A trophy scoop and a new club record at The Boxing Day 5…
42 Club members ran at the Boxing Day 5 in Witham on Tuesday 26th December.
Jackie Stretton was the first female strider home and second female overall in a time of 30:27, followed by Imogen Ovenden in 3rd place and running a PB time of 33:20. The ladies won the team prize with Jackie, Imogen, Claire Collins and Emily Smith.
For the men, Chris Burgoyne was the first Strider home in a time of 26:57, finishing 6th overall and the 1st MV40.
Ian Cardy got into the club record books for the first time, by running a time of 30:50 in the MV60 category.
Also a big well done to our Men’s Captain, David Rayner on another PB for 2023; running a 41.40, some ten minutes faster than the same event in 2022!
For the full results click here.
Back at Hilly Fields…
Set in fairly mild conditions, this challenging course boasted undulating terrain and a few thrilling hills to conquer.
28 Striders ran in this Essex League XC Race.
Chris Burgoyne finished as the first strider home in the men’s 8km race and 20th overall, in a time of 27:30. Jackie Stretton was the first female strider home in the 6.6k race and finished in a time of 25:08.
Full results can be found here and league information can be found here.
16 ran at Hilly Fields…
14 men and 2 women ran at Hilly Fields today, in race 3 of the NESS XC League.
Jonathan Hughes was the first strider home in 11th position, closely followed by Luke Fitz-John in 12th.
For the women, Emily Smith finished 15th and Isobel Gowers in 38th. Unfortunately, as we needed a team of four women we accumulated penalty points in the league.
Full results can be found here.
The next NESS fixture is on Sunday 21st January, hosted by Harwich.
Little Baddow sets the tone for Mid-Essex XC League…
20 club members braved the new (and extremely tough!) course, hosted by Little Baddow Ridge Runners, to kick off the Mid-Essex Cross-Country League.
The route was very tough, running through Blakes Wood, with undulating terrain, hilly slopes, twisting trails, and muddy tracks.
The scoring four ladies claimed positions 1, 2 ,3 and 6, (Sarah Overington, Nicole Frisby, Emily Smith & Imogen Ovendon) setting great foundations for the league ahead.
Over in the men’s race, Luke Fitz-John was the first strider home, in 5th position overall. The six scoring men were Luke, James Sullivan (12th), Alex Benson (13th), Dave Walton (15th), Peter Chubb (18th) and Mark Jeffrey (26th).
The next fixture is on Sunday 17th December in Great Dunmow. (10.30am start)
Medal Success at the Essex Vets XC Championships
38 club members braved the cold weather to race at the Essex XC Champs today (Sat 2nd Dec), held at Writtle University College.
The event took place over three races, with the V50 men going off first. 18 men competed in this event, with the V50 team winning silver (Lee Martin/Scott Dryden/Paul Broome & Dave Walton) and the V60 team scooping gold (Ian Cardy/Chris Purse/Vic Spain & Mark Jeffrey). The first strider home was Lee Martin in a time of 27:30.
Over in the women’s race, 10 members took part, with Emily Smith the first strider home in a time of 32:53, finishing 15th overall.
In the men’s 40-49 race, the first strider home was Chris Burgoyne, who finished in third place overall, with a time of 25:15. The men’s team won gold with Chris Burgoyne/Alex Manton/Jonathan Hughes & Paul Miles.
Thank you so much much to all the marshals and helpers today for standing out in the freezing cold temperatures. These events cannot happen without you.
For the full results CLICK HERE.
Striders’ success in Stebbing…
Organised by Grange Farm and Dunmow Runners and celebrating its 21st year in 2023, the award-winning Remembrance Day Stebbing 10 is a 10-mile race on gently undulating, scenic north Essex country lanes. The race starts outside Stebbing Church and finishes in the village.
Ten Springfield Striders took part in the event, which was won by Paul Whittaker (Unattached) in a new course record of 50:48.
Nicole Frisby (Springfield Striders) finished as the first female, 19th overall and the first strider home, in a new PB time of 1:03:33.
Dave Walton (Springfield Striders) was close behind in 1:05:16, securing second MV50 place. Club members Imogen Ovenden (1:11:17) and David Rayner – Men’s Captain (1:29:21) had fantastic runs, securing 10-mile PB’s.
420 people completed the event.
Great running everyone.
Full results can be found here.
The Hobble proves a popular event with 143 taking part…
Hosted by Essex Trail Events, the popular ‘Hobble’ event took place yesterday (Sun 12th November). 143 people took part, with 37 Springfield Striders completing the event.
There were three distance options, comprising of 16.5 miles, 10 miles and 5 miles. 35 people completed the 16.5, with Paul Dellar of Colchester Harriers finishing first in a time of 2:25:36. The first female to finish was Springfield Striders’ Ladies Captain, Emily Smith, in a time of 2:51:01.
