Founded in 1869

London 1981-1999

Last updated 29 April 2020

 

London Marathons 1981 to 1999

 

29/03/1981 09/05/1982 17/05/1983 13/05/1984 21/04/1985 20/04/1986 10/05/1987 17/04/1988 23/04/1989 22/04/1990

21/04/1991 12/04/1992 18/04/1993 17/04/1994 02/04/1995 21/04/1996 13/04/1997 26/04/1998 18/04/1999

 

Number of Club competitors and number of sub 3 hours

 

We have been represented and involved in all of the London Marathons since it's inception in 1981.

The following is as accurate as we know. If you have an additions or amendments please make contact.

You will be aware that prior to 'chip' timing all times were from 'gun to tape'. However a few of the times shown may have been modified to take into account the lost time.

 

 

	18 April 1999
1	53	S	Newport	02:24.51
2	176 (26M40)	N	Kinsey	02:37.04
3	214	N	Mayers	02:38.48
4	522	R	Parrott	02:48.10
5	601	G	Meek	02:49.36
6	757	J	McConville	02:52.25
7	1180 (88M50)	G	Lloyd	02:57.53
8	1496	JE	Turner	03:01.48
9	1817	T	Brightwell	03:06.04
10	2019	C	Aves	03:08.06
11	2522	J	Barker	03:13.22
12	2560	A	Tucker	03:13.42
13	2601 (19M60)	B	O'Gorman	03:14.03
14	2959	T	Wood	03:17.05
15	3070	B	Bater	03:18.06
16	4526	J	Reynolds	03:29.15
17	5809	Ph	Taylor	03:36.50
18	5883	S	Capey	03:37.12
19	6091	S	Garvey	03:38.25
20	6361	J	Leeson	03:40.04
21	6434	C	Hall	03:40.35
22	6503	D	King	03:41.00
23	6812	A	Bounds	03:42.46
24	6909	N	Barber	03:43.15
25	6981	M	Peel	03:43.35
26	7329	B	Leahy	03:45.26
27	7510	J	Steer	03:46.33
28	7633	I	Gordon	03:47.09
29	9635	R	Strong	03:56.59
30	10002	B	Else	03:58.37
31	10461	G	Payne	04:00.47
32	10668	D	Appleton	04:01.50
33	10988	J	Isaacs	04:03.19
34	11178	N	Webb	04:04.17
35	11234	C	Collings	04:04.33
36	11923	K	White	04:08.06
37	11947	C	Poole	04:08.13
38	12385	P	Cobbett	04:10.25
39	12589	G	Longley	04:11.39
40	12859	J	Kenny	04:13.10
41	13285	J	Briffa	04:15.17
42	13816	C	Leon	04:18.18
43	13842	N	Lawrie	04:18.29
44	14251	D	McKanna	04:20.51
45	15382	D I	Wilcox	04:26.56
46	15955	S P	Lacey	04:30.05
47	16694	D	Lawrie	04:34.42
48	W2560	N	Allardyce	04:37.00
49	18517	G	Cummings	04:46.33
50	18630	G	Griffin	04:47.15
51		N	Simmons (walk)	04:47.40
52		S	Lightman (walk)	04:50.12
53	19314	P	Shepheard	04:52.28
54	19503	P	Davies	04:53.46
55	20959	S	Partridge	05:06.51
56	21516	P	Kerly	05:12.59
57	21983 (85M70)	J	Johnson	05:19.33
58	23801	K	Tyler	06:00.52
59	23945	A	Renny	06:07.08
	26 April 1998
1	42	S	Newport	02:23.29
2	130	R	Parrott	02:34.25
3	239	N	Kinsey	02:40.41
4	540	J	McConville	02:49.21
5	554	N	Mayers	02:49.39
6	588	G	Meek	02:50.27
7	1011	G	Lloyd	02:57.34
8	1507	J E	Turner	03:03.12
9		J	Barker	03:08.15
10	1954	B	O'Gorman	03:08.20
11	2533	C	Aves	03:14.04
12	2719	S	Haley	03:15.34
13		A	Mathews	03:20.27
14	3438	S	Ridgewell	03:21.14
15	3625	A	Walters	03:22.48
16	3647	P	Lovell	03:22.57
17		J	O'Brien	03:23.24
18		B	Leahy	03:23.29
19	3960	S	Capey	03:25.07
20		T	Wood	03:26.11
21		W	Hunter	03:27.17
22	4951	W	Orton	03:30.30
23	5270	Ph	Taylor	03:32.00
24	5319	R	Strong	03:32.38
25	6276	D	Churchus	03:37.57
26		A	Tucker	03:38.03
27		S W	Lacey	03:39.27
28	6870	J	Copley	03:40.51
29	6871	M	Peel	03:40.52
30	7002	N	Gasson	03:41.32
31	7542	N	Webb	03:43.58
32	7565	G	Griffin	03:44.05
33	7566	R	Griffin	03:44.05
34	7964	B	Smith	03:46.06
35		J	Reynolds	03:46.56
36	8306	T	Blake (L)	03:47.37
37		D	Fridd	03:47.50
38	8566	R	Hogwood	03:48.46
39	8634	I	Collins	03:49.05
40	8685	J	Bugler	03:49.20
41		C	Jackson	03:50.15
42		C	Hall	03:50.33
43		C	Collings	03:53.45
44	9724	J	Isaacs	03:53.58
45		K	Dryland	03:54.59
46		K	White	03:55.13
47		M	Good	03:57.48
48	11107	B	Else	03:59.00
49		P	Quickenden	04:03.44
50		L	Smith	04:06.32
51		J	Briffa	04:09.41
52		P	Cobbett	04:14.45
53		N	Allardyce	04:14.48
54		S	Partridge	04:16.56
55	15131	C	Poole	04:17.01
56		J	Wiseman	04:19.09
57		S P	Lacey	04:23.21
58		J	Thompson	04:23.59
59	17280	M	Gasson	04:26.30
60	20044	C	Leon	04:39.35
61	21058	P	Shepheard	04:44.53
62		A	Dakin	04:45.13
63		P	Davies	04:49.48
64		J	Welch	04:51.59
65		P	Degutis	04:52.46
66		C	Blake	04:53.38
67	22874	A	Pickering +	04:55.32
68		M	Cronin	04:55.32
69	23132	S	Lightman (walk)	04:56.57
70	23376	N	Simmons (walk)	04:58.32
71		R	Gibson	04:59.43
72		N	Younger	05:06.00
73		J	McGowan	05:12.16
74	25254	F	Ward	05:12.41
75		S	Denning	05:16.38
76		E	Noakes	05:18.19
77		G	Cummings	05:22.15
78	26560	P	Kerly	05:27.03
79	26787	A	Thomas	05:29.33
80		A	Renny	05:41.04
81		D	Wright	05:46.12
