78 Bognor runners run 600-plus miles (between them, that is...)
The Brighton Marathon had ten Tone Zone runners. Conditions were perfect other than a strong headwind for the final four miles. Christo Oosthuizen was first to finish for the club in a time of 3hr 10min. Gary Pidgeon notched a PB of 3.27.
In a very impressive time of 3.36 Juliet Stallard completed her first marathon. Gary Smith finished in 4.07. Ben Leney was running his first marathon, accompanied by fellow club member Alan Coombs, finishing in 4.26 and 4.34. Helena Wilmers also recorded a PB of 4.38 with Grace Natoli in on the same time. Gervais Ward finished in 4.56 and coming back from injury was Simon Bodsworth who finished in 6.06.
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Hide AdAlso held was the Brighton 10k, in which Julie Ede snuck in just under the hour in a time of 58 minutes. Tina Ede finished in 1.10, Nic Baglee in 1.48.