Gosport Half, Athens Marathon, Goodwood Grand Prix and London Christmas Lights 10k
HRRL Gosport Half Marathon
After the gales of the last two years, runners enjoyed much better conditions for the Gosport Half Marathon. It was cool and with a definite breeze but there was even some sunshine. Expertly organised by Gosport Road Runners as usual, thirteen Farnham Runners were among the 1377 finishers. Some gained personal best times, while others tackled the challenging distance for the first time.
Joe Collins continued his streak of fine races with a new personal best time of 1:19:04, in 35th place.
Next came Lizzie May who crossed the line within 90 minutes in 1:29:26 as13th lady.
Ivan Chunnett, Candy Waller, Bridget Naylor, Stephen Buckmaster and Colette Grist all recorded PBs, Candy by a whopping 6 minutes. Ryan Lee and Sandra Hickey completed their first half marathon.
Linda Tyler was pleased to be presented with the 2nd prize in her age group, while Candy Waller (4th) and Lizzie May, Tony Jones, Bridget Naylor and Sandra Hickey all gained top 10 age category positions.
Gemma Whitehouse and Kelly Lincoln also helped Farnham Runners achieve some good team results, with the mens’ A team of the first four runners placing 9th in the top division, the ladies’ A team coming an excellent 4th and the ladies’ B team 7th in their respective top divisions.
Athens Marathon
The previous weekend Linda Tyler and Billy McCulloch ran the iconic Athens marathon which took the original route from Marathon to the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. Linda reported:
“It was hilly and very warm but an amazing experience!”
Goodwood Running Grand Prix
Closer to home Stuart Taylor completed his ambition of running a sub three hour marathon. His previous attempts this year were in Manchester (3:03) and then Abingdon in 3:05, which was partly thwarted by less than ideal weather conditions. He finally reached his target in the Goodwood Running GP, 11 laps of the race course. His time was 2:59:38.
Classic Christmas Lights 10km
Eight Farnham Runners ladies enjoyed joining one of these events in London.
See the Photo Gallery 2024 for further photos from these events.