82		M	Longstaff
	13 April 1997
1	34	W	Foster	02:18.44
2	88	R	Smith	02:28.30
3	242	R	Parrott	02:37.27
4	251	N	Kinsey	02:37.55
5		G	Meek	02:50.52
6		J E	Turner	02:57.18
7		G	Coates	02:59.52
8		W	Wade	03:00.16
9		T	Wood	03:12.46
10		R	Griffin	03:14.43
11		P	Lovell	03:14.43
12		M	Cronin	03:15.36
13		D	Flagg	03:17.32
14		W	Orton	03:18.23
15		J	Barker	03:19.43
16		A	Tucker	03:25.40
17		J	O'Brien	03:25.47
18		G	Payne	03:26.18
19		K	Dryland	03:35.42
20		M	Peel	03:35.47
21		J	Isaacs	03:37.09
22		P	Terrett	03:37.54
23		S	Ridgewell	03:39.46
24		C	Hall	03:42.35
25		P	Taylor	03:47.21
26		M	Longstaff	03:53.27
27		R	Hogwood	03:59.58
28		N	Webb	04:00.05
29		G	Longley	04:02.31
30		J	Kenny	04:08.00
31		C	Collins	04:15.06
32		A	Pickering +	04:34.38
33		C	Poole	04:34.38
34		C	St.Aubyn	04:43.43
35		M	Compton	04:44.05
36		C	Leon	04:56.52
37		C	Rowe	04:58.52
38		Pt	Smith	05:06.25
39		G	Murray	05:18.36
40		M&M	Martineau	05:18.56
41		K	Tyler	05:21.00
42		D	Riley
43		P	Shepheard
44		P	Prisley
	21 April 1996
1	25	W	Foster	02:22.13
2	186	N	Kinsey	02:39.52
3	874	J	McConville	02:58.08
4		G	Lloyd	02:59.32
5		G	Meek	03:04.11
6		J E	Turner	03:06.09
7		G	Coates	03:09.38
8		M	Cronin	03:11.38
9		S	Capey	03:20.36
10		W	Orton	03:27.44
11		R	Barker	03:28.31
12		R	Richardson	03:29.09
13		R	Griffin	03:30.16
14		B	Smith	03:30.19
15		R	Brown	03:30.45
16		K	Dryland	03:32.38
17		R	Bennett	03:52.02
18		D	Churchus	03:54.43
19		N	Webb	04:02.26
20		A	Pontifex	04:04.22
21		D	Cordell	04:05.03
22		J	Isaacs	04:10.37
23		C	Poole	04:13.48
24		P	Shepheard	04:16.36
25		P	Hannell (walk)	04:48.05
26		M	Peel	04:50.43
27		B	Leahy
28		T	Llewelyn
29		J	Briffa;
	2 April 1995
1	33	J	Harrison	02:21.30
2	50	A	Guilder	02:24.41
3	207	J	Beck	02:36.44
4	287	N	Kinsey	02:39.40
5	370	G	Clifford	02:42.28
6	816	J	McConville	02:52.03
7	1200	D	Flagg	02:57.27
8	1452	G	Lloyd	02:59.37
9	1625	J E	Turner	03:01.27
10	2135	M	Peel	03:07.04
11	2215	G	Canfield	03:07.49
12	2520	B	Smith	03:10.21
13	2574	M	Cronin	03:10.47
14	2619	R	Saiz	03:11.08
15	2753	R	Griffin	03:12.24
16	3088	W	Orton	03:14.37
17	6268	N	Nuttall	03:35.11
18	6379	J	Pearse	03:35.51
19	6777	A	Izzard	03:38.03
20	7023	C	Poole	03:39.24
21	7455	P	Metcalf	03:41.49
22	7573	J	Kenny	03:42.28
23		A	Jelly (L)	03:43.00
24	7748	D	Carrigan	03:43.15
25	8003	M	Crickett	03:44.46
26	8153	N	Cook	03:45.24
27	8458	R	Hogwood	03:46.58
28	9268	J	Hobbs	03:50.45
29	10339	N	Webb	03:55.38
30	11221	I	Collins	03:59.14
31	12816	A	Thomas	04:07.33
32	13631	S	Allen	04:12.10
33	15028	T	Bashford	04:19.29
34	15334	P	Shepheard	04:21.11
35	15655	C	Leon	04:23.02
36	16207	H	Martin	04:26.11
37	22915	J	Bennett	05:24.40
38	24246	R	Watkins	05:53.54
	17 April 1994
1	9	W	Foster	02:17.16
2		A	Guilder	02:24.25
3		N	Kinsey	02:37.28
4		J	McConville	02:52.11
5		J E	Turner	02:53.37
6		G	Lloyd	02:58.36
7		S	Hollingdale	03:06.14
8		W	Wade	03:06.46
9		M	Cronin	03:07.09
10		P	Shepheard	03:09.57
11		R	Brown	03:10.52
12		B	McShane	03:11.30
13		A	Pontifex	03:12.39
14		C	Poole	03:15.15
15		R	Graf	03:22.21
16		K	Dryland	03:22.24
17		A	Jelly	03:23.03
18		P	Metcalf	03:23.35
19		S	Capey	03:24.02
20		M	Peel	03:24.07
21		R	Walsh	03:25.00
22		C	Hall	03:26.09
23		J	Ingram	03:26.13
24		B	Leahy	03:26.49
25		S	Sankey	03:27.26
26		J	Beckley	03:45.00
27		N	Webb	03:53.00
28		B	O'Flynn	03:59.00
29		H	Martin	04:01.25
30		J	Childs	04:24.00
31		N	Simmons (walk)	04:55.22
32		S	Jones
	18 April 1993
1	41	A	Guilder	02:23.08
2	51	W	Foster	02:24.35
3	10th m50	D	White	02:45.56
4		D	Henry	02:48.18
5		G	Canfield	02:50.52
6		M	Cronin	02:56.11
7		Gl	Morgan	02:57.56
8		J	McConville	02:59.50
9		C	Griffin	03:01.35
10		T	Brightwell	03:02.17
11		J	Hobbs	03:03.34
12		P	Shepheard	03:04.32
13		S	Hollingdale	03:05.59
14		G	Lloyd	03:06.13
15		M	Peel	03:07.08
16		M	Lodwig	03:07.39
17		J E	Turner	03:08.03
18		W	Orton	03:10.47
19		I	Young	03:13.25
20		A	Pontifex	03:15.00
21		B	McShane	03:17.30
22		N	Writer	03:18.32
23		R	Griffin	03:19.00
24		K	Dryland	03:19.24
25		K	Pearson	03:24.40
26		M	Martineau	03:25.39
27		R	Brown	03:25.51
28		R	Graf	03:25.51
29		J	Ingram	03:27.37
30		S	Capey	03:28.29
31		M	Crickett	03:29.19
32		N	Barber	03:21.43
33		B	Weatherill	03:32.35
34		J	Niewiarowski	03:34.43
35		C	Poole	03:35.00
36		B	O'Flynn	03:45.00
37		D	Churchus	03:45.00
38		D	Lawrie	03:49.00
39		R	Hogwood	03:49.00
40		M	Good	03:56.00
41		I	Collins	03:58.00
42		Kr	Morris	03:59.00
43		Dv	Smith	04:04.03
44		Kt	Morris	04:40.00
