Ashford Striders

Ashford & District 5 and 10 mile

Linda Delport was the star of the show at the inaugural Ashford & District 5 and 10 mile run on Sunday 28th October. She completed the run in 4th place for the ladies and collected the 1st place trophy for the VW40-49 category, achieving a PB along the way of 1:19:16.

Justin Burden ran a new best time, finishing in 1:20:33. Alison Waters and Kyleigh Austen also both ran personal best times of 1:29:23 and 1:29:26 respectively. Corrie Shackle was close behind in 1:30:57 and Nicola Barton finished in 1:31:15. Clare Maxlow completed the course in 2:08:38.

In the 5 mile race, Ashford Striders’ Rebecca Hurley was the first team member to finish; she achieved a great time of 47:26. Toyah Bicker achieved a new personal best of 56:41 with Alison Button and Jason Sanders running together in 57:48. It was also a new PB for Button.

Danielle Moss and Catherine Lane came in just one second apart with times of 1:14:20 and 1:14:21 respectively.

Beachy Head Marathon

A team of Striders tackled the notoriously tough Beachy Head Marathon on Saturday 27th October. Peter Lane was first home in a time of 5:45:46. Nicola Crawley completed the undulating course in 6:05:45, with Cris Francis and Kath Atkinson finishing shortly behind in 6:07:27.

Lee Valley Velo Park Half Marathon

Lee Standen was the lone Strider competing in the Lee Valley Velo Park Half Marathon on Saturday 27th October. He set a new personal best time for the distance in 2:04:03.

Parkrun

At Ashford Parkrun Ross Sadd was the first to finish in 11th place overall setting an impressive time of 21:23. Justin Burden was 37th in a time of 23:07. Josh Whiten (24:16) and Emma Jeffery (24:59) both set times under the 25 minute mark, with Jeffery finishing in the top 10 ladies.

Mark Archer was next to finish for Striders in 25:28 with Rebecca Hurley (28:19), Rachel Brisley (28:39) and Clare Dunn (29:22) all coming in under the half hour mark. Rachel Oliver achieved a new Parkrun PB with a time of 31:13. Tyree Spicer (32:56) and Clare Maxlow (35:18 – new PB) the remaining Striders to finish. Allison Button was this week’s volunteer tail walker.

Danielle Moss travelled further afield this week to take part in the Banstead Woods parkrun and set a time of 44:07.

Parkrun

This week’s run at Victoria Park produced an abundance of new personal best milestones for the Ashford Striders team.

Justin Burden finished this week’s Parkrun in 28th place overall in a new personal best time of 22:21. Linda-Jean Delport also ran a new personal best of 23:23 to finish as 4th female. Josh Whiten also ran a new PB in a time of 23:40. Jamie Bartlett (24:35) and Jason Sanders (24:50) also ran sub-25 minute times. Reece Corner was next home in 25:26, followed by Stephen Rumsey (26:28) and Tamsin Ritchie (26:53), the latter who was also a top 20 female finisher this week. Hazel Forrester ran a new PB with a time of 28:30. Emma Jeffery (29:01), Rachel Brisley (29:06), Rachel Forrester (29:08 – new PB) and Kevin York (29:09) were next to finish. Ruth Goddard (30:13) and Tyree Spicer (30:20) both set new personal best times, and they were closely followed by Mel Cox who finished in 30:24. Rachel Oliver was next to complete the run in 31:40, and two more personal bests were set by Allison Button (34:37) and Danielle Moss (38:07).

Kath Atkinson, Peter Lane and Cris Francis were part of this week’s volunteer team.

Further afield Rebecca Hurley ran at the Northala Parkrun setting a time of 28:39.

Great South Run

Kath Atkinson continued her impressive form finishing the 10 mile course in a fantastic 1:17:26. Nicola Crawley was not far behind, running an excellent time of 1:30:52. Ruth Goddard, Libby Matthews and Tyree Spicer ran as a team collectively finishing the course in 1:52:46.

Eden Project Half Marathon

Husband and wife duo Dave and Pam Hunt travelled to run the Eden Project half marathon in Cornwall this weekend. Dave finished the undulating course in 2:14:26 with Pam, running her first ever half marathon, completing the run in 3:08:10.

