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Published:
October 7, 2007
Mean
thieves fail to halt Burnham-On-Sea Half Marathon
Thieves
who stole dozens of marker signs along the route of Burnham-On-Sea's
Half Marathon failed to halt the event on Sunday morning (October
7th).
 Angry
organisers hit out after thieves stole 30 of the signs overnight
but the event still started on
schedule, as pictured
above.
Organiser
Brian Beale told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Over 30 of our marker
signs displaying the mile positions and location of water stops
were stolen overnight all along the route. It's galling for this
to happen when we'd spent so much time organising the event and
had everything ready."
"No
mile markers were in place at this year's event, which left us
with safety issues, but we'll not let mindless people stop the
event. We won't be beaten."
 The
race itself was won by local man Kevin Cremol from Burnham Harriers
in a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes and 16 seconds.
"I'm
delighted," he told Burnham-On-Sea.com. "I ran this
race two years ago and came second, so to go one place better
feels great."
Kevin
is pictured here in the centre with second-placed Jon Gilling
of Wells City Harriers (left) and Allan Jones of the Royal Navy.
It was John's first time running the Burnham Half Marathon and
he said Burnham "a great course."
 Team
mate Jenny Moore (pictured right), from Wells City Harriers, was
the first lady home in a time of 1 hour, 24 minutes and 25 seconds.
The
Burnham-On-Sea Half Marathon returned in 2005 after a 12 year
absence and started from the BASC ground.
The
runners then
pace along Love Lane and Queens Drive, before turning left along
the A38 towards Brent Knoll and then on to East Brent, Lympsham,
Wick Road and Red Road, before returning to Burnham via Berrow
Road.
A
one-mile children's race was also held on Sunday morning, along
with a special Breast Cancer Awareness walk.
Photos
from the 2007 Burnham Half Marathon
Results
from the 2007 Burnham Half Marathon
The
face of one competitor shows a mixture of pain and relief at the
Burnham Half Marathon's finishing line!
Participants
in the Breast Cancer Awareness walk at the start of the Burnham
Half Marathon. (Photo: Mike
Lang)
RELATED
LINKS:
Photos
from the 2007 Burnham Half Marathon
Results
from the 2007 Burnham Half Marathon
Video
of the start of the 2006 Burnham-On-Sea Half Marathon
Results
of the 2006 Burnham-On-Sea Half Marathon
2005 Burnham-On-Sea Half
Marathon: Photos and Results
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