45		S	Jones	05:35.00
	12 April 1992
1	72	W	Ligneel (Roeselare)	02:23.38
2	287	J	Beck	02:36.15
3	407	G	White (St Hel)	02:39.09
4		C	Griffin	02:48.24
5		R	King	02:50.51
6		D	Henry	02:52.20
7		B	O'Gorman	02:54.16
8		G	Canfield	02:55.12
9		P	Shepheard	02:55.15
10		B	Lonergan	02:56.00
11		G	Lloyd	02:56.31
12		Guy	Morgan	02:57.00
13		B	Leahy	02:58.35
14		J E	Turner	02:59.02
15		M	Cronin	03:00.07
16		R	Brown	03:04.11
17		M	Peel	03:06.29
18		J	McConville	03:07.30
19		S	Hollingdale	03:07.30
20		C	Poole	03:08.24
21		K	Dryland	03:08.29
22		S	Freemantle	03:09.44
23		S	Capey	03:11.19
24		M	Beane	03:12.06
25		R	Hilton	03:12.42
26		Kr	Morris	03:19.40
27		P	Metcalf	03:20.06
28		W	Orton	03:20.43
29		J	Hobbs	03:22.57
30		D	Dhammaloka	03:26.30
31		C	Hall	03:28.16
32		C	Canty	03:29.54
33		A	Foreman	03:30.03
34		J	Kenney	03:30.23
35		R	Griffin	03:30.47
36		D	Lawrie	03:30.48
37		W	Graham	03:32.55
38		C	St Aubyn	03:33.09
39		R	Hogwood	03:36.31
40		B	Smith	03:36.54
41		A	Musson	03:38.15
42		L	Dickins	03:38.35
43		N	Webb	03:38.46
44		J	Ingram	03:38.51
45		R	Wheatland	03:38.51
46		R	Walsh	03:39.55
47		R	Weatherstone	03:40.40
48		J	Hines	03:40.48
49		D	King	03:44.07
50		S	Waugh	03:45.18
51		B	O'Flynn	03:45.48
52		S	Reynolds	03:46.55
53		J	Steer	03:48.25
54		B	Hartley	03:50.24
55		C	Dale	03:50.40
56		L	Smith	03:53.14
57		P	Murphy	03:53.25
58		K	Porter	03:54.18
59		I	Collins	03:56.05
60		J	Routledge	03:56.10
61		R	Counter	03:56.40
62		Pt	Taylor	03:57.44
63		D	Churchus	03:58.46
64		S	Fagg	04:02.50
65		B	Cowland	04:07.06
66		P	Makin	04:07.51
67		R	Parris	04:09.00
68		G	Sharpe	04:10.18
69		G	Forbes	04:10.44
70		P	Degutis	04:11.00
71		J	Copley	04:12.21
72		H	Martin	04:13.55
73		M	Gasson	04:15.00
74		A	Mothersole	04:15.00
75		M	Gasson	04:15.28
76		J	Johnson	04:17.56
77		H	Dixon	04:18.55
78		A	Bunch	04:19.13
79		P	Hannell (walk)	04:21.00
80		Kt	Morris	04:25.47
81		A	Mothersole	04:27.55
82		J	Briffa	04:29.55
83		A	Harding	04:30.49
84		N	Simmons (Walk)	04:36.07
85		R	Carder	04:39.16
86		G	Botley	04:39.43
87		J	Cameron	04:42.41
88		D	Wilcox	04:51.08
89		A	Renny	05:13.33
90		M	Wynes	05:25.47
91		Gl	Morris	06:05.14
	21 April 1991
1	56	R	Ligneel (Roeselare)	02:16.05
2	96	W	Foster	02:19.03
3	277	Roy	Smith	02:31.19
4	330	J	Beck	02:33.26
5	619	D	White(V)	02:40.26
6	987	P	Rissen	02:47.15
7	1245	P	Shepheard	02:50.55
8	1395	J E	Turner	02:52.28
9	1503	A	Bounds	02:53.32
10	1718	D	Flagg	02:55.50
11	1811	C	Griffin	02:56.34
12	1890	P	Crawford	02:57.20
13	1914	I	Young	02:57.32
14	1921	Gl	Morgan	02:57.33
15	1975	B	Leahy	02:57.57
16	2079	M	Cronin	02:58.47
17	2182	B	O'Gorman	02:59.38
18	2197	G	Canfield	02:59.42
19	2259	T	Brightwell	02:59.59
20	2490	M	Lodwig	03:02.24
21	2528	G	Lloyd	03:02.51
22	3257	R	Brown	03:08.54
23	3259	S	Hollingdale	03:08.54
24	3282	J R	Turner	03:09.05
25	3298	C	Love	03:09.13
26	3342	M	Peel	03:09.32
27	3458	G	Mexted	03:10.26
28	3465	S	Bradshaw	03:10.28
29	3869	R	Wheatland	03:13.24
30	4047	C	Poole	03:14.29
31	4176	J	McConville	03:15.14
32	4245	Kr	Morris	03:15.41
33	4275	R	Graf	03:15.51
34	4609	M	Crickett	03:18.11
35	4662	K	Dryland	03:18.36
36	4668	P	Lovell	03:18.40
37	4737	D	Carton	03:19.03
38	4986	C	Hall	03:20.31
39	4992	N	Nuttall	03:20.35
40	5059	J	Tateson	03:21.00
41	5081	S	Reynolds	03:21.10
42	5489	W	Orton	03:23.36
43	5567	K	Pearson	03:23.59
44	6115	R	Griffin	03:27.16
45	6390	J	Hines	03:28.48
46	6433	A	Foreman	03:28.58
47	6842	A	Krywko	03:31.01
48	6867	G	Pluckrose	03:31.11
49	7030	C	Dale	03:32.03
50	7382	N	Webb	03:34.09
51	7437	B	Hartley	03:34.23
52	7484	J	Kenny	03:34.38
53	7488	J	McGowan	03:34.40
54	7640	P	Hannell	03:35.27
55	7655	J	Brown	03:35.33
56	7759	N	Brooks	03:36.10
57	7808	G	Payne	03:36.27
58	7871	C	StAubyn	03:36.49
59	8068	J	Hobbs	03:37.53
60	8328	B	Wilson	03:39.34
61	8329	M	Field	03:39.34
62	8680	C	Painter	03:41.15
63	8916	P	Bowen	03:42.24
64	8937	M	Rawlins	03:42.31
65	8944	B	O'Flynn	03:42.33
66	9171	H	Martin	03:43.44
67	9172	A	Alvin	03:43.45
68	9194	I	Marsden	03:43.52
69	9195	D	Dhammaloka	03:43.53
70	9508	L	Dickins	03:45.38
71	9848	G	Anderson	03:47.33
72	10010	J	Niewiarowski	03:48.23
73	10179	R	Hogwood	03:49.20
74	11162	A	Izzard	03:53.43
75	11253	R	Parris	03:54.07
76	11297	S	Croft	03:54.21
77	11376	W	Graham	03:54.40
78	11427	P	Degutis	03:54.55
79	11436	R	Hill	03:54.58
80	11778	P	Taylor	03:56.37
81	11789	P C	Davies	03:56.39
82	11919	S	Walker	03:57.06
83	11937	K	Porter	03:57.12
84	12069	A	Buick	03:57.52
