Distance running
dominated for the club this week but first of all Striders were once
again travelling far and wide for their weekly parkrun activity.
Seven Striders
took part in the Congleton parkrun at Astbury Mere. Full results
were:
Andy Thomas 19:56
Heather
Carter 20:02
Stephen Mclean 23:17
Chris Holden 24:28
Rick Kelso
Davies 27:49
Denis Culloty 30:38
John Wright 33:16
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| Denis Culloty, Chris Holden and Stephen Mclean at Congleton parkrun |
The Mayell family
were in Stoke for Hanley parkrun, at which titchy Strider Adam
knocked a massive 90 seconds off his parkrun PB finishing in 26:24,
just ahead of his Dad Tom (26:25). Mum Amy finished in 37:59.
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| Amy, Adam and Tom Mayell at Hanley parkrun |
Elsewhere, Paul
Barnett completed the Princes parkrun in Liverpool in 24:26.
Grant Stanning
took part in Eastleigh parkrun finishing in 31:52.
Claire Dalton completed the Bramhall parkrun in 29:30.
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| Claire Dalton at Bramhall parkrun |
And Craig Edwards
ran the Swindon parkrun Course in 21:23.
Over in Bulgaria,
club member Liz O’Keeffe ran her local parkrun in Varna, Bulgaria
in 27:20 and then went on, that evening, to take part in a Charity 8k
run through Varma, supporting the Varna in Motion Project
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| Liz O'Keeffe taking part in Varna in Motion |
Paul Nicholls and
Gordon and Cheryl Hutchins headed to Warwickshire for the Heart of
England Marathon, a walk / run event. Starting in the Medieval
market town of Henley
in Arden the route passes through the village of
Ullenhall
and then the magnificent
Coughton Court. The course continues through the
town of Alcester
then skirts Oversley Wood and several more thatched hamlets before
arriving at Aston
Cantlow. With food stops, mud and styles a-plenty,
this was ‘get round’ run as opposed to a race but all three
finished in under 6 hours.
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| Gordon & Cheryl Hutchins at the HoE Marathon |
Sunday was the
String in Tail Congleton Half Marathon which saw a great turn out
from Striders. It was a first half marathon for 5 Striders and 2
Striders achieved PB’s despite the Sting in the Tail hill climb.
Full results were:
Martin
Coleman 1:30:53
Christiane
Bunte 1:59:02
Jill Young 1:59:02
Lucy Lee 2:00:51
Chris
Brumby 2:01:02
Matt Wood 2:01:11
June
Wray 2:01:11 First Timer
Jo
Askey 2:02:27 First Timer
Lynsey
Astles 2:03:16 PB
Elaine
Wood 2:11:42
Jenny
Hoyle 2:12:48 First Timer
Louise
Lewis 2:15:19 First Timer
Tracey
Hale 2:25:24 First Timer
Karen
Lovatt 2:45:04
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| Striders at Sting in Tail Congleton Half |
Jaynie Turner
travelled a little further for her half marathon. She took part in
the Lincoln Half, her first for 5 years, finishing in 2:02. The race
took in Yarborough Hill, the Cathedral and the Castle.
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| Jude Turner, Graham Turner, Tony Turner and Jaynie Turner at Lincoln Half |
Paul Barnett and
Stephen Mclean attended another local race – the Chester Marathon
and Metric Marathon.
Paul opted for
the 26.2 mile option and earned himself a personal best time of
3:28:19.
Stephen went for
the metric marathon – 26.2 km – and finished in 1:57:37.
Both routes are on
closed roads and take you past all Chester's iconic landmarks (Roman
Walls, Cathedral, Medieval Rows, Eastgate Clock, Amphitheatre) before
heading out to the stunning Cheshire countryside and villages. The
metric marathoners join the marathon runners at Aldford
and begin the return journey, coming into Chester
alongside the River Dee for a unforgettable finish at the
Racecourse. The support in the villages and communities along the
course is one of the many highlights of the race.
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| Paul Barnett and Stephen Mclean at Chester Marathon |
Steve Fallows was in
Duathlon action at Oulton Park. Steve undertook the sprint distance
- 2.7km run, 13.5km cycle, 2.7km run – and finished in 1:13:29, am
event PB for him.
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| Steve Fallows at Oulton Park Autumn Duathlon |
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Striders are a friendly and encouraging running club that welcome new
members of all abilities.
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