Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Their men did well to place fourth out of the eight clubs in the match, while their women were sixth. Paul Cripps won the M50 triple jump (9.95), while Steve Massey was second in both
Member Name Race Date Position Result Time Race Name Category Darren Woods 26-May-18 5 1:10:26 Lee Valley Velodrome 10 Mile 10M ******* Steve Massey 26-May-18 6 1:13:50 Lee Valley Velodrome 10 Mile 10M ******* Steve Smith 26-May-18 40 1:46:20 Lee Valley Velodrome Half Marathon HM ******* Peter Johnson 26-May-18 46 1:48:52 Lee Valley Velodrome
Member Name Race Name Result Time Race Date ******* Alastair Falconer Titchmarsh 10k 35.17 13-May-18 ******* Darren Woods Gatwick HM 1:27:50 13-May-18 ******* Chris Chinnock Gatwick HM 1:37:32 13-May-18 ******* Carolyn Storey Leeds HM 1:45:51 13-May-18 ******* Terence Buxton Gatwick HM 2:00:22 13-May-18 ******* Karim Akhtar Gatwick HM 2:03:11 13-May-18 ******* Neil McDonough Gatwick HM
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Sutton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran very well to place 24th of the 448 finishers, recording 36 minutes 42 seconds. Tom Lawson also ran well to place 37th (38.03), with Jamie Hopps 66th (39.46), Dave Vinton 68th (39.50),
Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place second out of 225 finishers in the Titchmarsh 10 kilometre road race on Sunday. He recorded a personal best of 35 minutes 18 seconds, which lifts him to 25th place in Striders’ all-time club rankings. Meanwhile Darren Woods finished 60th in the Gatwick
******* Sam O’Dongo Brighton Marathon 15/04/2018 03:47:28 2,028th out of 19,825 26.2M Road Marathon ******* Alastair Falconer Richmond Half Marathon 06/05/2018 01:18:15 15th out of 517 13.1M Road Half Marathon ******* Andrew Aitkin Richmond Half Marathon 06/05/2018 01:19:35 19th out of 517 13.1M Road Half Marathon ******* Thomas Lawson Richmond Half Marathon 06/05/2018 01:23:18 37th
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in Sunday’s Richmond Half-Marathon, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the first event in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Alastair Falconer who ran very well to place 15th of the 517 finishers in a personal best 78 minutes 15 seconds. Club colleague Andrew
******* Mark Watson London Landmarks Half Marathon 25/03/2018 01:55:33 2,353 out of 9,677 13.1M Road Half Marathon ******* Mark Watson Brighton Marathon 15/04/2018 04:08:12 3,975th out of 19,825 26.2M Road Marathon ******* James Bennett RunThrough Olympic Park 10K 29/04/2018 00:32:54 1st out of 528 10K Road Race ******* Rosemary Egbe RunThrough Olympic Park 10K 29/04/2018
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to finish first out of 520 competitors in the Olympic Park 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. His winning time of 32 minutes 54 seconds was less than half a minute outside his personal best, and was a new club over-35 record. On the previous day
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
