Race Reports

Five members of Striders of Croydon won medals at the Surrey Masters Championships, held at Ewell on Sunday. Pride of place went to Sandra Francis who won the over-55 women’s long jump with a leap of 3.38 metres, was second in the 200 metres with a club age-group record of 35.51 seconds, and was also

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in the second Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Croydon Arena on Monday. Their men placed third of the seven competing clubs, while their women were fourth. Maggie Statham made a welcome return to Striders’ colours to win the over-50 women’s 1500 metres. Steph Upton

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, won the Hillcrest 10 kilometre race in Warlingham on Sunday, recording 37 minutes 50 seconds. Club colleague Krzysztof Klidzia finished third. On the previous day Krzysztof had finished second in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park, recording 18 minutes 40. Striders had a total of 41 finishers in the

Karen Stretch, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to be the sixth woman to finish in the Sutton 10 kilometre road race on Sunday, which was the second race in this year’s Surrey Road League. She placed 91st overall, recording 40 minutes 55 seconds. Striders’ men were led by Ernie Hann, who had

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in their first Southern Veterans League match of the season, at Kingsmeadow on Monday. Both their men and women placed fourth of the eight competing clubs, with their men finishing just one point ahead of local rivals Croydon Harriers, while their women were just two points ahead

Striders of Croydon gained a double victory in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday morning. Ernie Hann was the individual winner, covering the undulating five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 47 seconds, finishing eleven seconds ahead of his nearest rival. Club colleague Rachel Lindley was the first woman to finish, placing seventh overall in

Striders had a total of 48 finishers in the various local parkruns on Saturday. Their best placing came from Ernie Hann who was third at Lloyd Park in 18 minutes 27 seconds. Zoe Williams was the third woman to finish, placing 52nd overall in 24 minutes 19. Simon Ambrosi placed sixth at the Bromley parkrun

Karen Stretch, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to record a personal best of exactly 3 hours 16 minutes in Sunday’s London Marathon. This lifts Karen to equal third place in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings. Striders’ men were led by Danny Jewell who ran a personal best of 2 hours 55 minutes 12

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the Selsdon Half-Marathon on Saturday, covering the undulating course in 83 minutes 21 seconds. This was more than six minutes faster than he ran in the same race last year, when he finished second. Club colleague Iain Harrison showed that he has recovered

James Bennett, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to place fifth out of 465 finishers in the Cranleigh 21-mile road race on Sunday, recording 2 hours 10 minutes 57 seconds. Club colleague Matthew Chapman was 44th (2.30.13) with Mick Turner 138th (2.49.47) Striders’ first woman to finish was Louise Grech who placed 358th