Race Reports

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Wokingham Half-Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Darren Woods who ran a personal best 84 minutes 18 seconds. There were also personal bests for Luke Burden (86.50), Becky Laurence (97.48) and Nikki Javan (98.08). Striders’ best age-grading was achieved by veteran Chris Morton, who ran

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 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