Race Reports

James Bennett made an excellent debut for Striders of Croydon by winning the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday, covering the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 31 seconds and finishing more than a minute clear of his nearest rival. Greg Williams was fifth (21.31) and Krzysztof Klidzia sixth (21.34). Ernie Hann was eighth

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the South of the Thames Cross-Country Championship at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. Their best performance came from Iain Harrison who ran well to place 44th out of 260 finishers, covering the 12-kilometre course in 48 minutes 37 seconds. Taylor Huggins was 105th overall, and 12th in the over-40

Saturday’s 167th weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park saw the first ‘mob match’ between local rivals Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon. The competition between the clubs produced a record total of 179 finishers, including 51 Striders and 30 Harriers. The race saw a clear victory for Peter Chambers of Croydon Harriers, who is the course

Striders of Croydon’s women faced strong opposition in the second Surrey Womens Cross-Country League match of the season, at Coulsdon on Saturday. They were led by team captain Steph Upton, who ran well to place 82nd out of more than 300 finishers, covering the undulating four-mile course in 28 minutes 25 seconds. Striders’ second woman

Justin Macenhill, from Striders of Croydon, continued his comeback from injury with an excellent run to win the weekly Crystal Palace parkrun on Saturday, recording 18 minutes 27 seconds. His elder brother Damian Macenhill was fourth (19.33) and Steve Massey was eighth (20.17). On the same day Ernie Hann again ran well to place second

Ernie Hann, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run to win the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday morning. He covered the muddy five-kilometre course in 18 minutes 40 seconds, finishing more than 90 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger. Later that day Ernie led Striders’ team in the annual South of the

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the London Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill on Saturday. They were led by Taylor Huggins who placed 131st of the 289 finishers, covering the ten-kilometre course in 39 minutes 38. Barry White was 155th (40.34), Chris Morton 174th (41.28) and Simon Pannell 198th (42.59). The team placed 22nd.

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the second Surrey Cross-Country League Division Two match of the season, at Wimbledon Common on Saturday. They finishes eighth of the nine clubs in the match, and slipped to seventh place in the overall Division Two table. Striders were again led by Iain Harrison who ran well to

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in the annual Priory Relays at Reigate on Saturday, They did well to place ninth out of 41 teams. Ernie Hann ran the first leg in 15 minutes 58, handing over to Lee Flanagan who ran 15 minutes 38. On the third leg Iain Harrison ran 15 minutes 27

Striders of Croydon produced an excellent team performance to win the East Surrey League’s annual cross-country race at Lloyd Park on Saturday. Both Striders and Reigate scored 34 points, but Striders won the match as their fourth scorer was ahead of Reigate’s fourth scorer. Striders were led by Damian Macenhill who ran a well-judged race,