Royal Parks Half Marathon

Nicola Crawley ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon in a time of 2:07:55. She was joined by Tyree Spicer who ran a time of 2:17:04.

Goodwood Festival of Running

Jason Sanders, Kath Atkinson and Cris Francis travelled to Goodwood festival of running. Jason ran in the 10k event finishing in a time of 52:15. Kath Atkinson was 19th placed female runner and 4th placed in the womens F35 category in the half marathon, with a time of 1:54:25. Cris Francis finished in exactly the same time, and 16th in the M40 category.

Ashford Parkrun

Justin Burden was the first Strider home at this week’s parkrun in a time of 23:15 and 27th place overall. He was followed by Kath Atkinson in 24:46, who was 6 th placed female this week. Josh Whiten was next home in 26:13 with Alison Waters (26:27), Cris Francis (26:28) and Mark Archer (26:54) hot on his heels.

Emma Jeffery (27:57) and Rachel Brisley (27:58) were the next to finish, with Simon Jackson (28:39), Steve Rumsey (28:44), Rebecca Hurley (31:02), Tamsin Ritchie (31:08), and Rachel Oliver (33:31) the next home. Allison Button finished with a superb sprint in 36:27, with Louise McDonnell (36:53), Toyah Bicker (37:38), Kirsty Theobald (39:51) and Danielle Moss (41:38) the remaining Strider runners. Katie Iggulden Exon volunteered as this week’s tail walker.

Givaudan Ashford 10k

Ashford Striders put in a great team performance at this year’s Givaudan 10k, with a number of members setting new personal best times. Kath Atkinson was first home for the club, with an excellent new PB of 44:45, finishing as 11 th placed female runner and 5 th in the Senior Women category. Close behind were Cris Francis (45:21), Justin Burden (48:25) and Kyleigh Austen (49:19) all achieving new PBs. Linda Delport was next home in 50:11 and she was followed by Alison Waters (51:31) and Jamie Bartlett (51:42) who also set new PBs.

Nicola Crawley was next home in 52:33 with Corrie Shackle close behind in 52:54. Mark Archer (54:47) and Rebecca Hurley (56:00) followed and then Libby Matthews (1:05:37), Toyah Bicker (1:12:15 – new PB), Ruth Goddard (1:17:15) and Danielle Moss (1:28:37).

Bournemouth Marathon & Half

Striders Peter Lane and Clare Maxlow travelled to the South Coast to take part in this year’s marathon on a warm autumn morning. Lane finished the 26.2 mile course in a time of 4:25:53 and Maxlow in 6:31:26.

Meanwhile, Catherine Lane took on the Bournemouth half marathon, completing the 13.1 miles in a personal best of 3:16:39.

Tonbridge Half Marathon

Lee Standen was the lone Strider taking part in an undulating Tonbridge half marathon. His time of 2:07:36 was a new personal best, running 9 minutes faster than his previous time in 2017.

Brighton 10 mile

Jason Sanders and Tyree Spicer travelled to Brighton to compete in this year’s 10 mile run. Sanders set an excellent time of 1:25:12 and Spicer a new personal best of 1:39:19.

Parkrun

Justin Burden was first to finish for Striders setting a new PB of 22:38 and finishing in 26 th place overall. Jason Sanders in 41 st place completed the run in 24:40. He was followed by Mark Archer (27:15), Josh Whiten (27:18), Cris Francis (27:19) and Rebecca Hurley (27:22), with Rachel Brisley (28:13) and Steve Rumsey (28:43) also finishing well.

Ashford Striders’ Rachel Oliver took Parkrun tourism to another level, running the Cairns Pakrrun in Australia. Oliver finished the 5k course in hot conditions in a time of 33:09.

Parkrun

There was a bright and sunny feel to this week’s Ashford Parkrun with many of Ashford Striders taking part either as runners or volunteers.   Emma Jeffery was first home in a time of 25:39, securing another top 10 ladies finish in an excellent 8^th place. Cris Francis was second to finish for the club, in 26:26, with Kath Atkinson, Nicola Crawley and Rebecca Hurley not far behind in 26:46, 26:47 and 26:50 respectively. Tamsin Ritchie finished in 27:28 and Rachel Brisley (31:09), Kevin York (31:10) and Mel Cox (31:14) completing the team. Special congratulations this week go to Striders’ Lee Standen who reached a Parkrun milestone this week, volunteering for the 25^th time at Victoria Park. He was joined by Libby Matthews as tail-walker and Linda Delport and Cris Francis who also volunteered. Further afield, Justin Burden travelled to Deal & Walmer Parkrun for the first time and set an excellent PB of 23:33.

