Join us for this year's Stragglers' Xmas Pub crawl which will be on Friday 20th December at 7pm sharp. The crawl around Hampton Wick and Kingston has been planned by Nick Brown/Roy Reeder and Evan's made a map so we can't possibly get lost... right?!

Click Read More to see the full size map.

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

A great performance by our Men's Cross Country team at the Ellis Trophy in Richmond Park last Staurday (16th). We came home with the silverware, beating both Ranelagh and an army team. It was a solid turn out of 12 Stragglers who commanded the field, with 7 Stragglers in the first 10 places! Well done to all the team!

Two Straggler newcomers had exceptional performances. Paul Lowe took the gold medal - almost a minute ahead of Ranelagh's first man, and James Ruskin took the bronze. Well done both!

Here are the full results: http://www.ranelagh-harriers.com/results2/131116m.html

Congratulations to all the winners at the Seniors' Awards Evening for races in the Cross-Country Champs, Road Race Champs and special Park Run series. 

Thanks to Nigel Rothwell for the photos. Here's a selection from the night (Click on the thumbnail to expand and view).

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Congratulations to all the winners at the Juniors Handicap Awards Evening. 

Here are a selection of photos from the night (courtesy of Ray Cockle). Click on the thumbnail to expand and view. 

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On Saturday 26^th October in Stoke Park, Guildford Stragglers competed the Surrey Cross-Country Junior Team Championships for the first time ever.

In this event each team comprises 3 runners, and Jim Desmond put together 2 boys teams and 1 girls team. On the day all 9 Junior Stragglers produced fantastic performances with the final results exceeding all expectations.

• the boy’s ‘A’ team collected the silver medals in a extremely close and exciting race, just getting ahead of AFD and defending champions Camberley in the sprint finish.
• the girls finished in the top 5 from a very competitive field of 30 teams
• the 2^nd boys team battled hard to secure a finish in the top half of the 34 teams.

This event has great status amongst the local running clubs not only because it is the Championships but also because it establishes the likely pecking order between them for the season to come, and so for Stragglers to compete for the first time at the event and be in the mix at the front certainly turned a few heads.

Individual headlines deservedly go to MatthewK with 2^nd quickest of all the boys (what a finish!!!!), and Freya with 4^th in the girls (making up 10 places on her leg). However everyone made a huge contribution and these overall results were a great team effort. A special mention needs to go to Matthew O’Neil too for having such a super run despite being a couple of years younger than the rest of the team and most of the opposition, and on a personal note I couldn’t be more pleased that Kieran survived the test unscathed with no major reaction to his injury J.

Results here

Photos from the Cabbage Patch 10 are now available here (just click Read More), thanks to Ray Cockle.

Further photos are also available from Sussex Sport Photography on the Cabbage Patch 10 website. 

Well done to everyone who took part... it was great to see so many people and the sun came out too!

Click here for the FULL Results

Thanks also to the marshalls and everyone involved in the organisation, who did a great job as always.

Richmond Park 19 Oct 2013

Well done to our Men's and Ladies' teams who both started their Surrey League Cross-Country campaigns today. 

Here are the Men at Richmond Park. Click the thumbnail to expand and see the photos.

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Please can all wishing to attend each day contact England Athletics mentor, Nick Anderson on:

Tel 07725 148344 Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The days below will once again form part of the ongoing support from The Virgin London Marathon and England Athletics at the St Mary's University College EPACC and coaches and athletes are invited to attend the workshops delivered on:

Workshop One - Sunday 6th October 2013

9.45am Meet in Lecture Room G7
10am Discussion on:
Winter programme, Planning, Goal setting, Periodisation
10.45am Long Threshold reps in Bushy Park for athletes. Coaches to help supervise...
12 Noon Lunch
12.45pm Charlie Peddlar - Planning & Physiological testing best practice
1.30pm Drills & Dynamic warm up practical & and how to periodise this season
2.45 Final Questions and workshop closes

Workshop Two - Sunday 17th November 2013

9.45am Meet in Lecture Room G7
10.15am Practical long XC rep session Bushy Park (12 athletes to be field tested)
12 Noon Lunch
12.45pm Functional stability practical workshops & injury prevention.
2.30pm General conditioning & training questions (using X training in the mix)
2.45pm Final questions & workshop closes

Workshop Three - Sunday December 1st 2013

9.45am Meet in Lecture Room G7
10.15am Sports Physcology "Performing Under Pressure"12.45pm
12 Noon Lunch
Elite Athlete Interview "Performing under the spotlight"
1.30pm Interval session on the track using distraction or performance strategies from the morning. (12 athletes to be field tested)
2.45pm Final questions & workshop closes

Workshop Four - Sunday 19th January 2014

"Preparing for a Spring Marathon"
9.45am Meet in Lecture Room 7
10.15am How to train for a marathon and the key elements
12 Noon Marathon specific interval & threshold session using the track & road
1pm Lunch
1.30pm "Elite athlete interview - a few top tips!"
2pm The taper & race day strategy
2.45pm Final questions and workshop closes

Workshop Five - Sunday 2nd March 2014

9.45am Meet in Lecture Room 7
10.15am The winter - spring/summer transition for a middle distance track athlete
11.15am Nutrition "how to fuel that performance"
12 Noon Lunch
12.45pm Athlete & coach interview
1.30pm Interval session on the track for event groups
2.45pm Final questions and workshop closes

Workshop Six - Sunday 30th March 2014

9.45am Meet in Lecture Room 7
10.15am Drills & Speed/ running technique with a top Sprints Coach (TBA)
11.45am Early lunch or snacks
12.15pm Better running technique " a few further thoughts"
1pm Afternoon workshops & sessions for:
Middle distance, Steeplechase, Race walking, Endurance wheelchair (Christine Benning POC)
3pm Middle distance & steeplechase workshop closes
4pm Race walking & endurance wheelchair workshops close

For full Cross-Country dates, check the Key Race Fixtures in the Races menu above.

The club champs will comprise the following races: