Eight athletes from Striders of Croydon won medals in the Surrey Masters Championships, held in very warm conditions at Kingsmeadow on Saturday. Sandra Francis won gold in both the W65 100 metres (18.86) and the long jump (2.68). Natalie Ballarin won gold in the W50 1500 metres (7:14.34) and silver in both the shot (6.69)
Striders of Croydon had 14 finishers in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Paul Thomas, who placed 194th out of more than 12,000 runners (2:59:00). He was followed by Liam Redmond, who placed 14th in the M45 age-group and 235th overall (3:00:53). Striders’ first female finisher was Alex Legge, who was the
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first in the M60 age-group, and 26th overall out of 117 finishers, in the Veterans AC five-kilometre road race at Battersea on Tuesday. He finished in 17:57.2, just six seconds outside his club age-group record which he set in 2023, and less than two
On Saturday, Striders had an impressive total of 138 finishers in the various weekly parkruns. Phil Coales placed first out of 254 finishers at the Brockwell parkrun (17:39). Chris Porter placed first out of 311 finishers at the Panshanger parkrun in Hertfordshire (18:55). Marc Burrows placed second out of 100 finishers at the Beckton parkrun
Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well on Saturday to be the fifth woman to finish the Centurion Hundred Hills 50K race, which started and finished at Stonor in Oxfordshire and included 1352 metres of elevation. She placed 35th overall out of 413 finishers, completing the course in a club W45 record of
Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 403 finishers in the Hackney Marshes parkrun on Saturday (17:51). Tom Gillespie placed first out of 167 finishers in the South Norwood parkrun (19:59), while Niamh Vincent was the first woman to finish, placing sixth overall (21:05). Daniel Finch placed first
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their men did well to place second in the team event. Phil Coales was sixth, Tom Gillespie ninth, Robert Lines tenth, Krzysztof Klidzia eleventh, Martin Filer 16th, Bill Beattie 21st, Tim Lawlor 30th, Stephen Siu 39th
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
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
