Photo courtesy of Mark Bevan of DFR I’ve just discovered a magazine/revue called ‘RUNdown’ on the Elvet Striders website.According to the December 2021 issue, at the same time as loads of Striders ran in loops around the XC course at Sedgefield, I could be found competing in the Bollihope Carrs Fell Race! This is a … Continue reading Bollihope Carrs 2021
Introduction from the Ladies’ Captain Grab a cuppa and enjoy this Wintry issue. We begin with the Strider Shout-out. There has been some fantastic running this month, and our cover photo this month encapsulates this, showing Lindsay during the Hexhamshire Hobble race, in Allendale. Looking for inspiration on where to run that will refresh you … Continue reading RUNdown – December 2021
Five intrepid Striders made their way to Blyth on Sunday for the 61st Blyth Sands Race. Always run on the first Sunday in December, this historic race uses its own unique handicap system. The older and wiser age groups going off first, followed by the younger whippersnappers released at varying intervals chasing down the early … Continue reading Blyth Sands Race 2021
Ladies’ Captain’s introduction Welcome to the November issue of Striders RUNdown. It’s great to see lots of you out and about running, at Strider run sessions and racing. This month saw the popular Brampton to Carlisle road race as well as the Aykley Heads cross country fixture hosted by our club. There were some autumnal … Continue reading RUNdown – November 2021
This was a new event for 2021 and a brilliant idea from Run Through. Alton Towers has just closed for the winter so they took over the park for the weekend with 10k and 5k races on Saturday morning and a half marathon and 5k on the Sunday. Included in the race price (which was … Continue reading Alton Towers 10k 2021
A lovely run and a cautionary tale Two new parkruns have begun in County Durham in recent weeks. I have yet to visit Chopwell Woods, but thought I’d take a trip over to Hamsterley to try this one out. A dry and still morning promised an enjoyable excursion, and I arrived looking forward to a … Continue reading Hamsterley Forest parkrun Nov 2021
To run a race like the Lakeland 100 you need to be fully committed to much more than just the day itself. This adventure started back in 2019 when I finally decided I was going to enter the Lakeland 100 after years of putting it off. In 2020, I was finally going to be part … Continue reading Lakeland 100 2021
A small group of Striders took part in the Yorkshire 10 mile race on Sunday 17th October 2021. Kirsty Nelson and Steph Greenwell ran the race two years ago, and both got PBs, whilst it was the first time for Phil Swinburn and myself. This was a race that I had targeted for a 10 … Continue reading Yorkshire 10 Mile 2021
The Striders RUNdown October 2021 This October has been the month of the marathon! The London marathon, the Manchester Marathon, the Kielder Marathon and the Loch Ness Marathon all took place and many of you took part. Some of you were trying for a PB, some of you were running to enjoy the occasion and … Continue reading RUNdown – October 2021
Waiting in the pen to start leg 2 If you’ve ever driven down the M6, you may have passed through a section of high fells just south of Tebay village. If you were blessed with good weather, you might have been able to see the tops of them. If you’re wired the same way as … Continue reading British Fell and Hill Relay Championships 2021