Tatsuya Okamoto, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place fourth out of 82 finishers in the 10-kilometre trail race promoted by South London Harriers at Farthing Downs on Thursday. In hot conditions, he completed the undulating course in 39 minutes 51 seconds. Club colleague Alastair Falconer was seventh (41:01), with Martin Filer 33rd (46:32)
Striders of Croydon had 18 finishers in the Elmbridge 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, which was the penultimate event in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran very well to place 35th of the 602 finishers, and tenth in the over-40 category, recording 36 minutes 14 seconds. Steve Massey
Striders of Croydon produced a very good team performance in their final Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Croydon Arena on Monday. Their men did very well to place second of the eight competing clubs, and also finished second in the South London Division for the first time in the club’s history. Striders’
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to gain a comfortable win in the Victoria Park five-kilometre road race on Wednesday. In his first race of the summer, he recorded 16 minutes 37 seconds. There were 176 finishers. On Saturday, Steph Upton was the first woman to finish the Riddlesdown parkrun, placing 35th
Lee Flanagan, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place first out of 249 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. In hot conditions, he covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 33 seconds, finishing 19 seconds ahead of his nearest rival. Club colleague Rachel Lindley also ran well to be
Tonight, swimming at Trinity School starting at 8.30 p.m. Members check your inboxes for details 🏊🏼
