2024

Knowsley Parkrun 30-Mar-2024 Results

A great turnout for today’s parkrun. A big CONGRATULATIONS to Joanne on her first ever parkrun!

Position	parkrunner	Gender	Age Group	Time
22	Alistair RAFFEL	Male	VM70-74	25:49
23	Nick WILD	Male	VM50-54	26:00
25	Helen CALDWELL	Female	VW55-59	26:17
26	Vincent ALCOCK	Male	VM55-59	26:18
33	David MCGOWAN	Male	VM55-59	28:00
37	Jo SULLIVAN	Female	VW55-59	28:39
42	Allan BIRD	Male	VM60-64	29:33
44	Stuart SMART	Male	VM40-44	29:53
45	Joanne LEACH	Female	VW45-49	30:19
46	Siobhan PARTINGTON	Female	VW45-49	30:20
47	Woody FELTON	Male	VM50-54	30:21
50	John DOOLEY	Male	VM75-79	31:26
64	Jean MCGOWAN	Female	VW55-59	32:59

Training

April Training Schedule

Training Alan Brady

In April we continue to work alongside Lymm Runners, but we will be delivering the training. The timing will shift slightly – so track access from 6.30pm, with the warm-up starting at 6.45pm and the chatty run at around 7.00pm.

02-Apr	Distance based: efforts of 1000m, (400m recovery) 800m, (200m recovery) 600m, (100m recovery) 300m – then 2-3 mins rest (active or not, your choice) – repeat efforts – 25 minutes total
	Time based: 2 x 3 mins (90 seconds recovery), 3 x 2 mins (1 min recovery), 4 x 1 min (30 seconds recovery)
	Short break – 1 x 800m at target 5k race pace or quicker
09-Apr	Distance: 1000m effort with 200m walk recovery (24 minutes)
	Time: 1 min on, 1 min off x6; lap jog recovery; repeat (24 mins)
16-Apr	Distance: deconstructed kilometres – 500m steady pace, 300m 5k pace, 200m hard, 200m walk – repeat (28 mins)
	Time: 5 mins at target 5k pace; 2 mins jog recovery x4 (28 mins)
23-Apr	Distance: 400m efforts with 200m easy recovery (30 mins)
	Time: 2 mins hard, 1 min recovery x 10 (30 mins)
30-Apr	Distance: Yasso 800s – efforts at target marathon time in mins/seconds; recoveries of same time (28 mins)
	Time: Pyramid efforts – 4,3,2,1,1,2,3,4 min efforts with 1 min recoveries (28 mins)

Results

High Legh 10k 17-Mar-2024 Results

Results Alan Brady

Well done to all Spectrum runners, great running!

Pos	Bib	Name	Gender	Gender Pos	Cat	Cat Pos	Time
18th	356	Woody Felton	M	17th	50-59	4th	0:37:09
32nd	146	Stuart JOHNSON	M	31st	15-39	13th	0:39:59
96th	228	Jason SAGE	M	87th	40-49	27th	0:45:55
97th	218	Alex ROBERTS	M	88th	15-39	33rd	0:45:55
107th	334	Mike Hall	M	96th	60-69	4th	0:46:55
168th	317	Dennis Yarwood	M	138th	50-59	39th	0:50:52
209th	188	Claire ELLISON	F	51st	15-39	13th	0:53:21
215th	149	Mike Brady	M	164th	50-59	45th	0:53:31
235th	217	Eleanor ROBERTS	F	63rd	50-59	19th	0:54:38
259th	17	Julian SPENCER	M	184th	60-69	19th	0:55:18
305th	482	Ursula HARRISON	F	101st	60-69	7th	0:57:43
402nd	112	Siobhan PARTINGTON	F	156th	40-49	55th	1:04:39
429th	450	John DOOLEY	M	254th	70-79	8th	1:07:09

Results Social

Parkrun Pacers 16-Mar-2024

Results, Social Alan Brady

Pos	Name	Gender	Category	Time
46	Neil MARSH	Male	VM35-39	0:23:02
55	Jason SAGE	Male	VM45-49	0:23:38
75	Julian Timothy SPENCER	Male	VM60-64	0:24:45
84	Nigel FULLER	Male	VM55-59	0:25:00
87	Dennis YARWOOD	Male	VM55-59	0:25:16
101	Alistair RAFFEL	Male	VM70-74	0:25:45
165	Kate JOHNSON	Female	VW50-54	0:27:59
189	Mike BRADY	Male	VM55-59	0:28:40
230	Mike HALL	Male	VM65-69	0:29:23
286	Stuart SMART	Male	VM40-44	0:31:24
305	Allan BIRD	Male	VM60-64	0:32:02
319	David MCGOWAN	Male	VM55-59	0:32:56
356	Jean MCGOWAN	Female	VW55-59	0:34:32
362	Ran MACKAY	Male	VM55-59	0:34:52
375	Lisa MACKAY	Female	VW55-59	0:35:45
402	Craig CLARE	Male	VM40-44	0:37:10

