Race Reports

Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, produced an excellent run to win the final Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two race of the season at Lloyd Park on Saturday. He became the first Strider ever to win a Surrey League race, and covered the muddy five-mile course in 28 minutes 58 seconds. Club colleague James Bennett

Peter Mills led Striders of Croydon to victory in their third annual mobmatch against local rivals Croydon Harriers, held in conjunction with the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. Peter finished more than a minute clear of his nearest rival, covering the muddy five-kilometre course in 17 minutes 33 seconds. James Lyne of SLH

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Their best performance came from Peter Mills, who was 72nd out of 1026 finishers in the senior men’s race, covering the very muddy nine-mile course in 55 minutes 06 seconds. Veteran Krzysztof Klidzia was 469th (66.18)

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place third in the Victoria Park 10-kilometre road race on Sunday. He ran a new personal best of 32 minutes 32 seconds, lifting him to second place in the club’s all-time rankings. On the same day Debra Bourne was the first woman to finish

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place second in the penultimate Surrey Cross-Country Division Two match of the season at Reigate on Saturday, covering the undulating nine-kilometre course in 32 minutes 12 seconds. Peter Mills also had an excellent run to place third (32.22). Team manager Krzysztof Klidzia ran well to

Peter Mills, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place 12th out of 231 finishers in the Surrey Cross-Country Championship at Dorking on Sunday, covering the muddy 12-kilometre course in 44 minutes 51 seconds.  This was the best placing any Strider has ever achieved in the senior men’s race. Veteran Krzysztof Klidzia was

Tyler O’Callaghan, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place eighth of the 597 finishers in the Tadworth 10-mile race on Sunday, recording 63 minutes 46 seconds in wet and windy conditions. Krzysztof Klidzia also ran well to place fifth in the over-50 category and 23rd overall (67.31), while Matthew Stone was 54th (71.17)

Simon Ambrosi, of Striders of Croydon, ran well to place third in the Boxing Day parkrun at Lloyd Park, covering the very muddy course in 20 minutes 33 seconds. He was just one place and one second ahead of club colleague Krzysztof Klidzia, who was first in the over-50 category. Meanwhile Taric Matticks was fourth

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championship at Tonbridge on Saturday. Their best performance came from Peter Mills who ran well to place 22nd of the 220 finishers, covering the muddy 12-kilometre course in 46 minutes 34 seconds. Veteran Krzysztof Klidzia was 80th (52.39) with Simon Pannell 107th

Striders of Croydon had the first two finishers in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday morning, with Simone Luciani a comfortable winner in 18 minutes 37 and veteran Krzysztof Klidzia placing second in 19 minutes 17. Striders had an impressive total of 56 finishers in the various weekly parkruns (28 at Lloyd Park