Archives: April 2023

Striders of Croydon had 18 finishers in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Simone Luciani who ran very well to finish in 2 hours 46 minutes 18. Graeme Drysdale (2:59:13) and Liam Redmond (2:59:50) also finished in under three hours. Striders’ first woman to finish was Niamh Vincent who ran very

Two runners from Striders of Croydon ran well to win their respective age groups in the East Surrey League, which published its final league tables this week. Tatsuya Okamoto won the men’s over-40 championship, while Daniel Finch won the boys’ under-15 championship. Striders’ men’s team finished the season in third place. On Sunday, Tatsuya Okamoto

Consuelo Kennefick, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the South Downs Way 50-mile race, from Worthing to Eastbourne on Saturday. She was the 15th woman to finish, placing third in the W50 age-group. Her time of 9 hours 13 minutes 45 placed her fourth in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings, and was a new

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the East Surrey League road race at Ewell on Thursday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to place tenth out of the 73 finishers, completing the 4.2 mile course in 25 minutes 30. Steve Massey was 30th (29:33), Peter Johnson 34th (30:20), Andy Perks 35th