Bob J definitely benefited from the recent running workshop organised by Fiona Mac (see Malcolm Balk c/o www.theartofrunning.com) but failed to break the 90-minute barrier in the Tewkesbury Half Marathon earlier today. His exact time was 1:30:28 for 43rd overall (665 finishers) and first vet M50.
Sounds good as long as you don’t look UP the results to 40th place and find one Tracey Allan who was FIRST F50 (1:30:18) AND FURTHER UP the results to Alan Davies who was FIRST M60 (!!!) in a time of 1:20:50 for 8th overall!!!
Bob’s previous 1/2M was 1:35 so hopefully returning to the one-twenty-something’s in the near future… Event was won by Jonathan Barnes in 1:15:34 and first lady was Gemma Hargreaves in 1:23:38 for 19th overall… Standards must be slipping big time when a 1:30 half marathon gets you first V50!!!
Homer Loan