About Us
History
Stopsley Striders jogging club was formed in 1982 from the embers of a local jogging course organised by local international athlete Tony Simmons.
We now have a membership of over 200, of all abilities. County champions to those who just run to keep fit or just to complete a fun run. Our main aim is to keep running fun and to enjoy ourselves.
When & Where
We meet at Luton Regional Sports Centre, St Thomas Road, Luton LU2 7XP on Monday and Thursday nights at 7:20pm, prompt. After any announcements our members split in to groups to run various speeds. After a run and a shower most members meet in the bar afterwards for a chat and perhaps to arrange a weekend run together.
CLICK HERE to see a map of directions.
Prospective members have one calendar month before joining, to decide whether Stopsley Striders is the club for them. The nightly attendance fee is £1, this includes a shower and meeting room hire.
The cost of affiliation to England Athletics (EA) for is £5.
| New members subscriptions (this includes a vest) | ||
| Affiliated to EA | Not affiliated to EA | |
| Member under 60 | £35 | £30 |
| Member 60 and over | £33 | £28 |
| Annual subscription, payable on the 1st of Jan of each year | ||
| Affiliated to EA | Not affiliated to EA | |
| Member under 60 | £20 | £15 |
| Member 60 and over | £18 | £13 |
CLICK HERE for membership form (MS Word)
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Coaches
We have 11 qualified coaches who take coached sessions on club nights. These sessions are aimed at improving the quality of your running. The coaches are also available to offer advice and write schedules.
Over the country.....
We are primarily a road and cross country club. During the winter we take part in Three Counties Cross Country league, a local cross league against similar clubs where we have enjoyed a degree of success. We also take part in all the regional and national cross country races.
.....and on the road
In the spring and the summer, most of our racing is on the road. We enter runners in all the county championships and have had many county champions. Many of our runners travel in groups to races further a field, such as the Great North Run and we also organise coaches to the London Marathon and other races for our members. Don't think we are a club for high flyers, we have all levels of ability and ages from 18 to over 70 years old.
Keeping informed
To keep up to date with what the club is doing, we have an email newsletter and a up to date notice board as well as club night announcements. We also have many entry forms for various events.
Something to aim for
As you get better you can try for one of the many club standard badges which are available. These are given to runners who achieve certain levels of times within a calendar year.
Club Championship & Time Trials
During the road race season, the club also organises club championship within local events, championship distances are from 5km through to the marathon. We also organise time trials which take place on club nights.