Archives: January 2026

Striders of Croydon had three competitors in the South of England Cross-Country Championships, at Beckenham Place Park on Saturday. In the men’s race, James Rhodes placed 221st of the 603 finishers, completing the 14-kilometre course in 57:10. Club colleague Stephen Siu was 570th (76:56). In the women’s race, Consuelo Kennefick placed 248th of the 335

Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the ninth woman to finish the 44th annual Box Hill Fell Race on Saturday. She placed third in the W40 age-group and 96th overall out of 242 finishers, completing the 13-kilometre course in 74 minutes 48 seconds. Club colleague Martin Filer was 107th (76:36). Also

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season, at Oxshott on Saturday. Their women placed 12th out of 15 clubs in their Division Two match. Consuelo Kennefick was 24th of the 170 finishers, completing the five-mile course in 34:58. Ally Whitlock was 25th (35:02), Cindy Siu 79th

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Surrey Cross-Country Championships, at Dorking on Sunday. In the women’s race, Consuelo Kennefick ran well to place third in the W50 age-group and 46th overall out of 106 finishers, completing the eight-kilometre course in 41:12. Club colleague Elspeth Meakin was 104th (56:15). In the men’s race, James