This week's news: 13/06/2016

A hot week, interspersed with thundery storms, didn’t stop Striders getting out and about to take part in 3 fell races, 3 triathlons, a ‘alf marathon and 4 different  parkruns.

Liz O'Keeffe and Daren Varley at Shutlingsloe Fell Race

On Thursday, 2 Striders headed to Wildboarclough for the Shutlingsloe Fell Race, one of the races making up the Staffordshire Moorland Summer Series. In short, the race is 3 ½ miles up to the top of Shutlingslow and 3 1.2 miles back down, with some running, some climbing and some free falling thrown in!  Darren finished in 21st place in 31.06 and Liz in 48.51.

Race Report: Dysynni Trail Festival 12/06/2016

Situated just outside Twywn in West Wales, the Dysynni trail festival offers 5km, 10km and 15km distance races, all with a running and canicross event. 

The courses begin at the walled garden at the former country estate of Ynysymaengwyn, in woodlands close to the Dysynni river, and weave through the woodland before heading along grassy tracks by the river. The 15km event I ran goes all the way to the coast and crosses the Dysynni bridge and also takes in a river crossing, where Twywn's professional photographer is waiting, taking the best race photos I've seen.

Race Report: Shuttlingsoe Fell Race 09/06/2016

I should have known when Darren said there was a 1,000 foot climb that this was going to be a tough one.  This race is part of a series of 10 races.

The weather was great , ideal for running, but the mozzies were out in force.  We started on a bit of a hill and at 8 minutes were still climbing then it levelled off. 

This week's news: 06/06/2016

This week, Striders took park in eight different parkruns, a race with a trout as the finishers prize and a hot half-marathon
 

Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun

Twelve Striders headed over to Astbury Mere on a sunny Saturday morning for the weekly free parkrun.  The full results were:

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:

Club Relay 2016: Results and Photos!

A big well-done to all participants in this year's Club Relay event! 46 Striders took part in the run in total, with another five marshalling and helping!

Sandbach Striders Club Relay 2016

As is usual with this event, every attempt is made to make the teams as equal as possible - a very tricky task given we don't know who will attend on the evening. 

Race Report: Slateman Triathlon 22/05/2016

Having completed the North West Sprint Triathlon in Sept 15 a few of my fellow Striders challenged me to take on the ‘Slateman Full Triathlon’ and despite my better judgement I joined up. 

Steve and Paul before the race start

It’s probably worth pointing out that Slateman is a notoriously tough triathlon in Snowdonia consisting of a 1000m swim, 51Km cycle with over 700m ascent and an 11km run with around 360m ascent. 

This week's news: 23/05/2016

It was a week for Welsh hill races this week, with four  different events with over 15,000 feet of ascent between them.  There were also 3 parkruns, a 5 miler in fancy dress and one of the busiest 10k events in the country.

Lou Hayward and Lynsey Astles at the Silverdale Dash

Racing began on Thursday  this week, with Lou Hayward and Lynsey Astles taking part in a new 5 mile trail race based wholly in Silverdale Country Park, Newcastle. Fancy dress was encouraged and our ladies didn’t let us down!  Lou and Lynsey finished in  52.02 and  52.13 respectively.

Race Report: Cadair Idris 11m Fell Race 22/05/2016

Run 11 miles up Cadair Idris? Not likely!!!

I wanted to start with the idyllic picture of mist covered mountains and a rolling lush valley, except this is Wales in mid-May. So for 'mist covered mountains' read chucking it down with rain, with any hint of a lush valley shrouded in thick, dark clouds. Still, the coffee shop was warm and dry with homemade Bara Brith and English Breakfast tea - all very civilised - but clearly I was going to have to pace myself.

This week's news: 16/05/2016

This week, Striders took park in various parkruns, colorful and bubbly 5ks, a local and not so local 10k, a local Half Marathon and a Sprint Triathlon.

Jaynie Turner, Heather Carter, Tom Mayell, Lindsay Beeston and Catherine Winders at the Clayton 10k

The running week began early with 5 Striders taking part in the Clayton 10K, a popular evening event on an undulating course  around Newcastle. The full results were:

This week's news: 08/05/2016

Members of Sandbach Striders crossed the finish line in nine different events, ranging in distance from one of the free weekly 5k parkruns to an ultra-marathon.

Duncan Robertson, Milly Robertson, Mary Chadwick and Michael Escolme at Hanley parkrun

Club Chair Michael Escolme was joined by fellow parkrun tourist for the hilly 5k route around Hanley parkrun. Duncan along with daughter Milly finished in 35:12 with Michael Escolme in 37:25.

This week's news: 01/05/2016

It was a relatively quiet week for the Striders who took part in 10 parkruns, a local 5k, a Bulgarian 10k and a half marathon. Members of Sandbach Striders travelled far and wide for parkruns this week. Closest to home, seven Striders took part in Congleton parkrun, with David Sharp earning himself a personal best time.  

Striders at Congleton parkrun

The full results were: