Sandbach Striders

The London Marathon 2015 from Jason!

The Killer Mile is fast becoming a tradition where I work in Kidsgrove, for the 3rd year in a row I’ve helped a team of runners of mixed abilities train to run the infamous race which is quite literally on our doorstep. This year I’m proud to say we t...

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 ...

The infamous annual Mow Cop Killer Mile took place last Thursday. Lindsay Beeston on the Mow Cop Killer MileOrganised by the Mow Cop Residents’ Association this event consists of a series of separate races of one mile long starting from the base of Mow...

“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...

The lighter spring evenings now allow a more varied race schedule with events now taking place on mid-week evenings. Members of Sandbach Striders participated in two such events this week. Liz O Keeffe at the Milford MurderFirstly, Liz O’Keeffe ran the...

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...