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Tri Spirit
Tri Spirit’s Steve and Jackie Maxted took on the Athens Marathon – reputed to be the world’s hardest road marathon – and Jacqui even managed to record a personal best time despite the hills.
She crossed the finish in 4hr 41min 03sec, shortly followed by Steve in 4.56.19.
Steve said: “Most climbs are miles long and no run off in between until the last few miles to Athens.
“There was also an endless drag about 5-6k in which they do not mention – it says flat!
“We stayed together for 16 miles, well into 12-plus miles of virtually continuous climbing – my legs started to suffer, so I told Jacqui to go ahead.
“She did a PB on that course and finished 8,018 out of 18,000.
“I was about halfway, in 9,551st place. I never expected under five hours.”
Elsewhere, Liz King travelled to Majorca and took on the Long Course Weekend. This event takes on each of the Ironman elements over three days. King placed in the top half of the women’s field with a total time of 13:07.41.