Sandbach Striders

Abersoch is a small picturesque village on the end of the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales. Located on the beautiful beaches of Cardigan Bay, with the Snowdonia mountains in the foreground, it offers an unparalleled setting for a triathlon. Tony at the Aberso...

A sunny weekend in mid Wales is the perfect time or a Green Events alternative series event in the unpronounceable Llanwrtyd Wells.  Elaine, Alison and Claire at Man vs HorseGreen events also organise the infamous Bog Snorkelling so obviously this is goi...

Great weather (if a tad hot) for this amazing run in a stunning setting. Rebecca, Ali and Lucy by the banks of Derwentwater 13km around Derwent water; undulating with one big climb about 4 miles in. Good atmosphere, well organised and good t shirt, pai...

A huge thank you to our resident cameraman Jason for this view of the club 10k from a quite unusual perspective!

A big well done to all 34 runners who completed the club 10k! A warm evening at Elworth Cricket Club meant pleasant conditions for spectators and cricketers but tricky times for those undergoing some serious physical exertion.
Heather - 1st FemaleThere we...

This week saw the culmination of the free Couch-to-5k programme that Sandbach Striders running club have been running for ten weeks and aims to provide a route into running for anyone who lacks confidence or fitness. Some of the Couch-to-5k graduatesMany...

After such bad weather forecast for the weekend I was expecting a very wet Potters half Marathon, but the sun come out and stayed out, which is great for sunbathing but not for running.Striders before the race start.The race only started at 10:30am so the...

Having decided to focus on running faster, rather than longer this year the Potters ‘Arf presented itself as an ideal opportunity to complete some ‘unfinished business’. 
Steve crossing Town Bridge on the way back into Hanley town centreFor those w...

The 'Carsington 7+, is a fairly new race on the running calendar, this being its 3rd year.
The race is a charity race, held in aid of the RSPCA, a charity to put a stop to the cruelty of animals, this was a good enough reason for  doing the race and was ...

A few weeks ago, I remembered that I had said I would run the 30 mile ultra at Dig Deep, which was in 4 weeks time. I quickly devised a training plan which meant I needed to find a 13 mile race on this particular weekend. I found this one advertised on th...