UK's Jon Brown (78), well inside the 2004 Olympic qualifying standard of 2:15, with 2:13:39The 2004 Flora London marathon lived up to its reputation as the world's greatest road race on a cool and wet April morning. The world's greatest runners
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. With the west Scotland coastline providing an idyllic backdrop, swimmers made quick work of the first leg, thanks to the calm, sheltered waters of the Kyles of Bute. Teenager Lewis Murchie, the only junior in the race, was first out of the water, in 9
Distance: 1.5K/ 43K/ 10KWhere: Bowness-on-Windermere, CumbriaWhen: July 3First man: Steven Garner 2:27:39First woman: Christine Johnson 2:37:12Last finisher: 4:35:43No of finishers: 157Anyone who took part in this race last year could be forgiven
Distance: 1.5K/ 40K/ 10KDate: July 31Where: Blithfield Sailing Club, StaffordshireFirst man: Nick Dunn 1:58:08First woman: Hannah Shooter 2:14:03Last finisher: 3:47:47No of finishers: 222It must be reassuring for those with fears of swallowing mouthfuls of mucky water when the sw...
under a scorching sun, this marathon is tough. But it has the atmosphere of a world music festival with a diverse clientele to match: at the start line I met a young man who sold a goat to pay for his bus fare to the race, followed by a London fund
, who was already twitching to do another race after taking part in the Dextro Energy Hyde Park Triathlon relay. And so, a few weeks later, I boarded the plane at Heathrow with only sheaf of Triathlete's World articles and my mounting hysteria to keep me
, and there was a general feeling that this could be one of the toughest Ironman races on the circuit - and that was if the weather was good. But, as we all know, the only predictable thing about the British weather is its unpredictability.So, on the Saturday
, the race still had a lot to offer and, while it wasn't always easy to see five metres in front of your face, it was easy to see why LA had attracted nearly 30,000 runners from 21 countries to run its version of 26.2.For a start, the idea of testing your
When: Weston-Super-MareWhere: February 13First man: Adam Watt 59:08First woman: Annabel Granger 1:04:27Last finisher: 2:16:45No. of finishers: 941Type of Race: Trail/ Road/ HillsRW Rating 2011: 89%No prizes for guessing the difficulty rating
