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This weekend saw the first big UK spring half marathon at Wokingham with 22 club members competing at the increasingly popular event. Pete Gregorwoski was our first finisher with a time of 1:19:06, closely followed by Lisa Bailey who finished in 1:19:23. Lisa was the sixth woman to finish and won her category. Chris Maud was the second Straggler man to finish in 1:19:59 and Nicole Hamilton was second woman in 1:28:13. Alistair Hall, Alex Willson and Tony Finn all notched u

Club members defied wet, windy conditions on Sunday to notch up an impressive array of personal bests and strong performances across a number of races. The largest contingent of Stragglers was racing in Chessington at the Valentines 10k where 50 members completed the race, winning Stragglers the mob trophy. Lisa Bailey was our fastest finisher with a time of 35:22, earning her the first woman title and 23rd place overall. Pavel Przepiorski was our first man to finish in 30th

Floods, mud and squall - Sophie Biggs faced it all when she competed in the UK Ultra Hibernal Hills 50 mile race on the South Downs last Saturday. None of it stopped Sophie from producing another superb performance, the first woman to finish and 7th overall in a time of 9:20:20.

Both the women and men's XC teams secured their places in Division 1 and Division 2 respectively in the Surrey League with strong performances in the final match. The women raced at Wimbledon Common, where the A team finished 6th and the B team 9th. Sarah Holt was the first home, finishing 8th. The men were racing at Lloyd Park where the A team finished 9th and the B team were 5th, and Andrew Hess was the first finisher. In Division 1 the women finished 10th. Sarah, Pamela

Last weekend it was all about the 5k. With no XC to distract our competitive runners, everyone seemed to chasing 5k times. In total 225 Stragglers completed a parkrun on Saturday at one of 59 separate parkrun events. Nearly half of those Stragglers stayed close to home and ran at Bushy but the club was represented far and wide across the parkrun map with Phil Davies finishing 31st at Y Promen âd parkrun in 23:02 while Ian Peggs was 17th at Wanaka in New Zealand in 24:02.

Nearly 20 Stragglers brushed off the threat of stormy weather to head to Beckenham Palace Park for this weekend’s Southern XC championships. Sophie Biggs led the women home, finishing 58th in 31:38 while Pete Gregorowski was fastest man in 223rd with a time of 57:13. In Cornwall Katrin Metcalfe won her age group in the 25k Arc of Attritrion.

Sophie Biggs made a victorious return to the Downs after her utlra win in November, by winning the South Downs and Arundel Marathon on Sunday. Sophie finished in 4:13, while David Stevenson was 22nd in 4:34. The 44 course along the South Downs Way covered 2780 feet of elevation. Before Christmas Sophie won the 50k 5 trails ultra.

Stragglers finished the first mob match of the year by winning all but one of the prizes on Sunday. Racing away from home against 26.2, Stragglers won the match overall with 109 participants against 95 for the home team. Stragglers also claimed first man and first woman with Ollie Garner finishing 1st overall in 17:31 while Claire Curtin was 18th in 20:28. Daisy, ably paced by Aaron Israel, took the tile of first dog with a time of 20;09, meaning the only prize the club did

Pam Witter and Ramona Thevenet finished first and third in V65 age group at the Veterans AC Open XC championships on Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Pam completed the 7.5km course in 35:16 finishing 33rd and ninth among the women. Ramona was 51st overall, finishing in a time of 41:25. Sally Boulton also produced an excellent age group performance, finishing the Torbay Velopark parkrun in 25:59 which gave her a 90.12% age grading score and second place in the age grade ranking

Match 3 of the Surrey XC league saw strong performances and a great turnout by both teams. Sarah Holt brought the women’s team home with a superb 7th place finish while Andrew Hess was the fastest finisher in the men’s team in 13th place. Andrew was one of a number of new Stragglers to perform strongly including Sahira Don (23rd), Ashley Jamalu (45th) and Imogen Deakin (42nd). The women’s A team finished 7th while the B team were 8th. At the men’s event the A team finished

