It was a podium sweep for Shrewsbury Athletic Club at the 2016 Nuffield Shrewsbury Half Marathon, with club colleagues Brett Edwards 1st in 1/15/51, Pete Middleton 2nd in 1/16/10 and James Hickinbottom 3rd in 1/18/57, with a large entry of club and unattached runners completing the challenging 13.1 mile course.
Shrewsbury Half Marathon Results:
1 Brett Edwards 1/15/51, 2 Pete Middleton 1/16/10, 3 James Hickinbottom 1/18/57, 38 Connor Middleton 1/29/15, 54 Haydn Jones 1/30/58, 66 Scott Hall 1/32/21, 68 Carl Aveyard 1/32/28, 77 Matt Guilder 1/32/56, 97 Keith Austin 1/34/19, 206 Jacqueline Macey 1/42/20.
The Club was represented in the unique Trail Marathon Wales, an arduous but spectacular course through the stunning trails and tracks of the world-renowned Coed y Brenin Forest in Snowdonia National Park, with Alan Dean finishing 21st in the Marathon Race in 3/49/20. The Half Marathon Race saw the Club take two age category winners, with Kevin Francis 18th in 1/37/20 and 1st Veteran Over 50 and club captain Graham Jones 27th in 1/43/38 and 1st Veteran Over 60. Graham Parton was 154th in 2/10/22.