Here is a round
up of this weeks running activities from Sandbach Striders.
On Thursday, Lynsey Astles headed to a wet Kingsley to take part in
the Mid Cheshire 5k. Evidently not hampered by the weather, Lynsey
earned herself a new personal best time of 24.47.
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| Lysney Astles at Mid Cheshire 5k |
Saturday was
#IAmTeamGB day, the Nations Biggest Sports
day, and Striders were showing support at various parkruns.
Seven Striders
took part in the Congleton parkrun at Astbury Mere. Full results
were:
Andy Thomas 19.51
Tony Taylor 20.21
Mick Hutchins 22.02
James Boon 27.54
Clare Pheasey 31.26
Garry Pheasey 31.27
Paul Nicholls 31.28
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| Striders at Congleton parkrun |
Duncan Robertson
travelled to Marple Bridge for his parkrun this week completing his
new favourite course in 27.32.
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| Duncan Robertson at Marple Bridge parkrun |
Paul Barnett
visited the Edge Hill Campus to run the Ormskirkk parkrun, finishing
in 20.22.
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| Paul Barnett at Ormskirk parkrun |
Steve Treweeks
travelled to Dolgellau for sunny parkrun completing the course, two
laps, each an out and back loop on an old railway line called the
Mawddach Trail, in 34.24.
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| Steve Treweeks at Dolgellau parkrun |
Chairman Mik
Escolme was in Stoke for Hanley parkrun finishing in 27.50.
Over in Bulgaria,
club member Liz O’Keeffee ran the O’Vech Fortress night race, an
8.5k race with took her over stone paths, up and down lots of steps
and through the Fortress which gave the race its name. Liz finished
the race in 1.17.
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| Liz O'Keeffe at the end of the O'Vech Fortress race |
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| Liz O'Keeffe with her medal from the Bulgarian night race |
Paul Nicholls headed
to the Black Country for the Sandwell 6 Towns Marathon. The route
takes in each of the borough’s six towns and the famous 1.75 mile
Netherton Tunnel. Paul finished in 13th place in a time of
5.04.
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| Paul Nicholls at the Sandwell 6 Towns marathon |
Finally for this
week, three Striders took part in the Bollington 10k which follows a
windy, steady, historic route through Bollington before entering on
to the Middlewood Way and returning to the finish line. Despite the
hills, the muggy weather and some wasp stings, Denise Dowling
achieved a personal best time. Full results were:
Louise
Banks 56.29
Denise
Dowling 57.05
Phil
Truman 57.58
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| Denise Dowling, Louise Banks and Phil Truman at the Bollington 10K |
Sandbach
Striders are a friendly and encouraging running club that welcome new
members of all abilities.
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