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Chester Spring 5 (5 mile) – Wednesday 3rd April
This five-mile road race, first held in 1993, starts and finishes at the Cheshire County Sports Club playing fields. The route uses gently undulating country lanes, and is generally downhill for the first ...

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Remembering John Lawton

Remembering our friend and fellow Sandbach Strider John Lawton – Sunday 7th April





It seems hard to believe but a year has passed since we lost our friend and fellow Strider John Lawton during an off-road marathon in Greece. 
To mark the anniversa...

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Race Report: Chester Spring 5 03/04/2013

This five-mile road race, first held in 1993, starts and finishes at the Cheshire County Sports Club playing fields. 
Mat at the Chester Spring 5 (Number 3)The measured race route uses gently undulating country lanes, and is generally downhill for the fi...

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The last ever Daily Perrygraph

It's with sadness that we announce the final ever edition of the Daily Perrygraph due to the retirement of our Press Officer Mr Perry Wyatt. But we are pleased to welcome our new Press Office Mr Danny McLaughlin to the role!Keep sending all your race time...

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Snow joke! Latest Striders News.

Due to poor weather this weekend most of the races entered by our members were cancelled including…


Coniston 14 – A 14 mile road race around Coniston waterConti Lightning Run – A 12 hour endurance off-road race in DerbyshireRivington Pike Trail Ma...

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Race Report: Wrap Up & Run Tatton 10k 17/03/2013

This was a nice little 10k around Tatton Park in Knutsford, Cheshire in aid of age uk, the race started at 09:00am with one lap around Tatton park estate with a mix of trail paths and estate roads.
This race had a good mix of runners from club to beginne...

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Race Report: Rhayader 20m 16/03/2013

I saw this race at the last minute advertised in Runner's World. Described as hilly, I thought it would be  a suitable challenge and good training for my upcoming ultra marathon.

So, I thought a nice weekend away in the camper would go down well, and...

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Race Report: Stafford Half Marathon 17/03/2013


Today I ran the Stafford Half Marathon. When I first woke up to snow and ice I thought it might have been cancelled as normally they have more snow up that end, but alas it melted ever so quickly.  





I left at 8.30am and for once I was not driv...

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Congleton Parkrun (5k) – Saturday 17th March


Three Sandbach Striders in the top 10 and a host of personal best times at the Congleton parkrun this week, a fantastic result.

Tony Taylor, Robert Kettle, Giles Hodges (with Son Maxwell), Michael Escolm...

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Race Report: The Stupid Weekend

I've called this race report the "stupid weekend" for reasons that will become increasingly obvious. Bolton Hill MarathonIt all started a few months ago when I booked the Bolton Hill Marathon. This is billed as one of the UK's toughest marathons and was ...

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