Hi Team

The 2nd Cross Country Race of the season is on Sunday at the much nearer location of Alice Holt, Farnham.  It would be great to see as many of you as possible there.  Don’t forget it’s not just about the top four ladies and men…it’s all about strength in numbers as well.

As usual this is the race where we have to provide 2 volunteers so if anyone wouldn’t mind helping out and having a lovely morning out at Alice then please let me know so I can pass on the relevant names.

Race instructions can be viewed in the link ALICE HOLT XC INSTRUCTIONS

I look forward to seeing you Sunday. 

Paul 

Congratulations to all Striders who participated in the Gosport Half Marathon this Morning!

See the following link for the results along with those for other races this month. 

                         November Race Results

The Striders’ League spreadsheet has been updated in which can also be seen the Gosport results in more detail.

                          Striders’ League-Issue 5

The latest newsletter Autumn Newsletter is now available for your viewing pleasure.  Thank you to Dawn for putting together and all the great contributors to this – it really is a bumper edition this month!  Please keep this coming, it is great to have a range of stories and information in there.

Due to feedback from some of our members it has been decided that from Wednesday, 13th November, Winter Hill Sessions will now take place for everybody at Drayton Lane, Portsdown Hill. Please follow the Revised Training Schedule link and the session details for Mondays and Wednesdays for detailed information on the revised schedule.

A message from your Cross Country Captain

Sorry to be a pain, but just a gentle reminder about the first Cross country fixture which is happening this Sunday at 11am, follow Benyon’s Inclosure link for full details

Would be great to start the season with a bang & also see a few new faces. As well as the old ones too, of course.

Also, a few more dates have been confirmed, so pop them in your diary please.

24th Nov – Alice Holt

15th Dec – Lord Wandsworth

16th Feb – Fareham (Provisional date)

23rd Feb – Bourne Woods

Many thanks,

Paul

The full results from last Sunday’s Denmead 10k event may be viewed in link Denmead 10k results 2024.

Please follow the link Time Trial #1 results to see the results from the first time trial of the 2024-25 season.

The results from the last handicap race on 28th August are now available Please follow the link Summer Handicap Race 5 Results to view.

My apologies for the delay in publishing these results which, I know, you have all been itching to see.  This was due to an email containing the information becoming “lost in the ether”  !! 

Graham  

Sadly, another summer has passed and winter training commences on Monday 16th September.

As usual, Gary has again compiled a new comprehensive winter training schedule well in advance so that you can all peruse to see what treats lie in store for you over the coming months. Follow the link Winter Training 2024-25 for details.  Please note the new venues for the hill sessions.   Level 3 and the faster Level 2 members will meet at Drayton Lane  while Level 1 and the remaining Level 2 members will meet at Waterlooville swimming pool as usual and run to the training venue in Hurstville Drive.  Details are given in the link.

We finally have  set up the facility  to order hoodies online – see below:-

You can now order and pay online and there will also be some other items added to the range in due course,  so watch this space for some other exciting branded Striders Merchandise:

To order please follow the link below:

https://shops.hambleside-merchandise.co.uk/club-shops

Many thanks to Bekki Leaves and her team for orgainising the annual Denmead 10 k club run and well done to all 67 members who took part!

View the link Denmead 10 k club run 2024 to see the full results

The Old Mill Lane hill has been closed for an extended period due to a badger set causing a section of road along Old Mill Lane to become unsafe. This was found during routine maintenance work. Badgers and their sets are protected by law hence the closure whilst plans can be made to assess and repair the damage and avoid disturbing the set.

I have had to devise an alternative route so as not to disturb the set and reduce the risk to club members on the closed section of road. This link  Denmead 10k Training Route shows the revised route, please take a look at the document to familiarise yourself with the new route.

Gary

Head Coach

The lovely Dawn has put together the Spring Newsletter .  As always thank you to Dawn for her time in putting this together.  Also to all of you that contribute.  It really is great reading everyone’s input.

A massive well done to all of you that have run recent marathons!  There have been some impressive personal achievements and shows that all that hard work pays off.  It has been great seeing everyone do so well! Please see APRIL RESULTS for full details

I would also like to welcome Kimberley Churchill into her new role as Vice Chairman.  I believe she will a great addition and look forward to having her on board.

This does mean therefore that we have a space on the committee for a club ladies members rep.  For any of you that may be interested please let me know.

Clare

I would like to congratulate Gerard Beauvoisin; the club has awarded him a Lifetime Membership.  Gerard was one of our founding members and whilst he is unable to train with us in recent years he has been an active member since the very beginning and we would like to thank him for his commitment to the club.

Clare

Don’t forget, If anyone ever has any articles/race reports etc our lovely Dawn would greatly appreciate any contributions you may have. 

