Great North West Half Marathon

Half Marathon results Benjamin Douglas (1:16:51.8) bested almost 1,200 runners to win the 27th annual Great North West Marathon in Blackpool, England. Philip Eccleston earned runner-up honors in the windy and rainy seaside run with a time of 1:17:02.9. He finished sixth a year ago. Third place was decided by less than a second, with Tim Bonham (1:21:21.2) topping Graeme Prescott (1:21:21.6). Five other runners finished within 30 seconds of the pair. For the women, it was Stephanie Burns (1:28:06.4) striding to victory. Karen Bridge secured second with a time of 1:34:30.7. Rebecca Robinson (1:35:36.6) rounded out the top three. She finished seventh in last year’s race. Great Northwest half marathon in the rain, wind and sea waves #HurricaneBlackpool #MyFaceSaysItAll #StillManagedAPB pic.twitter.com/KNApfHxEq3 — Lea Pea (@missleepee) February 22, 2016 Top 10 Men 1 Benjamin DOUGLAS 1:16:51.8 2 Philip ECCLESTON 1:17:02.9 3 Tim BONHAM 1:21:21.2 4 Graeme PRESCOTT 1:21:21.6 5 Brian FOGARTY 1:21:24.7 6 Thomas MILLS 1:21:27.9 7 Andrew WHITTINGHAM 1:21:39.5 8 Duncan ARCHER 1:21:41.3 9 Steven DUFFY 1:21:48.4 10 Jason BENNETT 1:22:32.4 Top 10 Women 1 Stephanie BURNS 1:28:06.4 2 Karen BRIDGE 1:34:30.7 3 Rebecca ROBINSON 1:35:36.6 4 Fiona TODD 1:38.30.7 5 Nicola UNSWORTH 1:39:28.8 6 Rekha RAVICHANDRAN 1:39.21.1 7 Jackie BRADSHAW 1:40:41.7 8 Alison MOORE 1:40:46.6 9 Amanda STERLING 1:41:12.8 10 Ali DEWHURST 1:41:20.7 Complete Results