Elvet Striders
Old snippets never die...
10 in 10
Congratulations to Andrew Thompson for completing his mammoth 10 Marathons in 10 Months challenge! He's been running for Leukaemia research in memory of his friend Chris Hills, which you can read about, and still donate to, at his Just Giving site.
Well done mate!
Andrew's schedule:
12/03 Gin Pit, Manchester
02/04 Caythorpe Canter
08/05 Stratford on Avon
22/05 Edinburgh
03/07 Coniston
07/08 Dovedale Dipper
21/08 Northumb. Coastal
11/09 Nottingham
09/10 Kielder
30/10 Newcastle T. Moor
Metro Radio Interview BBC article
All about George
(and Barrie too)
George appears 38 minutes into this BBC1 coverage of the GNR.
George's interview is 20 minutes in to Jonathan Miles' Show on BBC Radio Newcastle.
George and Barrie Evans appear in this BBC1 documentary on the GNR with Michael Johnson.
George appears on North East Tonight.
Parkrun's runner of the week scroll down to bottom of Weekly Newsletter 9th Sept.
Spot the 2 Striders near the beginning of this video clip (but don't blink!).
Flyers
Jules has produced two lovely designs for Striders Flyers, mainly for distribution at Durham Parkruns. Take a look here and here.
Denise and Jane on the WHW
Congratulations to Denise and Jane on completing their epic four-day run along the 96 miles of the West Highland Way. The full story is now on Denise's blog, and Dave has uploaded all his photos, now, here. Put your feet up!
Triathlon History
Barry Bird has written an interesting article on the history of triathlon, Race of Three Sports. Triathlon might be older than people think. It can be found in our triathlon section.
Allan on Track Sessions
Allan makes an appearance on DurhamTri's podcast talking about the Wednesday track sessions. Also, Iain Twaddle talks running shoes. From there you can navigate to all the monthly podcasts on a whole range of subject of interest to swimmers, cyclists and runners.
Transalpine
From a friend of John H's, here's a race to think about for next year...
Why we run...
Here's a lovely animation from James Jarvis called Onwards. He writes of it, "The film was inspired by certain personal experiences in running - a favourite run over Blanchland moor in Northumberland, being attacked by a crow in Singapore - and also by the transcendent, almost psychedelic experience of the simple act of running."
Roz at the WTC
Roz Layton was 1st GBR and 5th overall in her age group in the World Triathlon Championships held in Budapest on the 12th of September: 1.5K swim/40K bike/10K run. Results here though Roz's class isn't showing currently.
Will on the Durham Hewitts
Read all about Will Horsley's successful Durham Hewitts Round on the NFR website. That's 11 summits in Weardale & Teesdale, about 47 miles, solo and unsupported in 10h 39m, lowering the previous record by 3.5 hours.
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