A keen bunch of Stragglers braved Artic conditions this weekend to compete in the Surrey XC Championships at Denbies and the Tadworth 10. Sarah Holt was the first Straggler woman to finish at Denbies crossing the line in 7th, while Donovan Duffy was the club's fastest man in 114th position. Sarah won her age group by over two minutes, finishing in 33:42. Sarah Burdett was the second Straggler woman home in 38:55, while Rebecca Gravell was third in 40:18. Pamela McHutchon al

The annual Boxing Day Cabbage Patch 4 attracted a record turnout with 157 runners participating, many of them Stragglers but joined also by family, friends and members of other local clubs including 26.2 and Bearcats. Harry Tivnen was the first home in 21:19 followed by Pete Gregorowski and Pavel Przepiorski. Nic Douglas was the first woman to finish in 23:02, followed by Sophie Biggs and Claire Curtin. Harry, Pete, Pavel, Nic and Sophie won their age groups as did Michael

The proximity of Christmas didn't defer a group of XC enthusiasts heading to Wimbledon at the weekend for the South of Thames 7.5 mile championship race. Pavel Przepiorski was the club's fastest finisher, coming in 76th in a time of 49:02. James Bowell was second fastest man in 50:39. In the women's event Sophie Biggs was our fastest finisher with a time of 52:08 and a position of 14th, followed by Tracey Lenthall in 36th, who finished in 59:30. Sophie and Pamela McHutchon

This Friday the annual Stragglers pub crawl kicks off at 7pm at Brouge in Twickenham. All six pubs on the route are in and around Twickenham with the final stop at 10:15pm at the Sussex Arms. All members are welcome and can join from the start at Brouge or at any of subsequent stops. Festive attire is encouraged.

A small group of Middlesex-based Stragglers competed in the country's XC championships in Hillingdon, and produced some excellent performances. Nic Douglas won the women's race in 31:13 and Sophie Biggs was third in 31:46. Pete Gregorowski was our fastest man finishing 33rd in 46:16. Julie Haworth finished 49th in the women's event (42:02) while Chrissie Glew was 68th (55:37), enabling the team to finish third in the event for teams who haven't made the podium in the past

Six Stragglers headed to Valencia for some winter sun and the last major marathon this year.  Sarah Holt was the first Straggler to finish in 2:40:24 which gave her fourth position in her age group.  Lisa Bailey wasn’t far behind finishing 2:46:24 and seventh in the same age group.  Sam Hawthorn finished in under three hours in 2:57:26 followed by Freysan Maritz in 3:06:20.  Claire Curtin (3:15:12) and Alex Dunstan (4:28:19) also competed. Sophie Biggs, meanwhile, may have be

If you're looking for to raise your alcohol tolerance before Christmas Day, the club's annual Christmas pub crawl on Friday 19 December should be in your calendar. This year's event is happening in and around Twickenham and the first of the six pubs is Brouge in Hampton Road. Feel free to join at the start or at any of the venues along the route. The area is well served by buses and quite close to Fulwell Train station. Thanks to Nick Brown and Simon Brazil for designing th

Nic Douglas and Sophie Biggs produced superb performances to finish second and third overall in the South of England Masters XC in Horsenden on Saturday. Nic was the first Straggler to finish in the 6k woman's race with a time of 23:10 which also earnt her silver in V40. Sophie finished close behind her in 23:50 and won gold in V50. Pamela McHutchon also won gold in V65. There were team medals as well with silver in V50 and gold in V60. In the men's 10k race, Donovan Duff

There was plenty to cheer on Friday night when members of the club gathered for the annual awards night. As well as presenting the prizes for both the winter and summer grand prix, chair Kevin and club captains Helen and Simon, handed awards to the most improved runners, and everyone celebrated the outcomes of key races including the club 10k and the handicap series. The grand prix winners were Lex Prince and Sam Hawthorn for the WGP, and Nicky Hornzee and Pete Gregorowski f

Despite a forrecast of heavy rain, two dozen or so Stragglers headed to Croydon's Lloyd Park this weekend for the South of the Thames 5 mile/ 8km XC race. Pavel Przepiorski was the first club member to finish with a time of 31:07 which gave him 33rd place, and was followed by Alistair Hall and Austin Molnar. Glady Gartland was the fastest woman in 37:19 and 19th place, followed very closely by Becca Gravell and Tracey Lenthall both of whom finished within 37:40.