April 21: Three run the Boston Marathon
Three MMK runners completed the Boston Marathon, with all three ahead of Paula Ratcliffe!
- 1071 Adam Stone (M35) 2:42:36
- 2542 Andy Cowdrill (M40) 2:51:32
- 2543 Matt Clements (MS) 2:51:32
Three MMK runners completed the Boston Marathon, with all three ahead of Paula Ratcliffe!
Stephen Herring, running his first marathon in 6 years, was the first MMK runner home in this year’s London Marathon. He recorded 2:40:10 to finish 427th and 7th M50, beating his previous best, set in 2010, by over a minute. It is also a club M50 record, knocking 9 minutes off the time set by…
After an early surge by Will Shippin, it was business as usual for Genci Pepaj and Abby Roskilly, as they both won the Teardrop Lakes 4.5 mile cross country over parts of the course used in the UKA Cross Challenge and Chiltern League each November. Results include comparisons with 2018 for those 2019 Tourists who…
Marshall Milton Keynes finished a close third overall, with over 100 members turning out for the first Chiltern Cross Country League Meeting of the season. Div 1 Overall Team Result Total 1 Chiltern Harriers AC 4188 2 St Albans Striders 4161 3 Marshall Milton Keynes AC 4131 4 Bedford & County AC 4086 5 Dacorum…
Andy Cowdrill and Matt Clements competed in the Chicago Marathon in which the Women’s World Record was reduced by two minutes to 2:09:57. Matt started more strongly and was a minute ahead of Andy after 15km. That time difference then remained fairly constant to 35k, when Matt started to slow. By 40km, Andy was 4…
Martin Brent and Tim Pearce travelled to Llanbedr in Wales to take part in the 10-mile Beast of the Blacks Trail Run. Martin won the prize for the first M50. 10 mile race: 8 Martin Brent (1st M50) 1:57:35 10 mile race: 16 Tim Pearce (5th M50) 2:09:26 62 finished Full results from Llanbedr
133 Runners turned out for this year’s Wolverton 5 at Willen Lake, which had some really strong runners at the front of both the Men’s and Women’s races. Race winner Alfie Manthorpe, with 23:30, ran within one second of the quickest 5 mile time in the UK in 2023. He was just two seconds ahead…