A big thank you to Kevin Wright for once again organising the fantastic Hobble trail race. This year made all the more exciting by the fog! There was a great turnout from Springfield Striders with 15 in the short (5.7 miles) and 20 in the long (16.5 miles) version. In […]
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Stebbing 10
Stebbing 10, which is always held on Remembrance Sunday, has always been popular with Springfield Striders and this year was no different with 22 runners enjoying the occasion. There were some good results with a 1, 2, 3 in the Mens race with James Rygate, Mark Newton and Henry Angrove […]
Read MoreCross-country at Epping Forest
Saturday saw the second round of the Essex League cross-country at the beautiful Epping Forest. With the leaves changing the setting is idyllic but the course is not flat and was quite muddy in places. In fact Luke, who was first home for the men, described it as energy sapping. […]
Read MoreChelmsford Half and Marathon
Sunday 16th October saw 14 striders tackle the Chelmsford Marathon and a further 15 run the half-marathon. It was a beautiful sunny day and having run around the centre of Chelmsford it was out to Writtle and then on the lanes to Newney Green. Here those doing the half marathon […]
Read MoreXC – One Tree Hill
Three women and nine men from Springfield Striders took part in the first Essex League races of the 2022/3 season at One Tree Hill. This popular course which has a lovely grassy decent followed by tracks and a run through the wood. The course was relatively dry and with only […]
Read MoreCross-Country Relays
The opening race of the cross-country season was the relays at Weald Park near Brentwood. We had four teams of 4 men and three teams of 3 women competing. The ground underfoot was dry (most ran in road shoes) so not the traditional mud of cross-country. What the course lacked […]
Read MoreStebbing 10
The Essex Grand Prix series drew to a close today at the Stebbing 10. Falling on Remembrance Sunday, the race is preceded by a short service and two minutes silence. The sun was out for a glorious day in Essex, but the recent rain meant sections of the course were […]
Read MoreLingwood Time Trial
Muddy conditions for the Lingwood Time Trial affected everyone differently this Saturday morning. Paul Broome posted the fastest time this year, just 5 seconds off his PB, but most of the men were significantly slower than in the previous two events. Richard Dobson came in 2nd, successfully navigating the route for the first […]
Read MoreHilly Fields Cross-Country
Another big turnout in the senior race for the second round of the Ellison NESS League, held by Great Bentley RC at Hilly Fields! 14 women and 25 men Striders. After a miserable day of weather on Saturday, conditions were surprisingly good – warm, and the sun was out! GBRC […]
Read MoreHorseheath Cross-Country
Fourteen Striders made the trip over the border into Cambridgeshire to run in Round 2 of the Essex Cross-Country League. Thankfully the weather was warmer than last year’s race but it was still windy! So windy in fact that Allison had to put the gazebo up inside a barn to stop […]
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