Club Championship Event

Sun, 17th August '25 - 09:15am: Burnham Beeches Half Marathon and 10k (both races will count towards club championship points)
- See our Club Events page for race and entries website

Training from Marlow Sports Club
Group runs are limited to 15 members per Run Leader and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Options are below and will be confirmed on the night from our Run Leaders. All sessions start at MSC at 19:00, unless otherwise stated.

Easy Striders (ES)
- No stress pace for all | 3 to 4 miles | 11:30 to 12:00+ min/mi 

Easy Plus Striders (ES+)
- Improvers group | 4 to 5 miles | 10:30 to 11:15 min/mi

Breezy Striders (BS)
- Chit-chat intermediate group | 6 miles | 9:30 to 10:15 min/mi

Breezy Plus Striders (BS+)
- Bridging the gap to Speedy Striders | 6-7 miles | 8:30 to 9:15 min/mi

Speedy Striders (SS)
- Chasing that high speed | 6-7 miles | 8min/mi or below

Begintervals
- Interval sessions suitable for all. They are designed primarily for people new to running and are designed for anyone who can run 5km at any pace. Each week we look at a different type of interval training, including fartlec, short intervals, long intervals, and hills. The sessions are inclusive, so anyone can take part, if you are slower, you may do less reps, if you are faster you may do more - everyone gets a good workout!

Join us for a trail run of up to 10km at a social pace to suit the group's abilities from 6.30pm onwards. We will finish our run with drinks afterwards . Post code for car parking will be confirmed nearer the time, please keep an eye out for more information in the Marlow Striders WhatsApp groups!

We have been invited to take part in the Gail’s Bakery Knead for Speed Event. This will involve us finishing our run at Gail’s where they will provide free pastries for all who take part! In return they ask we post some pictures tagging them in on our socials (may need some help with this bit!!!).

This has been arranged for Sunday 24th August, meeting at MSC at *9am*. Mickey and I will lead a 5 mile social run with other options TBC. We aim to finish at Gail’s by 10am for coffee and pastries and I have asked them to reserve an area for us.

We have booked 20 places so far so if you’d like to join please do sign up on the website. I’m certain we can add some extras if more people are interested.

Join us for a trail run of up to 10km at a social pace to suit the group's abilities from 6.30pm onwards. We will finish our run with drinks afterwards. Post code for car parking will be confirmed nearer the time, please keep an eye out for more information in the Marlow Striders WhatsApp groups!

Striders parkrun on Tour dates -

• 30th August - Somerdale Pavilion parkrun
  The famous “Curly Wurly” parkrun between Bath and Bristol

• 20th September - Arran Island parkrun

Do you have a milestone coming up or ideas for future parkrun adventures? Please reach out to Hannah Smith with your milestones, suggestions, or any other parkrun-related plans.

Club Championship Event

Sun, 7th September '25 - 10:00am: Bradenham Blast 10km is a club championship race (also available 5km & Half Marathon - new for 2025 - are not club races)
- See our Club Events page for race and entries website

Social Event

Sun 7th September '25 - starting 09:30am: Bacchus Wine Half Marathon and 10k at Denbies Vineyard - a fun social event, although not part of the club championship
- See our Club Events page for race and entries website

Club Championship event

A scenic multi-terrain course, taking in the stunning surroundings of the Chiltern hills, starting and finishing at the spectacular setting of Amersham Cricket Club at Shardeloes, HP7 0RL. 

Hosted by Chiltern Harriers.

£17.00 UKA affiliated, or £19.00 unaffiliated

Use the code ShardeloesEB by 13 July to claim your 15% Earlybird discount!

https://www.chilternharriers.com/shardeloes-10k.html

Club Championship event

Black Park Parkrun 5k

Black Park Country Park

Please car share if possible as parking can work out quite expensive.

Black Park is clearly signposted from the A412 between Slough and Iver Heath. It is approximately 4 miles from M40 Junction 1, 5 miles from M4 Junction 5.
For satnavs the nearest postcode is SL3 6DS. Follow the signs from here for the public car park.

Parking: Black Park has a 2 hour car parking charge of £3.10 if the ticket is purchased before 9am (£4.20 after 9am). If you are staying beyond 2 hours please purchase an appropriate ticket on arrival. The ticket machines will take cash or contactless payment cards, and require entry of your vehicle registration. Alternatively, payment can be made via the RingGo app using code 21920.
Please note that there are regular enforcement patrols.

Marlow Striders hosting the Summer 5km series on Tuesday, 8th July 2025 -

Please select relevant options below to confirm -

1. your attendance as a volunteer and
2. what food contributions you're able to bring (2 or more would be ideal)

A few points to note about the food -

• We have a reputation to uphold of providing the best post-run buffet.
• Please label any gluten free, vegetarian, vegan foods - there will be separate tables for these.
• Please bring sandwiches & cakes into pre cut-up "portion sizes" - to make it easy to distribute the food (we have had whole cakes arriving in the past).
• *1 loaf = either 1 loaf of bread (sliced into quarters) or 6 x bagels (sliced into halves) or 12 x baps (sliced into halves)
• Please do not bring sandwiches with much salad in or items with chocolate coating, as they are messy if the weather is hot.
• Multi-pack crisps are better than large packets.
• Any tins, boxes, plates, and anything people want back - please put a label on so we can return it to you afterwards.

Race location: Hurley Meadow, accessed from Hurley Village, SL6 5NB (there will be signs on arrival)

Race Date & time: Tuesday, 8th July - run start time 7.30pm

Course: A map of the course is available here.

Tasks Requiring Assistance:

1. Course Set Up: this will be done by a few individuals during the afternoon. However if anyone would like to come down and assist, feel free to turn up at the Meadow from about 4.00pm onwards. 
2. Food contributions: See above
3. Marshalling: We need marshals stationed at strategic points along the course. Antony Bourne will be in charge of marshalling. Please arrive between 18:00 and 18:30 to allow time to be allocated your marshalling point and to get into position. Please make sure your stay at your post wearing your high-viz tabard (which will be provided) until the tail runner has passed (which for certain positions will be for the second time, as it's a figure of eight course)
4. Car Parking: Several volunteers are needed to direct runners to the parking area from Hurley High Street. Your availability would be required from 17:45 as the first runners tend to arrive from 18:00.
5. Other Tasks: Additional tasks include course set up, monitoring the water table, overseeing the food stations, timekeeping, and assisting at the finish funnel.
6. Post-Run clean Up: After the race, it's important that we leave the Meadow as we found it. Everyone is requested to assist with the clean-up process, including taking down gazebos, collecting signs, and removing any waste. Please consider taking a black waste bag with you for disposal, as there are no bins on the Meadow.

Please remember that we don't run our own 5k race ourselves, but rather rely on the support of all club members to volunteer and make it a success. 

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification. We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday afternoon/evening for a successful and enjoyable race!

Stride On!