Paul’s weekend report

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A chilly, crisp morning for the 14 Striders at Wynyard on Saturday. Jim Wright, Rachel Kate, Maxine Buckton and Kirst Alderthay got new pb's. Beth Dang was 3rd lady home. Zaheer Patankar, Steve Mitchinson, Helen Walker and Helen Johnston volunteered. Elsewhere, there were 2 big milestones for David Murphy and Liz Simpson. David completed his 500th parkrun at Flatts Lane. Newer members may not be aware of the contribution that David has made to parkrunning. David was the Tees Barrage parkrun Event Director for years - and his selfless dedication to the role helped improve the health of many people on Teesside. We haven't forgotten - thanks again David. Another Tees Barrage legend, Liz Simpson, celebrated her 450th parkrun at Town Moor. The venue also saw Declan Mcgrath get a new pb and…
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Paul’s XC End of season review – Congratulations Striders Ladies!

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The 2023/24 NYSD cross-country season drew to a close at Richmond recently. The following is a review of another excellent season - particularly from the Striders ladies team. 19 teams across North Yorkshire and South Durham participated in the 6 events. SSAC ladies finished 2nd in 2022, 1st in 2023 and recorded another 2nd place finish this season. Striders pushed eventual winners Swadale all the way to the final event. It was so close - and but for a couple of places difference at Summerhill and Emily getting injured at Whitby it would have been another trophy. All the 'close calls' seemed to go Striders way last season so I think the luck has evened itself out. That said, runners up spot is another incredible achievement from the team. In a similar vein…
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Paul’s parkrun report

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Five Striders helped with volunteering at Wynyard on Saturday. Those being Andrew Beevers, Gail Robinson, Gareth Maloney, Jim Wright and Kirsty Alderthay. Matty Clarkson and Jennie Johnston got new pb's. Elsewhere, there were 14 Striders at Stewart and 10 at Albert - where Glenn Cooper achieved a 70%+ age-grading. Steve Cotton did his 150th parkrun at Whitley Bay. Izzy Morgan (70%+ and a new pb) was first lady to finish at Fountains Abbey. Craig Morgan also pb'd. Joseph Staton got a new pb at Darlington. Sharon Lawson-Green recorded a 70%+ a-g at Millfield. Rachel Kate was 1st lady to finish at Northallerton as was Emily Palmer at Denton Dene. Abby Barker was 2ndlady home at Irchester. Striders too at Silksworth, Princes (Liverpool), Riverside, Hackworth, Hartlepool, Marshall Drive, Herrington Country and Hamsterley Forest.…
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Final XC standings..

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2023-24 NYSD XC team points scores2023-24 NYSD XC Individual points scores A great result for the club. Awards will be presented at the relay meeting, South Park Darlington 24th March. If anyone fancies cheering on our relay teams.. please come along. Details to follow once received. Michael B & Gail
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Paul’s weekend report

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Loads going on this weekend including Sunday's Boro half and the Richmond cross-country. No pb's at Wynyard on Saturday. Hartlepool United fan Kevin Dove looked to be heading for a pb but he was too nervous about the upcoming Pools match. He was right to be nervous... Andy J, Beth D, Dan M, Gareth M, Jim W and Victoria S volunteered. Elsewhere 17 Striders descended on the picturesque Darlington South Park where Izzy Morgan (70%+ age-grading and 2nd lady home) was celebrating her 100th parkrun. Also grabbing the headlines was Emma Fleming. Emma (70%+ a-g and 1st lady home) recorded an all-course pb and a first sub-20-minute time. That's great news Emma and testament to all your hard work in recent years. Declan Mcgrath and Aaron Atkinson also came away…
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Paul’s weekend report

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A cold, crisp and bright winters day greeted 12 Striders at Wynyard on Saturday. After negotiating the potholes on the lane leading to the carpark - 3 Striders found the course itself a bit more to their liking. Mick Fawcett got a new pb, Holly Taylor was 3rd lady home and Oli Hall was 3rd finisher. Kirsty Alderthay and Joanne Wood volunteered. Elsewhere, 10 Striders attended Hartlepool with Tom Murphy and Phil Baines in exceptional form. Both came away with all-course parkrun best times and 70%+ age-gradings. Nice work fellas. Helen Mcilvenny also achieved a 70%+ a-g. A further 9 Striders at Albert where Caroline Horton got an 80%+ a-g and Jane Stohrer a 70%+. Glenn Cooper (70%+ a-g) pb'd at Darlington as did Zoe Cornforth at Flatts Lane and Phil Smith…
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Paul’s parkrun report

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Our runners enjoyed more exceptionally mild February temperatures this weekend. Just the one pb at Wynyard and that went to Jim Wright. Gail Robinson and Kirsty Alderthay volunteered. Elsewhere, 11 Striders went to Hartlepool where Declan Mcgrath got an excellent all-course pb. Great running Declan. Helen Mcilvenny, Jane Stohrer, Oli Hall and Michael Meggs achieved 70%+ age-gradings. Helen was 1st lady to finish and Oli was 3rdfinisher. Caroline Horton got a 70%+ a-g and Izzy Mogan was 1st lady home at Stewart. Abby Barker was 1st lady home at Flatts Lane. Steve Cotton (70%+) recorded a new pb at Whitley Bay. Suzanne Brodie had a run at Caffarella in Rome. Striders too at Albert, Silksworth, Town Moor, Durham, Sedgefield, Redcar, Darlington, Cotsford Fields, Fountains Abbey, Northallerton, Denton Dene, Morecambe Prom,…
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Paul’s weekend report

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It was a return to The Tees Barrage on Saturday. I wasn't there so it would be great to see a write-up and a few photos on the website from someone who was. Elsewhere, Karen Clark got a new pb in her 150th parkrun at Hartlepool. The venue saw Izzy Morgan (70%+ age-grading and 2nd lady home) get a big all-course pb - just a whisker from a sub-20 time. Tidy work Izzy. Albert Park saw Rachel Kate record an all-course pb. Nice one Rachel. Caroline Horton got a 70%+ a-g. Dan Meucci and Beth Dang got new pb's at Woodhouse Moor as did Sarah Cotton at Rising Sun and Craig Morgan at Harrogate. Striders too at Prudhoe Riverside, Gateshead, Sedgefield, Redcar, Stewart, Hackworth, Crichton, Skipton, Blyth Links, Cleethorpes, Flatts Lane, Shrewsbury and…
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Paul’s weekend report

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Paul’s weekend report… t was the penultimate cross-country event of the season on Sunday and the club-league parkrun at Flatts Lane on Saturday. Following on from Andy J's report - we had 43 runners, Helen J volunteering and a sprinkling of supporters for another successful club-league run. Of those 43, 14 were first-timers at the venue. Was it as hard as you imagined? Conditions were great and we were aided by a friendly team of local volunteers. It's a pretty tough course with a lot of uphill running but I think everyone got round in one piece. It was Sandra Stabler's 50th parkrun. Glenn Cooper, Kris Allen, Phil Baines, Kevin Dove, James Heslop and Zaheer Patankar recorded new pb's. In terms of finishing places we had a rare (if ever?)…
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