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
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
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. They had a total of 21 finishers (12 men and nine women). Their men’s team placed 19th, led by Phil Coales who ran well to place 43rd of the 494 finishers, covering the ten-kilometre course in 37 minutes
Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to place second of nine clubs in their Surrey Cross-Country League match at Richmond Park on Saturday, consolidating their second place in the overall Division Two table. They were led by Peter Mills who ran very well to place sixth out of the 217 finishers, covering the
Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place second in a field of more than 300 runners in the Richmond Riverside Half-Marathon on Sunday, recording 78 minutes 37 seconds. This lifts him to 21st place in Striders’ all-time club half-marathon rankings. Club colleague Steve Massey was 48th overall and fifth in
Tatsuya Okamoto from striders of Croydon was 18th in a time of 1:18:12 at the River Thames half marathon on Sunday, club colleague Matthew Stone also ran excellently and set a new Male over 55 record at the same race in a time of 1:23:14. Debra Bourne ran at the hilly beachy head marathon in
Dave Shaw, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Chester Marathon, where he set a new club over-55 marathon record of 3 hours 08 minutes 01 second. He finished 223rd overall in a field of more than 2500 runners. His time was more than ten minutes faster than Striders’ previous over-55 record,
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
