At 9.00am On Sunday 17th October 2010 the running partners of Emma Dupain and Ben White, sporting the colours of Harriers, lined up alongside over eleven thousand eventual finishers of the Cardiff Half Marathon. The route, started and finished in Cardiff Bay, took the runners through beautiful scenery and past historic buildings. The course was flat and fast which allowed runners, who were in peak condition to produce personal best times over a total distance of about 13.2 miles long, or exactly 21.0975 kilometres.
The first runner to complete the race was Edwin Kipkorir in a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and 7 seconds and the first female runner, in overall 21st position, was Helen Jemutai who finished in a time of 1-10-49.
For the Harriers Emma Dupain finished in 1369th position in a time of 1-36-00 and Ben White finished in 2050th position in a time of 1-42-20. The last runner to cross the finishing line was in 11078th position and finished in a time of 4-26-48. Once again both Emma and Ben managed to produce their personal best times for the race distance.
A touch of frost awaited the Abingdon Marathon in Oxfordshire on Sunday, with sub zero temperatures for 9am start, but with the sun rising in the sky and with light winds the 707 who completed the course didn't have to wait long for ideal marathon weather. First to finish was Colin Paton in 2:33:48 first woman was Helen Taranowski in 2:53:52. Adrian Kearns from Exmouth Harriers finished 108th in 3:06:24. The last competitor, Katharine Tuite, in the V60 age category, crossed the finishing line in a time of 5-29-06.
Slightly later, at 9.15am, the same day Mick Allen for the Harriers competed in the Dartmoor Vale Half Marathon, which was an undulating 13.1 mile race in the shadow of Dartmoor.
The first runner to complete the course was Lee Turner of Torbay AC who finished in a time of 1 hour and 15 minutes and the first female runner, in overall 29th place, was Rachel Tresidder of Mountbay Harriers who finished in a time of 1-31-47. Mick finished in 232nd position in a time of 1-55-31. He was the only finisher in his V70 age category and completed the race ahead of many runners who were in younger age categories.
The first runner to complete the race was Edwin Kipkorir in a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes and 7 seconds and the first female runner, in overall 21st position, was Helen Jemutai who finished in a time of 1-10-49.
For the Harriers Emma Dupain finished in 1369th position in a time of 1-36-00 and Ben White finished in 2050th position in a time of 1-42-20. The last runner to cross the finishing line was in 11078th position and finished in a time of 4-26-48. Once again both Emma and Ben managed to produce their personal best times for the race distance.
A touch of frost awaited the Abingdon Marathon in Oxfordshire on Sunday, with sub zero temperatures for 9am start, but with the sun rising in the sky and with light winds the 707 who completed the course didn't have to wait long for ideal marathon weather. First to finish was Colin Paton in 2:33:48 first woman was Helen Taranowski in 2:53:52. Adrian Kearns from Exmouth Harriers finished 108th in 3:06:24. The last competitor, Katharine Tuite, in the V60 age category, crossed the finishing line in a time of 5-29-06.
Slightly later, at 9.15am, the same day Mick Allen for the Harriers competed in the Dartmoor Vale Half Marathon, which was an undulating 13.1 mile race in the shadow of Dartmoor.
The first runner to complete the course was Lee Turner of Torbay AC who finished in a time of 1 hour and 15 minutes and the first female runner, in overall 29th place, was Rachel Tresidder of Mountbay Harriers who finished in a time of 1-31-47. Mick finished in 232nd position in a time of 1-55-31. He was the only finisher in his V70 age category and completed the race ahead of many runners who were in younger age categories.
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