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Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the third woman to finish the Centurion North Downs Way 100-mile race, from Farnham to Ashford. She placed 20th overall, completing the undulating course in 22 hours 26 minutes 55. Erik Schrijnemaekers ran well to win the Vanguard Way Half-Marathon on Sunday morning, recording

Two runners from Striders of Croydon ran very well in the British Masters Championships at Derby. On Saturday, Lorraine Hunte placed fourth in the final of the W70 100 metres in 17.42 seconds, only six hundredths of a second behind the bronze medallist. On Sunday, Steve Corfield placed fifth in the M60 800 metres in

Striders had 28 competitors in their Rosenheim League match at Tooting on Wednesday. Their women placed third, while their men were fifth. Holly Harrison had an excellent run to set a club women’s 100 metre record of 15.0, placing second in her race. She was also second in the 200 metres (42.3). Jay Brzask-Makiela was

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Southern Veterans League match at Sutton on Monday. Their women placed fourth, while their men were seventh of the nine clubs in the match. Lorraine Hunte won the W60 200 metres, setting a new club W70 record of 37.0. Niamh Vincent set club W40 records in

Striders of Croydon had a successful day in the Surrey Masters Track & Field Championships, at Kingsmeadow on Saturday. Their team of six athletes won eight gold medals and one silver. Tatsuya Okamoto ran very well to win gold in the M40 5000 metres in a new club age-group record of 16 minutes 20.99. Steve

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),