Race Reports

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place first in the M60 age-group, and 15th overall out of 98 finishers, in the Veterans AC five-kilometre road race at Battersea on Tuesday, recording 18 minutes 02. Club colleague Graeme Drysdale was 38th (19:18). In the five-kilometre walk at the same venue, Stephen Allport was

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Dorking 10-mile road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the third race in this year’s Surrey Road League. Their women did well to place seventh in the team event. Niamh Vincent was the 22nd woman to finish, recording a personal best 71:00. Leonie

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place second in the M60 age-group in the British Masters one-mile track championships at Horspath, near Oxford, on Saturday. His time of 5 minutes 20.85 was less than four-tenths of a second outside his own club M60 record. Striders had 12 complete teams at the

Striders of Croydon had a successful day in the Surrey Masters Championships at Kingsmeadow on Sunday, with five of their athletes winning gold medals. Steve Corfield led the way, winning gold in both the M60 800 metres (2:18.81) and the M60 400 metres (61.12). There were also gold medals for Consuelo Kennefick in the W50

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Ranelagh Half-Marathon on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships. Ellyw Evans ran well to be the 30th woman to finish, placing 215th overall out of 462 finishers (1:41:28). Leonie Hondeborg was the 42nd woman to finish, placing 245th overall (1:45:00), while Maili Singh was the 91st

Gemma Halliday, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the 55th woman to finish the GB Ultras Pennine Barrier 50-mile race on Saturday, starting and finishing at Malham in North Yorkshire. She placed 377th overall out of 533 finishers, recording 14 hours 19 minutes 32. Earlier in the day, Striders had an impressive total

Niamh Vincent, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the 64th woman to finish the Manchester Marathon on Sunday, recording a personal best 3:13:39. She was followed by Joseph Ibe (3:36:09), Rotimi Oyegunle (3:42:19), Maili Singh (4:21:48) and Arun Rajagopalan (4:40:34). Striders had 21 finishers in the TCS London Marathon. They were led

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Kingsmeadow on Monday. Sam O’Dongo won the M50 100 metres in a new club age-group record of 12.98 seconds, and also won the M50 400 metres (63.81). Steve Corfield won both the M60 400 metres (62.42) and

Striders of Croydon did well to have 22 finishers in the Sutton 10K on Sunday, which was the first race in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Marc Burrows, who placed 37th (38:12), just ahead of Steve Corfield who was 38th (38:15). Martin Filer was 55th (39:47), Stephen Harris 62nd (40:22) and

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Liam Redmond, who ran well to place 173rd in a very large field, recording 2 hours 59 minutes 56. Graeme Drysdale placed fifth in the M55 age-group and 350th overall (3:10:36). Niamh Vincent was the 58th female finisher,