Road Runners tackled various Marathon challenges...plus other results round-up.
*Stuart Culverhouse (*above) ran well at the Manchester Marathon. Road Runners tackled various Marathon challenges. Report by Don Hale. Marathon mania returned to the streets of Manchester and elsewhere in the UK again last Sunday as tens of thousands of runners celebrated their long winter training slog in style by completing numerous and very personal 26.2-mile journeys. The events, which helped to raise many millions of pounds for various charities, always attract a wide variety of entrants ranging from top international stars to first time social runners and brought mass crowds out to cheer on their heroes. The Manchester race was eventually won by Lithuanian athlete Ignas Brasevicius in just 2 hours 16 minutes and 27 seconds, with Naomi Mitchell taking the plaudits as the 1st female finisher in 2.31.27. North Wales Road Runners welcomed back various marathon challenges and entered seven members at Manchester, with two others competing at the Boston Marathon in the UK, and