Sandbach Striders

The popular village of 'Abersoch' is located at the end of the Llyn Peninsular, North Wales.
  I've done this race 3 times in the past and always enjoyed it, mainly for its stunning scenery, but it
also has an added attraction in that the last mile is r...

This Race Starts in Staveley in Kentmere and there are three races a 10k trail race, the 17k challenge and the 17k trail race which is the one that I ran.



I drove up with one of my running friends called Fast Dave, yes the name says it all, we set off ...

Short and brutal would be one way of describing this event but that alone would be a little unfair. 


I don’t know the history of the event but the setting and context give this the feeling if not the actual status of a real classic. Fell running was ...

On Saturday I woke up to two things. The first day of June and sunshine, just right for the Wincle Trout 9K run.  



As myself Chrissie, and Katie had promised that we would do some pre and post  race massages for Allan Weeks, Race Organiser I set...

Sandbach Striders were very pleased recently to donate £1062 to The Christie Appeal. The money comes from the proceeds raised by the very popular track marathon, the Crewe Déjà vu from 2011 and 2012, and also from selling our range of home-made cakes a...

Just in case you missed them on Facebook recently, here by no popular demand whatsoever, are two recent radio appearances by your Chairman and Social Secretary.1. Michael and Paul at the Mow Cop Killer Mile on the Tim Wedgwood Show on Radio Stoke 9th May ...

 

Why did I want to do this again?! Ah yes the scenery! Run...mud...hill...hill...hill...river....more mud...hill and then combo mud, rocks and tree roots.

Downhill (don't forget the mud), road, finish Trout! Great fun.
Ran, stumbled and walked by ...

Rest? What's one of them?Ok, so after last weeks marathon exploits I had decided to have a bash at the Buxton half marathon. 
This was to be my 8th race in as many weeks. This had included 2 ultras 2 marathons and 2 half marathons...I had tried hard to ...

It hasn't been the quickest race report in the history of Sandbach Striders, but I'm sure you'll agree it's been well worth the wait.Get ready... Marathon Des Sables 2010 (!) (You may need to click through the link below to watch it on Youtube) (Be warned...

Well it was after a couple of glasses of wine on a Friday night in February and reading someone else’s Facebook post I decided to enter the Great Manchester run.    

Rachel spending a few moments after the race with a couple of adoring fans.
It is a...