Matthew Stone, from Striders of Croydon, did very well to place 12th out of 201 finishers, and first in the over-55 category, in the Lidl Jumbo Olympic Triathlon at Dorney Lake on Saturday. He completed the event in a personal best of 2 hours 22 minutes 16 seconds, running the final 10 kilometres in 40
Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 11 teams in the Dinosaur Dash Relays organised by Crystal Palace Fun Runners last week. Their A team placed sixth of the 84 competing teams, with Mike Stewart running 11.19 on the first leg, Steve Massey 11.21 on the second leg and Damian Macenhill 11.06 on the
Paul Cripps, from Striders of Croydon, had another successful evening in the Southern Veterans League match at Kingsmeadow on Monday. He won the over-50 high jump with a new club record of 1 metre 60, and also won the triple jump (10.21) and was second in the 200 metres (27.9). Alan Dolton was second in
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place third out of 375 runners in the High Elms 10-kilometre race on Sunday. He covered the undulating course in 37 minutes 50 seconds. Club colleague Iain Harrison was eighth (40.53). On the previous day, Dan Jewell was first home at the Riddlesdown parkrun, covering
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their second Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Ewell on Monday. Both their men and women placed fifth of the seven competing clubs. Striders’ leading scorer was again Paul Cripps who won the M50 triple jump (9.74), was second in the 200 metres (29.0) and third
Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Kingsmeadow Stadium. Their men did well to place fourth of the seven competing clubs, while their women were fifth. Striders’ leading points-scorer was Paul Cripps, who won the over-50 long jump with a leap of 4.39 metres,
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Sutton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. They were led by Graeme Drysdale who ran well to place 65th out of the 458 finishers in 39 minutes 17 seconds. Andy Perks was next home in 79th (40.01), with Mick Turner completing the scoring trio in 85th (40.11).
Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place eleventh out of 621 finishers in the Richmond Half-Marathon on Sunday, recording 77 minutes 02 seconds. Matthew Stone also ran very well to set a new club over-55 record of 85 minutes 05, finishing 52nd, while Andy Perks completed the scoring trio in
James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to finish 158th in the London Marathon on Sunday, setting a new club record of 2 hours 35 minutes 43 seconds. Veteran Krzysztof Klidzia also ran very well to place 28th in the over-50 category with a time of 2 hours 48 minutes 20. Alastair
Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place 13th out of 885 finishers in the Maidenhead 10-mile road race on Good Friday, recording 57 minutes 02 seconds. On the same day, Joanne Campbell was the first woman to finish the Frosses 5-kilometre road race in Donegal, recording a personal best 22 minutes
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
