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2016 British Spartathlon Team Report
Ian Thomas has kindly put together to 2016 British Spartathlon Team report which can be read at the link here
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Announcement – John Foden
It is with deep regret that we have been made aware of the sad news that John Foden has recently passed away. The Spartathlon race aims to trace the footsteps of Pheidippides, an Athenian messenger sent to Sparta in 490 BC to seek help against the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. Pheidippides, according to…
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2016 British Spartathlon Team Update
Update courtesy of James Ellis. And we have ourselves a winner! Not of Spartathlon of course… it’s been 21 years since James Zarei was first to kiss the foot of Leonidas (although Dan Lawson came mighty close last year with a second place finish). But Ian Thomas absolutely smashed the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Race at the…
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2016 British Spartathlon Team Update
The 2016 Spartathlon event is getting closer and closer now and hopefully everyone’s training has been going well. A huge thank you to all of our sponsors including Ultramarathon Running Store, Oyster Wealth Management, Altas Running, Lynchpin Media, all about the story, Tailwind UK and Race Drone Tracking for supporting the 2016 British Spartathlon Team. The…
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Russell Gardham
Your Name: Russell (Rusty) Gardham Occupation: Pensions Analyst soon to be Personal Trainer Home Town: Eastbourne Twitter Account: @LazyERRR Website/Blog: Not as yet Runners Questions What is your running background? Ran as an Under 19 in the Hull XC Schools Championships. Have been running for as long as I can remember. Ran through school, into…
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Stu Wilkie
Your Name: Stuart (Stu) Wilkie Occupation: Sports Massage Therapist Home Town: Bristol Twitter Account: @26pointStu Runners Questions What is your running background? I started running in 2004 completing my first Marathon in London in the same year in 5 hours 23 minutes, having been injured in the lead up to the race I…
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2016 British Spartathlon Team – May Newsletter
Payment Deadline Approaches! The next big cut off for those in the team is coming up – payment! If you’ve not already sent your race fee to the organisers, now is the time to do it. The cut-off date is May 31 – but please take into account that international transfers can take a few…
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Duncan Cornish
Occupation: Civil Servant Home Town: Originally from Exeter in Devon but now reside in Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Runners Questions What is your running background? Retired from all sport around 15 . Never was a runner at school. Took up running in 2006 when cajoled into running a 10k for charity. When did you…
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James Poole
Your Name: James Poole Occupation: Sports marketing and consultancy Home Town: London Twitter Account: @The_Poolester, @adventrunning Website/Blog: www.adventrunning.com, www.ar-endurancesports.com Runners Questions What is your running background? I began running back in school and was a member of Havant AC in my formative years. However, I was also something of a late bloomer and struggled to get…
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