Sandbach Striders

Members of Sandbach Striders took part in three 5k parkruns at the weekend. First was Lucy Lee who ran the Reading parkrun in 26:30. 

Michael at Conkers parkrun in Leicestershire

Ten Striders also ran the parkrun at Congleton. Craig Edwards was first Strider home earning a new personal best time in the process.

The full results were as follows;

00:22:18 Craig Edwards
00:23:42 Andrew Gibson
00:25:07 Paul Nicholls
00:26:16 Perry Wyatt
00:26:17 Terry Coppenhall
00:27:57 George Nicholls
00:28:30 Megan Latham
00:31:33 Tom Mayell
00:31:34 Amy Norman
00:32:08 Lindsay Beech

Over in North-west Lincolnshire, Michael Escolme ran his 100th parkrun at the Conkers outdoor adventure park in the heart of the National Forest. Finishing the course in 27:53 Michael helped Conkers to a new attendance record of 524 runners.

A few hours later Michael was with Jason Bulley on the start line of the Adidas Thunder Run. The Thunder Run is a 24 hour endurance running event open to individuals, pairs and teams of up to 8 runners, which both Striders had entered as solo competitors.


Michael at the Adidas Thunder Run
The event takes place at Catton Park in Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. Each lap consists of a 10km cross-country circuit with 150m of climb. 

Other news

Entries for the ever-popular Sandbach 10k on Sunday 21st September are now open, entry details can also be found online.

Some upcoming events:

Pie and Peas 5 mile race is on Wednesday 6th August at 7:30, entries here.

The Tour de Stoke-on-Trent 10 mile (open to all Sandbach Striders), a gentle plod around the cultural oasis of Stoke-on-Trent with many photo stops is on Sunday 3rd August, details on Facebook here.