Happy new year to all!
Striders started off the year how they meant to go on with a New Year’s day parkrun. 14 club members attended the first free run of the year at Astbury Mere. Full results were:
Darren Varley 18:21
Stephen Mclean 19:54
Rick Kelso-Davies 20:00
Andy Thomas 20:07
Heather Carter 20:12
Nigel Fishwick 23:39
Lisa Highfield 23:40
James Boon 23:57
Lynsey Astles 24:54 (PB)
Steven Fallows 26:19
Adam Mayell 26:52 (PB)
Thomas Mayell 26:53
Gillian Fallows 29:51
Amy Mayell 35:27
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| Striders at the New Year's day parkrun |
Striders returned to Astbury on Saturday morning to join 242 runners for a muddy and foggy run around the mere. Full results were:
Steven Barton 20:30
Stephen Mclean 21:03
Andy Bennett 21:14 (PB)
Jim Halling 23:35 (PB)
Lisa Highfield 23:49
James Boon 24:19
Catherine Winders 26:55
Colette Ellis 27:47 (PB)
Paul Nicholls 29:30
Hannah Birtles 32:55
Julia Dunlop 34:04
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| Striders at Congleton parkrun |
Paul Barnett took part in the inaugural Hyde Park parkrun, joining over 320 runners and completing the course in 20:55.
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| Paul Barnett at Hyde parkrun |
Tracey Sturridge completed Delamere parkrun in 31:53.
On Saturday afternoon, Striders ventured in to the world of Cross Country, entering 2 teams in to the Cheshire Cross Country Championships at Birchwood Forest Park. The course was particularly muddy – boggy in places at the photos prove – and was a challenge for those taking part in their first event of this kind. Results were commendable and were as follows:
Ladies Team: 15thplace overall
Heather Carter 19thplace out of 73 runners
Lynsey Astles 64th
Jaynie Turner 68th
Mens Team: 15thplace overall
Darren Varley 49thplace out of 147 runners
Andy Thomas 83rd
Tony Taylor 86th
Mick Hutchins 108th
Tom Mayell 131st
Nigel Fishwick 137th
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| Striders at the Cheshire Cross Country Championships |
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| Lynsey Astles at the Cheshire Cross Country Championships |
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| Mick Hutchins at the Cheshire Cross Country Championships |
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| Heather Carter at the Cheshire Cross Country Championships |
On Sunday morning our Titchy Striders headed over to Marbury park, Northwich to take part in the Junior parkrun, a 2km run for 4-14 year olds. Well done kids. Results were:
Adam Mayell 9:03
Thomas Taylor 9:09
Nathan Lee 11:11
Penny Lee 18:33
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| Penny & Nathan Lee, Adam Mayell and Thomas Taylor at the Junior parkrun |
Sandbach Striders are a friendly and encouraging running club that welcome new members of all abilities.
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