CLC Striders

"Six Striders made a fantastic impression at the Pilot Inn 4m road race. To find out more please click on race report". Brendan Ward Club Chairman

Results

"Seven Striders braved the post Christmas run on Boxing Day around the famous Cheltenham racecourse, all in aid of Winston's Wish and of course the cherished mince pie!".

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"Four Striders took part in the Wyvern christmas cracker 10K on the beach at weston-super-mare! Nathan finished in 36.16 (15th), next home for the club was Mark Smith (161st 44.33) followed by Nick Hambling (251st 46.50) then Paul Smith (253rd 46.51) who has been suffering with injury during the week but decided to give it ago anyway".

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23 CLC Striders battled hard in the 3rd race of the Gloucestershire Cross Country League. Despite problems with his PC, Brendan managed to send the following message; "You all mean so much to me and I feel very proud of you all for taking the time out from your Christmas shopping to run for this special club", Brendan Ward (Club Chairman)

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"Matt and Heather Eggelton ran the Sleepwalker 20 race last Weekend and did very well indeed. Matt came home in 18th and Heather was 85th out of over 100 runners" Brendan Ward (Club Chairman)

Results

"Just a BIG THANK YOU to all of you who attended the rain soaked race. What an atmosphere, you definitely hear us above the other teams, and it REALLY does make a difference. Click on the race report to find out how we did" Chris Hale (Men's Vice Captain)

The Official results

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"Laura Kent ran a great race to win the British Masters Open Event at Perry Barr Birmingham Saturday 14th November. Laura used her new found strength and experience to record her first win in this event, and was very pleased with her run. Well done Laura", Brendan Ward (Club Chairman)

The official results

"7 Striders braved the elements to complete the Guy Fawkes 5m road race. They all put in a tremendous effort to finish with some outstanding times. Well done, you all did the club proud. Click on full race report to find out more" Brendan Ward Club Chairman

Results

"Striders Break records and pb's galore at the Stroud Half Marathon Sunday 25th October. Click on full race report to find out more", Brendan Ward Club Chairman

Results

Justine Hale completed the Cardiff half marathon on Sunday 18th October in a superb, p.b smashing 1hr 47.48, finishing 57th in her age catogory out of 540 in a field of 8811. Justine was overjoyed with her time.

"Wayne broke his own club record running an excellent 2.46.24 and was very pleased with his performance. In his own words he gave it his all and couldn't of gone any faster.Well done on a fine effort, please make sure you recover in time to run the next Glos CC League". Brendan Ward Club Chairman

"CLC Striders made a fantastic start to the cross country season and gave us all lots of highlights to enjoy. To find out more please click on race report". Brendan Ward Club Chairman

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"Nathan completed his 3rd race in 8 days in fine style this morning at the Oldbury 10 mile road race and came 11th in a time of 59mins and 18secs. Nathan was delighted that he came through under the hour mark especially as he has been focusing on the shorter distance races lately"

"Nathan and Rich Dare had a great race in the Bridge Inn 5k at Bristol. Rich Dare finished a strong 12th in a quality field of runners in a time of 16mins 57secs. Nathan finished 11th  in a time of 16mins and 55secs. Considering how tough the course was and especially as it was pitch black apart from the street lights above, they both really enjoyed the race.See full race report by clicking below

"CLC Striders had 21 Athletes competing at the Cirencester 10k on 27th September 2009. The Club Produced 3 Club Records and some very satisfying performances on a very warm and sunny day. See full Report/Results and Photos by clicking below. Well done to you all" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"CLC Striders competed for the first time in the Midlands 6 Stage men's, and 4 stage Women's Road Relays held at Sutton Park Birmingham. Find out how they got on by clicking on Report and Results" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Wayne Usher who is in Full Training at the moment in a bid to run a sub 2.45 marathon next month, showed that his training is paying off as he finished in 9th place in an excellent time of 77.58 in the Chippenham Half Marathon. Well done mate your in great shape (watch out super Will)!!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Liza took part in the Yorkshireman off-road half marathon. It’s a hilly 15 mile fell race (apparently a 15 mile half is ‘good Yorkshire value for money’!), based in Haworth and going up over the moors.
Conditions were perfect for racing and the course was spectacular. She finished in a time of 1.57.46, second woman home."

