Sandbach Striders

Members of Sandbach Striders running club ran in three different variations of the popular free weekly 5k parkruns. Firstly, Isobel Bennett was in Shrewsbury  to run the Shrewsbury parkrun based at The Quarry parkland near Shrewsbury town centre. Isobel ...

Some of us enjoy reading race reports; in fact some of us positively love them. If you have done a race don’t feel put off and don’t think others aren’t interested as with the comments I get from mine I can assure you they are well read and received...

Having heard and read a number of very positive reviews about the Shakespeare Marathon that is run in April, I signed up as soon as I saw the Shakespeare Autumn Marathon being advertised. 
I assumed that I would be able to enjoy running around Stratford-...

A report of the Ten Mile Running Tour de Stoke on Trent 2nd November 2014Lining up in Hanley Park ready for the offHaving run no more than about 8 miles previously (not including the 10.5 mile Striders Treasure Hunt) I thought this event would be the perf...

Members of Sandbach Striders running club continue to turn out in force at the free weekly 5k parkrun at Astbury Mere each Saturday morning, this week especially so as it was the 100th anniversary of this popular event. Sandbach Striders at Congleton par...

On the evening of the 7th November 15 members of Sandbach Striders embarked on a 10k run taking them through the Blackpool Illuminations. Isn't it always the case that a weirdo sits next to you on public transport?The drive there was without incident tha...

Last Friday members of Sandbach Striders running club made their annual trip to Blackpool in order to run the 10k distance of the illuminations. Despite the torrential rain at the start of the run all 14 Striders made it safely from Starr Gate back to Bis...

Members of Sandbach Striders running club once more participated in a broad range of events last weekend. Denis Culloty and Terry Coppenhall at Congleton parkrunOn Saturday it was the turn of the free weekly 5k parkruns. There are now 298 of these popula...

Having run this race in 2013 a couple of weeks after joining Sandbach Striders I already knew what a popular and tough race this was so as soon as the 2014 race opened in January I signed straight up.
Snowdonia is not only a notoriously tough course but a...

The Halloween Hellraiser is organised by South Cheshire Harriers.  It is always good to support local races, and this year’s event was as enjoyable as ever.  Frankentom emerges from the graveyardThe main event was preceded by a 1 mile fun run.  Adam ...