Ten Thames men and ladies toed the line for this year’s London Marathon. Stars of the show were Richard Ollington – who put in a 4.30 first mile to mix it with the leaders – before settling in for a 2.34 showing. And Rebekah Edgar who who ran a brilliant first marathon to close in 3.05. In all we had four runners in under three hours with other great performances from the evergreen Jerry Watson (3h 10) and Toby Pearson (2h 41) and Gordon Perace (2h 37). Full draft results below.
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April Second Sunday 5
Twenty Saltires toed the line for April’s Second Sunday 5. Run in lovely Spring-like conditions, Anri Cohen was first lady home with David Symons first man. THH results below.
Thames Towpath 10
Well done to Christian Pohl (1.19), Himani Gupta (1.21) and Jim Foster (1.26) who ran the Thames Towpath 10. A lovely Spring day for it!
Gordon Masters the 10 miler
Gordon Pearce dominated the 10 mile handicap in Richmond Park – both winning the race outright and also taking handicap honours. Mara Yamauchi and Rebekah Edgar came in together as fastest ladies. Results below.
Outlying Run Recce
This year’s Outlying Run is based in Swanage, Dorset and a small group of members spent a wonderful day this week doing a final check on the Youth Hostel and recce’ing routes. Here’s a taste of what to expect…
South Downs Way 50
David Symons was second M50 over this classic ultra course running from Worthing to Eastbourne. With skylarks for company most of the way it was a lovely way to spend 8 hours of running.
Paddock Wood Half Marathon
Gordon Pearce and James Chettle both had great runs for 1.11 and 1.12 respectively and 19th and 23rd spot in a high quality field.
36th Thames Hare & Hounds vs South London Harriers Mob Match
Thames won the 36th Mob Match against South London Harriers by 168 points to 340, scoring 15-a-side.
World Indoor Championships, Torun, Poland
Many congratulations to the plentiful number of Saltires who won medals at the Masters World Championships in Torun, Poland. Ben Reynolds won gold in the M55 cross-country (team bronze), Michael Johnson was part of the British team that won the V75 cross-country team title, Denise Barnett was 5th in the W45 cross-country (and led the GB team to … Read more
Kingston Breakfast runs
With the clock change it was an early start for runners in the Kingston Breakfast Runs. Rebekkah Edgar clocked 1.50 in the 16miles with Patrick Healey close behind. Anri Cohen came 41st overall in the 8 mile in 57 minutes.