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Nine GOLD; five SILVER and one BRONZE county medals were among the winnings for Fairlands Valley Spartans in the Hertfordshire County Championships at Ridlins Track, Stevenage on Monday.

The Bank Holiday weekend saw 80+ athletes from the Stevenage and North Herts A.C. in action at three events – the British University Championships at Bedford (3 days), the Hertfordshire 1500m, Vets and Disability Championships at Stevenage (Monday) and an Eastern Young Athletes League match in Wa...

87 Spartans Running Or Helping
42 Spartans finished the London Marathon, 45 more FVS volunteers were helping at the finish and there many more around the 26.2 mile course encouraging runners.

A chilly Sunday saw the first league match of 2019 for the Club’s U17 and U20 athletes. Hosting teams from Vale of Aylesbury, Croydon. West London, Guildford, St Mary’s Richmond and Herne Hill, the Club won by 25 points from Vale of Aylesbury.

The Herts Sports Partnership formed a relationship with Funding4Sport in 2015 and, since then, founder Richard Sutcliffe has brought more than £1,910,954 worth of funding for projects totalling £3,419,158 into Hertfordshire. Many clubs and organisations have benefitted from free 1:1 consultations...

Stevenage Striders Press Release – 28th April 2019
Virgin Money London Marathon 2019
Sunday saw the biggest marathon in the UK and one of the six world majors took place in the British capital, London. The Striders once again had a good showing with seven runners taking part racing ...

There were more than one hundred Spartan races over the Easter period. Yes, including fifty on parkruns and 35 at the club’s free Thursday evening 5K handicap event, more than a hundred Spartan race times were recorded.

Stevenage Striders Press Release – 21st April 2019
Maidenhead 10
A great good Friday at Maidenhead 10 to three Striders and there was the added bonus today was that Teressa May was cheering us on (it’s her local constituency).

Saturday saw four seasons in a day at Ridlins Stadium, Stevenage.
Not deterred by the weather, clean sweeps in all four pole vault and hammer competitions got the Club off to a great start. Nathan Gardner and Michael Stocker winning the men’s with Anne Rees and Shannon Rapacchi the women’s...

Now the marathons are coming thick and fast with Spartans at Boston UK, Brighton, Goodwood, Paris, Peterborough, and Rhodes. Training with Fairlands Valley is really paying off as there was a string of personal bests and first time successes.