"Nathan Jones, Rachel Vines, Jon Cooke and Dylan Peters were the four intrepid CLC Striders who ventured out to take part in the Bristol Half Marathon on Sunday 6 September 2009. Check out the report below to see how they got on" Rachel Vines, Women's vice club captain 

"Well done to the Fab Seven who ran at the Beacon 10k on September 6th. See how they got on by clicking on report below." Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Three CLC Striders ran this challenging Hilly course. The course started in the grounds of Sudeley Castle and provided some spectacular views. Laura Kent put in a fine performance showing her strength to win the woman's race in 41.23 and was 10th overall. Matt Eggelton completed the course in 44:26 and Heather Eggelton finished in 54:56. Well done to you all on your performances. Sounds Very Tough" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

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"Super Will Ferguson ran a superb race leading from start to finish to take the county men's title setting a club record of 33.06 seconds.
Rachel Vines (DJ) who competed in the same race stayed strong throughout and took the Women's gold medal winning her first Gloucestershire title and also set a new Women's club track record of 43.39.2 seconds.
To cap a great evening Wayne usher took the Bronze medal running an excellent race to record a personal best time of 35.53.4 seconds.
Rich Dare ran well in the open mile finishing in 2nd place setting a new men's club record of 4.52.6 seconds" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

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"CLC Striders had 25 Athletes competing in the final White Horse 5k series race on August 20th at Sandhurst Village. This was the Striders 1 year Anniversary race to the day that the club first competed as a team and was also a county championship race. As a club CLC Striders has gone from strength to strength over the past 12 months, and has become a very popular club who really cares for it's members offering lots of encouragement to all who join this very passionate running club" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Twenty CLC Striders ran the Hilly Bugatti 10km beer race on Wed eve. Super Will Ferguson managed to miss the start of the race, although he did make up for time and came home in 4th. Dare and Wayne were close on his heels and gps was the first Vet Strider home.

Nina led the women home, very closely followed by the ever improving DJ Vines. Louise Inchley was next followed by Sylvia and Louise Newman who both broke the 55min barrier. Fantastic results, well done everyone" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

Dave Gilbert, Ash Bishop and Phil Jowett ran the 800m practice race arranged by Terry Haines of Severn AC. Dave Gilbert stormed to victory in a super fast 2:04. Ash was 2nd in 2:11.1 and Phil held on to third place finishing in  2:11.9. Severn AC are planning another 800m practice race in September, all CLC Striders are invited.

"Seven CLC striders took part in the Gloucester Festival 7M on a breezy but sunny Thursday evening. Liza, Alexa and Louise secured the team prize for the women. With individual prizes for Nathan, Wayne and Liza and the women’s team prize it was a bit of a Striders biscuit fest! Nath, Liza, Rob , Billy and Louise all set new club records and everyone who raced ran a PB for the distance. Fantastic results, well done everyone" Liza Barry

" Justine Hale ran the Tenby 10k in torrential rain on a very hilly course in an excellent 54mins 35 (approx), especially as Justine hadn't run for 6 weeks.

Chris Hale aka GPS, finished in sub 40 mins - 39mins 43secs (unofficial), 27th (over 200 runners). GPS  was very happy to break 40min on this very difficult course".

"Eight CLC Striders took part in the final Cheltenham Harriers Mid-summer Open at the Prince of Wales Stadium. They did the club proud. Gibsey demonstrated great determination and skill and won the mile race. A fantastic effort by all, especially in the windy and wet conditions. Well done guys!!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"CLC Striders competed in the Birmingham Games held at the Alexander stadium Birmingham. This is an open athletics meeting which also incorporates the midlands 3000 metre championships men and women!!This was a great experience for us all, and saw every CLC Strider set a personal best time for there respective distances" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Laura Kent took fourth lady in the 10 mile 34th Snowdon International Fell Race. Considered to be one of the most gruelling races of the Fell Runners Association (FRA) calendar, Laura was third lady at the summit (1085m) running from Llanberis in a time of 53 minutes and 46 seconds, losing one female place in the descent to a member of the England team, to finish back at Llanberis in a total time of 1 hour 26 minutes and 13 seconds and setting a new personal best for the race. Laura took first open women, and won the Kate Aucherlonie memorial prize for being the first open class senior female to pass the line" Leslie Kent

"We had 15 athletes at the 3rd white horse 5k on 16th July on a very wet Thursday evening, and although the club was missing some of it's big names those that were there didn't disappoint. All showed great determination and delivered great results. Keep it up!!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman.

"There were 5 personal best times and one club record achieved at the Prince of Wales stadium open meeting on Wednesday 15th July. This was great to see especially in the windy conditions. Well done guys!!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Chris hale aka GPS, ran a superb race in the Framption 10k to record a big pb and set a new club V40 record to boot, in the same race Lee the Strong man Burge also smashed his pb time by several minutes, Paul smith also ran well having a solid run to record a very respectable time" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Darren Milne ran the Upton on Severn Olympic distant Triathlon on Saturday 11th July".

