Beverley Get Two Top Ten Finishes in the Horsea Marathon

The Hornsea 1/3 Marathon attracted a record entry this year and raised much needed funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.  271 runners completed the 8.7 mile road race organised by the Rotary Club of Hornsea and East Riding.

All the local running clubs were represented in the race which was won by Steve Bateson of East Hull Harriers in 46.49.  The first lady to finish was Sarah Cumber of Halifax in 19th position overall with a time of 54.38.

The race is advertised as an ideal ‘sharpener’ for those running in the London Marathon on 25 April.  After several weeks of 20-mile training runs the third of a marathon at Hornsea offered marathon runners a relatively short race on an undulating course on quiet rural roads.

Beverley Athletic Club has a number of runners preparing for London and other marathons and as this was also the second race in the club’s handicap series Beverley runners were out in force.

Jayne Dale is very much on form and was the first Beverley lady to finish.  Running at a faster pace to keep up with Andy Tate she beat her handicap time by more than 2 minutes.  An experienced distance runner, Dale is training for the London Marathon.

The handicap winner was Debs Brant who finished more than 3 minutes faster than her handicap time.  A former sprinter, Brant will be running her first marathon at Windermere in May.

Neal Madden had an excellent run at Hornsea, finishing second in the handicap competition and beating his handicap time by almost 3 minutes.
He started running again last year after a long break and has improved considerably since joining Beverley Athletic Club.

James Pearson was the first Beverley runner to cross the line, finishing in 5th position, followed by Steve Peacock in 9th place.

The Mayor of Hornsea, Cllr J Miller, presented medals to all finishers and awards to prize winners.

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Beverley Athletic Club finishing times:
James Pearson 48.58; Steve Peacock 52.34; Mark Dalton 53.51; Jonathan Oxley 54.36; Olly Johnston 55.02; Andy Johnson 55.08; Pete Watkinson 59.01; Jordan Arnott 59.55; Cory Arnott 62.18; Neal Madden 64.23; Tim Simpson 64.44; Rob Reid 65.44; Howard Davies 65.48; Lucas Meagor 66.03; Neil Sergeant 66.28; Andy Tate 68.47; Jayne Dale 68.48; Debs Brant 69.57; Jed Holden 70.08; Dianne Coleman 71.50; Amanda Ritchie 73.17; Steve Hadley 75.56; Pam Atkins 76.27; Kay Farrow 80.10; Pete McNally 81.32; John Boardley 83.43.

Reported by Kay Farrow

Photos:
Start showing the winner – no 1 Steve Bateson – and no 43 – Beverley Athletic Club’s James Pearson by Carolyn Towse of Beverley Athletic Club
Beverley Athletic Club finishers by Carolyn Towse of Beverley Athletic Club
Jayne Dale and Andy Tate courtesy of Bruce Alison of Bridlington Road Runners
Debs Brant by Mike Atkins of Beverley Athletic Club