Race Reports

Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the first woman to finish in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. She beat most of her male rivals, finishing fourth overall and covering the undulating course in 20 minutes 11 seconds. Striders’ men were led by Gearoid Quigley who placed fifth

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Rosenheim League match of the season, at Tooting on Wednesday. Their best performances came from women’s captain Sandra Francis, who placed third in the long jump (2.92) and fourth in the 100 metres (17.1). She led Striders’ women to fourth place in the match and in

Damian Macenhill, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place 36th out of 425 finishers in the Elmbridge 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, recording 36 minutes 52 seconds. Damian was fifth in the over-40 category. Ernie Hann, in his second race of the weekend, also ran well to place 78th (39.30), while marathon specialist Sunjay

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to finish second in their final Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Croydon Arena on Monday. Epsom won the match with 160 points, but Striders’ total of 120 saw them finish ahead of Croydon Harriers (113), Kingston (106), Hercules-Wimbledon (104), Walton (62) and Dorking (7).

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the third Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Their women finished fourth, while their men were fifth of the seven clubs in the match. Striders’ women were led by Linda Daniel, who ran well to finish second in the over-50 800 metres in

Lee Flanagan, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place 20th out of 440 finishers in the Richmond 10 kilometre road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championship. He recorded 34 minutes 56 seconds. Damian Macenhill also ran well to finish 46th (37.05) with Krzysztof Klidzia 54th (37.23), Taylor Huggins 66th (37.59) and Ernie

Sarah Cobb made an excellent track debut for Striders of Croydon in the third Rosenheim League match of the season, at Tooting on Wednesday. She won the women’s shot with a putt of 6.30 metres. Club colleague Sandra Francis placed third in the long jump (2.81), and Striders’ women finished fourth in the match. Belgrave

Cara Kayum, from Striders of Croydon, was the first woman to finish the Dulwich parkrun on Saturday. She covered the five-kilometre course in 20 minutes 24 seconds. Club colleague Lee Flanagan was second in the Lloyd parkrun (18.14) with Simon Ambrosi eighth (20.33) and Chris Morton eleventh (20.41). Richard Lee-Smith was ninth in the Crystal

Four members of Striders of Croydon won gold medals in the annual Surrey Masters Championships, at Ewell on Saturday. Striders’ oldest athlete, 73-year-old Kevin Burnett, led the way by winning the over-70 100 metres (19.8) and 200 metres (42.3). He also placed second in the shot (6.32), discus (18.34) and heavy hammer (6.93). Club middle-distance

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the second Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Kingsmeadow Stadium on Monday. Their women did well to finish fourth, while their men were narrowly beaten into sixth place, only four points behind local rivals Croydon Harriers. For Striders’ women, Linda Daniel won the over-50 1500 metres