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"Nathan Jones continued to demonstrate his ever improving form, winning the County Senior Male Silver medal in the 10 mile Pilot Road race. Nathan finished 4th overall in a time of 59mins 45 secs, in this popular race organised by Severn AC " Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

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"The CLC Striders produced some excellent results at the second mid summer open held at the Prince of Wales stadium. Six athletes took part in the 1500 metres (5 set new PB's), 3 Athletes took part in the 600 metres (setting 2 new club records) and one Athlete competed in both the 100 metres and 200 metres (and set a new 200m club record)." Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"The CLC Striders had 18 Athletes taking part in the Annual Aero 5 mile road race held at Bishops Cleeve on Thursday 2nd July 2009 which was promoted by Cheltenham Harriers. The club ended up packing eight runners in the top twenty of the race which was a great overall Team effort!!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"The CLC Striders produced some very encouraging results at the mid summer open held at the Prince of Wales stadium. Six athletes took part in the 800 metres and one Athlete competed in the 100 metres. Well done for your efforts in the heat!! Thanks to Rach, Liza and Mike for your support" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"We had a fabulous turnout for the final club championship series Races on Wednesday 24th June 2009. Thanks for supporting these events it's been a lot of fun!!"Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Thanks very much for the great turn out you did the club proud and I do appreciate all your efforts. Special well done goes out to Lesley Stuart who finally dipped under the 30 minute barrier, Laura Kent who made a fine debut for the club, Liza, Dawn, Sylvia, and Jane who all set club age group records, and to Mike Brooker who showed great determination to finish (please note many more of you are mentioned in the main report). Keep it up!! " Brendan Ward, Club Chairman.

"Darren completed the Windsor Triathlon today, Olympic distance (1500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run).  He finished 59th out of 1618 in 2hr 17min 28 secs.  Following careful hydration on the bike section Darren finished with a strong 10km in 38min 46secs (wow!) to finish well up the field. Excellent effort, well done" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman.

"Ten runners took part in the club 5k Track championships held on a very wet evening on the college grass track at CLC Sports Centre. Well done to you all for running in the wet, it was a lot of fun!!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Justine Hale had an excellent run on a windy, off road 10k course , setting a new PB and new V35 club record of 49.30. Well done to Justine on a great performance! Brendan Ward, Club Chairman.

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"Jo Byrant competed in this fell run in the Lake District, finishing in 2hrs 2mins. The race was shortnened from the planned 15mi to about 12mi in light of awful weather and threatned snow. Despite the organisers cutting out the Garburn Pass, it was still a really challenging race. Jo describe the event as having brilliant organisation, cracking atmosphere, and with the added bonus of a hot meal at the end!"

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"Chris Hales storms to victory in the Lloyds TSB 4m fitness run, his first win for the club! Chris aka GPS completed it in a fine 24:17 to take the club V35 record as well - fantastic performance" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

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"Nathan Jones, David Billingham and Glyn Bagnall ran the Cleeve Cloud Cuckoo multi-terrain race last night. This was organised by Cheltenham Harriers and was a very tough course over 5.5miles with lots of steep hills. They were all very pleased with their performances, especially considering it's off-road. Nathan came in 10th in 36:57, David (9th placed MV40) was 23rd overall in 38:58 and Glyn came in 26th (2nd placed MV50) in 39:30"

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"We held the club championships 400 metres and 3000 metres tonight. Super Will dominated the evening winning both the 400 metres and the 3000 metres, Sarah greef was the woman's 400 metre winner, and Liza barry was the woman's 3000 metre winner. Fantastic fun, well done to all!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

400m & 3000m Club Champs

"Will Miles and Sarah Greef both ran in the White Horse 5 mile today. They produced some great results. Will Miles completed it in 30.00 to set a new V45 club record and Sarah Greef finished in 36.12
Well done to you both, great effort" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"The Brewer games held at the Prince of Wales stadium produced some great results . Super Will Ferguson won the 800 metres, followed by Jowster in fourth. 15 year old Ben Hodges ran an excellent 200m race to record a new club under 17 record"Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Club Treasurer, Darren Milne, had a great run in the Brockworth Tri, his time was 60min 20 sec for 400m swim, 20km cycle and 6km run.  Overall 6th out of 207 finishers. He  did the run in 20min 54secs recording 4th faster run time!, excellent result!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"There were 8 CLC Striders competing in the Whitehorse 5km road race, held in the village of Sandhurst. The CLC Striders did the club proud by achieving personal bests and club records, demonstrating their continuing improvement as the club enters its second year. Well done to all!", Rachel Vines, Women's vice captain

"We held the club championships 200 metres and 800 metres tonight and it all turned out to be a bit of fun!! The 200's were first and we had 3 heats with all ages/ranges of ability all trying to aspire on becoming  CLC striders kings and queens of the sprint. Fantastic fun, well done to all!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Over 10 CLC Striders completed the Tewkesbury half marathon. Many personal bests were recorded. Another excellent set of results demonstrating the tremendous determination of each and every CLC Strider. What a fantastic day and weekend of racing", Lisa Boyd & Rachel Vines, Women's team captains

