Club Awards and Records

Strider of the Year

This award, first presented in 1992, is voted for by club members and is given to the person who has contributed the most to the club over the preceding year.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

1992 Christine Suckling
1993 Shelia Watson
1994 Pauline Beckwith
1995 Geoff Suckling
1996 Daniel Perry
1997 Simon Taylor
1998 Tom Pickford
1999 Clare Parry
2000 John Howe
2001 Andrea Mahoney

2002 Nigel Coates
2003 Nick Mahoney
2004 Steve White
2005 Ros Barker
2006 Gavin Long
2007 Chris Dodge
2008 Claire Waters
2009 Robert Woodward
2010 Keith Savill
2011 Fiona Halls

2012 Bridget Savill
2013 James Hewlett
2014 Alistair Cooke
2015 John James
2016 Nigel Coates
2017 Alan Jones
2018 Michael Bradley
2019 Kate Holden
2020 Alan Jones
2021 Graeme Loudain

 James Kew Trophy

First presented in 2012, this trophy is given to the Strider who has run a marathon in the preceding year. It is decided by the committee and is given in memory of Saffron Strider James Kew.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2012 Ian MacDougall
2013 Rebecca White
2014 Carol White
2015 Marco Arcidiacono

2016 Baz Taylor
2017 Cindy Drinnan
2018 Iain Henley

2019 Mark and Nikki Coutts
2020 Fliss Tournant
2021 Lucie Heanley

 Steve White Trophy

First presented in 2022, this trophy (in memory of Saffron Strider Steve White) is given to the Strider who has taken on challenging off-road events, reflecting Steve’s love of trail and fell running.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2021 Iain Henley

Most Promising Newcomer (formerly Coach’s Award)

Presented by the club coaches to a new member who has shown the most improvement and commitment to the club over the previous year. Formerly (from 2011-2017), the person who has contributed the most through coaching and supporting other Saffron Striders.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2011 James and Helen Hewlett
2012 Bridget Savill
2013 Simon Chambers
2014 Mike Bradley

2015 Iain Rogers
2016 Jonathan Moller
2017 Linda Brett
2018 Tina Hamilton

2019 Sam Scheibel
2020 Sue Hayden
2021 Flo Greatrix

Club Championship

Awarded to the person who achieves the highest score over 8 races with points awarded based on age graded performance in each race.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2009 Janet Lipski, 188 points
2010 Andrew Mynott, 223 points
2011 Andrew Mynott, 182 points
2012 Toby Lumsden, 631 points
2013 Andy Bryant, 647 points
2014 James Hewlett, 611 points
2015 Toby Lumsden, 695 points

2016 Nigel Coates, 707 points
2017 Tony Bacon, 639 points
2018 June Brennan, 702 points
2019 June Brennan, 667 points
2020 Kate Holden, 102 points (results up to March 2020)
2021 Nick White, 419 points (virtual event)

Chairman’s Award

Awarded by the Club Chairman to the person who has made a significant contribution to the club

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2018 Kate Holden
2019 Graeme Loudain

2020 Alan Jones
2021 Mark Fitzhenry

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