To all those Striders who currently hold a Club Record – we salute, congratulate and celebrate you here.
Details of current record holders can be found below. Our Club records are managed by Chris Seymour who tirelessly trawls the internet for results. If you would like to challenge a record you’ll need to submit evidence of time, approximate date, age of runner, event and year. You will need to have been a fully paid member or Stowmarket Striders at the time of the race and the race must have been a measured race. Examples for 5k can include park runs and club championships. Challenges to be submitted direct to Chris Seymour at clubrecords@stowmarketstriders.org.uk for ratification.
Latest Records – May 2026 – Womens Records – Mens Records
Several club records were updated this spring, with standout performances from two of the club’s female veteran athletes.
At the Essex 20 in March, Juliet Garnham (V50) set a new 20‑mile club record, running 2:37:43, edging one second off her own previous mark.
Juliet followed this with a new half‑marathon club record at the Berlin Half Marathon, where her time of 1:36:09 improved on the long‑standing record of 1:37:55, set by Hayley Suttle at Cambridge in 2015.
Her good form continued into April at the Boston Marathon, where she ran 3:30:11, lowering her own club marathon record from Berlin 2024 by 3 minutes 29 seconds.
There was also a notable performance from Jo Stephenson (V60) at the Manchester Marathon. Jo recorded 3:41:40, taking 8 minutes 22 seconds off her previous club marathon record set at Chester last year.
Latest Records – March 2026 – Womens Records – Mens Records
Frank has now completed a clean sweep of all V75+ club records, securing the final one at Beyton during last month’s popular Tarpley 20. The V75+ age category may have been introduced with Frank in mind, but it’s open to any male Strider aged 75 or over he’s simply doing an excellent job of setting the benchmark.
He’s also been busy improving his 5k record, lowering it to 24:57 at Felixstowe parkrun last month. That knocks 13 seconds off his previous best from September 2024 at Chilton Fields great running Frank.
Meanwhile, Jo Stephenson continues her impressive progress through the Ladies V60 records. At Beyton she ran 2:51:09, taking a remarkable 18 minutes 48 seconds off Wendy Hughes’ 2020 time a fantastic achievement and another standout performance from Jo.
She then followed this with another club record at the recent Cambridge Half Marathon, clocking 1:45:12 and taking just over 11 minutes off Charlotte Hawes’ 2023 time at the same event.
Latest Records – February 2026 – Womens Records – Mens Records
There are just two club records to update as we head into 2026 & road running season:
Jo Stephenson has broken Margery Brown’s long‑standing FV60 record of 1:24:18 from 2008, running a platinum time of 1:19:59 at Hadleigh.
Frank continues his impressive progress through the V75+ records, recording 2:09:21 at Folksworth. The only distance still missing from his collection is 20 miles.
Latest Records – October 2025 – Womens Records – Mens Records
Two for Frank Moggan, 10 mile & 1/2 marathon, Juliet Garnham’s 15 mile from earlier this year & new marathon ladies V60 record for Jo Stephenson.
Latest Records – June 2025 – Womens Records – Mens Records
Unusually all the records are for vacant records male V75 & female V70.
A new name for club records- Jackie Cuninghame – achieved new records in the following:
Tarpley 10- 1.42:12 & Breckland 10k 64:02
Frank Moggan V75 – Recent Sudbury 5 43:01 & Stephen Williams 10k- 54.26.
Latest Records – December 2024 – Womens Records 2024 – Mens Records 2024
2 news ladies 5 mile records from the last Friday 5 at Gt Bentley. This course has provided the majority of the records for the ladies & didn’t disappoint again this month. V50. Juliet Garnham has taking 24 seconds from Jo Haywards 2023 Gt Bentley time. V60. Dianne Hughes with her 3rd V60 record taking just over 2 minutes from Christine Marsh’s 2019 record at Kirton.
10k – V50. Juliet Garnham has taking Haley Suttle 9 year record by 1 minute & 26 seconds.
June 2024…
Records only for the ladies this time. Juliet secured her first V50 record at London Marathon in a time off 3.34.07 taking just 24 seconds from Jo Stephenson’s record from 2018.
Dianne Hughes has now added 2 further V60 records. At May’s Breckland 10k taking 8 seconds from Angela Brinkley’s record from 2021. Dianne also collected the 5k record at the recent track challenge in a time of 24.09 taking 1 minute & 4 seconds from Christine Marsh’s time from 2020.
March 2024…
Latest club records, we will begin with Juliet Garnham.
Well done to Juliet for claiming the records for 10 & 15 miles in January this year to give her a clean sweep for the ladies V45 record’s. Now a V50 good luck with breaking new records.
10 miles: 1.13.16 at Bedford
15 miles: 1.59.08 at Folksworth.
Sue Moggan 5k.
Well done to Sue who will be the first strider to claim any record post V75 her current best is 44.37 at Chilton Parkrun.
I was fortunate to see Sue Moggan reach her 200th parkrun at the weekend.
Lastly your’s truly
It wasn’t pretty! but I can now claim the men’s V55 20 mile record at the recent Tarpley 20 with a time of 2.31.27
I look forward to seeing some more records being broken in 2024.
Regards
Chris
Update, 30-3-23:
FS Emily Moyes, Stow half
FV45 Juliet’s 5k & 1/2 marathon, Japan & Stow half.
MV70 Steve Mead 15 mile, Colchester 26/3
FV55 Mary Narey also 15 mile Colchester
Conditions at Colchester on Sunday were very wet underfoot as well as constant rain throughout.
One from the archives ( see attached photo)
Chris Ling 1/2 marathon from Reading 1998, Chris had told me many years ago that he had a quicker time at Reading but didn’t have any physical record, the newspaper clips were sent by Colin Pitts who was also racing.
