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!"

Saturday, 14 March 2015

Race Report: Oulton Park 10k 08/03/2015

Running three laps of Oulton Park Race Track wouldn't normally be top of my list of favourite runs, it just seemed slightly dull, seeing wide expanse of track ahead and little in the way interesting scenery.  However my fears were pleasantly unfounded, I quite enjoyed it!


'Extra events' held there annual 10k (& half marathon) on Sunday 8th March, in aid of cancer research. Heather Carter and myself were the striders representatives for this event.  We arrived on a damp drizzly morning, thinking  the rain was bound to ease up, it didn't, this was the theme of the day, rain and more rain! 

 Arriving to a full car park, and big queues  for registration, this was a popular run, with a mixture of club and fun runners. After a short warm up, Heather and I made our way onto the race track for the start of the race.
What seemed like 3 to 400 hundred runners lined up on the track, and after a quick race breifing, we were sent on our way. It all seemed a bit surreal initially, wide expanse of road, not a car in sight, and pleasantly peaceful, this was rather nice. This was the main attraction to the race, wide roads for runners and only runners. The field soon spread out and Heather and I soon broke away with the lead runners and after a lap, we were soon overtaking the back markers. On the third lap I was able to push on a bit, with Heather not far behind. At the end of the third lap, we peeled of into the pit lane for not quite a grandstand finish, but never the less, a welcome sight. I crossed the line in just over 41 minutes, and Heather just over 42 minutes. 

Heather continued her winning ways, being first lady home in all categories, a fantastic achievement, and I came home first over 50 vet, a good day for Sandbach Striders.

 This was a surprisingly enjoyable race, very well organised, great to run on a wide peaceful track with no cars in sight and the tea and bacon butties weren't to bad either. If you fancy something different, this race is worth considering.
For more information visit the website.

  Tony

Posted by Sandbach Striders at 18:19