Striders of Croydon did well to place 11th out of 40 teams in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Association’s annual inter-club race, at Morden Park on Saturday. They were led by Phil Coales who ran very well to place 24th of the 182 finishers, covering the five-mile course in 28 minutes 45 seconds. Andrew
Striders of Croydon had several competitors in the Brighton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. They were led by Andrew Aitken who ran well to place 71st out of 1974 finishers, recording 35 minutes 30 seconds. He was followed by Michael Stewart (37:37), Darren Woods (40:05), Joseph Ibe (40:53) and Steve Massey (42:08). Niamh Vincent was
Jemma Zakariyyau, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Amsterdam Mizuno Half-Marathon. She was the 31st woman to finish, placing 402nd overall in a field of more than 15,000 runners. Her time of 89 minutes 01 seconds places her sixth in Striders’ all-time women’s half-marathon rankings. Club colleague Niamh Vincent was the
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Surrey Masters Cross-Country Championships at Richmond Park on Saturday. Their best placing came from Andy Perks who ran very well to finish fourth in the M45 race, covering the nine-kilometre course in 36 minutes 50. Simon Pannell was seventh in the M55 race (38:07) while Paul Stanford
Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to place sixth out of 24 clubs in their first Surrey Womens Cross-Country League Division Two race of the season, at Wimbledon on Saturday. They were led by Jemma Zakariyyau, making her league debut, who had an excellent run to place 13th of the 240 finishers in
Alastair Falconer, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first out of 109 runners in the annual Switchback cross-country race in Addington Hills, completing the undulating five-mile course in 29 minutes 26 seconds. Striders dominated the men’s race with Lee Flanagan second (30:02), Krzysztof Klidzia third (30:26) and Phil Coales fourth (31:07). Striders’
Striders of Croydon produced a very good team performance to place second of nine clubs in the East Surrey League cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by veteran Krzysztof Klidzia who ran very well to place sixth overall, and first in the over-50 category, completing the five-mile course in 29 minutes
Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. They were led by Lee Flanagan, who covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 35 seconds, finishing eleven seconds ahead of club colleague Matthew Stone. Striders also had the first woman to finish, with the fast-improving Adele
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run to win the Olympic Park 10-kilometre road race on Wednesday evening. His time of 31 minutes 40 seconds was a new club record by 32 seconds, breaking the previous record set by Henrique Galvan in 1988. It was also a new course record. Three
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place fifth out of more than 1400 finishers in the Maidenhead Half-Marathon on Sunday, recording 72 minutes 17 seconds, which was only 37 seconds outside his club record for the distance. Peter Mills also ran well to place 18th (76:02) while Andrew Aitken was 24th
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
