2009 Marathon Championships
The Abingdon Marathon
Abingdon Amblers were kind enough once again to host our Marathon Championships at their excellent race on 18th October.
A report of the race, full RRC results and photographs of the runners and the prize presentations has appeared in the Winter 2009 issue of Roadrunner, but the trophy-winners are listed here. The race was run on a crisp autumn morning, ideal for marathon running. Three of our trophy winners, Myshola Kirkham (1st Woman and 1st Overall), Godfrey Rhimes (1st Man) and James Robson (1st M50) got home under the three-hour mark.
The race organisation got the results out very quickly and the presentations were done while a good many competitors and their supporters were still present, although runners were still coming in to the finish, and not all our category winners had yet come in. Dominic Croft made the awards. He posted on their plaques to those who were not able to collect them at the race.
| Award | Name | Age | Ist Claim Club | Race time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Woman | Myshola Kirkham | Sen | Coventry Godiva Harriers | 2:55:07 |
| 1st W40 | Sarah Swaysland | Road Runners Club | 3:51:02 | |
| 1st W50 | Pauline Howes | Road Runners Club | 4:18:57 | |
| 1st Man | Godfrey Rhimes | City of Portsmouth AC | 2:57:22 | |
| 1st M40 | Glen Keegan | Herne Hill Harriers | 4:00:23 | |
| 1st M50 | James Robson | Allithwaite and District RC | 2:58:23 | |
| 1st M60 | David Bushell | Road Runners Club | 3:59:24 |
The Sub-Ultra Championship
This has been awarded once again to the very consistent and always cheerful Hideo Takano of Dorking and Mole Valley AC, who completed all the three Sub-Ultra Championships this year. Sadly, no Woman member completed a qualifying series.