Swaledale Road Runners

Conditions were almost perfect at this year's Swaledale marathon on June 12th, with blue skies above and a slight breeze to keep the runners cool.

There were some outstanding performances, with 26 club members completing the gruelling 23 mile course.

• Steve Brown was 8th out of the 463 participants, finishing in 3.34 and narrowly missing out on the veteran's trophy.
• Martin Randall had an excellent run to finish 22nd in 3.46, just ahead of ...
• Derek Parrington in 3.52 and ...
• Stuart Smith, who completed his 20th Swaledale marathon in 3.53.
• Tracy Hunter led the Swaledale ladies home, 57th overall and 8th lady in 4.13.
• Karen Saward knocked an astonishing 40 minutes off her 2009 time to finish as 9th lady in 4.20.
• Andy Gaines also improved by around 20 minutes to finish in 4.30, while Julie Tanner was just ahead of Oonagh Bathgate in 4.33.

Other Swaledale results:

Ronnie Cassar 4.41

John Lynch 4.50

Jess Brown 5.03

Amy Cassar 5.09

Gary Davison 5.22

Liz Sowter 5.30

Kenton Smith 5.38

Harry Ellis 6.07

Chris Kirby 6.12

Mary Carnegie-Brown 6.18

Linda Turnbull 6.25

Helen Law 6.51

Allyson Cole and Helen Smith 6.57

Sandra Sanderson 7.27

Bridie Kinnane-Davison 8.15

Helen Sunter 9.12.

The ladies' team was narrowly beaten by Totley AC, while the men's team were third behind East Hull Harriers and Ripon Runners.