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From Hannah Wise ​New Forest Marathon, Sunday 8th September 2019 If you like the idea of running through scenic woodland and darting out of the way of a stampede of ponies then The New Forest Marathon is for you!  This is one of my favourite races because it...

We all arrived on what proved to be a very chilly morning no one really wanted to strip off and start the race.. However, it soon warmed up when we started. Striders were well represented in this event at all levels.The course has changed for the better since I last...

A great turnout for this West Sussex fun run league race.

As always we give out our annual awards at the AGM. As well as the normal awards this year we added some funny prizes to add some comic value,  First the serious stuff. Best male performance     Mike OsmanBest female performance     Becky...

The race started in the lovely grounds of Windlesham School off the A24 . Striders had a great turnout with eighteen runners tacking a hilly four-mile loop. The race left the grounds and took a farm track uphill away from the school to join with the south downs way...

The event had twp race options a 40 mile solo ultra or a team relay with 4x10 ish mile sections from DL in Worthing to DL in Brighton marina taking in a route along the south downs way.We had two teams in the race. Jo Turner Tim Mcgrath Niel RaboneCarla...

By Anita Watkins  You may have gathered that I am a Lancashire lass in exile to the southern counties, as I have family still ‘up north’ I’m lucky enough not to need to shell out for hotels for events in that neck of the woods.My brother did this event a couple...

In perfect weather for running, Andy Ward, “Wardy” was introduced to the 30 or so members present.He gave a brief intro about his passion for coaching, own experiences, esp. Triathlon related and how he’s happy to share. He explained about his involvement and tuition...

This years event had a mixed field or ability with a staggered start to level the playing field and all that took part finished within three minutes of the leader. Becky Kipping was the victor and got a voucher for the run shop for her efforts well done Becky. As the...

As the name suggest this is a low key, friendly, fun running event. With lots of cake!Held at Jeskyns Community Woodland in Gravesend, Kent. Under blue skies and near perfect running weather.The race started at 7:30 and was a 3.28 mile gentle undulating lapped event....

By Rob Holmes who completed his 100th marathon amazing  ​Race report for the Golden Phoenix Marathon on the 2nd June Myself and about 100 other runners completed the Golden Phoenix Marathon on the 2nd June.This is the flagship race of Phoenix Running. A friendly,...

This is always a popular race for team orange and this year was no exception with to my count 29 striders taking part. The race starts on the green by the seafront in Littlehampton does a lap of the green before heading onto the beach. Runners headed east for 2.5...

Jo Turner , Sam Morfee , Liz Crockford and Kevin Valentine did this popular local event , Write up by Jo. ​On the last Sunday of April, several Striders congregated in the garden of the Fox pub in Patching. Not for the usual beer/crisp combo (that comes later) but...

Ali Van  E  Sent us this regarding the club's beginners course and the club in general and i felt it was worth sharing. It's now been a year since I started the Couch to 5k course with Striders. Benita was brilliant and made the sessions fun and achievable. I used to...

From Natasha Sparkes ​On the 12th May a group of striders met at Portslade Community College and Sports Centre for an 11am start of the Portslade Hedgehoppers 5 miler. There are changing facilities, showers and toilets available at the Sports Centre. The weather was...

By Mike Osman ​​Laura Thom and I decided to challenge ourselves to complete the Seaford Half Marathon consisting of around 250 participants. A day perfect for running, mostly sunny with a light breeze to keep us nicely cool going round. It treated us to a beautiful...

Paul Durrant did the 3 forts and did this write up. ​Kitt, Tom and myself entered this hilly half marathon, which was the first time for all three of us.The race started from Hill barn at 10:30 and the conditions were perfect, not too hot, broken cloud and a bit of a...

This race was part of Mid Sussex Marathon weekend three races that made a total distance of 26.2 miles you could do all three or just one each race had a separate medal for each that joined together to make one large one ..Tim, Neil and Jo were just doing the...

Rob Holmes completed seven marathons in seven days  and sent in this write up well done Rob the man is a machine.... Rob is 3rd from the right in the pic with white cap on. Seven Marathons in Seven Days.Phoenix Running held their inaugural 10 runs 10 days...

triders had two ladies running this year. Gemma Wells and Sarah Richards both ladies where running for charity's and raised lots of cash . Well done Gemma and Sarah fantastic. The write up below is from Sarah. ​After months of training, the weekend of the London...

Report from Steve Feest ​A group of 20 Striders were out in force this Easter Monday for the 2nd West Sx Fun Run League (WSFRL) event of the year, the Lewes 10k.The 11:00 am start means you have to arrive early to get a parking space or park a little further away and...

Report by Tim McgrathThis was the second year this event has taken place and the course had been changed a bit from last years event for me this was an improvement avoiding a downhill start the course was of three loops of the grounds one small loop and two larger...

Gemma Wells did the AW 20 and sent in this report  ​AW20 31st Match 2019Adur and Worthing 20 mile run was hosted by Sussex Trail Events and it was a new road race for 2019. It is an out and back run and starts at Shoreham Beach Green, it does a loop around...

Race report from Rebecca Kipping  who did the race with Samantha Morfee ​The Hampton Court half marathon is exactly as it sounds, starts and finishes at Hampton Court Palce itself and is held in mid March which is a nice time of year especially for those running...

Race report from Carla Tullett who race with Jackie Bone ​Sunday's Mel's Miler 10k was an enjoyable run, Jackie's 2nd time and my 3rd time at the event. We started and finished the race at Christ Hospital, and ran out of the grounds, heading towards Southwater Park....

Brighton half marathon is a little hilly in places but a great course. This year was a nice sunny day with no wind and so a good chance of getting a PB..I decided to go by train as I knew that the walk down from the station would be a good stretch to walk to bag drop...

Report by Sarah Richards ​Worthing half marathon is a flat fairly fast course, which is great if you are chasing a PB, although this of course all depends on the weather. Worthing is notoriously nicknamed windy Worthing and it certainly lived up to its name for the...

Report from Keith Fowler​Representation for Worthing overall was low.  Perhaps the Worthing half had something to do with it..or the mud, but 1 Harrier, 1 Goring, 1 Run Academy and 2 Striders took part in the men's senior race.  No need to dust off the club tent or...

On Sunday 3rd February, in what can only be described as arctic but beautiful (bitterly cold but sunny and no wind), 14 Striders went to Arundel to complete the four mile run organised by Cancer United for Out Run Cancer.After attempting to warm up, the gun went (or...