Race Reports

Striders of Croydon hosted their 22nd annual Switchback cross-country race, over an undulating five-mile course in Lloyd Park and Addington Hills on Sunday. The race was won by Neil Reissland of Collingwood in 29 minutes 17, while the first woman was Clare Elms of Dulwich in 31 minutes 36. Striders’ Rachel Lindley ran very well

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in their ‘mob match’ against Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, held in conjunction with the Bromley parkrun on Saturday. Blackheath won by 1031 points to 922. Striders were led by the improving Ernie Hann, who followed his win in the Lloyd parkrun the previous week by placing fifth

Justin Macenhill, from Striders of Croydon, continued his comeback from injury with a very good run to place fourth out of 141 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. He covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 20 seconds. His elder brother Damian Macenhill was sixth in 19 minutes 48, while

Dan Jewell, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to win the weekly parkrun at Riddlesdown on Saturday, completing the five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 01 seconds. Club colleague Graeme Drysdale was eighth (19.12). On the same day Ernie Hann was fourth in the parkrun at Lloyd Park (19.03), while Richard Lee-Smith was fifth in the

Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the first woman to finish at the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. She beat most of her male rivals, finishing fifth overall and covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 20 minutes 08 seconds. This was the third time in the last four weeks

Damian Macenhill, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place 32nd out of 163 finishers, and second in the over-40 category, in the Wimbledon five-kilometre road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships. He covered the undulating course in 18 minutes 09 seconds. Club colleague Gearoid Quigley was 49th (19.12), while club secretary Chris

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).