Race Reports

Andrew Aitken, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in the Wimbledon Dash five-kilometre road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the first event in this year’s Surrey Road League. He was fifth in the M40 age-group, placing 28th overall and completing the undulating course in 17 minutes 38 seconds. Striders’

Ally Whitlock, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Phoenix Running 12-hour track race at Elmbridge on Friday. She set a new Striders’ women’s 50-mile record of 7 hours 55 minutes 52 seconds, becoming the first female Strider to run the distance in less than eight hours.   On Saturday Striders faced

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the English National Cross-Country Championships, at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their men’s team placed 108th out of the 132 clubs which fielded complete teams of six. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 554th out of 2087 finishers, completing the muddy 12-kilometre course

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Striders were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 30th of the 145 finishers, completing the muddy five-mile course in 31 minutes 25. Peter Mills was next home in 37th

The eighth annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place on Saturday morning, in conjunction with the South Norwood parkrun. Croydon Harriers packed very strongly at the front at the field, and had the first four finishers. Peter Chambers finished well ahead in 16 minutes 24, with Phil Symonds second (17:17).

Striders of Croydon had an excellent turnout of 29 runners for Blackheath Harriers’ open 10-kilometre cross-country race at West Wickham on Sunday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran very well to place third of the 97 finishers, recording 41 minutes 27. Andrew Aitken also ran well to place fifth (42:09), while Matthew Stone

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Beckenham on Saturday afternoon. Their men’s team placed 33rd out of the 46 clubs which finished complete teams.  Striders’ first man home was Tatsuya Okamoto who placed 251st, completing the undulating 15-kilometre course in 59 minutes 02. James Rhodes was 290th

James Rhodes, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well in his first track race of the year, in the London Indoor Games at Lee Valley on Sunday. He ran a well-judged tactical race to place fourth in his heat of the 800 metres, recording 2 minutes 08.86 seconds. Maria Consuelo Kennefick ran well to be

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their penultimate Surrey Cross-Country League matches of the season on Saturday. Their men had to settle for ninth place in their match at Richmond Park. They were led by James Rhodes who ran well to place 49th of the 166 finishers, completing the five-mile course in 30 minutes

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Surrey Cross-Country Championships, held at Denbies Vineyard, near Dorking on Sunday. Their men’s team did well to place eleventh. They were led by Alastair Falconer who ran very well to place 41st out of the 214 finishers, completing the muddy 12.2 kilometre course in 49 minutes 12