Race Reports

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the recent Thames Meander Half-Marathon. His winning time of 78 minutes 09 seconds placed him more than a minute clear of the runner-up, and lifted him to 15th place in Striders’ all-time club rankings. There were 268 finishers. On Bank Holiday Monday, James’

Striders of Croydon had four of the first five finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday morning. Lee Flanagan led them home in second place, covering the undulating course in 18 minutes 46 seconds. Simon Ambrosi was third (18.58) and Colin Hann was fourth (19.19). Matt Stone ran well to place fifth

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Wimbledon 5 kilometre road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the final event in this year’s Surrey Road League. Their first man home was Justin Macenhill who ran well to place 53rd of the 244 finishers, covering the hilly course in 18 minutes

For the second successive week, Striders of Croydon had the first three finishers in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Ernie Hann, who had finished runner-up to club colleague Krzysztof Klidzia the previous week, went one better this week by taking first place, covering the undulating course in 19 minutes 45 seconds. His

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their final Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Wimbledon last week. Paul Cripps showed his versatility by winning both the M35 2000 metre walk (12.41.0) and the discus (18.50), and also placing second in the triple jump (9.60) and third in the javelin (22.99). Maggie

Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers at the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. Ernie Hann was the first home, leading from the start and completing the course in 18 minutes 37 seconds, while club colleague Lee Flanagan moved through the field to finish second in 18 minutes 51. Paul Finch was

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place third out of 163 finishers at the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. He covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 44 seconds. His brother Colin Hann was eighth in 20 minutes 31. On the same day Matt Morgan was sixth in the

Simon Ambrosi, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 424 finishers in the Bromley parkrun on Saturday, covering the five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 59 seconds. Club colleague Graeme Drysdale was fifth (18.41) and Lee Wadsworth was sixth (18.54). On the same day Krzysztof Klidzia was third in the weekly parkrun

Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in Sunday’s Richmond 10-kilometre road race, which incorporated the Surrey Championship. In hot conditions, she was the eighth woman to finish, recording a personal best of 39 minutes 18 seconds, which lifted her to third place in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings. Striders’ men were led

Striders of Croydon did well to win the team event in the High Elms 10 kilometre race, organised by Orpington Road Runners, on Sunday. Ernie Hann ran very well to place third out of 316 finishers, covering the undulating course in 39 minutes 57 seconds. Krzysztof Klidzia was sixth overall and first in the over-40