14Nov 2022 by Liz Simpson

Paul’s weekend report

Run reports
19 Striders at Sedgefield on Saturday - with Joanne Woodward making her parkrun debut. Zoe Cornforth and Sue Russell recorded new pb's. Nice to see Ben Robinson on the results list too. Elsewhere, Kevin Dove pb'd at Stewart and Holly Taylor was second lady to finish at Hartlepool. Caroline Horton and Stevie Cooper got 70%+ age-gradings at Albert. The canine league at Redcar has been covered in an earlier post. (I thought one of the dogs on the photo was a cat at first glance...) Dara Mavi takes this week's tourism award with a run at Atholl near Johannesburg. Striders too at Pontefract, Pontypridd, Flatts Lane, Druridge Bay, Northallerton, Sherwood Pines (Nottingham), Hamsterley Forest and Whitby. Sunday saw round two of the cross-country season with an event at Redcar. It…
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09Nov 2022 by Liz Simpson

Thursday 10 November

Training
Tomorrow’s sessions are open for booking on GymCatch. Please remember to wear hi-viz now we’re into the dark nights. If anyone has any shoe/arm/body lights then a Christmas tree impression is perfect for keeping safe in the dark.
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07Nov 2022 by Liz Simpson

Paul’s weekend report

Run reports
Sometimes marathons are a bit like London buses... This weekend saw Tom Ramsey's marathon challenge to help raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK. More on that later. Firstly, we'll start at The Grange where 33 Striders helped boost the attendance. There were new pb's for Tom Murphy, Emma Fleming, Jill Abel, Chloe Turner and Jennie Johnston. Simon Russell (70%+) was third home. Izzy Morgan was first lady to finish and Holly Taylor third. Also, a little birdie tells me that Sandra Stabler is finding the 5k distance a bit too easy and prefers something around the 6k mark instead... Elsewhere, Emily Chaytor reached the 100-parkrun milestone at Sedgefield. Striders too at Albert, Hampstead Heath, Cannon Hill, Stewart, Hartlepool, Flatts Lane, Rushmoor, Druridge Bay and Whitby. I'm sure most of you…
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01Nov 2022 by Liz Simpson

Halloween naked run results

Club News
Evening All, Firstly - thank you to everyone who came down tonight to take part in our Halloween naked run. A great turn out, we hope you enjoyed the course and that nice big hill at the end 😉. A massive thank you as well to all our volunteers out on the course as without the marshals, the run wouldn’t happen. Now for the results… a full table is available for you to view below but we can reveal that the winners of our 2022 Halloween Naked Run were Tom Ramsey and Sharon McDonald!! 🥇🏆 Tom Ramsey was 9 seconds off his predicted time to claim the crown in the men’s race whilst Sharon was a very impressive 4 seconds off her predicted time. On tonight’s evidence, our female members…
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30Oct 2022 by Liz Simpson

Halloween Naked Run

Club News
👻 🎃 😈 Halloween naked run 💀🎃 **long post, important info** Can our marshals meet at the old parkrun start (The Anchor at the Barrage) for 6-6:15pm latest to be assigned your marshal point / volunteer role. Please use the GymCatch link below to book on. This event is free of charge 😄 Can all runners meet at the anchor 6:15pm onward for a 6:30pm start. The distance is 3.26 miles; your predicted finish time will be submitted in advance and you will run with no watch (that’s the naked bit for any first timers). The route will be explained at the start, marshals on the route will keep you from getting lost 🤞 The prize will be awarded to the runner finishing closest to their predicted time. Halloween fancy…
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30Oct 2022 by Liz Simpson

Paul’s parkrun report

Run reports
Tony Gallilee did his 550th parkrun at Stewart on Saturday - impressive stuff Tony. Another milestone saw Helen Walker reach number 50 at Flatts Lane. Our one personal best of the day went to Fran Corvesor at Hartlepool. Stevie Cooper at Albert, Simon Russell at Wallaceneuk (Kelso) and Gareth Maloney at Sedgefield all got a 70%+ age-gradings. Emily Palmer at Sedgefield and Holly Taylor at Hamsterley Forest were both first ladies to finish. Striders too at Northallerton, Town Moor, Whitley Bay, Riverside, Darlington, Rushmoor and Isabel (Stafford). Paul J
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30Oct 2022 by Liz Simpson

Members survey

Club News
What do you think Striders are doing well? What could we improve? The club is ran for the benefit of the members and to help us keep it that way we need to know what you think about various aspects. We would be very grateful if you could complete the below survey. It’s anonymous, should only take a few minutes and will allow the new committee to hit the ground running (sorry couldn’t resist 😬) Will we close the survey on 20 November. Thank you! Complete the survey here.  
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