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!"

Thursday 2 June 2016

This week's news: 29/05/2016

It was a weekend of glorious sunshine and Sandbach Striders were out and about making the most of it. There were Striders at six different parkruns; Congleton, Delamere, Widnes, Hanley, Athlone and Hove Park.

 Twelve members, including some of our most recent  C25k graduates, attended Congleton. Helen Child got another personal best. The full results were as follows:


22:53 Lindsay Beeston 
24:36 Duncan Robertson
24:36 Terry Coppenhall 
25:34 Helen Child
26:02 Elizabeth O Keefe
28:37 Rick Kelso- Davies
31:29 Grant Stanning
33.33 Dennis Culloty
33.42 Jackie Culloty 
34.28 James Boon         
36.29 Lorna Sargeant

Club Chairman Mik Escolme ran at Hanley parkrun, finishing in a time of 36:16.
Mary Chadwick and Mik Escolme at Hanley Parkrun
Denise Dowling ran at Athlone parkrun CountyWestmeath in Ireland, achieving a time of 26.20 and finishing in 12th place.
Denise Dowling at Athlone parkrun
Paul Barnett visited Widnes and gained 11th position with a time of 21.41.
Paul Barnett at Widnes parkrun
At Delamere parkrun, Lynsey Astles was accompanied by the Mayell Family
Lynsey Astles Tom, Adam and Amy Mayell at Delamere parkrun
Heather Carter achieved first woman at Burnham 10k in an impressive 43.03 min
Heather Carter with her daughter Sarah