London Marathon debut for Jacqueline

Rathcoole runner Jacqueline Briers, a member of the County Antrim Harriers, made her marathon debut at the Virgin London Marathon at the weekend.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2013, 00:02 BST

She enjoyed an excellent race, passing the halfway stage at Tower Bridge in a very respectable 2:18:13. And, after a gruelling 26.2 miles in the warm and humid conditions, she reached the finish line on The Mall in 4:43:10.

Jacqueline has been a member of County Antrim Harriers for just six months and this excellent result is just reward for all her endeavours in training.

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Closer to home, Bob Carson lead a six-strong contingent of CAH runners home in the Titanic 10k with a personal best time of 45:19, with Jayne McKeever and Julie Young not far behind and finishing jointly in 48:14. They were followed by Irene Downey (50:38), Christine Neeson (54:29pb) and Marion Morrow (57:12pb).

On the park run scene Ballynure’s Randall Smyth notched a fourth successive personal best at the Waterworks Park Run with 23:57, with Ruth Morrison clocking 23:37 at Lisburn.

Alan Briers, who was in London supporting his wife Jacqueline at the marathon, found the time to clock 23:23pb at Becton.

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