In the final weekend of 2023, when many people are 80% cheese, chocolate and wine, the St Albans Striders have once again put in some amazing performances.

At the Buntingford 10mile race, Penny Habbick came 1st in her age category (1:05:53). She was joined by Fleur Harvey-Keenan and Karen Sheard as the second placed team for Herts County. There were also strong finishes for John Cooper (1:09:04), Marco Paganuzzi (1:12:55) and Anna Silkstone (1:21:21).

To wrap up 2023, Striders dominated the St Albans 10K on New Year’s Eve, with an impressive 2nd and 3rd finish for Freya Weddell (40:46) and Laura Johnston (42:27). Emily Hickey-Baird, Marie Ostler and Carla Moseley all finished sub-50 minutes, taking additional places in the top-20 females.

Alex Johnston was first male Strider home, coming 18th overall (and 10th male) in a time of 39:52. John Logan finished as 20th male in 40:30.

With an impressive end to 2023 it will be interesting to see how performances roll into the New Year…