Here's all the news for JULY. Visit the News and Events > Stragmag page to download.

Prudential RideLondon are looking for at least 25 Stragglers/Stragglists to help out at the Prudential RideLondon on Sunday 10th August, around the Kingston area. More info as follows:

We are looking for volunteers to help over 75,000 people get involved at the world’s  largest festival of cycling. Volunteers are required in Kingston on Sunday 10^th August. There are two events that day, Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 where approx 24,000 riders will ride 100 miles from The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, around Surrey and back to finish on The Mall. Followed by 150 of the world’s top professional riders (including Mark Cavendish)who will do an extended route to finish in front of Buckingham Palace. Kingston will be a particularly exciting location as both the RideLondon-Surrey 100 and Classic pass through their twice. You can check out last year’s event via a short video on YouTube http://youtu.be/uz32QHPprH0

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The club AGM will take place on Thursday 10 July 2014 at 9PM, at The Hawker Centre, Lower Ham Road, Kingston.

Please use the following two forms if you wish to request a nomination for a position on the committee or raise a topic for discussion.

Full details about raising and submitting are available in each document.

Welsh Castles Relay 7 & 8 June 2014

By Steve Sandham

The Stragglers had a brilliant weekend in Wales! We had a men's team and a ladies' team with 20 runners in each, competing against 65 teams from all over the country and from Spain. Well done to everyone who took part and/or supported us. The good weather was delivered as ordered, but not always at the right time!! Well that's Wales for you!

Thank you to the club members who helped on the day by marshalling; timing; finish water etc. without you this event could not happen.

Also congratulation to everyone who ran, we hope you enjoyed the race.

If by any chance you were wondering how we select who should win a spot prize, then this is how. We ask a spectator (someone not involved with the organising) for a number from 0 to 9 – e.g. 7. Then any runner with a number 7 as the last one of their chest number e.g. 567 will get a spot price – EASY AS THAT!

Simon & Pat 

Stragglers men's teams were 23rd (Juniors), 24th and 41st out of 52 teams.

Stragglers ladies were 5th (Juniors) and 26th out of 42 teams

Well done to all Stragglers, and special congratulations to Freya Thomson who was 2nd lady and Matthew Kossatz 43rd man.

The GBR took place on 17/18 May.

33 teams competed over the 220-mile course, in glorious sunny conditions.

Serpentine took the overall win, with Dulwich winning the ladies competition (and the Queens of the Mountains).  Sandhurst won the vets "walking stick", Frontrunners the mixed team, British Airways the corporate prize.  Serpentine also won the second-place prize, and the Kings of the Mountains.  The "toilet seat" was won by Havering 90.

All Stragglers are invited to take part in the Stragglers Summer Road Championships. If you didn’t manage to get an entry for the Richmond Half Marathon, don’t worry there are still plenty of other races in this competition.  So get your entries in now to avoid disappointment.

This year we have made it easier for all members to compete by reducing the number of qualifying races. Your best Stragglers’ position in 4 of the 8 races qualify for your overall result. So everyone should be able to manage at least four.

There is a ladies competition and a men’s competition. The first Straggler gains 35 points, the second 34 points and so on, down to 10 points. Everyone who takes part will be awarded at least the minimum 10 points. You can keep track of your progress in the races section.

There are prizes for the highest points scorers in both the men’s and ladies competitions.
Ladies: Overall winner, first V35, V45, V55 and Hero (Highest scorer who completes all races).
Men: Overall winner, first V40, V50, V60 and Hero (as above)

Prizes will be presented at the Stragglers Awards Ceremony later in the year, along with prizes for the 2013/14 Cross Country season.                                                 

Steve Sandham & Carys Mills