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Updated 07/02/12
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The next committee meetings will be held on 5th March 2012 at the LRSC commencing at 7.45pm. Anyone wishing to submit an item for
discussion should hand his or her written submission to Mark Sains or to any other committee member.
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Club Champions 2011 NEW
This was an open competition and certificates are being presented to the first three in each distance and age category.
Click here to see Club Champions
Click here to see full results
| Jack Batham 1928-2012 UPDATED | |
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We sadly report the recent death of Jack Batham. He joined Striders in 1987 and was still running in his 80s. His funeral will be on Monday 20th February at 12.30 in Priory Church, Dunstable and then at the Crematorium, Stopsley. |
Annual Award Evening
The Annual Awards Evening takes place 7.30pm on Saturday the 11th February in the main bar at the centre. For those striders who haven’t attended before, it is an excellent evening, an opportunity to congratulate those runners who have performed well over the year, not all the awards are based on performance we also have awards for improvement and for people who bring something special to the club. You as members also have the chance to vote for the recipient of the Rosa trophy, this award is voted for by everyone at the club, not just committee members and coaches, the slips can be found on the sign in desk. This award goes to the person who you feel has made a real contribution to the club over the last year; it is truly an honour to receive this award. I have always had a great evening at this event, and hope as many members as possible can make it along.
Tickets are on sale now at £10 includes buffet and music
Click here to see the 2010 Awards
Striders 30th Anniversary
A date for your diary, the 13th October is to be the 30th Anniversary party. We will be at the Riverside having a three course dinner and dancing to The Blue Rinse. For this special event there will also be a guest speaker Paul Dickenson. Tickets on sale later in 2012.
Annual Subscription Renewals
Due 1st Jan 2012
The cost of affiliation to England Athletics (EA) is £5
| Cost of Striders Membership | ||
| Affiliated to EA | Not affiliated to EA | |
| Member aged under 60: | £20 | £15 |
| Member aged 60 and over: | £18 | £13 |
| Please make cheque's payable to Stopsley Striders | ||
Dates For Your Diary
11th Feb - Awards Evening
23rd Feb - Social Night
22nd Mar - Social Night
13th Oct - Striders 30th Anniversary Evening
2012 Beds County Championship
10 Mile - Sandy - 25th March - Entry Form
20 Mile - Oakley - 1st April - Entry Form
5 Mile - John O'Callaghan at Luton - 22nd June - TBC
Road Relays - Stevenage - 19th July - TBC - Inter Club Champs- 5x3km Men and 3x3km Women
5km - Doug Anderson at Bedford Park - 25th July - TBC
10km - Bedford to Willington - 2nd September - TBC
Marathon - Luton - 18th November
Half Marathon - Wootton - 9th December - TBC
Running Report by Bill Barrett & Karen Ashby for Jan 2012 NEW
As this is our first report for 2012 we would like to wish everybody a Happy New Year.
Sunday 1st Louise Peters started the new year exactly the same as she finished the old one, with a P.B. and club record run in the Wymondham 10k where she also finished 2nd lady.
Saturday 7th Saturday was the date for the County Cross Country Championships held in Wing. We had good turnout of runners from the club and an excellent day results wise. In the ladies category, Louise Peters was 1st lady & 1st vet 35. Helen Morris was 3rd vet 50 and 1st vet 60. In the men’s category, John Chapman was 1st vet 50, Adrian Moore was 3rd vet 55 and Derek Christopher 1st vet 60. Our senior men’s team finished 4th and our vet 50 men got the trophy back by finishing in first place once again. Well done to everybody.
Saturday 14th Carla Greer ran a P.B. in the St. Albans Park 5k.
Sunday 15th Saw the last event in our Cross Country League. It was a disappointing year for the Striders team wise but a very good one individually. Our ladies team did extremely well this year and finished in third place in the league. Well done to Louise Peters, Miriam Tedder and Liz Rollinson. For the men things did not go quite as well. That is not in any way being critical of the men, but we just do not have enough runners turning out for our men’s team. Hopefully next year this will be different. Now for the good news. Louise Peters won all five races and was first lady overall and first vet 35. Linda Thomasson was second lady vet 45 and this is where we feel sorry for Helen Morris as she got injured on the first lap of the last race, having competed in all the others and was unable to finish, losing out on winning the vet 60 category. Never mind Helen we know you are made of stern stuff and will come back fighting once again next year. For the men John Chapman was first vet 50, Derek Christopher first vet 60 and Bill Billington took the first vet 70 category. There are a lot of people we need to thank for all their help throughout the cross country season. Firstly of course everybody who ran, but without everything that happens behind the scenes the races could not take place at all. It is here we must thank Tony, Bev, Chris and Christina Green, Chris, Gill and Cheryl McLaren, Tony and Kirsty Ashby and everybody who helped out on that very cold morning of our own fixture. If you have not been mentioned in dispatches THANK YOU! Photos
Saturday 21st Phil Nitchen ran a P.B. in the Milton Keynes 5k Park run.
