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, 27 July 2015

This week's news: 27/07/2015

As the summer holidays begin the number of organised running races decreases, as such members of Sandbach Striders mainly participated in the free weekly 5k parkruns that continue to grow in popularity around the country. Striders took part in five different events.
Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun
At the Congleton parkrun ten Striders completed the three lap of Astbury Mere with Rick Kelso-Davies earning himself a new personal best time.



The full results were as follows:

 19:39 Rick Kelso-Davies
00:22:43 Terry Coppenhall
00:24:25 Alice Bober
00:25:09 Michael Escolme
00:26:25 Jill Young
00:26:41 Denis Culloty
00:27:08 John Wright
00:28:45 Wendy Barnes
00:30:58 Tracey Surridge
00:32:14 Grant Stanning

Meanwhile three Striders travelled up the M6 to Warrington to run the parkrun at Victoria Park. Moe Dutton earned herself a new personal best time on the reasonably flat and fast course. The full results were:

 27:31 Gillian Roycroft
27:48 Moe Dutton
28:39 Claire Dalton
Gillian Fallows, Moe Dutton and Claire Dalton at Warrington parkrun
Janet Burgess found herself in Hanley parkrun, finishing the hilly route around Hanley park in 25:58.
Paul Nicholls ran the Huddersfield parkrun in 31:09.

 Paul Barnett returned to Croxteth Hall parkrun and finished in 21:53.

 Jaynie Turner opted to run a longer event at the weekend, choosing to run the notorious Lakeland 50. This 50 mile event starts from the Northern end of Ullswater before taking in Haweswater, Kentmere, Ambleside, Langdale and Tilberthwaite before the final climb and descent to the finish at Coniston. The route requires stamina and navigational skills and the 3100m of ascent tests the abilities of each participant. Jaynie finished the course in 18 hours 30 minutes.
Amanda Caulfield and Jaynie Turner at the Lakeland 50
Sandbach Striders are a welcoming and inclusive running club which welcomes runners of all abilities. Club members come from all over South Cheshire and North Staffs and the club prides itself in the wide range of events and social activities organised for its members.

Posted by Sandbach Striders at 16:53