85	13052	S	Lacey	04:02.21
86	13786	D	King	04:06.18
87	13945	D	Wilcox	04:07.18
88	14298	D	Miles	04:09.20
89	14703	D	Larcombe	04:11.42
90	15178	B	Cowland	04:14.25
91	16752	D	Birkett	04:24.27
92	16753	M	Mann	04:24.28
93	17087	R	Gibson	04:26.28
94	17174	M	Martineau	04:26.59
95	17456	T	Kavanagh	04:28.43
96	17523	P	O'Brien	04:29.03
97	17812	C	Leon	04:31.13
98	18274	A	Mothersole	04:34.26
99	18754	S	Waugh	04:38.41
100	18762	J	Bennett	04:38.42
101	19499	C	Howe	04:45.17
102	19510	J	Cameron	04:45.28
103	21099	Kt	Morris	05:04.24
	22 April 1990
1	246	J	Beck	02:33.01
2	439	N	Kinsey	02:38.35
3	452	M	Farrell	02:38.48
4	537	D	White	02:40.04
5	654	B	Mellish	02:42.56
6	995	P	Shepheard	02:48.23
7	1028	B	O'Gorman	02:48.49
8	1236	R	Morriss	02:51.40
9	1284	G	Mexted	02:52.07
10	1322	M	Cronin	02:52.48
11	1458	B	Leahy	02:54.07
12	1734	M	Lodwig	02:56.31
13	1914	J E	Turner	02:57.57
14	1955	J	McConville	02:58.10
15	2195	S	Freemantle	03:00.05
16	2254	M	Ellison	03:00.42
17	2306	A	Kilgour	03:01.09
18	2347	R	Hilton	03:01.32
19	2348	A	Nicholls	03:01.33
20	2369	S	Bradshaw	03:01.47
21		P	Crawford	03:03.50
22	2700	K	Dryland	03:05.08
23	2738	A	Jones	03:05.32
24	2750	P	Metcalf	03:05.37
25	2828	M	Peel	03:06.22
26	3008	P	Lonergan	03:06.53
27	3026	N	Nuttall	03:06.58
28	3145	G	Lloyd	03:07.50
29	3327	M	Crickett	03:09.07
30	3776	G	Canfield	03:12.29
31	4237	C	Love	03:15.24
32		D	Henry	03:15.27
33	4574	R	Wheatland	03:17.36
34	4713	D	McLeod	03:18.32
35	5819	J	Steer	03:24.47
36	5913	J	Hobbs	03:25.25
37	6428	G	Plank	03:27.56
38	6533	R	Counter	03:28.28
39	6757	C	Poole	03:29.31
40	6889	K	Pearson	03:30.17
41	6921	B	Hartley	03:30.30
42	7039	S	Pairman	03:31.07
43	7150	J	McGowan	03:31.45
44	7252	A	Foreman	03:32.16
45	7408	P C	Davies	03:33.09
46	7575	C	Canty	03:33.54
47	7675	S	Thompson	03:34.27
48	7806	W	Slack	03:35.03
49	7867	{?Kr}	Morris	03:35.21
50	8470	J	Routledge	03:38.32
51	8525	C	Painter	03:38.49
52	8546	J	Sharp	03:38.53
53	8586	B	O'Flynn	03:39.05
54	8615	C	Hall	03:39.13
55	8737	P	Cobbett	03:39.51
56	8738	W	Orton	03:39.52
57	8868	C	St Aubyn	03:40.34
58	8863	A	Grace	03:40.34
59	8879	D	Miles	03:40.34
60		S	Blunt	03:41.50
61	9472	M	Rees	03:43.35
62	9626	N	Webb	03:44.14
63	9890	J	Brown	03:45.43
64	10566	S	Lacey	03:49.01
65	10705	I	Gold	03:49.37
66	11045	J	Niewiarowski	03:51.11
67	11317	J	Braughton	03:52.19
68	11590	C	Daly	03:53.45
69	11972	G	Pearce	03:55.14
70	11980	K	Porter	03:55.14
71	11981	P	Taylor	03:55.14
72	12310	D	Larcombe	03:56.37
73	12436	C	Leon	03:57.03
74	12497	K	Gaiderman	03:57.23
75	12792	M	Rawlins	03:58.34
76	12892	R	Stewart	03:59.00
77	13067	D	Dhammaloka	03:59.51
78	13543	A	Musson	04:02.19
79	14714	R	Ashdown	04:08.29
80	15752	D	Lawrie	04:14.29
81	20779	D	Johnson	04:50.18
82	21089	J	Bennett	04:53.12
	23 April 1989
1	240	N	Kinsey	02:33.03
2	427	Roy	Smith	02:37.52
3	585	D	White	02:40.58
4	790	B	Mellish	02:44.54
5	981	A	Bounds	02:48.07
6	1096	R	Morriss	02:49.29
7	1224	M	Cronin	02:51.03
8	1321	P	Shepheard	02:52.19
9	1364	M	Farrell	02:52.52
10	1377	D	Flagg	02:53.04
11	1378	M	Lodwig	02:53.05
12	1404	S	Ridgewell	02:53.22
13	1562	J E	Turner	02:54.58
14	1762	A	Jones	02:56.49
15	2068	M	Peel	02:59.08
16	2085	M	Ellison	02:59.13
17	2195	I	Wilson	02:59.56
18	2234	B	O'Gorman	03:00.19
19	2284	G	Mexted	03:00.54
20	2312	R	Hilton	03:01.04
21	2671	K	Dryland	03:04.23
22	3030	J	McConville	03:07.28
23	3427	Roy	Green	03:10.15
24	3642	B	Leahy	03:11.36
25	3723	A	Pontifex	03:12.09
26	3742	G	Hayward	03:12.21
27	3803	C	Hall	03:12.52
28	3964	C	Painter	03:14.09
29	4079	P	McMahon	03:14.53
30	4154	D	Carton	03:15.24
31	4301	R	Graf	03:16.23
32	4515	C	Poole	03:17.48
33	4823	N	Nuttall	03:19.33
34	4853	R	Mercer	03:19.51
35	5115	P	Crawford	03:21.28
36	5690	P	Lovell	03:24.53
37	6475	C	Canty	03:29.02
38	6660	J	Braughton	03:29.55
39	6732	P	Metcalf	03:30.22
40	6749	R	Counter	03:30.27
41	7095	C	Kelly	03:32.15
42	7777	G	Henesy	03:35.41
43	8118	C	St Aubyn	03:37.34
44	8472	C	Daly	03:39.20
45	8534	B	Dinsley	03:39.35
46	8641	M	Rawlings	03:40.15
47	8852	J	Brown	03:41.13
48		K	Pearson	03:41.30
49		B	Wilson	03:44.00
50		Jy	Hill	03:44.52
51		I	Gold	03:46.15
52		B	Todd	03:48.01
53		J	Cruickshank	03:50.00
54		R	Fuller	03:50.00
55		B	O'Flynn	03:53.00
56		A	Mothersole	03:54.00
57		G	Ashdown	03:55.00
58		D	Broadwell	03:56.05
59		D	Brickwood	03:59.00
60	13600	D	Birkett	04:01.49
61		D	Haines	04:10.00
62		R	Hill	04:10.00
63		A	Nairn	04:26.00
64		S	Nairn	04:26.00
65		(?H	Martin)

