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Striders of Croydon had the first female finisher in three different parkruns on Saturday morning. Martha Taylor was the first woman to finish the South Norwood parkrun, placing ninth overall out of 213 finishers (20:45). Ally Whitlock was the first woman to finish the Downsview parkrun near Toronto in Canada, placing 15th overall out of

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place second in the M60 800 metres in the British Masters Championships at Derby on Sunday. He finished in 2 minutes 20.78 seconds. On Saturday, Josef Freedman ran well to place eighth out of 187 finishers in the Bewl Water Half-Marathon (1:41:41), while Matthew

Three runners from Striders of Croydon ran well to take first places in parkruns outside the UK on Saturday. In Japan, Tatsuya Okamoto placed first out of 34 finishers at the Momoi Harappa parkrun (17:36), while James Rhodes placed first out of 36 finishers at the Sunshine Beach parkrun in Otsu (18:21). Meanwhile, Phil Coales

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),