Rachel Lindley, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to be the 13th woman to finish the Kigali Peace Marathon in Rwanda on Sunday. She completed the undulating course in 3 hours 58 minutes 27, placing 53rd overall. On the same day, Andrew Aitken ran well to place first in the M45 age-group, and 27th
Striders of Croydon faced strong competition in the Dorking 10-mile road race on Sunday, which incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the third race in this year’s Surrey Road League. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who ran well to place 14th out of 374 finishers, recording 57 minutes 46. Andy Perks was 56th (62:25),
Steve Corfield, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to set a club M60 800-metre record of 2 minutes 19.66 in the Blackheath & Bromley Open Meeting at Norman Park on Tuesday. At the same meeting, Peter Johnson placed 15th out of 18 runners in the 1500 metres (5:13.71). Striders faced strong opposition in the
Striders of Croydon did very well to place third out of nine clubs in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Wimbledon on Monday. Steve Corfield won both the M60 1500 metres (5:01.5) and the M60 400 metres (63.9). Sandra Francis won the W60 long jump (2.93) and was fourth in the
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Ranelagh Half-Marathon at Richmond on Sunday. The race incorporated the Surrey Championships and was the second event in this year’s Surrey Road League. Striders were led by Tatsuya Okamoto, who ran very well to place 12th out of 421 finishers (76:46). Lee Flanagan placed 42nd (82:36),
Nikki Javan, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the fifth woman to finish the Thames Path 100-mile race, from Richmond-upon-Thames to Oxford, on Sunday. She completed the course in 23 hours 26 minutes 17. On Saturday, Niamh Vincent was the first woman to finish the South Norwood parkrun, placing sixth overall out of
Andy Perks, from Striders of Croydon, ran very well to place first in the M50 age-group, and 17th overall out of 179 finishers, in the Serpentine five-kilometre road race at Hyde Park on Friday. His time of 17 minutes 24 was a new club age-group record. Club colleague Steve Corfield also ran well to place
Striders of Croydon had an impressive total of 26 finishers in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday. They were led by Conor O’Hara-Barrett who ran very well to finish in a personal best 2 hours 54 minutes 50, lifting him to 29th place in Striders’ all-time club rankings. He was followed by Harry Madgwick-Lawton (2:56:13),
Striders of Croydon did well to place third in the East Surrey League road race at Ewell on Thursday. They were led by Tatsuya Okamoto who placed eighth out of 72 finishers, completing the 4.4 mile course in 25 minutes 00. Andy Perks was first in the M50 age-group and 16th overall (26:54), while Stephen
Striders of Croydon produced some good performances in the Sutton 10-kilometre road race on Sunday, which was the first event in this year’s Surrey Road League. Phil Coales ran very well to place tenth out of 342 finishers (35:04) with Tatsuya Okamoto 17th (35:55), Andrew Aitken 21st (36:06) and Andy Perks completing the scoring quartet
@James_Athletics @harrierscroydon @SNorwoodparkrun Thanks for the photos James!
