New Year's Day in Heaton & Northcliffe
Thanks go to Chris and Helen Burden who did an excellent job of organising the annual New Year's Day Event and Social, this year in Heaton & Northcliffe Park. There was a good turnout of all ages, many wearing festive hats, who enjoyed the slippery slopes and the opportunity to see in the New Year in good company. David Alcock won the chocs for visiting all of the controls in the 45 minutes, well done David!
Tom clocks up his 100th Parkrun on his 80th Birthday!
Several Airienteers surprised Tom Crowther at his 100th Parkrun at Woodhouse Moor today to run with him or cheer him from the sidelines on his 80th Birthday. Tom's achievement was celebrated by all park runners before the off and a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday was sung. Congratulations Tom!
Time to order your new AIRE kit!
The Club will be putting in an order for AIRE kit on the 10th December. Note that this time round there is the opportunity to order long sleeved tops, in addition to the regular short sleeved, just what's needed in these plummeting temperatures! Click on the link for the info sheet. Tops will arrive early January.
Double Celebration!
Airienteers gathered in Guiseley to celebrate the 80th Birthdays of Tom and Jeff. Old friendships were renewed over lunch and much animated conversation took place. Happy Birthday Jeff and Tom!
Yorkshire Urban League Champions
Congratulations to this year's Aire victors:
Alistair Broadest, Leon Foster and Val Gilleard
Riverside Gardens Ilkley
A great day out.
Lots of children tried the maze and most also had a go in the Park.
Well done to Caleb, Sam, Joel, Sam, Jojo for coming top.
They had several trial runs, but were perfect in the end!
Great Tower 5 Nov
We are organising an event in Great Tower Wood beside Lake Windermere on 5th November as part of our coaching weekend. The terrain is superb - see map R. This is pre-entry only, so sign up now via Fabian4.co.uk.
Please can you spare an hour to help me run the event?
Mail chair@aire.org.uk.
Tony T.
Coaching Weekend 4-5 November
Coaching Weekend, Lake District, 4-5 November
Last chance to sign up.
This is a great opportunity to train and run in some of the best terrain in England.
Go to www.tinyurl.com/airecoach17.
Queries to David (secretary@aire.org.uk).
British Sprint and Middle Champs 2017
Excellent AIRE results for those who made the trip down South.
Best results were Evie Conway's second place in both Middle and Sprint, and Tony Carlyle's second in the Middle.
Top 10s in the Sprint A finals for David Alcock, Maurice Calvert, Natasha Conway. And Leon Foster was 15th in the Open A Final. Well done also to JDO Simon Martland for his 2nd place.
Top 10s in the MIddle for Neil Conway, David Williams, Wendy Carlyle.
Dales Weekend
A great weekend's competition. Thanks to all helpers. And all participants except the one (or more?) who did the damage shown and failed to report it. Cost us to repair it, and unknown reputational cost with farmers and landowner.