Catch up on the latest Striders' news!

Catch up on all the latest Sandbach Striders news from the previous month, courtesy of our resident press secretary Perry Wyatt.

Congleton Parkrun (5k) – Sat 15th Dec

  

Race Report: Malaga Marathon 09/12/2012

Marathons in December tend to be a bit thin on the ground, particularly in the UK, so over the past few years it's been necessary for me to start looking further afield. In recent years I've had winter weekends away in the Canary Islands, Benidorm and Pisa. Combining a winter marathon but in much more clement conditions than the UK could offer. This year I was pleased to see the Malaga Marathon back on, Malaga being a city which is often overlooked by many visitors to Spain in favour of the more traditional beach resorts.

Race Report: Liverpool Princes Parkrun 5k

Princes Parkrun, Liverpool... 2 Race Reports over 2 weeks

 

On Saturday 24^th November I decided to run Princes Parkrun in Liverpool. The weather

Race Report: Cardington Cracker 02/12/2012

Cardington Cracker, or Cardiac “a” Cracker

  

Well you pays your money you takes your chances they say. I saw this race advertised in

Race Report: Newcastle Dales Dash 10k 02/12/2012

Having failed to get into the Tatton race this year, i set about finding an alternative and stumbled upon this one, it was only ten miles up the road and only cost £7 to enter.

    

Opinion: Why I love LDWA events.

I thought I'd take a few minutes to tell you about a type of event which I absolutely love and which I know are also popular with many other Striders. The Long Distance Walkers Association organise a series of challenge events which whilst originally were started for the benefit of walkers are also opened up to runners. 

Cakes or carb gels? There really can only be one winner.