Race Reports

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the South London Harriers 10K, held at Farthing Downs on Thursday evening. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to place fifth of the 70 finishers, completing the undulating course in 38 minutes 41. Phil Coales also ran well to finish seventh (39:00), while Lee

Striders of Croydon did very well to finish second in their Southern Veterans League match at Croydon Arena on Wednesday. They did particularly well in the 5000 metres, where Jay Lidbetter was second in the A race in a club M40 record of 16 minutes 33.5, while Tatsuya Okamoto won the B race in 16:40.7.

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in hot conditions in the Elmore seven-mile road race at Chipstead on Saturday, which was the penultimate race in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to place fourth in the over-40 category and 14th overall (41:15), while Andrew Aitken also

Steph Upton, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the first woman to finish the Kingdom parkrun at Penshurst in Kent on Saturday. She placed 22nd overall out of 78 finishers, recording 25 minutes 03. Club colleague Peter Laurence was fifth (21:57). Phil Coales was fourth in the Mile End parkrun (17:53), while

Striders of Croydon produced a solid team performance at the fourth and final monthly Parkrun mob match, againstEpsom, Collingwood and Tadworth. The men were led by James Rhodes who placed fourth of the 267 finishers in 18:03, Lee Flanagan ninth (18:30), Matthew Stone 11th (18:39), Oliver Watts 13th (18:49) and Conor O’Hara-Barrett 14th (18:53). The women

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Richmond 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 26th (35:16), closely followed by Tatsuya Okamoto who was 28th (35:23). Lee Flanagan was 75th (37:24) and Erik Schrijnemaekers 88th (38:09). Steve Corfield ran

James Rhodes ran very well in the Watford Open Meeting on Wednesday. He finished sixth in his heat of the 800 metres, recording a new personal best of 2 minutes 04.84 seconds. Consuelo Kennefick was the first woman to finish the Riddlesdown parkrun on Saturday, placing tenth overall (21:54). Striders’ men were led by Robert

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Dorking 10-mile road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships. They were led by Andrew Aitken who placed 27th overall in 59 minutes 12 seconds. Phil Coales was 48th (62:39), Erik Schrijnemaekers 63rd (64:27) and Graeme Drysdale 74th (65:29). Steve Corfield ran very well to

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance at Lloyd Park on Saturday to win their third monthly mob match against Epsom, Collingwood and Tadworth. They were led by Phil Coales who ran well to place second of the 206 finishers, recording 18 minutes 28. Justin Macenhill was fourth (19:01) with Lee Flanagan fifth (19:11),

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Steve Corfield had an excellent run to win the M60 3000 metres in a new club age-group record of 11 minutes 09.8, and also won the M60 800 metres (2:29.8). Jon Dean won the