Routes

Sunday Runs

These are links to the two  most frequently run routes on a Sunday Morning. Runs may be in either direction and there are many variations. Runs are one hour or ninety minutes. Wednesday summer runs are usually variations of the same route but maximum one hour with a 40 minute option.

• Surrey Hills 1 Hour
• Surrey Hills 90 Mins
• Spring Park/Addington 1 Hour
• Spring Park/ Addington  90 Minutes

Wednesday Runs

Routes for Wednesday runs in the dark are very varied. Depending on numbers Runs usually split into 4 groups 1st (Fast – can run 10K in less than 45 mins), 2nd (can run 10K in less than 50 mins, 3rd (can run 10K in less than 55 mins), 4th  The Rest. All runs are 1 hour but with the option to turn back after 20 minutes making a 40 minute run.  All follow roughly the same route on the night but with minor variations to allow for the different pace.

• Sanderstead Road
• Pampisford Road
• Shirley
• Croham Valley
• Gravel Hill
• Wandle

Other Club Runs

• Handicap Route for Summer Club Handicap races – two laps about 5 miles.
• Addington 4 A 4 Mile route believed to have been used for a race for Addington Palace staff at the turn of the last century. Resurrected by Striders as a new years day guess your time event .
• 1 Mile Time Trial  Used for club time trial on first Friday of the month.  Start 7:45 pm.

Longer Runs Home

Clubs runs back to the Club House from a convenient railway station. Run occasionally on quiet Sundays – usually as part of the marathon training season.

• Coulsdon South  – back along the LOOP – 11 Miles
• Oxted  back along the Vanguard way – 12 miles
• Clapham Junction back along the Wandle Way – 14 Miles
• Clapham Junction back on the roads – A Friday after work run – 9 miles
• Merstham back along the North Downs way 15 Miles

Thames Path runs as part of Marathon Training

• Greenwich and back from London Bridge – 12 Miles
• Kingston from Clapham Jct – 16 miles

Club Members Favourites:-

Extended Runs from the Club House.

• Addiscombe Vales & Dales – How to do 6 miles within 1 mile of the club house – JG
• Elmer’s End A fairly flat fast run  from the club house – 7.3 miles – AD
• Keston and Farleigh 15 miles via Keston Ponds and the White Bear.

Circular Runs away from the Club House.

• Box Hill – Figure of 8 route round Headley Heath and up Juniper Bottom to Box Hill starting from the Whitehill NT carpark at TQ177528 best followed by a swim in Dorking Pool and Lunch at the Watermill.  from RJ
• Vineyard Variant Same Start but across to Ranmore and back past polesden Lacy

Greensand Way route : sent in by Roy Easto

Summer 2018 Trail Run #1 : Ally Whitlock