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Here are the results for the marathon. Click here for the race report.
| Colin Pitts | 2:38 |
| Nick Stephens | 2:45 PB |
| Richard Denwood | 2:58 PB |
| Phil Rampley | 3:12 |
| Martin Pottage | 3:30 PB |
| Gail Sparkes | 3:31 |
| Peter Tricker | 3:31 |
| Ben Cook | 3:37 PB |
| Chris Gladwell | 3:42 |
| Bernard Debney | 3:46 PB |
| Cathy Brooks | 3:48 PB |
| Jim King | 3:51 PB |
| Gordon Slack | 4:01 PB |
| Robbie McPhillips | 4:01 PB |
| Macolm Penn (Inj) | 4:09 |
| Tevor Abbott | 4:05 |
| Malcolm Rendell | 4:16 |
| Paul Goldman | 4:16 PB |
| Anthony Boyd | 4:20 PB |
| Katy Williams | 4:22 |
| Paul Halls | 4:26 PB |
| Maria Reynolds | 4:30 PB |
| Heidi Bingham | 4:44 |
| George Leggett | 4:44 |
| Jean Lynch Aird | 5:05 PB |
| Lorraine Phillips | 5:30 PB |
"Twenty six Striders strode, ran, jogged (and some almost crawled) around
the London Marathon in April.
The marathon is never a race for the faint hearted and this years’ event
proved to be its usual tough physical and mental challenge to all those who
took part.
Eleven Striders set "personal bests". But several of the others found it more
of a challenge than usual, missing out on their hoped for times by between
one minute and eighty minutes (this particular runner has taken the lottery
winner’s stance of "No publicity"). Who knows whether it was not enough
training, the wrong race preparation, the heat of the midday sun or just one
of those things.
But whatever the time, everyone who completed the race was a winner in
their own right and deserved their medal.
The other winners are the various charities who will benefit from the
£10,000 that the Striders raised by running the marathon.
For the next few months we will spend the summer running relatively sensible
distances of 5 miles or 10 kilometres (and at the very most a half marathon
or two).
By the time the entry forms for next year’s marathon are issued the painful
memories of this year’s race will have faded but the pleasant memories will
remain and we will all enter again, well most of us.
On Friday, 30 June you could also run one of the most scenic 5 mile races in
Suffolk. Stowmarket Striders are hosting their annual Friday night five mile
race around the grounds of Haughley Park. To refresh tired legs there will be a
barbecue and beer tent and to keep the kids amused there will also be a short
fun-run. Advance entry is only £5.00 to runners affiliated to a running club
(£6.00 to unaffiliated runners). Entry forms should be available on our notice
board at the Leisure Centre.
If you would like more information on the club or the Haughley Park run you
can contact Chris Gladwell on 01449 676957 - or meet us at the Leisure
Centre on Tuesday or Thursday evenings at 7.30pm."
Press release issued by Chris Gladwell, April 2000.