Thursday 15 December training
Tomorrow’s sessions are open for booking on GymCatch.
Tonight’s session
Tonight’s session is going ahead. A few coaches have done path checks. Big thanks to them! Where the sun has been the paths are dry and runnable, however there are icy patches on paths that have had no sun. Please be very careful, run slowly and listen to your leader, especially if they ask you to walk or return to the club early. It’s a fun social run so let’s all enjoy the night and be safe. See you soon!
Christmas social run (Tuesday 13 December)
Tomorrow’s Christmas lights social run is open for booking on GymCatch. If we need to cancel for icy we’ll aim to do this before anyone needs to travel so look out for updates tomorrow.
Paul’s parkrun report
Icy conditions meant that many of the local parkruns got cancelled on Saturday. Hartlepool was given the go-ahead - with 3 Striders in great form. Emma Fleming recorded an all-course pb and a first sub-22-minute time - smashing her previous best by over 30 seconds. She also achieved a 70%+ age-grading and was 2nd lady to finish. Great work Emma. Glenn Cooper got a pb and Dan Meucci was 3rd finisher. Elsewhere, Holly Taylor completed her 200th parkrun at Belvoir Castle near Grantham. Holly was also first lady to finish. There were a further 13 Striders at Stewart, with Wimbledon Common, Flatts Lane, Fountains Abbey, Northallerton, Hamsterley Forest and Pont y Balu (near Snowdonia) the other venues. Paul J
Tuesday 6 December training
Tomorrow’s sessions are open for booking on GymCatch.
Paul’s weekend report
20 Striders attended Albert Park on Saturday for the final round of the canine league. Simon Russell ran like a whippet to record a 70%+ age-grading. Elsewhere, Chloe Turner recorded an all-course parkrun pb at Darlington. Nice one Chloe. Zoe Cornforth got a pb at Flatts Lane. Holly Taylor was first lady to finish at New Earswick and Izzy Morgan was third at Sedgefield. Mike Cleasby gets this week's tourism award with a trip to Zuiderpark in Den Haag. Striders too at Hartlepool, Beckton, Stewart, Jubilee, Carlisle and Whitby. Sunday saw the third cross-country event of the season at Summerhill, Hartlepool. If the previous event had been mild, flat and firm - this one was very different. There was lots of mud, plenty of steep hills and a cool easterly…
Thursday 1 December training
Tomorrow’s sessions are open for booking on GymCatch.
Tuesday 29 training
Tomorrow we have 3 all-inclusive sessions. A shorter social run suitable for everyone, a hills session and a longer social run suitable for those wanting to run at a faster pace. Booking via GymCatch.
Paul’s Parkrun report
20 Striders did the Flatts Lane parkrun this week. It was a club league event. For those that haven't done a parkrun there before - don't be fooled by the 'Flatts' in the name. It's anything but flat and ranked as one of the hardest parkruns in the UK. Jonathon Archer, Emma Fleming, Phil Baines, Rob Parker, Beth Dang, Sarah Winter, Mark Dickinson and Julia Ansbro all recorded new personal bests. Jonathon was first finisher with Abby Barker and Emma first and second ladies to finish. Elsewhere, Simon Russell (70%+ a-g) got an all-course pb at Albert. Tom Ramsey, Ian Morris and Doreen Morris pb'd at Hartlepool - as did Glenn Cooper and Joanne Cooke at Darlington. Striders too at Sedgefield, Redcar, Stewart, Fell Foot, Whitby and Holyrood. Paul J