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Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the East Surrey League cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday afternoon. They did well to have four runners in the top 20. Tatsuya Okamoto ran very well to finish eighth, with Lee Flanagan eleventh, Krzysztof Klidzia 13th, and Matthew Stone completing the scoring team in 19th. Team

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the English National Cross-Country Championships at Bolesworth Castle in Cheshire on Saturday. Their best placing came from Peter Mills who ran well to place 257th in the senior men’s race, completing the twelve-kilometre course in 41 minutes 56. Andy Perks was 947th (51:32) and Luke Burden 987th (52:13).

James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Lee Valley Middle Distance Open Meeting on Wednesday. He won his heat of the 800 metres, leading from start to finish and recording 2 minutes 07.33. On Sunday James Bennett ran well to finish the Seville Marathon in 2 hours 37 minutes 08,

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season on Saturday. Their women placed seventh in their Division Two match at Morden, and were ninth in the final Division Two table. Jennifer Gutteridge ran very well to finish twelfth, completing the five-mile course in 32 minutes 11. Consuelo

The ninth annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. The match saw the highest ever number of finishers for both clubs. The first parkrun finisher was Mike Cummings of Herne Hill (16:48), who was followed by six Croydon Harriers. Phil

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Beckenham on Saturday. Their senior men placed 34th. Andrew Aitken was 236th, completing the 15-kilometre course in 56 minutes 58. Lee Flanagan was 265th (58:06), Erik Schrijnemaekers 381st (62:13), Andy Perks 419th (63:46), Luke Burden 423rd (63:58), Kerim Suruliz 481st (66:40),

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Box Hill Fell Race on Saturday. They were led by Harry Madgwick-Lawton who ran well to place 20th, completing the 12-kilometre course in 62 minutes 27. Phil Coales was 82nd (71:05) while Erik Schrijnemaekers was 104th (74:34). Ally Whitlock ran well to be the ninth woman

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season at Chobham on Saturday. Their men placed fourth in their Division Three match. Harry Madgwick-Lawton led them home in 12th place, completing the muddy five-mile course in 27 minutes 59. Peter Mills was 20th (28:52), Lee Flanagan 25th (29:07),

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition and difficult conditions in the Surrey Cross-Country Championships at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their senior women did well to finish ninth in the team event. They were led by Consuelo Kennefick who ran well to place second in the W50 age-group and 53rd overall, completing the muddy eight-kilometre course

James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, ran well in the RunThrough Chase The Moon 10-kilometre road race at Battersea. He placed 15th out of 218 finishers, recording 35 minutes 11. Club colleague Andrew Aitken was first in the M40 age-group and 17th overall (35:29). Michael Sawh was 60th (43:36). Striders dominated the South Norwood parkrun