Archives: May 2013

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

Daniel Hassett, from Striders of Croydon, made an excellent start to the track season with a comfortable win in the 400 metre hurdles in the first Rosenheim League match of the season, at Battersea Park on Wednesday. His time of 63.52 seconds was a new Striders club record, and was Striders’ only victory of the

Lee Flanagan, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place 14th out of 434 finishers in the Sutton 10 kilometre road race on Sunday, recording 36 minutes 03 seconds. There were also good runs from Damian Macenhill who placed 28th (37.10) and from Matthew Smith who placed 29th (37.17). Ernie Hann was 65th (39.52)

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in the Richmond Half-Marathon on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the first event in this season’s Surrey Road League. Their men did very well to finish fourth in the team event, while their women were tenth. Striders’ men were led by Lee Flanagan who