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Welcome to Steel City Striders Running Club – the friendliest running club in Sheffield. You don’t have to be a member to try out one of our training nights, but if you enjoy it, why not join the club?..........Click here to go to new members page>>

Steel City Striders welcomes new members at any time of the year. The club welcomes runners of all standards from beginners to established runners. Although primarily a road running club with a strong presence in local road races, its members are also active in cross country and fell races. Formed in 1982 by a group of runners as a result of the first Sheffield Marathon, the club now has well over 200 members. How to join>> The club holds weekly training sessions at venues across Sheffield. It also organises a full programme of club events each year including the 10km Championship Race, the X-country Championship Race, the Road Race Championships, the Fell Race Championships, the Long Distance Strider, the Steel City Mile, the Sheffield Way Relay, the Dronfield Way Relay, the Curry Run and New Year's Eve Training Run. These are often combined with social events.

For enquiries regarding membership and attending a training venue Louis Wood. See also the club Membership Form for more details. For other enquiries contact the club secretary Norma Parkes. Alternatively just turn up at one of the training venues and join us for a run. See details of weekly training venues>>

Please contact the webmaster if have any results, reports, photos or other material suitable for publication on this website or any constructive comments on how the website can be improved. Click here to email the webmaster.

Monday, Heeley Baths, 7.30pm
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Wednesday,Graves Tennis Centre, 7pm
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Tuesday - Millhouses Park, 7pm
Thursday - Don Valley Stadium, 6pm
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Team Striders is a concept aimed to try and promote a ‘Whole Club’ approach to participation in competitive events, irrespective of ability. See full details >>

Club vests are available in small, medium, large and extra large sizes for both men and women priced at £8.50 each.. They can be purchased from club kit coordinator Eileen Ludlow. She can be contacted at the club training run on Wednesday evenings at Graves Tennis Centre, by email, or by phone (0114 2749867). You can ollect them from Eileen or have them posted (at an extra cost) - details from Eileen.

Following some confusion on this matter it should be noted that chip times aren't the official times so they don't count for records; they are just there for the runner's own benefit and interest. The official race time is the gun time. With that in mind the places and points for each event in the Road Race Championships and the Fell Race Championships are decided on the gun times and positions. Similarly club records should be the gun times.

Striders results from races in March.....posted 27th April 2013
Striders results in February and March for the East Hull 20, Grindleford Gallop, Nathional Cross Country Championships, Northern X-Country Championships, Retford half marathon, South Yorkshire half marathon, Concorde ParkRuns, Hallam ParkRuns, Hillsborough ParkRuns, Graves ParkRuns, Dronfield 10km, Ashby 20, Wolf's Pit Fell Run, Wombwell 5, Hudderfield 10km, Liversedge half marathon, Trafford 10km, Middleden Straddle, Yorkshire Vets X-Country Championships, Dewsbury 10km, Salford 10km, Norton 9 and Spen 20 have been posted. ...........see full results>>

Striders results from races in April.....posted 25th April 2013
Striders results in April for the South Yorkshire 5 races at Lodge Moor and Penistone, Blackpool marathon and half marathon have been posted. ...........see full results>>

South Yorkshire 5 mile race series - final race ......posted 25th April
The final South Yorkshire 5 is on Wednesday 8th May starting Pickburn Arms, Brodsworth. This is the same course as last year. Toilets in the pub. Parking is in the Garden Centre on Redbourn Road. DO NOT park on local roads in the village or on the course. After the race there will be food.  There will be a marquee and prizes will be given out there. If you are a winner then please stay for the presentation or arrange with someone else to collect it on your behalf. The race starts at 7pm. Numbers are free to members of Steel City Striders as part of their membership fees. ..... full details>>

Salt Cellar Fell Race 2013 - now part of the Gritstone Series......posted 13th April 2013
This year's Salt Cellar Fell Race, organised by Steel City Striders will take place on Friday 2nd August starting at 7pm. It is now part of the Accelerate Gritstone Series...see details of series>> The race starts at Fairholmes car park and costs £5 to enter on the night; £4 per-entry (free to members of Steel City Striders as part of their membership fees)...see more details>>

