Yorkshire Marathon 2014 – Photos & Report

York Knavesmire Harriers were out in force on our home turf Marathon.

Results :  Yorkshire Marathon Results

There were over 40 Harriers running the 26.2 miles and what seemed like a huge number out on the route providing enthusiastic and very welcome support. Great to see  Club President Malcolm Fawcett, who had comandeered a traffic island near Dunnington, and was waving his YKH flag with great pride.

Emma Yates tackling 'Heartbreak Hill'

Emma Yates tackling ‘Heartbreak Hill’

YKH’s Emma Yates had a great run despite recent back troubles , finished with a time of 03:02:08, a great improvement on last year, and good enough for 7th Lady, and first F40.

Not yet running in Knavesmire colours, athlete Becky Penty showed her fine Marathon running pedigree with a time of 02:49:03, earning 4th placed Lady, tremendous.

Lindsay Toulson looking strong near the end

Lindsay Toulson looking strong near the end

The Harriers’ first athletes to complete the distance were Lindsay Toulson in  2:47:17,  Jason Higgins 2:57:55 , Giles Hawking 03:00:07 ( so near sub 3 ! ) , Emma Yates 03:02:08, Nick Tutill 03:10:20 and Andrea Lancaster 03:11:32 (2nd F40).

Herculean efforts were put in by all runners to make  it across the finish line , whether they be a speed demon , targeting a pb, marathon newbie or seasoned campaigner. From Facebook I gather the following got PB’s :

Giles Hawking 03:02:07
Stefan Durkin 03:17:00

More pb’s to come , if you got one let us know , use the contact us page or comment on the fb marathon photo post.