The countdown is on to this years London Marathon, everyone has ran the training miles over the winter and the big day is now near. Fourteen Heaton Harriers will be running it this year. You can track them on the official London Marathon app or watch out for them on the TV. The app can be downloaded from here https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/the-event/the-official-app
The race can be watched live on BBC TV and online from 8:30am.
This years Heaton Harriers running the marathon and bib numbers are as follows:
- Vicki Addison 48191
- Bryan Ankers 3149
- David Bullock 3269
- Alex Cook 32393
- Anthony Daglish 36749
- Mark Hope 42214
- John James 41848
- Eddie Knight 2749
- Magnus McGillivray 4357
- Laura Percy 33092
- Danny Routledge 54829
- George Routledge 60544
- Jack Shawcross 42133
- Jacqueline Turner 9512
As a club we received two guaranteed places from England Athletics which were drawn randomly from those from the club who were unsuccessful in the general ballot. Bryan and Alex are running the two places this year but to be in with a chance of getting our guaranteed club places at next years London Marathon (2024) you must enter the ballot and be a paid up member of the club. The 2024 ballot opens on Saturday 22nd April and is usually only open for 1 week – more details can be found on this link https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/enter/how-to-enter/ballot-entry
Under club rules if successful in the ballot, then you would subsequently miss two ballots with the caveat that you can still note an expression of interest but will only be eligible if the entries have not been awarded to others who were previously unsuccessful.
Good luck to everyone running on Sunday.