48 people completed the 10-mile option, with Jackie Stretton (Springfield Striders) finishing first, in an impressive time of 1:16:55, closely followed by Mark Waine (Springfield Striders) in a time of 1:23:21.
For the 5-mile option, 60 people took part with Sam Harper (unattached) finishing in first place, in a time of 45:08, closely followed by Ian Gowers (Springfield Striders) in a time of 50:36. The first female to finish was Poppy Gowers, in a time of 50:36.
For the full results and for further information about Essex Trail events, please click here.
40 Striders run at Essex League XC in Writtle
The 3rd fixture in the Essex League took place on Saturday 4th November at Writtle University College. Fantastic running from everyone and an amazing turnout from team Striders with ten ladies and thirty men running. The first strider home was Jackie Stretton in the ladies race, finishing in a time of 28:50 and 5th overall. Chris Burgoyne led the striders out in the men’s race, finishing as the first strider and 15th overall, in a time of 27:55.
- The first four female striders were Jackie Stretton, Imogen Ovenden, Emily Smith & Anna Poston (4 to score)
- For the men, the first six striders were Chris Burgoyne, Alex Manton, Luke Fitz-John, Jonathan Hughes, Paul Miles and Scott Dryden. (6 to score)
The next fixture is at Hilly Fields, Colchester. (Ladies race at 12pm and men at 12:45pm) Pre-entry is requried via Roster Athletics here.
Full results can be found here.
23 Striders run at Writtle in the NESS League XC
The first fixture of the NESS league XC took place at Writtle University College yesterday (Sun 29th Oct). Fab running from everyone and our club finished in third place! There were 106 women and 171 men in the event in total.
The first Strider home was Luke Fitz-John for the men and Sarah Overington for the women.
As we hosted this event we also would like to thank all of the volunteers that gave up their time to make the event happen.
Results can be viewed here.
The total number of runners per club was as follows:
CATS – 12 / CHAC – 30 / Gt Bentley – 41/ Hadleigh – 8/ Halstead – 24/ Harwich – 29/ Ipswich – 30/ Mid Essex – 18/ Springfield – 23/ Tiptree – 30/ Witham – 42
Photos are available to view here.
A fantastic turnout at the Essex XC event
The 2nd fixture in the Essex League took place on Saturday 28th October at Gloucester Park in Basildon. Fantastic running from everyone; the first strider home was Jackie Stretton in the ladies race, finishing in a time of 30:19 and 7th position. Chris Burgoyne led the striders out in the men’s race, finishing as the first strider and 9th overall in a time of 30:47.
The next fixture is at Writtle University College on Saturday 4th November. (Ladies race at 12pm and men at 12:45pm) Pre-entry is required via Roster Athletics.
Full results can be found here.
Striders Success at Chelmsford Running Events…
15 Springfield Striders took on the full marathon in Chelmsford today (Sun 15th Oct), whilst 18 took on the half marathon.
The marathon was won by Aaron Hudson of South London Striders, in a time of 2:41:10 with new striders member, Gareth Carey in 2nd position and close behind in a time of 2:43:00.
Springfield Strider, Nikki Woodyard was the first female home, in a time of 3:02:57, followed by new club members, Emma Prideaux and Rosa Prideaux, both running 3:11:18 and taking 2nd and 3rd female positions.
The half marathon was won by Ryan Willmott of Herne Hill Harriers, in a time of 1:16:09. The first male strider home was Phil Nippard in a time of 1:31:32.
For the females, Hannah Mcgowan-Jones (unattached) was first in a time of 1:21:02, closely followed by Springfield Striders, Jackie Stretton (2nd: 1:25:02) and Nicole Frisby (3rd: 1:27:27).
Special mention must also go to the men’s club captain, David Rayner for shaving almost 9 minutes off his half marathon PB and finishing in a time of 1:56:21.
For the full results, please click here.
Essex League Cross-Country off to a flying start…
Saturday 14th October marked the start of the Essex League XC races, with One Tree Hill setting the scene for the first race of the season.
Five Striders Ladies represented the club in the 6k race, with 141 ladies running in total. Charlotte Barnard finished as the first Springfield Strider home and 30th position with a time of 28:56. The team, made up of Charlotte, Emily Smith, Imogen Ovenden and Karen Beazeley finished in 11th position overall.
View the ladies race results here.
Over in the men’s 8k race, nine Striders men represented the club, with 257 men running in total. Alex Benson was the first Springfield Strider home, in 82nd position and a time of 32:53. The team made up of Alex, Scott Dryden, Paul Broome, Robin McCoy, Dean McLeod and Mark Jeffrey finished in 13th position overall.
View the mens race results here.
