Racing
got underway early this week with 6 Striders taking part in one of
South Cheshire Harrier’s 5K Summer Series events at Queens Park.
Darren Varley finished in 8th
place. Full results were:
Darren
Varley 18.00
Andy
Thomas 20.12
Heather
Carter 20.18
Tom
Mayall 21.21
Catherine
Winders 25.55
Karen
Wright 32.04
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| Striders a Queens Park 5k |
Darren
was in action again on Thursday with 3 other Striders at a
Staffordshire Moorlands Summer Series race at Rudyard, a picturesque
course even in the pouring rain. Darren came one better in this 5
mile race finishing 7th!
Full results were:
Darren
Varley 31.06
Heather
Carter 34.24
Liz
O’Keeffe 45.18
Paul
Nicholls 45.31
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| Paul Nicholls, Heather Carter, Liz O’Keeffe and Daren Varley at Rudyard 5mile race |
It was a relatively quiet Saturday morning with
Striders in action in only three different parkruns.
15
Striders headed over to Congleton – 11 running and 4 volunteering
– with personal best times for Catherine Winders and Liz O’Keeffe,
the week before her 60th
birthday! Full results were:
Martin
Coleman 20.07
Tony
Taylor 20.30
Paul
Nicholls 25.31
Catherine
Winders 25.38
Liz
O’Keeffe 25.43
John
Wright 26.21
Rick
Kelso-Davies 27.25
Denis
Culloty 29.33
Steve
Treweeks 32.29
James
Boon 32.54
David
Gibson 42.18
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| Striders at Congleton parkrun |
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| Amy Norman, Karen Lovatt, Gayle Robson and Heather Carter volunteering at Congleton parkrun |
Lynsey
Astles was in Jersey and finished the sunny parkrun in 26.33 and
Duncan Robertson was in Cheltenham completing their course in 25.49.
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| Lynsey Astles at Jersey parkrun |
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| Duncan & Stuart Robertson at Cheltenham parkrun |
On Sunday, Striders
headed over to Alderley Edge to run the by-pass. This 5 mile race
takes place on the Alderley Edge By pass whilst closed to all
traffic. Running 2.5 straight miles with no real corners on smooth
tarmac away from Wilmslow and then turning back and running back on
the same route. With only gentle undulation, it is a fast course –
so much so, the lead car was a Ferrari! And more importantly, there
was a PB for James. Full results were:
Giles Hodges 32.17
Andy Thomas 33.21
Tom Mayall 35.47
James Boon 38.27
Mat Simister 43.02
Helen Child 44.36
Louise
Lewis 45.52
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| Striders at Alderley Run the by-pass |
Finally, a number of
striders headed to Shropshire to take part in the Ultimate Half
Triathlon, a demanding 'half iron distance' event held at Dearnford
Lake venue in Whitchurch.
Paul
Barnett 5.21.35
Jason
Bulley 5.27.23
Alastair
Melton 5.46.40
Mick
Hutchins 5.57.56
Nigel
Fishwick 6.05.56
Gordon
Hutchin s 6.12.59
Jo
Bulley 6.19.15
Cheryl
Hutchins 6.29.31
Rick
Kelso – Davies 6.38.11
Steve
Farnell 6.55.07
Terry
Coppenhall 7.29.32
Clare
Pheasey 7.29.35
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| Striders at the Ultimate Half Triathlon |
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