Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance in the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at a cold and wet Lloyd Park on Saturday. They placed third in the match, narrowly beaten by champions Guildford and local rivals Croydon Harriers, but held off the challenge of promotion rivals Fulham to place
The fifth annual mobmatch between Striders of Croydon and local rivals Croydon Harriers took place at Lloyd Park on Saturday, in conjunction with the weekly parkrun. Striders provided the first three runners to finish with Tatsuya Okamoto first across the line in 18 minutes 06, Peter Mills second (18.09) and Phil Coales third (18.12). Tony
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Brighton on Saturday. In the senior women’s race, Niamh Vincent was 219th of the 351 finishers, covering the muddy eight-kilometre course in 41 minutes 49 seconds. Club colleague Hannah Luffman was 300th (48.09). In the under-13 girls’ race, Lucy Finch was
Striders of Croydon fielded a good turnout of 28 runners, but had to settle for third place in their annual mobmatch against Beckenham Running Club and Blackheath & Bromley, held on a muddy seven-mile course at West Wickham. Striders were led by Alastair Falconer, who ran well to place eighth of the 109 finishers in
Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in the penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Beckenham on Saturday. They finished third of the nine clubs, just behind promotion rivals Fulham, but remain in second place in the overall league table with one match remaining. Striders were again led by
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition at the Surrey Cross-Country Championships at Dorking on Sunday. Their senior men placed tenth in the team event. They were led by Peter Mills who ran very well to place 30th out of the 220 finishers, covering the muddy twelve-kilometre course in 43 minutes 17 seconds. Phil Coales also
Striders of Croydon had the first four finishers in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday. In very muddy conditions, Peter Mills ran very well to be the first runner home, recording 18 minutes 19 seconds and finishing more than a minute clear of the rest of the field. Lee Flanagan was second (19.35)
Two members of Striders of Croydon ran well against strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championship at Aldershot on Saturday. David Vinton placed 104th of the 229 finishers, covering the seven-mile course in 47 minutes 42 seconds, while club colleague Andy Perks was 115th (48.34). Earlier in the day Tatsuya Okamoto placed
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. They were led by Matthew Stone who ran very well to win the over-50 category, placing 32nd overall and covering the five-mile course in 32 minutes 24. Team manager Krzysztof Klidzia was 39th (33.18) with Andy Perks
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the fourth annual Helen Furze Memorial Mobmatch, held in conjunction with the weekly parkrun at Nonsuch Park on Saturday morning. They had 38 of the 579 finishers, led by Matthew Stone who ran very well to place tenth overall and first in the over-50 category, covering the
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
