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...
I’d booked a place in the Wilmslow Half with a view to using it as part of build up to my first London Marathon which has taken me 7 attempts to get in!
If I’m honest, things haven’t exactly gone to plan, and I’ve suffered so many illnesses and ...
It was ideal running conditions as I set of for Wilmslow Half Marathon this morning.
I get there early to make sure I got a parking spot and it was already really busy. Running Bear had a tempting aray of running gear for.sale but I resisted temptation ...
Well the time had come to go back to take care of some unfinished business. Last year this race recorded my first ever DNF when I spectacularly collapsed at mile 40 this time I was determined not to succumb to the same fate.
The Hardmoors 55 is the no...
It has been yet another exciting week at Sandbach Striders Running Club as members participated in eight different events ranging in distance between 5k and 55 miles.Sandbach Striders at Congleton parkrunIn Congleton at one of the many free weekly parkrun...
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Once more members of Sandbach Striders Running Club found themselves running free weekly parkruns all over the country.
Sandbach Striders at the Congleton parkrun At the nearby Congleton parkrun ten Striders ran the three laps of Astbury Mere country p...
This year we will be returning to Dig Deep for our Annual Camping trip.
It was a brilliant weekend last year, being able to support the runners on both day's regardless of whether they run on the Saturday or the Sunday. It is held on the weekend of t...
Running three laps of Oulton Park Race Track wouldn't normally be top of my list of favourite runs, it just seemed slightly dull, seeing wide expanse of track ahead and little in the way interesting scenery. However my fears were pleasantly unfounded, I...
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The timing of the Stafford 20 Race fitted perfectly with my training regime for the Manchester and London Marathons and as the entry fee was only £10 it seemed like an absolute bargain.
I therefore signed up early and the race number and information shee...
Members of Sandbach Striders participated in nine different events around the country and abroad this weekend.
At Congleton parkrun Sandbach Striders provided 12 marshalls whilst another nine runenrs participated.
20:20 Nick Hogan
22:35 Steve Farnell
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