James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to gain a comfortable win in the Victoria Park five-kilometre road race on Wednesday. In his first race of the summer, he recorded 16 minutes 37 seconds. There were 176 finishers. On Saturday, Steph Upton was the first woman to finish the Riddlesdown parkrun, placing 35th
Lee Flanagan, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place first out of 249 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. In hot conditions, he covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 33 seconds, finishing 19 seconds ahead of his nearest rival. Club colleague Rachel Lindley also ran well to be
Jemma Zakariyyau, from Striders of Croydon, had another excellent run in the Harry Hawkes 10-mile road race at Thames Ditton on Sunday. She was the 16th woman to finish, recording 69 minutes 20 seconds, which lifted her to eighth place in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings. Striders’ men were led by veteran Steve Massey who ran
Striders of Croydon had 19 finishers in the Richmond 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 41st of the 575 finishers, recording 36 minutes 12 seconds. Graeme Drysdale was 89th overall and 12th in the over-50 category, recording 38 minutes 24.
Three of the oldest members of Striders of Croydon won medals at the Surrey Masters Track & Field Championships, at Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Sandra Francis did very well to win gold in the W60 200 metres (37.85) and long jump (3.35), and also took silver in the 100 metres (17.31). Striders’ oldest competitor, 79-year-old Kevin
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their second Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Their men’s team were third of the eight clubs in the match, while their women were fourth. Paul Cripps won the M50 triple jump (9.76) and was third in both the 200 metres (28.8)
Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 23 finishers in the Sutton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, which was the second event in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Martin Filer who placed 43rd of the 455 finishers in a personal best 38 minutes 08 seconds. Graeme Drysdale was 68th overall,
Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Wimbledon on Monday. Their men placed third of the eight clubs in the match, while their women were fourth. Paul Cripps did well to win both the M50 high jump (1.50) and long jump (4.22). Jon
Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 25 finishers in the 39th London Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Bill Makuwa who ran well to finish in 2 hours 56 minutes 40 seconds. Their second finisher was Andy Perks who did very well to record a personal best 2 hours 58 minutes 24.
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
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
