Author: Helen Johnston

For those doing Preston Park Run - I've already posted the XC lap route but this is the longer run bit if you want to do it :-) basically its run along Yarm to Blue Bell go down steps at right hand side of Blue Bell entrance then turn left and follow the path right along a far as you can go to the wooded area before the golf course (keeping the river on your right) then a nice run up the little incline (?!) brings you out at Sunningdale housing estate and then back to Yarm Road and Preston Park .... easy peasy .... well apart from the mud and the hill lol https://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=88109BCD-B921-BB5C-28F22ABDAF0EC493

XC reccie at Preston Park tomorrow - meeting at Preston Park overflow car park at 8:30am. Will need trail shoes! Option to do additional mileage along Teesdale Way so will be 6-7 miles in total if only doing one lap of XC route. Please post here if you’re coming along .....

NEACC XC Saturday 09 December 2017 Redcar. I’m submitting entries later today. Names listed below ... have I missed anyone?? Teams Men (12k) Finlay Pennington Michael Burke Shakeel Munir Hussain Tom Day Jim Wright Chris Oxley David Edwards David Horton Michael Fawcett Ste Boddy Lloyd Ryan Paul Johnson Chris Furphy Ladies (8k) Helen Johnston Liz Jordan Liz Simpson Kay Stokes Tara Oxley Zoe Walls Cat Clennett Caroline Horton

Confirmed names for the Whitby XC Bus on 12 November are: Ste Boddy Helen Johnston Liz Jordan Jerry Jordan Chris Furphy Cat Clennett Michael Burke Lee Hamilton Shaun Fletcher Liz Simpson Julia Louise Jill Abel Katie Abel? Sam Johnston Lloyd Ryan Anyone else wanting a place?? Support Crew members always welcome if you’re not wanting to run!!

Early heads up! Next Sunday (05 November) we’ll be running the XC route at Preston Park (as attached link below). On the actual race day ladies do 2 laps & men 3 Laps. Option next Sunday is to do 1 lap then add more distance maybe along the Teesdale Way ... that’s running from Preston Park down to Bluebell at Yarm then following Teesdale Way back to Preston Park which is about 5 Miles? Alternatively we could start at Ropner Park Run to Preston Park do XC lap then add mileage back to Ropner .... happy to go with the flow?! Preston Park XC routes supplemtary info

Departing Stockton Town FC at 9:45am. After XC will stop in Whitby town centre for fish and chips before returning at approximately 3:30pm Price per person for bus TBC but approx £7 return ..... if you want to run (or spectate) there are still bus places available so please post here .....

Last shout out for team members ....if you havent already please confirm by Thursday 02 November by replying here or on facebook post :-) The 2017 NEACC XC championships will take place in Redcar on Saturday 09 December 2017. As in the previous 2 years Stockton Striders AC are wishing to be represented at this event. To participate you must be an England Athletics Affiliated Athlete to Stockton Striders AC as your first claim club.

Hi All AGM Agenda as follows: Stockton Striders AC AGM Tuesday 21 November 2017 8pm Stockton Town FC 1. Chairperson Report 2. Treasurer’s Report 3. London Marathon Draw 4. Matters Arising Club Development Welfare Training Groups Club League Races 5. Election of Committee Members As per the club constitution: The Annual General Meeting shall be held in the month of November for the purpose of: Receiving the Annual Report of the Committee Receiving the audited statement of accounts and balance sheets, Electing the officers & Committee for the ensuing year. Setting the Annual subscriptions for the ensuing year. A quorum shall be 12½% of eligible voting members, including officers - as per current membership we require a minimum of 25 members at the meeting please Voting will be on simple…

Butterwick Hospice Santa Run Sunday 03 December 2017 More info at: https://www.butterwick.org.uk/events/santarun/

Thank you to Liz & Jerry, Suzanne, Kirsty, and Angela & Mark who along with myself met Sid Rudd from NYSD at lunch time today to walk the Preston Park XC course. We now know we’ll require a minimum of 15 Marshall’s at the NYSD event at Preston Park on 19 November. You’ll be required from 10am until 2pm (ish). Your support with our first hosting of this event is paramount ... if mud isn’t your thing to run in instead don your wellies and Marshall instead! Depending on numbers there may be an opportunity for some to Marshall the junior runs & still run their race later ???? Oh and I have it on good authority that the cafe can provide bacon butties (or alternative) to our Hungary Marshall’s!…