 

1983 to 1988 are not complete at the moment, only up to 3:45:00

17 April 1988 - some of
1	249	Nick Kinsey	2:34:56
2	524	John Beck	2:41:52
3	1024	Paul Betts	2:51:28
4	1076	Peter Shepheard	2:52:13
5	1077	Barry O'Gorman	2:52:13
6	1165	Mark Jackson	2:53:21
7	1202	Andrew Grace	2:53:46
8	1246	Mike Cronin	2:54:24
9	1327	Mike Peel	2:55:20
10	1503	Steve Freemantle	2:57:21
11	1577	Mark Ellison	2:57:57
12	1705	Guy Morgan	2:58:57
13	1708	Mark Clissold	2:58:58
14	1892	John E Turner	3:00:33
15	2566	John R Turner	3:07:48
16	2667	Roy Green	3:08:28
17	2789	Allan Jones	3:09:31
18	2992	Bernard Wilson	3:11:22
19	3451	Andy Kilgour	3:14:46
20	3481	Denis Lawrie	3:14:59
21	4190	Allan Mann	3:20:11
22	4455	Mike Newman	3:22:06
23	4625	Gary Plank	3:23:06
24	5192	Ronald Clissold	3:27:13
25	5223	S Sankey	3:27:26
26		Peter Lovell	3:28:05
27	5515	Patrick O'Brien	3:29:14
28	5787	L Nathan	3:30:41
29	5881	Philip Bray	3:31:20
30	6504	Brian Dinsley	3:35:08
31	7493	A Alvin	3:40:36
32	7999	G Pearce	3:43:19
33		Richard Griffin	3:43:51
34	8171	Clement Leon	3:44:11

10 May 1987 - some of
1	253	John Beck	2:33:31
2	338	Richard Coles	2:35:45
3	592	Dave Hassall	2:40:34
4		Peter Shepheard	2:44:25
5	979	Mark Watling	2:47:21
6	1182	Mike Peel	2:49:49
7	1377	John R Turner	2:51:58
8	1555	Mike Cronin	2:53:45
9	2329	Simon Capey	2:59:14
10		Andrew Grace	3:00:01
11		Brian Saxton	3:14:22
12	6756	Gary Plank	3:27:30
13		Peter Lovell	3:29:23
14		Richard Griffin	3:43:32

20 April 1986 - some of
1	320	John Baldwin	2:33:44
2	592	Chris Woodcock	2:39:47
3	734	Roy Savery	2:40:51
4	1771	Mike Cronin	2:55:28
5		Peter Shepheard	2:55:50
6	3253	Mike Peel	3:08:00
7		Andrew Grace	3:09:19
8		Richard Griffin	3:18:22
9	6684	Gary Plank	3:31:22

21 April 1985 - some of
1	673	Dave White	2:38:11
2	767	Barry O'Gorman	2:39:27
3	816	Peter Shepheard	2:40:26
4	823	William Cross	2:40:34
5	987	John Nash	2:43:30
6	1066	Jim McGee	2:44:22
7	1302	Mike Field	2:47:24
8	1335	Mike Cronin	2:47:40
9	1633	Peter Greenwood	2:51:08
10	1763	Stan Ridgewell	2:52:34
11		John R Turner	2:53:20
12	1883	Craig Daly	2:53:44
13	1923	Mike Peel	2:53:59
14	1927	Ron Beale	2:54:01
15	2019	Ian Young	2:54:50
16	2073	Jim Bailey	2:55:24
17	2147	Peter Daniel	2:56:01
18	2461	Simon Mitchell	2:58:12
19	2489	John E Turner	2:58:27
20	2604	Richard Farish	2:59:08
21	2650	Bill Wheeler	2:59:23
22	2679	Peter Rissen	2:59:32
23	2687	Roy Savery	2:59:36
24	2770	Richard Pitcairn-Knowles	3:00:03
25	2939	Peter Hannell	3:01:36
26	3074	Rick Singerton	3:02:58
27	3194	Ray Walsh	3:04:01
28	3279	Brian Moffatt	3:04:48
29	3470	Neil Walters	3:06:22
30	3470	Neil Walters	3:06:26
31	3550	Mark Ellison	3:07:08
32	3575	Mark Crisp	3:07:19
33	4006	Graham Hibbert	3:10:39
34	4153	Gordon Hayward	3:11:45
35	4274	John Routledge	3:12:43
36	4317	William Slack	3:13:01
37	4726	David Croll	3:15:54
38	4727	John Taylor	3:15:55
39	4730	Allan Jones	3:15:55
40	4943	John Averns	3:17:35
41	4945	Ian Cooper	3:17:35
42	5010	John Reynolds	3:18:01
43	5176	Brian Dinsley	3:19:20
44	5244	Nicholas Umney	3:19:48
45	5248	Philip Metcalf	3:19:50
46	5249	Tony Nana	3:19:50
47	5305	Dave Appleton	3:20:09
48	5342	Jim Raine	3:20:22
49	5349	Derek Redgewell	3:20:25
50	5472	David McLeod	3:21:13
51	5582	Spencer Fagg	3:21:53
52	5690	Mike McInerney	3:22:32
53	5843	David Haines	3:23:28
54	5864	Maurice Sizer	3:23:41
55	7533	Alan Butcher	3:24:16
56	6149	Alan Mothersole	3:25:25
57	6155	Jothien Miles	3:25:27
58	6173	Paul Davies	3:25:34
59	6220	Steve Greenwood	3:25:58
60	6241	Roland Tompkins	3:26:06
61	6242	David Carton	3:26:07
62	6320	Roger Westwood	3:26:47
63	6371	Jack Braughton	3:26:55
64	6395	David Dunkley	3:26:59
65	6609	Len Dalmon	3:28:18
66	6717	Ian Loveland	3:29:06
67	6751	Robert Manning	3:29:17
68	6780	John Sharp	3:29:29
69	7019	Ron Denney	3:30:53
70	7034	Peter Reed	3:30:57
71	7040	John Hines	3:30:59
72	7286	Les Percival	3:32:43
73	7343	Morgan Rees	3:33:08
74	7454	Brian Cowland	3:33:48
75	7533	Alan Butcher	3:34:16
76	7641	Ron Stewart	3:35:06
77	7714	David Wilcox	3:35:37
78	7763	Eric Smith	3:35:53
79	8287	Derek Brand	3:39:22
80	8356	Terry Dovey	3:39:47
81	8632	Brian O'Flynn	3:41:39
82	8784	Robert Day	3:42:38
83	9000	Michael Mann	3:44:05
84	9029	Philip Bray	3:44:17
85	9037	Steve Conway	3:44:21

