Archives: February 2026

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to win the bronze medal in the M60 800 metres in the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Saturday. He recorded 2 minutes 21.56 seconds, finishing less than two-tenths of a second behind the silver medallist. Earlier on Saturday, Erik Schrijnemaekers placed first out

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first in the M60 age-group in the Valentines 10K at Chessington on Sunday, which was the first race in this year’s Surrey Road League. He placed 80th overall out of 397 finishers (38:58). Striders were led by Phil Coales who placed 25th (35:30), while

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday afternoon. Their women did very well to field 14 runners, and finish sixth out of 15 clubs in their Division Two match. They were led by Ally Whitlock, who placed 15th out of the

The twelfth annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. Phil Symonds of Harriers was the first man home out of 311 finishers, covering the wet and muddy five-kilometre course in 17:42. Ernesto Kelly of Harriers was second overall and first