Sutton Runners claimed seven prizes in the Marathon Tour of Epsom last week.

The tour started on Monday 8th June. This is a series of 5 races over 5 consecutive dates. Race 1 - 8th June 3.44 Miles - Horton Country Park.

Steve Barber 18.55 (3rd), Andrew Nippard 19.08 (7th), Steve Wise 20.26 (13th), Tony Moorhouse 21.48 (17th), Jim Mundy 22.17 (25th), Mark Aldred 22.31 (27th), Susan Boros 23.12 (37th), Gerry Cashman 23.23 (40th), Barry Walden 24.54 (58th), Gill Fry 25.28 (68th), Lynn Hickey 25.57 (70th), Claire Ballhatchet 26.18 (76th), Graham Miller 26.20 (77th), Kaye Benjamin 27.24 (85th) and Patricia Cue 29.35 (97th).

Race 2 - 9th June - 3.72 Miles - Nonsuch Park

Andrew Nippard 21.48 (3rd), Steve Barber 22.22 (4th), Steve Wise 23.45 (11th), Graham Miller 23.48 (12th), Tony Moorhouse 24.15 (15th), Jim Mundy 24.41 (21st), Susan Boros 26.27 (37th), Mark Aldred 26.33 (39th), Gerry Cashman 26.46 (41st), Penny Hubbard 28.02 (49th), Barry Walden 28.39 (60th), Gill Fry 29.06 (67th), Lynn Hickey 30.11 (80th), Steven Clarke 30.29 (84th), Barbara Burnett 30.39 (87th), Claire Ballhatchet 30.54 (89th), Kaye Benjamin 31.20 (93rd), Jackie Arrowsmith 32.12 (98th) and Patricia Cue 34.20 (106th).

Race 3 - 10th June - 3.11 Miles - Hogsmill

Steve Barber 19.07 (4th), Steve Wise 20.10 (11th), Tony Moorhouse 20.37 (13th), Graham Miller 20.41 (15th), Jim Mundy 21.04 (20th), Susan Boros 22.35 (32nd), Mark Aldred 22.44 (34th), Gerry Cashman 22.44 (35th), Penny Hubbard 24.17 (45th), Barry Walden 24.31 (51st), Gill Fry 24.51 (56th), Lynn Hickey 25.30 (62nd), Claire Ballhatchet 26.31 (72nd), Kaye Benjamin 27.28 (81st) and Patricia Cue 29.44 (94th).

Race 4 – 11th June – 3.47 miles - Nescot Sports Field Steve Barber 21.17 (5th), Steve Wise 22.39 (12th), Tony Moorhouse 23.06 (15th), Graham Miller 23.06 (16th), Jim Mundy 23.46 (22nd) Susan Boros 25.10 (34th), Mark Aldred 25.12 (35th), Gerard Cashman 25.23 (36th), Barry Walden 27.22 (52nd), Gillian Fry 28.04 (57th), Lyn Hickey 29.26 (70th), Claire Ballhatchet 29.57 (77th), Kaye Benjamin 30.32 (82nd) and Patricia Cue 33.57 (93rd).

Race 5 - Friday 12th June - 4.4 miles – Nonsuch Park Steve Barber 26.23 (4th), Steve Wise 28.41 (13th), Graham Miller 28.55 (15th), Tony Moorhouse 29.00 (17th), Jim Mundy 29.37 (20th), Susan Boros 31.14 (30th), Mark Aldred 31.33 (32nd), Gerard Cashman 31.41 (33rd), Barry Walden 34.26 (52nd), Gillian Fry 35.06 (56th), Lyn Hickey 35.41 (60th), Claire Ballhatchet 37.38 (74th), Kaye Benjamin 37.45 (75th) Jacqueline Arrowsmith 39.25 (85th) and Patricia Cue 41.12 (89th).

After all 5 races, the overall results showed that seven Sutton Runners scooped prizes.

Steve Barber received prize for 3rd overall, Steve Wise the 1st MV50, Tony Moorhouse 3rd MV45, Jim Mundy 1st MV55, Susan Boros 3rd Lady overall, Lynn Hickey 1st LV50 and Patricia Cue 1st LV55.

Full Results: Steve Barber 108.04 (3rd), Steve Wise 115.41 (9th), Tony Moorhouse 118.46 (11th), Jim Mundy 121.25 (14th), Graham Miller 122.50 (16th), Mark Aldred 128.33 (25th), Susan Boros 128.38 (26th), Gerard Cashman 129.57 (27th),Barry Walden 139.52 (41st), Gillian Fry 142.35 (44th), Lyn Hickey 146.45 (50th), Claire Ballhatchet 151.18 (56th), Kaye Benjamin 154.29 (62nd) and Patricia Cue 168.48 (73rd).

After a full week of racing some even managed to run in the Banstead Woods 5k Time time on Saturday 13th June. The finishing times were: Martin Giles 18.50 (6th), Greg Bryant 20.53 (26th), Tim McIntyre 21.21 (34th), Tony Moorhouse 21.39 (40th), Mark Aldred 22.22 (47th), Steven Clarke 25.46 (82nd), Claire Ballhatchet 27.27 (102nd), Kaye Benjamin 28.00 (105th), John Daley 29.47 (119th), Patricia Cue 29.50 (120th), Pauline Woodman 30.01 (121st), Sue McIntyre 33.03 (134th) and Therese Panetta 33.56 (139th).

In the Richmond Park Time trial on Saturday James Barber finished in 65th place in a time of 22.52.

Also on Saturday the clubs resident Marathon Man Jim Mundy, not only competed in the full set of races throughout the week he took part in the Farthingstone Marathon finishing in a time of 6.28, this was a slower time than normal as he made an impromptu stop at the beer tent at mile 15, probably celebrating that he was taking part in his 25th Marathon so far in 2009.

Jim has now clocked up 184 marathons overall. He’s aiming for his 200th marathon to take place in the New Forest in September this year.

On Sunday at the North Downs 30k race, Jon Senker finished in 2.34.45 in 45th place.

Also on Sunday at the Bluewater 10k, five members took part. Results were Gill Fry 50.50 (485th), Barry Walden 51.55 (556th), Joe Farrugia 54.47 (758th), Lynn Hickey 56.38 (897th) and Mary Lamont 59.48 (1208th).