Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championships, at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Their best placing came from Elspeth Meakin who was 61st in the women’s race, competing the 12-kilometre course in 79 minutes 36. In the men’s race, James Rhodes placed 73rd of the 219 finishers (48:36), with
Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the Centurion Winter Downs 100-mile race, starting at Amberley in Sussex on Friday afternoon and finishing at Mickleham on Saturday morning. She was the fourth woman to finish, placing eleventh overall and completing the course in 20 hours 52 minutes 31. In the RunThrough Victoria
Striders of Croydon had the first two female finishers in the South Norwood parkrun on Saturday morning. Ally Whitlock ran well to place tenth overall out of the 172 finishers (21:38), while Niamh Vincent was 17th (22:25). Martha Taylor was the first woman to finish the Hilly Fields in Ladywell, placing 20th overall out of
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