Folkestone Half Marathon

A small team of Striders took part in the Folkestone Half Marathon this weekend, achieving some great results. Having set a PB at Deal Parkrun, Justin Burden completed the 13.1 mile Folkestone course in a time of 1:54:15 finishing in 20^th place in his category. Jason Sanders was close behind and 24^th in his category in 1:56:01. Linda Delport finished her first ever half marathon in 1:56:55 and was 34^th female finisher and 8^th in her category, with Kyleigh Austen completing the course in a time of 2:04:00 and 16^th in her category.

Windsor Half Marathon

Nicola Crawley travelled to Windsor for her Half Marathon endeavours, finishing in 2:02:28.

Ashford Striders Takeover Parkrun

A large group of Ashford Striders members took on all volunteer roles at this week’s Victoria Park 5k, providing marshals and pacers for the event. Peter Lane was first Strider to finish, pacing a time of 26 minutes. First lady Strider home and 24th female overall was Rebecca Hurley in a time of 27:23, followed by Stephen Rumsey in 28:21. Josh Whiten who was pacemaking finished in 28:47 with Clare Dunn in 29:05. Alison Waters, Dave Hunt and Tyree Spicer were also providing pace times at 30:11, 32:05 and 33:39 respectively. Katie Iggulden Exon completed the course as this week’s Tail Walker.

Faversham 10k

A group from Ashford Striders ran at the Faversham 10k on Sunday 16th September. Corrie Shackle was first Strider to finish in an excellent time of 54:15. Katie Iggulden Exon completed the run in 1:09:58 with Jason Sanders and Allison Button joint in 1:12:10. This was Button’s first ever competitive 10k race, which is run by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. As well as her running achievement, Button raised over £600 for the charity.

Larkfield 10k

Alison Waters, Kirsty Theobald and Pam Hunt took on the Larkfield 10k, covering the 2 lap course from East Malling Research Centre. Waters completed the route in a time of 53:12, with Theobald running her first ever competitive 10k race finishing in 1:22:37 and Hunt coming in alongside in a time of 1:22:39.

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Ashford Parkrun

There were new Personal Best times set by the Ashford Striders top 3 finishers at Victoria Park on Saturday morning, with Linda-Jean Delport finishing first for the club and 7th female overall in an excellent time of 23:38.  Josh Whiten completed the course in 24:10 and Emma Jeffery improved on her PB yet again in an impressive 24:26.  Dave Hunt came home in 24:38 followed by Lee Standen in 26:43. Mel Cox finished in 30:27 with Ruth Goddard, Tyree Spicer and Louise McDonnell all getting round in 35:54. They were followed by Emily Moors (36:07) and Libby Matthews (42:13).

Further afield

Striders’ Cris Francis and Kevin York travelled to the new forest to take part in a challenging half marathon.  Francis finished in an excellent 1:45:01 with York also completing the 13.1 miles in a sub 2 hour time of 1:54:59.  As a warm up for the Half Marathon they also took part in the Brockenhurst Parkrun finishing together in 49th and 50th place overall, in the same time of 25:40.

Allison Button and Danielle Moss took part in a hilly Wingham 5k while Katie Exon ventured to Newcastle to take part in the Great North Run.  Jason Sanders completed a Nuclear Blast tough mudder obstacle race in Essex. Well done to all who ran this weekend.

Couch to 5k

Ashford Striders are always keen to welcome new members of all abilities, The next Couch to 5k Group starts on Monday 17th September.  The sessions will be in Finberry at 7.30pm on Mondays and are run by a professionally qualified coach.  Further details can be found on the Facebook page.

Parkrun takeover

Ashford Striders are taking over Ashford Parkrun this coming Saturday, 15th September, carrying out all volunteer roles at the event.  We look forward to welcoming people to our first ever club takeover.