Keith Simpson, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the first over-70 to finish the Andover Trail Marathon. He placed 50th overall (out of 120 finishers), completing the undulating course in 4 hours 33 minutes 23 seconds. His club colleague James Rhodes produced another lifetime best performance at Battersea Park on Tuesday evening.
Debra Bourne, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the 12th woman to finish the Chiltern 50-mile race on Saturday. She was second in the women’s over-50 category and 78th overall (out of 209 finishers), recording 9 hours 56 minutes 42 seconds. On the same day James Rhodes competed in the South London Harriers
James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, produced another very good run in the South London Athletics Network Open Meeting at Tooting on Saturday. He ran the 800 metres in a new personal best of 2 minutes 09.45 seconds, placing fifth in his heat. At the same venue three days earlier, in the Herne Hill Harriers
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
Following on from guidance issued by England Athletics, we are delighted to be able to restart our club runs. . There will be two Tuesday speed sessions at 6:40 pm & 7:40 pm. These are on a first come first served basis & you MUST sign-up in advance. Members, please check your emails on Tuesday
Susan Haynes, from Striders of Croydon, became the first Strider to complete a parkrun since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, when she competed in the Lower Hutt parkrun in New Zealand on Saturday. Susan was the fourteenth woman to finish, placing 84th out of a total of 227 finishers, and covering the five-kilometre course
Further to today’s escalated government advice in relation to the spread of Covid19 to avoid non-essential travel and contact with others and to avoid gatherings and crowded places. In line with this advice the committee have made the necessary decision to suspend all official club runs, including providing run routes and leaders, with immediate effect.
Striders of Croydon hosted the tenth annual Croydon Half-Marathon from their headquarters at Sandilands on Sunday. The race was won by Daniel Gaffney of South London Harriers in a new course record of 70 minutes 47 seconds, which was 41 seconds faster than the previous record set by Abdi Madar of Newham in 2012. The
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
