The first SCCL race of the 2026-27 season is organised by Basingstoke and Mid-Hants Athletic Club and will take place in Benyon’s Inclosure on Sunday 25th October at the usual time of 11 am GMT. Please follow the link SCCL Race #1 Instructions for full details including location, available facilities etc.

Unfortunately this event clashes with the New Forest 10 HRRL race, but if you haven’t already entered that race and would like the opportunity to run around some woods and represent the Club, please come along and join the fun.

It’s free and there is no need to book, so just turn up wearing your Striders top (I have a few spares if you need to borrow one).

If you can’t make this race, the next one is on 22nd November at Alice Holt. A full list of fixtures can be found here:

https://www.southerncrosscountryleague.co.uk/fixtures.aspx

Don’t forget the clocks go back on Sunday, so you can have an extra hour rest before the race

See you Sunday!

Mat

Just a reminder that winter training has now commenced – the first session was on Monday, 14th September.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) will be the first full session of the winter season and we will all meet at Waterlooville swimming pool at the usual time of 7:00pm

As usual, Gary has produced a vey comprehensive training programme for the next six months which can be viewed in the link Winter Training Programme 2026-27, the first session on Wednesday being 400 m intervals. Enjoy! 🙂

The results for the final race (race #5) of the Summer Handicap series held yesterday evening (26 th August) are now avaiable on the link Summer Handicap Race #5

The results for Race #4 of the Summer Handicap series held o n5th August are now avaiable on the link Summer Handicap Race #4

Please welcome Caroline Whiting (Vice-Chair) and Clare Taylor (Club Secretary) to the committee! Kimberley will step up to the role of Chairperson. 

We are always looking for people to support the committee so please do let the team know if you are able to help! 

https://denmeadstriders.org.uk/club-committee-2026/

 Well done to everyone who ran in the heat last night,. Please follow the link Summer Handicap Race #3 to see detailed results.

, Julia

The Lordshill 10 k last Sunday was not only the last race of the season in the Hampshire Road Race League but also the last qualifyig event in the Strides’ League competition.

Congratulations to all 89 members  who participated in at least one of the 14 road races and 5 cross country events during the season.  I am now delighted to announce this season’s  worthy prizewinners as follows:

Ladies                                                                     Men

1st   Caroline Whiting                                              1st  Rob Wilson

2nd  Jenny Parks                                                     2nd  Neil Hawkey

3rd  Samantha Morris                                              3rd  Chris Penfold

Prizes will be presented at the Awards Evening in March 2027

Detailed results from all the events  may be viewed in the link    Striders_League_Results

Graham C

Congratulations to all TEN Striders who completed the London Marathon today! Results below:

The minutes of the committee meeting held on April 16th are now availanle for all to view. Please follow the link Striders_ Committee_Meeting_April_2026

Currently the club levies a membership subscription of £30 for the year, of that £20 was paid over to England Athletics as athlete registration fee, leaving the club with the remaining £10 from each member to cover the running costs of the club.For information, England Athletics has advised that the athlete registration fee isincreasing from £20 to £23 with effect from 1st April 2026.

With this increase the club will only have £7 from each club member to cover all the costs to run the club.

To continue to provide the required training and first aid courses for our coaches, venue costs, affiliation fees (Hampshire Road Race League, Southern Cross Country & England Athletics, etc.), transportation for the Ryde 10 mile road race, various social events, such as Christmas and Awards nights, together with general administration costs, an increase in subscriptions would be required

The club is in a favourable position in that the running of the Denmead 10K should and has provided a financial surplus over the past years, however reliance on any future surplus cannot be guaranteed as any non-running of the event or lower attendance, could easily result in a loss-making position.

Considering the forgoing the Club Committee has agreed to adjust the way the member subscription is calculated to provide greater clarity and has agreed upon an increase the value attributable to the running of the club

With effect from 1st April 2026 the Denmead Striders membership fee will now be:

£15.00 (the first increase for approximately 20 years!) plus England Athletics registration fee, of £23.00

TOTAL OF £38.00

If you haven’t yet paid your membership fee this year, you will need to pay the new amount if you pay after 31st March!