Author: Andy Johnston

For those not on FB As mentioned by Sam good luck to those doing The Brass Monkey and other races tomorrow. For those of us that didn’t get a place through the Brass Monkey ballot the plan is to do a ‘Brassed Off’ 10 miler tomorrow from Tees Barrage up to the MFC footy ground and back. 9 am start meeting outside The Talpore and the average pace will be around 9m 10s per mile. Afterwards refreshments in The Talpore for those that fancy a brew. For those that want to do longer/shorter distances or just fancy a brew we can meet in The Talpore from around 1030am. For those running. Usual T&C’s in terms of non official Striders session etc etc. Please note - park in the Serpentine car…

Sportsshoes.com Sending the January code slightly earlier to make sure you have the code in time for the Sportsshoes Sale starting on the 26th of December. The new code for the month of January is - KPMYI6 - valid until 3rd of February 2024 - giving you 10% off the whole range on orders over £50 and free standard shipping, worth £4.99 on all orders. Please make sure to select United Kingdom in your shipping address to apply the promotion code without errors. Should you come across the “country-iso” error in checkout, you will need to check you have set up a correct UK shipping address. Again, usual house rule reminder, code is for members use only and should not be circulated outside the club. Thanks Andy J

Boxing Day Run For those of you that have been members a while, you’ll know that we tend to do an unofficial session between Christmas and New Year. This year is no different! On Boxing Day I’ll be leading an all inclusive session in Ropner Park, meeting at the bandstand at 9.30am. It’s suitable for all abilities as the reps within the session are all time based not distance based. Hope to see some of you there 👍 Thanks Sam J

Sportsshoes.com The new club discount code for the month of December is - HCEKN7 - valid until 3rd of January 2024 - giving you 10% off the whole range on orders and free standard shipping, worth £4.99 on all orders. Please make sure to select United Kingdom in your shipping address to apply the promotion code without errors. Usual drill…the code is for members use only and must not be circulated outside the club. Thanks Andy J

Link to this weeks sessions (both days). Highlight and select open link and it should work ! Thanks Tom https://gymcatch.com/app/provider/5233/events

Hi all A massive thanks to everyone who was able to attend our Ben Robinson tribute charity race night yesterday evening and our ‘Pancreatic Parkrun’ this morning. Thanks to everyone’s support and unbelievable generosity we managed to raise £1,117.50 from both events. A brilliant sum to raise in memory of a brilliant guy. The amount will be forwarded to PCUK in the hope that one day a cure can be found for this cruel disease. Until the next time…..💜 Andy J

Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) Awareness Weekend Thanks to all those who are attending our tribute to Ben Robinson charity race night tomorrow and/or the Wynyard Woodland Parkrun on Saturday. We’ll start with Friday. Just to remind you. The race night starts at 7pm at The Moline Cross, Station Road, Norton. The entertainment will start from around 715 pm and food will be served at 8 ish. Please bring plenty of £1 coins if you fancy a flutter. Last year was a great night and a great success, let’s hope this years is too. And then onto Saturday. Wynyard Woodland Parkrun. Please meet on the ‘station platform’ (near the cafe) for a group photo at 0850. All are encouraged to wear their PCUK charity tops or something purple where possible. Those…

For those not on FB As part of our Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) awareness weekend and as another fitting tribute to Strider Ben Robinson the plan is to arrange a club run at Wynyard Woodland Parkrun next Saturday (18th). Rather than try and then all squeeze into the cafe for refreshments after Parkrun we have arranged sausage butties and a brew at the The Moline Cross, Norton. Cost will be £4 cash per person, payable on the day. Butties will be served from around 1015. As usual we need to confirm numbers. Could those wanting the butty and the brew please comment below confirming whether you want the meat or veggie sausage option. Members not wanting/able to run at Wynyard are still welcome to have the butty too. Deadline for…

SESSIONS CANCELLED 2.11.23 Just to confirm we have cancelled tonight’s official club sessions. Dark nights, surface water, wet leaves and more rain forecast are not a great combination meaning we have had to take a common sense approach. I hope members appreciate the reasoning behind the decision. Thanks to the 15 brave souls who had signed up tonight. Hopefully this early heads up will allow you to make alternative plans as necessary. Business as usual next week…..weather permitting Please circulate this post as necessary to ensure it reaches all club members. Thanks Andy J

Weather watch - sessions tonight. We need to keep an eye on things with the weather today. It’s not the fact it’s raining, it is the surface water that is accumulating on both the pavements and cycle paths. (I’ve just been out with the Ivy 🐾 - even she wasn’t enjoying it)! Watch this space for updates, confirmation either way will be posted by 5pm. Thanks Andy J