Abingdon Marathon and Great South Run

Abingdon Marathon
Sunday 22nd October saw the running of the Abingdon Marathon, the weather proved to be kind for the 9am start coupled with a flat course through the Oxfordshire countryside allowed for some fast time. I was well pleased beating my PB by 12 minutes finishing 41st in 2:56:39.
(Adrian Kearns)

Great South Run
John Bryant, one of our new V60 members, in his first 10 miler for many years, ran 1:15:42 in Sunday's GSR.

John's Report:
The run's website comments on the weather conditions that it was not a day for setting records. Indeed, the winning men's time was 1min 20 outside the course record and Jo Pavey's winning time in the women's race was 1min 45 slower than the record (and the second woman was a full minute behind Jo).

However, to my own race: I decided, in view of the stage my training had reached and the virus I had had during the week, to aim for 75 minutes. At eight miles and feeling comfortable (although very wet!) I was still on schedule - and then we turned into the gale as we ran along the shoreline road ... I eventually did 75 minutes and 42 seconds (that's the official time) with all that extra 42 seconds occurring between eight and nine and a half miles ... I was in 985th place overall, out of the 18,000 entries.

So I still have a lot to do before I get my times down to what they should be - but that was probably a better run than at the Rushmoor Relays.
(John Bryant)