The weather did its best to make this seem more like a winter handicap than a spring one, but luckily the sleet and hail had passed over the Town Moor …

London Marathon, 24th April 3:45:43     Jonathan Mains 5:00:44     Ivone Campos Luna 5:02:16     Julie Mains

Newcastle parkrun: 18:51   Roberto Marzo 20:48   Brian Hegarty 22:17   Luke Woodend 25:10   Paul Jameson 25:39   Robyn Wynn 31:08   Terry Welsh 43:59   Rose Hawkswood Gateshead parkrun: 20:18   Sumanth Nayak 42:39   Lorna …

Druridge Bay Marathon, 17th April 3:54:07     Jamie Harding 4:08:34     Nina Jensen

Newcastle parkrun: 19:06   Roberto Marzo 20:45   Tom Tinsley 21:11   Heather Steel 22:18   Lucy Dunbar 24:17   Dave Kear 25:52   Rose Hawkswood Gateshead parkrun: 23:54   Mungai Wairia 30:47   Dave Manners Whitley Bay …