Striders of Croydon dominated the Crystal Palace parkrun on Saturday morning, with the first three finishers.

Richard Lee-Smith gained a convincing victory in 18 minutes 01 seconds, finishing more than a minute clear of the rest of the field. Damian Macenhill was second (19.09) with Simon Ambrosi third (19.33).

Hannah Musk was the second woman to finish, placing 12th overall (22.58), while Eve Collins was 29th (26.13).

Later that day Striders faced strong opposition in the South of England Cross-Country Championships at Parliament Hill.

They were led by Tyler O’Callaghan who ran well to place 171st of the 885 finishers, covering the muddy 15-kilometre course in 57 minutes 42 seconds. Barry White was next home in 463rd (66.29) with Taylor Huggins 508th (67.49), Chris Morton 544th (69.01) and Mick Turner 560th (69.39).

In the Bromley parkrun Lee Wadsworth was fifth (18.41) with Russell Harmsworth seventh (19.21) and Bob Ewen 22nd (21.31). In the Roundshaw Downs parkrun Alan Dolton was 19th (21.55) while Barry Finch was 29th overall and first in the over-60 category (23.21).

In the parkrun at Lloyd Park, Phil Mazur was ninth overall and first in the over-50 category (25.27), while Karen Macenhill was the fourth woman to finish, placing 15th overall (28.15).

Striders had two of the first four women finishers in the Kenley Airfield 10km road race on Sunday. Cara Kayum placed second in a personal best 41 minutes 49, lifting her to seventh place in the club’s all-time women’s rankings. Club colleague Josephine Thompson was fourth (44.49).