by Michael Escolme
on Monday 13th July 2015
Sandbach Striders participated in five different weekly 5k parkrun events around the country. Closest to home were the nineteen Striders who completed the Congleton parkrun. Rick Kelso-Davies and Karen Wright both earned themselves new personal best times.
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| Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun |
The full results were as follows:19:08 Tony Taylor19:41 Rick Kelso-Davies20:40 Heather Carter22:01 Nick Hogan22:03 Lindsay Beeston24:16 Lucy Lee24:29 Duncan Robertson25:45 Rachel Green26:01 Clare Pheasey26:01 Molly Pheasey26:02 Catherine Greaves26:03 Terry Coppenhall26:20 Denis Culloty26:40 John Wright27:53 Alice Bober29:46 Karen Wright30:35 Adam Mayell30:35 Tom Mayell43:02 Lisa Reynolds
Janet Burgess travelled to Hanley park parkrun and finished in a time of 25:58.
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| Janet Burgess at Hanley parkrun |
Gillian Roycroft meanwhile travelled over to Delamere Forest and finished in a time of 28:28.
Grant Stanning ran the Penryhn park parkrun in Bangor, North Wales and finished in a time of 33:41.
In Buckinghamshire, Michael Escolme ran the Wycombe Rye parkrun at a large scenic urban park in the town of High Wycombe. Michael finished in 32:16
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| Mary Chadwick and Michael Escolme at the Wycombe Rye parkrun |
Three Striders travelled to Worcestershire to participate in the Wyre Forest half-marathon, a trail race which starts at the Wyre Forest Visitors Centre small near the small Georgian town of Bewdley.
The full results were as follows:
2:04:19 Jan Peake02:04:41 Craig Edwards02:06:36 Jak Foster
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| Jan Peake, Jak Foster and Craig Edwards at the Wyre Forest Half-marathon |
Six Striders travelled to Alderley Edge to take part in The Wizard, a 5 mile trail run through the Alderley Edge forest.
The full results were as follows:
31:17 Tony Taylor33:29 Heather Carter38:15 Tom Mayell44:44 Rachel Green44:50 Tim Woods46:25 Denis Culloty
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| Sandbach Striders at The Wizard |
Tony Taylor took part in the Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race, a 7.1 mile race starting at the Bridgend Centre in the ancient village of Bollington.
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| Tony Taylor at the Bollington Nostalgia Hill Race |
Steve Farnell completed the Race to the Stones, a 62 mile route which takes in the Chilterns in Oxfordshire to the North Wessex Downs. Steve finished the event in 9:54:19.
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| Steve Farnell at the Race to the Stones |
Sandbach Striders are a welcoming and friendly running club who serve been serving the needs of runners from 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 MRE
