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Published:
October 5, 2008
Over
230 runners take part in Burnham-On-Sea Half Marathon
On
your marks, get set, go! Hundreds of runners sprinted off at the
start of Burnham-On-Sea's annual Half Marathon on Sunday morning
(October 5th).
A
total of 239 runners from across the region took part in the 13-mile
event, which was organised by the Burnham Harriers running club.
[See results here]
 First
across the finishing line was Royal Navy runner Mark Goodridge,
38, from Sherbourne who completed the race in a fast time of 1:12:57
that was just a few seconds stray of the course record.
He's
pictured with second placed Allan Jones, who completed the race
in 1:13:21, third-placed John Broom (1:13:58) and fourth-placed
Kevin Crenol (1:14:09), who was the first local man home.
Winner
Mark Goodridge told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "It's the first time
I've run this half marathon. It's a great course and with today's
good conditions, I was pleased to finish very close to the course
record."
Club
Secretary Brian Beale, who oversaw Sunday's event, told Burnham-On-Sea.com:
"It's been another great event - we're pleased with the number
of runners we had and the support shown from everyone."
 The
starting gun was fired at 11am at Burnham's BASC Ground, signalling
the start of the 13-mile run.
The
runners left the
BASC ground and moved
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
separate fun run was held and was won by Kayley Kennedy, with
Luke Briar in second place and Danny Kennedy in third.
More
photos from the 2008 Burnham Half Marathon
Results from the
2008 Burnham Half Marathon
RELATED
LINKS:
2007
Burnham-On-Sea Half Marathon round-up
Results
from the 2007 Burnham-On-Sea 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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