2004 Hastings Lions Half Marathon Summary
Hastings Half Marathon Sunday 14th March 2004.
The 20th Hastings Half Marathon.
Today?s Event took place on a day with strong winds and dull skies, and rain for the slower competitors.
It was a tribute to the organisation of the event, by The Hastings Lions Club, and the large team of helpers that it proved to be again a great success. Even the spectators came out in their thousands in poor conditions, to support the near 4400 entrants. A record for the event.
The Race was won by Fred Mogata (Kenya) in a four-man Kenyan Battle in a time of 64.22, which was remarkable considering the conditions. This meant that Fred had done the double of winning the Paris Half Marathon last Sunday, and now Hastings. The Women?s Race was won by Howa Hussein (Tanzania), after a titanic battle with past winner Alison Fletcher (Dulwich), with the Tanzanian Lady only getting away in the last mile.
Mike Coleman (Kent) was the first Male U.K. athlete to finish in 5th place, and won the U.K. Athlete Title.
Alison Fletcher won the Women?s U.K. Title.
The Winner of the Sussex Half Marathon Championships was James
Baker(Chichester) and Julia Armstrong(Eastbourne) for the Women.
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Dean Baker (Bexhill) completed four consecutive routes of the Event in 13hours 18 minutes.
Eric Hardwick
Race Director
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