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,
Liam Redmond, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Kosice Marathon in Slovakia, recording a new personal best of 2 hours 59 minutes 37 seconds. Closer to home, Striders had an impressive total of 45 finishers in the annual Croydon 10 kilometre road race. They were led by Alastair Falconer who ran
Striders of Croydon fielded 26 runners in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Both their men and women placed third out of the nine clubs in the match. Striders’ men were led by Bill Makuwa who ran well to place sixth of the 105 finishers, covering the five-mile course in
Striders of Croydon fielded six teams in the Will Bolton Memorial Relays, organised by Blackheath & Bromley at Sparrows Den on Saturday. Striders had the eleventh women’s team to finish, led by Steph Upton who ran 18 minutes 11 on the first four-kilometre leg. She was followed by Jessica Polya (20.24), Lucy Kulp (20.12) and
Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Ladywell 10000 metres, organised by Kent Athletics Club. He finished third in his heat in 32 minutes 45.54 seconds, which is a new Striders club record for this distance on the track, beating the previous record set by Matt Morgan in 2010. Club
Striders of Croydon did well to have the first three finishers, and the first woman to finish, at the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. Simone Luciani was first home, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 53 seconds. He was followed by Simon Ambrosi and Lee Flanagan, who both recorded 18 minutes
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
