Introduction Welcome to the September issue. The weather has definitely turned, as told by trainers stuffed with newspaper taking longer to dry and a second layer being needed on early morning runs for some. This month marks the start of the cross country season, and what a fun time we had at the Wrekenton fixture. … Continue reading RUNdown – September 2022
Introduction Welcome to the August issue of the Striders’ RUNdown. This has been a very hot month indeed, meaning some races took place in very hot conditions. We have had a great month of Striders runs, racing and social events including David’s night at the Refuse Café in Chester-le-Street, the big Striders’ party at the … Continue reading RUNdown – August 2022
Introduction Welcome to the July issue of Striders’ RUNdown. This month Lucy Whelan is our front cover model. Lucy has recently come back from a painful injury that meant she was unable to run for 12 months. After a lot of patience with physio exercises and rest she is back running and took part in … Continue reading RUNdown – July 2022
Introduction Welcome to the June issue of Striders’ RUNdown! Have you ever run a mile race? Would you like to try? Or for those of you who have, give it another shot? What is a good race strategy for running one mile as fast as you can? Hopefully this issue should help to answer some … Continue reading RUNdown – June 2022
Introduction Welcome to the May issue of Striders’ RUNdown. This month we have a focus on track and field! This is a fantastic summer sport that the club is involved in, mostly through participation in the NEMAA meets. In this issue I explain what NEMAA is and how to get involved, the training provided by … Continue reading RUNdown – May 2022
Introduction Welcome to the April issue of the Striders’ RUNdown. There have been lots of races this month that you have taken part in including the Manchester and Boston city marathons, speedy 5k road races, trail races and one very long trail race from which our cover photo comes. The cover photo shows Elaine Bisson … Continue reading RUNdown – April 2022
Introduction Welcome to the March issue of RUNdown! We begin with the monthly shout-out, and there have been a wide range of races this March including on road, mud and fell. Also, there is a special shout-out to Liam Huntington who has qualified for Team GB in the duathlon! I was thrilled to interview Geoff … Continue reading RUNdown – March 2022
Introduction Welcome to the February issue of Striders’ RUNdown. This month has seen the appearance of snowdrops and croci, cold winds and some hefty downpours. We have had two cross country events, neither particularly muddy, and the Hetton Lyons Relays. All were well attended by the Elvet Striders. Striders have also continued with personal challenges … Continue reading RUNdown – February 2022
Introduction This month Mike Hughes is on the front cover in respect and remembrance. A passionate runner, long-time member of our club, husband of Heather and father of Sally, also a club member. He is sadly missed and our thoughts are with his family at this time. Welcome to this month’s edition of Striders’ RUNdown. … Continue reading RUNdown – January 2022
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