Race Reports

James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Lee Valley Middle Distance Open Meeting on Wednesday. He won his heat of the 800 metres, leading from start to finish and recording 2 minutes 07.33. On Sunday James Bennett ran well to finish the Seville Marathon in 2 hours 37 minutes 08,

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season on Saturday. Their women placed seventh in their Division Two match at Morden, and were ninth in the final Division Two table. Jennifer Gutteridge ran very well to finish twelfth, completing the five-mile course in 32 minutes 11. Consuelo

The ninth annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. The match saw the highest ever number of finishers for both clubs. The first parkrun finisher was Mike Cummings of Herne Hill (16:48), who was followed by six Croydon Harriers. Phil

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Beckenham on Saturday. Their senior men placed 34th. Andrew Aitken was 236th, completing the 15-kilometre course in 56 minutes 58. Lee Flanagan was 265th (58:06), Erik Schrijnemaekers 381st (62:13), Andy Perks 419th (63:46), Luke Burden 423rd (63:58), Kerim Suruliz 481st (66:40),

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Box Hill Fell Race on Saturday. They were led by Harry Madgwick-Lawton who ran well to place 20th, completing the 12-kilometre course in 62 minutes 27. Phil Coales was 82nd (71:05) while Erik Schrijnemaekers was 104th (74:34). Ally Whitlock ran well to be the ninth woman

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season at Chobham on Saturday. Their men placed fourth in their Division Three match. Harry Madgwick-Lawton led them home in 12th place, completing the muddy five-mile course in 27 minutes 59. Peter Mills was 20th (28:52), Lee Flanagan 25th (29:07),

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition and difficult conditions in the Surrey Cross-Country Championships at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their senior women did well to finish ninth in the team event. They were led by Consuelo Kennefick who ran well to place second in the W50 age-group and 53rd overall, completing the muddy eight-kilometre course

James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, ran well in the RunThrough Chase The Moon 10-kilometre road race at Battersea. He placed 15th out of 218 finishers, recording 35 minutes 11. Club colleague Andrew Aitken was first in the M40 age-group and 17th overall (35:29). Michael Sawh was 60th (43:36). Striders dominated the South Norwood parkrun

Three runners from Striders of Croydon ran well against strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championships at Aldershot on Saturday. Jadwiga Brzask-Makiela was 42nd in the women’s race, completing the 12-kilometre course in 78 minutes 50. In the men’s race Luke Burden placed 66th (51:24) while Simon Webster was 83rd (55:49). Earlier

Striders of Croydon had two of the first three female finishers at two different parkruns on Saturday morning. At Roundshaw, Ellyw Evans was the second woman to finish, placing ninth overall (22:53), while Selena Wong was the third woman to finish, placing 25th overall (25:16). At Lloyd Park, Cindy Siu was the second woman to