Harriers start season with a 1-2-3

James Mee won it in 26:30, with Stuart King second in 26:30 and Mark Johnson third in a time of 26:46.

Overall, the Harriers placed seven runners in the top 30 from a 240-strong field.

In the ladies’ race, Kahli Johnson was the leading Mansfield Harriers runner in a solid 13th place from a field of 138.

Six Sutton Harriers made it to the start line of the London Marathon.

First of them homewas Dean Cross in 2:55:16 a fantastic run despite his training and preparation being hampered with injury.

Second back, Paul Whittingham finally beat his London ‘nemisis’ by completing it under three hours in a superb time of 2:57:31.

Steve Williams was next in a fine3:06:33 while Laetita Moakes ran the race of her life and smashed her PB time by 20 minutes, the only Sutton Lady completing London in 3:17:26.

Keith Brown, although suffering from heel problems early on in the race, held on superbly to register a brilliant time of 3:21:55 and Luke Freeman, a new member of Sutton Harriers, had a brilliant run on his debut marathon.

Suffering from cramp in the latter stages of the race, he registered a fine 3:48:48.