The volunteers who made this event happen were: Allan BIRD, Mike BRADY, Richard BUTTERFIELD, Sebastian CARTER, Craig CLARE, Steve CLARKE, Brian COYNE, Ben CREASEY, Helen DARBYSHIRE, Nigel FULLER, Mike HALL, Geoff HAND, Alex HARTLAND, Jan HAWGOOD, Ian HUGHES, Kate JOHNSON, Brenda JONES, Huw JONES, Zachary JONES, James KIRKIN, Richard KIRKIN, Kevin LAKIN, Giles LEWIS, Fenella LIPKIN, Gillian LONG, Lisa MACKAY, Ran MACKAY, Robert MACLENNAN, Neil MARSH, Emma MCCUE, Scott MCCUE, David MCGOWAN, Jean MCGOWAN, Richard MURCOTT, Paul NEILL, Alistair RAFFEL, Debbie REX, Jason SAGE, Paul SHANNON, Stuart SMART, Andy SMITH, Brian TUOHEY, Rebecca WELLS, Richie WELLS, Lyn WESTWOOD, Martin WRIGHT

Results

Trotters Trail 5 Results 3-Mar-2024

Results Alan Brady

Well done to the striders who ran this off-road trail race.

Results
Place	Bib	Name	Gender	AG	ChipTime	GunTime
8	75	Felton, Woody	M	V50	34:17	34:18
94	100	Hand, Geoff	M	V65	46:15	46:29
121	125	Johnson, Kate	F	FV50	48:48	49:02
169	104	Harrison, Ursula	F	FV60	53:24	53:40

Results

Ormskirk Parkrun 24-Feb-2024

Results Alan Brady

Results
POSITION	PARKRUNNER	GENDER	AGE GROUP	TIME	Comment
61	Julian Timothy SPENCER	Male	VM60-64	23:35
109	Helen CALDWELL	Female	VW55-59	26:01
126	David MCGOWAN	Male	VM55-59	26:36
154	Vincent ALCOCK	Male	VM55-59	27:32
162	Ursula HARRISON	Female	VW60-64	27:51
204	Caitlin HENDERSON	Female	SW20-24	29:06	PB
211	Alec HENDERSON	Male	VM55-59	29:17	PB
257	Terry COLES	Male	VM80-84	31:40
260	Jean MCGOWAN	Female	VW55-59	31:43
294	John DOOLEY	Male	VM75-79	33:18

Results

Parbold Hill 17-Feb-2024 Results

Results Alan Brady

Well done to Rob, Andy, Neil and Geoff on this tough course!

Pos	Num	Name	Cat	CatPos	Time
62	227	Robert Hough	M50	(010/041)	00:57:37
148	165	Andy Garnett	M65	(005/017)	01:05:26
199	166	Neil Garnett	M60	(007/021)	01:10:17
244	186	Geoff Hand	M65	(011/017)	01:15:46

Welcome

Welcome to Spectrum Striders!

Welcome Alan Brady

We are a friendly running club based in Birchwood, Warrington. Ever since we set off in 1983, we’ve taken part in all kinds of running events including Parkrun, road, trail, cross-country and fells. We also organise several local races, including the long-established Birchwood 10K.

Our membership spans all abilities and experiences – from people who are completely new to running, to people who just run for fun, to people who run ultra marathons! No matter where we each are on our journey, we all share one common love: running.

So, whether you’re a complete running newbie, a more established runner, or just looking for a fun, sociable way to improve your fitness, we’d love you to come and join us.

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Results

Croxteth Park XC Results 4-Feb-24

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Men
Name	Pos	Time
Woody	19	0:35:34
Joe	111	0:45:02
Graham	113	0:45:21
Geoff	123	0:46:59
Julian	141	0:49:12

Ladies
Name	Pos
Suzy	42
Claire	53
Kate J	59
Kate G	68
Helen	69
Ursula	92

Results

Helsby Half Marathon 21-Jan-2024 Results

Position	Finish time	Bib	First name	Last name	Chip time	Chip position	Gender	Gender position	Category	Category position
234	01:32:03	2089	Neil	Marsh	01:31:38	236	Male	206	V35	40
442	01:42:39	1104	Andy	Garnett	01:41:41	452	Male	365	V65	10
573	01:47:57	1721	Joe	Dempsey	01:45:51	567	Male	470	SEN (23-34)	76
779	01:57:49	2382	Kate	Grimoldby	01:55:44	779	Female	172	V35	31
1065	02:13:44	1462	Eleanor	Roberts	02:10:38	1063	Female	304	V55	26

Runcorn Town Cross Country 14-Jan-24 Results

Results

Name	Pos	Time
Woody	29	0:35:17
Graham	140	0:44:18
Andy	143	0:44:43
Lewis	156
Julian	180	0:50:29
Alistair	168

Name	Pos	Time
Alison	14
Claire	70

Name	Pace Time (mins)
Craig Clare	30
Stu Smart	31
Allan Bird	32
David McGowan	33
Jean McGowan	34
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