Sandbach Striders

Introduction
Waiting for the start in CourmayeurThe Ultra Trial Du Mont Blanc (UTMB) CCC is a 101Km ultra trail marathon held annually in the Alps and has 6100m of ascent and descent. It is one of 4 races which make up the suite of UTMB races which are he...

I had entered the Great North Run Half Marathon early in the year not that I had any real desire to run it but I thought I would see what the fuss was about and why 50,000 people run it each year, and to be honest was tired of non-runners asking me if I h...

I did this race last year and because it is a flat course I thought I would give it another go this year. 




I arrived at the Lowry Outlet Mall with plenty of time to park and get to the start line, but shortly after lining up they announced there was ...

For the last 3 years the lads at Marathon Talk (a free UK podcast by runners, for runners aimed specifically at those of us who are stupid enough to run marathons), have run a Magic Mile event to try to get runners around the world to train for and aim fo...

As part of the Olympic legacy programme, Sandbach Striders are delighted to once more offer a series of free introductory running sessions.

The "couch to 5k" programme begins on Monday 2nd September and runs for 5 weeks. Each session is absolutely free a...

Today I ran the Gawsworth 10K.  I did this race 2 years ago and thought it was a lot like our 10K race but at the time I thought ours was tougher!! 
The start line is at the entrance of Gasworth Hall and you run for about 4K on the road. You then tu...

This year I was unable to enter the Medoc marathon due to financial constraints and Molly starting school, while sulking about this I happened to stumble upon a little run being organised along the Gritstone Trail. 
 
The start at kidgrove and all smile...

After threats of heavy rain for the days leading up to the race, Sunday dawned bright and clear with beautiful blue skies and warm temperatures for what was to be an excellent day for a half-marathon.
The number collection was quick and efficient, with...

Congratulations to all the Striders who took part in the annual Club Members 10k this evening.The course was made more challenging than normal thanks to the dark and damp conditions. Yet, despite that some excellent performances were recorded.Noteable res...

On Thursday 22 August I ran the Dave Clarke 5K (reserve) race. It is a memorial race in memory of my dear friend Dave Clarke who tragically died of a sudden brain tumour three years ago.  



He was a founder member of Trentham Running Club and often...