Julian Moynihan wins Great Eastern Run, John Gilbert triumphs in Chester Marathon — image accompanying Athletics Weekly's report. Image accompanying Athletics Weekly’s report; reduced and presented for news commentary with the attributed report. View the complete source report.
Julian Moynihan, 19, won the AEPG Great Eastern Run Half-Marathon in Peterborough, improving his personal best by over a minute with a time of 65:23. Josh Holman finished second, also setting a new personal best at 65:29. Megan Gadsby won the women's race with a time of 74:05, two minutes ahead of Hannah Lewis.
In the Chester Marathon, John Gilbert, 46, won with a time of 2:18:48, just three minutes off his personal best. Louise Wiker won the women's race in 2:41:43, finishing ahead of Karima Harris, whose time of 2:46:40 was less than a minute from her British W55 record. Read more racing coverage.
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Julian Moynihan improved his personal best by over a minute, while John Gilbert won the Chester Marathon. Julian Moynihan, 19, won the AEPG Great Eastern Run Half-Marathon in Peterborough, improving his personal best by over a minute with a time of 65:23. Josh Holman finished second, also setting a new personal best at 65:29. Megan Gadsby won the women's race with a time of 74:05, two minutes ahead of Hannah Lewis.
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Runner World published this brief on October 13, 2026. The underlying Athletics Weekly report was dated October 12, 2026.
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