These awards are presented annually, usually at the Christmas Party
Marathon Cup
for the history of the cup, see https://www.valleystriders.org.uk/archive/horsmar.htm
Presented by Janet Kitchen for best Marathon Performance(the original cup was the cup presented to the winner of the Horsforth Marathon 1981-1987)
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| Year | Winner | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jonathan Ball | |
| 2021 | Jonathan Ball | 2:44 at Manchester |
| 2020 | N/A | |
| 2019 | David Herdsman | |
| 2018 | John Hobbs | 2:31 at London (fastest Strider this century) |
| 2017 | Tim Straughan | 2:59 at London (age 51) and 2:57 at Chester (age 52) |
| 2016 | Andy May | 2:32 at London (fastest Strider this century) |
| 2015 | James Tarran | Two sub-3 marathons and a Bill Rowan medal (sub 9-hour) at Comrades Marathon (53 miles) |
| 2014 | Myra Jones | Winner at Kielder, runner-up at Windermere, PB at Valencia |
| 2013 | Kim Threadgall | Winner and course record at Yorkshireman marathon |
| 2012 | Andy May | 2:34 at Berlin (fastest male Strider this century) |
| 2011 | Liz Wood | 3:14 marathon qualifying for London 2012 |
| 2010 | Dan Fisher | Fastest marathon of the year 2:42 at Amsterdam |
| 2009 | Panos Aristotelous | Winner at Fleetwood 2:38 and Wharfedale |
| 2008 | Eric Green | 5 marathons 2:55 to 3:07 all in Striders top 10 for year |
| 2007 | Tracey Morris | 2:36 at Osaka, 19th in World Marathon Championships |
| 2006 | Brian Hanley | 2:36 at London |
| 2006 | NB special award to Tracey Morris for competing in 4 championship marathons (UK, Olympics, Commonwealth, European) | |
| 2005 | Jules Barltrop | 2:58:55 at Berlin Marathon |
| 2004 | Tracey Morris | 2:33 at London (1st GB), 2:40 at Olympic Marathon, Athens |
| 2003 | Lisa Wilyman | Winner at Leeds 3:01 |
| 2002 | Kathy Kaiser | |
| 2001 | Eric Cusack | M45 Team Gold at WAVA Marathon, Brisbane |
| 2000 | Alan Hutchinson | |
| 1999 | Kathy Kaiser | W45 Winner at WAVA Marathon, Gateshead |
| 1998 | Kathy Kaiser | |
| 1997 | Gary Shipley | |
| 1996 | Sylvia Watson | Represented GB in World 100k champs |
| 1995 | Max Jones | |
| 1994 | Yvonne Bissitt & Kathy Kaiser & Sylvia Watson | UK Half Marathon team champions (York) |
| 1993 | Max Jones | |
| 1992 | Paul Briscoe | |
| 1991 | Kathy Kaiser | |
| 1990 | ? | |
| 1989 | ? | |
| 1988 | ? |
Vadim Kuznetsov Trophy
| Year | Winner | Time | Age | AG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sue Sunderland | 1:50:55 | 61 | 76.16% |
| 2021 | Huw Lippiatt | 1:22:21 | 49 | 78.28% |
| 2020 | not held | |||
| 2019 | John Hobbs | 1:14:18 | 41 | 81.36% |
| 2018 | John Hobbs | 1:13:25 | 40 | 81.77% |
| 2017 | John Hobbs | 1:12:59 | 39 | 81.76% |
| 2016 | Sue Sunderland | 1:39:50 | 55 | 78.99% |
| 2015 | Andy May | 1:16:39 | 41 | 81.12% |
| 2014 | Mary Egan | 1:45:18 | 59 | 82.19% |
| 2013 | Steve Webb | 1:21:36 | 51 | 82.76% |
| 2012 | Mary Egan | 1:46:07 | 57 | 79.28% |
| 2011 | Andy May | 1:14:53 | 37 | 80.53% |
| 2010 | Bernadette Clayton | 1:38:43 | 52 | 79.68% |
| 2009 | Panos Aristotelous | 1:13:17 | 27 | 80.81% |
