Lifestyle Europe Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon

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Lifestyle Renault Tunbridge Wells 1/2 Marathon Goes off in Style

The sun shone on the 2500 runners who took part in the Lifestyle Renault Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon on Sunday 27 February. Sent on their way by Dame Kelly Holmes, the competitors ran through some of the most gorgeous Kent countryside, to take on one of the most challenging half marathon courses in the country. Cheered on by residents from the local villages all along the route, Tunbridge Wells and surrounding villages did a great job supporting runners for the entire 13.1mile course.

Ranked the 6th most difficult half marathon in the country, the race was won by Andy Greenleaf of Winchester in an amazing time of 1 hr 9 minutes, and hoping to start her qualification form for the 2012 Olympics, Liz Yelling won the women’s race in 1 hr 13 minutes.

Main sponsor of the race, Lifestyle Renault also had a team running in the event. Twenty six members of staff, friends and family took part as Team Lifestyle, while raising funds for local Tunbridge Wells based charity, the Pickering Cancer Drop-in Centre. Also running the race was the Chairman of Lifestyle Europe, Marc Matthew, and speaking after the event, Marc had a few words:

“This is our first time in sponsoring the race, and I’ve got to say, it was a fantastic day for the whole town. I’d like to congratulate all the winners and also to say a big thank you to Sarah Russell, Tunbridge Wells Harriers, and all the police and marshalls who generously gave up their time to make sure the race was run in the safest possible manner. I must also thank the residents of Tunbridge Wells, both for their vocal support around the course and their understanding for the inevitable disruption that such a big event brings. They did the town proud.”

The staff were running the event in aid of the local charity, the Pickering Centre, which provides vital support for families suffering from Cancer. The team was put together and co-ordinated by Paul Murrells, Sales Director at Lifestyle Europe and has raised in excess of £14,000 for the Pickering Centre. “The level of sponsorship we’ve achieved is absolutely incredible,” said Paul. “It is tribute to the whole Lifestyle family that we have achieved this level of support. Our sponsors mean a lot to all the team and I’m humbled at how they have backed us for the event. The whole team sends love and thanks to them all.”

The listing for the Lifestyle Renault Entrants with their finish times and places are below:

Lifestyle Pos	Forename	Surname	Chip Pos	Chip Time
1	Scott	Warner	326	01:35:42
2	Declan	Kilpatrick	474	01:39:24
3	Michael	Haydon	865	01:48:02
4	Marc	Matthew	878	01:48:19
5	Marcus	Cooper	957	01:50:12
6	Paul	Murrells	1163	01:55:03
7	James	Maciejewski	1181	01:55:19
8	Matthew	Dennis	1352	01:59:39
9	Wayne	Backshall	1434	02:02:19
10	John	Houston	1562	02:06:43
11	Andy	Fitch	1556	02:06:35
12	Peter	Walsh	1637	02:09:44
13	Joanna	Yardley	1664	02:10:44
14	Jessica	Watson	1719	02:12:56
15	Andy	Lord	1714	02:12:38
16	Samantha	Yardley	1744	02:14:24
17	James	Poore	1822	02:20:29
18	Paul	Molloy	1895	02:30:05
19	James	Walker	1882	02:28:12
20	Ross	Ovenden	1918	02:36:26
21	Mark	Higgins	1924	02:38:47
22	Samantha	Higgins	1925	02:38:47
23	Robert	Murray	1933	02:40:35
24	James	White	1934	02:40:55
25	Carys	Jukes	1952	02:50:19
26	Jacky	Yardley	1953	02:51:03
27	Amanda	Matthew	1956	02:52:45
28	Sophie	Adams	1958	02:56:14
29	Lisa	Pirson	1959	02:56:23
30	Melanie	Baroni	1966	03:07:38