Weekend update
This was a big weekend for half marathons with the Bradford 10 also topping 2000 finishers. Kate Reed had an impressive return to her best Olympic form, in the Bath Half Marathon, with a 72:44 PB performance.
After a 63:41 run at the windy Big Half in London last weekend, Chris Thompson (handicap -5.9) ran his second half marathon in seven days, this time making the most of the slightly less windy conditions to win in a season’s best of 63:09. That saw Thompson (pictured above) break the tape with a winning margin of almost 90 seconds as he builds towards the London Marathon.
In the Bradford 10k, it was Joe Sagar (handicap -3.2) who took the first prize in 32:24 with Jemima Elgood (handicap 2.7) taking top honours in the women's event with a PB of 36:23.
Manx Triathlete, William Draper (handicap 3.2) was the overall winner in the Stafford Half Marathon taking the gold in a PB of 71:43. Kelly Louise Butler (handicap 5.5) took the women's title in 84:31.
Some of the other big events are listed here:
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- 11,500* finishers |
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- 8,100* finishers |
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- 2,828 finishers |
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- 2,700* finishers |
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- 2,432 finishers |
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- 2,360* finishers |
* Provisional
Other results can be found on the following links below:
The Bath Half Marathon had another mammoth field of over 11,000 finishers with Kate Reed(handicap 4.3) running a lifetime best.The 2008 Olympian, Kate Reed (handicap 4.3) put years of injury problems behind her to take an inspiring victory in 72:44, a personal best and some three minutes clear of the field.
After a 63:41 run at the windy Big Half in London last weekend, Chris Thompson (handicap -5.9) ran his second half marathon in seven days, this time making the most of the slightly less windy conditions to win in a season’s best of 63:09. That saw Thompson break the tape with a winning margin of almost 90 seconds as he builds towards the London marathon.