THE THREE MARATHONEERS
(Paris – April 2008)

Success!!!   

All three managed to stagger round!!!   The Purbeck Gateway Club Appeal fund has a “running” total in excess of £1200 at the last count with money still coming in (it’s not too late to give!).  Many thanks to all our generous Bere Regis donors and to Pip Evans (Webmaster) and Alison Debenham (Parish Mag) for their support. 

The Champagne Sweepstake:

The team’s average finish time was:

4 hrs, 7 mins, 47 secs

...and so the popular winner of a fine bottle of bubbly (kindly donated by Mike Smeaton) is:

DAVE BHATTACHARJEE  of  Wool and Purbeck Squash Club who predicted 4 hrs, 8 mins.

FORM GUIDE:

Rob Cooper: aged 24.  

Purbeck School in 2002.  Still a student. Several caps for Bere Regis C.C. Stresses the importance of restand rehydration in his training. Paris will be his first marathon.  Aims to finish in front of his dad (or will never hear the last of it).

Bill Oakley: 56 year-old asthmatic.  

Tolpuddle resident (but Bere by adoption).  A former Purbeck School and Ferndown Upper teacher and member of Lytchett Manor Striders Running and Purbeck Squash Clubs.  Paris will be his fifth marathon.  Personal best 3 hours 18 minutes 40 seconds (1987).

Steve Cooper: 57 year-old asthmatic.  

Bere Regis C.C. VP and former “player”. Also a former Purbeck School and Weymouth College teacher and member of Lytchett Striders and Purbeck Squash Clubs. Paris will also be his fifth marathon.  Personal best 3 hours 23 minutes 20 seconds (1983).

Current World Record: 

2 hours 4 minutes 26 seconds.  Doubling this might be a shrewd sweepstake bet.