Race Reports

Three of the oldest members of Striders of Croydon won medals at the Surrey Masters Track & Field Championships, at Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Sandra Francis did very well to win gold in the W60 200 metres (37.85) and long jump (3.35), and also took silver in the 100 metres (17.31). Striders’ oldest competitor, 79-year-old Kevin

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their second Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Their men’s team were third of the eight clubs in the match, while their women were fourth. Paul Cripps won the M50 triple jump (9.76) and was third in both the 200 metres (28.8)

Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 23 finishers in the Sutton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, which was the second event in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Martin Filer who placed 43rd of the 455 finishers in a personal best 38 minutes 08 seconds. Graeme Drysdale was 68th overall,

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Wimbledon on Monday. Their men placed third of the eight clubs in the match, while their women were fourth. Paul Cripps did well to win both the M50 high jump (1.50) and long jump (4.22). Jon

Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 25 finishers in the 39th London Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Bill Makuwa who ran well to finish in 2 hours 56 minutes 40 seconds. Their second finisher was Andy Perks who did very well to record a personal best 2 hours 58 minutes 24.

Krzysztof Klidzia, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place 29th out of more than 1000 finishers, and second in the over-50 category, in the Maidenhead 10-mile road race on Good Friday. His time of 59 minutes 18 seconds was a new Striders over-50 record, and he became the oldest Strider to run

ATHLETICS REPORT: FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE SPORTS EDITOR Simon Ambrosi, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 219 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. He completed the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 55 seconds. Rachel Lindley was the first woman to finish the Cambridge

Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, did very well to place third in the W60 long jump in the British Masters Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley, with a jump of 3.37 metres. She also placed fifth in the W60 hurdles, recording 14.32 seconds. In the Lloyd parkrun on Saturday, Striders had two of the first

The sixth annual ‘mob match’ between Striders of Croydon and Croydon Harriers took place on Saturday morning. Whereas the previous five matches had been held in Lloyd Park, this year’s match was held in conjunction with the weekly South Norwood parkrun. 60 Striders and 42 Harriers took part, and there were a total of 300