Stocksbridge Strike Silver

At the Yorkshire Vets Athletic Association Cross Country Championships, Stocksbridge came away with team silver! This was the clubs first major event since forming in 2023 and several members represented the club. We had Rachel Howard coming 4th in the F45 category,  Heather Lindley in the F60 category and Garry Harding racing in the M45 category. Then we had Rachel Vernon in the F35 category although admin error put her in the wrong category, she finished 2nd F35 category to claim individual medal, then Rachel along with Amy Hutchinson, Nicola Heaton and Jolene Allen claimed team silver in the F35-F44 category. This is a massive achievement for the club and really puts the club on the county map. Next year we aim to get teams out in more categories. The club will also look at fielding teams at the road relays throughout the year.

Also at the Spen20, Narni Fulford set a club record at the 20 mile distance running 3:08.43 (we are still awaiting official results at the time of writing). This puts her in excellent shape for the Manchester Marathon in a few weeks time.

We are always on the look out for new members, especially as we would like to field more teams in events, if you are interested in joining, main requirement is you can already run for over 60 minutes without stopping and/or can run 10K again without stopping. If yes to either then you can come try our club night out on a Monday night or we do have plenty of members who are active on our Whatsapp group but can’t attend club nights as it’s not a requirement.