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Interclub Race September 9, 2010 (19:00) This years 3 way interclub race will be hosted by Kenilworth Runners. 7pm start from the Great Western Pub, Deppers Bridge, near Harbury. Food at the pub afterwards. Club Night September 10, 2010 (18:00) An easy paced run led as usual by Terry Sensible Sunday September 12, 2010 (09:30) 12 mile run to Leek Wootton Golf Course & Hatton. 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 ... Pub Run September 13, 2010 (19:30) This weeks run will be from a MYSTERY PUB in Kenilworth. A cross country ramble between 6 and 8miles led by Dawn Clark. Bring your off road shoes if you have them. View Full Calendar

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Interclub Race
September 9, 2010 (19:00)
This years 3 way interclub race will be hosted by Kenilworth Runners. 7pm start from the Great Western Pub, Deppers Bridge, near Harbury. Food at the pub afterwards.

Club Night
September 10, 2010 (18:00)
An easy paced run led as usual by Terry

Sensible Sunday
September 12, 2010 (09:30)
12 mile run to Leek Wootton Golf Course & Hatton. 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 ...

Pub Run
September 13, 2010 (19:30)
This weeks run will be from a MYSTERY PUB in Kenilworth. A cross country ramble between 6 and 8miles led by Dawn Clark. Bring your off road shoes if you have them.

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Leamington Courier 18/09/2009

Contributed by Sean Lonergan

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

This week saw Stuart Mead setting a new club record of 2:47:09 to finish in 3^rd place in the inaugural Fleetwood Marathon in Lancashire. Over the Roses border, Mike Ellis finished a creditable 6^th place in 1:47:20 at the Yorkshireman Half Fell Race with Dawn Clark coming home in 2:19:44. Meanwhile 9 Striders made the trip over to Nottingham for the Robin Hood Half with Esther Wollaston 1^st back in 1:42:21 followed by Jo Hawkins 1:43:18, Neil Butcher 1:43:24, Pete Schofield 1:49:00, Richard King 1:49:07, Clare Hinton 1:57:49, Naemi Kilbey 2:02:42, Sean Lonergan 2:02:43 and Terry Bright 2:04:02. In the Humber Duathlon, Rich Sykes completed the 10K run/ 40K cycle / 5K run splits in 2:13:11 for 8^th place including a 42:56 PB on the 1^st 10K. Moving up to Triathlons, Liam Godbert-Brown claimed 3^rd place in the West Midlands Youth League with a solid 1:02:21 in the Wombourne Sprint Tri. Nearer to home, Vicki Smith, in 1:17:02 got 1^st FV spot and 24^th overall in the Southam Triathlon with Richard Bicknell finishing in 1:21:27. Finally, at Bala Lake in Wales, Steve Hilton took on the full Olympic distance (1500m swim, 40k bike, 10k run) to finish in an excellent 2:25:16.

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