Race Reports

On Saturday, Striders had an impressive total of 138 finishers in the various weekly parkruns. Phil Coales placed first out of 254 finishers at the Brockwell parkrun (17:39). Chris Porter placed first out of 311 finishers at the Panshanger parkrun in Hertfordshire (18:55). Marc Burrows placed second out of 100 finishers at the Beckton parkrun

Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well on Saturday to be the fifth woman to finish the Centurion Hundred Hills 50K race, which started and finished at Stonor in Oxfordshire and included 1352 metres of elevation. She placed 35th overall out of 413 finishers, completing the course in a club W45 record of

Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 403 finishers in the Hackney Marshes parkrun on Saturday (17:51). Tom Gillespie placed first out of 167 finishers in the South Norwood parkrun (19:59), while Niamh Vincent was the first woman to finish, placing sixth overall (21:05). Daniel Finch placed first

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their men did well to place second in the team event. Phil Coales was sixth, Tom Gillespie ninth, Robert Lines tenth, Krzysztof Klidzia eleventh, Martin Filer 16th, Bill Beattie 21st, Tim Lawlor 30th, Stephen Siu 39th

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to win the bronze medal in the M60 800 metres in the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Saturday. He recorded 2 minutes 21.56 seconds, finishing less than two-tenths of a second behind the silver medallist. Earlier on Saturday, Erik Schrijnemaekers placed first out

Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first in the M60 age-group in the Valentines 10K at Chessington on Sunday, which was the first race in this year’s Surrey Road League. He placed 80th overall out of 397 finishers (38:58). Striders were led by Phil Coales who placed 25th (35:30), while

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their final Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday afternoon. Their women did very well to field 14 runners, and finish sixth out of 15 clubs in their Division Two match. They were led by Ally Whitlock, who placed 15th out of the

The twelfth annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. Phil Symonds of Harriers was the first man home out of 311 finishers, covering the wet and muddy five-kilometre course in 17:42. Ernesto Kelly of Harriers was second overall and first

Striders of Croydon had three competitors in the South of England Cross-Country Championships, at Beckenham Place Park on Saturday. In the men’s race, James Rhodes placed 221st of the 603 finishers, completing the 14-kilometre course in 57:10. Club colleague Stephen Siu was 570th (76:56). In the women’s race, Consuelo Kennefick placed 248th of the 335

Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the ninth woman to finish the 44th annual Box Hill Fell Race on Saturday. She placed third in the W40 age-group and 96th overall out of 242 finishers, completing the 13-kilometre course in 74 minutes 48 seconds. Club colleague Martin Filer was 107th (76:36). Also