Race Reports

Striders of Croydon produced a very good team performance to place third out of nine clubs in the penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, held at Reigate on Saturday.  Home club Reigate won the match with 218 points, while Wimbledon were second with 415. However Striders’ total of 418 placed them

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Surrey Cross-Country Championships, at Dorking on Saturday. They were led by Iain Harrison who ran well to place 52nd of the 247 finishers, covering the muddy 12-kilometre course in 48 minutes 45 seconds. Taylor Huggins was 105th (52.49), Greg Williams 174th (58.12), Chris Morton 176th (58.16), Simon

James Bennett made an excellent debut for Striders of Croydon by winning the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday, covering the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 31 seconds and finishing more than a minute clear of his nearest rival. Greg Williams was fifth (21.31) and Krzysztof Klidzia sixth (21.34). Ernie Hann was eighth

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championship at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Their best performance came from Iain Harrison who ran well to place 44th out of 260 finishers, covering the 12-kilometre course in 48 minutes 37 seconds. Taylor Huggins was 105th overall, and 12th in the over-40

Saturday’s 167th weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park saw the first ‘mob match’ between local rivals Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon. The competition between the clubs produced a record total of 179 finishers, including 51 Striders and 30 Harriers. The race saw a clear victory for Peter Chambers of Croydon Harriers, who is the course

Striders of Croydon’s women faced strong opposition in the second Surrey Womens Cross-Country League match of the season, at Coulsdon on Saturday. They were led by team captain Steph Upton, who ran well to place 82nd out of more than 300 finishers, covering the undulating four-mile course in 28 minutes 25 seconds. Striders’ second woman

Justin Macenhill, from Striders of Croydon, continued his comeback from injury with an excellent run to win the weekly Crystal Palace parkrun on Saturday, recording 18 minutes 27 seconds. His elder brother Damian Macenhill was fourth (19.33) and Steve Massey was eighth (20.17). On the same day Ernie Hann again ran well to place second

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday morning. He covered the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 40 seconds, finishing more than 90 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger. Later that day Ernie led Striders’ team in the annual South of the

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill on Saturday. They were led by Taylor Huggins who placed 131st of the 289 finishers, covering the ten-kilometre course in 39 minutes 38. Barry White was 155th (40.34), Chris Morton 174th (41.28) and Simon Pannell 198th (42.59). The team placed 22nd.

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the second Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. They finishes eighth of the nine clubs in the match, and slipped to seventh place in the overall Division Two table. Striders were again led by Iain Harrison who ran well to