The 2026 London Marathon was held on Sunday 26th April 2026. Congratulations to all our members who ran this year.
It was good to see a highly visible club cheer squad - hopefully this will be better supported next year.
It was good to see a highly visible club cheer squad - hopefully this will be better supported next year.
Our 2026 Finishers:
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First to finish for the club was Quentin Oury, running his fourth marathon, having qualified as Good For Age (GFA) in Manchester 2025.
Quentin finished in a personal best time of 02:40:11, which should comfortably qualify him for GFA next year. His pacing was almost robotic, ranging from 5:59 to 6:06! Congratulations Quentin! |
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Luke White was our second finisher, running his second London Marathon and coming in at 02:59:21. Well done Luke.
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Third finisher for the club was our most experienced. This was Pete Dimbleby's 24th London marathon and 100th Marathon/Ultra.
He completed the course in a time of 03:13:32, with steady pacing throughout the course. Congratulations Pete! |
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Next to finish was Chris Moon, who ran “in support of Shelter, for whom he ran two Half Marathons in 2025.
It was his first London marathon and he achieved a brilliant personal best time of 03:32:47). Well done Chris. You can still support Chris via his fundraising page. |
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Our first female finisher was Claire Boyes. Claire obtained her place through her workplace and ran a fantastic personal best of 03:35:33, with perfect pacing throughout, recording splits from 8:21 to 8:11.
Claire is fundraising for "Winston's Wish", a charity which supports bereaved children and young people following the loss of someone close to them, a tragedy of which she has personal experience. You can still support Claire through her fundraising page. |
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Tom Neal was next to finish, in a time of 03:43:58.
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Finishing our club representation this year, in a personal best time of 05:09:17 was Maria Taylor.
Maria won the club ballot to gain her place this year. She chose also to fundraise for the Haemophilia Society, as this is a condition that has affected one of her own family. You can still support Maria through her fundraising page. |
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