Last updated 29 October 2003
Beachy Head Marathon 25 October
2003
A beautiful sunny day, if a bit fresh, greeted the 1400
athletes.
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Stuart Mills Brighton Uni |
3:07 |
| 28 |
Terry Brigtwell |
3:36 |
| 30 |
Dave Ellison |
3:37 |
| 105 |
Clayton Aves |
4:07 |
| 109 |
Peter Burford |
4:08 |
| 112 |
Chris Pike |
4:08 |
| 132 |
Peter Lovell |
4:12 |
| 145 |
Martin Blundell |
4:16 |
| 198 |
Dick Griffin |
4:25 |
| 207 |
Ray Bennett |
4:26 |
| 229 |
Chris Hall |
4:30 |
| 263 |
Colin Poole |
4:34 |
| 264 |
John Issacs |
4:34 |
| 310 |
Mark Compton |
4:45 |
| 315 |
Nigel Webb |
4:46 |
| 415 |
Kevin Connaughton |
5:07 |
| 468 |
Allison Jelly |
5:18 |
| 511 |
Brian O'Flynn |
5:30 |
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Terri Shotton |
6:40 |
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Sean Lacy |
6:45 |
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Shirley Poole |
6:48 |
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Colin Brand |
7:04 |
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Dave White |
7:04 |
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Denis Lawrie |
7:04 |
Full results are here...
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| An early
Breakfast at 6:30 ready for the 9:00 start |
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| 8:59 muster... |
9:00 Off... |
Our first man up the
steps - Andy Tucker |
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| And the masses
follow... |
Colin Poole, Dick Griffin & Peter
Lovell are in the frame.. |
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| Terri, happy at this
point! |
...as are Denis Lawrie & Colin Brand |
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| Up, up and
away... |
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| At about 10 miles Andy
Tucker |
Dave 'Gripper' Ellison |
Terry Brightwell |
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| Chris Pike |
Peter Burford &
Clayton Aves |
Peter Lovell |
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| Dick Griffin |
John Issacs & Mark
Compton |
Colin Poole |
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| Nigel Webb |
Kevin Connoughton |
Terri Shotton |
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| Nigel greets mother,
June Hartley & Sheila O'Flynn |
...and sister in law,
Pauline |
The beautiful sunny day continued right through the
event. Most of these photos are at Birling Gap - approx 22.4 miles - less
than 4 miles to go.
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| Gripper leads
having... |
overtaken Andy... |
Terry, now on the
charge, will catch both... |
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| Chris stops for a
drink |
Clayton charges
after... |
Peter |
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| Martin drinks up |
Pete - first, the
magic potion... |
...then the water |
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| Ray is happy |
Cheers Dick! |
Don't throw up,
Chris... |
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| Only water for John |
That will be more
comfortable, Colin... |
Mark, easy as ever |
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| Nigel heads for a
snack |
Kevin concentrates... |
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| They all missed this
view 50 metres away |
Ray Walsh, Stan
Ridgewell & Mike Gasson stop for tea |
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| Not the same as
bitter, is it Ray? |
Anne Cilia & Dave
Ellison join the walkers |
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| Alison Jelly &
supplements... |
Brian fills up for the
final push |
Jackie & Martin
Fortis |
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| Two work colleagues -
friend & Barbara Pope |
Sean Lacy - all over
again |
Shirley grateful to
stop at the end |
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