Peel to Douglas Run Results 1965 - 2010 - updated

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Peel to Douglas updates coming up

About an hour and half ago I was about to update my Peel to Douglas databases after Paul Jackson had kindly sent me this year's results through in the format I needed. I started to reorganise my filing and the housekeeping has kept me going until now. Here goes.

Belfast Marathon

I've been searching for the results of the Belfast Marathon but (one of my "favourite"" gripes) the website at is still telling you how to enter! http://www.belfastcitymarathon.com

Interesting story on the BBC site though about the winner getting lost at Heathrow:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8658303.stm

Bethany retired

I was reading the blog last night at:

http://9barjogleultra.blogspot.com/

and noted that Bethany was intending to withdraw but they seemed to be encouraging her to sleep on it. Sadly today's blog confirms her withdrawal.

The rank and file of road running

Last week I finished 452nd; this week I was 3rd.

Last week I put my foot down for a while and passed dozens of runners but the moment I was slackened there were others passing me; this week I passed one runner in the first half mile and ran the rest of the race alone finishing almost a mile behind the next runner and (had it been on the track) a lap and a half ahead of the one behind me.

Last week was brilliantly organised like a military event; this week was brilliantly organised like a military event.

Thanks to the officers and the foot soldiers.

No cameras

I'm heading off to Peel shortly with my running shoes rather than my cameras.

I've just cleared the recent features from the front page and added a link to the 2009 Peel to Douglas page in case anyone is looking for the statistics. I also have loads of photos and videos there.

I have been checking the stats myself. I only have two finishes since 1998, in 2001 and 2005 the two years I got my best marathon times. Its 34 years since I recorded the first of my 10 finishes although I also have a DNF. This is my first time on the current course and I suspect it will be my last.

Ultra names

I don't know if anyone else is following Bethany Clague's epic run.

If not, but you want to, go to http://9barjogleultra.blogspot.com/

I had to laugh that two of the twelve starters (they have already lost a third of the field) are called:

Bob Treadwell and Roger Miles.