Ideal conditions greeted athletes for the Halstead Marathon.

The Halstead event is the only race of this distance still to be run in Essex and it attracted competitors from across the area.

Runners in the Halstead Marathon

The athletes had to battle some windy conditions on the more exposed parts of the course but times were not adverseley affected.

The course followed an undulating route around country roads to the north of the town.

Published Wednesday, May 21, 2003

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