Club news

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...

Striders showed a good turn out for the event with 21 runners taking part in this years event. Not the easiest of courses with a route of 5 miles in total up to the top of Cissbury ring and back. At least the competitors were blessed with a bright sunny winters day....

The second cross country had a change of venue from lancing manor leisure centre to Stanmer Park and followed the same course as the first event. Striders fielded a ladies and mens team on what was a very difficult day for running horrible drizzle and very muddy and...

Rebecca Kipping completed the New Forest Stinger on the November 4TH 2018 and sent in this race report. Well done Becky ​The New Forest Stinger is a scenic trail run through the new forest, held by Totton Running Club. There are 2 race options, 5 mile and 10 mile. And...

Tim McGrath did Gosport Half Marathon on 18th Nov 2018, here is his race report. This is the second time I have done Gosport half I wasn’t too keen but got talked into it. To my delight the course has changed a lot since 2013 and for the better. It was beautiful if...

Sarah Richards did the poppy half marathon on 10.11.18 and sent in this race report.  Well done to Sarah. ​decided that I really wanted to run this race this year as it is 100 years since the WW1 armistice. With the proceeds going to the British Legion, this was...

Congratulations to Kevin Valentine, Liz Crockford and Sam Morfee for completing the Great South Run on Sunday.

Striders, together with friends and family, gathered at Goring Gap on Sunday 1st July for a handicap 10k race followed by a BBQ. In sweltering conditions, the race was won by Dawn, pictured receiving her prize from Tim.  Also pictured are the runners who braved the...

Anita completed the Cheltenham Challenge Half Marathon on Sunday 17th June.

Saturday 16th June 2018 saw the running of the 100th Worthing park run.  A number of Striders took part in the run and were rewarded with a meeting with Dame Kelly Holmes.

Striders enjoyed a structured training session with Andy Ward, a qualified coach with the  Tuff Fitty Triathlon club, on Tuesday night.  All enjoyed the session and pushed themselves that little bit harder!  Thanks to Andy and to Steve for organising the evening.

Worthing Striders were out in force yesterday, Sun 10th June, with 19 participants, and just as many supporters, in the “West Sussex Fun League” event at Hove Park, hosted by Arena 80 running Club. 367 runners took part on the 3.5 mile course, (3 x laps...

Congratulations to Vicky who was second lady at the Tenterden 5k race.

18 Striders ran the Worthing 10K.  In very hot conditions and with a large field, (over 2300 finishers) Striders were led home by Keith Fowler in a time of 42:32, closely followed by Steve Fryer in a time of 42:36.  All enjoyed the challenge! Special thanks to all the...

A group of more than 40 Striders enjoyed a tough training session with Emma Macready on Tuesday 22nd May.  Pictured above is a tired bunch of Striders!