This week's news 02/02/2014

Sandbach Striders running club completed another mixed bag of races over the weekend. 

Denis, Martin, Liz, Tom and Ben at the Alsager 5

Firstly six Striders attended the free weekly parkrun at Astbury Mere near Congleton. Molly Pheasey (aged 10) made short work of the three lap course finishing as second junior runner and outsprinting two more mature Striders (one significantly more mature) across the finishing line.

The full results were:

20:43 Rick Kelso-Davies

26:38 Jason Bulley

26:45 Johanna Bulley

31:49 Molly Pheasey

31:51 Catherine Greaves

31:52 Terry Coppenhall

At Hanley parkrun 5k, club chairman Michael Escolme joined 118 runners to run the two lap course of Hanley park. Michael finished in 23:05

Meanwhile Paul Barnett ran the Princes Park 5k parkrun in Liverpool in a season’w slowest time. He did however have the excuse that the parkrun formed the middle section of a 15 mile training run organised by the Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon which will be held in Liverpool on May 25^th. Paul completed the course in 27:03

On Sunday the annual running of the Alsager 5 mile road race occurred once more. The fast, flat two lap course of Alsager starts and finishes at the leisure centre. Five Striders ran the course with the big contest of the day being between father and son duo Denis and Ben Culloty. Ben finished victor on this occasion, beating his dad by over three minutes.

36.59 Martin Coleman  

38.32 Tom  Mayell    

43.12 Ben  Culloty     

44.05 Liz O’Keeffe        

46.55 Denis  Culloty   

Martin just after the 1st mile.

Also on Sunday was the Charnwood Hills fell race, a (roughly) 12 mile course around the edge of Beacon Hill country park in Leicestershire. The race is organised by the Bowline climbing club and features some very challenging terrain.  Fell racing and hill loving couple Chris and Jill ran the race together, although as it was last one home buys the drinks Chris made sure to finish ahead.

02:19:15 Chris Brumby

02:49:10 Jill Young