Striders Events

Spectrum Striders organises several social events during the year.

Annual Awards Dinner Dance

Each year, club members & their guests gather to present the Club Championship trophies to the winners and to present the Club Road Race Standards certificates.  There is also a "Christmas" Dinner and disco.  In recent years, this has been held in early January as it is much cheaper and there are more dates available.  >Read more

Quiz

We have a "pub quiz" each year.  This has been held in various venues in recent years, including local pubs and in 2009 in the Bay Leaf Restaurant (venue for our regular Curry Night).  There is usually a buffet during the evening.

Family Track Day

Each summer, we have a Family Track Day at Victoria Park track where we have races at various distances, long jump, also fun races and relays.  This years event will be on Saturday 10-Jul-2010, 12 noon to 4:30pm.  All members of the family are welcome.  This is usually followed by a BBQ at Julian's house. >Read more.

5k Handicap race

This race takes place on a summer evening in Birchwood Forest Park.  In recent years it has been on a Tuesday evening when the track is unavailable for our track training.  >Read more

Duathlon

This is always on the Friday evening preceding the Birchwood 10k race.  It gives members the opportunity to do an informal race on the 10k weekend and we usually go for a pint afterwards.  Brian Burnett is our regular organiser.  >Read more

Curry night

We go for a monthly curry, usually on the first Thursday of the month after Club training.  >Read more

Other events

Portugal training camp

Some Striders go on an informal training camp in the spring, this years dates are 12/20-Mar-2010.   The aim is eat and drink and run as much or as little as you want.   This is not a formal Striders event, but is run in conjunction with friends from West Cheshire AC, Deestriders and several other clubs around the UK.  If you want to know more, ask any of the following: Julian Spencer, Andy Garnett, Linda and John Owen, and Geoff Wilson.

Lakes fell training weekend

Each November (on the same weekend as the Preston 10 mile race), Julian Spencer organises a Fell Training weekend in the Lake District.  (This is also not a formal Striders event.)  Running is not compulsory; some people go hill walking instead.  The dates for the 2010 weekend are Fri/Sun 19/21-Nov, at Newlands Adventure Centre near Keswick.  >Read more

Cross Country League Presentation Evening & Disco

The Club has taken part in the North West Sunday Cross Country League for many years.  The League will have a presentation evening on Fri 12-Mar-2010.  Full details are available in our News section.