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, 19 December 2016

This week's news: 18/12/2016

One could assume that there were some extra curricular activities going on this weekend with the very little running that took place!
That being said, there was a great turnout at the foggy Congleton parkrun, with Heather Carter coming in as first female and personal best times for Lisa Highfield and Jaynie Turner.

Monday, 12 December 2016

This week's news: 12/12/2016

This week saw the brood of titchy Striders growing further. Congratulations to Paul Barnett on the birth of Alexander George.
In other news, Striders did what they did best this week and donned costumes galore for a variety of Christmas themed races.

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

This week's news: 05/12/2016

Despite the cold weekend, Striders still got their jangles on and got out and about.
 11 Striders headed to Astbury on a crisp winters morning to take part in the Congleton parkrun. Full results were:

Tony Taylor 19.31
Stephen Mclean 20.59
Andy Bennett 22.18
James Boon 24.36
Lisa Highfield 24.45
Chris Holden 24.57
Tim Woods 25.31
Duncan Robertson 27.19
Paul Nicholls 28.03
Wendy Barnes 28.06
John Wright 34.55
Striders at Congleton parkrun