Race Reports

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their women’s team did well to finish 19th. They were led by Steph Upton who finished 129th, covering the six-kilometre course in 28 minutes 03 seconds. Charlotte Letchford was not far behind her in 140th (28.25) with Joanne

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to win their second successive Surrey Cross-Country League Division Three match at Epsom on Saturday, and extend their lead at the top of the Division Three table. Striders had the first three finishers with James Bennett winning the race, completing the five-mile course in 27 minutes 26.

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the Priory Relays at Reigate on Saturday. Their A team finished tenth, with their fastest runner being Phil Coales who ran the first leg in 15 minutes 02. Team manager Krzysztof Klidzia also ran well to record 15 minutes 19 on the second leg. The team was completed

Stiders of Croydon’s women produced some good performances in the local 5K parkruns this weekend. Leading the way was Ally Whitlock who was the first female finisher at the Roundshaw run in a time of 23 minutes and 26 seconds. Both Yasmin Anderson and Steph Upton claimed female runner’s up places : Yasmin at Lloyd

Krzysztof Klidzia produced a fine run for Striders of Croydon at the Weymouth 10 miles road race, finishing 6th in a time of 61 minutes and 15 seconds. He was also the first veteran runner to finish. At the Great South Run in Portsmouth Martin Filer led the Striders contingent finishing in 64 minutes and

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