13 May 1984 - some of
1	148	Richard Coles	2:26:19
2	239	Ken Pike	2:30:04
3	364	Tony Bounds	2:34:38
4	434	Chris Haines	2:36:52
5	461	Dave White	2:37:37
6	482	Mike Williams	2:38:28
7	496	Peter Shepheard	2:38:49
8	553	Steve Robinson	2:40:06
9	626	Jim McGee	2:42:02
10	645	David Dunn	2:42:51
11	659	William Cross	2:43:04
12	820	Chris Walker	2:46:39
13	839	Peter German	2:46:59
14	859	Doug Cocker	2:47:33
15	935	Mike Field	2:48:47
16	951	Roy Savery	2:49:01
17	1011	David Robjohns	2:49:58
18	1085	Norman Davidson	2:50:59
19	1089	Richard Pitcairn-Knowles	2:51:02
20	1264	Mike Cronin	2:53:12
21	1267	Stan Ridgewell	2:53:24
22	1362	Neil Colvin	2:54:35
23	1453	Ian Young	2:55:49
24	1457	Rod Palmer	2:55:55
25	1480	Bob Minting	2:56:13
26	1496	Martin Athawes	2:56:21
27	1496	Steve Fitz-Costa	2:56:21
28	1743	Jim Bailey	2:58:54
29	1751	Mike Gasson	2:58:56
30	1771	Barry O'Gorman	2:59:04
31		Ron Foreman	2:59:59
32	1912	Bill Wheeler	3:00:16
33	1980	Peter Greenwood	3:00:58
34	2004	Peter Daniel	3:01:11
35	2033	Terry Macey	3:01:28
36	2110	Dave Cordell	3:02:18
37	2151	Michael Richards	3:02:45
38	2545	Peter Rissen	3:06:43
39	2619	Ron Jones	3:07:40
40	2662	Roger Ebbutt	3:08:03
41	2687	Paul Davies	3:08:19
42	2724	Peter Catley	3:08:41
43	2797	Ian Cooper	3:09:20
44	2805	John Taylor	3:09:27
45	2860	Mike Newman	3:09:56
46	3066	Mike Harley	3:11:58
47	3113	Peter Barlow	3:12:20
48	3355	Tony Roberts	3:14:46
49	3592	Dave Thomson	3:16:49
50	3686	Gordon Gibbens	3:17:43
51	3910	Judy Wilson	3:19:27
52	3951	Roger Thornton	3:19:46
53	3994	Brian Cowland	3:20:04
54	4037	Peter Rickell	3:20:24
55	4147	Dave Appleton	3:21:17
56	4189	Trevor Raymer	3:21:19
57	4208	Ray Walsh	3:21:46
58	4267	Gordon Hayward	3:22:07
59	4287	Derek Crowdson	3:22:17
60	4289	Geoff Crowder	3:22:22
61	5738	Ron Chambers	3:22:29
62	4338	Ron Beale	3:22:42
63	4499	John Routledge	3:24:07
64	4565	Philip Saxon	3:24:36
65	4776	William Slack	3:26:07
66	4844	Roland Tompkins	3:26:30
67	5353	Michael Manley	3:29:35
68	5438	Michael Treacey	3:29:48
69	5484	Spencer Fagg	3:30:11
70	5522	Maureen Farish	3:30:28
71	5525	Nanette Cross	3:30:29
72	5541	Sterling Davis	3:30:34
73	5588	David McLeod	3:30:53
74	5597	Robert Day	3:30:58
75	5689	Tony Nana	3:31:57
76		Richard Griffin	3:32:24
77	5738	Ron Chambers	3:32:29
78	5973	Craig Daly	3:34:20
79	6270	Peter Reed	3:36:06
80	6326	George Forbes	3:36:32
81	6690	Brian Hartley	3:39:04
82	6706	Michael Brooke	3:39:14
83	6821	Jack Braughton	3:39:50
84	7295	Arthur Good	3:42:57
85	7362	David Wilcox	3:43:21
86	7388	John Robinson	3:43:28
87	7414	Brian O'Flynn	3:43:35

17 April 1983 - some of
1	105	Richard Coles	2:20:28
2	154	Graham Martin	2:23:28
3	239	Steve Rutherford	2:27:29
4	258	Peter Shepheard	2:28:16
5	268	Chris Woodcock	2:28:50
6	314	Bill Wade	2:30:28
7	443	S Russell	2:35:00
8		Brian Swift	2:35:31
9	474	Mike Williams	2:35:54
10	536	Keith Whicheloe	2:37:27
11	551	Richard Coe	2:38:03
12	579	Peter Varcoe	2:38:49
13	615	Doug Cocker	2:39:48
14		Roy Savery	2:42:48
15	736	Peter Greenwood	2:42:52
16	741	Mike Field	2:43:04
17		Steve Robinson	2:43:43
18	781	Bob Minting	2:43:54
19		Chris Haines	2:44:26
20	877	Martin Athawes	2:45:43
21		Barry O'Gorman	2:47:40
22		Mike Cronin	2:49:43
23	1113	Mike Wilkinson	2:49:52
24	1137	G Williams	2:50:13
25		Ian Young	2:51:42
26	1329	Mike Harley	2:53:29
27		Paul Barrington-King	2:53:43
28	1389	Peter Catley	2:54:04
29	1390	Fred Johnson	2:54:05
30		Ron Beale	2:54:21
31	1433	Mike Peel	2:54:40
32	1449	Richard Farish	2:54:46
33	1513	C Nash	2:55:39
34		Tony Nana	2:56:34
35		Mike Reynolds	2:56:34
36	1736	Peter Hannell	2:57:50
37	1854	Roger Ebbutt	2:58:53
38		Jim Bailey	2:59:36
39		John Robinson	3:00:47
40	2445	Mike Gasson	3:04:47
41	2615	David Popeley	3:06:20
42		Brian Saxton	3:06:21
43	2645	Garry Spencer	3:06:35
44	2893	Simon Davis	3:08:56
45	3067	Paul Davies	3:10:27
46	3111	Tony Calton	3:10:51
47	3121	Stan Ridgewell	3:10:56
48	3161	Dave Cordell	3:11:19
49	3187	Peter Daniel	3:11:34
50	3551	Ron Foreman	3:14:31
51	3793	B Smith	3:16:34
52	3983	Spencer Fagg	3:18:32
53	4005	Ron Chambers	3:18:32
54	4046	Michael Treacy	3:18:46
55	4155	Craig Daly	3:19:38
56	4399	Steve Fitz-Costa	3:21:15
57	4386	Roger Thornton	3:21:17
58	4414	Jack Braughton	3:21:27
59	4490	Colin Ferguson	3:21:58
60	4763	Dave Appleton	3:23:42
61	5020	Tony Roberts	3:25:33
62	5025	Derek Crowdson	3:25:35
63	5082	Gary Plank	3:25:56
64	5084	Brian Stone	3:25:57
65	5382	Geoff Last	3:27:53
66	5385	M Neenan	3:27:54
67	5625	Gordon Gibbens	3:29:06
68	5659	Maureen Farish	3:29:17
69		Tom McGeogh	3:29:49
70	5774	Ian Lavender	3:29:59
71	5830	Harry Martin	3:30:29
72	5867	Brian Cowland	3:30:49
73	6117	Philip Saxon	3:32:39
74	6139	P Rutherford	3:32:44
75	6198	John Routledge	3:33:09
76	6299	Geoff Crowder	3:33:09
77	6573	Robert Manning	3:35:09
78	6805	Alan Ball	3:36:38
79	6815	P Egan	3:36:46
80		Richard Griffin	3:37:22
81	7302	R Rowsell	3:39:45
82	7348	Dave Thomson	3:39:57
83	7402	K Hornsby	3:40:33
84	7509	J Ritchie	3:40:59
85	7561	David Wilcox	3:41:16
86	7827	Len Dalmon	3:43:01

