As featured in the Melton Times!
Melton runners produce the goods at London Marathon
Good race conditions which became tougher as the temperatures rose, saw Natalie Teece led the Melton club home in a fantastic time of 3hr 7min 47secs to comfortably secure another championship starting place for next year’s marathon. Natalie was 139th woman to finish and 2,745th overall.
Striders clubmate Stuart Shaw was very close behind and clocked 3.09.37, a good for age standard, finishing in the top 3,000 and 393rd in the 45-49 vets age category. Rob Beers was next home in 3.36.09 followed by excellent runs from Michelle Farlow (3.44.51) and Liz Goodbourn (3.53.34) who both gained personal bests and good for age standard times.
Striders clubmate Stuart Shaw was very close behind and clocked 3.09.37, a good for age standard, finishing in the top 3,000 and 393rd in the 45-49 vets age category. Rob Beers was next home in 3.36.09 followed by excellent runs from Michelle Farlow (3.44.51) and Liz Goodbourn (3.53.34) who both gained personal bests and good for age standard times. Vicki Lowe crossed the line in 3.58.34, while Kirsty Black, returning to running after two years away, had a great comeback to finish in 4.19.09. Matt Taylor suffered a bad back during the race, but still completed the 26.2 miles in 4.19.31.
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