Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Asda Yorkshire Marathon, starting and finishing at York. She was the 22nd woman to finish, setting a new club W40 record of 3 hours 11 minutes 07 seconds. Club colleague Nikki Javan was the 57th woman to finish, recording a personal best of
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the first Surrey Cross-Country League races of the season on Saturday. Their men placed ninth in their Division Two match at Epsom Downs. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to finish 35th, completing the eight-kilometre course in 28 minutes 52 seconds. Andrew Aitken was 42nd
Striders of Croydon had eight finishers in the Manchester Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Mark Lankester, running his second marathon within a month, who did well to finish in 3 hours 15 minutes 04 seconds. Striders’ next two finishers both ran well to record personal bests, with James Burree finishing in 3 hours
Striders of Croydon had 14 finishers in the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Graeme Drysdale who ran very well to finish in 3 hours 00 minutes 47 seconds. Striders’ oldest finisher, Steve Corfield, also ran well to finish in 3 hours 16 minutes 47. Striders’ women were led by Rachel Lindley
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
