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Striders at Brisbane Marathon Festival

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Stan Fetting, Jerrod Smith & Mark Lawton enjoy some post race celebrations

This year’s Brisbane Marathon Festival was blessed with fantastic weather and a 15 degree start to the Marathon and Half at 6am. The course this year was greatly affected by the floods and also the difficulties organisers had with an uncooperative Council.  There were 4 bridge crossings, lots of twists and turns, dips and rises and two crowded laps of the Botanic Gardens at the start. However runners made the best of the difficult course and aided by enthusiastic volunteers enjoyed a warm morning of running.  Striders managed to get a runner in the top 5. There weren’t many club members competing having raced at Gold Coast and Jetty 2 Jetty. Continue reading “Striders at Brisbane Marathon Festival” →

Striders Shine At Gold Coast Marathon Festival

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Matt & Emily Stark after a blistering 4km race

*Updated* This years Gold Coast Marathon saw the biggest contingent of Striders ever. As last year there were plenty of debutantes at half and full marathon. There were some inspirational performances as well, not necessarily at the front of the field. Alan Whittle is facing a heart operation in days and he defied doctors orders to finish after careful but determined training. Alan ran across the line with Fabian Gonzales (Pix) who hit trouble at 27km’s. As usual, the race was graced by the presence of the perpetual angel who never runs for herself and always helps others to get across the line. Mary Jackson helped Fabian push through the barriers and eventually gathered Alan as well. The genetic freaks at the front are impressive but the people who finish despite significant difficulty (and those who help them) are inspiring.

The debutantes are inspiring as well. Each Half Marathon and Marathon medalists are winners in their own right. Many have come a long way from the couch, into an active life and to the point where they set themselves big goals and have now achieved them. Continue reading “Striders Shine At Gold Coast Marathon Festival” →

Striders At Twilight Running Festival

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Jerrod & Gavin limber up for the Half Marathon

It was a busy weekend for a lot of Striders either warming up for Mooloolaba Triathlon on Saturday, racing at the Bribie Tri on Sunday or competing in the Twilight Running Festival on Sunday night. It’s a tough race at the start of the race season but our runners toughed it out and the rain held out as well.  It was an evening of impressive achievements and at least two firsts. Continue reading “Striders At Twilight Running Festival” →

Historic Meeting For Future Of Striders

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At an historic meeting on March 16 a decision was formally made to constitute formally as an independent association.  The meeting also appointed three interim officers: Stan Fetting – Interim President, Michael Stark – Interim Secretary, Karen Brown – Interim Treasurer. The meeting also agreed to a Club Constitution and Membership Policy.The key decisions made at the meeting surrounded our classes of membership.  There are 4 kinds of membership: Continue reading “Historic Meeting For Future Of Striders” →

Youngest Strider Set For Brazil

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Matthew Stark - picture from Northern Times

Great story in the Northern Times about Striders youngest member.  Matthew Stark comes along to the 5am interval sessions on Tuesday along with his dad Michael, and keeps on going like a Duracel bunny.  Running isn’t his only strength, he’s a pretty mean swimmer as well. Read the story in the Northern Times here.

Striders Public Meeting – 16 March 2011

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Five years ago our running club was ‘birthed’ from within South Pine Community Church as a community initiative.  The intention was to establish the club and then set it free once it was able to stand on its own feet and establish it as a fully independent sporting club.  That time has now come and the leadership of SPCC have granted permission for Striders to apply to become an incorporated association.  Continue reading “Striders Public Meeting – 16 March 2011” →

Scaling Heights And Settling Scores At Pinnacles Classic

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A gallant bunch of Striders (and some Redcliffe Tri crew) ventured to the Pinnacles Classic Trail Run last weekend. The Pinnacles Classic is described as 18 hills in 18km’s, and that is no exaggeration! Boasting hills named as ‘The Mother’, ‘The Brute’, ‘The B*********’, ‘The Double Whammy’ gives you an idea of the arduous nature of the run and the cruel nature of the organisers! Amongst the aspirants were a few Pinnacles Virgins: Ernie, Emma & Michael. Jerrod came along and ended up volunteering as a race official and as our photographer. He took more photos of himself than anything else but that’s another story. Continue reading “Scaling Heights And Settling Scores At Pinnacles Classic” →

Twilight Half Marathon – 21 March

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A significant number of Striders are currently preparing for the Twilight Half Marathon on 21 March at the University of Queensland.  By now you should be thinking about starting your training.  This is a unique opportunity in summer to run a race in the evening.  For more info visit the website here.  Be quick because entry fees rise as time goes by and there are limited shirts available.

Clem 7 Tunnel Run

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A unique race will be held early in 2010 that you may be interested in: the Clem 7 Tunnel Run.  the official website has the following blurb:

The 10km CLEM7 Tunnel Run is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run, jog or speed-walk the entire length of the Clem Jones Tunnel in a competitive event, and is limited to 5000 participants only.  The event is set for early 2010, and will be held from 6.30am to 9.00am on a Sunday prior to the tunnel’s official opening to traffic. The date will be announced just weeks before the event, so lace up your shoes and get training now! The Tunnel Run will happen on the morning of the planned CLEM7 Open Day. Even if you can’t take part in the Tunnel Run, there will be an amazing opportunity to walk through the tunnel at your own leisure later in the day, and more information is coming soon. Everyone taking part in the historic CLEM7 Tunnel Run will help raise funds to support the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation in working wonders for sick kids.

Make sure you click on this link to register your interest. check out the route map with elevations below: Continue reading “Clem 7 Tunnel Run” →