| 2008 | Paul White | 1:32:01 | 61 | 80.30% |
| 2007 | Roy Flesher | 1:26:52 | 54 | 79.80% |
| 2006 | Roy Flesher | 1:22:28 | 53 | 83.32% |
Also-Ran Trophy
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Richard Irvine |
| 2021 | Dinesh Kaulgud |
| 2020 | N/A |
| 2019 | Sean Cook |
| 2018 | Leila Kara |
| 2017 | Chris Sawyer |
| 2016 | Pascale Fotherby |
| 2015 | Sean Fitzgerald |
| 2014 | Andy Pagdin |
| 2013 | Roy Huggins |
| 2012 | Gary Mann & Sarah Howell |
| 2011 | Sarah Smith |
| 2010 | Paul Holloway |
| 2009 | Nick Barnes |
| 2008 | John Wallace |
| 2007 | Ian Sanderson |
| 2006 | Paul Sanderson |
| 2005 | Bob Jackson |
| 2004 | Eric Green |
| 2003 | Debbi Wagman |
| 2002 | Annemi Van Zyl |
| 2001 | Mark Bean |
| 2000 | Sara Dyer |
| 1999 | Paul White |
| 1998 | Tony Haygarth |
| 1997 | Sue Midgley |
| 1996 | Dick Dale |
| 1995 | Bob Wilkes |
| 1994 | Dave Taylor |
| 1993 | Tony Foster |
| 1992 | Wilf Little |
| 1991 | ? |
| 1990 | ? |
| 1989 | Danny Burnham |
| 1988 | John Umpleby |
| 1987 | ? |
| 1986 | ? |
| 1985 | Ron Kelly |
| 1984 | ? |
| 1983 | Ray Price |
| ???? | Mike Crosfill |
| ???? | John Whalley |
Max Jones Cup
Presented in memory of Max Jones who died, aged 82, in 2010Awarded for Best Age-Graded Performance (it was his favourite topic)
It was fitting that in its first year it was won by Lou Gilchrist (a youthful 77 at the time), with what is still the best winning AG% of 95
Between 2007 and 2009 Lou achieved 8 AG% of greater than 100 for distances between 5 miles and half marathon, many of these were world bests. In 2010, new Age-Graded Tables were published!!
NB it cannot be won again by a previous winner
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| Year | Award | Name | Race | Dist | Time | Age | AG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cup Winner | Amanda Spencer | York 5k | 5k | 0:19:41 | 53 | 86.58% |
| 2021 | Cup Winner | David Song | Mid Cheshire 5k | 5k | 0:15:00 | 28 | 85.67% |
| 2020 | not awarded?? | ||||||
| 2019 | Cup Winner | Sue Sunderland | Vale of York 10 | 10m | 01:13:07 | 58 | 84.87% |
| 2019 | Best Perf (prev winner) | John Hobbs | Abbey Dash | 10k | 0:31:56 | 41 | 87.26% |
| 2018 | Cup Winner | Vicky Sims | Bilbao Half | half | 1:21:25 | 44 | 85.4% |
| 2018 | Best Perf (prev winner) | John Hobbs | Doncaster 5k | 5k | 0:15:34 | 40 | 88.1% |
| 2017 | Cup Winner | Liz Ball | Abbey Dash | 10k | 0:49:13 | 64 | 83.5% |
| 2017 | Best Perf (prev winner) | John Hobbs | Evensplits 5k | 5k | 0:15:45 | 39 | 86.4% |
| 2016 | Cup Winner | John Hobbs | John Carr 5k | 5k | 0:15:46 | 38 | 85.7% |
| 2015 | Cup Winner | ??? | |||||
| 2014 | Cup Winner | Malcolm Coles | Leeds parkrun | 5k | 0:21:24 | 73 | ???? |
| 2013 | Nominated | Ian Sampson | Abbey Dash | 10k | 0:37:22 | 53 | 84.2% |
| 2013 | Nominated | Steve Webb | Apperley Bridge | ||||
| 2013 | Nominated | George Black | |||||
| 2012 | Cup Winner | Richard Balshaw | Salford 10k | 10k | 0:34:13 | 44 | 85.58% |
| 2011 | Cup Winner | Andy May | Abbey Dash | 10k | 0:33:44 | 37 | 82.38% |
| 2010 | Cup Winner | Lou Gilchrist | Sale 5 | 5m | 0:43:49 | 77 | 95.10% |