May and June Highlights

Well after the excellent achievements of a large number of Striders in the Sheffield Half Marathon and London Marathon at the end of April; May and June have seen races hoting up!

High temperatures have been a challenge for competitors with the Edinburgh Marathon seeing temperatures in excess of 25 degrees and the Humber Bridge Half Marathon seeing temperatures touching 29 degrees.

Despite the temperatures, 3 notable performances have been seen on the roads: Ben Beattie ran 1.17.06 in the Redcar Half marathon, Michael Savage ran 2.58.59 in the Edinburgh Marathon and Dave Palmer completed his 3rd Marathon in 3 months in Edinburgh.

More recently the Dam Flask relays saw 4 teams of Striders taking part, which is a great turnout and on Friday, 9th July the Striders 10K took place near Ladybower reservoir. See full results>> This club event attracted over 70 runners and included a hot buffet afterwards in a local pub.

Finally the most significant success of May and June has been the continued high attendance at local fell races. Since the launch of the Striders Fell Race Championship in January 2010, fell racing has taken off within the club. I thoroughly recommend getting out to a fell race over the summer. Even if this is not your normal type of running event, it is great fun and well worth giving a try.

*Team Striders Events* - Anyone representing the club in a Team Striders Event is entitled to 1 new club running vest annually at a reduced price of £8. For more details contact Richard Maxted at: Teamstriders@yahoo.co.uk

Selected races in August

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