Striders of Croydon competed in their first Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season, at Reigate on Saturday. Their women placed ninth out of 15 clubs in their Division Two match. They were led by Rachel Lindley who ran well to place eighth out of the 152 finishers, completing the undulating six-kilometre course in 26:14. Consuelo Kennefick was
Gemma Halliday, from Striders of Croydon, ran well in the Centurion Chiltern Wonderland 50-mile race on Saturday, starting and finishing at Goring-on-Thames. She was the fourteenth woman to finish, placing 89th overall out of 201 finishers (10:24:30). In the Veterans AC 10000 metre championships, at Tooting on Wednesday, Graeme Drysdale was fourth in the M55 age-group (39:08.07), while
Nathan Robertshaw, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place first out of 220 finishers in the Aberystwyth parkrun on Saturday (18:06). Erik Schrijnemaekers placed first out of 190 finishers in the Leas parkrun, at Minster-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey (18:29). Rachel Lindley was the first woman to finish the Dulwich parkrun, placing 40th
Striders of Croydon had 16 competitors in the London Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Simone Luciani, who ran 3:14:47. He was closely followed by Niamh Vincent, who ran 3:15:04. Charlotte Nusca ran a personal best 3:21:34, lifting her to thirteenth place in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings. She was followed by Graeme Drysdale (3:21:47),
Striders of Croydon had two of the first three finishers at the Lloyd parkrun on Saturday, with Lee Flanagan placing second out of 193 finishers (19:50) and Steve Corfield third (20:04). They also had two of the first three female finishers, with Cindy Siu placing 30th overall (25:04) and Debra Bourne 38th (25:52). Niamh Vincent
The eleventh annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. In muddy conditions, Harriers had the first three finishers with Phil Symonds first (17:41), Isaac Flanagan second (17:52) and Kyron-Bailee Burke third (18:14). Striders were led by Phil Coales who placed
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the first over-60 to finish the Veterans AC five-kilometre road race at Battersea on Tuesday evening. He set a new club male age-group record of 17 minutes 51, placing 18th overall out of 85 finishers. On Saturday morning, Erik Schrijnemaekers was first out of
James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, produced another excellent run to win his heat of the 400 metres at the Blackheath & Bromley Open Meeting, at Norman Park on Saturday. He recorded a new lifetime best of 58.86 seconds, finishing just one-hundredth of a second ahead of the runner-up, Arthur Starvis of Blackheath.
Following on from guidance issued by England Athletics, we are delighted to be able to restart our club runs. . There will be two Tuesday speed sessions at 6:40 pm & 7:40 pm. These are on a first come first served basis & you MUST sign-up in advance. Members, please check your emails on Tuesday
Striders of Croydon’s women produced a very good team performance to finish third in the second Surrey Women’s Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Mitcham on Saturday. They were led by Jodie Gray, making her Surrey League debut, who ran very well to place 16th of the 235 finishers, covering the six-kilometre
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
