Ten Exmouth Harriers fought the sweltering heat in the London Marathon and produced some outstanding performances. The first of the men to finish, Dave Stone, was 177th in 2.42.25, out of the 24815 who completed the race.
Shaun Lock, running his first marathon, came 880th in 3.00.42 and was so unlucky to just miss getting round in under 3 hours. Adrian Kearns was 971st in 3.02.51 and Tony Hatchard was 1424th in 3.09.50. Trevor Cope came 14816th in 4.41.36.
10854 runners completed the ladies event. Camilla Mathison was 384th in 3.28.20, followed by Steph French who was 651st in 3.38.56. Jo Darwood was 667th in 3.39.25 and Emma Dupain was 2417th in 4.16.52.
Spare a thought for Chris Dupain who, despite feeling ill all week, started the race and managed to keep going until mile 12 – a tremendous effort in all that heat! By mile 10 he felt as if he’d done 20. Although feeling gutted, he’s positive and determined about running the London again next year.
Sister Hannah Dupain, another of this super family of athletes, wasn’t able to start the race, but will also be back with a vengeance in the future.
(LT)
Athlete of the day? Has to be Dave Stone. Remarkable time with a minimum of training.!
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