9 Striders braved the wintry conditions to take part in the Godiva 5 Mile road race last Sunday. Mike Ellis finished in 11th position overall and 2nd M35 in a time of 27:32 followed by Trevor Wilkinson 21st and 2nd M40 in 29:34. Rich Merrell came home in 29th place in 30:26, Carolyn Wilkinson was 40th and 1st F35 in 32:09, Rich Sykes 60th in 35:02, Dawn Clark 76th in 36:17, Bethan Gwynn 87th in 37:30, Jackie Lindsay 91st in 37:59 and finally just edging a top 100 place, Nigel Fox 99th in 39:15.
Sensible Sunday August 1, 2010 (09:30) Choice of 10 or 16 miles with Richard. As usual, the pace will be sensible. This is LSD; Long SLOW Distance. Enjoy a weekend lie-in, our anti-hangover start time is 9.30am. See you all outside the Striders clubhouse this Sunday. Back Marker - Richard Ki...
Club Night August 2, 2010 (19:30) Monday night club 'muster' run from the club house. There will be groups going off at various paces, no-one left behind, but expect to run between 5 and 9 miles. Summer Route to be announced on the night.
Tempo Tuesday August 3, 2010 (18:45) Leave from the club 6.45pm. 3 mile warm-up to Lillington. 4 miles at Tempo (running hard between half-marathon and 10k race pace). 2 miles cool down. This gives you 9 miles with 4 of them hard. New runners always very welcome.
New Runners Night August 3, 2010 (19:00) 2/3 mile steady run. All abilities welcome. Each run is led by an experienced runner and no-one is left behind. A good way to get fitter and makes a great 'lead-up' to a Wednesday or Monday session if you have never run before.