100-marathons target is not so Farr off now
Oli Farr continued his relentless quest for 100 marathons by finishing his 70th – the Manchester Marathon – with a new personal best of 3hr 48min 42sec.
No71 came at the Phoenix Fortitude Key marathon, run alongside the Thames at Sunbury, which he finished in 4.43. Oli said that he still had ‘achy legs’ from the Manchester marathon.
Oli also has been awarded a special 50 medal for his achievement of 50 completed marathons by the 100 Marathon Club.
Haywards Heath Harriers sent a host of teams in different age groups to take part in the Sussex Road Relay Championships at Preston Park, Brighton. The youngsters ran three legs of one mile reach, while the seniors ran four legs of two miles each.
Results: Under-11 girls race; 6th
HHH ‘A’: 20:50 (Annabel Axford 6:43, Annabelle Parkin 6:43, Evie Loadsman 7:23). 12th HHH ‘B’: 22:11 (Lucy Roderick 6:51, Poppy Anne Hicks 7:52, Lorna Cole 7:27). Under-11 boys race: 5th HHH ‘A’: 19:03 (Viggo Skov 6:50, Ethan Rowen 6:05, Rafael Selby 6:07). Under-13 boys race: 14th HHH ‘A’: 19:00 (Ben Baker 6:06, Noah Blythe 6:28, Charlie Stay 6:25). Under-15 boys race: 6th HHH ‘A’: 16:19 (Jacob Roderick 5:47, Finlay Blythe 5:13, Jonathan Beckett 5:17). Senior men’s race: 13th HHH ‘A’: 44:14 (Ewen Kemsley11:12, Sam Fernley 11:07, Ben Gibson 10:47, Will Grey 11:07). Russ Mullen 11:41. Senior men’s over-40 race: 3rd HHH ‘A’: 32:29 (Marcus Kimmins 10.50, Benjamin Duncan 10:45, Ian Kenton 10:53). 11th HHH ‘B’: 35:26 (Matt King 11:34, Barry Tullett 12:12, James Moffatt 11:39). Senior men’s over-50 race: 5th HHH ‘A’: 37:21 (Tim Miller 12:13, Andy Dray 12:48, Paul Cousins 12:18). Senior men’s over-60 race: 4th
HHH 42:28 (Eric Hepburn 14:00, Carl Bicknell 14:17, Mark Sykes 14:11). Senior women’s race:
11th HHH ‘A’: 39:45 (Emma Singer 12:49, Katie Reed 13:12, Siobhan Amer 13:43). Senior women’s over-40 race: 4th HHH ‘A’ 44:00 (Gemma Morgan 14:27, Katherine Buckeridge 15:47, Lindsey Blain 13:45). Senior women’s over-50 race: 6th HHH ‘A’: 48:12 (Sarah Hamilton 15:40, Shelagh Robinson 16:57, Jacqueline Barnes 15:35).