Category: committee

Hello Striders, We had a very good committee meeting last night. Please look out for lots of great announcements over the next week or so about what the club are going to be doing in the next few months to support the return to some normality. We have given some more detail to the Alf Brown Relay. The relay’s aim […]

Hello Striders, The Committee met, 1 March, to discuss the way forward as a club as the country makes its slow steps towards normality. These discussions take into consideration the guidance that we have to follow from England athletics. The roadmap for Striders is potentially this 29th March – Striders can start to run together in groups of 6 in […]

Hello Striders, We had a a good committee meeting on Tuesday and we discussed a whole range of things. We are happy to announce that Striders can start running again together again in groups up to 6 for social runs and that coached sessions will begin again. We have also become aware of Stockwood Park Track becoming open again, and […]

As we enter this period, England Athletics released their new guidance yesterday. Link to New Guidelines by England Athletics The guidance is in line with national guidelines that you should only exercise with your household or with one other runner. The committee would like all members to follow this guidance but at the same time hope that members will run […]

Evening Striders, The Committee have met this week and previously in early September to discuss the way forward as a club. We had hoped that we would be able to have some form of running from Inspire as things began to open up, but alas the current situation, both nationally and at Inspire does not allow us. Therefore, after discussions, […]

As we move towards the new normal we are now able to run together in small groups, but not formally hold club nights due to current local guidelines and not having access to a Covid secure venue. If people feel safe to run with other Striders we ask that you follow these guidelines to keep everyone safe. This has been […]

I was pleased to see such a good turnout at the Presentation Evening, and I hope that everyone who attended had an enjoyable night. I trust you will all join with me in congratulating everyone who had their hard work recognised. Thank you also to everyone who worked very hard to organise the evening. Can I please remind you all […]

I am delighted to be accepted back as Chairman, and I am looking forward to the forthcoming year in the role. I am sure that I speak for all Striders in expressing my gratitude to Zena Ellis for all that she has done for the club over the past three years. I am extremely hopeful that whilst I occupy this […]

By Christine Lathwell It has been a busy month the last of the Bedfordshire County AAA races, two Three Counties Cross Country Races. The training for Marathon is starting. December 1st At the Wooton Half Marathon incorporating the Bedfordshire AAA, 8 Striders competed, Philip Davies 1:29:47, Gez Fallon 1:32:20, Pat Blessing 1:34:56, Andrew Durrant 1:48:12, Stewart Read 1:53:38, Kulwinder Assra […]

By Charles Nelis It’s been a busy month for Stopsley Striders – we continue to take part in a variety of events – parkrun, triathlons, ultramarathons and so on, but the big news for November is that cross-country is back! We’ve competed to the best of our abilities at both Wellingborough and Wing, and have seen many recently joined Striders […]