This week's news: 27/06/2016

This weeks events by the Striders includes a 100 mile and a 5k charity run, 7 different parkruns, as well as good results at a great local 10k event.

On Thursday evening, Lynsey Astles, and Lindsay Beech took part in the r100 charity 24 hour 100 miler relay event, with some of their work colleagues. It is a charity event with proceeds going to Petty Pool Trust, Francis House Hospice. Lynsay and Lindsay completed a 10 mile stage of the event along canals, on off road sections and using head torches. Their team has so far collected over £12,600 so far.

Lindsay Beech and Lynsey Astles at the r100 Event

This week's news: 20/06/2016

This weeks competitive races started with the 2^nd of the clubs own race series.  Club members ran the official Sandbach 10k route around Bradwall, and it was certainly competitive!  It was also an opportunity for the recent graduates of the couch to 5k to try their hand (or legs) at a longer distance.

The first three men and first three ladies at the Club 10k

The first three men were:

2016 Club 10k Results

A big well done to all 46 finishers of tonight's Club 10k. 

There were lots of good results, some personal bests and some people running their very first ever 10k!

1	0:39:02	Darren Varley	25	0:57:48	Claire Dalton
2	0:40:25	Martin Gunther	26	0:57:51	Katie Payne
3	0:41:38	John Pemberton	27	0:58:20	Denise Dowling
4	0:42:44	Martin Coleman	28	0:58:20	Lou Hayward
5	0:43:05	Steve Barton	29	0:58:50	Philip Truman
6	0:43:24	Heather Carter	30	1:00:36	Jenny Hoyle
7	0:44:09	Steve Farnell	31	1:00:39	Louise Lewis
8	0:44:31	Paul Barnett	32	1:01:16	Amy Norman
9	0:44:51	Steve Treweeks	33	1:03:02	Elaine Wood
10	0:45:26	Steve Fallows	34	1:04:40	June Wray
11	0:45:47	Terry Coppenhall	35	1:04:41	Lindsay Beech
12	0:49:20	Kev Roberts	36	1:05:07	Tracey Hale
13	0:49:37	Scott Portman	37	1:05:44	Jenny Timpson
14	0:49:46	Jane Pyatt	38	1:06:15	Catherine Winders
15	0:50:55	Simon Dawber	39	1:06:15	Julia Dunlop
16	0:51:14	James Boon	40	1:06:15	Tracey Surridge
17	0:51:21	David Sharp	41	1:06:26	Grant Stanning
18	0:51:36	Alice Bober	42	1:06:26	Paul Nicholls
19	0:51:45	Matt Bolton	43	1:13:54	Karen Lovatt
20	0:53:41	Jo Bulley	44	1:13:56	Lucy Clark
21	0:54:53	Lucy Lee	45	1:15:39	Angela Dale
22	0:54:55	Helen Child	46	1:16:04	Praksha Swinnerton
23	0:57:05	Emily Cox	DNF		Chris Holden
24	0:57:44	Jo Askey	DNF		Matt Jones

This week's news: 13/06/2016

A hot week, interspersed with thundery storms, didn’t stop Striders getting out and about to take part in 3 fell races, 3 triathlons, a ‘alf marathon and 4 different  parkruns.

Liz O'Keeffe and Daren Varley at Shutlingsloe Fell Race

On Thursday, 2 Striders headed to Wildboarclough for the Shutlingsloe Fell Race, one of the races making up the Staffordshire Moorland Summer Series. In short, the race is 3 ½ miles up to the top of Shutlingslow and 3 1.2 miles back down, with some running, some climbing and some free falling thrown in!  Darren finished in 21st place in 31.06 and Liz in 48.51.

Race Report: Dysynni Trail Festival 12/06/2016

Situated just outside Twywn in West Wales, the Dysynni trail festival offers 5km, 10km and 15km distance races, all with a running and canicross event. 

The courses begin at the walled garden at the former country estate of Ynysymaengwyn, in woodlands close to the Dysynni river, and weave through the woodland before heading along grassy tracks by the river. The 15km event I ran goes all the way to the coast and crosses the Dysynni bridge and also takes in a river crossing, where Twywn's professional photographer is waiting, taking the best race photos I've seen.

Race Report: Shuttlingsoe Fell Race 09/06/2016

I should have known when Darren said there was a 1,000 foot climb that this was going to be a tough one.  This race is part of a series of 10 races.

The weather was great , ideal for running, but the mozzies were out in force.  We started on a bit of a hill and at 8 minutes were still climbing then it levelled off. 

This week's news: 06/06/2016

This week, Striders took park in eight different parkruns, a race with a trout as the finishers prize and a hot half-marathon
 

Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun

Twelve Striders headed over to Astbury Mere on a sunny Saturday morning for the weekly free parkrun.  The full results were:

This week's news: 29/05/2016

It was a weekend of glorious sunshine and Sandbach Striders were out and about making the most of it. There were Striders at six different parkruns; Congleton, Delamere, Widnes, Hanley, Athlone and Hove Park.

 Twelve members, including some of our most recent  C25k graduates, attended Congleton. Helen Child got another personal best. The full results were as follows:

Club Relay 2016: Results and Photos!

A big well-done to all participants in this year's Club Relay event! 46 Striders took part in the run in total, with another five marshalling and helping!

Sandbach Striders Club Relay 2016

As is usual with this event, every attempt is made to make the teams as equal as possible - a very tricky task given we don't know who will attend on the evening.