Catch up on all the latest Sandbach Striders news from the previous month, courtesy of our resident press secretary Perry Wyatt.
Congleton Parkrun (5k) – Sat 15th Dec
The inaugural Congleton Parkrun was held on Saturday at Astbury Mere. The course is an accurately measured 5k and consists of three laps of the Mere on a mixture of tarmac and trail paths. The course is quite flat but after the rain in recent days some standing water a mud was present that added to the enjoyment.
There was a good turnout from Sandbach Striders, ten runners in all and one marshal, Jill Jenkins. A total of 91 runners completed what I’m sure will become a popular Saturday morning event.
First Strider to finish with a new PB was Steve Treweeks in 21:47 followed by Rick Kelso-Davies (22:12), Terry Coppenhall (22:20), Michael Escolme (22:47), Robert Kettle (25:10), Chris Brumby (25:10), Jason Bulley (25:11), David Parr (25:48), Jill Young (26:21) and Evonne Foulkes (no barcode so no time recorded).
Left to right: Evonne Foulkes, Terry Coppenhall, Jill Young, Robert Kettle, Steve Treweeks, David Parr, Rick Kelso-Davies, Chris Brumby, Jason Bulley and Michael Escolme.
North Staffs Christmas Cracker – Sun 16th Dec
Four Striders entered the race this year, staged once again by Staffs Moorlands Athletic Club and now in its 28th year. The race started at Tittesworth Reservoir near Leek, this is a challenging 8-mile multi-terrain run over the Roaches, two miles of which are along the exposed ridge at 1500 feet. The race was made up of a large number of serious fell & club runners, plus a significant number of runners wearing fancy dress costumes that seem to get more elaborate year on year.
Gordon Hutchins, Michael Escolme, Heather Carter and Cheryl Hutchins (photo by Bryan Dale).
All of the Striders finished in 1:31:09
RAB National Mini Mountain Marathon – Sun 16th Dec
Each Autumn/Winter Dark & White organize a series of shorter mountain marathons (mini-MM's) in the Peak District - these are up to 4 hour events aimed at testing both competitors legs and brains. Each entrant is supplied at the start with a bagged colour OS map extract over-printed with all the required event information.
The aim of the events is to navigate your way between a series of checkpoints and collect as many points as you can in a specified time period. Armed with your map (and your brain!) it is up to you to decide the optimum route based on your fitness/ability. Each checkpoint has a score, and generally the ones which are further away and more difficult to get to are worth more points.
If you take longer than the allotted time you are penalised some of your hard earned points. Those taking part can either enter as a solo or as a pair in various classes; a wide range of abilities always take part.
Chris Brumby was a lone Strider at this event which started at Edale Village Hall in Hope Valley and had a time limit of 4 hours.
Chris finished in 35th position out of 169 overall and 8th out of 43 in the Male Vets 40-49 category with a time of 3:48:29 and a points total of 300.
Chris Brumby at the OMM mini mountain marathon
Sandbach Striders meet twice a week at Elworth Cricket Club, Wednesday evening at 6:30pm and Sunday morning at 9:00am. Newcomers are always welcome.
No comments:
Post a Comment