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
Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in their final Surrey Womens Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Jenny Rowe who ran well to place 23rd, completing the five-mile course in 36 minutes 21. Steph Upton was 35th (37:40), Nikki Javan 44th (38:33),
Two members of Striders of Croydon ran well to finish in the top half of the field in the English National Cross-Country Championships, at Leeds on Saturday. Andy Perks led them home, placing 890th out of more than 2000 finishers, and completing the undulating 12-kilometre course in 48 minutes 34 seconds. Luke Burden was close
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
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Lottie Nusca, making her cross-country debut for Striders, ran very well to place 244th out of 703 finishers in the senior women’s race, completing the eight-kilometre course in 36 minutes 27 seconds. Jenny Rowe was 276th
Jenny Rowe, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to be the first woman to finish the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. She placed 31st overall out of 261 finishers, completing the undulating five- kilometre course in 22 minutes 54 seconds. Club colleague Sophia Sachedina was the first woman to finish the
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League Division One match of the season, at Mitcham on Saturday. They were led by Alastair Falconer who was 118th of the 235 finishers, covering the 8.3 kilometre course in 31 minutes 37 seconds. Andrew Aitken was close behind in 120th (31:41) with Lee
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
