World marathon record broken as Springfield Striders hit their stride
THE world marathon record was broken on Sunday in Berlin and several Springfield Striders enjoyed the fast course.
Gary Chandler, running in his 37th marathon, clocked 2:49:54 and achieved his first ever negative split, running the second half quicker than the first.
Rob Mills knocked a huge chunk off his best time to finish in 2:55:43 and Darren Sutton also put in a fine show with 2:58:39.
Nikki Brockbank ran her second sub three-hour race of the year to cross the line in 2:59:26, while Jamie Woodyard (3:57:19) and Dan Hutchings (4:31:24) also enjoyed the atmosphere of this record breaking day.
Malcolm Savage continued his fine form with another V60 victory at the Saffron Striders 10km.
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