Archives: October 2024

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships, at Nonsuch Park on Saturday. Their best placing came from Steve Corfield who ran well to place second in the M60 race, completing the 9300 metre course in 36 minutes 22. Club colleague Mick Turner was 14th (45:22). Tatsuya Okamoto was fifth

Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 339 finishers in the Brockwell parkrun on Saturday. He completed the five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 22. Daniel Finch was second out of 91 finishers in the Lancing Beach Green parkrun (20:32), while his brother Christopher Finch placed fifth (21:35). Lee Flanagan

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first Surrey Cross-Country League races of the season, at Reigate on Saturday. Their men placed eighth out of ten clubs in their Division Two match. They were led by Phil Coales who ran to place 25th, completing the undulating five-mile course in 31 minutes 09. Andrew Aitken

Striders of Croydon staged their 30th annual Switchback five-mile race in Lloyd Park and Addington Hills on Sunday. There was a record total of 165 finishers. The first man home was Toby Rowlands of South London Harriers, who completed the undulating course in 29 minutes 56. Isaac Flanagan of Croydon Harriers was second (30:04). Striders