After the recent government announcement we have decided as a committee to cancel club training sessions until further notice. We will also be postponing the club AGM and awards night on Friday.
We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you updated as we appreciate things are changing daily.

Striders’ League results have now been updated following the Alice Holt XC race on 1st March 2020.  Click here for latest results.

The top five places in the leaderboard are as follows (no of points shown in brackets):

                                  Ladies                                                             Men

1st       Jenny Parks                (98.2)                  Rob Wilson        (103.1)
2nd      Kirsty Aked                 (92.7)                  Gary Armstrong  (99.0)
3rd     Lisa-Marie Peckover    (87.4)                   Gary McCawley  (95.8)
4th     Clare Welch                  (51.6)                   Alan McVittie       (90.5)
5th     Linda Taylor                  (44.7)                   Roger Jones       (89.7)

Congratulations to all those above and to everybody else who has participated in the competition this year.  There are still 8 league races to go this season so everything to play for – or run even! 🙂

1) If anyone has any matters they would like raised at the AGM, can you please advise either myself or Tracey Crank so we can add it to the agenda.
2) Final XC of the season this Sunday at Alice Holt forest.
3) Clare is still on the lookout for a Vice Chairperson. She will post a job description in a separate post.
4) Lidl run as usual this week, 7.30am in Cowplain.

1) AGM & Awards – Friday 20th March – your last chance to listen to me rambling on!
2) SCCL #6 – Rearranged race is on Sun 1st March at Alice Holt forest. Let’s go out in style and retain our top 10 position, strong turnout required please folks.
3) Curry night is now full, 8pm at Milton Tandoori for those of you who got in quick enough.
4) Lidl run this week is a ‘Bacon Butty’ run (Other plant based alternatives are available). 7.30am at Horndean Fire Station.

We are pleased to announce that Lisa Peckover will be taking over as club secretary from Tracey Crank at the AGM.  We would once again like to thank Tracey for the sterling job she has done over the years and wish Lisa all the best as she joins the committee.

Curry Night – Friday 21st March, Milton Tandoori.  If you would like to attend please get in touch with Lee Weeks know ASAP.

The 10k committee have now had their first meeting and we will keep you updated as much as we can with developments over the coming months.

Once again a big thank you to all of you supporting the continuation of the Denmead 10k, and from people offering to help out.  We anticipate that most will be needed on the day of the race so we really do need as many volunteers as possible.

As a result of this it has been decided that again this year we will not be opening the race to club members in the hope that we have a plethora of volunteers to help

It was also felt that for such a small race it should not be dominated purely by Striders and that we should be encouraging people to take part in what we advertise as a great friendly local race.

It was not a decision taken lightly as we know a lot of you enjoy taking part and some of the newer members have not even had the opportunity to participate.  This is why we request that Gary puts in the 10k route as part of the summer training session so that you all get that chance to run the lovely undulating route.

We recognise that there was confusion last year surrounding this and can only apologise so wanted to have clarity from the start and hope you can understand the decision made.

We now have a Denmead 10k committee put together.  Watch this space for more news on the race and if any help is needed

1. Clare Welch will be taking over as Chairwoman at the AGM. I’m sure you will join me in wishing Clare all the best in her new role. She will do a fantastic job. To that end, we now need a volunteer for the vice chairman post, although Clare is more than capable of persuading someone she deems suitable.
2. Another excellent XC performance from you all. Michael Harrison in particular deserves congratulations as the first Strider home. We maintain 9th position overall so a good turnout for the final race at Alice Holt forest is required to maintain that top 10 finish. Well done to all the XC team.

• AGM and Awards night will be held on Friday 20th March at the RNA club in Waterlooville. Put it in your diary, further details to follow.
• Subs are due, £26 for the year (bargain!) see member.
• Terry Aked (Club Chairman) and Tracey Crank (Club Secretary) will be stepping down from their positions on the committee at the AGM. If anyone is interested in becoming Chairman or Club Secretary please let us know and we can give you all the details

Membership 2020
We have been informed by EA that there has been an increase. Therefore membership will be £26.00 for the 2020 year.
Subscriptions can be paid directly to the club sort code (Please put your name as a reference) 40-45-26 account number 51233475
Please note for new members there is a Membership Form that will need completing and given to our membership secretary Julia Revill. Form can be found using this link Membership Form

HRRL Number Swaps
With races becoming more popular and booked up quickly there is actually a Facebook page where you can request number swaps in the HRRL league.
See link to join – HRRL Number Swaps Facebook Page

Striders’ League 2019-20 Season – New Events, New Rules!

The Overton 5 m saw the start of both the new season of HRRL races and the Striders’ League. Click here to view the new programme of fixtures and the new rules for scoring league points.