Club-organised long runs will take place on 23rd Jan., 6th Feb., 27th Feb. – more details to follow soon.
Forthcoming team races for Striders :
15th January – Surrey League cross country – men at Lloyd Park, women at Richmond Park
29th January – Southern cross country championships – Parliament Hill Fields
12th February – Surrey League cross country – men at Reigate, women at Wimbledon (TBC)
19th February – National cross country championships – Cofton Park, Birmingham
12th March – Box Hill relays
Other races of interest:
13th February – Wokingham half marathon
20th February – Sussex Beacon (Brighton) half marathon
6th March – Thanet 20 (Margate)
13th March – Eastleigh 10K
13th March – Hastings half marathon
20th March – Cranleigh 21
20th March – Worthing 20
Christmas 2004 newsletter now published
After the second fixtures of the Surrey cross country league both men and women’s teams hold third position.
The women finished third again at the division 2 fixture at Richmond Park. Highlight was Jo Corrigan coming home first Strider (12th overall) on her debut.
The men’s team finished fourth at their division 3 fixture at Lightwater. Duncan Lancashire finished 4th overall as first Strider on his debut.
Several PBs achieved at the Brighton 10K:
Damian Macenhill ran 37.18
Karen McDermott 48.59
Liz Orange 57.54
Our women’s team have a good start to the Surrey League cross country season finishing third in division 2 at Wimbledon Common. While the men are a bit dissapointed to finish 4th in their division 3 fixture at Epsom Downs.
Congratulations on some fine performances at the Wimbledon 10.
Kerry Backshell moved up to 7th in our all time female 10 milers with 71.59
Don Kayum moved up to 21st in the men’s list with 60.17
While John Foster got his first top 30 spot by moving into 28th place with 62.26
Autumn 2004 newsletter now published.
Congratulations to the Tracey Carpenter for winning the overall club handicap 2004 trophy.
Jenny Plant came second, with Kevin Bannister third.
A big thankyou to the marshalls – Karen, Alan, Simon, Bob, Dave H and Dave B – for putting up with the atrocious weather.
Latest general fixture list.
Summer 2004 newsletter published.
Well done to all helpers and marshalls at our annual Invitational Grass Relay on 16th June.
Big thank you to Beckenham RC for bringing so many runners.
For results click here.
Some fantastic performances from Striders in the London Marathon on 18th April 2004.
We had 22 finishers and some of the highlights included :
Dave Shaw breaking the 3 hour barrier (2:56:51);
Tim Bett acheiving 3:28:27 just a week after completing the 35 mile Two Oceans race in South Africa;
Elene Kayum breaking the clubs vet 45 women’s record with 3:33:21 – after only getting a place at the 11th hour ;
Lyn Simmons becoming the club’s first vet 50 women to ever run the race ;
first timers Wayne Riches, James Mason, David Denton, Claire McFadzean, Zia Khan, Karen McDermott, Don Smale, Susan Haynes, Cress Davidson & Sandra Willans.
Striders finish third at Ewell Ct. in the 4.2 mile road race on April 6th in the final East Surrey League event of the season.
This takes us to an excellent runners-up spot overall in the league. The ‘A’ team on the night were Lee Morgan, Justin Macenhill, Damian Macenhill and Nigel Davidson.
A record 32 Striders finish the Croydon 10K on April 4th.
Categories for Owen Trophy 2004
First five Owen Trophy races are Croydon 10K, Sutton 10K, Richmond Half, Dorking 10, Dysart Dash.
Spring 2004 club newsletter.
The inaugural Sandilands Cup has now finished.
Congratulations to Justin Macenhill, Dave Batten and Paul Weir who claimed the top 3 places.
Bad, but not unexpected, news after the final Surrey League cross country fixtures at Lloyd Park on Feb. 7th.
Our men’s team is relegated from division 2, finishing last of the nine teams.
Our women’s team stay in division 2 after finishing 7th in the league – one place short of promotion.
On the plus side we had 26 starters for the men (one of our highest totals ever), 10 for the women (equal highest) and again had a complete team for the girls Under 13 competition.
The day also marked Gerry Crispie’s final cross country fixture for Striders. He reckons he’s run 38 Surrey League races since joining the club in 1991. Gerry plans to move to Cardiff permanently – we wish him all the best.
Photos to follow shortly.
Alan’s informative ‘Beginner’s Guide to UK (& Surrey) Athletics’
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