Ed Horn:

ED Horn smashed his personal best by six minutes at this year’s London Marathon.

Ed, who runs his own coaching clinic and is part of Launceston Road Runners was competing in his fourth London Marathon in a row and third as a ‘good for age’ runner, which allows him to start at the front of the race.

After finishing the 26.2 miles in a time of two hours, 51 minutes and 28 seconds, he admitted it couldn’t have gone any better.

He said: “Conditions were pretty much perfect — a light breeze and cool temperatures so I could go for it on the day. Last year was really hot and so it was impossible to race it all out.

“Training had gone as well as ever, consistently hitting 40+ miles per week since before Christmas. My aim was 2:50:00 and I set out to run at this pace for the whole race. It went perfectly and I went through halfway in exactly 1:25:00 on my watch. As I got to 20 miles I knew I was on for a massive PB so rather than risk it all and push to the finish, I stayed a little more relaxed and tried to enjoy the last few miles.

“I feel I could have been braver and pushed to reach the 2:50 target but on the day my head told me not to be greedy and risk what I’d already earned.

“The time means I’ve guaranteed my spot in London for the next two years as well.The atmosphere was absolutely incredible, just as it always is. Cutty Sark, over Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf are always absolutely rocking and this year was no different.

“I’d like to thank my girlfriend Katie who kept me sane through training, Launceston Road Runners and to my training partners Darren, Jeanette and Emma who also smashed their races on the day.”

Nathan Cox:

LAUNCESTON’S Nathan Cox ran the 2019 London Marathon for St John Ambulance, having previously for CLIC Sargent.

Nathan said: “This was my fifth London Marathon and the atmosphere, as always, was electric. Having ran for CLIC Sargent for four years, I’d raised over £5,000 for the charity and wanted to now do so for another, so I decided to do so for St John Ambulance. Both charities do so much for young people, people of whom I work with (as a teacher) everyday.

“My fundraising, currently at approximately £1,400, is still ongoing as I am also running the Valencia Marathon in aid of the charity later this year. Training went well, however lessons were learned for next time.

“I ran this year’s London Marathon in three hours and 24 minutes. This was 12 minutes short of a PB, something I’ll look to rectify in Valencia later this year.

“I’d like to thank my partner, Nuria, for her continued support throughout training and over the weekend. I’d also like to thank my brother Ryan and sister-in-law Gemma who came to support me in London. I run with my late mum in my thoughts in every training session and in every race race and I will look to run London again next year, perhaps for a charity even closer to home.”