It was a case of London Calling for four Morpeth Harriers at the weekend, with the TCS London Marathon rescheduled from its traditional slot in April.
Amble-based Ian Harding had a superb run to come home first for the club in a time of 2 hours 28 minutes 56 seconds in 58th place overall, recording a fine pb in his early 40s and a result that vindicates the many, many dedicated miles put in in training over the previous months. Not far behind was London regular Andy Lawrence, 148th in 2:34:35. O/45 Jamie Johnson ran 3:18:38 for 3857th, and, running in aid of St. Oswald’s Hospice, Matthew Boyle recorded 4:28:29. The race itself was won by Kenyan Amos Kipruto in a time of 2 hours 4 minutes 39 seconds, with Ethiopian Yalemzwef Yehualaw winning the Women’s race in 2:17:26. Meanwhile, Michelle Thompson made the long journey to the Scottish Highlands at the weekend for the Loch Ness Marathon, fittingly sponsored by Baxters (of the warming soups). No sightings of Nessie, but an excellent run by Michelle, who clocked 3 hours 2 minutes and 27 seconds on a challenging course. She was also 4th female athlete, first O/40 and in 48th place overall. Comments are closed.
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