Sandbach Striders Awards Night 2016

It was the Sandbach Striders annual awards night held at Sandbach Rugby Club on Friday 26th February, a time for the runners to leave their lycra at home, let their hair down and celebrate the achievements of their club mates. 

Tony Taylor - club champion being presented his prize by club chair Michael Escolme

The club championship winners were Tony Taylor and Heather Carter

This week's news: 28/02/2016

Members of Sandbach Striders running club were present in five 5k parkruns this weekend, a 5 mile trail race, three different 10k races and a 7km race in Barbados!

Milly and Duncan Robertson at Wythenshawe parkrun

Duncan Robertson along with his daughter Milly travelled to Wythenshawe parkrun for a flat and muddy 5km route around the grounds of Wythenshawe  Hall. Duncan finished in 34:32 with Milly just pipping him to the post one second ahead.

This week's news: 21/02/2016

Sandbach Striders embraced the parkrun tourism mantle this weekend, participating in no less than six different parkrun events around the country.

Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun

Eleven Striders ran the Congleton parkrun and Catherine Winders completed her first ever parkrun around Astbury Mere.

Race Report: The Charles Darwin Day Marathon 12/02/2016

It's unusual to have any race scheduled mid-week but the Charles Darwin Day Marathon was arranged for Friday 12th February to commemorate the anniversary of Darwin's birth 207 years ago.

 The race took place in Shrewsbury, the City of Darwin's birth, at the Shrewsbury Sports Village. The 1 kilometre long tarmac cycle track provided a fantastic, smooth and traffic-free surface for the race and ensured that drinks, food and toilets were never far way during the race.

This week's news: 15/02/2016

At the weekend members of Sandbach Striders running club competed in a  wide variety of different events, showing off the diversity of events that the Striders regularly enjoy participating in. As is usual, Striders were represented in four different 5k parkrun courses around the country. Closest to home were the eight who completed the three laps of Astbury Mere in Congleton.

Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun

James Boon continued his run of good form and recorded a new personal best time, whilst young William Treweeks outsprinted his dad Steve to record a new personal best time on his third ever parkrun. 

Race Report: Alsager 5 07/02/2016

Well Alsager 5 what can I say.  It was a fast course and as it was full with over 1,000 entries the start was a nightmare. However, this year I found myself pushed towards the front and hemmed in by runners from both sides. 

I decided that my game plan was to get my legs out and wear shorts but I was too mesh so had to wear a t-shirt under my vest (a decision I later regretted). The gods were good to us as it was sunny and dry. I had told myself I would run as fast as I could and try and get under 44 minutes as I seemed to be stuck at that time for the last 3 to 4 years. 

This week's news: 08/02/2016

It was a busy running weekend for the members of Sandbach Striders Running Club with club members crossing the finishing line in six different 5k parkruns as well as two other popular local races.

Sandbach Striders at the Alsager 5 road race

 At the free weekly Congleton parkrun, twelve Striders ran the three laps of Astbury Mere with Heide and Molly Pheasey being the only two to rack up new personal best times. 

This week's news: 31/01/2016

This was an uncharacteristically quiet weekend for members of Sandbach Striders running club, with four 5k parkruns being the only events logged this week.

Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun

Closest to home were the fifteen Striders who ran the Congleton parkrun around Astbury Mere. Steve Fallows and Molly Pheasey both recorded new personal best times.