What a fabulous run! A group set off from Benson at 7.30 to run an additional 7 miles, another group met at 8.15 to do an extra 5K and some met at 8.45 .. we then all ran the final 5K together. Over stiles, through mud (some losing shoes… Donal!),…
What an inspirational Strider Simon Argent is! Whilst he is still basking in the glory of completing the Reading Half Marathon I thought I’d find out a bit more about how he went from doing the C25K in 2018 to a half marathon in 2019 …it’s an inspirational story! Simon…
What a treat! At our Ultra Lunatics talk in 2018, we also heard from Lauren Cooper on her experience doing the Marathon Des Sables … Highlights included training in her utility room with the tumble dryer on to try and replicate the heat (I LOVED THIS!) being in the desert…
A fantastic evening in 2018 hearing from a number of speakers about their Ultra Experiences … Donal McGurk was first up with his (amusing) story of tackling Race to the Stones. Whether you are thinking of doing this race (i’m not!) or fancy the challenge his talk was highly entertaining…
12 races in 12 months I never imagined this would happen when I joined Benson Striders and started running a few years ago. A neighbour recommended the club and I’d never really enjoyed running up to then, but I found the Couch to 5K programme gradually builds up your running…
Thank you to Cath for organising a wonderful 5k run all around Brightwell Baldwin, and thanks to all the lovely members who donated so generously, which raised £204.50 for Ovarian Cancer Action.