NSRRA

Celebrating 50 years of NSRRA we wanted to say thank you. So what are we doing?

The Newsletter due out at the end of May / early June will be a special edition to include the history of NSRRA.

When Ken put a post out saying what races had disappeared that seemed to attract lots of attention was the Track 10 Mile so we are bringing it back for a one-off special probably at the end of July.

There are 50th anniversary T-shirts and Hoodies to purchase and the images and links to the shop are further below and here is the part we think you will all enjoy.

Everyone who is a member of NSRRA before 5PM on 12th April will receive free of charge a specially commissioned Moorland Pottery Mug..

Here is the Moorland Pottery Mug that every member is receiving as a thank you.

Here is the link to the shop to purchase the NSRRA 50th Anniversary T-Shirt and Hoodie.

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North Staffordshire Road Runners Association was set up in July 1974 to promote road running in the North Staffordshire region. Members are organised into groups based on ability. There are seven mens and five ladies groups. There are also leagues for different age groups 40 to 44, 45 to 50 etc.

Each year 20 races are chosen to go into the NSRRA programme and the best 12 performances in these races count towards the league competition. In each of the events the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc in each group receives 50, 49, 48, 47 etc points.

You can run as few or as many races as you wish, but normally to be competitive at the top of your group or age group you would need to run 12 races.
Race 18
Apart from memorial awards, you need to have run 6 races to qualify for an award.

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Our Champions

HERE is a link to our past and current Champions, going all the way back to the beginnings of NSRRA in 1975.

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EVENT	DATE	LINK
NSRRA Renewal	2024	FR Systems Paper Copy
NSRRA New Entrant	2024	FR Systems Paper Copy
Race 4 Uttoxeter half	Sunday 28th April 10:00AM	FR Systems
Race 5 Clayton 10k	Wednesday 8th May 7:15PM	AV Timing
Race 6 Westbridge 5	Sunday 2nd June 9:30AM	AV Timing
Race 7 Meerbrook 15k	Sunday 9th June 10:00AM	AV Timing BookItZone
Race 8 Stone St. Michael’s 10k	Sunday 23rd June 9:00AM	AV Timing
Race 9 Cheadle 4	Sunday 30th June 10:30AM	AV Timing
Race 12 Ipstones 5	Sunday 21st July 10:30AM	AV Timing
Race 14 Stone 5	Wednesday 21st August 7:00PM	AV Timing BookItZone
Race 15 South Cheshire 20	Sunday 1st September 9:30AM	AV Timings
Race 17 Congleton half	Sunday 6th October 9:30AM	AV Timings
Race 19 Flying Fox 10	Sunday 3rd November 10:30AM	AV Timing

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Race Number 4
Uttoxeter half
Date:
Sunday
28th April
Start Time:
10:00AM

The Uttoxeter Festival of Running will take place on 28 April 2024,
10am start from Uttoxeter Race Course.

The Half Marathon is Race Number 4 in our programme.
Half Marathon – £30 (£28 club-affiliated)

Money raised from the 2024 event will be donated to local mental health & well being charity YESS, as well as 1st Uttoxeter Scouts and Girlguiding Uttoxeter.

Race Number 5
Clayton 10k
Date:
Wednesday
8th May
Start Time:
7:15PM

An undulating but fast 10k hosted by Blythe Bridge Running Club .

The course is a 2 lap course in Clayton on the edge of Newcastle Under Lyme town centre.

Prizes:

Trophy for 1st Male & Female
Male & Female 2nd & 3rd
Male & Female Age Group Winner

Presentation to take place after the race.  Prizes based on Gun Time. 

Facilities:
First Aid
Toilets
Race Photos
Chip Timing
HQ:

Our Lady & St Werburghs Catholic Church, Seabridge Lane, ST5 4AG
Please collect your numbers on race day at least 30 minutes before the start time.

Fees:
 Inc Medal: ​£16/£18
No Medal: £13/£15 (Unavailable)
 (+£1.60 Admin Fee)
Lower rate for UKA affiliated members

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If you enter on line –

PLEASE WRITE YOUR NSRRA NUMBER ON

Example: Click on – Sportsoft – BookitZone.com

Race Summary:
MADELEY HALF MARATHON

Thank you to Andy Vickerman for organising Race Number 3 – Madeley Half Marathon.

Tough conditions out there today so well done everyone.

Race winners and first home for NSRRA were Sam Crozier of Newcastle AC and Amanda Kelly of City of Stoke.

Also well done to all of our group winners.

Thanks to Mick Hall for the photos.

Our NSRRA Ambassadors

2024 Fixture List

Race No	Race Name	Date	Start Time
1	Alsager 5	Feb 4th	11:00 AM
R1	Cheadle Spring 5 Mile	March 24th	10:00 AM
2	Crewe 10K	March 31st	9:30 AM
3	Madeley Half	April 7th	9:30 AM
4	Uttoxeter Half	April 28th	10:00 AM
5	Clayton 10k	May 8th	7:15 PM
6	Westbridge 5	June 2nd	9:30 AM
7	Meerbrook 15k	June 9th	10:00 AM
8	Stone St Michael’s 10k	June 23rd	9:00 AM
9	Cheadle 4	June 30th	10:30 AM
10	Rugeley 10	July 7th	9:30 AM
11	Staffs Knot 5 Mile	July 17th	7:15 PM
12	Ipstones 5ish	July 21st	10:30 AM
13	Trentham 10k	Aug 4th	9:30 AM
R2	Dave Clarke 5k	Aug 15th	7:15 PM
14	Stone 5 Mile	Aug 21st	7:00 PM
15	South Cheshire 20 Mile	Sept 1st	9:30 AM
16	Newcastle 10k	Sept 8th	10:00 AM
17	Congleton Half	Oct 6th	9:30 AM
18	Werrington 10k	Oct 13th	10:30 AM
19	Flying Fox 10 Mile	Nov 3rd	10:30 AM
20	Cheddleton 10k	Nov 30th	2:00 PM

Couch to Coached – Podcast

A brand new weekly podcast Couch to Coached with Ben Russell and Rob Sillito. Lots of great local information . Regular updates on Robs progress in his debut season in NSRRA.

See this link for how the website looks. 

https://linktr.ee/couchtocoached

NSRRA 2024 – Groups

The 2024 NSRRA groups can be found be click HERE.

NSRRA Presentation Evening 2024

Well done to all our award winners.
Also, a big thank you to Bryan Dale for taking the photos.
Photos can be found HERE.

Compleat Runners 2023

Improve your chances of hitting a marathon goal

Here is an article from John Danahay with tips for marathon preparation. Click HERE.