Archives: February 2022

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the English National Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their men’s team placed 108th out of the 132 clubs which fielded complete teams of six. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 554th out of 2087 finishers, completing the muddy 12-kilometre course

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Striders were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 30th of the 145 finishers, completing the muddy five-mile course in 31 minutes 25. Peter Mills was next home in 37th

The eighth annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. Croydon Harriers packed very strongly at the front at the field, and had the first four finishers. Peter Chambers finished well ahead in 16 minutes 24, with Phil Symonds second (17:17).

Striders of Croydon had an excellent turnout of 29 runners for Blackheath Harriers’ open 10-kilometre cross-country race at West Wickham on Sunday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran very well to place third of the 97 finishers, recording 41 minutes 27. Andrew Aitken also ran well to place fifth (42:09), while Matthew Stone