Tuesday 29 March training

Training
Tomorrow’s sessions are open for booking on MagnaPass. It’s a tea/coffee night so please stop back if you can. The biscuit tin is looking empty so any donations would be welcome. It’s also the club London Marathon draw after sessions so, if you’ve put your name in the hat, come and find out if you are the lucky person!
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Paul’s weekend run report

Run reports
Standing on the start line at Hartlepool I glanced across at Steve Cotton. With his headphones on, Steve was in floods of tears and had a look of steely determination on his face. But don't worry, there was nothing wrong. Steve had asked Tristian Keates for advice on getting a new parkrun pb. Tristian suggested listening to a Boyzone mix on his phone, and beginning the run with 'When the going gets tough.' It's exactly what Steve was doing. (the last time I saw such an emotional response to music was when Dave Fender was listening to Tommy Steele's 1957 hit 'A handful of Songs' before the 2017 Middlesbrough 10k) I knew immediately that a pb was pretty much in the bag. The only question was how quick it was…
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Cross Country Road relays

Club News
Hi all. Re the NYSD Cross Country road relays. For Stockton Striders to take part we need at least one more female Emily & Faye will be your team mates. We also need three men to run with Michael. You must be affiliated but is doesn’t matter if you didn’t participate in the cross country itself and you must wear a club vest (see details below). We do appreciate it is Mothering Sunday and the races take place over lunchtime so could be difficult for you to attend. However, if you are free and do fancy running two laps of South Park in Darlington please comment below. Thank you.
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2021/22 Cross Country – Congratulations!

Run reports
The final results and statistics have now been published for our very successful 2021/22 cross country season. The following is a summary of Stockton Striders achievements - for those who don't fancy trawling through pages of stats on the official NYSD site. Our women's team went into the final event at Whitby neck and neck with Richmond & Zet Harriers in the race for 2nd place overall. By the absolute finest of margins our ladies prevailed and are now officially the 2nd best cross-country team in North Yorkshire/South Durham! Who'd have thought it - little old Stockton Striders - what a brilliant achievement. Thanks to all who took part. The stats for the team and some impressive individual performances are below: Final team standings: Women 1st Darlington Harriers 105 pts, 2nd Stockton…
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Paul’s parkrun report

Run reports
A lovely sunny day on Saturday saw 19 Striders choose Sedgefield as a venue. Yvonne Smith, Michelle Ince, Ben Robinson and Simon Russell recorded new pb's. Ben and Simon also getting regional age-gradings of over 70%. Elsewhere, Albert Park saw Stephen Mcneal get a new pb - with Jane Stohrer and Lisa Graves getting all-course pb's. Jane had the added bonus of a first age-grading in excess of 70%. Nice one Jane. Tom Marrs and Steve Cotton got all-course pb's and 70%+ a-g's at Hartlepool. Tom is edging ever closer to a sub 17-minute time and Steve a sub 20. Milestones I think both runners will achieve this year. Doreen Morris pb'd at Stewart and our one podium finish of the day went to Holly Taylor who was 2nd lady…
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Red Nose Day run

Training
Tomorrow’s Res Nose Day run is open for booking on MagnaPass. The run is 4 miles long with challenges along the way. The challenges aren’t fitness related. The event is suitable for everyone and teams will be mixed pace. Remember your red fancy dress and red noses if you have one. Fancy dress can be anything from a red t-shirt or hat to a full costume but you can get your team points by having the best fancy dress. See you tomorrow!
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