Mars London Marathon 1988

It was won by Henryk Jorgensen of Denmark in 2:10:20 with Kevin Foster of England in second place.  The ladies race went to Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway in 2:25:41 with Ann Ford of England almost five minutes behind.  There were no African runners in the top thirty and Jimmy Savile OBE  finished in 3hours 48secs. 

Nike Air Max cost £54.95, Brooks Chariots cost £49.99 and a Helly Hensen Thermal Top cost £11.99.

You could buy a years subscription to Today's Runner for just £17.50 or do the Athens Marathon for £259.00 flying from Gatwick and including Half Board accommodation with Sportsmans Travel Ltd.

The Plymouth Half Marathon cost £4.00 to enter and the Ilminster Lions By-Pass 10k cost £3.00 for seniors, £2.50 for vets and £1.00 for the under 11's.

The summers were warmer, it didn't rain as much in fact most years we had a drought as I recall and of course we all ran faster despite being injured or suffering from colds.  Those were the days.