Tiptree 10 (Essex Championship Race)
Well done to the 25 Springfield Striders that ran the Tiptree 10 today (Sun 8th Oct). The race, celebrating its 35th year is run over a predominantly flat, scenic, and rural route, with a couple of hills in the last two miles!
The event was won by Shane Boxall from City of Southend AC in a time of 53:26, closely followed by Springfield Strider, James Rygate (54:34) taking second place.
The first female home was Lydia Callan of Colchester Harriers in a time of 62:40. Springfield Strider, Nicole Frisby was the 3rd female in a time of 65:29, gaining herself a well-earned PB.
The men won the first team, made up of James Rygate, Jonathan Hughes and Paul Miles, all running under 60 minutes and gaining themselves Essex Gold medals.
The ladies won the third team, made up of Nicole Frisby, Imogen Ovendon and Charlotte Barnard earning themselves bronze Essex medals.
Congratulations to Jonathan Hughes, Peter Chubb, Rebecca Pittman and Lynn Tanner for winning Essex medals in their age categories.
Fantastic running everyone! View the full results here.
Southend 10k (Essex Championship Race)
15 Springfield Striders took on the Southend 10k today (Sun 1st Oct). Starting in Southchurch Park, the course is a flat, out and back, traffic-free route along Southend seafront towards Shoeburyness, also incorporating a section on the wide footpaths of Gunners Park.
The first Strider home was Lee Martin, in a time of 35:40, closely followed by Paul Miles,(35:58) and Peter Chubb (39:04).
Nicole Frisby was the first female strider home, in a time of 39:30, followed by Imogen Ovenden (43:07) and Isobel Gowers (45:41), all earning themselves PB’s!
Great running everyone! For the full results, click here.
More success at the Langham 10k…
Eight Striders took on the Club Championship 10k race in Langham this morning (24th Sept). The overall winner was Finn Rattray of Colchester & Tendering (CATs) in a time of 34:10, and the first female was Claire Jacobs of Hadleigh Hares AC in a time of 35:41.
Christopher Purse was the first male strider home, in a time of 42:50, making him the 10k club champion. He was also the first v60.
Emily Smith was the first female strider home, in a time of 44:27, making her the 10k club champion. She also won first fv40. Lynn Tanner was the first fv70, in time of 55:54.
Emily Smith, Isobel Gowers and Hilda O’Kelly won the first female team.
Full results can be found here.
Striders winning streak continues in Maldon…
Eight Striders took on the Maldon Half Marathon this morning (24th Sept). This undulating course, which is in its fifth year starts in Maldon and continues into the Essex Countryside. The event was won by Kurtis Swan of Braintree and District AC in a time of 1:12:16.
The first female home was Springfield Strider, Jackie Stretton in a time of 1:28:57. closely followed by team-mate, Sarah Overington, who finished as second female in a time of 1:29:50.
Jackie and Sarah, along with Claire Collins and Jenny Barrett won the first female team.
Full results can be found here. (Just check you have selected 2023 results in the top right corner).
Trophy Scoop at the Ingatestone 5
Ten Springfield Striders ran at the Ingatestone 5 yesterday (Sunday 17th September), fortunately the temperatures were a little cooler than the XC races!
Imogen Ovenden finished as 2nd female, (and the first strider home) in a time of 34:40, with Emily Smith close behind in 3rd position with a time of 35:00. Imogen and Emily, along with Isobel Gowers won the first female team.
The first male strider home was Chris Sewell in a time of 40:19.
As this was the 5 mile club championship race, Imogen and Chris have won the club championships titles. Congratulations to both of you!
Full results can be found here.
Essex XC Relays – Saturday 16th September
A hot, sunny day at Weald Park in Brentwood set the scene for the first XC of the season. We entered three ladies teams (one senior, one V40 and one V50 team) and five men’s teams (one senior, two V40, one V50 and one v60 team).
Congratulations to the V60 men for winning an Essex bronze medal for finishing third team in their age category.
Full results can be viewed here.
Essex Way 2023 Round-Up
Blue skies and warm weather set the scene for the 2023 Essex Way Relay race on Sunday 3rd September. Springfield Striders entered eight teams across the ten stages of the 81-mile route, starting at Epping Station and finishing at the iconic Harwich Lighthouse. 76 Striders took part, meaning our club covered over 610 miles!
Our Men’s A team finished 7th overall, losing out to Grange Farm & Dunmow Runners, two Southend AC teams, Leigh on Sea RC, Billericay Striders and Benfleet RC. Our Ladies A team finished in 3rd position behind Southend AC and Leigh on Sea and our VETS team finished in 2nd position behind Leigh on Sea.
For the full results CLICK HERE.
Friday Night 5k Success
Well done to everyone who ran in the 5km races at the Colchester Sports Park on Friday 11th August. Congratulations to Lee Martin (gold), Peter Chubb (silver) and Nikki Woodyard (silver) for winning Essex medals in their age categories.