Steel City Striders Running Club

About the Club
Steel City Striders welcomes new members at any time of the year. The club welcomes runners of all standards from beginners to established runners. Although primarily a road running club with a strong presence in local road races, its members are also active in cross country and fell races. Formed in 1982 by a group of runners as a result of the first Sheffield Marathon, the club now has 200 members. How to join>> The club holds weekly training sessions at venues across Sheffield. It also organises a full programme of club events each year including the 10km Championship Race, the X-country Championship Race, the Road Race Championships, the Long Distance Strider, the Steel City Mile, the Sheffield Way Relay and the Dronfield Way Relay. These are often combined with social events. For the last few years the club has held a week of club events in early July.

How to contact the Club
For enquiries about membership contact club membership secretary Stewart Robinson. See also the club Membership Form for more details. For other enquiries contact the club secretary Anthony Billinghurst. Alternatively just turn up at one of the training venues and join us for a run. See details of weekly training venues>>

How to contact the webmaster
Please contact the webmaster if have any results, reports, photos or other material suitable for publication on this website or any constructive comments on how the website can be improved. Click here to email the webmaster.

MA Age Grade Calculator
Put your time and distance into the Age Grade Calculator and see how you compare with other runners. Click here>>

Main Road Training Session
Wednesday - Graves Tennis Centre, 7pm
See full details >

Main Track/Speed Training Sessions
Tuesday - Woodboun Raod Track, 6pm
Thursday - Woodbourn Rd Track, 6pm
See full details >>

The 2008 Percy Pud 10km race is now full. Race numbers have been posted. See list of entrants>>

9th November 2008 - Guinness World Record
Matt Surgeon and James Hunter went to a talk recently in Coal Aston by David Smith from Chesterfield who holds the Guinness World Record for fastest aggregate time for 7 marathons set on 7 continents of 23hrs 43mins and 55 sec set between 12th November 1995 and 5th March 2008. His marathons were: Athens, New York, Cape Town, Sydney, Rio, Beijing, Antarctica.

10th November 2008...London marathon draw takes place on November 18th
If you have entered the London marathon and want to be considered for one of the club numbers (in case you get rejected) give your name to Events Secretary Carol by email or in person Drwa rtakes place at the committee meeeting on Tuesday 18th November, all welcome to the meeting. Details of committee meetings

14th November 2008...Striders Race Results added
The Striders results from the first two South Yorkshire X-Country Races have been added. See details >>

1st November 2008...New venue for Monday night training
The club have found a new venue for Monday night training - Heeley Baths, Broadfield Road. We will use this venue on a trial basis until the end of Novemebr and then review the situation. Start 7.30pm, showers available afterwards at £1.25 per person.

29th October 2008...Trevor Brown has set a new club record
A new 10 mile club record was set for the male vet O/65 category by Trevor Brown. He completed the Spire 10 in 1:27:36. See full details>>

29th October 2008...Striders X-Country Championship Race, Graves Park, Saturday 27th December
The club championship race will be incorporated in the Sheffield Open X-Country Races which take place on Saturday 27th December. Give you name to Striders Competitions Secretary Carol Beattie to enter for free as a Strider. Number will be available from Carol on the day of the race. More details>>

4th October 2008 - Sheffield Way Photos and results.
The secret of how the Sheffield Way Relay runs so smootly can now be revealed. It is the attention to detail - see photo (left) of long time member Alan Brook directing the traffic on the busy A57 Snake Pass thus ensuring that the runners come to no harm when crossing. See more photos>>

Sheffield Running Club 'A' team took the overall trophy in this years Sheffield Way Relay with Striders 'A'team in second place. The Striders team captained by Simon Wiles won the the Janet Price Trophy and the all female team from Totley won the Roy Kitson's Founder's Trophy. Full results>>

A 10% discount is available on all physiotherapy services to all members of Steel City Striders at the White House Physiotherapy, 3, Sandygate Park, Sheffield, S10.
Tel: (0114) 230 2030

The last race in the Striders Road Race Championships for 2008 has now taken place. Final results to follow.