Niamh Vincent, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place first in the W40 age-group in the Gateley Chase The Sun five-kilometre road race at Battersea Park. She was 71st overall out of 305 finishers, recording 21 minutes 21. In the Great North Run, from Newcastle to South Shields on Sunday, Erik Schrijnemaekers ran well
Three runners from Striders of Croydon won gold medals in the London Masters Track & Field Championships, held at Tooting on Saturday. Lorraine Hunte won the W70 100 metres (17.44), while Sarah Allport won the W45 1500 metres (9:06.29). Steve Corfield won the M60 400 metres (61.99) and also won the B 800 metres (2:21.73),
Four runners from Striders of Croydon competed in the Epsom & Ewell Harriers one mile track races, held at Ewell on Thursday evening. Their fastest time came from Phil Coales who placed fifth in the A race, recording 4 minutes 45.1. Steve Corfield ran very well to set a new club M60 record of 5:20.5,
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the women’s Rosenheim Shield Final, at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday evening. Their best placing came from Nikki Javan who was fourth in the 3000 metres (13:28.74). She also placed sixth in the 1500 metres (6:27.57). Jay Brzask-Makiela placed fifth in the hurdles in a new club record of 43.25.
Nathan Robertshaw, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 176 finishers in the Roundshaw parkrun on Saturday, recording 18 minutes 03. Kara Boaks was the second woman to finish the South Norwood parkrun, placing 16th overall out of 180 finishers (22:28). Phil Coales was third out of 397 finishers in
Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the third woman to finish the Centurion North Downs Way 100-mile race, from Farnham to Ashford. She placed 20th overall, completing the undulating course in 22 hours 26 minutes 55. Erik Schrijnemaekers ran well to win the Vanguard Way Half-Marathon on Sunday morning, recording
Two runners from Striders of Croydon ran very well in the British Masters Championships at Derby. On Saturday, Lorraine Hunte placed fourth in the final of the W70 100 metres in 17.42 seconds, only six hundredths of a second behind the bronze medallist. On Sunday, Steve Corfield placed fifth in the M60 800 metres in
Striders had 28 competitors in their Rosenheim League match at Tooting on Wednesday. Their women placed third, while their men were fifth. Holly Harrison had an excellent run to set a club women’s 100 metre record of 15.0, placing second in her race. She was also second in the 200 metres (42.3). Jay Brzask-Makiela was
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Southern Veterans League match at Sutton on Monday. Their women placed fourth, while their men were seventh of the nine clubs in the match. Lorraine Hunte won the W60 200 metres, setting a new club W70 record of 37.0. Niamh Vincent set club W40 records in
Striders of Croydon had a successful day in the Surrey Masters Track & Field Championships, at Kingsmeadow on Saturday. Their team of six athletes won eight gold medals and one silver. Tatsuya Okamoto ran very well to win gold in the M40 5000 metres in a new club age-group record of 16 minutes 20.99. Steve
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