	9 May 1982
1	11	*M	Brameld (Invicta)	02:15:59
2	118	L	Roberts	02:26:28
3	123	C	Haines	02:26:53
4	162	T	Soutar	02:28:55
5	195	S	Rutherford	02:30:24
6	200	P	Shepheard	02:30:38
7	257	D	Wade	02:33:54
8	310	K	Pike	02:35:42
9	374	M	Williams	02:37:30
10	393	A	Davis	02:37:59
11	405	L	Atterbury	02:38:36
12	451	F	O'Gorman	02:39:54
13	470	J	Nash	02:40:24
14	479	D	Cocker	02:40:42
15	488	B	Swift	02:40:56
16	517	D	White	02:41:38
17	561	P	Barrington-King	02:42:31
18	574	I	Wilson	02:42:52
19	632	S	Robinson	02:44:11
20	638	*J	Oliver (Cambridge H)	02:44:14
21	665	R	Creffield	02:44:50
22	691	R	Cliff	02:45:23
23	773	M	Peel	02:46:30
24	778	C	Ware	02:46:35
25	801	R	Savery	02:46:50
26	843	C	Woodcock	02:47:31
27	862	J	Facer	02:47:51
28	889	K	Whicheloe	02:48:24
29	1012	M	Wilkinson	02:50:21
30	1115	*L	Tempan (Invicta)	02:52:18
31	1126	S	Cluney	02:52:27
32	1159	I	Young	02:52:50
33	1231	M	Harley	02:53:51
34	1263	M	Reynolds	02:54:12
35	1312	M	Athawes	02:54:59
36	1412	A	Davies	02:56:19
37	1504	P	Catley	02:57:11
38	1506	J	Day	02:57:13
39	1568	P	Varcoe	02:57:51
40	1598	J	Phelan	02:58:09
41	1662	P	Hannell	02:58:44
42	1694	D	Amner	02:59:01
43	1900	A	Nana	03:01:11
44	2037	R	Coe	03:02:42
45	2189	R	Thompson	03:04:33
46	2290	R	Farish	03:05:30
47	2324	G	Crowder	03:05:48
48	2456	G	Gibbens	03:07:06
49	2573	M	Cronin	03:08:10
50	2610	C	Todd	03:08:32
51	2657	J	Kavanagh	03:08:57
52	2702	V	Robinson	03:09:18
53	3591	A	Calton	03:16:57
54	3731	P	Greenwood	03:18:14
55	4045	P	Vetterlein	03:20:43
56	4631	B	Stone	03:25:05
57	4856	H	Martin	03:26:40
58	4966	C	Ferguson	03:27:31
59	3102	D	CordelI	03:28:24
60	3102	D	Appleton	03:28:24
61	5500	T	McGeogh	03:30:55
62	6124	J	Raine	03:55:23
63	6211	J	Braughton	03:35:58
64	6331	D	Thomson	03:36:43
65	6436	A	Ball	03:37:36
66	7471	C	Davy	03:44:28
67	7516	G	Last	03:44:50
68	7776	M	Heiniman	03:46:30
69	8190	R	Tompkins	03:49:36
70	8584	A	Tompkins	03:52:23
71	8879	M	Poole	03:54:18
72	9119	W	Petch	03:56:02
73	9390	P	Smith	03:57:43
74	10320	A	Ridgewell	04:05:34
75	11066	L	Daimon	04:11:44
76	11226	C	Brand	04:13:11
77	12015	T	Mallott	04:20:54
78	12762	P	Long	04:29:48
79	13395	J	Partington	04:39:34
80	13421	J	Bennett	04:40:01
81	13587	G	Monshall	04:42:48
82	14369	W	Lake	04:59:39
	Co-opted	Ladies
83	5998	Janice	Oliver (Kent AC)	03:41:34
84	14416	Maureen	Farish	05:01:21
85	14593	Joan	Austridge	05:06:59
86	14690	June	Hartley	05:11:26
			* 2nd claim Blackheath
	9 April 1981
1	132	Chris	Haines	02:29:41
2	135	Peter	Shepheard	02:29:47
3	138	Graham	Martin	02:29:54
4	148	Tim	Soutar	02:30:12
5	183	Lyn	Atterbury	02:32:19
6	218	John	Baldwin	02:33:58
7	234	Bill	Wade	02:34:40
8	237	Les	Roberts	02:34:54
9	250	Brian	Swift	02:35:19
10	277	Chris	Woodcock	02:36:10
11	309	Ian	Young	02:37:11
12	322	John	Nash	02:37:27
13	324	Dave	Nash*	02:37:32
14	361	Ian	Wilson	02:38:41
15	363	Bob	Cliff	02:38:45
16	418	Mike	Peel	02:40:30
17	618	Len	Tempan	02:46:37
18	641	Roy	Savery	02:47:08
19	755	Chris	Lord	02:49:42
20	818	Mike	Williams	02:51:01
21	844	Steve	Cluney	02:51:49
22	850	Steve	Robinson	02:51:54
23	851	Ken	Pike	02:51:55
24	852	Dave	AlIen	02:51:55
25	875	Keith	Whicheloe	02:52:19
26	903	Dave	Amner	02:52:58
27	976	John	Kavanagh	02:54:23
28	996	Paul	Barrington·King	02:55:03
29		Peter	Catley	02:56:40
30		Mike	Reynolds	02:58:59
31		Andy	Edwards	02:59:05
32		Rod	Palmer	02:59:18
33		Jim	Phelan	03:00:11
34		Peter	HannelI	03:01:20
35		John	Day	03:01:58
36		Fred	Johnson	03:02:17
37		Richard	Farish	03:03:00
38		Mike	Harley	03:04:48
39		Geoff	Crowder	03:04:55
40		Tony	Nana	03:05:41
41		Colin	Ferguson	03:10:39
42		Gordon	Gibbens	03:18:09
43		Ron	Beale	03:19:50
44		Terry	Minting**	03:24:57
45		Alan	Tompkins	03:28:11
46		David	Popeley	03:44:26
47		Henry	Martin*	03:51:10
48		David	Hickman	03:58:17
49		Gordon	Monshall	04:05:00
50	5791	Terry	MalIott	04:21:08
51	6012	Jack	Braughton	04:32:21
			* Second claim member
			** Mrs. 'R.' Minting.

