Sports News from Stevenage

This week, 59 Striders took part in parkruns across 15 distinct locations. There were notable accomplishments to celebrate, such as personal bests and first-place category finishes. Neil Walsh achieved his 50th parkrun milestone, and Helen Moye earned an impressive age grading score of 74.69%. Amazing! While in Bulgaria, Lina Mi participated in the local equivalent…

Dorney Lake Triathlon What is an Olympic triathlon? An Olympic triathlon is a multi-discipline endurance race that consists of three sequential events: swimming, cycling, and running. The distances for each leg in an Olympic triathlon are as follows: In the solo category athletes compete in all three legs consecutively, with the clock running continuously from…

ParkRun We had 15 runners and one volunteer across six locations on Saturday. See attached a lovely team photo was Phoenix and Spartans, post run.  Sunday Social Run in Kimpton This week the club travelled to Kimpton for a hot social 10km run. Everyone enjoyed the scenic route and it was Myle’s first 10km. Birmingham…

The 2024 Stevenage Striders Handicap Series: A Record-Breaking Extravaganza! What a phenomenal year it’s been for the 2024, 5 race 5km Handicap Series! The energy was electrifying, the performances were nothing short of spectacular, and the camaraderie was heartwarming. This year’s series was simply the best ever, with personal bests (PBs) being shattered left and…

Handicap 5K 26 Spartans ran this month’s Handicap 5K.  Paul Holgate, Mike & Sharon Crowley and Mark Freeman made it possible. Winner was Steve Platt in 27:55, 2 minutes 35 seconds (2:35) better than handicap, with Adrian Busolini second, 2:22 ahead of handicap in 17:38 and Simon Jackson third, 2:09 better than handicap in 17:36.…

The Stevenage Cricket Club recently hosted a fantastic President’s Day 6-a-Side competition, and it turned out to be a memorable event for players and spectators alike. Congratulations are in order for Prashanth Kammari, Bhanu Kanakala, Sai Allada, Devesh Pandey, James Thompson, and Safiullah Manan, who emerged victorious in this exciting tournament. Special accolades go to…

We had three races this week, ranging from 5k to 50k! We are particularly pleased with some personal achievements as well. 5k handicap: Race 3 On Tuesday 23rd, we had a whopping 32 club members racing in number three of our six part 5k handicap series. The fastest man on the night was Alex Wasley…

What a Weekend of Running for the Striders! The weekend kicked off with a bang as the Striders took over the parkrun, covering the lakes in a sea of red diamonds. A massive congratulations to all the runners who participated, giving their all on the course. An even bigger round of applause goes to Dani,…

The club was in action on Wednesday evening at the Doug Anderson 5k and then on Sunday they raced a little more locally at the St Albans 10k and Fairlands Valley Challenge.  The club also held an EGM on Sunday afternoon to establish a new constitution and elect its first management committee, giving it a…

Just days after a successful takeover of a Stevenage parkrun Fairlands Valley Spartans ORGANISED and provided dozens of volunteer marshals for Thursday evening’s Relays in the Park in Fairlands Valley. What’s more 41 Spartans ran.  Their successes included WINNING the veteran mixed team with ANDREW PATTERSON (09:39), SAM PRETTY (11:23), ASHLEY JOHNSON (11:29) and JONATHAN…

This week saw 64 Striders take part in a parkrun, achieving notable elevation gains. Congratulations to Paula Heyes on her 100th parkrun, and to David Phillips for hitting his 50th parkrun and 50th volunteer occasions. A standout event was the Fairlands Valley Challenge, an off-road, self-navigated trek through the picturesque Hertfordshire countryside near Stevenage. Participants…