{"id":32827,"date":"2024-10-20T18:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T17:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=32827"},"modified":"2024-10-20T18:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T17:17:22","slug":"abingdon-marathon-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=32827","title":{"rendered":"Abingdon Marathon 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite the cancellation of the Great South Run in Portsmouth due to stormy weather, the 40th Abingdon Marathon went ahead at 9 am. The event began with light rain at Tilsley Park, and winds increased by the early afternoon but were not too strong.
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\nMatthew Kunov, from Reading, had an early lead in the men’s race, at the Oxford Road roundabout, just a half-mile into the race. He went on to win by about 4 minutes.
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\nRebecca Piggot, the women’s race winner, with number 1129, can be seen at the front of this group.
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\nThe main pack followed behind and took a few minutes to pass. Among them was Jack Dugan, representing Abingdon A.C..
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\nHarrison Read, wearing number 18, was the first Abingdon A.C. runner to finish in 10th place. He is seen here, running along St. Helen’s Wharf, approximately 4.5 miles into the race.
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\nJames Clayton, another Abingdon A.C. athlete got 39th place.
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\nSimon Webb, of the Stragglers Running Club, is seen here with Oli Bowers, his guide runner,\u00a0in East St. Helen Street.
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\nSpectators lined the Market Place and other view points and cheered the runners on and made many smile.
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\nThere was a 6-hour time limit for the race. Abingdon A.C.’s Helen Nash crossed the finish line with over half an hour to spare.<\/p>\n

990 runners completed the race within 6 hours, and one runner came in with 6 hours 9 minutes. The event’s organisation, as always, deserves high praise. Volunteers were enthusiastic, offering encouragement and instructions to runners throughout the course. They waited patiently for the last runner (the officials could allow an extra 15 minutes).<\/p>\n

P.S. Let me know if I got anything wrong. Thankyou\u00a0 to https:\/\/results.chronotrack.com\/event\/results\/event\/event-83087#<\/a> for the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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