Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent day at the South of England Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Sunday. She won gold medals in both the W60 long jump (3.01 metres) and the 60 metres (10.57). Club colleague Alan Dolton won bronze in the M60 1500 metres (6:46.08). On the same
Niamh Vincent, from Striders of Croydon, had a very good run to finish second in the W35 age-group in the RunThrough 10-kilometre road race in Battersea Park on Saturday. She placed 88th overall out of 592 finishers, recording a personal best of 42 minutes 04 seconds, which lifted her to 13th place in Striders’ all-time
Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place third out of 198 finishers in the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. He completed the muddy five-mile course in 29 minutes 40 seconds. Phil Coales also ran well to place 27th, just ahead
Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 47 finishers in the 500th Lloyd parkrun on Saturday. They were led by Lee Flanagan who ran well to place third of the 299 finishers, completing the muddy five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 24 seconds. Club colleague Phil Coales was fourth (19:47) with Simon Ambrosi seventh (19:59).
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their best placing came from Steph Upton, who ran very well to place 270th of the 694 finishers in the senior women’s race, covering the muddy eight-kilometre course in 39 minutes 35 seconds. Striders’ men were
Striders of Croydon did well to place sixth in their Surrey Women’s Cross-Country League Division Two match at Wimbledon on Saturday. They remain fourth in the overall Division Two table with one match remaining. Striders were led by Jodie Gray who ran very well to place 15th of the 245 finishers, covering the five-mile course
Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to be the sixth woman to finish the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championships, held on a wet and muddy 12-kilometre course in Lloyd Park last week. She recorded 52 minutes 08 seconds. Steph Upton placed 46th (60:11) with Ally Whitlock 61st (63:38), Nikki Javan
Amanda Hewett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the annual Holly Run six-mile cross-country race, held at Reigate on Sunday. She was the sixth woman to finish, completing the hilly course in 51 minutes 29 seconds. Club colleague Krzysztof Klidzia placed 52nd in the senior men’s race, recording 50 minutes 11. Striders had
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
Tonight we're touring the flatlands of Shirley... stridersofcroydon.org.uk/trai… 19:20 at the clubhouse for warm-ups. There will also be a headtorch run. Torches & trail shoes are essential for this group, be prepared for MUD!
