On Sunday 26th April 2026 more than 50 Herne Hill Harriers contested the greatest marathon in the greatest city. Forever, our athletes will treasure the memory that they raced the event that hosted the first sub 2 hour Men’s race, and one that also produced a Women’s only World Best. On the Saturday, around 40 of our young athletes contested the coveted London Mini Marathon.
Congratulations to our Club Champions, debutant Harry Roberts ran a superb 2:27:32, and Gabriel Reynolds 2:43:58. Both ran brilliantly. Harry was aiming for the 2:28-2:32 range and surpassed his own expectations with a perfectly judged race, whilst mother of 3 Gaby produced a courageous performance off a less-than-ideal marathon preparation, finishing as 6th W40.
There were many PBs amongst our finishers, including another brilliant debut from Margaret Coogan (2:50:47 Debut), and relative newcomer Ollie Sweett (2:28:11 PB), both 2nd in our Club Championships. Taking 3rd in our Club Championships were Helena Keenan (2:56:31 Debut) and Calum Harrington-Vogt (2:28:56).
Unsurprisingly, this event makes a significant contribution to the top 10 in our club marathon rankings for 2026 to date.
HHH TOP 10 MEN 2026:
Sam Brashaw 2:21:56 (Seville)
Matt Wood 2:23:33 (Newport)
Harry Roberts 2:27:32 (London 🥇)
Oliver Sweett 2:28:11 (London 🥈)
James Nutt 2:28:23 (Barcelona)
Calum Harrington-Vogt 2:28:56 (London 🥉)
Alex Russell 2:29:08 (London)
Ashley Goncalves 2:29:25 (London)
Ollie Mills 2:29:59 (London)
Joe Holland 2:31:51 (Seville)
HHH TOP 10 WOMEN 2026:
Gaby Reynolds 2:43:58 (London 🥇)
Margaret Coogan 2:50:46 (London 🥈)
Helena Keenan 2:56:31 (London 🥉)
Megan Gildea 2:59:41 (London)
Bethan Philp 3:04:01 (London)
Charlotte Davies 3:05:38 (London)
Lydia Randles 3:08:10 (London)
Milli Simcock-Brown 3:10:29 (London)
Katie Heron 3:10:32 (London)
Hannah Edwards 3:13:05 (Seville)