Archives: February 2014

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to win the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday morning. He covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 42 seconds. Club colleague Paul Cripps was eighth (22.28) with Geoff Pennells tenth (22.48). Michelle Campbell was the fifth woman to finish, placing 57th overall (27.42). Meanwhile

Iain Harrison, from Striders of Croydon, produced an excellent run to finish 15th in a large field in Sunday’s Brighton Half-Marathon. His time of 74 minutes 20 seconds was not only a personal best, but was the fastest time by a Strider for more than 25 years, and lifted him to second place in the

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to finish fourth out of nine clubs in the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They also finished fourth in the final Division Two table. Striders were again led by Iain Harrison, who ran very well to place

Striders of Croydon did well to place seventh out of 17 teams in the East Surrey League’s annual cross-country relay, at a very wet Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Team manager Chris Morton ran the first leg, covering the two-mile course in 13 minutes 10 seconds. He was followed by Mick Turner (13.09) and Sam O’Dongo