Tatsuya Okamoto, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 188 finishers at the Hasenheide parkrun in Berlin on Saturday. He completed the five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 27. For the second successive week, Striders had the first two female finishers at the South Norwood parkrun. Niamh Vincent was the first
Daniel Finch, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 93 finishers in the Dartford Heath parkrun on Saturday morning. He completed the five-kilometre course in 19:55. Striders had the first two female finishers in both the Lloyd parkrun and the South Norwood parkrun. At South Norwood, Niamh Vincent was the
James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place fourth in a 1500 metre race at Apeldoorn (Netherlands) on Tuesday, which was staged as a rehearsal event for the European Indoor Championships. He recorded 4 minutes 26.77 seconds. In the Paddock Wood Half-Marathon on Sunday, Tatsuya Okamoto ran well to place 126th out of
Striders of Croydon did well to finish second in the East Surrey League senior men’s cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran very well to finish third, completing the muddy eight-kilometre course in 31 minutes 40. Lee Flanagan was eighth (33:23) and Greg Kirby ninth (34:39), while
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the National Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their women were 68th in the team event. They were led by Ellyw Evans who ran well to place 349th of the 830 finishers, covering the muddy eight-kilometre course in 41 minutes 54. Cindy Siu was 441st (44:32),
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the England Masters Indoor Inter-Area Challenge at Lee Valley on Sunday. He placed second out of nine runners in the M60 800 metres, recording 2 minutes 22.14 seconds to be the first English finisher, only being beaten by Scottish international Robert McHarg. In the Veterans
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Surrey Cross-Country League races of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their women produced an excellent team performance to take second place in their Division Three match and third in the final Division Three table, winning promotion back to Division Two. They were led by
The eleventh annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. In muddy conditions, Harriers had the first three finishers with Phil Symonds first (17:41), Isaac Flanagan second (17:52) and Kyron-Bailee Burke third (18:14). Striders were led by Phil Coales who placed
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships, at Beckenham Place Park on Saturday. Their senior men placed 21st out of 42 clubs in the team event. They were led by James Rhodes who ran well to place 188th out of 633 finishers, completing the 15-kilometre course in 54 minutes
Conor O’Hara-Barrett, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 217 finishers in the Lloyd parkrun on Saturday, completing the undulating five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 48. Club colleague Lee Flanagan was fifth (20:26) with Steve Corfield sixth (20:28) and Nathan Robertshaw seventh (20:50). Cindy Siu was the third woman to finish,
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
