Hill training sessions (most) Mondays

During the summer months I'm hoping to make the Monday night hill training sessions a more regular event. I'd like to see more Striders take part in these, so In this post I'm hoping to explain what they are and how they might be useful to you.

Jill, Paul, Heather, Chris & Andre take to the hill with gusto.

Let me dispell one myth straight away: "I'm too slow to take part". You're not.

Race Report: Cheadle 4 08/07/2012

The Cheadle 4 is a pleasant 4 mile route.

And she's off!

As I parked up my car at the Leisure Club and looked around I thought that there would not

Race Report: Great Drag Race 30/06/2012

On the morning of Saturday 30th June I awoke and decided to run a race, The race I chose

Post-race in Brueton Park

Race Report: Chester Deva Triathlon 01/07/2012

I entered the Chester Deva Triathlon on 1^st July. It was a World Championship qualifier, 

Getting ready for the off!

and it wasn’t until I arrived at the transition area that I realised it was such a competitive field. To summarise it was me and 700 or so, very serious and experienced Triathletes. It was the Triathlon equivalent of entering a 5 mile race to find you are only up against the Kenyan Olympic squad.

Race Report: Cheltenham Circular Challenge 24/06/2012

I tried running this race once before...

Jason and Jo: All smiles at the first checkpoint

Sadly, having followed Gordon's pre race meal plan I didn't actually make it to the start line.

Handicap Race 2012

The Striders Handicap 2012

The race director shows off his algorithms

Ok, twas time for the greatest club race of them all, a chance to be the slowest runner known to the club and still be able to win.

Some upcoming races

Here are some local races that you may be interested in entering:

Striders after the Congleton Half Marathon in 2009

The Wizard 5m, Alderley Edge

Race Report: The Holly Challenge Marathon 16/06/2012

In December I ran the sunrise to sunset challenge, a lapped event whereby runners completed as many laps as they can in the hours of daylight. This event is the sister event

On the down hill stretch past the start. Still smiling so probably lap 1

to that, thankfully not a daylight endurance event as being in mid-June it would be

Race Report: Dunham Massey 5k 14/06/2012

Race report Dunham Massey Park 5k Races. 

203 runners.

Race Report: Stone St Michaels 10k

On Sunday 24 June I ran my 8^th NSRRA race which was the Stone St Michael’s 10K. 

Time for some jazz hands at mile 2

Run Report: Summer Solstice 21/06/2012

Summer Solstice – Striders Un-henged

No sign of the sun yet

Not to be confused with an event, which took place at the same time, at some obscure stones on Salisbury Plain.

Race Report: Brading 10k 17/06/2012

How better to start a holiday and to celebrate fathers day than to do a swift 10k

The competition was tough!

road race. After the choppy ferry crossing from Portsmouth on the Saturday the weather