Chicago Marathon
Seasoned Morpeth marathon runner Andrew Lawrence, now an Over 40 vet, took a trip across the pond recently to run in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday 12 October.
Won by Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo in a time of 2 hours 2 minutes and 23 seconds with Ethiopian Hawi Feysa Gejia winning the Women’s race in 2:14:57, Lawro clocked 2:42:23.
There were over 54,000 finishers in the Windy City, with Lawro comfortably inside the first 1,000.
Link to full sortable results here: Bank of America Chicago Marathon
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Lawrence McCourt collected his first GB vest when competing in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees at the end of September.
The Up and Down race, also sometimes called the Classic, was 14.3 kilometers (8.9 miles) in length but also included 767 meters (2,516 feet) of elevation over a two-loop course.
In a tough race that featured the best from all over the world, Lawrence was 53rd in 1:11:17, with Kenyan Philemon Ombogo winning in 1:02:30 in a race dominated by East Africans from both Kenya and Uganda, although the Italian team managed a team Bronze.
Full results here and detailed article here: 2025 World Mountain Running Championships Up and Down Results: Nina Engelhard, Philemon Kiriago Victorious – iRunFar
Seasoned Morpeth marathon runner Andrew Lawrence, now an Over 40 vet, took a trip across the pond recently to run in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday 12 October.
Won by Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo in a time of 2 hours 2 minutes and 23 seconds with Ethiopian Hawi Feysa Gejia winning the Women’s race in 2:14:57, Lawro clocked 2:42:23.
There were over 54,000 finishers in the Windy City, with Lawro comfortably inside the first 1,000.
Link to full sortable results here: Bank of America Chicago Marathon
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Lawrence McCourt collected his first GB vest when competing in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees at the end of September.
The Up and Down race, also sometimes called the Classic, was 14.3 kilometers (8.9 miles) in length but also included 767 meters (2,516 feet) of elevation over a two-loop course.
In a tough race that featured the best from all over the world, Lawrence was 53rd in 1:11:17, with Kenyan Philemon Ombogo winning in 1:02:30 in a race dominated by East Africans from both Kenya and Uganda, although the Italian team managed a team Bronze.
Full results here and detailed article here: 2025 World Mountain Running Championships Up and Down Results: Nina Engelhard, Philemon Kiriago Victorious – iRunFar