Race Reports

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run in Sunday’s London Marathon, setting a new club record of 2 hours 37 minutes 42 seconds, and finishing 227th. Club colleague Simone Luciani also had an excellent run to finish 348th in 2 hours 41 minutes 54, lifting him to fifth place in the club’s

Striders of Croydon had three of the first four finishers in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Simone Luciani gained his second successive win, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 02 seconds. Veteran Krzysztof Klidzia was third (18.14) with Ernie Hann fourth (18.19) and Graeme Drysdale eighth (19.35). Selena Wong was

Striders of Croydon had 17 competitors in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Bill Makuwa, who ran very well to finish in 2 hours 51 minutes 01 second, working his way through the field after a cautious start. Andy Perks, who had run the South Downs Way 50-mile race a week earlier,

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to place third in the East Surrey League’s annual road race, held at Ewell on Thursday evening. Epsom won with Hercules-Wimbledon second. Striders were led by Ernie Hann who ran very well to finish fourth, covering the four and a quarter mile course in 25 minutes 10

Striders of Croydon promoted the fifth annual Croydon Half-Marathon from their headquarters at Sandilands on Sunday. The winner was Sergio Gaiduc who covered the undulating course in 73 minutes 12 seconds, with Daniel Gaffney of Epsom second in 74 minutes 09. The first woman was Sophie Grant of Serpentine in 87 minutes 06, with Phyllis

James Bennett created history for Striders of Croydon on Sunday when he smashed their all-time Half Marathon record with a brilliant run of 1 hour 11 minutes and 55 seconds at the Hasting Half Marathon. This placed him fourth in a race of three thousand finishers and follows from his victory in the Brands Hatch

Krzysztof Klidzia, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to finish seventh overall, and second in the over-40 category, in the Falmouth Half-Marathon on Sunday, recording 81 minutes 27 seconds. Striders’ club secretary Chris Morton placed fifth in the Bromley Veterans open five-mile cross-country race at Sparrows Den, covering the undulating course in 37

Matthew Smith, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to finish 141st in a field of more than eleven thousand runners in the Bath Half-Marathon. Matthew’s time of exactly 80 minutes was his fastest half-marathon for five years. At the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Saturday, Alan Dolton placed fourth in

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run  to win the British Heart Foundation Half-Marathon, held on an undulating multi-terrain course at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Unfortunately the course was not officially measured, but James’ winning time of 69 minutes 50 seconds suggests that, if he were to enter an official UKA half-marathon,

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the National Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their best performance came from Rachel Lindley who had an excellent run to place 122nd of the 865 finishers in the senior women’s race, covering the very muddy five-mile course in 36 minutes 17 seconds. Steph Upton was