Striders Cross Country Championship Race
The club has traditionally organised an annual club cross country championship race. For many years this took place around the Christmas/New Year period in Graves Park; the actual route varying from year to year though the distance was usually between 4 and 6 miles in length. Between the 2004/05 and 2006/2007 seasons Striders held a joint club championship race with members of City of Sheffield AC/Sheffield Running Club. For 2007/2008 and 2008/09 the club championship race was incorporated in the open cross country race organised by Sheffield R.C. From 2009/10 to 2012/13 the race was moved from its traditional date and took place in mid October as a standalone event. From 2013-2024 an existing XC race (SY league event, Sheffield open XC etc) was used as the Striders XC Champs race.

The Striders XC Champs race came back as a standalone event in the 2024/25 season, taking place at Norfolk Park with all runners taking on a 3 mile course. Watch this space for more details on next season’s event!

The race is open to all members of Steel City Striders and their guests and is free to enter. It is designed to be accessible to all members – experienced and new runners alike. It is a great warm up for the South Yorkshire X-Country season which usually starts a week or two after the race.

The male age categories are: senior; vets over 40; vets over 50 and vets over 60. The female age categories are: senior; vets over 40; vets over 50 and vet s over 60. Trophies and prizes for the leading Striders in each category are be presented at the club A.G.M. following the race.