Stanley Marathon 2012

Andrew Pask of Grantham Running Club, who is currently with the RAF in the Falklands, took part in the 8th annual Standard Chartered Bank Stanley marathon which took place on Sunday, 18 March 2012 in increasingly windy conditions.  Though the race began in bright sunshine and warm near gale force breezes the weather deteriorated and it ended with horizontal rain and the finish-line blowing away. In this, the world’s most southerly certified marathon, Andrew finished with a time of 3:47:16 which was superb given the course and the conditions on the day. Here is a photo of Andrew wearing his Grantham tee shirt and finishers medal after the race.

The 29th Sandy 10 Road Race took place in ideal running conditions despite the organisers fears it would be too hot, the additional water stations were not required as the 500+ runners started with the temperature just four degrees above freezing. As this race was not only part of the prestigious A1 series but was the official Bedfordshire AAA County Championship the field had quality in depth. Despite achieving a personal best of 64:40 Stuart Sinclair narrowly missed out breaking into the top 50 finishers. Catherine Payne also set a personal best finishing in 72:50 with Robert McArdle off the pace in 76:22.