Archives: November 2013

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday morning. He covered the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 40 seconds, finishing more than 90 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger. Later that day Ernie led Striders’ team in the annual South of the

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill on Saturday. They were led by Taylor Huggins who placed 131st of the 289 finishers, covering the ten-kilometre course in 39 minutes 38. Barry White was 155th (40.34), Chris Morton 174th (41.28) and Simon Pannell 198th (42.59). The team placed 22nd.

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the second Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. They finishes eighth of the nine clubs in the match, and slipped to seventh place in the overall Division Two table. Striders were again led by Iain Harrison who ran well to

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the annual Priory Relays at Reigate on Saturday, They did well to place ninth out of 41 teams. Ernie Hann ran the first leg in 15 minutes 58, handing over to Lee Flanagan who ran 15 minutes 38. On the third leg Iain Harrison ran 15 minutes 27