Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 102 finishers in the Riddlesdown parkrun on Saturday, completing the five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 04 seconds. He also placed fourth of 46 finishers in the annual Pirie 10-mile cross-country race on Farthing Downs last week, recording 59 minutes 30 seconds. Tatsuya
Debra Bourne, from Striders of Croydon, completed her 100th marathon at Nottingham on Saturday. In icy conditions, she ran well to place second in the W50 category, recording 3 hours 56 minutes 54 seconds, which was her fastest time of the year. In the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, Striders were led by James Rhodes, who
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Association’s annual five-mile inter-club race, held at Morden Park on Saturday. They placed 13th in the eight-to-score competition for the Brent Shield, awarded in memory of the late Alan Brent of Blackheath Harriers. Striders were led by veteran Steve Corfield, who ran
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their women’s team placed 18th, while their men’s team placed 23rd. Striders’ women were again led by Jodie Gray, who ran very well to place 54th of the 309 finishers, completing the muddy six-kilometre course in 26 minutes
Striders of Croydon’s women produced a very good team performance to finish third in the second Surrey Women’s Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Mitcham on Saturday. They were led by Jodie Gray, making her Surrey League debut, who ran very well to place 16th of the 235 finishers, covering the six-kilometre
Keith Simpson, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to finish first in the over-70 age-group in the Thames Meander Marathon, starting and finishing at Kingston-on-Thames, on Saturday. In wet and windy conditions, he set a new club over-70 record of 4 hours 09 minutes 07 seconds, placing 129th overall out of 307 finishers. Earlier
Striders of Croydon had three of the first ten women to finish the Croydon 10K road race on Sunday. Niamh Vincent ran well to be the fifth woman to finish, recording 44 minutes 04 seconds. Club colleague Marianne Chua was just one place and ten seconds behind her, while Jennifer Gutteridge was ninth in 45
57-year-old Dave Shaw, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Yorkshire Marathon on Sunday, He finished 109th overall in a field of more than 4300 runners, and recorded a lifetime best of 2 hours 50 minutes 31 seconds. This is a new Striders over-55 club record and lifts him to eleventh place
Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to place fifth in their first Surrey Womens Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Reigate on Saturday. They were led by Jenny Rowe who ran well to place 24th of the 217 finishers, completing the undulating four-mile course in 29 minutes 16 seconds. Steph
Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run in the Chester Marathon on Sunday. She was the fourth woman to finish, setting a new club over-35 record of 3 hours 06 minutes 02 seconds, and lifting her to second place in the club’s all-time women’s rankings. Later that day, Striders produced some good
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