Result for the Marathon du Mont Blanc, 25-Jun-2017
Well done to Imran Ali on completing this iconic marathon, with eye-watering and calf-straining elevation (see picture below).
Results for the Shakespeare Marathon and Half Marathon, 07-May-2017
Thanks to Mitch for the following report:
Yet another superbly well organised event today. Cool to start, but soon warmed up. Great support on route, especially on the lap around the town. Five water stations and plenty of water for those doing both laps for the full marathon. Talking of which, bumped into Hamilton at the start and Jackie and I ran the first 4 miles with him. He was having a ‘rest day’ today, just doing the full marathon, following his recent spate of midweek ultras. Lost count of the number of times the mere glimpse of a blue and gold vest prompted the question “Where’s Imran today?”. Fortunately, on this occasion, I knew the answer, as he was doing the Lichfield half marathon, thereby joining Jackie and myself in completing 8 races in 9 days (just over 56 miles). Well done mate, I’m sure your ‘Bookface’ public will be delighted at your achievement J Time for a rest now……
Btw, interesting medals, picturing Puck, the hogoblin in Act 2 Scene1 of Shakepeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and citing his quotation “I’ll put a girdle round the earth in forty minutes”. Good quiz question that……
Results for the Pembrokeshire Coastal Trail Race, 29-Apr-17
Well done to Phil Wilson, Bryan Pears and Stuart Banbrook. Thanks to Phil for the following report:
Myself, Bryan and Stuart took part in this event. There are various distances you can enter. 10k, half, marathon and ultra. A cottage was booked and we had a long weekend near Haverfordwest with our wives in support plus Garry & Karen. The race is on Saturday which allows for plenty of rehydration time. The event started and finished in the pretty coastal village of Little Haven. Obviously each distance maximises the use of the coastal path with its ups and downs. There are 4 checkpoints on the ultra and you have to carry safety gear. This was not needed as the day was quite calm.
Result for the Milton Keynes marathon, 01-May-2017
Pawel Langer completed the 26.2 miles and achieved the London ‘Good-for-age’ qualifying time with an impressive 3hrs 8mins.
Results for the London Marathon, 23-Apr-2017
Congratulations to Mark Moran, Sue Gough, Kevin Dick and Vicki O’Brien on completing the 2017 London Marathon, cheered on by super-supporters Fi and Chrissy. Mark achieved a sub-4hr time, which was a PB by half-an-hour! Sue’s time was just over 4 hours and included the impressive feat of negative splitting. Kevin Dick and Vicki O’Brien both finished in less than 4 3⁄4 hours, possibly a PB for both.
Well done to the runners and supporters!
Result for the Brighton marathon, 09-Apr-2017
Congratulations to Fintan McSharry as his training and hard work translated into a sub-4 PB at the Brighton marathon. Conditions were hot but Fintan kept his cool and ran a strong race.
Results for the Greater Manchester marathon, 02-Apr-2017
We’re pleased to report on two excellent performances at the Greater Manchester marathon. Firstly, thanks to Darren Hallett for the following report and photo, and congratulations on going sub-3!
Last year I decided that in 2017 I would run my first full marathon. Having failed to gain a London marathon entry through the club ballot I decided to look at other options. After doing a bit of “googling” I decided that Manchester marathon would be the one for me (it advertises itself as flat!).
A long winter of prep brought me to April 02nd starting near Old Trafford before heading out of Manchester through Sale and Altringham. The course was indeed flat with good support in quite a few locations along the way. With a target of 3 hours in mind I set out to bank a few seconds in the first half before seeing if the body would hold up towards the end. After 20 miles I had a good couple of minutes’ buffer before the dreaded wall hit. The last 6 miles was mind over matter with the body becoming harder and harder to carry. The finish line could be seen for almost a mile along a seemingly never ending road and felt like a mirage for the last few minutes of running. Fuelled with energy gels I made the end in 2 hours 59 minutes and 29 seconds. The event was well organised with 12,000 entrants running this year.
Thanks also to James Abrams for the following report, and congratulations on your PB:
This was marathon number 2 not sure if there is a number 3? will see…great conditions even in Manchester! Good field of over 8000 runners, flat course which included a 5 mile loop where you could spot fellow runners. I could admire the elite coming past me, then to keep myself going all the ones behind me and seeing all the effort put in when I reached that part of the course. Happy with my new PB time of 3 hours 20 min and those damn 10 seconds!
Results for the Malta marathon and half-marathon, 05-Mar-2017
Thanks to Garry Barnes for the following report:
Four sphinx boys along with two guests took a trip out to sun for a trot around the island of Malta. Both the marathon and half courses are flat with a couple of flyovers towards the end of the course that pinch the quads a little. Weather set fair with a gentle and welcome breeze. At the finish free pasta dishes, ice cream and lollies, and a cheeky little beer. Medal and tee of course!
Result for the Belvoir Challenge, 25-Feb-2017
Steve Colbourne opted for the 26 mile option of this challenge, around the Vale of Belvoir in Leicestershire.
Results for the Gordano Round Marathon, 12-Nov-2016
Barry and Rachael Allen completed this trail marathon, set in the beautiful Gordano Valley near Bristol – taking in coastal paths, woodland and many beautiful views. Well done to both.