 

Number of Club competitors and number of sub 3 hours

Still work to be done on this...

Run Num	Date	Finishers	Inside 3hrs
1	29/03/1981	51	32
2	09/05/1982	86	42
3	17/05/1983		35
4	13/05/1984		31
5	21/04/1985		23
6	20/04/1986		5
7	10/05/1987		9
8	17/04/1988		13
9	23/04/1989	65	17
10	22/04/1990	82	14
11	21/04/1991	103	19
12	12/04/1992	91	14
13	18/04/1993	45	8
14	17/04/1994	32	6
15	02/04/1995	38	8
16	21/04/1996	29	4
17	13/04/1997	44	7
18	26/04/1998	82	7
19	18/04/1999	59	7
20	16/04/2000	44	5
21	22/04/2001	42	5
22	14/04/2002	54	5
23	13/04/2003	46	2
24	18/04/2004	42	4
25	17/04/2005	38	6
26	23/04/2006	43	5
27	22/04/2007	44	4
28	13/04/2008	44	5
29	26/04/2009	37	4
30	25/04/2010	28	4
31	17/04/2011	27	2
32	22/04/2012	36	6
33	21/04/2013	20	4
34	13/04/2014	29	6
35	26/04/2015	37	6
36	24/04/2016	21	4
37	23/04/2017	23	4
38	22/04/2018	27	1
39	28/04/2019	19	3
40	26/04/2020

 

 

The following is from Blackheath Harriers' Gazette No 602 Vol 83 dated November 1980 - March 1981 and was written by Chris Haines following the first ever London Marathon, 29 March 1981

 

Nothing had happened quite like this through the streets of London ever before. The media, with their pre-race ballyhoo and the enthusiasm of Chris Brasher, swamped the organisers with over 7000 entries. The lead into  the race began last November with preliminary announcements, and the sending out of entry forms early this year. The club offered help at an early stage, but not until the last minute were we asked to help in the processing of entries.

The large number of entries from the club was evident from the renewed interest in pack running from the club HQ on Wednesday nights, and by a Tatsfield splinter group on Sunday mornings. The usual preparations were carried out: long, slow runs played havoc with the Cross-Country Captain's selection policy for both the 'Southern' and the 'National' !

Rumour followed rumour: was Gordon Marshall really going to run his first marathon at the age of 60? Anyway, where could he train in the mountains of Scotland? Did Graham Martin really understand the difference between 800 metres on the track and marathon running? Would Chris Woodcock complete the course? Was Keith Whicheloe really training last evening at 11 p.m.?

As the fateful day neared, the conversation turned to diet and shoes - even I decided to buy a new pair.

The three days prior to the race were set aside for the collection of numbers and a bag - sadly deficient of goodies - from the Strand Palace Hotel. Here again, several Blackheathens were in evidence assisting with the administration, welcoming runners with such phrases as "Have a sweat band" (Gordon Brooks) or "Hello, ugly" (Gordon Hickey). No amount of praise could bring forth the promised T-shirts, said to be covered by the entry fee. though!

After an extra-early night (the clocks went forward that evening), it was still decidedly unpleasant trying to wake up and have breakfast in time for the race - between 5 and 6 a.m.! But with however many scientific aids at his disposal, each athlete is still a law unto himself as regards the final meals before a race. The variations, sworn to have unbelievable effects, ranged from toast and cereal, through to a good fried breakfast - or nothing at all! Whatever was eaten though, the adrenalin soon played its part with most members arriving in Greenwich Park in good time.

It was especially pleasing to be assisted by so many club officials in checking in, finding the relevant buses for tracksuits to be taken to the finish. and being pointed in the right direction for the legendary 100-foot urinal! The starting area had to be seen to be believed! The reader of this account will already have read stories of the whole event in the national press and elsewhere, however, which do greater justice than could be done in our club journal.

The main area of concern for most athletes were the arrangements for the start. Everything went smoothly though, and there was no need to worry about being in the wrong place. The seeding system was self-selecting and fortunately, most runners are honest!

The race got under way at 9 a.m. sharp and from the outset the noise of the helicopters above, and the crowd on every part of the route, was deafening. Even among the million or so spectators one could identify a friendly face here and there. Gordon Hickey appeared from nowhere in Deptford and on Southwark Bridge, and was that the 'Darenth Valley Mafia' in Greenwich and on the Isle of Dogs? Alan Brent and Brenda Brent made themselves heard at the Embankment, and was that Peter Horwood halfway up Tower Bridge? There was so much support for everyone that you couldn't help- but run and run and run.

The last few hundred yards past the Palace to Constitution Hill wiII always be remembered by everyone, together with the superb services at the finish, but would we ever reach the giant digital clock on the horizon? Brief words were exchanged with other runners when we happened to meet, and then - the long trek home.

What has been missed by those who had participated was, shown at 4 p.m. that afternoon. The superb pictures produced by the BBC TV coverage showed the absolute measure of the event. Of course those who had run simply wished to see themselves again, but what was evident to me was the pleasure that running had given to so many athletes, spectators and joggers. It was wonderful to see youngsters respond to the challenge of veterans and ladies in the race. Everyone helped each other.

This was shown in those marvellous pictures of Gordon Marshall assisting a fellow competitor in the closing stages. as was in the dead-heat arranged for first place. This, for me, was the idea of everyone participating in one event - something which has borne fruit over a good many years in our own 'Mob Matches', and which is exacerbated by the mushrooming of races over, the last few years for veterans only.

As for the athletic performances, these are detailed elsewhere in this Gazette. Suffice to say that only nine of our 50 runners did not record personal best times. The club championship with this race saw an astonished Gazette reporter retain his title after passing Pete Shepheard (after all it was a Sunday l ), and Graham Martin less than 300 yards from the finish.

Only those three managed to beat Joyce Smith (2:29:56) - the winner of the women's title, although Tim Soutar certainly tried to keep his end up when she passed him near the end.

Even so, these club performances were superb: three under 2.30 for the first time since 1972, and the fastest marathon times by club members since 1973. Another personal best by John Baldwin only served to move him down from 15th to 17th on the Blackheath Harriers 'all-time' list.