
| Race Detail |
| Bungay Black Dog Marathon United Kingdom Bungay Marathon April bungaymarathon2007@hotmail.com http://www.bungay-marathon.co.uk "A new course record was set at this year's Bungay Black Dog Marathon as hundreds of runners made their way around the gruelling route in the sunshine. Steve Prosser, of Bishop's Stortford Running Club, was first home in the marathon in 2:44:43 to beat Carl Prewer's 2007 record of 2:46:59. He was delighted with his performance and said: ""It was a fantastic course, but I found the last mile really hard."" Second over the line was Neil Aitken, of Clapham Chasers, in 2:48:17. Mark Shepherd, of Team Kennet, secured third place in 2:51:58 and Christopher Tilbrook, of St Albans Striders, came fourth in 2:52:19.The first woman home was Maggie Fenn, of Vale Royal, in 3:07:57. She said: ""It was absolutely brilliant. It was very hot, but there was a bit of a breeze when I needed it. This is a personal best for me. The marshals and all the volunteers have been just brilliant.""The first Black Dog runner home in the Marathon was Ian Taylor (running 4 marathons in 4 consecutive weeks) who came 70th in 3:42:11. Laura Devereux was the first female Black Dog to finish in 3:54:03 (100th). Bobbie Sauerzapf was 114th in an annoying 4:00:19 and Colin Whale managed a time of 5:20:14 (209th)." |
