This week's news: 07/12/2015

It was an uncharacteristically quiet weekend at the many free weekly 5k parkruns for the members of Sandbach Striders running Club with only five Striders in parkrun action. 

Sandbach Striders at the Yuletide Yomp 10k

Four Striders ran the three laps of Astbury Mere at the Congleton parkrun, recording the following results:



20:30 Heather Carter
21:43 Tom Mayell
21:44 Terry Coppenhall
30:31 John Wright

Michael Escolme ran the Stretford parkrun in Manchester, a new parkrun course which takes the runners around two laps of Longford Park. Michael finished in 34:08.

Michael Escolme and Mary Chadwick at Stretford parkrun

Seven Striders ran the Newcastle Dales Dash 10k at Apedale  Community Park, a large 200 hectare stretch of land reclaimed from what was once a large and productive coal mine. 

The full results were as follows:

43:21 Tony Taylor
46:10 Heather Carter
46:50 Giles Hodges
59:43 Matt Wood
1:07:32 Liz O‘Keeffe
1:09:26 Elaine Wood
1:11:55 Tracey Hale

Sandbach Striders at the Newcastle Dales Dash 10k

You can read Tony and Liz's race report on our website here.

Also in action at Tatton Park near Knutsford were 14 Striders who were amongst the 1000 or so 
finishers of this year’s Yuletide Yomp 10k.

The full results were as follows:

44:30 Steve Fallows
46:52 Nick Hogan
53:12 Rachel Green
56:12 Cheryl Hutchins
57:52 Helen Child
1:01:15 Lucy Darling
1:03:47 Gillian Fallows
1:03:47 Moe Dutton
1:08:53 Jan Peake
1:14:40 Tracey Surridge
1:16:33 Lisa Roberts
1:16:33 Wendi Kent
1:19:01 Michael Escolme
1:33:59 Lisa Reynolds 

Michael Escolme and Mary Chadwick at the Yuletide Yomp

Terry Coppenhall and Clare Pheasey ran the Vale of Clywd half-marathon finishing in 1:54.

Terry Coppenhall and Clare Pheasey at Vale of Clywd Half-marathon