The Runner - Marathons

Sport - Marathons

In recent years I have competed in 3 or 4 marathons a year, one being a Police Athletic Association or Police Sport UK Championship event.

My goal is to achieve a sub 2 hour 50 minute time, 2.54 being my current PB. I also aim to complete 50 marathons by my 50th birthday.

I took many years to break the sub-3 barrier but a number of fairly basic training rules led me to achieve this goal back in 1997. You can read more about my schedules on my training page.

I have been lucky to take part in the London Marathon every year since 1990. I think this is the best marathon event in the world and hope to take part each year for many years to come.

Marathon Performances

No. Date Marathon Country Web Page Police PB Time MPW Milestone
1 28/10/1982 Windermere Marathon UK 04.02.00 25
2 05/10/1988 Berlin Marathon Germany 03.02.25 35
3 15/04/1989 Rotterdam Marathon Holland 03.24.00 40
4 12/04/1990 London Marathon UK Yes 03.16.32 40 LM01
5 15/04/1991 London Marathon UK Yes 03.15.24 40 LM02
6 20/09/1991 Telford Marathon UK PSUK 03.25.00 30
7 21/04/1992 London Marathon UK Yes 03.36.08 30 LM03
8 28/09/1992 Nottingham Marathon UK PSUK 03.26.00 30
9 24/10/1992 Snowdonia Marathon Wales 03.39.00 40
10 18/04/1993 London Marathon UK 03.18.47 35 LM04
11 27/05/1993 Lanzorote Ironman Marathon Spain 04.04.00 40
12 26/09/1993 Nottingham Marathon UK PSUK    03.26.00 35
13 17/04/1994 London Marathon UK Yes PSUK 03.06.35 40 LM05
14 25/09/1994 Amsterdam Marathon Holland 03.32.30 40
15 05/04/1995 London Marathon UK Yes 03.25.37 40 LM06
16 10/09/1995 New Forest Marathon UK PSUK 03.21.00 40
17 20/04/1996 London Marathon UK Yes    03.46.00 20 LM07
18 29/09/1996 Windsor Marathon UK PSUK 03.19.07 35
19 13/04/1997 London Marathon UK Yes 2nd 02.54.25 55 LM08
20 25/09/1997 Manchester Marathon UK PSUK 03.27.00 40
21 26/04/1998 London Marathon UK Yes 03.26.50 30 LM09
22 18/04/1999 London Marathon UK Yes 03.05.14 45 LM10
23 03/05/1999 Belfast Marathon N.Ireland PSUK 03.08.50 45
24 02/01/2000 Millennium Marathon Leyland UK PB 02.54.18 60
25 16/04/2000 London Marathon UK Yes 3rd 02.58.30 60 LM11
26 20/08/2000 Glasgow Marathon Scotland PSUK    03.10.30 45
27 05/11/2000 New York Marathon USA 03.08.53 45
28 22/04/2001 London Marathon UK 03.21.30 25 LM12
29 18/08/2001 Reykjavik Marathon Iceland Yes 03.02.19 54
30 23/09/2001 Manchester Marathon UK PSUK 03.21.20 30
31 14/04/2002 London Marathon UK Yes 06.14.25 LM13
32 06/05/2002 Belfast Marathon N.Ireland PSUK 03.04.25 55
33 27/10/2002 Venice Marathon Italy Yes 03.08.54 25
34 06/04/2003 Paris Marathon France Yes 02.55.54 60
35 13/04/2003 London Marathon UK Yes 03.04.36 60 LM14
36 19/10/2003 Abingdon Marathon UK PSUK 03.03.08 60
37 04/04/2004 Paris Marathon France 03.13.00 60
38 18/04/2004 London Marathon UK Yes 04.21.00 60 LM15
39 23/05/2004 Prague Marathon Czech Yes 03.09.00 50
40 19/06/2004 Midnight Sun Marathon - Tromsø Norway 03.28.14 50
41 28/11/2004 Florence Marathon Italy Yes 03.23.15 30
42 17/04/2005 London Marathon UK Yes 03.40.00 30 LM16
43 01/05/2005 Avenue of the Giants - California USA 03.21.00 40
44 25/06/2005 Tyroleon Speed Marathon Austria Yes 03.40.11 40
45 09/10/2005 Cardiff Marathon Wales Yes PSUK 03.14.15 60
46 04/12/2005 Barbados Marathon Carribean Yes 03.45.30 55
47 23/04/2006 London Marathon
UK
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03.28.54 60 LM17
48 07/05/2006 Shakespeare Marathon UK Yes PSUK 03.21.53 60
49 03/06/2006 Stockholm Marathon Sweden Yes 03.40.53 55
50 24/06/2006 Graubünden Marathon Switzerland Yes 06.14.00 50
51 22/10/2006 Lausanne Marathon Switzerland 03.29.00 45
52 22/04/2007 London Marathon UK Yes 03.48.16 50 LM18
53 29/07/2007 Swiss Alpine Marathon Switzerland 05.24.00 40
54 28/10/2007 Niagara Falls Marathon Canada 03.41.41 40
55 02/12/2007 Luton Marathon UK PSUK 03.56.35 40
56 13/04/2008 London Marathon UK Yes 04.28.00 50 LM19
57 27/04/2008 Lochaber Marathon Scotland Yes 04.18.00 50
58 18/05/2008 Windermere Marathon UK 03.38.00 50
59 19/10/2008 Palma Majorca Marathon Spain Yes 03.29.39 40
60 05/11/2008 Mt Everest Challenge Marathon India Yes 05.43.00 50 LM20
61 26/04/2009 London Marathon UK Yes 03.42.36 25
62 28/06/2009 Chamonix Mont Blanc France Yes 06.22.50 35
63 11/10/2009 Leicester Marathon UK PSUK 03.27.18 30
64 25/10/2009 Venice Marathon Italy 03.39.53 30
65 09/03/2010 Del Sahara Marathon - Tunisia Tunisia 04.06.40 40
66 25/04/2010 London Marathon UK 03.35.59 20 LM21
67 17/10/2010 Palma Marathon Spain 03.32.00 45
68 30/10/2010 Snowdonia Marathon Wales PSUK 03.36.17 55
69 28/11/2010 Benidorm Marathon Spain 03.22.09 55
70 17/04/2011 London Marathon UK 03.50.40 25 LM22
71 02/10/2011 Mablethorpe Marathon UK PSUK 04.00.29 25
72 03/12/2011 Death Valley Trail Marathon USA 04.28.00 40
73 04/12/2011 Las Vegas Marathon USA 03.56.45 40
74 22/04/2012 London Marathon UK LM23
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