How Two Women Found Their Passion for Running in Stevenage
Running is more than just a way to stay fit – it’s a journey that can transform your life. Whether you’re a beginner, returning from injury, or looking to connect with like-minded individuals, running clubs in Stevenage like the Stevenage Phoenix Running Club offer the perfect environment to start or reignite your running journey. Amy’s…
Sport in the Park Event a Success in Hampson Park
Sport in the Park Event in Hampson Park was a great success, doing a fantastic job of promoting sporting activities in Stevenage. The community gathered at Hampson Park on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, for the annual Sport in the Park event, a day filled with free activities and fun for all ages. The event, which…
Stevenage Phoenix Weekly Results & News – 19th August 2024
This week we had our 4th handicap, and a particularly “fiery” trail run. ParkRun This week we had 17 runners at 7 locations and Martin Wasley celebrated his 100th milestone at Stevenage. Martin’s son, Alex, also earned himself a ParkRun PB of 19mins 9secs. 5k handicap: race 4 On Thursday 15th, we had 28 club…
Stevenage Striders Weekly Results & News – 19th August 2024
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…
Fairlands Valley Spartans Weekly Results & News – 19th August 2024
CHALLENGING BURNHAM Over 700 Running Stevenage – Leaping Gothenburg Spartan DAVID HARRIS-CHERGUIT was third overall in Sunday’s Burnham Beeches Half Marathon with a superb time of 1 hour 17 minutes 33 seconds (1:17:33). He said the course was scenic, well marshalled and supported and with a couple of challenging hills at mile 6 and 10. …
Stevenage Striders Results and News – 12th August 2024
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…
Stevenage Phoenix Results and News – 12th August 2024
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…
Fairlands Valley Spartans Results and News – 12th August 2024
Simon Jackson from Fairlands Valley Spartans won the Stevenage parkrun in 17 minutes 16 seconds (17:16) and FVS Suzy Hawkins was second woman in 21:54. Grant Ramsay FVS was top ten at 6th in 19:27. There were 438 runners. Meanwhile Jim Brown and Penny Schenkel were showing off the new FVS running vests in the…
Fairlands Spartans Weekly Results & News – 5th August 2024
Fifteen Spartans were spinning around at Ridlins Track on Wednesday. They were running 12.5 times 400 metres anti-clockwise laps in the Resolution 5K. It was 1, 2, 3 for the Spartan men 40 plus. SIMON JACKSON was first, third overall, in 16:39 with ANTHONY CAHILL second in 18:06 and ROSS GALLACHER third in a new…
Stevenage Phoenix Running Club – Weekly Results & News – 5th August 2024
ParkRun The weekend kicked off with 23 runners taking part in ParkRun at seven different locations. Our club Chair, Phil Gover ran Speyer Leinpfad in Germany and praised it for it friendly atmosphere and welcoming founder. Ashley Bates celebrated a milestone with his 100th ParkRun and ran with friends and family at Maldon Prom (pictured…
Stevenage Striders Weekly Results & News – 5th August 2024
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…
Fairlands Spartans Results and News 29th July 2024
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.…
Stevenage Cricket Club Shines in President’s Day 6-a-Side Competition
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…
Stevenage Phoenix Results and News – 29th July 2024
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…
Stevenage Striders Results and News – 29th July 2024
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,…
Stevenage Cricket Club News and Results 22nd July 2024
1st Team 1s beat Northwood CC by 40 runs Stevenage: 164/9 (170 after DLS) Northwood: 129 all out Man of the match: Monty Singh (33 runs with the bat and 5 wickets for 35 runs with the ball). 2nd Team 2s lost to Flamsted by 51 runs Flamsted: 215/9 Stevenage: 164 all out Man of…
Stevenage Phoenix – Weekly Results and News 22nd July 2024
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…
Fairlands Valley Spartans – Weekly Results and News 22nd July 2024
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…
Stevenage Striders – Weekly Results and News 22nd July 2024
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…
Spartans Veterans Win Triple Gold in Herts Championship
Three Fairlands Valley Spartans athletes won gold medals in the Hertfordshire County 10K track championships on Wednesday night. The event, held under clear skies, saw the seasoned runners shine brightly. After 25 laps around the track, Yuko Gordon, David Bowker, and Jim Brown clinched the top spots in their respective age categories. Yuko Gordon was…
Stevenage Phoenix Running Club Weekly Results and News 15th July 2024
Midweek 10k mob match The final fixture of the 10k midweek league series, known as the mob match, is a race where clubs from all three divisions can field sides. Unfortunately, the fixture was on Wednesday evening and started just before England took on Holland in the Euro semi final. The number of runners taking…
Stevenage Striders Weekly Results & News 15th July 2024
Last Tuesday saw several Stevenage Striders showing off their diamonds on the start line of the final MWL race of 2024! This is known as the MOB match which is a non scoring event with clubs from all 3 divisions taking to the start line. It can be confirmed that the Mob match was a…
SPARTANS TAKE OVER: Jim and Yuko win in league
YUKO GORDON and JIM BROWN were prizewinners in Division One of the Mid Week League. Proving that Fairlands Valley Spartans just keep going they both won the oldest categories with Yuko winning the series for women aged 65 and over and Jim winning for men aged 70 plus. There were 14 MV70s. The awards were made…
Stevenage Striders Weekly Results & News 8th July 2024
The Stevenage Striders had an eventful week with a successful 5km handicap race, a wet and soggy parkrun, a challenging long run, and impressive individual achievements. The 5km handicap series on Tuesday night saw 50 Striders participating, with many achieving personal bests and showing great sportsmanship by encouraging their fellow members. Saturday’s parkrun may have…
