Nicky 10 seconds late he was pushed down one place in the final standings.
The top of the Handicap table sees John Armitstead top with 47 points ahead of Hugh 45 and Ian Broadbent 43, see the full table here.
| Time | H’Cap | Net Time | Pts | ||
| 1 | Eriks Zvaigzne | 49:59 | 11:00 | 38:59 | 23 |
| 2 | Tom Hannah | 50:38 | 08:00 | 42:38 | 22 |
| 3 | David Fox | 50:40 | 10:00 | 40:40 | 21 |
| 4 | Ian Broadbent | 51:06 | 14:00 | 37:06 | 20 |
| 5 | Gemma Harrington | 51:27 | 06:00 | 45:27 | 19 |
| 6 | Rogan Ashton | 51:29 | 20:00 | 31:29 | 18 |
| 7 | Nicky Gifford | 51:34 | 06:00 | 45:34 | 17 |
| 8 | John Armitstead | 51:47 | 16:00 | 35:47 | 16 |
| 9 | Steve Robinson | 51:57 | 18:00 | 33:57 | 15 |
| 10 | Phil Robinson | 52:17 | 10:00 | 42:17 | 14 |
| 11 | Ann Yeadon | 52:22 | 08:00 | 44:22 | 13 |
| 12 | David Cattanach | 52:25 | 02:00 | 50:25 | 12 |
| 13 | Hugh Pearson | 52:29 | 13:00 | 39:29 | 11 |
| 14 | Dominic Egan | 52:56 | 13:00 | 39:56 | 10 |
| 15 | Nicola Lee | 52:57 | 14:00 | 38:57 | 9 |
| 16 | Chris Tomlinson | 53:06 | 13:00 | 40:06 | 8 |
| 17 | Tom Lynch | 53:07 | 18:00 | 35:07 | 7 |
| 18 | Debra Brown | 53:18 | 02:00 | 51:18 | 6 |
| 19 | Antonio Cardinale | 53:41 | 00:00 | 53:41 | 5 |
| 20 | Tony Walker | 53:53 | 17:00 | 36:53 | 4 |
| 21 | Colin Best | 54:49 | 10:00 | 44:49 | 3 |
| 22 | Billy Rayner | 55:06 | 11:00 | 44:06 | 2 |
| 23 | Gary Cochrane | 57:20 | 12:00 | 45:20 | 1 |
Sunday 15th February – Commondale Beacon 2 Fell race
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 24, 2015
Report from Andrew Webster: Steve Robinson and myself took the trek over to the North Yorkshire Moors for this enjoyable 8 mile fell/trail/road race. There was a surface for every runner.
The weather was sunny but cool. The route was marked but there were still opportunities to take the wrong turn if you did not keep your eyes peeled (only two near misses for me).
Steve raced ahead of me early on and finished 34 out of 90 runners in a time of 64:15. I managed to find myself in the middle of the field with a massive gap in front (hence nearly taking the wrong turn) and a gap behind. The marathon is leaving me sufficiently fatigued to leave me struggling for speed and stamina. Eventually coming in 52nd in 70:48.
Nice run in an area of the country I have never run, well worth another trip up here for another race in the future.
Saturday 21st February – Park Runs
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 23, 2015
Leeds Park Run
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 1 | 1 | Linton TAYLOR | Newark AC | 00:16:33 |
| 43 | 1 | Sophie LEE | Goole Youth AC | 00:20:26 |
| 57 | 56 | Tony WALKER | Otley AC | 00:21:14 |
| 265 | 60 | Laura Hind | Otley AC | 00:27:45 |
| 282 | 68 | Toni Midgley | Otley AC | 00:28:23 |
| 304 | 79 | Justina Stringer | Otley AC | 00:29:10 |
| 311 | 84 | Imogen Webster | Otley AC | 00:29:22 |
| 369 | 118 | Alice WEBSTER | Otley AC | 00:32:25 |
| 370 | 252 | Andrew Webster | Otley AC | 00:32:26 |
Maidstone Park Run
| Position | Gender Position | parkrunner | Club | Run Time |
| 1 | 1 | Tom CARPENTER | Maidstone Harriers | 00:17:22 |
| 11 | 1 | Karrianne BELL | Medway & Maidstone AC | 00:20:38 |
| 28 | 3 | Nicola Lee | Otley AC | 00:22:41 |
Sunday 22nd February – Snake Lane 10 mile
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 23, 2015
Results for Snake Lane. Otley took the team prize. And some photos on the club’s Flickr site.
