Race Reports

Striders of Croydon had two of the first three finishers in the Riddlesdown parkrun on Saturday morning. Martin Filer placed second out of 77 parkrunners (21:17) while Stephen Kennefick was third (21:27). Striders’ best female placing came from Niamh Vincent who was the second woman to finish the South Norwood parkrun, placing 14th overall out

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances against strong opposition in the British Masters 5K road running championships, at Battersea on Sunday morning. Tatsuya Okamoto ran very well to place second in the M40 age-group (16:19). Striders’ M60 team all ran very well to place third in their team event. Steve Corfield was 12th (17:54)

Striders of Croydon had five competitors in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Association’s five-mile inter-club race, held in windy conditions at West Horsley on Saturday. Unfortunately, the results were not available at the time of writing. Earlier in the day, Rachel Lindley was the first woman to finish the Thonock Lane Farm parkrun in

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. They were led by Phil Coales who placed 102nd out of the 469 finishers, completing the ten-kilometre course in 40 minutes 53. Liam Redmond was 242nd (45:37), Jason Gallagher 281st (46:43), Andy Perks 294th (47:06) and Mick Turner

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their second Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season, at Hurst Green on Saturday. Their women did well to place fourth out of 14 clubs in their Division Three match. Team manager Ellyw Evans ran very well to place sixth out of the 103 finishers, completing the six-kilometre

Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers in the Bethlem Royal Hospital parkrun on Saturday morning. James Rhodes placed first out of the 103 finishers, recording 18 minutes 38, while Andrew Aitken was not far behind in second place (18:47). Niamh Vincent also ran well to be the first woman to finish the South

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships, at Nonsuch Park on Saturday. Their best placing came from Steve Corfield who ran well to place second in the M60 race, completing the 9300 metre course in 36 minutes 22. Club colleague Mick Turner was 14th (45:22). Tatsuya Okamoto was fifth

Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 339 finishers in the Brockwell parkrun on Saturday. He completed the five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 22. Daniel Finch was second out of 91 finishers in the Lancing Beach Green parkrun (20:32), while his brother Christopher Finch placed fifth (21:35). Lee Flanagan

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first Surrey Cross-Country League races of the season, at Reigate on Saturday. Their men placed eighth out of ten clubs in their Division Two match. They were led by Phil Coales who ran to place 25th, completing the undulating five-mile course in 31 minutes 09. Andrew Aitken

Striders of Croydon staged their 30th annual Switchback five-mile race in Lloyd Park and Addington Hills on Sunday. There was a record total of 165 finishers. The first man home was Toby Rowlands of South London Harriers, who completed the undulating course in 29 minutes 56. Isaac Flanagan of Croydon Harriers was second (30:04). Striders