England athletics have now updated their guidelines to be followed during the current lockdown.  Please click on link for further details. England Athletics guidelines.

   THE NEWSLETTER RETURNS 🙂

Please follow link to read all the latest articles in the January Newsletter

Contributions to newsletter invited!!

It may not have escaped your notice that it is now over nine months months (just before the March lockdown in fact) since you were treated to the club newsletter brilliantly edited and produced by your very own chairman, Clare. Obviously the reason for lack of appearance of this lively publication is a direct consequence of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions with no races, no HRRL or SCCL events, no Striders’ League, not even a Christmas party to report on. During discussion of the newsletter at the last Strider’s committee meeting everyone agreed that the newsletter was a very popular publication and its re-appearance would be very well received by all members of the club. Our runners are not the type of people to sit around and be inactive so will have been involved in multifarious activities of interest to others during this difficult period so well worth reporting .

Clare would like to resume her production of the newsletters in the near future and is very happy to do so but her job will be made significantly easier if YOU can provide her with your own newsworthy items – the more the merrier! Examples of contributions might include enterprising ways of how you have kept motivated during the crisis, write ups of past non-local races which you didn’t quite get around to writing at the time, interesting visits and lots of photographs just to let others know that you are still alive – they may not have seen you for months! In fact, anything, not necessarily running-related which will make interesting/amusing reading.

Please email or send your contributions to Clare Welch who will welcome them with open arms!.

Thank you very much

As you will all know, the Borough of Havant was moved  to Tier 4 with effect from 00:01 on Sunday morning.  Unfortunately, the consequence of the increased restrictions is that training is once again suspended until further notice.  Sorry folks 🙁

The next review of the situation will take place on 30th December so watch this space for further updates. Click here to view the  current England Athletics guidelines.

Sadly, due to the current Covid-19 restrictions we have had to cancel the Christmas party this year 😟

Sorry folks but we hope to organise an event in the summer (probably outside) by which time, hopefully, it will be a slightly safer world again.

Please note that following the feedback received from the first session last Wednesday (which was very successful) Gary has updated the Training Guidelines and Schedule which we would ask you all to read.  The main changes are that the weekly sustained run has been removed,  a reminder for late comers to make themselves known to the Coach/Run Leader and a recommendation to wear a mask whilst waiting for the session to start.

• Unfortunately we’ve taken the decision to postpone this years Denmead 10k. Whilst some more commercially based events are looking like they may go ahead, the restrictions we would need to have in place for our own race and the work that would need to be done to meet the increased standards, we feel that as a small club is too much, with the risk far outweighing the benefits.
• There is still no training until further notice.  We are monitoring guidelines from the EA
• Striders Bingo – v2 is now in full swing for anyone that wants to take part

• Well done to everyone that has got involved in the Striders bingo card.  A fair few members have now got full houses and some have requested that we do it again.  Currently working on a new card
• The new challenge is Lands End to John O’groats.  This is the 2nd week and at last count we were at 600 miles.  Target is 874 which is the traditional known distance
• Still no club sessions due to current government guidelines
• If people are starting to train together more please ensure you don’t all end up training on the same day and time so that it becomes a bigger group.  Would not like this to reflect on the club