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March 22, 2010

Calliope

Calliope is the muse of epic poetry, so seems the right one to invoke for a post about the Hastings Half  Marathon

The race was won by Ben Fish of Blackburn, who finished in 1:07:08. The first lady was Jessica Macrory of Winchester and District AC,in 1:21;31. More modestly, I finished in 2:11:32, 2915th out of a field of 3992 finishers.

The Seaford Striders had a good showing in the event, with thirty finishers.First was Ryan Stewart in 1:21:25 and first lady strider was Natasha Swan in 1:31:16

41    01:21:25    01:21:22    Ryan Stewart
60    01:23:37    01:23:34    Gary Hatcher
100    01:26:40    01:26:37    Philip Carr
116    01:27:13    01:27:09    Colin Hannant
123    01:27:40    01:27:30    Gary Lee
167    01:29:19    01:29:09    Adrian Campbell
169    01:29:21    01:28:56    Clifford Evans
211    01:31:14    01:31:10    Michael Martin
213    01:31:16    01:30:55    Natasha Swan
226    01:31:39    01:31:12    David Holden
255    01:32:39    01:32:12    Peter Stevens
332    01:34:23    01:33:57    Mark Taylor
420    01:36:25    01:34:38    Rob Impey
459    01:37:11    01:33:52    Neil Pomeroy
579    01:39:33    01:39:18    Hayden Skilton
659    01:41:10    01:39:58    Claire Bulger
797    01:43:15    01:43:01    Rob Chilton
855    01:44:11    01:43:19    Diane Fletcher
954    01:45:44    01:44:51    Natalie McCreath
1040    01:47:04    01:44:48    Richard Honeyman
1091    01:47:43    01:46:49    Ken Smith
1196    01:49:01    01:47:27    Chris Le
1266    01:49:57    01:49:04    Stuart Batchelor
1521    01:53:19    01:50:15    Julie Moore
1547    01:53:43    01:52:31    Karen Clinton
2915    02:14:25    02:11:32    Tom Roper
3085    02:17:58    02:14:43    Anne Flavill
3265    02:23:10    02:19:13    Ian Hodgson
3833    02:57:12    02:55:12    Ken Browning
3985    03:51:11    03:46:45    William Young

More to come.

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    10k: Brighton Reebok 10k, November 20, 2005 0:45:25
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  • χαιρέτε νικὠμεν
    χαιρέτε νικὠμεν means "Greetings, we've won" and are the words attributed by Plutarch and Lucian to the runner who brought news of victory at the battle of Marathon to the people of Athens. They both wrote some six hundred years after the battle and the story is unlikely. Herodotus, who was closer to events, writes of a runner called Pheidippides who ran from Athens to Sparta to ask for help before the battle, but says nothing of a run to tell the Athenians of the victory. "So, when Persia was dust, all cried, 'To Akropolis!
    Run, Pheidippides, one race more! the meed is thy due!
    "Athens is saved, thank Pan," go shout!' He flung down his shield
    Ran like fire once more: and the space 'twixt the Fennel-field
    And Athens was stubble again, a field which a fire runs through,
    Till in he broke: 'Rejoice, we conquer!' Like wine through clay,
    Joy in his blood bursting his heart, he died--the bliss!"
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