Race Reports

Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, continued his return from injury with an excellent run to win the Croydon Arena Mile, organised by Croydon Harriers in conjunction with the Sport Relief Mile on Sunday. Phil led from gun to tape to win in 5 minutes 00.6 seconds, which is a new Striders club record for

Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place 70th out of 261 finishers in the Inter-Counties Cross-Country Championship at Cofton Park, Birmingham, on Saturday. He covered the 12-kilometre course in 41 minutes 50 seconds, and was the fourth Surrey runner to finish. On the same day Simon Ambrosi was the first runner

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to win the end-of-season inter-club cross-country match promoted by Croydon Harriers at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Striders had four of the first eight finishers, led by Phil Coales who ran very well to place second, covering the muddy six-mile course in 37 minutes 39 seconds. Justin Macenhill

Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, had another very good run in the National Cross-Country Championship at Donington on Saturday. He placed 153rd of the 1700 finishers, covering the muddy 12-kilometre course in 47 minutes 42 seconds. This is the first time that a Strider has placed in the top 200 in this prestigious event.

Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, continued his good recent form with another very good run in the Wokingham Half-Marathon on Sunday. In a high-quality field, he placed 28th out of more than 2000 finishers, recording a new personal best of 73 minutes 18 seconds, which lifts him to third place in Striders’ all-time club

Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, produced an excellent run to win the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two race of the season at Lloyd Park on Saturday. He became the first Strider ever to win a Surrey League race, and covered the muddy five-mile course in 28 minutes 58 seconds. Club colleague James Bennett

Peter Mills led Striders of Croydon to victory in their third annual mobmatch against local rivals Croydon Harriers, held in conjunction with the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. Peter finished more than a minute clear of his nearest rival, covering the muddy five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 33 seconds. James Lyne of SLH

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their best performance came from Peter Mills, who was 72nd out of 1026 finishers in the senior men’s race, covering the very muddy nine-mile course in 55 minutes 06 seconds. Veteran Krzysztof Klidzia was 469th (66.18)

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place third in the Victoria Park 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. He ran a new personal best of 32 minutes 32 seconds, lifting him to second place in the club’s all-time rankings. On the same day Debra Bourne was the first woman to finish

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place second in the penultimate Surrey Cross-Country Division Two match of the season at Reigate on Saturday, covering the undulating nine-kilometre course in 32 minutes 12 seconds. Peter Mills also had an excellent run to place third (32.22). Team manager Krzysztof Klidzia ran well to