Author: Liz Simpson

Glorious sunny weather for our runners this weekend. 17 Striders attended Wynyard with Mike Ford and Michelle Hart getting new pb's and Oli Hall finishing 2nd. Michelle Ince and Helen Johnston volunteered. Elsewhere, 18 Striders attended Hartlepool - 4 of whom were in sensational form. Zaheer Patankar has shown real improvement since joining the club and picked up a big all-course pb. Nice work Zaheer.  Emma Fleming ran her 150th parkrun. Emma (70%+ age-grading and 1st lady home) recorded a sub-20 time and an all-course pb. Nice one Emma. Izzy Morgan and Daniele Meucci had been 'running up that hill' on Bishopton Road during Tuesday's 'Jo Pavey' session. The flat promenade at Hartlepool must have seemed a little kinder on the legs - and so it proved. Izzy (70%+ and 3rd lady home)…

It was a warm and muggy morning for the 10 Striders at Wynyard. Mike Ford and Karen Clarke came away with new pb's. Gail Robinson and Kirsty Alderthay volunteered. On that subject - there are two young lads who marshal near the start/finish most weeks. You couldn't meet a more polite and enthusiastic pair as you pass them. This week they were singing a song as I ran past. Great stuff! Elsewhere, 3 Striders were in superb form at Albert. Beth Dang was 2nd lady home in an all-course pb. Tidy work Beth. David Green and Sharon Lawson Green's fledgling parkrun career reached new heights. Both recorded all-course pb's and 70%+ age-gradings. Nice one guys. Zoe Cornforth celebrated her 100th parkrun at Loustien, Bergen in Norway. Emma Fleming (70%+), Izzy Morgan (70%+)…

A chilly start for our parkrunners on Saturday. There were 12 Striders at Wynyard with Gareth Maloney and Kirsty Alderthay volunteering. Elsewhere, 16 Striders attended Albert where David Horton did his 350thparkrun. The venue saw Caroline Horton and Karen Clark achieve 70%+ age-gradings. Northallerton saw Declan Taylor-Mcgrath get a new pb and Emma Fleming (70%+) as 2ndlady home. Steve Dickson and Mathew Kirby recorded new pb's at Stewart. Sandra Stabler got a 70%+ a-g at Hartlepool and it was good to see Helen Johnston on the results. Sharon Lawson-Green (70%+) was 2nd lady to finish at Jubilee. Beth Dang was 1st lady home at Walthamstow. Striders too at Silksworth, Durham, Sedgefield, Riverside, Darlington, South Shields, Flatts Lane, Rising Sun, Marshall Drive, Blyth Links and Ashington. The Middridge 5k trail on…

With blue skies and a cool breeze it was ideal weather for the 22 Striders at Wynyard. (the event has now been going for a year - how time flies...) Amy Gallilee was doing her 350th parkrun and she made full use of the favorable conditions. Amy recorded a Wynyard pb and her second fastest all-course parkrun time. Tom Holland, Reece Mackay and Keran Hodgson also got new pb's. Tom was 3rd finisher. Andrew Beevers, Gareth Maloney, Helen Johnston, Michelle Ince, Samantha Gray and Ian Gray volunteered. Elsewhere, Phil Baines was in great form at Albert. Phil (70%+ age-grading) got an all-course pb. Nice work. Caroline Horton achieved a 70%+ a-g. Sharon Lawson-Green at Woodhouse Moor and Glenn Cooper at Dalby Forest also achieved 70%+ a-g's. Karen Clark (70%+) and Zaheer Patankar…

A warm and breezy morning for the 12 Striders at Wynyard. Mike Ford and Tony Gallilee recorded new pb's. I was 2nd finisher. Kirsty Alderthay and Helen Johnston (with a well wrapped up Flo) volunteered. Elsewhere, 17 Striders took a trip to Chopwell Wood in Gateshead where Joanne Cooke celebrated her 100th parkrun. Izzy Morgan, Liz Simpson, Beth Dang and Holly Taylor-Mcgrath were the first four ladies home. Jane Stohrer got a 70%+ age-grading at Hartlepool and Zaheer Patankar pb'd at Redcar. Tourism award this week goes to Abby Barker, Graham Barker and Emma Fleming for a run at Jamaica Pond (Boston, USA). It was a warm up for the Boston marathon which they did on Monday. Hope you enjoyed the trip folks and have a safe journey home. Striders too at…

A bright, breezy and exceptionally mild morning for our parkrunners this week. More than 30 Striders attended Wynyard Woodland for another club-league event. With all this warmth and wind surely the course was now dry? Not a bit of it - there were still puddles a plenty to splash through. Marc Hooton made his parkrun debut. Jonathon Archer (70%+ age-grading), Phil Baines, Mike Ford, Andy Johnston, David Green, Sharon Lawson-Green (70%+), Steve Dickson, John Wilson, Zaheer Patankar and Gail Robinson all sploshed their way to new pb's. Emma Fleming (70%+) was 1st lady home and Jonathon was 3rd finisher. Emma, Phil, Helen Johnston, Jennie Johnston, Kris Allen, Michelle Ince, Pam Steadman, Victoria Slatcher and Tom Holland volunteered. Veteran Strider Dave Fender had been looking forward to doing his first parkrun…

It was another bright and sunny morning for our parkrunners on Saturday. Helen Johnston, Gareth Maloney and Gail Robinson volunteered at a soggy Wynyard Woodland. Elsewhere, 18 Striders attended Albert where Izzy Morgan (70%+ age-grading) was first lady home in a new pb. Nigel Radcliffe got a new pb whilst Glenn Cooper, Emma Fleming and Sharon Lawson-Green achieved 70%+ a-g's. Mike Cleasby did his 350th parkrun at Huddersfield. Helen Mcilvenny (70%+) was 1st lady home and Tom Marrs (70%+) was 1st overall finisher at Hartlepool. Phil Baines and Kirsten Baines recorded new pb's at Fountains Abbey. Kate Clark pb'd at Aberdeen. The Easter break meant members were scattered far and wide as we had runners at Chopwell Wood (Gateshead), Linford Wood (Milton Keynes), Sedgefield, Redcar, Blackhill, Riverside, Stewart, Darlington, Skipton, Whinlatter Forest,…