Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Southern Veterans League match at Sutton on Monday. Their women placed fourth, while their men were seventh of the nine clubs in the match. Lorraine Hunte won the W60 200 metres, setting a new club W70 record of 37.0. Niamh Vincent set club W40 records in
Striders of Croydon had a successful day in the Surrey Masters Track & Field Championships, at Kingsmeadow on Saturday. Their team of six athletes won eight gold medals and one silver. Tatsuya Okamoto ran very well to win gold in the M40 5000 metres in a new club age-group record of 16 minutes 20.99. Steve
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first in the M60 age-group, and 27th overall out of 173 finishers, in the monthly Serpentine 5K at Hyde Park on Friday, recording 18 minutes 12. Club colleague Liam Redmond was 49th (19:02), while Darren Woods was 99th (21:27). On Saturday morning, Ally Whitlock
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Southern Veterans League match at Kingsmeadow on Monday. Steve Corfield won both the M60 400 metres (61.93) and the M60 mile (5:27.34). Lorraine Hunte won the W60 100 metres, setting a new club W70 record of 17.16 seconds. Paul Cripps won the M50 high jump (1.45),
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their Rosenheim League match at Tooting on Wednesday. Their women did very well to finish second, while their men placed fifth in the six-club match. Jadwiga Brzask-Makiela became Striders’ first female steeplechaser, placing third in the women’s race in an inaugural club women’s record of 8:43.0. Striders’
Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the 13th woman to finish the Kigali Peace Marathon in Rwanda on Sunday. She completed the undulating course in 3 hours 58 minutes 27, placing 53rd overall. On the same day, Andrew Aitken ran well to place first in the M45 age-group, and 27th
Striders of Croydon faced strong competition in the Dorking 10-mile road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the third race in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to place 14th out of 374 finishers, recording 57 minutes 46. Andy Perks was 56th (62:25),
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to set a club M60 800-metre record of 2 minutes 19.66 in the Blackheath & Bromley Open Meeting at Norman Park on Tuesday. At the same meeting, Peter Johnson placed 15th out of 18 runners in the 1500 metres (5:13.71). Striders faced strong opposition in the
Striders of Croydon did very well to place third out of nine clubs in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Wimbledon on Monday. Steve Corfield won both the M60 1500 metres (5:01.5) and the M60 400 metres (63.9). Sandra Francis won the W60 long jump (2.93) and was fourth in the
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Ranelagh Half-Marathon at Richmond on Sunday. The race incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the second event in this year’s Surrey Road League. Striders were led by Tatsuya Okamoto, who ran very well to place 12th out of 421 finishers (76:46). Lee Flanagan placed 42nd (82:36),
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
