Starvis shines at Maidenhead

Good run: Steve Starvis.
Good run: Steve Starvis.
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Striders of Croydon’s Steve Starvis finished 30th out of 1,055 finishers at last weekend’s Maidenhead 10-mile road race.

His time of 56 minutes, 55 seconds places him ninth in the club’s all-time rankings while Helen Furze was 16th in the women’s race (1:06.49), lifting her to third in Striders women’s rankings and setting an over-40 record.

Other times: 44 Justin Macenhill 58:17, Karen Macenhill 1:34.14, Karen Peake 1:35.15.

Richard Lee-Smith led home Striders’ 13 finishers at Sunday’s Paddock Wood half-marathon in a personal best 1:21.33.

Other times: 57 Lee Wadsworth 1:22.14, 100 Ben Fancourt 1:26.09, 150 Chris Morton 1:28.46, 537 Josephine Thompson 1:40.46, Kate Custis 1:41.48, Yasmin Anderson 1:50.22, Hannah Musk 1:55.40.

Striders have 13 competitors in this Sunday’s inaugural Brighton Marathon.

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