Race Reports

Krzysztof Klidzia, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place 29th out of more than 1000 finishers, and second in the over-50 category, in the Maidenhead 10-mile road race on Good Friday. His time of 59 minutes 18 seconds was a new Striders over-50 record, and he became the oldest Strider to run

ATHLETICS REPORT: FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE SPORTS EDITOR Simon Ambrosi, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 219 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. He completed the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 55 seconds. Rachel Lindley was the first woman to finish the Cambridge

Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, did very well to place third in the W60 long jump in the British Masters Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley, with a jump of 3.37 metres. She also placed fifth in the W60 hurdles, recording 14.32 seconds. In the Lloyd parkrun on Saturday, Striders had two of the first

The sixth annual ‘mob match’ between Striders of Croydon and Croydon Harriers took place on Saturday morning. Whereas the previous five matches had been held in Lloyd Park, this year’s match was held in conjunction with the weekly South Norwood parkrun. 60 Striders and 42 Harriers took part, and there were a total of 300

Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, had a successful day at the South of England Masters Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley on Sunday. She won gold in the W60 long jump with a leap of 3 metres 05, and took silver in the W60 hurdles in 15.11 seconds. Club colleague Alan Dolton was fourth in

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Surrey Cross-Country League Division One match of the season, at a muddy Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who placed 98th of the 212 finishers, completing the five-mile course in 30 minutes 55 seconds. Andrew Aitken was 100th (31:16) while team manager

Steph Upton, from Striders of Croydon, had a very good run to be the first woman to finish the Riddlesdown parkrun on Saturday. She placed 14th overall, covering the five-kilometre course in 22 minutes 36 seconds. Club colleague Kara Boaks was the second woman to finish the South Norwood parkrun, placing 26th overall (23:55). For