Andrew Aitken, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place seventh out of 88 finishers in the Veterans AC five-kilometre road race at Wimbledon on Sunday morning. He covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 27 seconds. In the Blackheath & Bromley Open Meeting, at Norman Park on the same day, Nikki
Keith Simpson, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Dorney Lake Marathon on Saturday. He placed third in the over-70 category in a new club age-group record of 4 hours 06 minutes 35 seconds, which was more than two minutes faster than the previous club record which he set at Kingston in
Three members of Striders of Croydon produced very good performances in the RunThrough ten-kilometre road race at the Olympic Park in Stratford on Wednesday evening. They were led by James Bennett who placed sixth of the 279 finishers, recording 33 minutes 41 seconds. James Rhodes was 17th in a personal best 35 minutes 44 seconds,
As everyone is aware on Thursday 5th November we go into our second national lockdown. Many of you have been asking how this will affect club activities. We’ve been waiting for guidance from England Athletics before making any decisions. Sadly it’s not good news. Today they released the following statement: From this Thursday [5 November
Simone Luciani, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the RunThrough ten-kilometre road race at the Olympic Park in Stratford on Sunday, recording 34 minutes 13 seconds. He finished 38 seconds ahead of his nearest rival. In the five-kilometre race at the same venue, James Rhodes was third (17:43) with Andrew Aitken
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto and Phil Coales, who tied for 18th place, each completing the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 48 seconds. Andrew Aitken was 28th (19:52) and James Rhodes completed the scoring
Simone Luciani, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place second out of 231 finishers in the RunThrough 10 kilometre road race at the Olympic Park in Stratford on Wednesday evening. His time of 33 minutes 13 seconds was a personal best, and lifts him to fifth place in Striders’ all-time club rankings.
Debra Bourne, from Striders of Croydon, again showed her exceptional stamina in the Centurion Running Autumn 100-mile trail race, starting and finishing at Goring in Oxfordshire. She completed the course in a personal best of 23 hours 08 minutes 48 seconds, which was the first time she has run 100 miles in under 24 hours.
James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Stan Allen Mile, organised by Herne Hill Harriers at Tooting Bec on Saturday. He set a new Striders club record of 4 minutes 43.72 seconds, beating the previous record set which was set by Phil Coales at Bromley in 2016. Club colleague Krzysztof
Martin Filer, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place seventh out of 141 finishers in the Bewl Water Trail Half-Marathon. He was also the second over-40 to finish, recording 94 minutes 03 seconds. On the same day veteran Keith Simpson was 56th out of 103 finishers in the Fox Marathon in Godalming, recording
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
