Congleton Parkrun - Sat 12/01/2013
Saturday was the 5th Congleton parkrun at Astbury Mere. There was a great turnout on a windy day with 143 runners taking part, 10 from Sandbach Striders and three new 5k personal best times. Finishing times were as follows:-
Giles Hodges 21:03, Terry Coppenhall 21:29 (new PB), Heather Carter 23:08, Paul Nicholls 24:18, Johanna Bulley 24:21, Jason Bulley 24:30, Evonne Foulkes 24:35, David Parr 24:59 (new PB), Denis Culloty 26:12 (new PB) and Elizabeth O'KEEFFE 27:36
Burnage Parkrun - Sat 12/01/2013
Striders chairman Michael Escolme added yet another parkrun to his tally of 45 by running the Burnage parkrun (5k). Run in Varley Park in Stockport on a combination of grass and good quality paths. The recent rain added to the excitement by providing what looked like a small river crossing. Michael finished in 23:24
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| Michael Escolme at the Burnage parkrun |
Coastal Trail Series - Anglesey Half and full Marathon + 10k – Sat 19/01/2013
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| Paul and Mat on the 10k course |
The Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mon) is situated off the North West coast of Wales near the beautiful Snowdonia mountain range. It is separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. Anglesey has a dedicated coastal path running around the whole island. The cliffs have been shaped by the bracing Irish Sea, and the Isle is the new kid on the block as far as outdoor destinations go and one of the best 10k courses in the CTS series.
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| Jo Bulley braving the snow on a training run |
Organised by Endurance Life, this was due to be a fantastic days running but unfortunately the snow that arrived on Friday meant the races were in doubt and late on Friday evening the organisers took the difficult decision to cancel the marathon and half marathon but still hoped to run the 10k.
Paul Nicholls was planning on running the half marathon. Michael Escolme, Joanne Bulley, Jason Bulley and Mat Simister all planned to run the marathon.
The 10k race did take place later on Saturday and two Striders stayed to run this event, Paul Nicholls and Mat Simister.
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| Jason Bulley during a training run on Anglesey |
The other popular event for Striders this weekend was the Essar four villages half marathon at Helsby, unfortunately this was also cancelled due to the snow and ice.