Tone Zoners coast to personal-best times
To highlight the effect of training at the club, almost everyone who ran the Portsmouth event claimed a PB – an amazing achievement.
Daniel Croshwaite was first home for the club in 1hr 44min 03sec in perfect running conditions.
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Hide AdIn Brighton, Simon Gill finished in an astounding 1.13.54, coming 16th overall from a field of almost 8,000 runners.
Jack Penfold paced the race with Danny Mahoney, but pulled away from Mahoney in the final few miles. Both managed their aim of sub-1.30.
PBs were secured by Mark Edwards, Neil Strudwick, Carolyn Stapely, Sam Miles, Amanda Shepheard and Jacqui Salt, showing how a structured training programme can improve performance.
Tone Zone times: Portsmouth Half Marathon - Daniel Croshwaite 1.44.03; Daniel Hughes 1.44.48; Nina Baldwinson 1.52.27; Garry Gaskin 1.56.52; Debbie Pacey 1.58.03; Grace Natoli 2.02.14; James Savage 2.05.31; Victoria Holloway 2.50.25; Lisa Thornton 2.50.26.
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Hide AdBrighton Half Marathon - Simon Gill 1:13:54; Jack Penfold 1:27:46; Danny Mahoney 1:28:39; James Simmons 1:33:27; Mark Edwards 1:38:08; Neil Strudwick 1:38:07; Tony Holcombe 1:38:20; Daryl Fairbrother 1:40:32; Carolyn Stapely 1:39:33; Glenn Penfold 1:41:08; Keith Hardwell 1:42:25; Felicity Paton 1:49:02; Kate O’Connor 1:48:08; Sam Miles 1:54:57; Gary Pidgeon 1:57:58; Chris Gallagher 1:59:39; Colin Hiscock 1:59:50; Stuart Thomson 2:00:43; Paul Stevenson 2:02:04; Benita Milton 2:11:36; Amanda Shepheard 2:11:43; Jacqui Salt 2:25:32.