Category: Club News

Another date for your diaries folks … Thursday 2nd June is a bank holiday and therefore we wouldn’t usually have any sessions that evening. However to mark the jubilee we are holding a jubilee themed all inclusive medley session at Ropner Park - meeting at the band stand at 6:30pm … dress code is red, white & blue - or any variant of that 😊 … and if you have a crown or tiara lying around you may wish to don that too 😊👑👸🤴. Weather permitting we hope to have a bit of picnic with nibbles etc after the season 👍🏻👍🏻 More details will follow so watch the space 😊👍🏻🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

The running track adjacent to the club at Our Lady & St Bede School is now available for members use on Sunday mornings from 0900-1200. We plan to trial this arrangement for 6 weeks to gauge the level of usage. To help cover the £20 weekly Sunday  hire charge we are asking members to pay £1 each Sunday they use it. We will operate our usual booking system via Magnapass and payments owed will be added to monthly subscriptions. Bookings will be split into 3 one hour slots 9-10, 10-11 and 11-12. Members booking are not restricted to one slot (ie you can book all 3 hours if you are feeling particularly energetic and still only pay £1). Each slot will accommodate up to 20 members. Bookings will be available…

This Thursdays all inclusive session is going to be a spot of plogging!!! What’s plogging I hear some of you ask … read about it on the link 😊 This will be Striders 2nd plogging event as the inaugural one took place pre Covid days …. See photos!! As before we have bin bags, litter picker grabber things and some pairs of heavy duty gloves all donated by Stockton Borough Council but if anyone has their own heavy duty gloves can you bring them along … no bare hands are allowed 😊 The plan is to split into smaller groups with the remit to collect as much litter as you can in an allocated time. The groups will be mixed ability but will have a coach in each one. If…

Message from Sam Johnston for those not on FB Pier 2 Pier race league points will be done by Thursday this week folks - if you took part but didn’t have your club down as striders can you let me or Gail know by Wednesday - thank you

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Happy Saturday everyone … just a reminder it’s our next Canine parkrun meet up next Saturday at Flatts Lane parkrun. Who will be up for the challenge of Heartbreak Hill - will Alfred reign supreme, will Freddy relish the terrain with all his off road running, will Alan have the advantage being used to Hamsterley Forest as his playground, and what about the young pretenders Flo, Jet & Ivy will they find the going tough?! Watch this space for the results!! All canines and striders are welcome of course. Junes canine run is at Hamsterley Forest parkrun on 18th June - you need to pay for parking there but please where possible car share. Even better if you volunteer you get it free so if you don’t want to run…

Huge congratulations and best wishes to Striders very own Katie & Dave Ayton on the birth of their baby girl Jessica Kate at 8:50am  this morning ..: weighing 4lb 4oz …. Not forgetting Grandma Jill Abel of course 😊👍🏻👶

Hi all For those that asked, I will have sample ladies sizes of the blue half zip training tops at the club tonight. I will also bring them to sessions next Tuesday too. I will be there from 615 tonight if people want to try them on before sessions start. Could those unsure of their size requirements please confirm orders by 8pm Tuesday 17th. Payment not needed until delivery. Tea night too tonight after sessions, and I’m fairly certain there will also be biscuits. Thanks Andy J

Update from track & field organisers re Tuesday 24th May  meeting Hi all, we will be taking payment on the night for events please be patient with the registration team. As you can see from the document, I posted there are still a lot of officials to come forward to run this meeting. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1szw2jMsK5ExkdwrK9HQdPN0mPKGRJFyrBT6iqmtvbW0/edit?usp=sharing I understand from the NECAA we have 102 officials in the North East, but only half are active!!!!

Sixty eight members signed up for club sessions tonight. That is officially the most popular club night we have ever had. Thank you for your continued support. 💚💙 Andy J