Simone Luciani, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the RunThrough ten-kilometre road race at the Olympic Park in Stratford on Sunday, recording 34 minutes 13 seconds. He finished 38 seconds ahead of his nearest rival. In the five-kilometre race at the same venue, James Rhodes was third (17:43) with Andrew Aitken
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto and Phil Coales, who tied for 18th place, each completing the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 48 seconds. Andrew Aitken was 28th (19:52) and James Rhodes completed the scoring
Simone Luciani, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place second out of 231 finishers in the RunThrough 10 kilometre road race at the Olympic Park in Stratford on Wednesday evening. His time of 33 minutes 13 seconds was a personal best, and lifts him to fifth place in Striders’ all-time club rankings.
Debra Bourne, from Striders of Croydon, again showed her exceptional stamina in the Centurion Running Autumn 100-mile trail race, starting and finishing at Goring in Oxfordshire. She completed the course in a personal best of 23 hours 08 minutes 48 seconds, which was the first time she has run 100 miles in under 24 hours.
James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Stan Allen Mile, organised by Herne Hill Harriers at Tooting Bec on Saturday. He set a new Striders club record of 4 minutes 43.72 seconds, beating the previous record set which was set by Phil Coales at Bromley in 2016. Club colleague Krzysztof
Martin Filer, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place seventh out of 141 finishers in the Bewl Water Trail Half-Marathon. He was also the second over-40 to finish, recording 94 minutes 03 seconds. On the same day veteran Keith Simpson was 56th out of 103 finishers in the Fox Marathon in Godalming, recording
Keith Simpson, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the first over-70 to finish the Andover Trail Marathon. He placed 50th overall (out of 120 finishers), completing the undulating course in 4 hours 33 minutes 23 seconds. His club colleague James Rhodes produced another lifetime best performance at Battersea Park on Tuesday evening.
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
Strider @James_Athletics writes about his experiences of 2020 as an athlete & athletics fan for @FastRunning fastrunning.com/running-athle…
