With several runners training for spring Marathons training runs were well attended with Chris and Bob giving encouragement, advice and lots of verbal abuse (mainly from Bob).

Richard Stenner was the star of this year winning a race at Taunton, placing 2nd in age group at Alweston, attaining a P.B. at the Bath half Marathon and another 2nd at Bridport.

Each of these events were attended by at least 15 Crewkerne 'Athletes'. Julie Webb was first lady home in the 4.5 mile event at Alweston with Paul Wills 30th overall (5th minor (under 12)). Bath was the first large event of the year with lots of P.B.s. One thing that typified the clubs support for each other and Ann Wills determination was what happened at Bath . Ann came in last taking 2 hour 30 + with the whole club cheering her in the finishing straight . It was discovered later that she was suffering from very low blood pressure & the specialists could not see how she ran the 1st mile let alone 13.1.

The club organised its first long pre London training run on the Good Friday. This like other years to this date started at South Petherton but went into Yeovil along the cartgate link road and then back into Martock finishing (I think) up Pitway hill. One thing that I can remember about this run was that Chris Wills almost got Flattened by a car and caravan near Martock , several curt words were mentioned by him.

London marathon was a good event with Martin Denman 3h 20, Martin Cook 3h 24, Bill Adams 3h 33, Paul Murley 3h 38, Pete Chatfield 4h 50 and Big Bob 5h 5 mins. (I have also noted that in my diary I mentioned that Sue Ridout Finished in about 3h 24 the same time as me).

George Rawlings and Pat Tanswell completed the Taunton Marathon , Glyniss Watt the Birmingham Marathon and some (I think it may have been Martin Denman & Roy Smart ) the Paris Marathon .

Pete Chatfield wins a first prize in (£60 worth of Brooks Trilogy shoes) in a Todays Runner Magazine competition.
Some memorable mishaps and events occurred this year as follows:

1. Chris Wills got attacked by a Lamp Post in Chard Road .
2. Bill Adams while demonstrating his ability to run backwards in South street came a cropper when he ran into and almost over a parked car .
3. The best Walking disaster must go to Pat Tanswell . Since running the Taunton Marathon he hand been suffering with a groin strain and hadn't been seen for most of the year. He had started to secretly come back to form when he fell down stairs at work. He had just about got over this when he fell off his bike going to work hurting one of his wrists. He made an appearance at the Handicap. After more secret training he showed up at our Wednesday night circuit training section to show us all just how quick he had become. He was certainly quick for during one of Dereks shuttle runs he fails to stop in time and slammed into the wall at the end of the sports hall and broke both of his wrists.

This did have one good thing about it he was not a threat at the pre-London skittles evening.
The 2nd Club handicap was well attended (29) and won by Simon Elliott, Bob Parsonson 2nd and Ann Wills 3rd. Finishing spread this year was 10 mins 50 secs.