These were run on an extremely hot day, starting from Hartsdown Park, Margate, and this was reflected in the results. In the full marathon only two men managed to break the three hour mark on what is quite a hard course at the best of times. This fact really shows what an outstanding performance Joe Hicks's run of 3:28:01 (and 12th out of 118) was, especially as he only set out to do it as a training run! There was also a courageous run from Erica Akerman in the heat. In the half marathon Mike Conway was the 2nd V50 runner with Nick Justicz also putting in a good effort to beat the 90 minute mark.
The Harrier results are below and a full results listing of both Marathon and the Half is available, courtesy of Paul Wood of Thanet Roadrunners.
Marathon Joe HicksV40 3:28:01 12th Erica AkermanV55 5:41:17 Half Mike ConwayV50 1:27:29 2nd V50 Nick Justicz 1:29:51 Dennis HayesV40 1:46:46 Liz Siedek 2:08:29 Pete GreenwoodV50 2:16:39 Sharon Proudlove<V35 2:27:33