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December 2024 Newsletter

The annual ballot for the club’s coveted London Marathon place was held at the Christmas Party in Selby. There were six eager participants who had been unsuccessful in the public ballot in the hat, and Sam Robinson was pulled out to represent Vale of York on the biggest stage.

In case of injury, we draw a reserve, and for the second year running Neil Musgrove was selected and needs to be on hand with his club colours in case Sam is unable to participate.

Good luck to Sam on his training journey! Watch out for monthly newsletter updates from Sam as he follows a VDOT marathon plan.

November 2024 Newsletter

Vale of York trustee, Neil Musgrove, loves a hilly trail run and Leeds has more hills than Selby with some spectacular scenery to boot. Last month Neil took on the 7 mile Calverley Chaos organised by Great Owl Running. 

The event really was chaos because the runners were set off in alternating directions according to their race number which provided an opportunity to say hello and well done to all the runners taking the opposite direction about half way round. After some decent climbs in the first half, the second was quite fast and Neil passed a few people in the last few miles to finish second in his direction and sixth overall. 

A well earned beer from Kirkstall Brewery for all finishers ensured a nice end to the day.