Perth runner clocks up fifth fastest time of 2008

Oct 31 2008 by Les Stewart, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

THERE was great running weather in Southern Ireland last Sunday for the 29th year of the Dublin Marathon.

The 11,500 competitors included Perth’s Kenneth Stewart and in an excellent run, in his marathon trademark kilt, he came 1,699th and 35th in his class to record a time of 3:36:25.

This is his fastest marathon since Edinburgh in 2006 and the fifth fastest time run by a Perth Road Runner this year.

Next weekend sees two events half a world apart. The popular annual Templeton Woods 10-mile race is the last event in the Perth Road Runners’ 2008 club championship and the Perth runners will be competing to grab as many last minute points as possible.

Meanwhile Linton Scarborough will be making the long journey to compete in the New York City Marathon where he’s hoping to break the three-hour barrier.