Kara Boaks, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to be the first woman to finish the Vanguard Way Marathon, starting and finishing in Lloyd Park. She placed 13th overall, completing the hilly course in 4 hours 33 minutes 03 seconds. Her club colleague Rachel Lindley was the second woman to finish, placing 19th
Susan Haynes, from Striders of Croydon, became the first Strider to complete a parkrun since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, when she competed in the Lower Hutt parkrun in New Zealand on Saturday. Susan was the fourteenth woman to finish, placing 84th out of a total of 227 finishers, and covering the five-kilometre course
Striders of Croydon hosted the tenth annual Croydon Half-Marathon from their headquarters at Sandilands on Sunday. The race was won by Daniel Gaffney of South London Harriers in a new course record of 70 minutes 47 seconds, which was 41 seconds faster than the previous record set by Abdi Madar of Newham in 2012. The
Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, did very well to win two bronze medals in the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Saturday. She placed third in both the W60 long jump (2.98 metres) and the W60 60 metres (10.72 seconds). Club colleague Lorraine Hunte was fifth in the W65 60 metres, recording
Niamh Vincent, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Vitality Half-Marathon in Greenwich on Sunday. In a field of more than 15,000 runners, she finished in a new personal best of 92 minutes 16 seconds, which lifts her to ninth place in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings. Striders’ men were led by Erik
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