| Position | Competitor Name | Gender | Category | Cat Pos | Club | Finish Time | Chip Time |
| 2 | Scott Harrington | Male | Vet 35 | 1/76 | Otley AC | 00:54:24 | 00:54:23 |
| 11 | Tom Midgley | Male | SNR | 5/89 | Otley AC | 00:57:31 | 00:57:29 |
| 20 | Liam Dunne | Male | Vet 40 | 6/115 | Otley AC | 00:58:25 | 00:58:22 |
| 55 | Richard Smith | Male | SNR | 21/89 | Otley AC | 01:00:51 | 01:00:48 |
| 80 | Mark Hall | Male | Vet 45 | 6/104 | Otley A C | 01:02:32 | 01:02:30 |
| 509 | Chris Tomlinson | Male | Vet 35 | 64/76 | Otley AC | 01:21:47 | 01:21:24 |
| 583 | Andrew Rayner | Male | Vet 45 | 82/104 | Otley AC | 01:24:46 | 01:24:17 |
| 695 | Charlotte Tomlinson | Female | SNR | 43/64 | Otley AC | 01:29:39 | 01:29:16 |
| 795 | Gemma Harrington | Female | Vet 35 | 59/86 | Otley AC | 01:34:30 | 01:34:06 |
Sunday 22nd February – Ilkley Moor Fell Race
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 23, 2015
Report from Sean O’Halloran:
The Ilkley Moor Fell Race has been staged by Ilkley Harriers every year since 1990. It is a hard fell race in winter and is billed as not suitable for beginners due to the steep, slippery, and rocky descents.
Winner was Simon Bailey (36.52) of Mercia beating local favourite Tom Adams in to 2nd. First Lady was Caitlin Rice of Glossopdale 30th in 46.24.
First home for Otley was Jeremy Stewart in 48:55, followed by Graham Lake in 49:45, Tom Lynch in 52:40, Stephen Boddy in 55:52, Andrew Webster in 59:45, Matt Podd in 61:09, Neil Reed in 63:44, Hugh Pearson in 63:54, Eriks Zvaigzne in 68:03, David Fox in 68:18, Sara Richard in 73:46 and Sean O’Halloran in 86:13.
Otley juniors also had a strong turnout on Ilkely Moor.
In the Under 8’s 1/2 mile race first home for Otley in sixth was Aston Brogden in 04:35
In the Under 10’s 1 mile race Alice Webster was the only representative from Otley.
In the Under 12’s 1 mile race first home for Otley in 12th was Jenson Brogden in 8:43 followed by Jake McBrinn in 09:00, Adam Powell in 09:20, Jake Powell in 09:44, Holly Davey in 09:58 and Kieran Green in 10:56.
In the Under 14’s 1 mile race first home for Otley in seventh was William O’Neil in 08:24, Also for Otley were Rebecca Richard in 11:33 and Imogen Webster in 11:39.
Report from Matt Podd: Cold day with sleet later – a good motivation to run quick. Conditions underfoot good for the time of year.
Simon Bailey beat local favourite Tom Adams. Caitlin Rice was 1st woman.
Finishing order of B & W’s, Jeremy S, Graham L, Tom L, Steve B, Andy W, The President, Hugh P, Eriks Z, David F, Sean O’H, and somewhere was Sara R, Sean’s orange top reminded me of a Tango advert – very cheerful. Full results awaited.
Lots of Juniors raced and there are good photos on Woodentops (including provisional results lists). Thanks to spectators for support.
Finishing I saw that Jeremy had taken a good tumble, and had a good war-wound for his trouble (hope not too bad!) Was pretty pleased with form, and was buzzing afterwards as I enjoyed my free Yorkshire Tea at home.
Some results (unofficial)
Winner was Simon Bailey (36.52) of Mercia beating local favourite Tom Adams in to 2nd. First Lady was Caitlin Rice of Glossopdale 30th in 46.24. Jeremy was first back for Otley in 45th (48.55), then me 53rd (49.45), Tom Lynch 76th (52.40), Steven Boddy 109th (times seem to be missing from this point on from Woodentops photo), Andy Webster 145th, Matt Podd 154th, Neil Reed 169th, Hugh Pearson 171st, David Fox 199th, Sean O’Halloran 205th. Thought I saw Sara R on the photos, but can’t see her on results, apologies if I’ve missed anyone.
Lots of good photos here, including juniorshttp://www.woodentops.org.uk/index.php?topic=home&subtopic=morephotos
Official results to come from http://www.ilkleyharriers.org.uk/
Sunday 22nd February – Great North West Half Marathon
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 23, 2015
Report from Frank Beresford: The Great North West Half Marathon takes place in the inspiring town of Blackpool and takes the runner along the sea front.Simon’s Seat 1991
Posted by admin in News & Results on February 19, 2015
There doesn’t appear to be any OAC runners but does anyone recognise anybody in this race from 1991?