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Cartyr follows in Farah’s footsteps across Parliament Hill Fields
Cartyr Jenkin won the boys’ under-11s gold medal running for Croydon at the London Youth Games staged at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Jenkin covered the hilly 1.4-kilometre course in 5min 27sec, to follow in the spiked running shoe footsteps … Continue reading
Muddy marvels! Surrey’s best racing for gold in Lloyd Park
Croydon tomorrow stages what promises to be one of the highest quality sports events in south London in all 2025, as the Surrey County Cross-country Championships are staged over Lloyd Park’s rolling hills and boggy valleys. More than 900 runners … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Croydon parks, Herne Hill Harriers, Lloyd Park, South London Harriers, Sport, Striders of Croydon
Tagged Aldershot Farnham and District, Belgrave Harriers, Croydon Harriers, Dave Clarke, Dominic Nolan, Gary Staines, Georgie Grgec, Gordon Pirie, Hercules Wimbledon, Herne Hill Harriers, John Gladwin, Katie Snowden, Lloyd Park, Lucy Jones, Paula Radcliffe, Phoebe Anderson, Poppy Craig-McFeely, Shireen Bailey, South London Harriers, Striders of Croydon, Surrey County Cross-country Championships, Thames Hare and Hounds, Tooting Bec Athletics Track
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Coulsdon finial gives ‘Puff-puff’ Pirie a proper podium finish
Finally, the lovely people who manage the Croydon Art Trail have managed to get Gordon Pirie across their finishing line. Pirie was one of Britain’s greatest sports stars of the mid-20th Century, the distance runner winning an Olympic silver medal … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Athletics, City Commons, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon parks, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, History, South London Harriers, Sport
Tagged "Gentleman" John Jackson, 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Charles King, Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, ECRA, Emil Zatopek, Farthing Downs, Gordon Pirie, Happy Valley, Highwayman, James Cooper, KIng George IV, South London Harriers, Vladimir Kuts
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Downland summer 10kms, Coulsdon, May 25, Jun 29, Jul 27
Posted in Athletics, Coulsdon, South London Harriers, Sport
Tagged Coulsdon, Farthing Downs, SLH, South London Harriers
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In-form Harriers head for a Lloyd Park cross-country showdown
Cross-country races are renowned for going ahead whatever the weather, and last weekend while footballers and race horses were taking time off due to the frozen conditions, Croydon Harriers splashed their way around sodden courses with great success. At Chobham … Continue reading
Local runner has Sense of success after his marathon effort
Amish Patel completed his first London Marathon last Sunday, raising money for national charity Sense, having been inspired by his mother, who is registered blind. Patel, 34, from Croydon, a compliance analyst in finance, battled his way around the 26-mile … Continue reading
Beddington NightRun offers another route to the marathon
Another week, another local weekly running event as part of the build-up to the London Marathon, or simply for fun and fitness, jogs into our mail box. Staged for the fourth time this week, Beddington Park now has a regular … Continue reading
Young runners display mud and guts in London Youth Games
Report by Matthew Kiernan More than 60 young runners represented Croydon at the opening event of the 2015 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday, delivering a batch of team and individual medals. The 67-strong Croydon … Continue reading
