Beachy Head Marathon - 25th October 2009
Members & friends from the Sittingbourne Striders travelled down to Eastbourne to take part in the hardest marathon in the country the Beachyhead previously known as the Seven Sisters. The weather condition were terrible with rain and high winds which made the visibility bad and sometimes you could not see across the hills in the distance. Despite this every person who had entered from the team finished the race with plenty of experiences to exchange afterwards in the Pilot pub. The people that stayed over the weekend had a great time eating a very pleasant Indian on the Saturday evening and a walk down the pier on the Sunday morning which nearly included them in a Mods & Rockers movie!!! finishing off with the traditional Eastbourne ice cream.
Club Members Results
Runners
Anthony Jackson 3hrs 38mins - should have finished earlier but because of the bad visibility him and 5 other runners went 3 miles out of their way.
Noel Lander 3hrs 33mins
Neil Hacon 3hrs 55mins
Peter Harvey 4hrs 18mins
Peter Thomas 4hrs 23mins
Paul Williams 4hrs 58mins
Gill Holmes 4hrs 58mins
Rosie Williams 5hrs 01mins
Kent Parker 5hrs 20mins
Joggers
Ron Smith 6hrs 37mins
Robert Holmes 7hrs 17mins – took time out for refreshments in the pub
Wendy Knee 7hrs 17mins – took time out for refreshments in the pub
Lynne Hacon – 7hrs 17mins - took time out for refreshments in the pub
Walkers
Tony Stonham 8hrs 30mins
Ken Eagles 8hrs 35mins
Adrain Charlton 8hrs 35mins
Kenny Gambell 8hrs 50mins
John Shenton 9hrs 12mins – John had started out the race with 4 apprentices and finished the race with at least adding another 3 people
Dick Whittingham 9hrs 12mins
Les & Lynne Jackson 10hrs