Race Reports

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the second Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Ham on Saturday. They did well to place fourth of the nine clubs in the match, only seven points behind third-placed Wimbledon, and remain third in the overall Division Two table. Striders were led by Bill

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the recent Dublin Marathon. He finished 78th out of more than 12000 finishers, recording a personal best 2 hours 48 minutes 29 seconds, which lifted him to tenth place in Striders’ all-time club rankings. On Saturday, Striders finished 24th out of 54 teams in

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to place second in the East Surrey League’s annual cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They showed their strength in depth by having 16 of the first 37 finishers. Hercules-Wimbledon won the match with 20 points, with Striders second (26) and Croydon Harriers third (47). Striders

Three members of Striders of Croydon competed in the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships at Richmond Park on Saturday. The club’s oldest competitor, Kevin Burnett, ran very well to place second in the over-75 race, covering the four-mile course in 45 minutes 21 seconds. Simon Pannell also did well to place fifth in the over-50 race,

Striders of Croydon produced a very good team performance to finish third out of nine clubs in their opening Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Guildford on Saturday. Striders were led by Ernie Hann who ran strongly to place 22nd of the 152 finishers, covering the hilly five-mile course in 29

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the recent Robin Hood Half-Marathon at Nottingham. He placed 23rd in a large field in a personal best of 75 minutes 53 seconds, which lifts him to eighth place in the club’s all-time rankings. On the same day second-claim member Nick Kyritsis was the

Bill Makuwa, from Striders of Croydon, made an excellent return to competition by winning the 23rd annual Switchback five-mile multi-terrain race in Lloyd Park and Addington Hills on Sunday. He covered the undulating course in 29 minutes 31 seconds. His club colleague Ernie Hann also ran well to place second in 29 minutes 49, with

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to win their mobmatch against Blackheath & Bromley, held in conjunction with the Bromley parkrun on Saturday. Striders comfortably outnumbered their hosts, managing 41 of the 491 finishers, compared with only 29 for Blackheath, and won the match by 1323 points to 1162. Striders were led by

Striders of Croydon fielded four teams in the Will Bolton Memorial Relay, organised by Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, at Sparrows Den on Saturday. Their A team finished 12th out of the 59 teams. Graeme Drysdale ran the first four-kilometre leg in 16 minutes 29 seconds, handing over to Colin Hann who improved the team’s position

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Surrey Road Relay at Wimbledon Park on Sunday. They finished sixteenth in the senior men’s event. Colin Hann ran the first leg of three miles in 17 minutes 38 seconds, handing over to his brother Ernie who ran 17 minutes 03, which was Striders’ fastest time of