Marathon Season

We have had some terrific club performances during this busy race period. We had five runners at the London Marathon at the beginning of October. Keith Matthews ran a well judged 3.19.45 in the M40-44 race; Hazel O’Connell in the W45-49 group sped through the course in a PB 3:25:47 which placed her 136th in her category; Rich Hudson (M50-54) recorded a time of 3:33:08 with club colleague Maisie Ogier, who competed in the senior female category, clocking 4.01.21. Our club ballot runner, Carmel Perrin dipped below the 5 hour mark in 4:59:44. Heading off to the opposite end of the country on the same day, Kevin Dinsdale recorded a fine performance in the Loch Ness Marathonfinishing in 3:49:29. His time placed him 50th in the M50 category and was a club record in the V55-V60 category.

Further afield, Sam Priestnall ran an impressive 3:09:18 at the Chicago Marathon. The V55-V60 marathon record changed hands three weeks later when Martin Nichols finished in 3:47 at the Abingdon Marathon.