Race Reports

Matthew Stone, from Striders of Croydon, did very well to win a silver medal in the M55 age-group in the ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Denmark on Thursday. He was in eighth place at the end of the one-kilometre swim, but covered the five-kilometre run in 18 minutes 14 seconds to gain six places and

Iain Harrison, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to win the Midsummer Munro Half-Marathon, starting and finishing at Box Hill. He completed the hilly course in 1 hour 59 minutes 45 seconds, more than three minutes ahead of his nearest rival. On Saturday Alastair Falconer was first of 295 runners at the Huntingdon parkrun,

Andrew Aitken, from Striders of Croydon, produced a very good run to place third in the M40 category in the British Masters Multi-Terrain Championships, held in conjunction with the annual North Downs 30 kilometre trail race, starting and finishing at Gravesend. He was only four seconds behind the silver medallist, and finished 12th overall, completing

Jon Dean, from Striders of Croydon, produced an excellent run to win gold in the M60 400 metres at the South of England Masters Championships, at Battersea Park on Sunday. He recorded 67.76 seconds, winning his first South of England championship. Club colleague Alan Dolton won bronze in the M60 1500 metres (6:05.39). The previous

Five members of Striders of Croydon won medals in the Surrey Masters Championships at Ewell on Sunday. Striders’ best event was the W60 100 metres, where Lorraine Hunte won gold (16.92) and Sandra Francis won silver (17.29). Earlier, Sandra had won the W60 80 metre hurdles in a club age-group record of 19.39 seconds, and

Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Dorking 10-mile road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the third race in this year’s Surrey Road League. In very hot conditions, she was the fifth woman to finish, recording 66 minutes 18 seconds. Club colleague Michelle O’Mahony was

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Their men did well to place fourth out of the eight clubs in the match, while their women were sixth. Paul Cripps won the M50 triple jump (9.95), while Steve Massey was second in both

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Sutton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran very well to place 24th of the 448 finishers, recording 36 minutes 42 seconds. Tom Lawson also ran well to place 37th (38.03), with Jamie Hopps 66th (39.46), Dave Vinton 68th (39.50),

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in Sunday’s Richmond Half-Marathon, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the first event in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Alastair Falconer who ran very well to place 15th of the 517 finishers in a personal best 78 minutes 15 seconds. Club colleague Andrew