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!"

Monday, 14 March 2016

Race Report: Leeds Liverpool Canal Canter 13/03/2016

The Canal Canter Marathon organised by It's Grim Up North Running events was run on March 13th as an out and back circuit from Leeds. 
An inauspicious start at the race HQ - the actual race route was much more scenic!
The race was well organised with plentiful feed stations and encouraging marshals. There was a nice warm up from the race HQ to the start. The towpath was plenty wide to run on.

Striders outside Salts Mill in Saltaire at around 10 miles
The circuit had good scenery starting by going through rural Yorkshire and the last six miles in Leeds city centre. The finish line was staffed with lots of marshals congratulating runners, with a supplied goodie bag and medal. 

An impromptu ice cream at around 16 miles
The finish also had plenty of supplies including water, cake, alcoholic beverages and more. The run was worthwhile and a good race to run. I can also recommend the ice creams from the ice cream van around mile 18! 
Team Striders after the race
For more information visit the race website.
The finishers medal
Race report by Oscar Hayward (Team Strider)
Posted by Michael Escolme at 18:37