Brian Martin was the first home from the club at the Edinburgh Marathon, completing the sun-drenched course in 3:31:51.  He was one of several Quakers making their marathon debuts on a day when conditions were far from ideal, with temperatures soaring towards 30 deg C.  To make matters worse, the overnight theft of water bottles resulted in a shortage of water, leaving some thirsty runners scrambling for discarded bottles.  Jon Eccles clocked 4:06:19, raising £500 for Prostate Cancer and finishing just ahead of Billy Harris (4:10:07).  Paul Appleton (4:22:17) was followed by Robert Kirby (4:31:01) who along with his wife, Julie hopes to raise £1000 for MacMillan Cancer Support.  Next was Jeanette Maughan (4:56:22), who on finding empty water stations, resorted to asking a local resident for a drink. She was followed by Michelle Boshier (5:15:33) and Gillian Harris (5:24:53).  Sarah Beadle and Alex Simpson, supporting each other throughout the 26 miles, crossed the line together in 6:02:24 with Rachel Maddison (6:08:57) not far behind. 

At the Fox and Hounds race, the third event in the Northern Runner Summer Series, Quakers took 7th place with a team consisting of Nick Wadd (17th), Andrew Knox (42nd), Michael Joyeux (50th) and Anthony Corbett (71st).  Race 4 took place last week, where Quakers were back on the moors, at Osmotherly, for the 9 mile Ossy Oiks.  This time they had to settle for 8th place with Andrew Knox (30th), Stuart Hardcastle (64th), Richard Payne (69th) and Anthony Corbett (75th) representing the club. 

Andrew Knox spent a Tuesday evening out on the fells near Keswick, competing in the Two Riggs Fell Race.  He finished 56th out of 103 runners, completing the 6.5 course in 58 minutes. 

Peter Rowley was the sole Quaker at last Saturday’s Kirkby Malzeard 10k. On a muggy afternoon, he ran the picturesque, but hilly circuit in 47:20 to take 103rd place from 228 finishers.