Gavin Jones, World Champion

Yesterday my old Ranelagh chum Gavin Jones, who now lives in Rome, won the World Masters V50 marathon in Sacramento, California in 2.40.12. It was close, he only won by 25 seconds. Really chuffed, especially as I suggested last year that he should enter; my last words to him a few days ago were "you can win this".

Gavin's pictured at the bottom of this blog: he's the one with hair in the Ranelagh centenary picture and without hair 25 years later!

As I had to be in Swindon on Saturday, I had a pleasant potter around the Parkrun, smashing the 20 minute barrier in the rain and wind. No damage appears to have resulted. Picture shows strength of the wind as well as the work still needed to be done: have I really already lost 1½ stone?!