Sandbach Striders

Saddleworth Running Club, held there annual 'Cake Race', on Saturday 2nd May. This is a 10 mile fell race with a difference. If you bake a cake beforehand you get free entry, can't be bad, what's more, at the end of the race all the runner's get to enjoy ...

“Once more unto the beach!”  After our wet and windy half marathon in Blackpool on 22 February, we arrived last Sunday morning to be greeted by blue skies, fluffy white clouds, and a cool NNW breeze of about 8mph and an air temp of around 9oC.Oh I do...

I decided a while ago I would like to attempt the Mow Cop Killer Mile, so I printed off the entry form and ticked the Club runner’s entry box and then in my wisdom I also ticked the Veterans’ race.  
Having mentioned this to a number of family membe...

I started running in 2005 completing my first half marathon at Congleton as a 20 a day smoker and considerably bulkier than I am today thanks to spending endless hours in what used to be Lain’s Gym in Sandbach. I then gave running a rest for a couple of...

Wimslow Running Club held there annual 'Round The Runway Race' on Thursday 23rd April. 
This is one of those quirky midweek races which draws many club runners from around Cheshire. The novelty of this race, is that the course runs around Manchester Airp...

On Thursday 23 April to celebrate St George’s Day I decided to accompany my good friend Sue Davies on the Milford Murder 5 mile trail race.  Liz just ahead of her pal Sue from South Cheshire Harriers at the top of the first big hillThis race is part of...

This was to be the first of my sponsored events for the Samaritans and my big city marathon tour. The second would be the London marathon in two weeks’ time. 
This one though never got off to a good start, on Wednesday after the club run I came home wi...

South Cheshire Harriers held there annual 'Air Products 10k' on Sunday 5th April. This is far from being a glamorous race, without a hint of any countryside, trees or hills, it's possibly the most uninteresting, boring run on the race calendar, its basica...

Newcastle  (Staffs) AC, held there annual 10k road race on Sunday 29th March. Denis and myself were the two Striders taking part in this race. Denis had some unfinished business at this race, after not being happy with last year's time (1 hr 2 mins), for...

On Sat 21st March I did the beautiful and challenging Coniston 14 road race. 
There was just under 14 miles of fantastic scenery with enough ups and downs to keep the legs working. There was also a great atmosphere in Coniston Village afterwards as runn...