Andrew Aitken, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to finish first out of 109 runners in the South Norwood parkrun on Saturday, covering the five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 14 seconds. Becky Laurence was the first woman to finish, placing 28th overall in 22 minutes 47. Tatsuya Okamoto was second in the Riddlesdown parkrun (17:09)
Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers in the Roundshaw parkrun on Saturday, with Tatsuya Okamoto finishing first in 17 minutes 34 seconds, and veteran Krzysztof Klidzia placing second in 18 minutes 31. Club colleague Lee Flanagan finished first out of 231 runners in the Lloyd parkrun, recording 18 minutes 54. Niamh Vincent was
Andrew Aitken, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Perseverance Wimbledon Dash five-kilometre road race on Sunday. The race incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the final event in this year’s Surrey Road League. Andrew placed 19th out of 208 finishers, and fourth in the over-40 category, covering the undulating course in
Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to finish first out of 215 runners in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. In hot conditions, he covered the undulating course in 17 minutes 09 seconds. Club colleague Sophia Sachedina was the fourth woman to finish, placing 51st overall (24:17). Tatsuya Okamoto was