Sunday 22nd Five of our new runners all did very well in the Fred Hughes 10miles in St. Albans. Dave Hall ran the Gloucester marathon.
Saturday 25th Saw a coach full of Striders set off for Brighton to compete in the Southern Counties Cross Country event. Now some of us have been with the Striders a long time but none of us had ever run this course before, so needless to say there were a few worried faces on the coach and as it turned out they were right to have been a bit concerned. It was an extremely tough course, and credit must go to our first timers – Tracey Barrett, Linda Kelly, Ben Bodsworth, Matt Crossland and John Brennan - who had not run a Southern Counties event before. But in a typical Strider fashion they all came through unscathed. We would like to thank every runner who turned out and ran for the club, as Striders were the only club from Bedfordshire to put out a full men’s and ladies senior team. Well done to everybody involved. We must also say a big thank you to all the supporters who came along on the day. Also thanks to Mark Sains for organising the coach and to Stuart Harries for organising a lovely meal before we left Brighton. Some Striders stayed over on Saturday night and had a very enjoyable weekend. We must also say a big thank you to Tony Ashby who seems to have become our events photographer and the great job that he is doing. Last but not least we must say a massive thank you to our club for the way everybody was treated at the weekend. We were all looked after as only Stopsley Striders can. Thank you. Everybody ran well on a dry but very hilly course. It was a real toughie. Again Louise Peters was the star of our show. She finished in a brilliant 38th place, the best ever by any Strider and 26 places better than last year. Now we only have the Nationals left to finish our year. Photos
Saturday 28th Three Striders ran the Milton Keynes Park run 5k where Phil Nitchin ran a P.B.
Before we finish can we please ask everybody to make an effort to attend our presentation night on Saturday 11th of February and support your club mates and maybe collect a trophy yourself. There are many people to be acknowledged and presented with a trophy for their efforts this year.
Lastly may we remind you to be careful during the dark nights. Make sure you can be seen and also be careful underfoot in the snow and frost.
Club Nights
We know it’s difficult for some people but members are arriving after 7:30 on club nights. It would be helpful if as many members as possible could arrive between 7:20 and 7:30. This would help to reduce the queue when paying and be ready to run after the announcements.
Cold Days Are Coming
Buy your winter training and after the race gear from the club. We have for sale jackets, fleeces, sweatshirts, long sleeve tee-shirts and tracksters all in club colours. For prices, pictures and sizes click here. Email stating your requirements and it will be brought up to the the club for you to try on.
Complete Runner 15% discount
Complete Runner’s stock of running shoes, clothing and accessories is truly comprehensive and right up-to-date. What better place therefore for your members to buy all their running requirements.
While many retailers offer a varying level of discount on a selected range of their stock, we at Complete Runner have a more transparent and consistent way of doing things. Put simply, we will give all of your members 15% discount on every full price item on our Complete Runner website. And, in addition, that discount will not be eroded by P&P charges because carriage is free.
What’s more, there are no forms for them to complete, no hoops to jump through, and no hidden charges. All they have to do is visit our website, select the items they want and at checkout input the following discount code ST420. With the cost of running shoes, clothing and accessories increasing all the time it just doesn't’t make sense to pay full price. And, yes the very latest items introduced ‘yesterday’ qualify for this offer.
How to use this COUPON CODE
Entitles people registered as members of Stopsley Striders to a 15% discount on all non-reduced items purchased online by them at www.completerunner-online.com
To claim the reduction, which will automatically be deducted from the total at the payment stage, at Step 2 of the Checkout procedure, in the Discount Coupon Section, members should type the following coupon code (ST420) into the box next to Redemption Code.
The coupon will be applied to the total and be reflected in their cart after clicking Continue. The e.mail confirmation of their order will show the Discount Coupon Code and the amount of discount received.
Striders Results in the Luton News
Those of you who read the Luton News may have noticed that the sports pages have recently included reports on the club’s performance in this year’s cross-country league.
The deadline for submission of any reports for inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the paper is lunchtime on Monday. This means that our other race results, entered on the results sheet on a Monday night, won’t make it in until the following week.
In order to have these included, and to increase the club’s profile, if you have raced at the weekend then please send details of the race to results@stopsleystriders.org.uk on the Sunday afternoon. These will then be submitted to the Luton News, and hopefully published. Please feel free to including whichever details you wish to share (such as your finish time, if it was a PB, etc) and any photographs.
Please note that this is solely for publicity purposes, and will not replace the normal race sheets which should be completed as usual.
Age Graded Calculator
Age grading is a way of putting all race participants on a level playing field, regardless of age or gender. Age-graded scores let you compare your race times to those of different runners, as well as to the standard for your age and gender.
To calculate your performance, click here
Club Physio
Martin Mitchell
PHYSIOFIT Clinic,Luton (formerly OSTEOSPORT)
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