Race Reports

Striders of Croydon had three of the first four finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. Simone Luciani was the first runner home, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 57 seconds, while veteran Krzysztof Klidzia was third (18.35) and Lee Flanagan was fourth (18.39). Meanwhile Phil Coales won the Brockwell

Striders of Croydon had some good performances at their penultimate Southern Veterans League of the season, at Wimbledon Park on Monday. Lee Flanagan had an excellent run to win the 800 metres in a new club M40 record of 2 minutes 11.7, and later placed second in the M40 5000 metres in a club age-group

Simon Ambrosi, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to place second in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 59 seconds. Club colleague Graham Hansen was fourth (19.11). Striders had two of the first three women to finish, with Nadine Pryce placing 50th overall (24.58) and

Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent day at the Surrey Masters Championships at Ewell on Sunday. She won gold medals in the W55 100 metres (17.42), 200 metres and 80 metre hurdles, and took silver in the long jump (3.34). Alan Dolton won gold in the M55 1500 metres (5.36.45), while Kevin

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, produced an excellent run to place 13th in a large field in the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday. His time of 2 hours 36 minutes 40 seconds broke his own club record for the distance, which he had set in Amsterdam last year. Striders produced some good performances in their

Striders of Croydon fielded eleven teams in the annual Beckenham Relays on Wednesday. Their A team did very well to place sixth out of 118 teams, and were the first mixed-sex team to finish. Phil Coales ran the first leg in 14 minutes 12 seconds and handed over to Rachel Lindley who did very well

Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Kingsmeadow on Monday. Their best event was the long jump where Paul Cripps won the M50 event (4.36), team manager David Batten won the M60 event (3.34), and Sam O’Dongo was second in the M40 event (4.50).

Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 26 finishers in the Sutton 10 kilometre road race at Nonsuch Park on Sunday, which was the second event in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Philip Coales who had a very good run in unusually warm conditions to place 14th out of 459

Lee Flanagan, from Striders of Croydon, showed that he had fully recovered from the London Marathon when he ran very well to place 30th out of 762 finishers in the Ranelagh Richmond Half-Marathon, which incorporated the Surrey Championships, on Sunday. He recorded 79 minutes 48 seconds. Club colleague Krzysztof Klidzia also ran well to place

Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 27 finishers in the London Marathon on Sunday. Six of them finished in under three hours. They were led by triathlete Tyler O’Callaghan who finished in a personal best 2 hours 44 minutes 50 seconds, lifting him to seventh place in Striders’ all-time club rankings. Veteran Krzysztof