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.
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| 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:
43:03 Heather Carter
45:16 Tom Mayell
51:08 Lindsay Beeston
56:07 Jaynie Turner
58:00 Catherine Winders
Also on Wednesday, Darren Varley took part in the Mad hatters 5mile trail race in Stockport, finishing in 33:11
This week saw the conclusion of the Couch to 5k programme. 10 weeks ago many of the participants had never run before and the thought of running none stop for 30 minutes was daunting. But on Saturday they came along to the weekly 5k parkrun at Astbury Mere and proved that with a little dedication and will power, the unthinkable was achievable.
It was a gloriously sunny day, great for those Striders who went along to cheer on those taking part in their first ever race. Congratulations to all the first timers and to Helen Childs who earned her herself a new personal best.
The full results were:
18.10 Darren Varley
25.59 Helen Childs
26.46 Louise Hayward
26.52 Robert Kettle
28.49 Rick Kelso-Davies
30.12 Nathan Lee
30.13 Lucy Lee
30.24 Jennifer Timson
30.24 Amy Norman
32.45 Barbara Evans
32.47 Perry Wyatt
33.25 Karen Wright
33.27 Mik Escolme
33.32 Andrew Collett
34.09 Gordon Hutchins
34.15 June Wray
34.27 Karen Lovatt
34.28 Kathryn Reed
34.29 Tracey Ashley
34.30 Jenny Jowers
35.40 Craig Edwards
35.46 Jackie Culloty
35.56 Catherine Winders
35.57 Denis Culloty
36.14 Lorna Sargeant
36.32 Cheryl Hutchins
42.48 Dineka Thew
43.42 Gayle Robson
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| Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrun |
Chris Holden was at Lyme Park is Disley for his parkrun this week. He completed the course which offers spectacular views of Manchester in 29.54
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| Gina and Chris Holden at Lyme Park parkrun |
Paul Barnett continues with his parkrun tourism, this week visiting Longford Park for the Stretford parkrun. Paul finished in 20.37 earning himself a personal best 5k time.
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| Paul Barnet at Birkenhead parkrun |
Julia Dunlop had company in Conwy this week. Giles Hodges completed the course in 19.27 and Julia in 32.34.
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| Julia Dunlop with Michael, Pat and Natashia Kettle at Conwy parkrun |
Five Striders were in action in the Essar Chester Half-marathon on Sunday. The race starts at Chester Racecourse, before heading up Watergate Street, through the Walls and enjoying the historic Chester city centre. Leaving the city through the Garden Quarter it then heads out into the countryside through the village of Mollington. The finish line is situated outside the Town Hall and Cathedral. Well done to Martin Gunther for earning himself a new personal best time.
1.30.04 Martin Gunther:
1.51.56 Simon Dawber:
1.56.32 Janet Burgess:
1.58.39 James Boon:
2.08.06 Louise Hayward:
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| James Boon at the Chester Half-marathon |
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| Janet Burgess, Lou Hayward, Martin Gunther and Robert Wilson at Chester Half-marathon |
Fun was had by four Striders this weekend at two Charity events. Steph Cooper took park in the Bubble Rush for East Cheshire Hospice at Oulton Park and Catherine Bannerman, Denise Dowling and John Wright took part in the Colour Obstacle Rush at Aintree Racecourse.
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| Steph Cooper at the Bubble Rush |
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| Catherine Bannerman, Denise Dowling and John Wright at the Colour Rush |
Claire Dalton took part in the Bognor Promenade 10K organised by The Rotary Clubs of Bognor Hotham and Bognor. Clair completed the flat, fast course along the sea front in 1:01:40
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| Claire Dalton at the Bognor 10K |
Adding in water and bikes, two Striders took part in the Wilmslow Sprint Triathlon. Their results were:
Matthew Jones
0:07.37 Swim
0:51.29 Cycle
0:33.04 Run
Position 291/482
Liz O’Keeffe
0:13.32 Swim
1.10.01 Cycle
0:35.01 Run
Position 213/482
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| Liz O’Keeffe at the Wilmslow Triathlon |
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| Matthew Jones at the Wilmslow Triathlon |