I am pleased to report we had a very successful day with 732 registrations. The event went extremely well and assistance was received with sincere thanks from members of the Folkestone Rotary Club and Hythe, Canterbury & Channel Rotary Clubs. Folkestone Running Club, the Girl Guides, other running clubs and the local community also assisted with the event. I would also like to thank Shepway District Council & Kent County Council and Kent Police for their support.

The weather was good and the winner has broken the course record, Michael Coleman – Medway AC at 1 hour 11 minutes and 10 seconds. The first female home, Emma Wilson from London broke the women’s record at 1 hour, 24 minutes and 24 seconds – not bad for her first ever Half Marathon!

The full results (as an Excel spreadsheet) are available here. (Please note that an incorrect version was placed here earlier. If you accessed the results before 18.50 on Wednesday October 3rd, please delete that version and download this correct one).

We will update the picture gallery - available here - as and when we receive your pictures, so please send them in to webmaster@folkestonerotary.org

Prize Winners

Open Male
1st Michael Coleman 1:11:10 Medway AC
2nd James Baker 1:11:17 Chichester Runners & AC
3rd Andrew Welch 1:14:44 Ashford AC

Open Female
1st Emma Wilson 1:24:28
2nd Sharon Hawkins 1:28:35 Invicta East Kent
3rd Rona Loubser 1:28:48 Folkestone RC

Vet40 Male
1st Andrew McNeill 1:14:52 Longeaton AC

Vet35 Female
1st Sharon Hawkins 1:28:35 Invicta East Kent

Vet50 Male
1st John Dooey 1:24:29 Handy Cross Runners

Vet45 Female
1st Victoria Talbot-Rosner 1:40:10 Invicta East Kent

Vet60 Male
1st Trevor Tierney 1:47:46

Vet55 Female
1st Tina Jones 1:50:58 Canterbury Harriers

Winning Team
Ashford & District RRC

Female Team
Folkestone Running Club

A few points about the race:

• Total miles covered approx 8,017
• Over 1,400 litres of water used
• Over 1,300 cups used
• 720 bananas, 1,448 energy bars and 720 sports drinks distributed
• The winner received £100.00 sponsored by Independent Insurance Services
• All runners received a medal and goody bag
• Excellent feedback received
• Youngest runner was 17 and the eldest runner was 73

Sponsors for the event were:

Main sponsor: Independent Insurance Services

Other sponsors: The Grand, The Leas; KMFM; Medash Signs; The KM Group; Channel Moving; Water for Work; McDonalds; Morrisons; The Dover Trophy Shop; Silver Spring

The text below was sent to runners:
Congratulations for finishing the race, you deserve a well earned pat on the back.

If you have given us your email address, the results will be dispatched to you in due course. In addition, they will be published on www.folkestonerotary.org website and within the Kent Messenger Group newspaper’s Sports section. You can also purchase a copy from the KM Group by visiting www.thekmgroup.co.uk (Folkestone KM Express addition).

This year we have teamed up with EF8, www.ef8.co.uk who may have your photograph available for purchase online. Simply put in your race number and see if you can find your picture. Many of you have been raising money for charities; please return your sponsorship form, if we have provided this to you, as soon as possible. Alternatively, just drop me an email and let me know how much you have raised and for which charity, as it would be great to establish the grand total connected to this race.

Next year’s race will be on the Sunday 28th September 2008 and I would hope you will choose to return to our popular event. You can now book online at www.runnersworld.co.uk/events

Thanks for your participation.