In the aptly named Chilly Duathlon at Moreton Morrell, junior Strider Annie Cox took 1st place in the girls 9-10 category and 4th place overall in a time of 20:06. Dad Richard meanwhile came home in a more leisurely 1:44:10 in the Senior race in which Richie Merrell took 3rd place on his debut at this event in an excellent 1:01:49. Down south at the Bramley 20 near Reading, a series of excellent times were set with Mike Ellis taking 8th place in a new club record time of 1:59:33 followed by Richard Brangwin in a PB 2:14:55, Dawn Clark, 2:26:38 - PB and club age category record, John McNally 2:27:03, Nick Adams 2:30:08, Clare Hinton 2:43:07(PB), Lucy Burnett 2:44:05 and Helen Tudge, 3:04:29 in another PB and club age category record.

For running newcomers and improvers, Spa Striders are introducing a new Beginners and Improvers session every other Tuesday evening from our base at Leamington Lawn Tennis and Squash club in Guys Cliffe Avenue. There will be a choice of 2 or 3 mile runs at an easy pace, accompanied by experienced club runners. The first 2 sessions are on Tuesday March 2nd and March 16th. Just turn up for a 7:00PM start, changing facilities are available at the club. For further details, go to our website www.spastriders.co.uk

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