Race Reports

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,

Striders of Croydon faced strong opposition in their first Surrey Cross-Country Division Two match of the season, at Richmond Park on Saturday. They were led by Iain Harrison who ran well to place 11th of the 157 finishers, recording 29 minutes 26. Lee Flanagan also ran well for 18th (29.58) with Matt Smith 27th (30.29),

Cara Kayum, from Striders of Croydon, ran well to be the first woman to finish in the Dulwich parkrun on Saturday, completing the five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 32 seconds and placing 23rd overall. The previous week, Cara was the second woman to finish the Dartford Bridge 10 kilometre road race, running a personal best

Ernie Hann again led Striders of Croydon in the weekly parkrun at Lloyd Park on Saturday. He placed seventh out of 156 finishers and covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 01. Simon Webster was 14th (20.03) and veteran Geoff Pennells ran well to place 18th (21.10). Nigel Davidson was seventh in the Riddlesdown

Striders of Croydon hosted their 22nd annual Switchback cross-country race, over an undulating five-mile course in Lloyd Park and Addington Hills on Sunday. The race was won by Neil Reissland of Collingwood in 29 minutes 17, while the first woman was Clare Elms of Dulwich in 31 minutes 36. Striders’ Rachel Lindley ran very well

Striders of Croydon produced a good team performance in their ‘mob match’ against Blackheath & Bromley Harriers, held in conjunction with the Bromley parkrun on Saturday. Blackheath won by 1031 points to 922. Striders were led by the improving Ernie Hann, who followed his win in the Lloyd parkrun the previous week by placing fifth

Justin Macenhill, from Striders of Croydon, continued his comeback from injury with a very good run to place fourth out of 141 finishers in the weekly parkrun in Lloyd Park on Saturday. He covered the undulating five-kilometre course in 19 minutes 20 seconds. His elder brother Damian Macenhill was sixth in 19 minutes 48, while