Race Reports

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to gain a convincing win in their first Surrey Division Three match of the season, at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. They were led by James Bennett who ran very well to place second, covering the six-mile course in 36 minutes 08 seconds. Phil Coales was fourth (36.50)

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place seventh in a field of more than 7000 runners in the Oxford Half-Marathon on Sunday, setting a new Striders club record of 71 minutes 35 seconds. On the same day club colleague Phil Coales ran very well to place third in the Croydon

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance in the East Surrey League’s annual cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Their A team placed second, only beaten by Herne Hill, while their B team were fourth and their C team were seventh. Striders were led by Phil Coales who had a very good run

Striders of Croydon promoted their 25th annual Switchback race on Sunday, over an undulating five-mile course in Lloyd Park and Addington Hills. The winner was Ollie Garrod of Epsom, who recorded 27 minutes 49. For Striders, Phil Coales ran very well to place second in 28 minutes 17. Peter Mills was fourth (28.51), Bill Makuwa

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place second out of 2683 finishers in the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday. He recorded 73 minutes 22 seconds, which is only 95 seconds outside his own club record for the distance. In the British Masters Championships at Birmingham on Saturday, Alan Dolton placed

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance to place 11th out of 55 teams in the annual Will Bolton Memorial Relays, organised by Blackheath & Bromley Harriers at Sparrows Den on Saturday. 16-year-old Matthew Ostrowski, the youngest member of the team, gave them a good start by running the first leg of four kilometres

Lee Flanagan, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second out of 205 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 45 seconds. His club colleague Selena Wong was the second woman to finish, placing 37th overall and recording exactly 24 minutes. Striders had

Phil Coales, from Striders of Croydon, had an outstanding run to win the mile race at the Blackheath & Bromley open Meeting at Norman Park last week, setting a new club record of 4 minutes 44.95 seconds. His club colleague, 15-year-old Matthew Ostrowski, also ran well to finish tenth in a club under-17 record of

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to win the Olympic Park 10 kilometre road race in Stratford on Saturday. He recorded 33 minutes 37 seconds, and finished more than a minute clear of the runner-up. On the same day Lee Flanagan was first runner home at the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park,