01Oct 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

October 2025 Session Plan

Club News, Training
Attached below is the full October Training Plan👇🏻 As usual, each group is assigned a letter from A to E. Coaches will select a session from their group’s assigned category. The categories are as follows, with more detail shown in the colourful chart below: A – Long Repeats B – Short Repeats C – Interval Training D – Hills/Steps E – Other (e.g. Medley, Fartlek, Tempo) Thursdays will primarily feature three pace groups (Sub-24, 24–30, and 30+) each doing their own timed interval session. Likely session options for Thursdays are shown in the bright blue box on the plan. Thursday 16th will be a special all-inclusive group session at Tees Barrage – a great chance for everyone to train together. ☕️ Tuesday 16th is our Social Run and Tea Night…
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01Oct 2025 by Samuel Johnston

Deadline Approaching – London Marathon Ballot

Club News
Reminder - London Marathon 2026 Club Ballot - Deadline Approaching! Please see copy and pasted post below, deadline is this Saturday 4th October! 🏃‍♂️   Whilst we are still awaiting the confirmation of our London marathon running club place, if you meet the criteria below please send your rejection email to stocktonstriders@gmail.com by Saturday 4th October 2025.   Cut off date for minimum sessions attended is 30th September. This criteria will be checked with our attendance records. If you haven’t attended 24 sessions but feel you have exceptional circumstances for this please email the Stockton Striders gmail address so the committee can give consideration to these.   The draw will take place as is tradition at SSAC AGM in November.   Many thanks Gail Robinson Club Secretary   Stockton Striders…
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29Sep 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

30/09/25 – Club Sessions now open for booking

Club News, Training
Tomorrow’s sessions are as follows and are open for booking via GymCatch. 👇🏻 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5233/events Sub 20 | 1km Repeats 20-22 | Time Based Pyramid 22-25 | Mile Cut Down 25-27 | Reducing Intervals 27-30 | Hills 30-33 | Mile Repeats 33+ | E Session (TBC) Members have up until 17:30 tomorrow to book onto a session. Bookings cannot be made after this time. Please ensure you have signed up and received a confirmation email before joining your group. We’d like to encourage all members to wear bright colours/high viz/reflective clothing to help keep us all seen and safe during the sessions. Thanks 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
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24Sep 2025 by Samuel Johnston

SSAC – New Merchandise

Club News
Club Merchandise Afternoon everyone Thank you for all the interest in our merchandise evening. I have put the link to our club shop below for you all to browse, which is provided by Sprinters Sportswear. Many also saw our new navy blue training top as modelled by myself last night. This also can be ordered also via Sprinters. A reminder that this shirt, along with the light blue version, isn’t an official club shirt and you cannot wear them when representing club in events such as cross country/NYMAC Relays etc. Sprinters will be able to put names/initials on these tops at your request but please ensure you are happy with sizes before ordering as no refunds will be available on personalised kit. If you would rather not pay for your…
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24Sep 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

25/09/25 – Club Sessions now open for booking

Club News, Training
Tomorrow we will have three groups all doing their own time based interval session. Time based intervals work well with groups that may have variation in pace/ability, faster runners will just run further each rep but everyone will work for the same amount of time. 💪🏻 The sessions are as follows and are open for booking via GymCatch. 👇🏻 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5233/events Sub 24 | Decreasing Intervals 24-30 | Fixed Pace Intervals 30+ | Decreasing Intervals Members have up until 17:30 tomorrow to book onto a session. Bookings cannot be made after this time. Please ensure you have signed up and received a confirmation email before joining your group. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
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24Sep 2025 by Gail Robinson

XC Acklam parking info

Club News
Please note we have had word from the XC organisers of complaints from residents living close to Acklam school, which is the upcoming XC on 5th October, regarding parking making it difficult for those residents to get on and off their drives.  Please use THE ACKLAM GRANGE SCHOOL car park. Accessed from LORDORE GROVE, TS5 8PB.   The Acorn Centre car park is for meeting officials and medics only. Tents and equipment can be offloaded in the Acorn centre car park but the car must then be moved to the school car park. Thanks all. NYSD.
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22Sep 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

23/09/25 – Social Runs now open for booking

Club News, Training
Tomorrow we are having a social run and tea night. ☕️🍪 The five groups are as follows: 10k at roughly 8:45-9 minute miles 10k at roughly 9-9:30 minute miles 5 miles at roughly 10-11 minute miles 5 miles at 11-12 minute miles 5k at 13+ minute miles Please respect the pace of the group you book onto. You can book on via GymCatch by following the link below 👇🏻 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5233/events Members have up until 17:30 tomorrow to book onto a group. Bookings can not be made after this time. Please ensure you have signed up and received a confirmation email before joining your group. 👍🏻
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17Sep 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

18/09/25 – Preston Park all inclusive session now open for booking

Club News, Training
Tomorrow’s All Inclusive session at Preston Park is now open for booking via GymCatch. 🌳👇🏻 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5233/events This session will be suitable for all abilities 😃 ❗️Please note those attending should meet in the overflow carpark at 18:30. There will be no sessions starting from the clubhouse tomorrow.❗️ Members have up until 17:30 tomorrow to book onto the session. Bookings can not be made after this time. Please ensure you have signed up and received a confirmation email before joining the session. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️
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16Sep 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

Time Trial Results ⏱️

Club News
5 Mile Time Trial Results ⏱️ Emma Fleming - 32:08 Paul Johnson - 32:48 Dave Fender - 32:48 Grant McGarth - 33:06 Glenn Cooper - 33:30 Matthew Frost - 33:33 Luke Isadore - 33:50 Emily Palmer - 34:16 Matty Carling - 34:57 Izzy Morgan - 35:13 Michael Kilding - 35:33 Neil Baldwin - 36:03 Hazelle Webster - 36:16 Sam Bonner - 38:33 Lewis Nichol - 38:37 Tim Clark - 38:41 Lottie Middleton - 38:48 Stephen Mitchinson - 39:07 Dara Mavi - 39:49 Carl Hayes - 40:09 Lucy Owens - 40:38 Alistair Plenderleith - 41:23 Michelle Ince - 41:28 Karen Clark - 42:47 Chris Hancock - 43:02 Mark Dickinson - 43:14 Paul Drake - 43:41 Ste Dickson - 43:55 Ian Gray - 46:14 Ian Morris - 46:36 Amy Holliday - 48:29…
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15Sep 2025 by Thomas Ramsey

16/09/25 – Time Trial now open for booking

Club News, Coaching, Training
Tomorrow’s 5 Mile Time Trial is now open for booking via GymCatch.👇🏻 https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5233/events I’ve attached images of the route with directional arrows below. This is taking place at Tees Barrage and is the same route we have used at previous time trials. The start and finish will be at the Infinity Bridge. The course will be marshalled but the more familiar you are with the route beforehand the better. I will have a map of the route with me tomorrow tonight so don’t hesitate to ask me to go through it with you before we get started. 👍🏻 Car parking by the Infinity Bridge is limited and is restricted to 2 hours. I would recommend parking in the serpentine car park (curly wurly car park) which is roughly 1km from…
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