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There were many PBs and other excellent performances from the 20 or so Chiltern Harriers running in Sunday's Flora London Marathon.
The cool rainy conditions did not prevent fast times at the head of the field and the Harriers were no different. A great run came from Derek Brown in a time of 2:36:06, placing him as 118th overall and third in the Male 45 category from over 2900 finishers in that age group. A huge PB was obtained by Sandra Reynolds, 10th lady overall in 3:02:32 and second Female 35 from over 1800 in that age group.
Also in the top ten, and with her best ever placing in the age group was Barbara Ralph, 6th fastest Female 50 in 3:19:56. This was despite an ankle problem earlier in the week.
Other age group top 40 placers were Sarah Quantrill, 25th Female 30 in 3:18:03, Tony Molesworth, 36th Male 65 in 3:53:03, and Kate Loach, 39th Female 45 in 3:26:35.
Further good performances came from Richard Quantrill in a PB of 2:54:10, Michael Turney with a PB of 3:02:14, Neil Thubron in 3:06:43, Ian Lawson in 3:08:43, Roger Ellerby, PBing in 3:13:50, Alison Young in 3:20:44, Adrian Dale in 3:21:57, Steve Field in 3:25:53, Gary Walford in 3:27:35, Clare Levine in 3:57:29, Bernadette Down in 4:27:21, Stephen Blick in 4:33:24, Carl Akers in 4:38:03, and finishing his 28th London Marathon David Walker in 4:38:54. Roger Andrews came in at 5:17:25.
In the Minimarathons, Michael Goddard representing Hertfordshire came an excellent fifth in the Boys11-12 age group race in 17:13 from 228 finishers from Scotland, Wales, N Ireland plus the elite counties from the English Schools - Kent, Gloucestershire, North Yorkshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater Manchester, Surrey and Cheshire.
For some runners it was their first attempt at the distance, for others another in a long series. But for all a successful and memorable day.
However, on returning from the marathon, club members were saddened to hear of the death of Roger Beedell. A club vice-president, Roger was a member of Chesham Harriers and then Chiltern Harriers for many years, and ran in several London Marathons. The club extends our deepest sympathy to Roger's family.