The best of luck to anyone running marathons over the next couple of weeks and congratulations to those of you that completed Brighton last Sunday.  I know that there were some impressive times and achievements so well done!

Clare

Although it may not feel like it at the moment, summer IS on the way and, consequently, training sessions will return to the lovely lanes of Denmead on Monday, 1st April -no this is not an April Fool prank!  🙂

Gary has compiled a comprehensive training programme for your enjoyment which can be viewed  by following training link. 

It is with great sadness to report that our club president, Charlie Burton, one of the founding members passed away last week at the age of 92.  If it wasn’t for Charlie & Co and his love of running our club would not be here today. 

Thank you to all of you that came along to training with donations and to Lisa for organising.  We delivered this to our local foodbank last Friday and they were overwhelmed with the amount we arrived with.  So a big thank you – it really does mean a lot to them.

After much deliberation we have decided to open entries for this years Denmead 10k to all club members. We are hopeful that we will still have enough volunteers/marshals/pacers to allow us to put on a safe and enjoyable event and are heavily reliant on you all giving up your time to help and we very much appreciate that. Entries are now open so if you want to run then please sign up on the Denmead 10k page. However if you want to volunteer to help then please let either Bekki Leaves or Paul Welch know. We always get the best feedback on how great our marshals are so would be great to keep that going

Minutes from the January meeting are now available for your reading pleasure

The 5th (and final) cross country race of the season will take place at Bourne Woods next Sunday, 18th February starting at the usual time of 11 am. Pease follow the link Bourne Woods XC for full details of the day’s event.

Unfortunately, Fareham RC had to cancel their race in the Holywell Estate due to lack of parking at the venue. This was scheduled to be the final race of the season.

As always, it would be great to field a strong team & go out with a bang!

Paul

For those of you that may or may not be aware your members reps are Steve Trevenna & Kimberley Churchill.  They are always happy to receive any feedback from members and will happily feedback to the committee.  They are also on hand if you have any questions and will happily help or point you in the right direction.

Just a reminder that membership annual subscriptions are due on 1st January 2024. Cost this year is increased to £30.00 (£12.00 for second claim members) for the year due to the increase in subscription to England Athletics. Club membership fee remains at £10.00. See membership information page for details of how to pay.  

Paul attended the SCCL AGM this week in preparation for the new season.

This means that some dates have been released for the six scheduled races.

Please put them in your calendar and don’t double book, we have a championship to defend ! 

Unfortunately, one (Lord Wandsworth) already clashes with the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon.

The current provisional list of races are as follows:

1. Benyon’s Enclosure – 29 October
2. Alice Holt – 26 November (all clubs are requested to supply volunteers for this event)
3. Lord Wandsworth College – 17 December
4. Chawton House – 21 January  2024
5. The Bourne Woods –  18 February 2024
6. Holywell Estate – 3 March 2024

Let’s do it again this season!

Paul 

  Please see  photographs courtesy of Peter Maisey.

It has been noticed that the chatter whilst the coaches are trying to explain the sessions has started to creep back in.  We are having fairly large numbers at training on a Monday & Wednesday and whilst you may think you know the session there are a lot of people that don’t.  Please respect the coaches and leave your catch up until the session starts if you wish.  

It has been a few years now since we have had a good old club photo and things have changed quite a bit since the last one.  We will arrange this on a club night and encourage everyone to come in the Striders vests (or maybe just red if you don’t have one).  I will give advanced warning on what date this will be and hopefully do it on a sunny day!

Clare

Congratulations to the six Striders who ran the London Marathon last weekend – superb results all round!

Click on April Results for details of this event and other races during the month. Also Peter Maisey’s photographs from last Wednesday’s Lakeside 5 k.

For those that may not have heard, I am very pleased to announce that Denmead Striders are officially SCCL champions for the 2022-23 season!
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank every one of you that ran, volunteered or supported the team throughout the winter months to make this possible, you are all awesome! 
Well done everyone, you should all be very proud.
For a small club we pack a pretty big punch!

Paul

I’ve had the provisional results from the Alice Holt XC, and they are very good !

Both the men & women finished 2nd, which means we finished 1st overall. 
By my calculations that puts us top of the league, but by only one point.
I genuinely believe that with a strong team on Sunday we could go and win the league for the first time since 2003! 
It’s a new course around the Holywell Estater, Swanmore, nice and local, so it would be great to get our biggest team this year and show everyone what “little old” Denmead Striders are all about.

Paul

Follow the link SCCL results to see the Alice Holt results along with all this seasons’s cross country results

The Winter Newsletter has now been published . Follow the link and enjoy! 🙂

Please follow the link below to read all the latest news from our new editor, Dawn Banting

Newsletter July 2022

Well done to everyone who participated in last night’s 10 k club run and a big thank you to all the volunteer marshals who made sure that nobody got lost en route!

Results are now available – follow 10 k Club Run link