• Annual Beginners Course 2026

    Each April, Stopsley Striders runs a fully coached 13 week beginner course with the aim for all runners to be able to run for 30 mins or to complete a […]

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  • Annual Beginners Course

    Each April, Stopsley Striders runs a fully coached 13 week beginner course with the aim for all runners to be able to run for 30 mins or to complete a […]

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  • Stopsley Striders at Track

    Striders at Track

    Each Tuesday we hold a Coached Track Session at Stockwood Park. This session is led by one of our qualified England Athletics Leaders or Coaches. It is an hour session […]

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    Stopsley Striders parkrun Takeover

    Stopsley Striders are very supportive of our two local parkrun events at Wardown Park. On Saturday 26th March Striders ‘took over’ the parkrun with many Striders volunteering as marshals, time […]

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  • How to Join

    Stopsley Striders are always pleased to welcome new members, whether you are a beginner or an experienced athlete. We meet at Inspire Luton Sports Village, Hitchin Road, Luton LU2 8DD on Monday […]

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Recent Updates

The ‘Sweetspot’ – A Lactate Threshold Training Explanation

Kallum, our Race Director, has produced the below article which explains the theory and the ‘how to’ of Lactate Threshold Training. Those who have been taking part in Kal’s recent Thursday night sessions should be quite familiar with the concept. If you have any further questions about this subject, please speak with Kal or one of our other coaches. 

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Track Fun In The Snow

On Tuesday 3rd February 12 hardy souls plus one hardy coach, gathered at the weekly Stockwood Park Track Session For All Abilities.  After a 10 minute warm up routine, we were set to do repetitions (reps) of 40 seconds at half marathon pace, 40 seconds at 10km pace, 40 seconds at 5km pace and then 1 minute jog / walk […]

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