Coombe Abbey Marathon - 30 June
Summer finally arrived at the end of June, and the heat was certainly on for Steve Edwards.
First, he took on the Coombe Abbey trail marathon – a 12 lap course run on entirely on grass. In temperatures of around 25 degrees, Steve finished in 3:15:44 for 2nd V50 and 4th place overall.
Enigma Summer Double Marathon - 6/7 July
The following weekend was even warmer for the Enigma Summer Double marathon, with temperatures reaching over 28 degrees on some parts of the course.
This event is not for the faint-hearted, with participants running a marathon on consecutive days. On day-1, Steve finished 1st in 3:17:17 and on day-2 he was second with 3:20:44. Given the blistering heat, Steve was hugely relieved to finish (as the picture below shows).
Afterwards, he tweeted “very pleased to have hit 360 sub 3:20s and 520 sub 3:30s this weekend. Crucially as always, the most important half of Team Edwards, Teresa did a fantastic job supporting me. Now just 4 to go to the big 600”.
Highlights
Steve Edwards needs just 4 more marathons to reach an amazing 600 full marathons. With 360 sub-3:20s and 520 sub 3:30s.
First, Steve completed the Coombe Abbey, 12 lap, trail marathon in temperatures of around 25 degrees (3:15:44).
Next, the Enigma Summer Double marathon, with temperatures reaching over 28 degrees (3:17:17 and 3:20:44 respectively).
Other reports may be found on our recent race reports page.