News from Sandbach Striders 11/08/2014

The annual Pie and Peas 5 mile race at Moulton near Northwich organised by Vale Royal Athletics Club continued to be a huge draw for members of Sandbach Striders running club.

Sandbach Striders at the Pie and Peas 5 mile

Several graduates of the recent free “couch to 5k” programme organised by the Striders took part in this race including Lindsay Beech, Sarah Mitchell, Kelley Underwood, Sarah Feaver and Stacey Watret. Heather Carter finished first in the veteran ladies category.

Isobel Bennett and Lindsay Beech at the Pie and Peas

Grant Stanning also managed a prize when he bagged £100 of kit vouchers thanks to the race number sweepstake.

40 members of the club in total completed the five mile event whilst club chairman Michael Escolme was also on hand taking photographs all of which can be seen at Bryan Dale's website.

The full (rather long) list of Striders' results are as follows:

00:32:35 Tony Taylor
00:33:08 Giles Hodges
00:33:32 Heather Carter
00:34:23 Steve Farnell
00:34:41 Paul Barnett
00:34:55 Colin Watret
00:35:02 Terry Coppenhall
00:35:28 Martin Coleman
00:35:48 Gordon Hutchins
00:36:21 Martin Gunther
00:36:36 Mat Simister
00:36:51 Craig Edwards
00:37:23 Tom Mayell
00:38:19 Lindsay Beeston
00:38:51 Fran Gilchrist
00:38:54 Alan Campbell
00:39:44 Jason Bulley
00:40:34 Andrew Gibson
00:41:40 Bob Kettle
00:41:45 Cheryl Hutchins
00:42:43 Paul NIcholls
00:43:13 Philip Truman
00:43:45 Jo Bulley
00:43:45 Catherine Greaves
00:43:52 Janet Burgess
00:44:02 Perry Wyatt
00:44:21 Jill Young
00:46:44 Megan Latham
00:47:04 Lucy Lee
00:47:11 Tony Ward
00:47:12 Louise Hayward
00:47:41 George Nicholls
00:50:32 Grant Stanning
00:51:59 Karen Lovatt
00:52:19 Isobel Bennett
00:53:06 Lindsay Beech
00:53:06 Sarah Feaver
00:55:00 Stacey Watret
00:55:12 Kelley Underwood
00:55:33 Sarah Mitchell

Sarah Mitchell at the Pie and Peas

There was another fantastic turnout at the free weekly 5k parkrun at Astbury Mere from members of Sandbach Striders running club with twenty three Striders running the three laps of the mere.

Giles Hodges at Congleton parkrun

There were quality performances from several female Striders, including club secretary Heather Carter who was the first female finisher. Louise Hayward and Tracey Hale both managed to run new personal best times and there were cheers all round when 10 year old Lucy Coleman managed to run her first 5k parkrun.

Martin Gunther and Mat Simister at Congleton parkrun

The full results were as follows:

00:19:46 Tony Taylor
00:21:01 Heather Carter
00:21:58 Martin Gunther
00:22:28 Lindsay Beeston
00:22:30 Mat Simister
00:25:56 Perry Wyatt
00:25:57 Terry Coppenhall
00:27:58 Denis Culloty
00:28:22 Lucy Coleman
00:28:30 Louise Hayward
00:28:30 Andrew Gibson
00:29:20 Michael Matthews
00:29:20 Catherine Greaves
00:29:30 Martin Coleman
00:29:39 Grant Stanning
00:29:43 Elaine Wood
00:31:22 Isobel Bennett
00:31:22 Lindsay Beech
00:32:23 Tracey Hale
00:32:40 Kelley Underwood
00:34:14 Michael Escolme
00:34:43 Cheryl Hutchins
00:35:19 Stella Stilwell

Michael Escolme and Mary Chadwick at Congleton parkrun

Stella Stilwell at Congleton parkrun

Meanwhile over in Hull, Rick Kelso-Davies ran the Hull parkrun in 20:54.

On Sunday, Paul Nicholls took on the challenge of the Long Tour of Bradwell. The organisers describe this is a very tough 33 mile trail run with 6300 feet of ascent/descent. It takes in the scenic splendour of Kinder Scout, Win Hill Woods, Stanage Edge and the Abney Valley. Paul finished the race in 9 hours 48 minutes.

Paul Nicholls at Long Tour of Bradwell

Competing in a triathlon through the tail end of hurricane Bertha was never going to be easy but for three Striders the challenge proved too irresistible last weekend as they donned their wetsuits and headed into a rain swept lake near Whitchurch in Shropshire.

Cheryl Hutchins, Jason Bulley and Terry Coppenhall at People's Triathlon

Cheryl Hutchins and Terry Coppenhall took on the Sprint Triathlon completing the 750m swim, 20k bike ride and 5k runin 1hr 34mins and 1hr 28mins respectively while Jason Bulley completed the Olympic distance triathlon of a 1 mile swim, 40k bike ride and 10k run in 2hrs 41mins.

Cheryl Hutchins at People's Triathlon.

Entries for the ever-popular Sandbach 10k on Sunday 21st September are now open, entry details can also be found here.