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Other Sport Scarborough Athletic Club’s Pete Smith takes on world’s best age group marathon runners in Sydney By Andy Bloomfield Sports editor/reporter Published 18th Sep 2024, 11:30 BST At Beverley parkrun, Mick Thompson, left, joined a former East Yorkshire Cross-Country rival and friend Frank Harrison of the City of Hull AC. Scarborough Athletic Club’s Pete Smith travelled to Sydney to compete in the Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group World Championships. The 62-year-old club veteran athlete qualified for this prestigious event, due to subsequent performance and ranking from a performance at the World Major 2023 Boston Marathon.
He completed the hilly course in 3.42.53.
Following his performance he is now hoping to be selected for the 2025 Majors Championship, at the New York Marathon. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily The Scarborough News Today newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to The Scarborough News, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Jean Fish competed in the Great North 5K Road Race the day before the main event.
SAC runner Pete Smith in action at the Abbott World Marathon Majors Age Group World Championships in Sydney. Sixty-three-year-old Jean finished in 34.07 and was 12th Over-60 overall of 25.
Harry Whitehouse was first Over-75 at the Kirkdale Reserve parkrun in Melbourne, Australia. Michael Webster and Angela Jordan won their age groups at the Zegar Plas parkrun in South Holland. Michael was 1st Over-60 and Angela 1st Over-55.
Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Lee Wiles was fourth overall of 31, at the Mount Pleasant event in the Falkland Islands. Twenty-seven SAC members took part in the North Yorkshire Water Park parkrun at Wykeham. Will Anderson was the club’s first finisher with second overall of 196.
Hester Butterworth led the club’s females with second female overall of 89 and first Over-50. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad At Beverley parkrun , Mick Thompson joined a former East Yorkshire Cross-Country rival and friend Frank Harrison of the City of Hull AC. They finished together and both headed their Age Group.
Frank was 1st Over-85 and Mick was 1st Over-80 and will join the Over-85’s in October. Other Male Results ; I.Spence 3rd, A.
Hopper 1st Over-55, M. Rutt 12th, A. Padgham 32nd, D.
Tomlinson 8th Over-55, D.Fox 1st Over-70, P. Northedge 1st Over-75, P.
Shepherdson 8th Over-50, D.Field 5th Over-60, R. Glover 7th Over-45, P.
Grahamslaw 8th Over-60, M. Padgham 1st Over-65 Other Female Results : B. Macedonski 3rd Female Overall and 1st Over-55, N.
Kidd 1st Over-40, J. Graves 1st Over-60, M. D’Eath 5th Over-60.
M.Fletcher 3rd Over-40, C. Bilton 3rd Over-45, L.
Lester 4th Over-45, S. Parsons 6th Over-60, S.Vaughan 7th Over-45, S.
Shepherdson 5th Over-50, E. Waite 9th Over-40. N.
Edmond 5th Over-55, H. Casey 8th Over-60 Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Helpers : Peter Barnard, David, Dominic and Susan Bond, Hilary Casey, Robert Glover, Helen Layton, Chris and Jacob Waite. Six female SAC members took part in the parkrun at Sewerby .
Pauline Elliott led all with 49th of 112 females overall and sixth O45. Other Results ; S. Villiers 5th Over-60 with a PB, M.
Slater 2nd O75, L. Bayes 4th O70, R.Newton 8th O65, P.
Keenan 5th O70. Dalby Forest : Martin Pepworth 23rd overall of 127 and 2nd O55. Victoria O’Neil 11th Female overall of 57 and 3rd O45.
All Other Parkruns Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad South Emshall West Yorkshire : Robert Preston 1st overall of 49 Endcliffe Sheffield : Giulia Wilkins 40th Female overall of 285 and 3rd Over-45 Huddersfield : John Lambe was 217th overall of 681 and 25th of 47 Over-55 Redcar: Julie Hudson 3rd Over-60 Fountains Abbey : Rob Grainger 18th Over-50 Hexham : Allison Morgan Harrison-Lee 8th Over-55 Continue Reading.
