The annual 5.3 mile ‘round the runway’ starting in the scenic village of Mobberley was run on Thursday 24th of April and three Striders took part.
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| Tom, Paul and Terry get photobombed at Mobberley. |
The results were as follows:
36:48 Terry Coppenhall
41:48 Tom Mayell
45:00 Paul Nicholls
At the free weekly Congleton parkrun, Lindsay Beeston
continued his run of good form with a new personal best time. Maureen Dutton
made her parkrun debut after joining the Striders as a new member recently.
19:18 Tony Taylor
21:09 Terry Coppenhall
22:15 Lindsay Beeston
29:53 Isobel Bennett
32:24 Maureen Dutton
35:17 Cate Bannerman
Meanwhile Michael Escolme found himself in
Glasgow running the parkrun at the beautiful Pollok park, a short journey from the centre of Glasgow and home of the fantastic Burrell collection of art and antiquities. Michael completed the two lap
course in 33:49
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| Pollok park: much more scenic than this photo suggests and it has a fantastic art gallery too. |
Also on Saturday in the Lake District, husband and wife duo
Matt and Elaine Wood were once more in action taking part in the Great Langdale
10k. This hilly road race is a challenging course, Matt finished in 55:18 with
Elaine following a little behind in 59:31
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| Langdale: Ideal terrain for a personal best |
On Sunday Paul Nicholls ran the Shakespeare marathon in
Stratford-upon-Avon. It was Shakespeare’s 450th birthday at the
weekend, Paul showed what you can achieve with a 16th century pair of legs and a pair
of close fitting pantaloons, finishing the 26.2 mile course in 4:37:53
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| Paul crosses the finish line at the Shakespeare marathon. |
Also in marathon action on Sunday Alan Pearson ran his home
town marathon. 26.2 miles of Huddersfield might not be to everyone’s tastes especially
when the route is known to be one of the more challenging marathon courses in
the country. Alan finished the course but results have not yet been published.
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| Alan on the flattest section of the Huddersfield marathon |
For 17 other members of Sandbach Striders running club a
day-trip to Liverpool on Sunday beckoned. As part of the regular series of
social runs the club organises for its members during the year, a 15 mile trip
around the sights of Liverpool was on offer. The journey took in all the Beatles
related landmarks and many other places of historical interest, but much to the
surprise of several Striders the total distance actually came in at 20 miles.
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| Striders on the magical mystery tour of Liverpool |