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.
Two members of Striders of Croydon competed in the Belgrave Harriers Endurance Night series of 3000 metre races at Battersea Park on Wednesday. James Rhodes placed 32nd overall (out of 48 competitors) in a lifetime best of 9 minutes 58.64 seconds, while club colleague Andrew Aitken was 35th in 10 minutes 13.04.
Kara Boaks, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to be the first woman to finish the Vanguard Way Marathon, starting and finishing in Lloyd Park. She placed 13th overall, completing the hilly course in 4 hours 33 minutes 03 seconds. Her club colleague Rachel Lindley was the second woman to finish, placing 19th
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
