Archives: June 2024

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first in the M60 age-group, and 27th overall out of 173 finishers, in the monthly Serpentine 5K at Hyde Park on Friday, recording 18 minutes 12. Club colleague Liam Redmond was 49th (19:02), while Darren Woods was 99th (21:27). On Saturday morning, Ally Whitlock

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Southern Veterans League match at Kingsmeadow on Monday. Steve Corfield won both the M60 400 metres (61.93) and the M60 mile (5:27.34). Lorraine Hunte won the W60 100 metres, setting a new club W70 record of 17.16 seconds. Paul Cripps won the M50 high jump (1.45),

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Rosenheim League match at Tooting on Wednesday. Their women did very well to finish second, while their men placed fifth in the six-club match. Jadwiga Brzask-Makiela became Striders’ first female steeplechaser, placing third in the women’s race in an inaugural club women’s record of 8:43.0. Striders’

Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the 13th woman to finish the Kigali Peace Marathon in Rwanda on Sunday. She completed the undulating course in 3 hours 58 minutes 27, placing 53rd overall. On the same day, Andrew Aitken ran well to place first in the M45 age-group, and 27th

Striders of Croydon faced strong competition in the Dorking 10-mile road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the third race in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to place 14th out of 374 finishers, recording 57 minutes 46. Andy Perks was 56th (62:25),