Author Archives: Joel Dalby

Better late than never!

In the 2nd round of the West Yorkshire Winter League at Stainland Lions there was a distinctly frosty feel to proceedings.

The mens team were slightly depleted but nonetheless Julian once again turned in a brilliant performance to finish 3rd. The men were upstaged by the ladies who finished 3rd with Jayne (10), Mel (12) and Ann-Marie (14)  finishing highly.

Men

3 Julian Hood

25 Neil Maloney

60 Joel Dalby

73 Gavin Smith

99 Derek Ives

103 Alastair Wallace

121 Brian Hugill

127 Steve Hall

156 James Kirkpatrick

176 Rick Small

Women

10 Jayne Butterworth

12 Mel Ives

14 Ann-Marie Bulcock

32 Hilary Seward

34 Sue Marshall

38 Angela Dowbiggin

40 Emma Newbould

41 Helen Lindley

46 Jan Smith

69 Emma Yiu

73 Chris Rose

We sent 2 teams to the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Lightwater Valley.

The ladies performed commendably to finish 18th after a brilliant run from Sarah King. The men gained valuable experience, except for Neil who sadly twisted an ankle during the first big lap and was unable to finish.

Joel, Al and Neil at the start

From left to right: Triss, Sue, Sarah, Jayne and Hilary (c) woodentops.org.uk

From left to right: Emma and Brian (c) woodentops.org.uk

Senior Women

Senior Men

Julian Hood ran an excellent 74:41 to finish 17^th in the Brass Monkey at York.

150 runners took part in this New Year’s Day race at Ogden Water near Denholme. It’s run mainly on woodland trail with a climb at half-way and some undulations thereafter.

Only one runner for Skipton in this one but can highly recommend it to anyone for next year if your hang-over clears!

Auld Lang Syne – 31^st December – 395 runners

 395 runners took part in the popular Auld Lang Syne fell race.

First home for Skipton was Julian Hood, followed by Michael Keedy, Jayne Butterworth and Karen Hood.

A 22-strong group of runners from Skipton AC travelled to Mirfield to take part in the 1^st round of the West Yorkshire Winter League (WYWL).

The 1^st round fixture which comprises a fancy dress element was hosted by Dewsbury Road Runners at Hopton Mills Cricket Club. The figure of 8, single lap, course was run over 4.2 miles and took in a good variety of terrain with, of course, mud aplenty.

Some of the team not needing the toilet!

Leading Skipton male was Julian Hood (4^th overall) whilst the women were lead home by Jayne Butterworth (14^th overall) but both were ably supported by the rest of the Skipton team. Michael Keedy (15), Mark Shakeshaft (22) and Neil Maloney (23) were next home for the men whilst Mel Ives (15), Hilary Seward (30) and Helen Lindley (40) scored highly for the women.

Full results:

Male

Female