"Rich Dare ran a brisk 36.08 pb 10k at Bristol, having also won a Bronze medal in the 5000m Friday night at the Glos County Champs, Cheltenham. Well done Dare Devil!!"Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"What a weekend, some great results which the club is very proud of indeed. CLC Striders won 6 medals, 1 Gold (Will Ferguson 5k), 2 Silvers (Nick o'Neil 100m and Nina Oates 1500m), 3 Bronze (Rich Dare 5k, Will Ferguson 1500m, Nina Oates 3k). Super Dawn also won her age group in the 3k. Please keep it up as I enjoy every minute watching you perform for this very special club!!"Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Over an out and back undulating course Bren made his comeback after 17 months out of racing, and did well to finish 5th overall running 36.31 for 10k. Phil also had a fine run finishing 14th in 40.36" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"We had a great 1500 metres club championships today held on the college grass track, although conditions were windy and the track slightly up hill it didn't spoil the day. Fantastic fun, well done to all!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"A true Man U fan Liam (Bren's twin brother) will be leaving the Striders to travel around the globe. We will miss you broth!! See you in 12 months. Take care" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"We had another great morning at Boddington. We did a 4 mile time trial on an out and back course, producing some very encouraging times" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Brilliant performances by nine CLC Striders in this year's London marathon, 3 new club records, well done." Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"CLC Striders travelled to Stoke today to compete in there first ever track racing experience, and what a fantastic day it turned out to be. Every member of the squad won a medal! Well done" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"We did a 4 mile handicap time trial at Boddington today on an out and back course. Well done to you all you have definitely inspired me to make a racing comeback!! Thanks." Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"The white horse 10k road race went very well with 3 men and 2 women striders taking part on a perfect afternoon to run. Everyone had a great run and two new club records were set, many congratulations" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Darren Milne ran an excellent race to finish in 11th place out of serveral hundred runners in the Chedworth Roman Trail multi terrain race held from Chedworth village. Well done", Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Bren & Riz were spotted running in the unofficial Boddington 10K time trial today"

"Will ferguson wins the Gloucestershire cross country league men's title in only his second season of competitive running. Well done Super a fantastic result for you personally, and for CLC striders", Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Nathan and Liam had a great Reading half marathon today. Nathan ran an amazing 1hr 16mins 42secs, position 84 out of 11,867! Liam Doherty ran 1hr 48mins 57 secs - fantastic efforts", Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"So thrilled with my time,  It felt so good!! Brilliant course to run!!", Nathan Jones

"What a day - CLC Striders women take all three medals in the county 4k cross country championships held at Plock Court on a very blustery day. Liza Barry became the first Strider to win a Gold medal at senior level, with Rachel Vines winning Silver and Lisa Boyd taking the Bronze medal - they also won the team prize to cap what was a fantastic day!! Keep winning girls it makes me a very happy coach", Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Thanks for all your efforts today a great day out it was indeed especially for all you ladies winning every chocolate biscuit going!!
Thanks also to Mike and Rob for helping today much appreciated guys. Thanks again for your support" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Eddie the power Sutton smashes ladies half club record in the Bath Half Marathon.There were 7 CLC Striders running half marathons today and 3 new club records were set!" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"We had a great turnout today, fielding 4 men's teams, and two women's teams. The highlights of the day were CLC Striders ladies A-team finishing third, winning Bronze medals. Nathan Jones (the special one) running the fastest leg for the men. Thanks again for your efforts and support" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

" Well done to all of you who braved the wind and rain to compete in the Gloucester 20 mile road race. I do hope that this has given you a big confidence boost for the London marathon next month. Congratulations" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Will Ferguson was selected to represent Gloucestershire in the very prestigious inter county's cross country championships. Super is pictured with Andy Vernon, winner of the Inter-Countys and World cross trial senior men's title" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Congratulations to you all for delivering some superb performances today at the White Horse 5 mile road race. It's very satisfying for me to watch you all compete and run some great times. Thanks" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Well done to you all, you never let me down, and today especially you delivered big time, achieving many personal best times.
A special thanks goes out to Louise and Phil for helping me record, and to Jo Bryant for her chocolate brownies. Lets have a great club year together" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

" 19 clc striders headed off to Withington to test a 3.6 mile road course out as the club may be holding a race in the village later on this year" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Well done to you today - it was good fun" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"The club had another great turn out today at the Linda Franks 2.2 and 4.2 mile runs - 22 in total represented the CLC Striders " Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Well done everyone, especially Billy Bradshaw who had the run of the day and a big congratulations to Alex Evans for doing so well in completing her first cross country race and running the furthest that she has ever gone before" Brendan Ward, Club Chairman

"Well done to all of you who competed in the Gloucester New Year 10 mile road race which was held on a very cold winters day! Will Ferguson became the first CLC Strider to win a race overall - fantastic performance". Brendan Ward, Club Chairman