Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday, with Lee Flanagan placing first in 19 minutes 23 seconds and Steve Corfield finishing second (20:15). Robert Lines was first in the Riddlesdown parkrun (19:24), while Samuel Hansen was third out of 701 finishers in the Newcastle parkrun
Striders of Croydon did well to place sixth in their Surrey Women’s Cross-Country League Division Two match at Wimbledon on Saturday. They remain fourth in the overall Division Two table with one match remaining. Striders were led by Jodie Gray who ran very well to place 15th of the 245 finishers, covering the five-mile course
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition at the Surrey Cross-Championships at Dorking on Sunday. Alastair Falconer ran very well to place 34th of the 199 finishers in the senior men’s race, completing the muddy 12-kilometre course in 45 minutes 18 seconds. Tatsuya Okamoto also ran well for 51st (47:30) with Lee Flanagan 68th (49:02), Steve
Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to be the sixth woman to finish the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championships, held on a wet and muddy 12-kilometre course in Lloyd Park last week. She recorded 52 minutes 08 seconds. Steph Upton placed 46th (60:11) with Ally Whitlock 61st (63:38), Nikki Javan
Amanda Hewett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the annual Holly Run six-mile cross-country race, held at Reigate on Sunday. She was the sixth woman to finish, completing the hilly course in 51 minutes 29 seconds. Club colleague Krzysztof Klidzia placed 52nd in the senior men’s race, recording 50 minutes 11. Striders had
Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 102 finishers in the Riddlesdown parkrun on Saturday, completing the five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 04 seconds. He also placed fourth of 46 finishers in the annual Pirie 10-mile cross-country race on Farthing Downs last week, recording 59 minutes 30 seconds. Tatsuya
Debra Bourne, from Striders of Croydon, completed her 100th marathon at Nottingham on Saturday. In icy conditions, she ran well to place second in the W50 category, recording 3 hours 56 minutes 54 seconds, which was her fastest time of the year. In the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, Striders were led by James Rhodes, who
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Association’s annual five-mile inter-club race, held at Morden Park on Saturday. They placed 13th in the eight-to-score competition for the Brent Shield, awarded in memory of the late Alan Brent of Blackheath Harriers. Striders were led by veteran Steve Corfield, who ran
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their women’s team placed 18th, while their men’s team placed 23rd. Striders’ women were again led by Jodie Gray, who ran very well to place 54th of the 309 finishers, completing the muddy six-kilometre course in 26 minutes
Striders of Croydon’s women produced a very good team performance to finish third in the second Surrey Women’s Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Mitcham on Saturday. They were led by Jodie Gray, making her Surrey League debut, who ran very well to place 16th of the 235 finishers, covering the six-kilometre
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
