Author: Andy Johnston

Sportsshoes.com The new code for the month of February is - ALGKC7 - valid until 3rd of March 2023 - giving you 10% off the whole range on orders * and free standard shipping, worth £4.99. *excludes Brooks Usual house rules as always. The code is for Striders members only and should not be circulated outside the club. Thanks

Tomorrows sessions are open for booking. gymcatch.com

A trip down Memory Lane Last year it was around this time that we all received the official news that sadly the Tees Barrage Parkrun was no more. Billed as our club home run, last year to show our appreciation to all who worked behind the scenes over the years some club members ran the Barrage Parkrun route on 12 February. We had a great turnout and it was suggested we make the second Saturday in February an annual event. So, this year on the 11th February we will have the same arrangement. We meet at the Barrage Parkrun start line around five to nine, run the route and go to The Talpore for refreshments. Everyone is welcome to join us and club colours are encouraged too. And remember, sadly…

Hi all For those not on Facebook It’s last orders for those wanting tickets to the birthday party on Friday 27th January. If you haven’t already done so please comment below if you want tickets, £10 per person. Deadline for purchases is 8pm this Thursday (19th) as we need to confirm numbers with the caterers. Also any dietary requirements not yet forwarded need to be with us by this Thursday 8pm too. Bottle donations for the bottle raffle would be very welcome. Tea nights are back and planned for both tomorrow (17th) and Thursday (19th), cold weather permitting ! Again biscuit donations welcome. And last but not least voting for club male and female member of the year is still open. Deadline again is 8pm this Thursday (19th). Why not…

Club Member Of The Year 2022 Plenty of manual votes already cast so thank you. For those not able to attend club sessions this week and next we will  accept email votes. Please read the attached which shows the 5 male and 5 female short listed nominees. Voting by email follows the same rules as manual voting. 2 votes allowed for male and 2 for female, 1st and 2nd choice in both categories. Having read the nominees supporting text please email first and second choices (clearly marked) in both categories to stocktonstriders@gmail.com Subject - votes To clarify. Manual voters complete the ballot paper email voters don’t, you just send your nominations via email as outlined above. To ensure anonymity the origins of email votes will not be disclosed. Please remember. Both…

Stockton Striders 8th birthday party Friday 27th January - venue - clubhouse 7pm - finish Tickets are now available. This year we are having a casino theme, roulette, black jack etc but playing with ‘funny’ not real money. There will also be a photo booth too and we will be having a bottle only raffle (donations welcome - any bottle, doesn’t have to be alcohol !). The party will also include our annual awards night presentations for the 2022 race league and for our other club annual awards too (further details to follow). Once again we are adopting the paperless approach. Please comment below if you would like to buy tickets including any dietary requirements. Friends and family welcome too. Price £10 each, payment to the usual Striders bank account…

From Amy Gallilee - membership secretary Hello Striders The committee are pleased to announce that we will have a quarterly Striders Newsletter with the first issue being made available on the club website and social media at the end March. It will be made and ran by members of the committee and will be another forum for important club updates to be shared. It will also be a platform for members of the club to share their news. If anyone from the club has anything that they would like included in the first issue please email stocktonstridersmembers@gmail.com. We will accept photos for the newsletter but will need the consent of everyone in the photo for it to be shared. Suggestions from all members of the club are welcome and encouraged.…

From - Sam Johnston Stockton Striders Club League 2023 Hi All, The club league for 2023 has been finalised! As you can see, some returning favourites as well as some first timers. A mixture of trail and road, and a variety of distances too. We have also selected some ‘free’ events alongside paid ones. There are 17 races in total, your best 8 scores will count. The points will be calculated via the WAVA age grading system as in previous leagues. The league kicks off in just over a month at Ripon (the link has already been circulated) and I will post links in the comments to some races already open. (Some of the dates will be subject to change or TBC) February - Ripon 10km - (5th February) Hartlepool…

Session Subs In time honoured tradition there will be no charge for December’s club sessions. However I’ve just realised I didn’t issue November’s subs emails in early December - my bad, sorry! During this week November sessions subs emails will be issued with a late January deadline for payment. Moving forward normal service will be resumed, ie, Jan subs emails will be issued in early February. Thanks Andy J