Dave Shaw, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Chester Marathon, where he set a new club over-55 marathon record of 3 hours 08 minutes 01 second. He finished 223rd overall in a field of more than 2500 runners. His time was more than ten minutes faster than Striders’ previous over-55 record,
Liam Redmond, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Kosice Marathon in Slovakia, recording a new personal best of 2 hours 59 minutes 37 seconds. Closer to home, Striders had an impressive total of 45 finishers in the annual Croydon 10 kilometre road race. They were led by Alastair Falconer who ran
Striders of Croydon fielded 26 runners in the East Surrey League cross-country races at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Both their men and women placed third out of the nine clubs in the match. Striders’ men were led by Bill Makuwa who ran well to place sixth of the 105 finishers, covering the five-mile course in
Striders of Croydon fielded six teams in the Will Bolton Memorial Relays, organised by Blackheath & Bromley at Sparrows Den on Saturday. Striders had the eleventh women’s team to finish, led by Steph Upton who ran 18 minutes 11 on the first four-kilometre leg. She was followed by Jessica Polya (20.24), Lucy Kulp (20.12) and
Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Ladywell 10000 metres, organised by Kent Athletics Club. He finished third in his heat in 32 minutes 45.54 seconds, which is a new Striders club record for this distance on the track, beating the previous record set by Matt Morgan in 2010. Club
Striders of Croydon did well to have the first three finishers, and the first woman to finish, at the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. Simone Luciani was first home, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 53 seconds. He was followed by Simon Ambrosi and Lee Flanagan, who both recorded 18 minutes
In the Southern Counties Veterans Championships, at Kingsmeadow on Sunday, Striders of Croydon’s middle-distance coach Alan Dolton placed third in the M60 1500 metres, recording 5 minutes 47.59 seconds. Simon Ambrosi ran well to place second in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday, recording 18 minutes 37 seconds. Alastair Falconer was second
The women from Striders of Croydon did very well to finish ninth in this season’s Surrey Road League, outshining the club’s men, who placed 12th of the 35 clubs in the league. Individually, Maggie Statham ran very well to win the women’s over-55 category, while Selena Wong was sixth in the over-35 category and Adele
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Wimbledon 5-kilometre road race on Sunday, which was the final race in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Graeme Drysdale who ran well to place 75th, covering the undulating course in 19 minutes 19. Darren Woods was 88th (19.52), John O’Mahony 89th (19.52) and
Two members of Striders of Croydon competed for Great Britain in the European Masters Championships at Aarhus (Denmark) last week. Simon Pannell placed 16th in the M55 cross-country, completing the very wet four-kilometre course in 14 minutes 34 seconds. On the track, Alan Dolton was 15th in the M60 10000 metres (46.32.08) and ninth in
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