Steel City Striders – Sheffield Way Ultra: A 50 mile challenge.....posted 13th April 2013
The first running of the Sheffield Way Ultra will take place on 22nd September 2013. The start time is 7:30am at the Don Valley Stadium. the finish - whatever you can do - is back at Don Valley. The course will follow the traditional Sheffield Way relay route. The race is open to all members of Steel City Striders and others by special invitation...... See entry form>>

Qualified coaches within the club ......posted 13th April 2013
In early march a group of club members attended a ‘leadership in running fitness’ course which is organised by England Athletics. This means that we now have more than 10 trained coaches and leaders within the club. The newly qualified leaders are Phil Howson, Alistair Lawson, Pete Lusby, Tom Nuggent, Kevin Rains, Tristan Swain and Louis Wood. Look out for them on your training sessions.  

Tuesday and Thursday night speed sessions - spring sessions......posted 12th April 2013
Details of the speed sessions taking place on Tuesday evenings from Millhouses Park at 7pm and Thursday evenings in Don Valley have been posted. Make the most of the latter as they will be the last before the bulldozers more in and flatten Don Valley Stadium... ... see more details>>

Another new club record set by Mary Picksley......posted 11th April 2013
Congratulations to Mary Picksley who has set another new club record in the womens O/60 category: She ran 2:46:39 in the Spen 20.. ... see womens club records>>....see mens club records>>

Dronfield Way Relay - date of event......posted 11th April 2013 The 2014 Dronfield Way Relay will take place on Sunday 14th July starting at Holmsfield at 10.30am. This is a friendly, low key and mildly competitive event appealing to the many club members who enter events mainly for enjoyment and with little hope of being in the leading group of runners. It has been held for every year since 2004. Each team comprises six runners with two on each stage, no one running more than one stage.... see more details>>

Striders Road Race Championship 2013 - qualifying races......posted 13th January 2013
This year's qualifying races for the club Road Race Championships have been announced. See list of races>> See more details>>

Long Distance Strider - final positions and winners......posted 9th January 2013
The final standings for the 2012 Long Distance Strider competition have been posted. Congratulations to the winners and runners up (miles in brackets) in each category:
Male: Andy Buck (362), Andy Moss (320)
Women: Carol Beattie (194), Dawn Jackson (137)
There may well be races that have slipped the net. If a race that you have completed during 2012 has not been included in the Long Distance Strider listings please email Mike. If one of your race results for 2012 has not been posted on the results section of this website please email Dave. We will update the records accordingly.
The trophies will be presented at the club AGM on Thursday 28th March.... see full details>>

Road Race Championships - final positions and winners......posted 5th January 2013
The final standings for the 2012 Striders Road Race Championships competition have been posted. Congratulations to the winners and runners up (points in brackets) in each category:
Senior Male: Louis Wood (147), John Ashton (88)
Male Vet O/40: Dave Palmer (150), Ian Dale (145)
Male Vet O/50: Pete Brown (148), Andy Buck (147)
Male Vet O/60: Dave Parry (150), Luigi Cazzato (141)
Senior Women: Amy Duck (100), Laura Glasel (97)
Female Vet O/35: Alison Purvis-Gisbourne (97), Helen Calder (74)
Female Vet O/45: Dawn Jackson (149). Mir Jansen (97)
Female Vet O/55: Carol Beattie (147), Stephanie Street (147)
The trophies will be presented at the club AGM on Thursday 28th March.... see full details>>

●Sunday 3rd March:
Norton 9
●Sunday 17th March:
South Yorks half marathon
●Wednesday 17th April:
South Yorkshire 5 (Lodge Moor)
●Wednesday 24th April:
South Yorkshire 5 (Bradfield)
●Sunday 12th May:
Sheffield half marathon
●Wednesday 15th May:
Askern 10km
●Saturday 15th June:
3 Lakes Classic
●Friday 5th July:
Striders 10km
●Sunday 7th July:
Chesterfield Spire 10
●Sunday 11th August:
Askern 10
●Sunday 6th Oct:
Cusworth Hall 10km
●Sunday 27th Oct:
Worksop half marathon
●Sunday 17th Nov:
Barnsley 10km
●Sunday 15th Dec:
Bolsover 10km

The Striders Fell Championships is a series of nominated races throughout the year in which club members are competing against others from within the club.

Points are gained according to the respective finishing positions relative to other Striders in the same age/gender category. Dates of races::