Welsh Master vet David Gibson wins TCS London Marathon age cat and sets fastest UK time.


 *Pictured above and below - a delighted David Gibson at the end of his record run.

Welsh Master vet David Gibson wins TCS London Marathon age cat and set the fastest time in the UK...

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Just a couple of weeks before his 72nd birthday, Tri Hard Harrier, and Welsh Master - David Gibson won the VM70 category at the TCS London Marathon held on 21st April, beating 198 other category participants. 
With a personal best time of 3 hours, 13 minutes, and 31 seconds this is understood to be the fastest male 70-74 time in the UK, and the third fastest in the world this year to date! The 2024 TCS London Marathon was also the 2024 Welsh Road Marathon Championship race. 
David had an operation at the beginning of January, and so he missed four weeks of training. Having had his training program cut from 16 weeks to 11, his aims were to finish, enjoy it, and to record a respectable time. Having achieved all that, he was somewhat surprised to be the category winner and produce a UK leading time!

 


 

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