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Graham Hansen, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the monthly Serpentine five-kilometre road race, at Hyde Park on Friday. He placed first in the M65 category with a new club age-group record of 20:11, which was more than two minutes faster than the previous record, set by Colin Cotton in 2014. He placed

Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers, and the first female finisher, at the South Norwood parkrun on Saturday morning. Daniel Finch ran very well to take first place out of 271 finishers in 19 minutes 46, six seconds ahead of club colleague Chris Bourchier. Martha Taylor was the first woman to finish, placing

Debra Bourne, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to complete the 215-mile Race Across Scotland, from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath. She was the 22nd female finisher, recording 97 hours 06 minutes 32. Striders’ women faced strong opposition in the annual Rosenheim League Final, held at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday. Their best placing came from Sarah Allport

Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, was the 15th female finisher in the Centurion North Downs Way 100-mile race, from Farnham in Surrey to Ashford in Kent. She completed the undulating course in 27 hours 15 minutes 23. The final Surrey Road League tables were published this week. Striders’ women placed ninth, while their men

Kara Boaks, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the first woman to finish the Vanguard Way Marathon on Sunday, placing fifth overall and completing the undulating course in 4:11:06.  Marc Burrows was second in the accompanying half-marathon (1:41:35), with Stephen Harris fifth (1:47:39) and Martin Filer seventh (1:54:42). Emma Taylor was the

Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to win his heat of the Dave Clarke Mile at Wimbledon Park on Wednesday, recording 4 minutes 48.38. Club colleague James Rhodes placed eighth in his heat (4:49.75).  In the Wedding Day 7K at Bushy Park on Friday evening, Striders were led by Jason Gallagher, who

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Rosenheim League match at Tooting on Wednesday. Natalie Ballarin won the women’s discus (16:64) and placed second in the hammer (12.61). Team captain Phil Coales competed in five events, placing second in the men’s 400 metres (54.2). He was also fourth in the 800 metres (2:10.8),

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in hot conditions in the Elmore 7-mile road race at Chipstead on Saturday, which was the fifth race in this year’s Surrey Road League. Leonie Hondeborg ran well to be the 15th woman to finish, placing 93rd overall out of 198 finishers (53:46). Cindy Siu was the 34th

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their penultimate Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Steve Corfield ran very well to win the M50 800 metres (2:23.6). He also placed second in the M50 200 metres in a new club M55 record of 28.6. Peter Johnson was second in the

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their first Rosenheim League match of the season, at Tooting. Their women placed third, while their men were fifth of the six clubs in the match. For Striders’ women, Cindy Siu placed second in the 800 metres (2:58.5) and fourth in the 1500 metres (6:32.8). Sandra Francis