Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their Surrey Cross-Country League Division One match at Wimbledon Common on Saturday, and had to settle for ninth place in the match. They were led by Phil Coales who ran well to place 74th of the 250 finishers, covering the five-mile course in 28 minutes 57. Alastair Falconer
Striders of Croydon did very well to finish fourth out of 51 teams in the annual Priory Cross-Country Relays, at Reigate on Saturday. They were led by Phil Coales who had an excellent run to place second on the first leg, recording 14 minutes 32 seconds. He was followed by Lee Flanagan (15:57), Krzysztof Klidzia
Jemma Zakariyyau, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Amsterdam Mizuno Half-Marathon. She was the 31st woman to finish, placing 402nd overall in a field of more than 15,000 runners. Her time of 89 minutes 01 seconds places her sixth in Striders’ all-time women’s half-marathon rankings. Club colleague Niamh Vincent was the
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships at Richmond Park on Saturday. Their best placing came from Andy Perks who ran very well to finish fourth in the M45 race, covering the nine-kilometre course in 36 minutes 50. Simon Pannell was seventh in the M55 race (38:07) while Paul Stanford
Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to place sixth out of 24 clubs in their first Surrey Womens Cross-Country League Division Two race of the season, at Wimbledon on Saturday. They were led by Jemma Zakariyyau, making her league debut, who had an excellent run to place 13th of the 240 finishers in
Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 109 runners in the annual Switchback cross-country race in Addington Hills, completing the undulating five-mile course in 29 minutes 26 seconds. Striders dominated the men’s race with Lee Flanagan second (30:02), Krzysztof Klidzia third (30:26) and Phil Coales fourth (31:07). Striders’
Striders of Croydon produced a very good team performance to place second of nine clubs in the East Surrey League cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by veteran Krzysztof Klidzia who ran very well to place sixth overall, and first in the over-50 category, completing the five-mile course in 29 minutes
Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Lee Flanagan, who covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 35 seconds, finishing eleven seconds ahead of club colleague Matthew Stone. Striders also had the first woman to finish, with the fast-improving Adele
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run to win the Olympic Park 10-kilometre road race on Wednesday evening. His time of 31 minutes 40 seconds was a new club record by 32 seconds, breaking the previous record set by Henrique Galvan in 1988. It was also a new course record. Three
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place fifth out of more than 1400 finishers in the Maidenhead Half-Marathon on Sunday, recording 72 minutes 17 seconds, which was only 37 seconds outside his club record for the distance. Peter Mills also ran well to place 18th (76:02) while Andrew Aitken was 24th
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