Deestriders Running Club

We just want to say, thanks to those club members who show up each week, putting in the hard work and trusting in us, you're making great improvements 💪👏👏👏

So........

Deestriders track training, who's it for, what's it all about and when is it on???

We've got 3 fully qualified coaches who can take a session 🤩 and a variety of members who enjoy🤔🫣 being pushed each week.

It's for anyone looking to improve their pace, reduce their race times and hit those pb's

It's about warming the body up, doing between 30 - 45 mins, of targeted constructive speedwork training, typically covering 5.6k - 7k then warming back down.
That's elevating the heart rate, pushing yourself out of your comfort zone for each repetition of a set (hopefully not doing this 🤮 although you may feel like it😂), having a slight recovery 😴 then going again.

We're usually at Deeside College Stadium on the track every Thursday warming up around 6:45pm then starting the main session at 7pm.
We're not exclusive to just our members, we don't mind our friends from other clubs joining us if it fits in with them. (just give us a shout)
Sessions currently cost £4.90 payable inside to the college (or book a block of 10 for the price of 9)

We now have over 1,000 followers! 🙌🏼 🎉

If you’re interested in club running, particularly in the Deeside area, or just the Deeside community generally as we like to get out and about and do our bit, you are welcome on our page.

If you’re from another running club in the region, this is an ideal place for you. We won’t try to steal you (unless you insist)- who’ll do our Off Road series if we do? 😉

Feel free to private message this page if you’re interested in joining our friendly, diverse and growing club and would like details of our trial period, or if you’re a race organiser looking to promote a local race.

Thank you for your interest in Deestriders 💚

Chris Preston has very impressively brought his times down, most recently running 18:46 for 5k at Capenhurst in 30 degree heat. The 50-year old was recently selected to race for Wales in the Masters International 3000m against England on 21 August, taking place at Coleg Cambria in Deeside.

In a top quality field Chris did extremely well, finishing 8th in a PB of 10:29. Da iawn! 👏🏼👏🏼 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

If you thought you saw a load of crazy people running up and down the riverbank on Tuesday night- you did!

It was the final 2k race in the 3-race Deestriders Summer Handicap, kindly organised by Fred Aird and supported by helpers from the club.

Amanda ‘Warden’ Scotter, who you’ll often see boldly guarding the car park gate at the Off Road races, has been smashing her training and won the overall handicap, with Ben Rowlands’ speedy sister Steph Bamford second and Alix Thomas, who set the female course record of 7.57, in third.

But just to prove the Girlstriders didn’t have it all their own way, the hugely improved Paul Lewtey set the overall course record of 6.46.

The club duffel bags, awarded to those who completed two races, were very well received!

There's still time to enter the third race in our 2026 series (Thursday 6th August). Online entries open until midnight on Wednesday 5th - and we can also accept entries on the evening.

Race starts at 7.30pm from Care & Repair, Rowleys Drive in Shotton. A lovely 4ish mile mixed terrain route along the riverbank and through Dee Park.

(If you have a number from a previous race for the series, please wear it again - makes Fred's life much easier!!)

ORGP 2026 (Race 3) on Thu 06 Aug 2026 Deestriders ORGP 2026: Race 3 (August)

Parkrun Blitz was GO this morning with 9 Deestriders enjoying the sandy paths and forest trails at Newborough Forest Parkrun (not forgetting the post run brekkie!)

Paul Lewtey came in 5th overall in a very impressive 20:20, and leads the overall competition with 4 more Parkruns to go.

Well done everyone (and runners at the 12 other events club members visited today).

A very wet Round the Runway race last night!

Fabulous 5 miles on a mix of road and trails, and it was quite the experience running alongside the runway as planes were taking off and landing. But someone could have warned us about that hill 🤣

Many thanks to Wilmslow Running Club for putting it on. We loved it 💚💚

Last chance to enter the second race in the 2026 ORGP series! Online entries close at midnight tomorrow…

We’re looking forward to seeing you for the race on Thursday. It’s 7:30pm start and we’ve ordered some sunshine! Don’t forget your number if you ran race 1 💚

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What a hot week that was! 🥵

Following on from the midweek Seaside 5k we had members in action at the Llandudno Sprint Tri, the Nova Half and the Tilston 10k this past weekend. Well done all!