Friday night (5th February) saw the SMM Annual Awards evening held in the luxurious Upper House in Barlaston. It was a fantastic setting to celebrate the achievements of all of Bats over the past year.
The big winners of the night were Paul Phillips and Anne-Marie Mountford winning both the Mens and Ladies Championship respectively and also winning the North Staffs Road Runners Awards for the club. In the veterans category Alison Brind and Richard Shaw collected awards with both also winning the Cross Country awards and Richard also won the prestigious Runner of the Year award as voted by his fellow runners.
Steve Parker run the outstanding achievement award after completing numerous marathons the most recent being 3:18 (2nd M60 in Spain). Club Person of the Year went to Captain, Bernie Priekulis and Beginner of the Year went to Tim Clegg. A full list of the winners are below
| Category | Winner | |
| Men’s Champion | Paul Phillips | |
| 2nd | Tim Hulse | |
| 3rd | Richard Shaw | |
| Ladies Champion | Anne-Marie Mountford | |
| 2nd | Gail Evans | |
| 3rd | Joyce Edwards | |
| Veteran Lady | Alison Brind | |
| Veteran Man | Richard Shaw | |
| Marathon Lady | Jackie Allen | |
| Marathon Man | Steve Fenney | |
| NSRRA Lady | Anne-Marie Mountford | |
| NSRRA Man | Paul Phillips | |
| Most Improved Lady | Julie McArthur | |
| Most Improved Male | Jim Holland | |
| X Country Lady | Alison Brind | |
| X Country Man | Richard Shaw | |
| Chairmans Trophy | Julie Ebrey | |
| Captains Trophy | Anne Griffiths | |
| Outstanding Achievement | Steve Parker | |
| Club Person of the Year | Bernie Priekulis | |
| Runner of the Year | Richard Shaw | |
| Beginner of the Year | Tim Clegg | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Phil Cape | |
| Outstanding Contribution to Running | Bryan Dale |