Here’s a snapshot after the third of the nine races in this season’s Striders Road Race Championship. See here for last year’s summary.
Askern 10k was the fifth race of the Championship. The next race is the big one: The Striders 10k. There will be further details about the race and refreshments sent out in due course. Remember, it is your best five races which count so now is the point in the championship things start to get interesting.
Full details regarding this years championship including the scoring system and all the fixtures can be found on the dedicated Striders Road Race Championship page.
The full details, all the calculations and how everyone is scoring (not just the top scorers listed above) are available to view on an online spreadsheet.
This has been updated to hopefully make it easier to see where you stand in your category. Please be sure to take a look and confirm your own times and categories etc as these are copied directly from the race results. With over 400 participants last year, there’s sure to be an error so don’t hesitate to get in touch if you spot one!
Any queries or discrepancies with either the Road or the Fell Championship scoring, please contact us via ‘Website Issues’ on the website Contact Form or reply to the post that will go up for this update on the Striders Facebook group.
The fixture list for 2017 is as follows:
| Race No | Date | Race |
| 1 | 5th February 2017 | Dewsbury 10k |
| 2 | 5th March 2017 | Norton 9 miler |
| 3 | 19th March 2017 | Dronfield 10k |
| 4 | 9th April 2017 | Sheffield half |
| 5 | 17th May 2017 | Askern 10k |
| 6 | 7th July 2017 | Striders 10k |
| 7 | 29th July 2017 | Meerbrook 15k |
| 8 | 29th October 2017 | Worksop half |
| 9 | 26th November 2017 TBC | Barnsley 10k |
Here’s a snapshot of each category:
| F | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Ashleigh Barron | 386 |
| 2 | Leisha Shiner | 358 |
| 3 | Kimberley Bateman | 261 |
| 4 | Letitia Hancock | 234 |
| 5 | Emma Portus | 207 |
| M | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Jorge Bronze | 491 |
| 2 | Alex Green | 412 |
| 3 | Sam Needham | 396 |
| 4 | Chris Guy | 365 |
| 5 | Phil Skelton | 320 |
| F40 | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Lucy Broom | 478 |
| 2 | Jo Carnie | 347 |
| 3 | Caroline Welton | 251 |
| 4 | Gayle Dooley | 202 |
| 5 | Fran Marshall | 169 |
| M40 | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Michael Richardson | 452 |
| 2 | Stephen King | 451 |
| 3 | Matt Broadhead | 382 |
| 4 | Tom Bassindale | 382 |
| 5 | Richard Clamp | 357 |
| F50 | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Mir Jansen | 168 |
| 2 | Philippa Richardson | 92 |
| 3 | Nicola Rafferty | 86 |
| 4 | Kate Scott | 83 |
| 5 | Jane Evans | 80 |
| M50 | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Clive Downing | 389 |
| 2 | Stuart Jones | 334 |
| 3 | John Maples | 328 |
| 4 | Michael Slater | 271 |
| 5 | Andrew Woffindin | 240 |
| F60 | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Carol Beattie | 161 |
| 2 | Helen Eberlin | 160 |
| 3 | Nicole Nield | 136 |
| 4 | Stephanie Street | 87 |
| 5 | Sheena Woodhead | 79 |
| M60 | ||
| Position | Name | Points |
| 1 | Ian Blackburn | 224 |
| 2 | Graham Nield | 177 |
| 3 | Graham Hague | 167 |
| 4 | Bob Pringle | 158 |
| 5 | Richard Binks | 144 |
