In 3rd Place and in a new PB was Sam Pearch in 2:39:51, Shaun Cooper ran 2:58.
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Cross Country Awards Friday 18th
Junior girls
The winner of this category completing all 6 races, was Rose Buckley. Other runners in the category were Lucille Floch and Megan Emerton.
Junior boys
The winner of this category unbeaten in all 6 races, was Fergus Holmes, also competing in the section was Louis Floch.
Senior girls
The winner of this category, also with a 100 per cent record, was Clodagh Holmes.
Senior boys
The winner of this category and stepping up from second place last year, was Chris Turley. After competing in the junior boys section last year, now second in the senior was Luke Trickey.
There was also an award for Ethan Buckley who ran in all 6 races.
In the adult categories there were 46 striders running over the course of the series, almost the same as the previous year.
Senior lady winner improving through the series and completing all 6 races, is Gayle Gamble.
Senior men winner, completing 5 races, transferring his road running ability to the fields, is Sam Pearch.
Lady veteran winner is Pascale Holden.
Male veteran 40 winner is Ian Crompton.
Lady veteran 50 winner for the second year running, is Christine Purslow.
Male veteran 50 winner also for the second year running, is Ian Millward
Lady veteran 60 winner, completing all 6 races, is Sandra Butcher.
Male veteran 60 winner, unbeaten in his 5 races, is Robin Hutchinson.
In addition to 2 of the category winners who ran in all 6 races, there were three other team members who also completed the whole series, they were Lindsey Buckley, Paul Brunt and Paul Webster.
Great Yorkshire Marathon Sunday 20th October
Cathy Clifford completed the Great Yorkshire Marathon in 3 hr 46 min.
Birmingham Half Marathon Sunday 20th October
Runners from Shelton Striders ran with 20 000 others at the Birmingham Half Marathon on Sun 21 Oct. The race was covered by Channel 5. First back for the club was Marcel Darling with a personal best of 1 hr 23 min. Followed by James Walker 1:24, Patrick Munro 1:26, Matt West 1:26, Ian Crompton 1:36, Steve Cartwright 1:49 (PB), Silke Kreiger-Ford 1:56, Alex Lee 1:58, Chris Purslow 1:59, Chris Donald 2:05, Paul Gaffney 2:05, Andrew Simons 2:10, Jennifer Nix 2:13, Vicki Hutchinson 2:13, Fiona Corden 2:25, Lindsey Buckley 2:31, Annette Blanchard 2:31.
Welcome to the new website!!
We have now launched a new website with all the old links and ambitions to add more. Watch this space….
Leicester Marathon
Sam Pearch from Shelton Striders completed a tremendous run in the Lecester marathon on Sun 13 Oct 2013. He came 3rd overall in a new personal best of 2 hrs 39 Mins 51 sec. This time earns Sam an elite entry into next year’s London marathon.
Strider Sean Cooper also completed the course in under 3 hours (2:58).
Club Championship Now Updated Up To Golden Gates
Please go to the club championship page. There are no results for the Lichfield fun run! I need those that ran it and/or the Derby Fun Run to email me so I can add your result into the standings:
j_walker123456(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)yahoo.com
Robin Hood Marathon – Sunday 29nd September
I believe that Rachel Farrow was the only Strider in the Marathon this year and training has been going well with more than 20 minutes off her first marathon time she was back in in exactly 4:04, well done super effort.
Canix Race Cannock Chase – Sunday 29nd September
They have been at it again. Silke and her dog Cara were 4th in their category at the Canix event at Cannock Chase.
Club Championship Now Updated Up To Golden Gates
Club Championship Now Updated Up To Golden Gates
Please go to the club championship page. There are no results for the Lichfield fun run! I need those that ran it and/or the Derby Fun Run to email me so I can add your result into the standings: j_walker123456(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)yahoo.com