Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 22 finishers in their first East Surrey League cross-country race of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their men’s team did well to place second out of the six clubs in the match. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto, who finished eighth, completing the five-mile course
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the England Masters Inter-Area Challenge at Corby. He placed third in the M60 400 metres in a club age-group record of 61.10 seconds, and also placed third in the M60 800 metres (2:19.95). In the Kent Masters Championships at Gillingham, Peter Johnson ran well to
Niamh Vincent, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place first in the W40 age-group in the Gateley Chase The Sun five-kilometre road race at Battersea Park. She was 71st overall out of 305 finishers, recording 21 minutes 21. In the Great North Run, from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday, Erik Schrijnemaekers ran well
Three runners from Striders of Croydon won gold medals in the London Masters Track & Field Championships, held at Tooting on Saturday. Lorraine Hunte won the W70 100 metres (17.44), while Sarah Allport won the W45 1500 metres (9:06.29). Steve Corfield won the M60 400 metres (61.99) and also won the B 800 metres (2:21.73),
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
