About us

Sandbach Striders was born back in 2003. Since the early days, membership has grown with a firm ethos of the club being not just about running but social activities as well. The club is affiliated to UK AAA and has its own qualified coaches. Many other special events take place on various nights too.

The club meets on Wednesdays at 18:30 and Sundays at 09:00 at Elworth Cricket Club.

Whilst many members compete in races from 5k to Marathons, the emphasis remains purely on keeping people motivated and having fun. Why not scan through our race reports to see what we’ve been up to? Having read them, you’re sure to see why Sandbach Striders has developed the motto of being

"No Ordinary Running Club!"

Monday, 10 March 2014

This week's news 10/03/2014



At the free weekly 5k parkrun at Congleton, seven Striders ran the three laps around Astbury Mere. Lindsay Beeston showed his consistency by matching his personal best time to the very second. Tony Taylor continued his return from injury with an impressive 7th place.


19:41 Tony Taylor
22:52 Lindsay Beeston
25:07 Heather Carter
26:58 Clare Pheasey
26:58 Catherine Greaves
31:14 Isobel Bennett
32:30 Eve Roberts

At the parkrun at Delamere Forest, Perry Wyatt recorded a time of 27:40.

Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, Michael Escolme ran his 29th different parkrun course at Oxford and recorded a time of 35:31

Mary Chadwick and Michael Escolme at Oxford Parkrun
On Saturday, Paul Nicholls was lining up at the Bolton Hill Marathon. This popular race was run for the first time in 2013 and now forms part of a two in two days challenge. The route takes in Rivington Pike and Winter Hill. Wisely Paul opted to run only the 26.2 miles on Saturday, staying to help marshall the race on Sunday and cheer the runners on. Paul recorded a time of 5:44:34.

Matt Kearns, Paul Nicholls Cat D'Ascendis at Bolton Hill Marathon
On Sunday, the popular Stafford 20 was run. This 20 mile three lap route around the county town of Staffordshire. Five Striders ran, recording the following results:

02:49:47 Martin Coleman
02:55:33 Jason Bulley
03:02:13 Chris Brumby
03:12:11 Elaine Tatham
03:19:02 Jill Young
Jason Bulley, Jill Young, Chris Brumby, Martin Coleman and Elaine Tatham at Stafford 20

Posted by Sandbach Striders at 00:17