Members of Sandbach Striders running club once more competed in a wide variety of events around the country.
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| Sandbach Striders at the Congleton parkrun |
The full results were as follows:
19:59 Nick Hogan
22:21 Tom Mayell
22:22 Francis Gilchrist
22:34 Lindsay Beeston
25:22 Rachel Green
25:53 Terry Coppenhall
27:05 Denise Dowling
27:20 Gillian Roycroft
27:26 Molly Pheasey
27:27 Clare Pheasey
28:08 Lynsey Astles
31:30 Tracey Hale
33:43 Heidi Pheasey
33:44 Garry Pheasey
Michael Escolme ran the 5k parkrun at Brandon Country Park in Suffolk. This two lap route around the woodland trails of the old Brandon park estate, the rout includes a bamboo plantation, a Victorian mausoleum and a Giant redwood tree. Michael finished in 33:13
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| Michael Escolme and Mary Chadwick at Brandon Country Park parkrun |
Tony Taylor ran the Shuttlinsloe Fell Race, a short but brutal 3.5 mile race Shuttlinsloe hill near the village of Wildboarclough, in the east of Cheshire. Tony finished in a time of 30 :40.
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| Tony Taylor at Shuttlinsloe Fell Race |
Husband and wife duo Jo and Jason Bulley took part in the 27 mile Baslow Bootbash. Starting Start: at Baslow village hall In the Derbyshire Dales, the route passes through Chatsworth, Deep Dale and Eyam. The intrepid duo finished the event in 6 hours 11 minutes
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| Jason and Jo Bulley at the Baslow Bootbash |
Striders were also represented in no less than four different triathlon events this weekend.
At the Cockermouth Triathlon in West Cumbria, Alice Bober finished the sprinr distance in a time of 1 hour 25 minutes.
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| Alice Bober at the Cockermouth Triathlon |
In Oxfordshire, three Striders completed the sprint distance of the Blenheim Palace triathlon.
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| Rachel Collett at the Blenheim Triathlon |
The full results were as follows:
1:40:08 Gordon Hutchins
1:56:34 Cheryl Hutchins
2:17:25 Rachel Collett
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| Cheryl Hutchins at the Blenheim Triathlon |
In the county of Gwynedd in the scenic coastal town of Abersoch, Tony Taylor completed the sprint distance triathlon in 1:38:22
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| Tony Taylor at the Abersoch Triathlon |
In Stoke-on-Trent three Striders ran 13.1 miles around the Potteries in the Potters ’Arf Half-marathon. Despite the challenging course Lindsay Beeston managed to run a new personal best time.
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| Heather Carter and Karen Lovatt at Potters 'Arf Half-marathon |
The full results were as follows:
1:32:17 Heather Carter
1:44:59 Lindsay Beeston
2:26:23 Karen Lovatt
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| Lindsay Beeston at the Potters 'Arf Half-marathon |
Sandbach, Middlewich, Alsager, Holmes Chapel and beyond for over ten years. As well as a varied running programme the club has an excellent social calendar and for those runners looking to improve, Sandbach Striders have a number of fully-qualified running coaches to offer advice on training and ensure the safety and well-being of its members. They also organise the Sandbach 10k, a popular local running event which this year in its tenth anniversary promises to be the most fun and family friendly running event in the North-west. Entry details can be found at www.sandbachstriders.co.uk